School Supply List

This is the list of school supplies that was given out with the end of year report card:

Kindergarten - No Supplies Requested (I would assume Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer, Kleenex pencils and glue stick will be wanted).

First Grade - Backpack with NO wheels, plastic pencil box (no zipper), hand sanitizer, Lysol or Clorox wipes, Ziploc bag - gallon and quart size, and Kleenex.

Second Grade - No Supplies Requested (I would assume Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer, Kleenex pencils and glue stick will be wanted).

Third Grade - Box of tissues, paper towels, Clorox wipes, glue sticks, pencils, and hand sanitizer.

Fourth Grade - 3 glue sticks, 1 box Ticonderoga pencils, 2 boxes of tissues, hand sanitizer, crayola markers, colored pencils, 2 spiral bound notebooks, 2 or 3 white board markers, sock or rag for eraser, Clorox wipes, 2 composition notebooks.

Fifth Grade - 5 two sided pocket folders, hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, Kleenex, dry erase markers, markers, and a one inch three ring binder.

Sixth Grade - Colored pencils, pencils, pencil tip erasers, 2 spiral notebooks, 2 composition notebooks, 1 ream of college lined paper, protractor, paper towels, hand sanitizer, Kleenex, and Clorox wipes.

Open House: 2011-2012 School Year

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer! Some important dates to remember coming up are:

- Monday, August 22: Open House from 4-6, a chance for students and parents to meet their teachers, join PTA, pay school lunch money and sign up for classroom events.

- Tuesday, August 23: First day of school: grades 1st-6th!
8:00 am - 2:15 pm: Track B
9:15 am - 3:30 pm: Track B

- Tuesday August 30th: First day of school for Kindergarten!

Check back for updates!!

Schoolwide Talent Show

Hi Ridgeline Parents and Families!! We just want to let you know that the School Talent Show will take place on Friday, May 27th at 9:30am. It's going to be lots of fun and a great way to kick of our last week of the school year. Hope to see you all there!!

School Picture Dates

We have had a lot of parents asking when Picture Day will be this year. School Picture Day is Wednesday Sept. 23. Retakes are on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Sign up for Smith's Learn and Earn!

During our PTA meeting yesterday we were happily surprised when our Lehi Smith's managers came in and presented our school with a check for $8,374.06!! WOW!! The school has many needs that this money can help with.

Many thanks to all of the parents who took the time to sign up for this program on their Fresh Values Card! It makes a HUGE difference for our school.

**Remember that you have to re-sign up for this program EVERY year. We will send out the bar codes that can be scanned at any checkout. If you forget your bar code, simply go to the customer service counter, and they can look up our school and get you signed up.

Thank You Smith's for your great program, and Thank You parents for your participation!

Back to School

I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer! Here are some important back to school dates to remember:

* August 14th: Class Lists Posted AFTER 5 pm

* August 19th: Open House -

(students can meet their teacher) 2pm - 4pm

* August 20th: School Begins (Grades 1 - 6)

* August 27th: Kindergarten Classes begin

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* August 27th: Back to School Night (Parents Only)

- 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: General Session

- 6:35 pm - 6:55 pm: Session 1

- 7:00 pm - 7:20 pm: Session 2

- 7:25 pm - 7:45pm: Session 3

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We will have school t-shirts available at the Open House and Back to School Night on a first come first served basis. We have had many requests to have a silent auction again, so we are planning to have one with our membership drive on both nights. Please renew your PTA membership to continue to support what we do for our school. We look forward to seeing you there!!

Ridgeline Is a Team Player!

Ridgeline Elementary
By: Jim Starr

During the month-long program students were able to see their reading minutes grow on a graph in the front hallway.: RES ASD

Students at Ridgeline read, and read, and read as part of the Utah Jazz, “Be a Team Player—Read” reading contest. Students were encouraged to read above and beyond their normal reading from January 23 to February 23, and they read hundreds of minutes each week.

During the month-long program students were able to see their reading minutes grow on a graph in the front hallway. Students were “jazzed up” about reading with daily music and announcements about top readers in each grade. Along the way students were rewarded for reading with T-shirts, candy treats, basketballs, stickers and other small prizes. Mr. Jeff Shirley kept enthusiasm high and got the whole family involved with a Jazz Reading Night at the school. Students were invited to bring parents and siblings to school on January 29 and join with other families in reading together. Students read, ate treats, entered drawings and worked on their goal of becoming stronger readers.

“Be a Team Player–Read” is an annual reading contest sponsored by the Utah Jazz, Scholastic Book Fairs, Russell’s Ice Cream and United First Financial. Fifty-five schools along the Wasatch Front participated this year. Ridgeline Elementary was among the top ten schools in total minutes of reading. Students were rewarded for reading so much by having Utah Jazz player Carlos Boozer visit the school on March 3 to read to students.

Boozer not only read to students, but he also shared personal experiences about growing up in Alaska, how much he loves basketball and his family, and how important reading and setting goals has been in his life. He took time to present reading awards to top readers in every class K-6, answered questions from students, and posed for a few photographs.

Each student received an autographed photo of Carlos Boozer, and Russell’s Ice Cream provided shakes for the entire student body. ♦