**Holiday Schedule Reminders**

3rd Grade Christmas Play
December 16th: 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
December 17th: 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Christmas Sing
December 19th
A Track Parents: 9:30 a.m.
B Track Parents: 12:30 p.m.*
*Note Time Change*
All Students Perform at Both Times

Winter Break
December 19th - Last Day of School
January 5th - School Resumes

A Holiday Message from Ashleigh

I wanted to wish all of our Ridgeline families a wonderful holiday season. The Ridgeline Spirit is amazing...I am so impressed with our students, parents, and faculty all working united together! I want to thank our PTA who has done an fabulous job with the projects we have completed so far this school year. The student involvement has surpassed our expectations! Thank you for the opportunity to serve as our PTA President. I have loved getting to know many parents and students, and I look forward to seeing and working with you all again in January!
Best Wishes,
Ashleigh Spencer

Happy HALLOWEEN!!

It is that scary fun time of year again! Here are a few reminders about Halloween at Ridgeline:

• Halloween Parade: 9:30a.m.
  

• Halloween Parade for afternoon Kindergarten and Preschool: 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (they will go through the lower grades halls.

• Halloween Parties: 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

• Halloween Parties for morning Kindergarten and Preschool: 10:30 a.m.

• Halloween Parties for afternoon Kindergarten and Preschool: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

• Please have your student come in their costume, and bring clothes to change into after the parade.

• NO masks or weapons (even fake ones) allowed.

• PLEASE remind your student about ways to keep safe this Halloween, and have a great holiday!!

Reflections...Celebrate Your Talents!

Reflections is a PTA Art Program and contest. Please join thousands of other students as they create entries based on the 2008-2009 theme, "Wow!"

**All work must be original and 100% created by the student!**

Think about the theme. Then select a category:
- Film Production
- Dance Choreography
- Musical Composition
- Photography
- Visual Arts
- Literature
- 3D Visual Arts

ENTRIES ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 14th

Entries form and rules can be picked up at Ridgeline's front office. For more information, please visit: http://pta.browsermedia.com/

Ridgeline Run was a HUGE Success!

Our 3rd annual Ridegeline Run was a HUGE success!! We surpassed our goal, raising over $17,000! The students had a terrific time, wearing their new Ridgeline Run t-shirts with pride. We would like to give special thanks to Jen Christensen, our Ridgeline Run Commissioner, and her wonderful committee who made this event a success. Thanks to Lori Jensen for designing our awesome t-shirts! Thanks also goes out to all of the volunteers who helped get each classroom ready to run, and cheered on our students!

We would like to thank our generous sponsors of the Ridgeline Run! Thank You!!
- South Summit Pediatrics
- Kneaders Bakery & Cafe
- Utah Peak Academy
- Flash Technologies
- Rhino Construction
- Intermountain Highland Clinic
- Affordable Printing
- Best Buy
- Boondocks
- Rob Chatwin
- Cookies by Design
- Gymcats
- Classic Skating
- Simple Products
- Cobblestone Cafe & Pizzaria
- The Moyle Family
- Cafe Rio
- Smiths Food and Drug
- The Brinkerhoff Family
- Olive Garden
- Roxberry
- Great Clips
- Chilis
- Pier 49
- Peppermint Place
- Radio Disney
- Kangaroo Zoo

Ridgeline Run on October 3rd

Join us on Friday, October 3 for our 3rd Annual Ridgeline Run! Our Ridgeline Run encourages physical activity, school spirit and most of all, FUN! Students will collect pledges for their participation. If each student can bring in a donation of $20 we will reach our school goal of $15,000. If we reach our goal EVERY student will receive a FREE Ridgeline Run t-shirt for race day! This is our PTA's main fundraiser. Our goal this year is to buy new books for the library, sponsor field day and to be able to continue the great programs the PTA offers. Please turn in pledge packets by September 30th.

Ways to Earn Tickets:
- Return t-shirt order form by September 24th
- Participate on Race Day
- Return Pledge Packet by September 30th with $20 in Pledges
- 1 additional ticket for every $5 over the $20 pledge

Rob Chatwin is our MC for the Run!!

We have many fantastic prizes, totaling over 200 prizes including:
- Wii
- iPod Shuffles
- Full Computer System
- Razor Scooters
- Board Games
- Many Fun Center Passes (Boondocks, Classics Skating and more!)
- Spy Camera
- Two tickets to the BYU vs. San Diego State Football game on November 8
- Great Clips
- Cookies by Design Cookie Bouquets
- Gymcats Passes
- Simple Products Flashlights
- Chili's Kids Meal
- Pier 49 Gift Card
- High School Musical 3 Movie Premier Tickets
- Roxberry Smoothies
- Cobblestone Cafe & Pizzaria Gift Card
- 50 Camp Rock Posters
- 50 High School Musical Posters
- PLUS MANY MORE!!!

Pedestrian Safety Month

September is Pedestrian Safety Month. The school's entrance is full of posters that students have made to show how they can be safe. We had over 130 participants. As parents we need to set the best examples as we can for our children. Please use designated crosswalks, and teach your students why safety is so important.

Dates to Remember for September & October

Dates to Remember

9/26 - Grandparents / Special Guest Day
9/30 - Vision Screening
10/3 - Ridgeline Run
10/6 - Community Council Meeting 3:45
10/7-10/10 - Book Fair
10/7 - PTA Meeting at 1:00 pm
10/8 & 10/9 - Parent Teacher Conferences
10/16 - 10/20 - Fall Break NO SCHOOL
10/21 -Meet the Candidates Night 6:30-8:30
10/23 - Picture Retakes
10/24 - Dads/Special Guest and Doughnuts
for the 5th grade
10/31 - Halloween Parade 9:30 - 10:30
Halloween Parties 1:15 - 2:15

Special Thanks to our Sponsors

The Ridgeline PTA would like to thank our sponsors that helped get our PTA off to a great start this year with their donations. Our silent auction was a lot of fun, and successful. We also all love our t-shirts. Thank You!!

The Sepulvida Family and Drive Marketing
The Music Store
Alphagraphics
Down East Home
The Jagged Edge Salon
Sandy Eastman
Domino's Pizza
Jiffy Lube
T&C Tire Store
Christy's
Great Clips
Barbacoa
Julie Bettinson
Kohlers
Color Me Mine of Draper and Provo
PostNet
5 Buck Pizza
Edible Arrangements
Platinum Car Wash and Detail
Gandolfo’s NY Delicatessen
Hancock Jewelers
Wendy’s
Inkley’s Portraits Plus
Liberty Land Fun Center
Costco
Jump on it
Thanksgiving Point

Grandparent / Special Guest Day!

Grandparents Day is this Friday September 26th. There are three sessions in the morning, and one session in the p.m. to accommodate p.m. kindergarten and preschool. The purpose of having multiple identical sessions is to allow grandparents to visit multiple grandchildren.

Here are the times:
Session 1: 9:15 - 9:35 am
Session 2: 9:40 - 10:00 am
Session 3: 10:05 - 10:25 am
Afternoon preschool and kindergarten: 12:40 - 1:05pm

*Remember to tell your guest your grade and teacher so they can find the classroom.

See you there!!

Ridgeline Trivia for September

So where do our 1050 students come from?

Think of an answer?
We will see if you are right!

There have also been some questions regarding SunCrest students and their residency status that we wanted to answer. Utah County SunCrest have always been a part of Alpine School District. The Salt Lake County SunCrest students are granted resident status (as opposed to transfer student status), due to legislation dealing with unique transportation issues that passed in the legislature in January 2008. So, all SunCrest students are in Alpine School District as resident students.

So do you have your answer??...

...Last Chance!!


ANSWER

Traverse Mountain: 453 Students (43%)

Highland: 306 Students (29%)

SunCrest: 291 Students (28%)

If you have a trivia question that you would like answered, e-mail us at ridgelinepta@gmail.com!!!

Back to School Night

We are almost through the first week of school! It is wonderful seeing all of the bright smiles in the hallways. Back to School Night is quickly approaching. Here are the details:

Back to School Night
Thursday, August 28th from 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.
6:00 - 6:30 - General Session in the gym
6:35 - 6:55 - Session I*
7:00 - 7:20 - Session II*
7:25 - 7:45 - Session III*

*There are three identical sessions to help parents be able to make it to all of their children's classrooms. Teachers will be giving parents important tools and information about the curriculum for the school year. Parents will also have the opportunity to join the PTA and purchase school t-shirts (limited supply). See you there!

We Need a Bookshelf!

The PTA room is in desperate need of a bookshelf! If anyone has any type of shelving they are willing to donate, please contact us at: ridgelinepta@gmail.com

Thank you all for your contributions to our PTA!!

Thank You!

I wanted to thank our Parents and Staff for making the Open House such a success! And I wanted to express a special thanks to our fabulous PTA volunteers who worked night and day to get ready for the Open House. When some of us were at the school Thursday night well past midnight, I knew we had a awesomely dedicated group!! Special Thanks to Mindi Beck for organizing so much of the silent auction and the membership campaign. She ROCKS! Special Thanks to Julie Bettinson who helped orchestrate our event, and even provided donations for the auction. And a Special Thanks to Renee our Treasurer - Although she thinks in numbers (which is the BEST for our books!) she was game to go out soliciting donations, and setting up and manning a table at the Open House. A few more volunteers like these, and we will have a PTA Super Hero Team! Thanks to all of our volunteers - without you the night would have been chaos.

Those of you who joined PTA, PLEASE volunteer! We need you! It can be as little as 30 minutes a week, a one time event, or as much 'till your heart's content! If everyone did a small amount, we would have success and less burnout.

It was fun meeting new parents and seeing familiar faces. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Open House

Our Open House is quickly approaching!

It is Friday August 15th, from 4pm-6pm.

The PTA will have a few booths set up. There will be one form to fill out for all your Memberships and School Spirit T-Shirt(s) needs. We will have three checkout lines, to try to alleviate wait time. This year we will be offering a discounted Spirit Family Membership for $26. This includes any two Adult PTA Memberships (can include family members such as a grandparent, uncle or aunt etc. in addition to a parent) and two Ridgeline Spirit T-Shirts.

If you are interested in volunteering with PTA, the Open House is a chance for you to sign up! The more the merrier! This gives you a chance to "K.I.S.S. your child" - Keeping Involved Sustains Success!

We will also be having a silent auction with donations from the community at the Open House and Back to School Night. This is a fun way to recognize our local businesses that support what we do, and to raise some funds for the programs and events that our PTA brings to the school.

Some of these Programs/Events include:
- Dad's or Special Guest and Doughnuts Day - One day for every grade
- McGruff House Program
- Take Home Reading
- Grandparent's or Special Guest Day
- Reflections Art Program
- Ridgeline Run
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Birthday Recognitions
- Field Day
- Red Ribbon Week
- And Much More!!

To make the membership drive fun for our students, the classroom(s) with the highest percentage of PTA participation will receive a Pizza Party at the end of September! Each teacher will have a "pizza" in their classroom, and when a parent joins the PTA, their student's name will appear on a "topping" to be added to the "pizza".

Every Friday is Spirit Day. A different grade will randomly be selected, and students of that grade who are wearing their Ridgeline Spirit T-Shirts in that will win a prize!

We are excited to serve with the PTA this year, and look forward to seeing you and your student's smiling faces at the Open House!

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome back to a new year at Ridgeline Elementary School! Here are some important dates that are coming up:

Friday August 15th - Open House 4pm-6pm

Monday August 18th - Class Work Begins

Thursday August 28th - Back-to-School Night:
General Session & PTA Meeting - 6-6:30
Parents in Classroom (Session I) - 6:35-6:55
Parents in Classroom (Session II) - 7:00-7:20
Parents in Classroom (Session III) - 7:25-7:45

Monday September 1st - Labor Day NO SCHOOL

Thank you for all of your support to the PTA! We are excited about the new year. We are still in need of a few more volunteers to serve with the PTA. If you are interested, please call Ashleigh at (801) 545-8620.