Principal’s Message
Good evening Ridgecrest families,
Thank you very much for helping to make Halloween an extra special day for our children by lining our parade route and helping every child to feel special in their costume. I love this community tradition!
This past week, we also had an assembly about digital citizenship and internet safety. Our students reviewed the importance of talking with trusted adults, limiting screen time, and prioritizing people and kindness while using electronic devices. Our students did a wonderful job participating during this assembly.
Today is daylight savings time, so if you haven’t already, remember to set your clocks back 1 hour.
Lost and Found
We are overflowing with lost items. Please remind your child to check the lost and found this week. We will be donating all items remaining at the end of the day on Friday, 11/8.
Veterans Day Assembly
Ridgecrest is proud to honor those in our community who have served in the Armed Forces. We would like to invite our students to submit Honor Wall forms to be displayed for their loved ones, friends, and neighbors that have served our country (living or deceased), and invite them to join us for a reception and assembly to honor them for their service on Friday, Nov. 8th.Information was sent home Friday, or please see the attached flier and form. Submit your Honor Wall forms for display and RSVPs for the Assembly by Nov 6th.
We are excited to continue this tradition of gratitude for those who serve our great nation.
Ridgecrest Food Drive
Our annual food drive will be held November 4th-8th. During this time we are asking for unopened, non-perishable, non-expired food item donations. If your family is able to share, please send these items with your child during this time. All food collected will be donated to families in need within our Ridgecrest Community.
We have two big boxes in the main hall, one marked BYU and one marked University of Utah. Students’ can choose who they cheer for and put the donated food items in the specified box. With the big rivalry football game coming up, this should be fun!
Requesting a Care PackageIf your family would like to receive one of our care packages, please complete this Food Drive Form.
We will have care packages ready to be picked up on November 11th, between 7:30 – 8:30 AM OR from 4:00 – 5:00 PM. Any care packages, not picked up by the end of this day will then be donated to the Brighton High School food pantry.
If you need help or clarification about receiving a care package, please reach out to our front office at (801) 826-9250.
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!
Safe Walking Routes
Our School Community Council (SCC) has been working to review and update our school’s safety plans. Attached below is a map and description of our Safe Walking Routes. Please take a moment to review this with your children to make sure you are aware of the safest way to come to school.
We also want to ask everyone to consider the ongoing construction on 7200 South for our children who are walking that way and if you are driving. We are so grateful to Cottonwood Heights City for the sidewalks that have been added on that street this year, however, it will continue to be a less safe area for our children to walk through and a slower way to drive until construction is complete.
And last, we have a reminder that sometimes the safest way to get to and from school is by riding the bus. You can visit our transportation website linked here to see if your child qualifies to ride on a bus.
From Our PTA
Hello Ridgecrest Families,
What an exciting week with Halloween in the mix! It was fantastic to see all the creative and fun costumes during the parade. Also I hope the students’ enjoyed the class parties. We appreciate all the volunteers who made the parties a success and everyone who donated items and showed up to help in the class. Also thanks to the teachers, staff, and PTA members who helped the day run smoothly.
We have a few things coming up to keep on your radar.
Extra Halloween Candy DonationsIf you happen to have extra halloween candy that you are willing to donate to the school we could use that for tiger pride, as well as incentives for our extra programs…we would be happy to take that off your hands. We are looking for;-Individually wrapped candies-No Chocolate or nuts-tootsie rolls, star bursts, hi chew like candy is all that we can accept
Please bring these items in an enclosed bag to the front office and mention it is for the PTA. Thanks
STEM Night November 19thTuesday, November 19th is STEM Night at Ridgecrest and we could use some volunteer help. Please use the link below to sign up to volunteer that night.https://forms.gle/dTbKEML5Dj98Fxz58
Book Blitz November 7thOur next Book Blitz meeting is from 3:30-4:00 PM in the Media Center.
Follow us on Instagram for updates and information regarding PTA activities at Ridgecrest.
PTA Mission“To make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.”
I am truly honored to be a part of our amazing Ridgecrest Community.
Warmly,
Brooke Schneider
Ridgcrest PTA President 24/25
Important Dates
November 4: PTA Meeting at noon
November 4 – 8: Food Drive
November 8: Veterans Day Reception and Assembly
November 19: STEM Night
November 20: SCC Meeting 4 PM
November 20-23: Papa Murphy Community Nights
November 26: Day of Play
November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break
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
