Wednesday, October 16th
UNITY DAY:
- Wear and share orange to show you are united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion!
Workout Wednesday: Students/Staff are wearing school appropriate athletic gear as we focus on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle while taking a mid-week motor break to focus!
Snack Bar Open for Students!
4:00pm - 4:45pm Musical Theater Club
Friday, October 18th
Wear our school colors (red & white) to show our Ridge Pride!
Two Hour Early Dismissal
Snack Bar Open for Students!
9:45am - 10:45am FUN RUN: Pre-K & Primary Grades
11:00am - 12:00pm FUN RUN: Intermediate Grades
5:30pm - 7:00pm Trunk-or-Treat!
- "Trunk" participants may arrive any time after 4:45pm to set up.
- All cars must be parked by 5:15pm.
- Trunks must be decorated and ready to hand out "treats" by 5:30pm.
- Contest for best decorated "trunk" on spot!
- Dan D's Food Truck will be on site as a dinner option.
- The parking lot will be blocked off until 7pm for the safety of our trunk or treaters!
This month, our RES Counselor, Mrs. Britt, visited all classrooms to teach lessons about our character trait and mindset of the month.
Students learned about responsibility and to think about how mistakes are opportunities for learning!
Friday, November 8th, is our
October Character Trait & Mindset Recognition Ceremony!
In addition to our monthly character trait and mindset, our RES students, families and staff will continue to practice acts of kindness all year long. Click here to view and print the kindness calendar for October. Paper copies of the kindness calendar were sent home and if an additional copy is needed please reach out to Mrs. Britt.
Students: For every kindness task our students complete, they will check it off their calendars. Students may return their October calendar to their homeroom teacher, or to Mrs. Britt, on Friday, November 1st.
Students with 20 or more completed tasks will join Mrs. Britt at lunch to paint kindness rocks for our RES Rock Gardens in the front of the school!
Sensory Activity: Apple Pie Play Dough
Homemade scented play dough, and apple pie play dough is perfect for fall!
Squeezing, smashing, and molding the play dough is a great sensory activity, and the scents are an added bonus.
You can make your own play dough with this recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp red food coloring (optional)
- 1 cup water
Instructions:
- Combine dry ingredients
- Add wet ingredients
- Cool over medium heat until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pot
Let the dough cool and then play!
St. Mary's County Health Department will be offering free flu vaccines for children ages 6 months to 18 years of age living in St. Mary's County.
- October 15th (12pm - 4pm) at the SMC Health Hub
- October 26th (10am - 2pm) at the SMCHD Main Office
No appointments required!
Please call with any questions: 301-475-4330
Please click for the full flyer: English Version and Spanish Version
Ridge Elementary FIT is Hosting a Halloween Boo Gram Fundraiser!
Each candy gram is $1.00. Purchase as many as you like. Fill out the grams and put in an envelope with your payment. One sheet of grams will be sent home with students on Wednesday, October 16th. If additional copies are needed please reach out to Mrs. Orr in the Main Office.
Turn into your teacher by Friday, October 25th.
Each candy gram will include treats! Boo Grams will be delivered on Thursday, October 31st.
We have a very special challenge for THIS WEEKEND ONLY. It’s called… “The Weekend Challenge”. To complete the “Weekend Challenge,” any student who gets a NEW donation of $2 per laps, which is the same as $60, over the weekend, will receive the GOLDEN EDITION SPECIAL DUDE PERFECT KEYCHAIN! Students, get super excited to rise to the challenge! This is your ONLY chance to earn a BONUS prize in addition to your normal prizes!
Sign up online at MyBooster.com
Event Day – 10/18/2024
Grades: 2nd through 5th Grade
Session Day/Time: Recess Tuesday (3rd and 5th Grades)
Session Day/Time: Recess Friday (2nd and 4th Grades)
Session Dates:
- 1st Session: Week of October 28th through the Week of January 13th
- 2nd Session: Week of January 20th through the week of March 17th
Permission Forms were sent home last week and are due by Friday, October 18th.
Up to 10 students will be selected in each grade for each session.
Parents of young children and local Childcare Providers are invited to participate in a Conscious Discipline workshop Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
The Building from the Beginning workshop will be held at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center, and will focus on:
- Understanding the brain states behind the behavior
- Master calming and coping strategies
- Empower children to be problem solvers
Mission BBQ has graciously offered to provide dinner to the first 100 people who register. Childcare is not available.
Please refer to the flier here for more details and complete the Registration Form if interested in attending.
Local childcare providers may register here and SMCPS will pursue MSDE Core of Knowledge Hours on their behalf.
Volunteers must apply annually for approval.
- Applications are accepted only until May 1st.
- There is no application fee.
- Vetting of applications can take several weeks.
- Field trip chaperones and classroom volunteers must have successfully completed the volunteer application process before they can be considered.
Apply to be a volunteer!
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