RIDGECREST ROAR May 21, 2023
Good evening Ridgecrest families,
This year came and went so fast. It really is surprising to me every year when the end of the year seems to come so quickly. Please remember that the last day for kindergarten is Monday, 5/22. Our kindergarten students will all be completing their end of year, individual assessment during pre-scheduled appointments on May 23-25. Speaking of assessments, we did reach our required goal of 95% of students completing the RISE test in 3-5th grade. Thank you for helping to make that a priority and having your children at school each day. Our students have made some tremendous progress this year.
This will be our last newsletter for this school year. So, I want to take a moment to say thank you to a few groups. First, our Student Council has helped our school focus on kindness as a priority especially through the last month of school. They held an assembly this past week to celebrate kindness and it was well done. I also want to acknowledge those individuals that spend so much time at our school helping to run activities that enrich the experience for all children at Ridgecrest. Some of these will be moving on from Ridgecrest and leave a long legacy behind them. We wouldn’t be the wonderful community we are without their dedication. Thank you so much!
School will be released this Friday at 12:45 PM. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up at this time. The office will be officially closed by 1:00 PM. There will not be an adult available to supervise your child past this time.
School Information
Film Festival Results – We have some talented students here at Ridgecrest! We had 14 nominations and 3 winners in the 2023 Annual Canyons District Film Festival!! Here are the results…
- Animation: 2nd Place: Evan Hsieh for “Bun Cakes”. Nominees and Honorable Mentions: Adam Philips, Dagny Philips, Addison Cutler, Grayson Cutler, Evan Hsieh (x2), Elle Hsieh, Keri McNall, Sam Alden
- Short Film: 2nd Place: Judah Petitt (featuring Shiloh Petitt), for “The Dance Off”. Nominees and Honorable Mentions: Avery Gray, Zach Babb, Sophia Marron
- Public Service Announcement: 3rd Place Adlee Madsen for “Smoothie Making”
We want to congratulate these Ridgecrest Tigers on their amazing achievement! You can view these Film entries at the following link: Film Festival Entries
Lost and Found – We will be donating our lost and found on the last day of school at noon. There are currently several nice winter coats in the lost and found. Please remind your child to check the lost and found this week.
Kindergarten Registration – We are working on class placement for the upcoming school year. If you have a child that will be five years of age on or before September 1, 2023, the child qualifies for kindergarten this fall. Please help spread the word to families around you in our community to begin enrollment online using our school website, ridgecrest.canyonsdistrict.org.
Library Books Missing – We currently have 48 overdue books and 54 lost books from our library. Will you please help find our missing books by looking around your house and returning any books you find to our library. Thank you!
Summer Options – ST Math is available all summer long. Students can use their Clever log on to access this and keep enjoying the fun puzzles while also keeping their math skills fresh.
PTA News:
Hi Ridgecrest Families,
We cannot believe that the end of the school year is already here! We would like to thank you all for all your help throughout this school year! We had a fun year, and hope that you did as well!
We are still looking for helpers with our upcoming Field Days. Kindergarten Field Day is on May 22nd from 9-11am and then Field Day for grades 1-5 is on May 23rd. If you are interested in helping on either or both of those days, please sign up through the following links.
Kindergarten Field Day (Monday, May 22nd)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949A8AD2DA1FC1-kindergarten1
1st-5th Grade Sign Up (Tuesday, May 23rd)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949A8AD2DA1FC1-ridgecrest6
Also, our annual 5th grades vs. Teachers Kickball Game is coming up on May 24th. We are in need of volunteers to sit with classes during the game. Please sign up using the following link to help out. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084aa9a62ea6ff2-5thgrade1#/
Ridgecrest and PTA are excited to facilitate a program next year called Book Blitz Jr. This is a program for 3rd/4th and 5th grade students next year. A flier was sent home last Friday but some had an incorrect QR code. Please go to the following link to fill out the survey if you and your students are interested. If you have any questions you can contact Brooke Schneider; brookeyschneid26@gmail.com. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDqODXsgOcBOG2ghCqlZTtmJ2KzClIkKosTEhLXKXfYn7zVw/viewform
There are many positions within the PTA membership that we will need help with next school year. If you are interested or would like more information, please reach out to us at the school or email at ridgecrest1pta@gmail.com.
Have a great summer!
See you next school year,
Your Ridgecrest Elementary PTA 2022-23 Board
Information previously shared that still might be helpful:
Sweepers – Ridgecrest is looking to hire some sweepers to help clean our building for 2 hours in the afternoons each day. We have several open positions with a starting wage of $10.73 / hr. Applications are available in our front office.
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR:
May
22 Last Day for Kindergarten/ Kinder field day
23-25 Kinder KEEP Testing
23 Field day 1-5 grades
26 Last Day of School
With gratitude,
-Sara
Sara Allen
Principal, Ridgecrest Elementary School
(801) 826-9250
Sara.Allen@canyonsdistrict.org
