Principal’s Message
Good evening Ridgecrest families,
It has felt a little bit more like fall this weekend with some lovely cool evenings and the colors starting on our trees. This upcoming week includes our Fall Break. I hope everyone is able to enjoy the outdoors in some way during this time.
Please remember school is not in session for students on Thursday, Friday, or the following Monday. School will resume after Fall Break on Tuesday, October 22nd. There also will not be a Roar this weekend. The next newsletter will be sent on October 27th.
Recycling at Ridgecrest
We have an update about recycling at Ridgecrest. The company we work with has changed their policy and rather than paying the school based on the amount of recycling material collected, the school now pays the company for the collection of recyclable materials. This has significantly increased the cost of maintenance for us.
Because of this, our recycling bin can no longer be a community resource. Please utilize other options for your recycling needs so the added financial burden can be reduced on our school. Thank you for your understanding.
STEM Night
We are excited to announce the return of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Night happening on November 19th, 2023 at Ridgecrest!
Our STEM teacher, Alicia Freeman, and a team of volunteers will be facilitating a large variety of STEM activities that are different from last year. We know this will be a fun evening full of STEM exploration for our students and their families.
To do our best to have enough activities for everyone, we are holding 2 sessions on this night. Food will not be provided during this event.
- 5:30-6:30pm, Session 1 – for students whose last name starts with A-M
- 6:45-7:45pm, Session 2 – for studentswhose last name starts with N-Z
We also need volunteers to help facilitate these activities. These activities are all premade and provided ready to go for us. All we need is for people to be willing to read instructions prior to the event, help set up, answer questions, give helpful hints when needed, and clean up their station when it’s over. If you are willing to help us with this event, please sign up at this link:https://forms.gle/dTbKEML5Dj98Fxz58 STEAM Squad members will be able, and encouraged, to help with the event as well.Thank you for your help and support!
Digital Citizenship
October 14-16, 2024, Canyons School District will be participating in our annual Digital Citizenship Week. As part of the Thrive Time curriculum adopted by the board in June of 2024, students get a lesson approximately every month around digital citizenship issues. Some of the topics include:
● Media balance & well-being
● Privacy & security
● Digital footprints & identity
● Online relationships & communication
● Cyberbullying, digital drama, & hate speech
● News & media literacy
For the week of Digital Citizenship in October, we want to make this a time of celebration, awareness of the importance of digital citizenship, and a reinforcement of the skills they are learning throughout the year. Please take time to ask your student about what they are learning and the fun activities they are participating in.
We are also sharing a couple of resources for you if your family is interested in more information:
DLI Lottery for 2025-2026 Now Open!
The window to apply to enroll your child in Dual-Immersion will continue to be open through Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2024. A lottery will be held to determine entrance into the programs if the number of applicants exceeds the seats available per entering class. Information about CSD’s immersion programs and the application process can be found at canyonsdistrict.org.
Halloween
Halloween is quickly approaching. We will be holding our annual Halloween Parade as well as our classroom parties on Thursday, 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. The parade route is attached below.
Dress code still applies on Halloween, so please help your child to pick an appropriate costume. Here are the guidelines from our district policy:
- No face masks or full face paint. We need to be able to visually identify students in costumes.
- Costumes that are provocative, revealing, sexual in nature or employ questionable props are not permitted.
- Costumes that depict violence, alcohol, or drugs are not permitted. Fake (or real) weapons are not permitted.
- Costumes that can be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, heritage or religion are not permitted.
- Costumes should not hinder your ability to participate in classes
- Costumes should include shoes
- Costumes and dressing up is optional
From Our PTA
Hello Ridgecrest Families,
PTA activities seem to be rolling. We hope your students’ are enjoying their time spent before and after school. If you have any questions about these programs, please feel free to reach out to the email provided at the end of this newsletter.
As an appreciation to the students and the teachers for participating in our fundraiser, the PTA hosted fundraiser class participation parties this week, it was nice to see all the students having fun. We still have some grades to host a party for, but by the end of the month the entire school will have had a chance to celebrate their efforts for the fundraiser. Thanks again parents, volunteers, teachers and students. We couldn’t do it without you.
We Love our Volunteers – If you would like to volunteer at the school in any capacity you need to have signed up to volunteer through Canyons District. Here is the link if you have not done that yet. volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org<favicon.ico>If you plan to volunteer at the Halloween parties this is necessary.
Memberships and Spiritwear – givebacks.com<memberhub.png>PTA Memberships and Spiritwear are still available to purchase at the above listed website. If you have not signed up for PTA yet…Sign Up!
The Deadline to order Spiritwear is November 1st. Please get your orders in before that Friday…they could be great holiday gifts.
Also, We have a fun and informative instagram page! Follow us!http://www.instagram.com/ridegcrest_pta
Mission of PTA “To make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.”
Go Tigers!
Warmly,
Brooke Schneider
Ridgecrest PTA PresidentRidgecrest1pta@gmail.com
Additional PTA Opportunities
PTA Reflections 2024/2025You can start asking your students to get ready to submit entries for PTA Reflections this year. The theme is “Accepting Imperfection” and here is the link to go to for more information about Reflections this year. The Deadline for entries is Friday, October 25. If you have any questions please reach out to Emily Featherstone at: emilylfeatherstone@gmail.com
Important Dates
October 13th: Digital Citizenship Week
October 17-18: Fall Break – No school
October 21: Teacher work day – No school for students
October 22-25: Red Ribbon Week
October 25: End of the 1st quarter
October 31: Halloween Parade and class parties
November 1: Wired Well – Assembly & Make-up School Pictures (Flier attached below)
November 8: Veterans Day Assembly
Contact Info
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us at:
- (801) 826-9250
- sara.allen@canyonsdistrict.org
- www.ridgecrest.canyonsdistrict.org
Sincerely,
Sara Allen
Principal, Ridgecrest Elementary
