Ridgecrest Elementary

RIDGECREST ROAR Mar. 7, 2021

Post published:March 8, 2021
Post category:Announcements

RIDGECREST ROAR Mar. 7, 2021

Hello Ridgecrest families,

We would like to welcome back new and returning students and their families. We realize for some of you it has been a year since you have been to school and we are so excited for you to be joining or returning to our school! We are excited for this week and for the new energy our 30 plus students will bring.

I wanted to review the Drop off and Pick up procedures for everyone. The Ridgecrest School Community Council prioritized parking lot safety this year. We ordered some new signs to help the traffic flow smoothly and create a safe environment. The first video is from the beginning of the year and shows how to properly maneuver through the drop off and pick up lanes. The second video discusses the new signage and some new routines we are asking parents to follow. Please watch the first if you are new or need a reminder of the pick up and drop off procedures. I am asking everyone to watch the second video, it is under 3 minutes.

Thank you!

Drop off and Pick up videos

Please scroll to the bottom of this link to view the video of the drop off and pick up routines: https://ridgecrest.canyonsdistrict.org/elementor-1309/
Video of new signs and routines: https://youtu.be/HG8l_QxfNvU

AB Calendar 2020-2021 AB Calendar 4 Day Week.docx

As we start a new term I wanted to attach the A/B calendar. All students 2nd-5th Grades will be on an A/B schedule for the remainder of the year. This is showing that what days your child will be in their homeroom in the morning. Please reach out to your teachers for more information.

Pokemon Cards – Each year we struggle with Pokemon Cards. Children bring them to school, trade them, and then are upset they are gone. We are starting to have problems with them this year. We are asking that Pokemon Cards stay at home so they do not end up disrupting our learning. If they come to school we will simply collect them and parents can pick them up from the office. Thank you for your help with this.

PTA
If your student is interested in participating in our upcoming VIDEO TALENT SHOW the deadline for videos is the end of day, Saturday, March 13th.

Videos should be one minute of less, taken horizontally, with good sound quality, and good lighting.

Please complete this simple google form linked below. Once we receive the form we will email you the google drive link to share your video.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO CHEER ON THE MANY TALENTED STUDENTS AT RIDGECREST!

Ridgecrest Talent Show entry form

Our VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR ENDS TODAY, 3/7. Items can be purchased online and will be shipped directly to your door. 25% of your purchase goes back to our teachers for purchasing items for the classroom.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ridgecrestelementaryschool16

If you are interested in being on the Ridgecrest PTA board next school year please contact Christybblake@gmail.com or text 801-809-5925.

The upcoming virtual PTA meeting is this week, March 9th at 12:00. Everyone is welcome.

To Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81328349231?pwd=QjRlMlIwQVQraW1WaE5BWEdzZzRtUT09

Meeting ID: 813 2834 9231
Passcode: 390413

Upcoming Events

March 8 Term 3 Students Return

March 9 Work-Based learning presentations 9:00 AM

March 9 PTA meeting 12:00 PM

March 11 SCC meeting 4:00 PM

March 13 Videos for Talent Show are Due to the PTA

March 22 Virtual Arts Assembly 10:30 and 11:00

March 26 Online Video Talent Show

April 5-9 Spring Break

April 22 SCC meeting

April 26-30 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 13 SCC meeting

May 20 Last day of Kindergarten

May 27 Last day of School

Have a great week!

-Julie

Julie Winfree, Principal

801-826-9250 school

Julia.winfree@canyonsdistrict.org

RIDGECREST ROAR Feb. 28, 2021

Post published:March 1, 2021
Post category:Announcements

RIDGECREST ROAR Feb. 28, 2021

Hello Ridgecrest families,

Thank you for attending our online conferences, we had a great turnout! The Ridgecrest Staff would like to thank the PTA for providing dinners both parent teacher conference nights. We felt so spoiled! This week, teachers will be working hard to prepare report cards. The district will be mailing student report cards to families starting on Friday.

Career Day: We are still in need of volunteers for Career Day!

This is what we still need:

1st Grade – One more presenter
2nd Grade – One more presenter
3rd Grade – Two presenters
4th Grade – One more presenter
5th Grade – None, We are covered

Please see the attached flyer with an active link for parents, grandparents, etc. to sign-up as a virtual presenter: https://forms.gle/aKAgJX6J49SeUXueA

Ridgecrest Virtual Flyer with active link.pdf

This is what Career Day will look like:

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Time: 9:00AM-9:40AM
A CSD Employee will create the ZOOM links and host the meetings with breakout rooms
Teachers will be sent a link to the ZOOM Meeting through a calendar invite. They will need to login to the Meeting and project it to the class.
Each grade will be in their own ZOOM session and listen to two (2) career speakers using breakout rooms
Presenters only have the option to speak to one grade
Presentations will be recorded and can be shared with additional grades if desired

School Counseling: Allie Teller (School Counselor) and Diana Aguilera Sanchez (School Social Worker) will be available for Parent Teacher Conferences; if you have a student who works with them and you would like to discuss their progress, please contact them to schedule an appointment: allie.teller@canyonsdistrict.org and diana.aguilera@canyonsdistrict.org or 801-826-9256

Allie and Diana will also be starting new social-emotional counseling groups in March – if you are interested in having your student receive support with school related social-emotional topics (emotional regulation, coping with worries, friendship support, social skills) please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwT9AAdGm-2A21L9aeAHV34cy8wcDgHkhW40aS6v4qYXdsLw/viewform. If your student already works with them, there is no need to fill out the form. This is available for all students coming back in person for 3rd trimester as well.

PTA

We are excited to announce our Ridgecrest VIDEO TALENT SHOW! If your student would like to participate, complete the form below and then submit a video one minute or less, taken horizontally, with good sound quality, and good lighting by MARCH 13th. (We realize that some performances are longer than one minute. Unfortunately, we do have to create a time limit due to the video format of the show.)

Please complete this google form linked below if your student would like to participate. Once this form is filled out you will receive an email with the google drive link to share your video.

Ridgecrest Talent Show entry form

Our VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR is still going for one more week, ending on 3/7. Items can be purchased online and will be shipped directly to your door. 25% of your purchase goes back to our teachers for purchasing items for the classroom.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ridgecrestelementaryschool16

If you are interested in being on the Ridgecrest PTA board next school year please contact Christybblake@gmail.com or text 801-809-5925.

The upcoming virtual PTA meeting is March 9th at 12:00. Everyone is welcome.

To Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81328349231?pwd=QjRlMlIwQVQraW1WaE5BWEdzZzRtUT09

Meeting ID: 813 2834 9231
Passcode: 390413

Upcoming Events

March 5 Report cards sent home by mail

March 8 Term 3 Students Return

March 9 Work-Based learning presentations 9:00 AM

March 9 PTA meeting 12:00 PM

March 11 SCC meeting 4:00 PM

March 13 Videos for Talent Show are Due to the PTA

March 22 Virtual Arts Assembly 10:30 and 11:00

March 26 Online Video Talent Show

April 5-9 Spring Break

April 22 SCC meeting

April 26-30 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 13 SCC meeting

May 20 Last day of Kindergarten

May 27 Last day of School

Have a great week!

-Julie

Julie Winfree, Principal

801-826-9250 school

Julia.winfree@canyonsdistrict.org

RIDGECREST ROAR Feb. 21, 2021

Post published:February 22, 2021
Post category:Announcements

RIDGECREST ROAR Feb. 21, 2021 Hello Ridgecrest families, This is an exciting week at Ridgecrest. We are having our Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences this week. A Parent–teacher conference is a great opportunity for teachers to share academic progress and growth. It is also a time to learn from parents so teachers can be better informed about students’ strengths, needs, and behaviors. The teachers will send families the link to the online conference. Our conferences are only 15 minutes long, so please be on time. Enjoy your conference! Thursday is an Early Out day. All students are released at 1:40 PM! Morning Kindergarten is released at 10:45 AM. There is NO SCHOOL or online learning this Friday, as it is a comp day for teachers. We are sending home an Intent to Return form with students. Please check their backpack or print it from here. Intent To Return.pdf Please only return the form if your child will not be attending Ridgecrest next year. This is critical that we have this information as we are entering the hiring season and need to accurate on how many students we attend Ridgecrest next year. Career Day: We are excited to have a Virtual Career Day at Ridgecrest Elementary. Please see the attached flyer with an active link for parents, grandparents, etc. to sign-up as a presenter: https://forms.gle/aKAgJX6J49SeUXueA This is what Career Day will look like: · Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 · Time: 9:00AM-9:40AM · A CSD Employee will create the ZOOM links and host the meetings with breakout rooms · Teachers will be sent a link to the ZOOM Meeting through a calendar invite. They will need to login to the Meeting and project it to the class. · Each grade will be in their own ZOOM session and listen to two (2) career speakers using breakout rooms · Presenters only have the option to speak to one grade · Presentations will be recorded and can be shared with additional grades if desired School Counseling: Allie Teller (School Counselor) and Diana Aguilera Sanchez (School Social Worker) will be available for Parent Teacher Conferences; if you have a student who works with them and you would like to discuss their progress, please contact them to schedule an appointment: allie.teller@canyonsdistrict.org and diana.aguilera@canyonsdistrict.org or 801-826-9256 Allie and Diana will also be starting new social-emotional counseling groups in March – if you are interested in having your student receive support with school related social-emotional topics (emotional regulation, coping with worries, friendship support, social skills) please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwT9AAdGm-2A21L9aeAHV34cy8wcDgHkhW40aS6v4qYXdsLw/viewform. If your student already works with them, there is no need to fill out the form. This is available for all students coming back in person for 3rd trimester as well. MATURATION PROGRAM: CSD to offer popular fifth-grade maturation program online While growing up can be hard, talking about it needn’t be. To help families rock “the talk” — even in this pandemic year — Canyons School District is offering its popular maturation program. From Wednesday, Feb. 24 through July 31, fifth-grade students and their parents will be able to access the program online at no charge through a password protected link. The presentations are conducted by professional speaker Carrie Ann Kemp who has been educating and entertaining young audiences, and their parents, for 20 years. Detailed instructions for accessing the courses have been emailed to all fifth-grade parents and guardians. PTA Our virtual book fair is starting tomorrow and goes until 3/7. Items can be purchased online and will be shipped directly to your door. 25% of your purchase goes back to our teachers for purchasing items for the classroom. Book orders forms are coming home with students this week. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ridgecrestelementaryschool16 If you are interested in being on the Ridgecrest PTA board next school year please contact Christybblake@gmail.com or text 801-809-5925. Upcoming virtual PTA meeting is March 9th at 12:00. Everyone is welcome. To Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81328349231?pwd=QjRlMlIwQVQraW1WaE5BWEdzZzRtUT09 Meeting ID: 813 2834 9231 Passcode: 390413 We are excited to announce our VIDEO TALENT SHOW! If your student would like to participate please submit a video, one minute or less, taken horizontally, by March 13th. Watch for more details to come! Upcoming Events Feb. 24 & 25 Parent Teacher Conferences Feb. 25 Early out day Feb 26 No school – Teacher Comp Day – No at Home Learning March 5 Report cards sent home by mail March 8 Term 3 Students Return March 9 Work-Based learning presentations 9:00 AM March 9 PTA meeting 12:00 PM March 11 SCC meeting 4:00 PM March 13 Videos for Talent Show are Due to the PTA March 22 Virtual Arts Assembly 10:30 and 11:00 March 26 Online Video Talent Show April 5-9 Spring Break April 22 SCC meeting April 26-30 Teacher Appreciation Week May 13 SCC meeting May 20 Last day of Kindergarten May 27 Last day of School Have a great week! -Julie Julie Winfree, Principal 801-826-9250 school Julia.winfree@canyonsdistrict.org