Riddle Report

August 29th- Boosterthon Kickoff

September 2nd - No school for students (teacher workday)

September 5th - Holiday (No school)

September 8th- Boosterthon Fun Run

September 21st- Fall Picture Day

September 22nd Spirit Night at Chick Fil A

We are so excited to have our students back at Riddle! It was a lot of fun popping into all of the classrooms last week and checking on our students. They are so excited to see their friends and to be back at school.

I know our carpool lane was crazy last week! Ha! It will keep getting better, I promise! All students are usually picked up the first day which makes it hard. Students are started to get the procedures and routines down. Our teachers are practicing with them daily. Please be sure you let your child's teacher know by noon when there is a dismissal change. Teachers often can't check their email during the day. It is important to keep your child's dismissal the same as much as possible. Thanks for your help with this!

School Supply Packages are ON SALE NOW for $45 each. These will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. Please bring exact cash as we won't have change. We have 1 second grade pack, 1 third grade pack, and 5 fifth grade packs available.

School breakfast and lunches will cost money this year. Please take a look at this "Back to Paid" flyer for more information.

Please complete this short survey to let us know how you prefer to receive campus information. Thanks!

***Parents - we will not have lunch visitors for the first 2 weeks of school. After that, parents are welcome to come and have lunch with their child starting on August 25th. You must have identification to come into the building.

Please continue to follow our website and social media for updated information and look for continued additions to our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Let's make it a great week!

Mrs. Cox

Principal

Riddle Elementary

coxh@friscoisd.org

Our Boosterthon is right around the corner and we are super excited! This year we are raising $15,000 for teaching easels with storage! We need your help to get us to our goal!

**All students who log on to Mybooster.com today - will be able to bring a stuffed animal to school on an upcoming designated day.**

Registration is beginning today, please see the flyer below for more details.

Parents,

Please note, in order to limit traffic in and out of the building for security purposes, lunches and other items need to be sent with your child every morning. Parents will not be permitted to enter the building to drop off these items each day. There will be grade-level bins located outside to drop off forgotten items like jackets, backpacks, and lunches. These bins will not be ideal places for food items due to the heat, so please send food items with your children. These bins will be checked by a teacher from the grade level once a day. Please plan accordingly.

Regular and punctual attendance is the greatest factor in school success; therefore, a student’s first concern should be to attend class regularly. Being absent unnecessarily from school impairs a student’s opportunity to succeed in studies and also indirectly encourages the development of poor attitudes toward schoolwork and other obligations. A significant part of the learning process occurs in direct instruction from the teacher and the interaction between students and teachers within the classroom; completing makeup work, worksheets and other assignments cannot take the place of these essential interactions in the classroom. Communications between students, families and the school district personnel are important to understanding how attendance plays a role in a student’s overall success. We must all work together for a student to have the best educational experience possible and to take advantage of all of the opportunities available!

Jordan Carlisle

Riddle Elementary

Assistant Principal

carlisjo@friscoisd.org

When your student must be absent for any reason, written notification is required. All parents should use the “attendance reporting button” on the campus website. Notes to teachers, office staff, etc. via email or otherwise cannot officially be logged without sending it through the button. Please look for the “Report An Absence” button located in the top, right corner of the Riddle website.

https://schools.friscoisd.org/campus/elementary/riddle/home

Hi Parents! I'm so excited to start the year as your new counselor. Here is the link to my website. Here you can find information regarding referrals, guidance lessons, resources and more!

These next weeks, I will be conducting Minute Meetings with students. This is a quick check-in to allow me to personally introduce myself to your student and get to know them better. I'm excited to meet everyone.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need anything.

Claire Molnar

Counselor

469.633.3204

molnarc@friscoisd.org

Riddle Elementary

Counselor Website

Hello Riddle Families,

My name is Anna Fitts and I am the school librarian at Riddle Elementary. I am from Dallas, Texas. I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and also a Masters of Educational Technology and Library Science from the Texas A & M Commerce. I am certified to teach Early Childhood through 6th grade and ESL students. I am also a certified school librarian. I was a first grade teacher at Riddle for five years. I love to spend time with my family including my husband Joel, and daughters, Kate and Emma. In my free time I enjoy running, baking, cooking, and gardening. I am so excited to see you all!

Kindergarten and First grade parents please remember to pack extra clothes to change into for accidents that happen at school! This will be super helpful for your student to have something familiar to wear if they have an accident.

Please remember to continue to bring in medication forms and action plans! I cannot give any medications without them.

The only nonprescription medication for students I can give are Tylenol, Advil, Benadryl, and Tums when you provide the medication and sign the Medication: Parent/Guardian Request Form. After 10 doses are given, a doctor's note is required! Please email me if you have any questions 🙂

Thank you!

Lindsey Yee BSN, RN

Riddle Elementary School Nurse

469-633-3208

469-633-3258 (fax)

yeel@friscoisd.org

FISD Health Services

Returning Students

For students who are returning to FISD for the 2022-23 should have completed the online registration process which included updating immunizations if necessary, along with providing proof of residency. These two pieces are required in order for your child to be placed on a class list. Please refer to the link below on submitting your proof of residency and information for immunizations.

Returning Student Proof of Residency Link

Immunization Information

New Student

All enrollment is online. For new students, please access the link below to complete the registration process.

New Student Enrollment Link

Not Returning to FISD

If your child is not returning to FISD and you have not completed the online withdrawal process, please access the link below to complete the withdrawal form.

Student Withdrawal Link

Please keep a copy of the FISD School Calendar on hand for the 2022-23 school year. This calendar tells you all dates that students are out of school for the entire year. It is extremely important you try to plan all holidays and trips around the days students are out of school. Students who miss more than 10 school days will face truancy consequences.

As Frisco ISD works to communicate timely information to parents and staff during this period of school closure, we encourage you to ensure you are receiving text messages. The District utilizes the School Messenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more. You may recognize the School Messenger name as the system that currently sends emails and phone calls.

Many of you have opted into text message service, which has primarily been reserved for emergency communication. If you are uncertain as to whether you have opted in, you may participate in this free service simply by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s code number, 67587.

You can also opt-out of these messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with “Stop”.

SchoolMessenger is compliant with the Student Privacy PledgeTM, so you can rest assured that your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

School times will remain the same this year. School starts promptly at 7:45 am and school will end at 3:05 pm. Tardies will be counted for students arriving at school after 7:45 am. Tardies count as part of a school day. Leaving early also counts as missing part of a school day. After a total of 10 instances, truancy measure will be implemented. Thanks for your help with this matter!

Dear Parents,

We are so excited to partner with you this year to support our great students and staff at Riddle. The easiest way for you to support our efforts is to become a member of the Riddle PTA for $10 per person. Your membership dues help fund programs and activities for the students throughout the year. Please click on the JOIN PTA link below to become a member today!

JOIN PTA

Riddle PTA President

Stephanie Forester

Foresters@Friscoisd.org

For the 2022-23 school year, students with a positive COVID test will receive up to five excused absences per occurrence. Parents must submit a picture or copy of a positive COVID test and students quarantined without a positive COVID test may be excused with a parent note for each day absent. These parent notes will count toward the eight parent notes allowed by Frisco ISD. All absences will be considered when working through 90% attendance for credit and should be submitted in the form at the top of our campus website.

FISD Board Policy requires that each volunteer, chaperone, and/or mentor undergo a background check before working with students. Frisco ISD uses VOLY, a volunteer management system, to complete background checks and to post volunteer opportunities. To work with students on campus, you will need to create a VOLY account by visiting https://friscoisd.voly.org.

You will be prompted to complete the background check during your VOLY account creation process. Keep an eye on your inbox for your background check approval (the process can take up to 3-5 business days). VOLY will send you customized e-mails with opportunities that may interest you for volunteering.

Family and community members must complete a background check once every year starting in July.

If you need help, email volunteer@friscoisd.org, call 469-633-6860 or complete a ticket through the VOLY support system.

The Gold Card allows those who are age 60 and older and live within the FISD enrollment boundaries to get free admission to most District athletic and fine arts events. The 2022-23 Gold Card is now available and can be picked up on weekdays at the FISD Administration Building (5515 Ohio Drive) or the FISD Athletic Office (6950 Stadium Lane). A picture ID with a home address must be shown in order to receive a Gold Card. More information is available here.

Frisco ISD parents have access to the curriculum outline and pacing guides used Districtwide for each grade level. The curriculum outlines are created and revised each year by District educators and are rooted in the statewide curriculum standards provided by the Texas Education Agency, called the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS.) Access the curriculum and pacing page.

Email: riddle@friscoisd.org
Website: http://schools.friscoisd.org/ES/riddle/site/home
Location: Frisco, TX, United States
Phone: 469-633-3200
Twitter: @RiddleElem