11/7, Monday -

• EVENING VETERANS CONCERT - 6:00pm - Our 6th-grade choir performs @ PAC as several choirs from across the district join MHS vocal students - coming together in a wonderful performance to honor veterans! It's amazing! Invite your veterans! We hope your entire family will join us!
  

11/08, Tuesday -

• Orange Leaf during recess $5

11/09, Wednesday -

• 6th gr. Ridge Runners Club 3:05 - 4:00pm
  

11/10, Thursday -

• Let's SUPPORT our TALENTED art teacher BRE GEORGE by viewing her art @ the MERC (Mustang Education Resource Center) - It is come & go between 4:30 - 7pm and will feature artwork created by art teachers from across the district!

11/11, Friday - VETERANS DAY!

• CRI Veterans Assembly 1pm - 2pm
• Cookie reception following for students & their veterans
• We hope you will invite your veterans & your entire family will join us in our CRI gym @ 1pm! Please enjoy a short reception following. We are thankful to have the opportunity to honor our veterans and families.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• NOVEMBER 7 - EVENING VETERANS ASSEMBLY @ PAC (New Performing Arts Center!); time 6:00pm; all veterans and their families are invited!

  NOVEMBER 8 - ORANGE LEAF DAY - $5 during recess
  NOVEMBER 11 - VETERANS ASSEMBLY @ CRI @ 1pm in gym (Optional - You may check your child out following)
  NOVEMBER 17 - BAND CONCERT @ CRI - @ 7pm (Woodwinds & flute in GYM; Brass on stage in CAFETERIA; Percussion in BAND ROOM)

  NOVEMBER 21 - 25th - THANKSGIVING BREAK ALL WEEK
  

  
  

WOW! The difference you make!

• THANK YOU, students & families!
• Your efforts raised almost $5,000 in profit for CRI students and classroom technology & activities!
• We announced the winners on the intercom & they received gift cards for their hard work & support of our school. Thank you!

Special thanks also goes to MRS. COURTNEY WEAVER, 6th gr. MATH teacher, who was a TOP SELLER, TOO!

Wonderful kids & families!

• You made a huge difference & the evening such fun for our kids! THANK YOU!

You are always "all in" for your kids! Thank you for your understanding & support!

High School students joined PE classes & volunteered at CRI's after-school Bronco Club! What great kids we have in Mustang!

We are so excited! Last Monday, we kicked off a NEW bell schedule that incorporates an additional 30 minutes class period (W.I.N. Time) in your child's day to help them with the following:

• Finish any homework they may have OR any assignment they did not finish in class!
• Work in a small group or 1 on 1 with a teacher if they need help
• Hear the lesson again if they are struggling with a concept
• Catch up if they have been absent
• Study & then redo an assignment or quiz to increase their learning and raise their grade
• Read a library book, work on Lexia, Prodigy Math, or Typing Club to build skills, fill academic gaps, increase vocabulary, & cont. academic growth if they are caught up

NOTES: We will make adjustments to improve WIN Time throughout the year! We are thankful to our teachers for their dedication in developing this initiative to try to help every child get the additional time, instruction, and what they need! We are so excited about the possibilities for your child & welcome your ideas & suggestions, too!

WHETHER YOUR CHILD HAS A FEW GAPS OR IS ACCELERATED, the following will take your child to new levels!

POWERFUL WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD MAKE HUGE GAINS:

• MULTIPLICATION FACTS - PRACTICE while you are driving in the car OFTEN - even if you feel your child knows them! It keeps the facts fresh in their mind & makes fractions and learning higher math concepts much easier!
• PRACTICE TYPING - http://www.typingclub.com Class assignments are often typed. Plus, all state tests are taken online. Helping to ensure your child is comfortable with typing will greatly reduce his/her stress and help them SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW!
• READ with your child OR reward them for READING 2 nights a week! - Reading broadens their vocabulary SO much more than we often realize!
• LEXIA PRACTICE online 2 nights a week! - Lexia is an online reading program that fills gaps and teaches phonics, grammar, comprehension, and a multitude of skills that improve your child's reading & success in all subjects!

You'll be amazed at the growth your child can make!

CRI fundraiser:

• Wish your child Happy Birthday by posting their name on the large electronic Marquee in front of CRI!
• Cost $20
• Pay in CRI front office
• Your child's name runs for approximately 2 weeks!

NOTE:
FREE - We wish all students HAPPY BIRTHDAY on our morning TV announcements & call them to the front office for a small birthday surprise.

• School Lunches are NO LONGER FREE.
• ARRIVE BEFORE 8:00am
• 1st BELL is @ 8:00am
• Children go to class @ 8:00am
  Tardy bell is @ 8:10am.
• ACADEMIC TEAM & HONOR CHOIR TRYOUTS - going on now!

Everyone should Fill out this Application to help our school, plus, you may qualify:

• http://www.schoollunchapp.com/

For the past 2 years, during the Pandemic, the Federal Government provided FREE lunches to every child. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR, LUNCHES ARE NOT PROVIDED FREE.

Contact the counselor if you have questions or need assistance. hinklec@mustangps.org or lindseyp@mustangps.org

• 7:35 am - Everyone should time arrival after 7:35 am
• 7:35 am - Car-rider gate opens
• 8:00 am - 1st bell
• IF NEED EARLY CHECK-OUT - Always by 2:45pm. We do not check out children between 2:45 - 3:05 pm to avoid confusion for students, end-of-day classroom business, & traffic problems. If you need to check your child out early for an appointment, be sure to pick them up before 2:45pm.
• 3:05 pm - school dismisses
• 3:05 pm - car-rider gate opens
  

NOTE: 7:50 am - There is hardly any traffic!

Upcoming Clubs & Events:

• Running Club - open to all students; return permission slip 10/3 or 10/5
• Honor Choir - Tryouts concluding now
• Academic Team - Tryouts going on now
• Science/Robotics Competition Team Tryouts - signups have ended; news coming soon!
  
• Science/Robotics Club - will be open to all students in the spring
• Board Games Bonanza at lunch - (see photo) sign-ups coming soon & will pop-up periodically throughout the year!
• Archery - available to all students in PE classes
• Archery Competition Team - Tryouts open to all students and coming soon
• Food Bank - open to all students & families; will be in the Spring
  
• Other clubs and Service Opportunities - throughout the year! Watch TV announcements and newsletters!
• STUCO - Student Council Reps will be chosen in 5th grade Homeroom classes in late fall to participate in service opportunities, & then a large # of students may apply and sign up in the Spring for 6th grade Leadership Classes.

Adults & children @ CRI strive to ROCK the RIDGE with Kindness & giving our BEST! We are...

• Responsible
• On-track for Success
• Considerate
• & Kind!

MAIN NUMBER - (405) 256-6955

• ATTENDANCE or to CONTACT US

Administrative Assistants (secretaries):

• Paula Allison & Kathy Neuenschwander
• allisonp@mustangps.org
• neuenschwanderk@mustangps.org

Counselors:

• Chelsea Hinkle (5th grade) & Patti Lindsey (6th grade)
• hinklec@mustangps.org
  
• lindseyp@mustangps.org

Principals:

• Kathy Blackwell & George Meiwes
• blackwellk@mustangps.org
• meiwesg@mustangps.org

Media Director (librarian):

• Michelle Tobler - toblerm@mustangps.org

Nurse:

• Mary Ann Cornelison (and nurse's asst. Jill Isham)
• cornelisonm@mustangps.org

Spec Ed Dept. Head:

• Amanda Holeman - holemana@mustangps.org

Cafeteria Manager:

• Linda Riggs - riggsl@mustangps.org