Monday, October 21st
Red Ribbon Spirit Week: Put drugs to sleep!
- Wear your favorite PJs!
Snack Bar Open for Students!
9:30am - 10:20am Mobile Science Lab 5th (Vanderwest's HR)
- CSI Candy Science Investigation
10:30am - 11:20am Mobile Lab Science 5th (Welch's HR)
- CSI Candy Science Investigation
12:30pm - 1:00pm Mobile Lab Science 2nd (Reynolds' HR)
- Little Red Hen Makes Pizza
1:10pm - 1:40pm Mobile Lab Science 1st (Dame's HR)
- Little Red Hen Makes Pizza
2:00pm - 2:30pm Mobile Lab Science 2nd (Robbins' HR)
- Little Red Hen Makes Pizza
2:45pm - 3:15pm Mobile Lab 3rd
- Little Red Hen Makes Pizza
Tuesday, October 22nd
Red Ribbon Spirit Week: Ridge Rockets have bright futures!
- Dress in bright colors to celebrate our future drug-free!
MTSS Celebration: Students earned 10 minutes of extra recess with popsicles!
9:30am - 10:20am Science Lab: 1st (Dame's HR)
- From Pod to Candy Bar
10:40am - 11:30am Science Lab: 3rd
- From Pod to Candy Bar
1:20pm - 1:50pm Mobile Lab Science K (Bean's' HR)
- Little Red Hen Makes Pizza
2:15pm - 2:45pm Mobile Lab Science 1st (Quinn's HR)
- Little Red Hen Makes Pizza
3:00pm - 3:30pm Mobile Lab Science K (Miller's HR)
- Little Red Hen Makes Pizza
4:00pm - 5:00pm Chess Club
Wednesday, October 23rd
Red Ribbon Spirit Week: We have to try and be healthy!
- Wear a Sports Jersey or active wear!
Snack Bar Open for Students!
9:30am - 10:20am Science Lab: 2nd (Reynolds' HR)
- From Pod to Candy Bar
10:30am - 11:20am Science Lab: 2nd (Robbins' HR)
- From Pod to Candy Bar
1:10pm - 2:00pm Science Lab: 1st (Quinn's HR)
- From Pod to Candy Bar
4:00pm - 4:45pm Musical Theater Club
Thursday, October 24th
Red Ribbon Spirit Week: Drugs are wack!
- Let's see those wacky outfits and wacky hair!
2nd Grade Field trip: Calvert Marine Museum
8:15am - 8:45am Running Club
9:30am - 10:20am Science Lab: 4th (Carpenter's HR)
- The Colorful Bean
11:30am - 12:20pm Science Lab: 4th (Alvarez's HR)
- The Colorful Bean
2:40pm - 3:30pm Science Lab: 5th (Welch's HR)
- Corn - Environmentally Friendly Crop
5:00pm - 8:00pm FIT Spirit Night: Dairy Queen
Great Mills Location: 21753 Great Mills Road
Swing by Dairy Queen for dinner and dessert!
Be sure to share that you're there supporting the Ridge Elementary School!
Friday, October 25th
Red Ribbon Spirit Week: Ridge Rockets make the right choice!
- Wear all red today!
Snack Bar Open for Students!
9:30am - 10:20am Science Lab: 4th (Alvarez's HR)
- Glue from Milk
11:30am - 12:20pm Science Lab: 4th (Carpenter's HR)
- Glue from Milk
2:40pm - 3:30pm Science Lab: 5th (Vanderwest's HR)
- Corn - Environmentally Friendly Crop
As we work as a school family on making positive choices,
our students are focusing upon meeting school-wide goals.
Students worked hard to reach our fifth overall school-wide
ClassDojo percentage of 93% for one week.
Our students earned
10 Minutes of Extra Recess with Popsicles
on Tuesday, October 22nd!
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!
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 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.
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.
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!
