Greetings Ridge-Brook Families,

We hope you are settling into your Summer routine. On behalf of the entire Ridge-Brook staff, we would like to thank all of our families and community members for your collaboration and commitment to our Ridge-Brook students! We have worked hard to grow our students academically and socio-emotionally. As we are ending one academic school year, we are already working and planning for the opening of the 2024-2025 school year. We wish you a summer filled with making memories with your family and look forward to seeing you at the Open House at the end of August. For those families whose children are moving on to Middle School, best wishes in navigating the next chapter in your child's life.

Don't forget to have your child read for twenty minutes every day!

Ohio State Test, OST Results (3rd and 4th grade parents) Spring test results are available to view in HAC. They can be found under the grades tab. Family Reports will be delivered from the state to the district in late summer and sent home to parents in the fall.

Report Cards: Final report cards will be mailed to your home. You can also access them in HAC.

We are trying to ensure we are properly preparing for the opening of school and have the correct amount of teachers needed for our students. Given that, it is critical that if you have an incoming Kindergartner and have NOT registered them yet, please do so as soon as possible so we can have adequate staffing to meet the student's needs. All you need to do is click on the below link. Feel free to call the Ridge-Brook office if you need assistance.

We are working hard to recognize the students who make great choices at school! Don't worry if you get a call from the Principal or Dean, it may be to celebrate what a great dolphin they are by demonstrating Respectful, Responsible and Ready behavior!

KLA/Kindergarten: John Southall, Cooper Toler, Devin Mihalski, Madison Zwienzinski, Aron Lleishi, Seth Mullins

First Grade: Xaelah Wells, Jonah Nason, Shiloh Clay

Second Grade: Karly Tucholski, Xavier Kaiser, Wyatt Godfrey

Third Grade: Daniel Bryiovdkyi, Anna Rubly, Zoe Fragapane

Fourth Grade: Robby Koenig, Adrian (AJ) Ayala, Lanayasia Jeffrey, Prayas Dahal

KLA/Kindergarten-Vivian Harris, Nollen Fitch, Piper Gala, Karson Perez, Andrew Ramos

First Grade-Carter Wingfield, Elena Godinez Perez, Elijah Linares

Second Grade- Tristan Weber, Novalee Paxton, Victoria Ortiz Miranda

Third Grade- Skylar Norman, Ammar Muhsen, Declan Potoma

Fourth Grade- Ethan May, MeSya Weakley, Elijah Colbert, Bailey Crown

Our students continue to earn Dolphin Dollars by being Respectful, Responsible, and Ready. Each month they have an opportunity to spend those Dolphin Dollars from our Dolphin Store. With the end of the year here, we gave students one final chance to spend their Dolphin Dollars during our PBIS Basket Raffle. Classrooms created baskets based on a theme they were given. The baskets were displayed in the display case and office. Classrooms signed up to drop off their leftover dolphin dollars in containers for a chance to win that basket. Thank you to our families and staff for all the great donations!

Basket Winners were:

Students participated in our last PBIS dance of the year! The theme was a Hawaiian Luau. Students and staff came prepared in their best Luau gear.

It's been a busy time here at Ridge-Brook training our Student Principals. They saved up their hard-earned Dolphin Dollars to be Principal all morning. Way to go!

Kindergarten Launch- Rylan Maggard

Kindergarten- Charlie Kassay, Hannah McKInster, Kian Paraj, Evan Umstott, Kyle Vento, Sophia Allen

First Grade- Jayce Mitchell, Kaci Copenhaver, Naomi Maxwell, Elona Thaqi, Gianna DellAnno, Bryson Seese, Shiloh Clay, Thomas Petronio, Izabella Douglas

2nd Grade-Yessine, Haloua, Nina Block, Karly Tucholski, Savannah Matute

3rd Grade- John Breschini, Myleenah Lindsey, Myamaria Campogni, Erion Thaqi

4th Grade- Ediani Miranda, Prayas Dahal, Elijah Colbert, Mason Yoder, Alayna Griffin

Ridge-Brook Elementary will once again be sponsoring a Kalahari Day Pass Fundraiser. The sale will take place October 1st-23rd. Tickets will be available for pick up on November 25th and 26th. Kalahari Day Passes make great holiday gifts. More information on this amazing opportunity will be coming soon.

August 29th: Ridge-Brook Open House 5-7:45 pm

September 3rd: First day of school for grades 1-4

*Kindergarten has a staggered schedule

September 6th: Kindergarten students with the last names A-L

September 9th: Kindergarten students with the last names M-Z

September 10th: All Kindergarten students

October 1-23rd: Kalahari Day Pass Fundraiser

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Check out the Reading programs for students K-5 at the Parma Libraries. They offer interactive and fun programs to keep your child's skills going while they engage them in learning fun!

Week 1:

• Celebrate Summer!

• Make a list of all of the books you plan to read

• Swap books with friends and neighbors to read to your child

• Take a family walk and then write down or draw a picture of everything you saw

Week 2:

• Keep in touch

• Design your own stationary and write letters to your friends

• Write a letter to your favorite author

• Design your own postcard and stamp and mail it to a friend

Week 3:

• Discover recipes

• List all your favorite flavors of ice cream and then put them in ABC order

• Go to the library and take out a cookbook. Find a recipe to make with your family!

• Invent a recipe for a cool summer drink

Week 4:

• Visit fun places

• Take a family trip to the zoo! Come back and write a story about the animals you saw and the things you did

• Visit a museum and write a story about everything you learn

• Visit the oldest building in your area, research the history on it and write about it

Week 5:

• Watch the skies

• Learn about what birds live in the area. Write about it!

• Look for constellations on a clear summer night. Draw a picture and tell family what you see

• People have been looking at the skies for generations. Ask a grandparent or a much older friend to tell you a story about his or her childhood

Our 4th graders spent some time reading the book The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies. In the book, siblings Evan and Jessie are not getting along very well. Evan is upset because his little sister Jessie will be skipping 3rd grade, meaning she will be in the same 4th grade class as him. Jessie is super smart when it comes to math, but she is not very "people smart." Evan, on the other hand, struggles in school but is very good at talking to people. Because Evan is mad at Jessie, he refuses to team up with her for a lemonade stand, which prompts her to start her own. This leads to the two creating a bet: whoever is able to make the most money with their own lemonade stand by an agreed upon date is the winner and WINNER TAKES ALL!

As a culminating activity to the book, we planned for our students to take part in their own Lemonade War! After reading the book, the 4th graders were split into groups and they started researching a charity. Students worked hard to make posters and Flipgrid videos to teach others about their charity and advertise the items being sold at their stand. On Monday, June 10th, all Ridge-Brook students, teachers, and staff members had the opportunity to come outside and shop at each group's stand. The 4th graders brought in a variety of yellow and lemon-flavored items for their customers to purchase for 50 cents each, with the understanding that all of the money raised throughout the day would go to the charity of the group that raised the most.

We are super excited to announce that we raised over $1,100 for the winning charity: the Parma Police Association! Students were able to learn the importance of working hard and giving to others while having fun! The fourth-grade team wants to thank our classroom parents for sending in items for their children to sell and being supportive of the project, and everyone that came out to shop or donated to the charities! This would not be possible without you all!

Check out the below link for additional pictures

Miss Manzo & Mrs. Fyock

Thank you Ridge-Brook parents and community members for learning new drop off and pick up procedures this year! We appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation as we try to accommodate all of the car traffic in a very condensed amount of space.

Thank you once again to our wonderful Ridge-Brook PTA team. Ridge-Brook PTA showered us with appreciation and goodies during Staff Appreciation Week in May, was an integral part of our annual Field Day, and provided a Pizza Party for every class for the PTA Coin War fundraiser. They also made the last days of school memorable for our 4th graders before moving on to Middle School by partnering with our 4th-grade teachers for their final class party. This administrative team and teacher, Ms. Collins, were "Pied" by our students!

Mrs. Colon

Mrs. Oswald and her First-grade students made a visit to the Principal's office on the last day of school to showcase all of their hard work and learning with a Readers Theatre play! What a fantastic way to end the academic school year with Authentic Literacy from our students!

Beginning June 27th, the Ridge-Brook office will be officially closed through August 13th.

If you need to withdraw your student from the district during that time, you can contact the Parma Board office and they can assist.

Ridge-Brook Elementary School

Dean of Students: Mrs. Jeannette Pecora

Secretary: Mrs. Amy Shafer

Clerk: Mrs. Jane Chura

Website: Ridge-Brook Elementary
Location: 7915 Manhattan Ave, Parma, Ohio 44129
Phone: (440) 885-2347