Ridge View Parent Newsletter
September 2024
Message From the Principal
We are so excited to have your wonderful students back in our building as we start our school year! I have loved getting to meet so many of our families at lunch or before and after school. Thank you for supporting our staff and school!
We are working on hiring more staff for our kitchen and lunch duty positions. Huge thank you to all our parent volunteers who have stepped up to come in and help during lunch. Our PTC has done a wonderful job organizing that. If you would like to volunteer the link is here. If you are interested in applying for a job in our school, that link is here for the lunchroom and here for the kitchen.
We have a couple of quick reminders about our school day and procedures:
Our first morning bell rings at 8:05 and the tardy bell is at 8:15.
If your child arrives at school after 8:15, they need to come through the front entrance.
We ask all parents to use our main entrance and check in at the office.
Student cellphones and smart watches need to be turned off and kept in backpacks during the school day.
Please remember to send your student with gym shoes. This ensures that our gym floor stays clean and safe.
Please stay off the playground at the end of the day until our bell rings at 3:15.
Again, I am so thrilled to be joining the family at Ridge View. It has been a wonderful first two weeks with students in the building. We will be doing our first Coffee with the Principal on October 4th at 8:15. I hope that you can join us in the library!
Warmly,
Natalie Colombo
๐ Fun Run and BBQ ๐
Special Message from Our PTC
The Ridge View PTC will be hosting a Fun Run on Tuesday, September 24th. The free BBQ will begin at 5:30 pm, cooked and served by Ridge View teachers. The Kindergarten teachers will have drawing baskets available to purchase tickets for a chance to win. Anyone buying tickets must be over 18. The PTC will have panther swag available for purchase at their ROAR Store. There will be a fun run for kindergarten through 4th graders with Otter Pops at the finish line. Come join our Ridge View Community for a fun, family friendly event!
๐ Upcoming Dates ๐
September
๐ September 23-27 - Homecoming/Spirit Week - dress up day themes to come
- Mismatch Monday - wild and wacky prints on prints on prints ๐คฉ
- Tired Tuesday - pajamas! ๐ด
- Wild West Wednesday ๐
- Team Thursday - dress in the color of your Roar Paws
- Kinder - purple ๐
- 1st grade - blue ๐
- 2nd - orange ๐งก
- 3rd - green ๐
- 4th grade - yellow ๐
- Staff - rainbow ๐
- Panther Pride Friday + Pediatric Cancer Hat Day ๐ฉ
๐ September 24th - Fun Run and BBQ
๐ซ September 27th - October 14th - Reach for the Stars & Believe Fundraisers
๐ September 28th - Fall Festival and Kindergarten Parade
October
๐ October 1st - PTC Meeting at 6:30
โ October 4th - Coffee with the Principal - 8:15-9:00 in the RV Library
๐ซ October 17th-18th - PIR Days
๐ October 25th - Pumpkin Carving
๐ค October 28th - November 1st - Red Ribbon Week - dress up day themes to come
November
๐ TBD - Community Night at Pizza Hut
๐ฅฉ TBD - Community Night at Texas Roadhouse
๐ November 5th - PTC Meeting at 6:30
๐ซ November 12th and 14th - Parent Conferences
๐ฆ November 25th-29th - Thanksgiving Break
December
๐ December 3rd - PTC Meeting at 6:30
๐ซ December 6th - K-8 Dismiss at 12:30
๐ December 7th - Holiday Bazaar
๐ถ December 16th - Winter Program - K at 6:00 / 2nd Grade @ 7:00
๐ถ December 17th - Winter Program - 1st Grade at 6:00 / 3rd Grade @ 7:00
๐ถ December 18th - Winter Program - 4th Grade at 6:00
โ December 23rd - January 3rd - Winter Break
๐ฅ Breakfast Menu for September ๐ฅ
Breakfast served with Fruit or Vegetable & Milk
- Mondays: Breakfast Bread
- Tuesdays: Cold Cereal
- Wednesdays: Breakfast Bar
- Thursdays: Cold Cereal
- Fridays: Breakfast Bread
Breakfast Bread can include bagels; loaves, such as banana or zucchini; breakfast cookies.
All grains are whole grain or enriched grain. Bars and cold cereal are whole grain or enriched grain.
๐ญ Lunch Menu for September ๐ฅช
๐ซ Belgrade School Calendar 2024-2025 ๐
Contact Information
Ridge View Elementary School
Principal: Natalie ColomboMain Office: Jan Marx
Email: ncolombo@bsd44.org
Website: https://rv.bsd44.org/
School Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/dJMSF5bGoC4A3RAT/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
PTC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/utuT6H7KgaUEpdMh/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Location: 117 Green Belt Drive, Belgrade, MT 59714
Phone: 406.924.2032