Week of October 21-25, 2019

Ridgemount Families,

A reminder that Monday, October 21 is photo day. Individual and class photos will be taken on this day. Proofs will be sent back to the school within 2 weeks for you to place your orders. There will be a photo retake day and grade 8 grad photo day scheduled at later dates. A reminder that this Wednesady is Bus Driver appreciation day so we are asking all students and staff to wear yellow in appreciation of our bus drivers.

Please be sure to have your child check the lost and found bin in the front foyer of the schoo as it is overflowing with items looking for theri owners.   A reminder that all parents/guardians must enter the school at the front doors on Hester Street. We are a secure access school and in order to ensure the saftey of all students we ask everyone visiting the school or picking up students to enter through this door only. Also our school board Nutriotn Policy and student allergies/fo0d restrictions does not allow families to bring in cakes, cupcakes or other treats to celebrate birhtdays so please check with your child’s teacher before bringing any food into the school so that they can inform you as to what is permitted. Thank you.

Please be sure to register to our website  at:  https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/ridgemount/   to keep updated on school and HWDSB events.

Please click on the link below to view the Ridgemount Week at a Glance for the week of Oct 21-25, 2019 :Week at a Glance Oct 21-Oct 25 2019

Please continue to  inform and update teachers regarding your children (i.e., medical, allergies, special education needs, parent/guardian changes, address / phone) and to complete the Student Package of forms that will be sent home during the first few days of school.  If your child will need to have medication administered at school, there are mandatory forms to be completed and signed by the treating physicians so please request these forms from the office and have them completed as soon as possible. (NOTE: WE CANNOT ADMINISTER ANY FORM OF MEDICATION INCLUDING OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK COMPLETED).

If you require assistance or have any questions about completing these forms please contact your child’s teacher or the school office ( 905 575 1535).  Accurate and updated completion of these forms helps us to communicate better with you and to stay updated.

A reminder that playground supervision begins at 8:30 am and goes until the bell at 8:45am. Do not leave students unattended before this time please.  Supervision is also provided from 3:05-3:20pm so be sure that all students are picked up by 3:20pm. Kindergarten families will pick up their children just outside of the Kindergarten Area at the end of each day. 

We ask that parents and guardians avoid entering the classrooms unless you have made an appointment or need to speak to a staff member. Please come by the office and we will do our best to accommodate you.  This ensures the safety of all students and allows our staff to successfully carry on their responsibilities with as little disruption as possible.

In order to ensure the safety of everyone at Ridgemount please adhere to the traffic / parking signs posted around the school premises. There are designated parking spots and areas that must be kept clear for our buses. Our buses stop on Hester Street and on Ronaldshay Avenue so please keep these areas clear at all times. There is parking/stopping on the East side of Ronaldshay and further up Ronaldshay adjacent the staff parking lot. We ask that parents/guardians not enter the school parking lot during entry and dismissal as we also have our students with special needs loading and unloading buses in the parking lot.  The City By Law officers do monitor our school and will ticket so please be diligent in abiding by these rules.

Be sure to subscribe to our school website at:  www.hwdsb.on.ca/ridgemount  (under the school photo is the link to “Subscribe”) to keep updated on upcoming school events and news!! Follow us on Twitter at @Ridgemount_hwdsb

We will have Pizza available weekly on Wednesdays starting Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019.  Pizza will be available for $1.25 per slice. Order forms will go home soon and must be returned by the deadline dates. We will have some slices available for sale each Pizza Day for $1.25 / slice however it is first come first serve so unfortunately we cannot always guarantee that there will be slices available to all students.

Our snack program will be up and running this week along with white and chocolate milk sales (75 cents per carton).  Grab and Go bins will be provided on 3 days of the week (Tues, Wed and Fri) and bins filled with healthy snacks will be distributed to classrooms for students to eat at the beginning of these 3 days.

A reminder that if you need to stop by the school you will need to enter at the front entrance on Hester St. As we are a secure facility you will need to push the doorbell button and wait for an office staff to identify you and then open the door.  If you are dropping off lunches for your child you can place it on the lunch cart outside the office labelled “Student Lunches”. Be sure to prearrange this with your child so that they know to come to the office at the Nutrition Break to pick up their lunch as we are unable to keep lunches in the office area.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child,  please make and appointment to meet with your child’s teacher.

Thank you,

Mr. G. Carey – Principal

Mme. N.  Kucic – Vice Principal