Timberwolf Times
Back to School Newsletter: 2024-2025
Tiffany Ridge Elementary School
School Hours: 9:10-4:10
School Phone: 816-359-4400
Principal: Sasha Kalis Assistant Principal: Laura Coughlin
Counselor: Alisha Brunk Social Worker: Gayle Laney
Office Staff: Robin Meyers and Andrea Berka
Nurse: Nicole Snodgrass
Important Dates
September 13: Fall Picture Day
September 13: PTA Skate Night at River Roll, 5:30-7:30pm
September 17: PTA Meeting, 6:00-7:30pm (library)
To inquire about financial assistance and/or how to meet your child's special needs, please contact Katie Turner at kmturner.99@gmail.com.
Important Information
Curriculum Connections for September
Check out the linked Curriculum Connections below to see what our Timberwolves will be learning in September! Your child's teacher is always happy to provide more information.
Fundraiser
This year’s Main Fundraising Event is...Tiffany Ridge Glow Run!!! Our goal is to raise $15,000 for field trips, family support & student events. Students will also experience an amazing character enrichment program called “Castle Quest” teaching students about:
Focus• Self Awareness • Respect • Trustworthiness • Creativity • Life Learner
We’re excited for this fundraising experience because it offers 3 important things to our school community:
- User-friendly fundraising platform
- Character enrichment program
- Fitness-focused event that includes ALL of our students
As a family, you will work together asking friends and family to donate on your student’s Donation Page at MyBooster.com. The best part is, you can still support our school just by SHARING about the fundraiser!
Key Dates to Remember:
💻 Sign up online at MyBooster.com – 09/18/2024
🎉 Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 10/02/2024
👟 Event Day – 10/10/2024
More details to come! Questions? Contact tiffanyridgepta@gmail.com
Outside Food
Breakfast: Students need to eat breakfast at home or order school breakfast. If students bring in outside (restaurants, coffee shops, gas stations) food or beverages, they will be sent to the cafeteria to finish it. If school has already started, students will finish it in the office before going to class. These items will not be allowed in classrooms.
Classroom Treats: To protect the health and safety of our students, homemade treats will not be distributed to students in the Park Hill School District. Due to allergies and other food intolerances, only birthday favors listed below are allowed.
Birthday Favors: Students may bring a birthday treat or favor to school to share with their classmates, as long as they come from our list of treats that contain none of the eight (8) major allergens - milk, wheat, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish.
Thank you for understanding that all classroom treats must come from this list, because we do not have the staff capacity to check for allergens that could threaten the health of some students. Please bring birthday treats ahead of time (two hours after the start of school, at the latest).
Stickers
Erasers
Pencils
Crazy straws
Blow Pops
Juice boxes
Popcorn
Smarties
Dum Dum lollipops
Jelly Belly
Nerds
Ring Pops
Skittles
Sour Patch Kids
Starburst
Swedish Fish
Life Saver Gummies
Park Hill Star Nominations
Our employees are the real deal and the reason we are so successful. We would like to recognize them for all they do for our students. Each month, we recognize a pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher and a support staff member. Nominate an employee for this award by clicking the button below.
Patrick Mahomes Reading Program
PTA at Tiffany Ridge
Tiffany Ridge has an amazing PTA that supports students, staff and TR families. We are asking for your support, with no volunteering/meetings required! Your membership fees will help fund school needs, assemblies, field trips, and fun school events so sign up today!
The first meeting is on September 17 at 6:00pm in the library.
Join PTA HERE
2024-2025 PTA Board Members
- President: Kristin Kuhn
- Vice President of Membership: Kim Taylor
- Vice President of Fundraising: Amy Gallawa
- Secretary: Jennifer Duckworth
- Treasurer: Meghan Kudrna
Restorative Practices
Tiffany Ridge is implementing Restorative Practices this school year. We are excited to be a part of the cohort 1 schools in Park Hill. Restorative Practices help strengthen relationships between individuals and build community among students, staff, and families. This year, we will be focusing on proactive circles. More information can be found HERE.
Safety Procedures
Call Box at Front Entrance: All schools in Park Hill have a Call Box at the locked Front Entrance Doors. Front entrance doors will be locked when school is in session. Office staff will ask for your name and the reason for your visit before the door is unlocked. Each time a parent or a family member visits Tiffany Ridge, a photo ID is required to check out a student or enter Tiffany RIdge beyond the school office area.
Student Check Out Process: Please be prepared to show a photo ID when picking up your child early from Tiffany Ridge. Students will not be allowed to leave with siblings or other family members unless the sibling or family member is listed on the child’s authorized pick-up list or verbal permission is granted by the parent by phone. A picture ID is required when picking up students.
Visiting Tiffany Ridge: Please be prepared to show a photo ID when visiting Tiffany Ridge during the school day or attending events during the school day, including class parties.
More information can be found in the Park Hill Parent and Student Handbook
Staff Meeting Goodies
Visiting and Volunteering at Tiffany Ridge
Lunch Visits: Parents are welcome to join their students for lunch at school. Lunch visitors must check in at the office. We have a designated area for students with lunch guests to accommodate space for visitors. Lunch visitors may only have lunch with their own children. Any visitors who are not listed as a contact for the student will require advanced permission from the student's parent or guardian. Please contact the office to schedule lunch visits with students.
Volunteers: We welcome all volunteers into our schools and classrooms, with prior arrangements made with Tiffany Ridge staff. All volunteers who work with our students or attend field trips need to complete background screening by Park Hill. Forms for the screening are available in the Tiffany Ridge office. Volunteers must check in at the office and wear an ID sticker.
Resources for Students/Families
Confidential Resource List
Kid Guard Insurance
Parents can purchase additional insurance protection for accidents that may occur during school classes and while students are away from school, at home, during weekends and vacation periods, including the summer months. For information regarding this optional coverage, visit www.kidguardinsurance.com for additional benefit and on-line enrollment information.
Meal Assistance Program
Families who think they qualify for the Free/Reduced Lunch Program will need to apply after August 1, 2024. This is a program you must reapply for each school year. If your child is eligible for free or reduced meal benefits, you can also receive additional benefits at Park Hill High School such as fee waivers, activity passes, free screenings and more.
Click HERE for more information.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our school social worker, Gayle Laney, 816-359-5747 or erikson-laneyg@parkhill.k12.mo.us.
If you need the application translated, please use this link. https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/translated-applications
Park Hill Clothing Center
The PTA Clothing Center serves all Park Hill School District students from Kindergarten through 12th grade, and the PTA asks you to bring some proof that you are enrolled in a Park Hill school. This could be a student ID, bus pass, dated letter from a principal or social worker, class schedule or enrollment form.
Donations are welcome at the Clothing Center. Please make sure your donations are clean, in good condition and bagged in kitchen-sized bags that the volunteers can lift.
2024-2025 Park Hill PTA Clothing Center Shopping Dates
- September 3 & 17, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- October 1 & 15, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- November 5 & 19, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
December 3 & 17, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- January 7 & 21, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- February 4 & 18, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- March 4 & 18, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- April 1 & 15, 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- May 6, 4pm-6pm
Helpful Links
Contact Information
Website: Tiffany Ridge Website
Facebook: Tiffany Ridge Facebook
Email: TiffanyRidgeAdministrativeAssistants@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Address: 5301 NW Tiffany Springs Road, KCMO, MO, United States
Phone: (816) 359-4400