Thank you, Sara, and committee for providing such a fun carnival for our Ridglea Hills Family on Friday!

On Monday, October 30, 2023, all students and staff are invited to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Pre-K through 1st Grade will parade around the track and parents are invited to watch.  Grades 2-5 are welcome to dress-up, but will not participate in the parade. 

**All costumes/storybook characters must be school appropriate and not scary.**

Join us at Ridglea Hills on Thursday, November 2nd from 5:30-7:00 for a fun-filled night of STEM activities! All grade levels are invited to visit the different classrooms and enjoy various Math and Science activities! 

Please bring a canned good for our Live Thankfully canned food drive! 

Do you want to talk to students about your career including the education/training it took to get there?

Do you know someone in the community who would be an excellent Career Day addition?

Career Day is scheduled for Friday, November 17 and we're looking for volunteers to help teach our students about the different types of careers that exist in the world today. Our goal is to expose students to a wide variety of careers with the hope that their interest will be piqued by one or more of them.  

Interested in volunteering? Please fill out this form by November 3.  

Questions? Please contact Tracie Harris, RHE School Counselor, at 817-815-1715 or tracie.harris@fwisd.org. 

The holidays will be here before we know it! Once again, our school will have our very own Angel Tree again to help out our fellow Mustangs in need! 

If you are a family in need of assistance this holiday season, please reach out to RHE School Counselor, Tracie Harris by November 3.

Additionally, with cooler temperatures FINALLY here, we are in need of donations of sweatshirts, coats, jackets, hats and mittens for our clothing closet. 

We also have an ongoing need of snacks for the weekly snack packs. Items needed include ramen/mac and cheese, granola bars, chips/cookies, fruit snacks, fruit bar/pop tarts/oatmeal. Basically anything ‘snacky’ and shelf stable! Clothing and food donations can be placed in the large bin outside the front door.  

For more information, please contact school counselor, Tracie Harris at tracie.harris@fwisd.org or 817-815-1715.  

Just a few more days to Save! 

Save 10% on your child's yearbook by ordering by October 31! 

To place your order, simply create a free account with our yearbook vendor, Treering. Your yearbook includes two FREE pages for you to personalize with your own photos and memories. Yearbooks will be delivered to the school before the end of the school year.

Prices*:

Soft Cover $21.46 + tax

Hard Cover $27.58 + tax 

*Includes two FREE custom pages printed ONLY in your yearbook. Want more pages? Each additional 2 pages is just $0.99

Deadlines:

Save 10% by ordering by Oct. 31 

Custom pages completed by April 14

Order yearbook by April 20

Purchase yours today! 

Don’t forget to work on your PTA reflections entries! Entrants must have a parent or guardian who are a PTA member by 10/31 (join PTA here!). Entries are due to the PTA box by 11/10 at end of school. 

This creative arts contest recognizes the talents of Prek-12th grade students every year, at the council, state and national level. This year’s theme is:  “I am hopeful because…”

 Entries are welcome in six categories, and are due by 11/10. More information, and rules can be found at www.txpta.org/reflections

“The process” itself hasn’t changed - we are just helping to expedite the process. The early dismissal sign-out is in the office and will still be used as needed. We have created a google doc that parents may complete in advance for early dismissals. This is an effort to alleviate parents having to reach out to teachers directly during instruction time and eliminate a long wait for your student to come up to the office, especially when time is critical. We will call the student(s) a few minutes before the requested dismissal time and have them wait for pick up. If the students have not been picked up within 5 minutes of the requested dismissal time, we will return them to class.

Here are answers to a few FAQs:

Q: Who can submit the early dismissal request form?
A: Only contacts listed in FOCUS can request an early dismissal.

Q: Are IDs required?
A: Yes. Authorized contacts MUST present a valid, government issued ID before the student will be released.

Q: What’s the earliest I can request an early dismissal?
A: Electronic requests can be made as early as parents would like for the same day. Students will be marked absent if they are not in class at 10am.

Q: What’s the latest time for early dismissals?
A: 2pm for Pre-K, 2:45 K -5 

If there are any other questions, please contact the main office (817) 815-1700.

Reservations must be made at least a week in advance.

Reserve your special day now! What a fun way to support your 5th grade families and show the neighborhood your RH spirit!

We are now taking reservations for the month of October and November.

Please email rhstampede@gmail.com to make your reservation. Include the date and address. You will receive an email reply to confirm your reservation (we have 2 sets of signs, so we can make 2 reservations per day). After your reservation is confirmed, you can pay via Venmo, via Membership Toolkit or cash or check. Information will be sent to you regarding payment.

Want to know when events are happening and get live updates to calendar changes? Want to stay informed on class activities? Need to connect with another parent? Membership Toolkit is the program the PTA uses to keep you informed and connected! Download the Membership Toolkit app or go to the website and sign up today! 

It's free and you will have access to the calendar of events, family directory (you choose what information you share and you must be a parent or staff member to have access to this feature) and more! Additional features like volunteer sign-ups are coming soon! 

Already on Membership Toolkit? Log in and update your family's information! NEW this year - from the mobile app, you can sync the calendar to your phone! 

Fort Worth ISD requires an online background check process for all school volunteers. Background checks must be completed every year for volunteers; they do not carry over to the next school year. For those with students in multiple schools, one background check is sufficient, as it covers all of Fort Worth ISD. To complete your mandatory application and background check to volunteer through Fort Worth ISD, please visit:  https://www.fwisd.org/volunteer.

Mark these upcoming dates on your calendar! 

Oct. 23-31: Pumpkin Patch Week & Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 24: Picture Day & 4th Grade Music Program

Oct. 25: PTA Meeting (6pm in Mustang Multipurpose Room)

Oct. 27: Fall Carnival (6-8pm)

Oct. 31: Storybook Parade (8:15am)

Nov. 4: Arlington Heights High School Literacy Rally (open for all ages!)

Nov. 20 - 24: Thanksgiving Break 

• If you're not signed up to receive our weekly Pony Post, email rheponypost@gmail.com with your child's name, grade and teacher and we'll get you signed up!  

• Also, stay connected with us on Facebook by joining our Ridglea Hills Elementary School PTA group. 

• Get involved by joining the PTA! We have many jobs, large and small, and all make a huge difference in helping to show our Mustang Pride! 

• General information regarding Ridglea Hills Elementary School is available online at our PTA-sponsored website – www.rhpta.com. Please get familiar with this website and bookmark it on your browser.

• For specific questions regarding school-administered matters not addressed on www.rhpta.com, including but not limited to academic affairs, school registration, testing, campus security, school programs, Fort Worth ISD policies and procedures, etc., please contact the school office at 817-815-1700.

• For non-PTA-related posts (i.e., selling uniforms, looking for a carpool group to join, etc.), please head over to the Ridglea Hills Elementary Parents Facebook group.

• Other helpful Ridglea Hills Elementary School-related Facebook pages include the following:

  • Ridglea Hills Elementary

  • Ridglea Hills Elementary School’s Counselor

  • Ridglea Hills Mustang Muscle (for those RHE dads interested in getting involved with school service projects)

  • RHE Run Club

The Pony Post has a new email this year! Sign up to receive the weekly e-newsletter by emailing Kelly Wooley at  RHEPonyPost@gmail.com

Pony Post News!! We have a new online submission form. Visit 

https://bit.ly/RHEPonyPost and fill out the online form with the information you want included in the post by Friday at noon. There's even an option to upload images, word documents and PDFs!