Ridgeway RAP March 14, 2025

March

• Monday, March 24 to Friday, March 28: No School - Spring Break

April

• Thursday, April 3: PTSA Meeting 6:00 PM
• Friday, April 4: Munch-n-Read 1:50-2:20
• Monday, April 7-11: Spirit Week
• Friday, April 11: Early Release Dismissal at 12:10
• Saturday, April 12: FunDay

***Please be sure to double check dates listed on your club menu sheet. Not all clubs meet every week!

Tuesday/Thursday Morning (7:10-7:35 AM)

Running Club - Tuesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 20

Afternoon Clubs

Monday, March 17 - No Clubs

Tuesday, March 18 - No Clubs

Wednesday, March 19 - Cheer

Thursday, March 20 - Choir & Guided Drawing

Friday, March 21 - Basketball Practice

Enroll for Summer School and enjoy 19 days of fun during the month of June! We encourage any and ALL students to participate in summer school. It is a great way to stop some of the learning loss that can happen over the summer. We will continue to instruct and practice academic skills, but will also incorporate more fun and hands-on activities during this month. Please see the information below for more information about how to enroll in summer school.

Registration Dates:

• Begins: Monday, March 3, 2025 (starting at 9:00 a.m.)
• Deadline for Guaranteed Enrollment: Friday, April 25, 2025

How to Enroll:

• Online Enrollment: Open! Register through the Families Portal.
• Paper Enrollment: Forms will be available in the Ridgeway office. Please contact Mrs. Kome at AnKome@cpsk12.org if you would like a paper copy. The school will then process the enrollment information.

As you know, our annual fundraiser FunDay is fast approaching! All information about FunDay is present on the PTSA website. The QR code on the flyer below will take you there. We encourage all parents to consider volunteering and/or donating for this event - it takes all hands on deck to make FunDay a success. There will be updates every week in the RAP from now until the event on April 12.

Connor won 1st place for speed in his Pack and 1st place for design in his Den. He will go onto to race in the District Derby in April. This is where the top 3 from all the packs in the district will race each other.

ASC

The Ridgeway Elementary Autonomous School Committee’s mission is to offer guidance and leadership to the Ridgeway Elementary learning community, ensuring the success of Ridgeway as an Autonomous School and, most importantly, the success of every Ridgeway Elementary student. The ASC meets at least 6 times a year, after school hours.

Annual Meeting

The ASC invites you to join our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 pm in the Media Center. The meeting provides the School Membership (parents and employees) an update on ASC work from this year and presents a proposed budget of additional funded positions for approval by the School Membership.

Nominations for next year's Committee

Ridgeway’s Autonomous School Committee’s Nomination Committee is now taking nominations for the following positions for the 2024-2025 school year:

-Ridgeway Parent, 2-year term

-Former Ridgeway Student, 2-year term

If you are interested in running for any of these positions or have questions about expectations and time commitments, please contact Eli Marchbanks at elimarchbanks25@gmail.com. Interested parties should email a paragraph about their ties to Ridgeway, background, and why they are interested in joining the committee. All nominations are due by April 1, 2025 and elections will be run April 11 - 17, 2025.

*Reading:* We are wrapping up our fiction unit this week, focusing on story elements emphasizing character traits. We are adding adjectives to our word bank to provide more options for describing feelings such as sad, happy, or mad. Please ask your child to demonstrate the hand motions and share the elements of a story from beginning to end.

*Writing:* We have published our narrative writing stories and are excited to share them with you at the end of the year during our student showcase event.

*Phonics/Fundations:*

Mincke/Triplett: We are learning about digraphs (wh, ch, sh, th, ck). Our high-frequency words for the week are by and do. If you would like handwriting practice for your child at home, please contact Mrs. Mincke or Mrs. Triplett.

Blades/Horn: We have been working on soft /c/, soft/g/, and long vowel patterns. This week's high-frequency words are how, over, under, and find.

*Math:*

Mincke/Triplett: We continue developing independence with addition and subtraction strategies. We have also been learning about measurement and 2-D/3-D shapes.

Blades/Horn: We have been exploring the defining and non-defining attributes of shapes and double-digit addition.

• Second grade math: We have started Unit 7. We will work on generating and analyzing data, measurement, and adding with four or more addends. We sent home an option math practice packet reviewing what we learned in Unit 6.
• Third grade math: We are starting Unit 7 which focuses on developing a deeper understanding of fractions. We will compare equal parts of a whole as well as learn about fractions on a number line.
• ELA: We are continuing our study of inventors. Students will research one inventor and make a Keynote presentation.

It’s a Friday Folder week. Don’t forget to check the link to your child’s Friday Folder.

Fifth graders will get a visit from the Jeff Middle School counselors on Tuesday.

Graves/Sandstedt math: We are working on line plots and volume. Both of these can be tricky. If you would like extra practice for your student please let us know.

Literacy: Students are excited to be brainstorming topics they would like to research. Their report will be a cause and effect style so they’re looking for topics that will fit that style. They may be coming home asking if you know anyone with expertise in the area they’d like to research. This project will be presented at the Student Showcase in May. IGE projects that have been done independently at home will no longer be expected.

March is always a great month to be a reader, because it’s the time of year when students get to vote on their favorite children’s book! The two state awards in Missouri are the Mark Twain Award (grades 4-6) and Show Me Award (grades 1-3) and the winners are voted on by kids! Our students have been busy all year reading the list of nominees and are voting this week. I have always thought that although there are many awards a book can receive, as an author, one voted on by students (your target audience) is quite a big deal!

When browsing for good books to read, looking for award winning titles is a good place to start. But the Missouri state awards are not the only medals given. Here is a list of some other great literary awards given each year…

Newbery Medal – Awarded by the American Library Association (ALA) to the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Caldecott Medal – Given to the most distinguished American picture book for children, recognizing excellence in illustration.

Coretta Scott King Award – Honors outstanding African American authors and illustrators whose books reflect the African American experience.

Pura Belpré Award – Recognizes outstanding Latino/Latina authors and illustrators whose work best portrays Latino culture.

Schneider Family Book Award – Given to books that excellently portray the experience of children and teens with disabilities.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award – Recognizes outstanding books for beginning readers, named after Dr. Seuss.

Hans Christian Andersen Award – An international award given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) to an author and an illustrator for their lasting contributions to children's literature.

Happy Reading!

~Mrs. Munsterman