Ridgecrest Panther Press

It’s a great day to be a PANTHER!

Dear Parents,

Welcome Back! We hope you enjoyed your time with your family celebrating the holiday season!

Our PTA Meeting was originally scheduled for this week on the 14th, but has been rescheduled to the 28th of January.

This month at Ridgecrest is Literacy Month. Students engage in daily literacy tasks to increase their reading and writing skills. We will be holding our Annual Book Fair! During the week of 1/27-1/31, our Book Fair will be open to students to purchase books. Classes are scheduled to view and purchase items from the Book Fair throughout the week. Please reach out to your child's teacher for your assigned date. You may send cash or check with your child on that day. Make checks payable to Ridgecrest Elementary. A receipt will be sent home with the child after purchase.

Many exciting events are happening on campus. We hope to see you soon!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Gardner

Mrs. Nguyen

January:

1/20 - Martin Luther King Day - No Students

1/21 - Spirit Night @ Texas Roadhouse 3:00pm to Close

1/27 - 1/31 - Literacy Week

• BOOK FAIR - LOCATED IN MEDIA CENTER

1/28 - PTA meeting 6:00 PM ***note change from 1/14***

1/31 - ALL PRO DAD'S 7:45am

February:

2/6 - Ready Set Kindergarten - 5:30 to 6pm details coming soon

2/11- 2/12 - Walk-A-Thon Color Run

2/12 - Spirit DAY - Chick-Fil-A- 6:30 am to 10pm

2/13 - Class Pictures

2/14 - Coffee with the Principal - Topic will be iStation and Dreambox

2/14 - 2/22 - Dental Health Week-School based sealant application

2/17 - Students in class for Hurricane Make-up day

2/28 - iMoms, 7:45 Media Center

March

3/3 - 3/7 - Read Across America - Plans to follow

3/6 - Enterprise Village - 5th Grade Students

3/14 - PTA Pi/Pie Day

3/17-3/21 SPRING BREAK!

3/26 - Spring Photos

3/28 - All Pro Dads 7:45 am

• The original date of the PTA meeting was, January 14. However, that date was changed to January 28th, at 6;00pm, due to scheduling conflicts. Please make a note of the change.

Just a reminder that students are not to wear boots, crocks, shoes with heels, or slides for PE class. For safety reasons, please be sure that your child wears sneakers on his/her PE days.

Thank you,

PE Coaches

Our Book Fair will be held this month, from January 27, through January 31. The Book Fair will be open for families to shop after school and will be announced at a later date.

Application Period for magnet, fundamental and career programs opens Tuesday, Jan. 7

Families can apply for PCS District Application Programs Jan. 7 through 5 p.m. on Jan. 17. Want to learn more about the application process? Check out our "How to Apply for a District Application Program" Facebook and YouTube Live event at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Jan. 6. The video will be available for viewing after the event, and the department will host Application Assistant events to support families. Learn more about District Application Programs at www.pcsb.org/dap.

Did you know that we have a PAWSitive Room at Ridgecrest? Our scholars earn points for following our P.A.W.S expectations,

Practice respect

Act responsibly

Work together

Stay safe.

On Fridays, scholars shop for a variety of special incentives, one of which is spending time in our PAWSitive Room which houses games, books, arts and crafts, a couch and bean bag chairs.

We could use your help in making our PAWSitive Room even more amazing!

With the holidays upon us, please consider donating slightly used or new board games, puzzles, playdough, arts and crafts, etc.

Ultimately, we are seeking a gaming system to incorporate into our PAWSitive Room.

Donations can be sent to the office. We are excited about bringing more fun and excitement to the Ridge through our PBIS program!

Each month our school focuses on a character trait to model, practice and showcase around our campus. For the month of January, we highlight INTEGRITY.

You can support us by talking about what INTEGRITY looks like, sounds like, and feels like at home and at school.

Ways we encourage INTEGRITY at school:

1. Doing the right thing even when it’s hard or when no one is looking
2. Honesty is key: This includes telling the truth, even when it's difficult
3. Working together for the greater good.

As you know, attending school is one of the most important steps we can take towards building a bright future for our students.

School is not just a place of learning; it is a community.

Every day at Ridgecrest is an opportunity to grow our scholars.

For this reason, we are excited to announce the Popping for Attendance incentive and competition!

We are continuing this initiative, and the entire school will be participating in this friendly competition to see which class has the best attendance rate.

Each Friday we will be tallying the numbers, and the class in each grade with the highest attendance will earn a popcorn point.

Additionally, the class with the most popcorn points at the end of each month will earn a class reward! Our attendance incentive will continue through the end of the school year so everyone will have an opportunity to show up and show out.

Improving our attendance is just one more step to meet our goals!