Best kids, families, teachers, & staff ANYWHERE! Thank you for raising such wonderful kids & for your support of CRI!

FEB. 14th!

EVERY SCHOOL will be affected by the outcome!

• SAFETY/SECURITY at Canyon Ridge, the Middle Schools, and every school!
• HVAC - heat & air improvements
• CLASS-SIZE!

EVERY VOTE MATTERS soooooo much -

• Apathy & not voting will affect your child & our schools.
  
• LAST BOND ELECTION - The majority OF VOTERS voted to PASS the last bond election, HOWEVER, not be a great a enough margin.
• The outcome of this election will directly affect your child.

IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY & SECURITY MATTER!

CLASS-SIZE MATTERS!

REPAIRING HEAT & AIR!

• How important is this bond election???!
• https://www.mustangps.org/departments/bonds-construction

BIG NEWS:

• EVERY CHILD can receive 3 fun prizes SIMPLY for signing up & will be enterred FOR DAILY DRAWINGS of big prizes!
• CRI DAY OF AWESOMENESS FUNDRAISER Donation-Drive Kicked Off last week! - It's a DONATION fundraiser with a FUN INFLATABLE TOY EVENT coming in May! Please talk to your child. It is easy and such fun!

• HOW YOU CAN HELP: Help your child register & enter emails & phone #'s online on the secure Fundraiser website & he/she will instantly be eligible for 4 days of daily drawings with chances to win prizes such as REFRIGERATORS full of cash! We will have daily prize drawings every morning the week following the kick off!
• Camp Canyon after-school Learning Camp #2 WILL FINISH Mon. & Tuesday 3:30 - 5:00pm (due to Snow Day last week)
  

Monday, January 30th:

• LEARNING CAMP - ends @ 5:00 pm; pick up from car-rider line!

Tuesday, January 31st:

• LEARNING CAMP - ends @ 5:00 pm; pick up from car-rider line!

Monday, FEB. 6th - online enrollment opens! It's important that you enroll your child online & then help your child choose their classes! All enrollment is online.

FEB. 9th - 5:30 - 7:00pm Parent Resource Night @ MHS Commons Area! Door prizes & great info! CLICK HERE!

VALENTINE'S DAY, FEB. 14th - NO SCHOOL for students; VOTING DAY for YOU!

• Not voting will affect your child's safety, security, & class-size.
• Make a difference!

Monday, January 30th:

• Last day to request an absentee ballot for the Feb. 14th Bond election for our children/schools
• Absentee Voting Info - https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting.html

Tuesday, January 31st:

• Vizavance vision screening

Thursday, Feb. 2nd:

• Life App Showcase 5th grade Assemblies! - Purpose is to help 5th grade students learn more about elective classes & choices so they can choose classes when ONLINE ENROLLMENT OPENS FEBRUARY 6th! (Save a utility bill!)

Monday, Feb. 6th:

• ONLINE ENROLLMENT OPENS!
• ALL ENROLLMENT IS ONLINE!
• Counselors Week! - HUGE thank you to our counselors!
• KINDNESS DRESS-UP DAYS this week!
• Candygram Sales Kicks off! $1 each - Surprise your child with a positive encouraging note and a small piece of candy delivered to their classroom (or students may surprise friends!) Or they may purchase them for themselves or friends!
• Rockin' the Ridge Character Assemblies
• Bronco Bistro - food & games in Media Center during lunch/recess for all of the Jan/Feb character winners

Tuesday, Feb. 7th:

• ORANGE LEAF - sold @ recess $5 cash

Wednesday, Feb. 8th -

• LYRIC THEATER visits CRI - Lyric Theater will perform the musical "Oklahoma" for 5th grade students in an interactive performance in the cafeteria. It's a wonderful opportunity!

MONDAY, FEB. 13th:

• NO SCHOOL for students MON & TUES
  Teacher planning days

TUESDAY., FEB. 14th:

• NO SCHOOL
• VOTING DAY - ELECTION RESULTS will greatly affect CLASS-SIZES!
• CLASS-SIZE MATTERS SO MUCH!
• Polls are open 7am - 7pm
• Happy Valentines Day! Please stop by and VOTE!

Wed., Thurs., & Friday - FEB. 15-17:

• BEAST WEEK! - sponsored by 5th grade STUCO
• Raising Money for Children with severe illnesses around the district!
  
• Half-Court Bball Shots - during recess (Raising $ to help others!)
• Corn Hole Tournament - during recess (Raising $ to help others!)
• Fun for kids while focusing & helping others!

HELP YOUR CHILD SIGN UP ONLINE & THEN SIGN their Golden Ticket!

• Just signing up 10 people ENTERS YOUR CHILD for daily drawings OF BIG PRIZES THIS WEEK!
• Every student signing up 10 people online immediately receives 3 fun smaller prizes! - a color bar, a sock monkey that flies up to 20 feet, and a multi-charging cord!
• Help Raise Money for CRI
• Help your child have a BLAST on Day of Awesomeness!
  

Lots of prizes just for signing up!

• INFLATABLES - DAY OF AWESOMENESS - Coming! We are planning a huge fundraiser INFLATABLE TOYS, MUSIC & MORE OUTDOOR EVENT IN MAY - All students will be able to attend for some time, but students who enter emails/texts to help raise donations for our school will have EXTRA TIME on all of the inflatables.
• TO DO ASAP - Just for helping your child REGISTER ONLINE & ENTERING friends' & families' email/phone #'s on the secure site we have used for years - your child will INSTANTLY be eligible for a week of DAILY DRAWINGS for COOL PRIZES:
• We will draw for 3 refrigerators full of cash & much more this week!
• ELIGIBLE before any money is raised or donated!!!

• It's a donation drive for CRI: We plan to repair our Flag poles, purchase library books, fun online educational programs, student technology, PE equipment & more!

JOIN THE FUN!

• WHAT IS THE CAMP? - It is a free camp focused on having fun and strengthening students' math & reading skills! Students will also enjoy team-building activities & snacks each day before they rotate through learning centers! Everyone will enjoy pizza on Thursday!
• DATES - CAMP #2 finishes this week 1/30 & 1/31. CAMP #3 is the entire week of 2/6.
• WHERE? - It starts in the CRI cafeteria, followed by learning centers in a variety of classrooms
• TIME? - 3:05pm to 5pm every day! Students in the camp stay after school, & parents pick up their children from the car-rider line at 5pm

IMPORTANT

• HOW DO I SIGN UP for this WEEK-LONG CAMP? - Call the front office 405-256-6955
  
• LAST OPPORTUNITY for your child to participate in this FUN & GREAT LEARNING CAMP OPPORTUNITY! - Yes, our 3rd learning camp is set for the week of February 6th. Call now!

WATCH FOR DETAILS regarding the opportunity for your Family to join us as we take a BUS & Volunteer at the Regional Food Bank!

• We LOVE providing our kids the experience & JOY of SERVING OTHERS!
• Tentative Date - Saturday, March 4th
• Details coming soon!

A HUGE THANK YOU to 5th grade Student Council students, Mr. Aynes, Mrs. Jackson, & Coaches Reed & Mash for pulling off these WONDERFUL, FUN FUNDRAISING EVENTS.

• 5th grade STUCO students - purchased candy prizes for our students & organized these great games & activities!
• MONEY will go to several children across our district who are struggling with serious illnesses & great local causes.
• OUR CHILDREN ARE TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Your child will be excited & need your help!

• It's an EXCITING TIME!
• Your child will begin to have MORE CHOICES regarding their class schedule! Help your child select classes for next school year!

February 6th, students will begin re-enrollment (class selections) for the 2023-24 school year.

• Part of this process will be to verify residency.
• Save Your Utility Bills!
  

More info and updates to come!

• FYI: PreK Round-up will be held May 5-14, 2023 with notifications by June 1, 2023.

HUGE Congratulations to 5th grader AJAY BASNET. He is our School Spelling Bee Champion this year! Ajay will go on to represent CRI as he competes in the district level in February!

He will receive a trophy at the end of the year awards, too!

CRI fundraiser:

• Wish your child Happy Birthday by posting their name on the large electronic Marquee in front of CRI!
• Cost $20
• Pay in CRI front office
• Your child's name runs for approximately 2 weeks!

NOTE:

FREE to EVERY CHILD - We wish all students HAPPY BIRTHDAY on our morning TV announcements & call them to the front office for a small birthday surprise.

• 7:35 am - Everyone should time arrival AFTER 7:35 am
• 7:35 am - Car-rider gate OPENS
• 8:00 am - 1st bell
• IF NEED EARLY CHECK-OUT - Always by 2:45pm. We do not check out children between 2:45 - 3:05 pm to avoid confusion for students, end-of-day classroom business, & traffic problems. If you need to check your child out early for an appointment, be sure to pick them out before 2:45pm.
• 3:05 pm - school dismisses
• 3:05 pm - car-rider gate opens
  

NOTE: 7:50 am - There is hardly any traffic!

Daily:

• ARRIVE BEFORE 8:00am
• 1st BELL is @ 8:00am
• Children go to class @ 8:00am
  Tardy bell is @ 8:10am.

Lunch/Breakfast

• School Meals are NO LONGER FREE this year.
• Please monitor your child's lunch/breakfast account :)

• EVERYONE should apply!
• EVEN IF you feel you will NOT qualify or may choose NOT to use this benefit, PLEASE APPLY!
• Everyone applying helps raise money for our school!
  

This application may qualify your child for discounted or free lunches. If you do, lunches will automatically ring up free or at a discounted price, and it remains completely confidential:

• http://www.schoollunchapp.com/

Contact the counselor if you have questions or need assistance.
5th grade - hinklec@mustangps.org

6th grade - lindseyp@mustangps.org

Clubs & Events:

• Ridge Readers - Monthly/ All Year, Sign up in Library with Mrs. Tobler
• Running Club - Will have an end-of-year Olympic Game Day!
• Honor Choir
• Academic Team - rocking competitions this year!
• Science/Robotics Competition Team
  
• Science/Robotics Club - will be open to all students in the spring
• Board Games Bonanza at lunch - will pop-up periodically throughout the year!
• Archery - available to all students in PE classes
• Archery Competition Team
• Food Bank - open to all students & families; will be in the Spring
  
• Other clubs and Service Opportunities - throughout the year! Watch TV announcements and newsletters!
• STUCO - 5th grade Student Council Homeroom Representatives - lead all CRI students in service opportunities
• LEADERSHIP classes - 6th grade; may fill out application in the Spring for 6th grade Leadership Classes.

Adults & children @ CRI strive to ROCK the RIDGE with Kindness & giving our BEST! We are...

• Responsible
• On-track for Success
• Considerate
• & Kind!

MAIN NUMBER - (405) 256-6955

• ATTENDANCE or to CONTACT US

Administrative Assistants (secretaries):

• Paula Allison & Kathy Neuenschwander
• allisonp@mustangps.org
• neuenschwanderk@mustangps.org

Counselors:

• Chelsea Hinkle (5th grade) & Patti Lindsey (6th grade)
• hinklec@mustangps.org
  
• lindseyp@mustangps.org

Principals:

• Kathy Blackwell & George Meiwes
• blackwellk@mustangps.org
• meiwesg@mustangps.org

Media Director (librarian):

• Michelle Tobler - toblerm@mustangps.org

Nurse:

• Mary Ann Cornelison (and nurse's asst. Jill Isham)
• cornelisonm@mustangps.org

Spec Ed Dept. Head:

• Amanda Holeman - holemana@mustangps.org

Cafeteria Manager:

• Linda Riggs - riggsl@mustangps.org