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!