RIDGECREST ROAR October 15, 2023
Good evening Ridgecrest families,
Thank you for all the support during our fundraiser these past two weeks! We have not reached our goal of $26,000 quite yet, but we have definitely closed the gap in the past few days. The fundraiser is open through midnight tonight and we would be very grateful for any last minute donations to help us get there. The students would love to silly string our PTA president and me if we reach our goal! This fundraiser supports all the fun activities that the PTA and the school sponsor, so if you haven’t donated yet, this is your last chance. Please go to www.successfund.com/rrxz.
School Information
Picture Retakes – If your child missed having their picture taken or would like it retaken, their chance is coming up! Picture retakes are scheduled for October 16th. See the attached flier for more information.
Halloween is quickly approaching! – We will be holding our annual Halloween Parade as well as our classroom parties on Tuesday, Oct. 31st. The parade will start at 9:00 inside and we will proceed outside to the parade route by 9:15. Parents are encouraged to line the parade route and cheer us on. I will attach the parade route in the Oct. 22nd Ridgecrest Roar.
Please help your child to pick an appropriate costume. Here are some guidelines:
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No face masks or full face paint. We need to be able to visually identify students in costumes.
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Costumes that are provocative, revealing, sexual in nature or employ questionable props are not permitted.
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Costumes that depict violence, alcohol, or drugs are not permitted. Fake (or real) weapons are not permitted.
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Costumes that can be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, heritage or religion are not permitted.
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Costumes should not hinder your ability to participate in classes
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Costumes should include shoes
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Costumes and dressing up is optional
Digital Citizenship – Canyons School District Digital Citizenship Week will be October 16-18, 2023. Students will partake in activities that empower them to seek balance in their technology use and to be aware of their online actions. Connect with us throughout the week!
From the PTA:
Red and White Ribbon Week- We have red and white ribbon week coming up right after fall break. We will be tying ribbons on the school fence Tuesday, October 24th and are in need of some volunteers to help kids tie the ribbons. We also have some fun activities and would love some candy donations. Please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AADAD2EA5FCC16-45079268-redand
Halloween is coming up so be on the lookout for opportunities to sign up to help with the class parties. The room parents should be getting those sign ups out soon through their teachers. Remember if you are wanting to volunteer in the classroom you need to sign up through the district to be a volunteer. Go to https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/depts/external-relations/volunteer/
The approval process needs to be done every year and can take up to 72 hours.
PTA meetings are open to everyone. We meet the 2nd Monday of each month at noon in the conference room in the library. We would love to have anyone that is interested come! Our next meeting is scheduled for November 13th.
Reflections – We’re excited to announce it’s REFLECTIONS time again!! 🎉
This year’s theme: “I feel hope because…”. Every student is invited to participate and all entries due Oct. 23rd, 2023. Ask your child, “what brings you hope?”, let them reflect, and watch them create!! They can enter as many of the following categories that they would like, but only one entry per category. Click on each to find tips and rules:
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Literature (i.e. a poem, short story, narrative)
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Music Composition (audio files only, all types of music welcome)
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Photography (child must take the photo)
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Film (child must hold the camera)
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Visual Art 2D (Something you could hang on a wall- use any medium that lays flat)
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Visual Art 3D (i.e. sculpture, carpentry, jewelry, ceramics, diorama, something you typically wouldn’t hang on a wall)
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Dance Choreography (child must create the choreography)
Every student who enters receives a certificate and a prize! ⭐️ Parents will submit entries online here: utahpta.org/ref and please make sure you check the rules for the specific category your student is entering by clicking here: https://www.utahpta.org/reflections-rules-category-faqs
✨ After you’ve submitted your child’s entry online, please send any art pieces to the media center for display at the school so we can all be inspired ✨Questions? Contact Emily Featherstone @ emilylfeatherstone@gmail.com 💛Check out this cool reflections video: https://vimeo.com/861402114 (your students have watched it at school too!)
Our next PTA board meeting will be on Monday October 9th at Noon in the Library Conference Room. We would love to see you there!
Thanks!
Suzy Doom
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR:
October
18 NetPositive Assembly
19-20 No School – Fall Recess
23 No School – Teacher work day
27 End of 1st Quarter
31 Halloween Parade 9-10:30
-Sara
Sara Allen
Principal, Ridgecrest Elementary School
(801) 826-9250
Sara.Allen@canyonsdistrict.org
