Week of December 16-20, 2019

Ridgemount Families,

A reminder that all of our families are invited to join us for our Holiday Sing-A-Long on Wednesday, December 18th at 6:30 pm in the gymnasium.  Our school Holiday Concert will take place on Thursday, December 19th at 9:15am in the gymnasium. All families are welcome.  Thank you to Ms. Filipovic, Ms. Clarke and Mme. Gagnon for all of their hard work preparing and organizing these events. Thanks to all of our staff for their support and to all students that are taking part. We look forward to enjoying these productions!!

When attending our Holiday Sing-A-Long or The Holiday Concert or when dropping off or picking up your children please be sure to check or have your children check the Lost & Found for any missing items. All items will be packed up and sent to a local charity this Friday.

Thank you to all of those families that donated ot our Ridgemount Mitten Tree. We have collected a large number of mittens and gloves that we will be donating to a local charity. Thanks to Ms. Groen and Ms. Mitic and the EA staff for all of their help organizing this amazing community fundraiser.

This will be our last Week at a Glance for 2019! We wish all of you a wonderful holiday and a prosperous New Year in 2020! Have a safe and enjoyable Winter Break. A reminde that our last day of school will be Friday, December 20th, 2019 and we will return on Monday, January 6th, 2020.

Please click on the link below to view the Week at a Glance for the week of December 16-20, 2019:

Week at a Glance Dec 16 -Dec 20 2019

A reminder of our Joy Week Festivities this week as well. The list of events is listed below:

We will not be selling Candy Grams for Joy Week however, all other events will proceed as planned. Thank you.

December 16: Jersey Day – Wear your favourite sports jersey! Tuesday,

December 17: Pyjama Day – Wear your comfy winter jammies! Wednesday,

December 18: Red, White, and Green Day – Wear your festive colours!

Thursday, December 19: Santa’s Helpers Day – Wear your Santa hats, Reindeer antlers, or Elf hats!

Friday, December 20: Jingle Day – Wear your jingle bells for all to hear!

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

Please continue to  inform and update teachers regarding your children (i.e., medical, allergies, special education needs, parent/guardian changes, address / phone).   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

Enjoy the Winter Break!

Mr. Carey – Principal & Mme. Kucic – Vice Principal