August 23, 2013
Dear Copper Ridge Parents and Community, 
 
We are off and running here at Copper Ridge!  Over the past two weeks, our students have completed their Pre-Tests and have begun to dive into our curriculum!   Many activities are taking place on our campus and clubs, committees, teams, and volunteers are working together to make the 2013-2014 school year the best year ever!  Please take some time to scroll through the exciting news and updates below.  
 
Let's keep the momentum going.  Way to go Trailblazers!
 
Sincerely, 
  
Michelle Otstot, Principal 
Patty DeFeyter, Elementary Assistant Principal 
Matthew Patzlaff, MS Assistant Principal
 
Hot Topics!
Calendar of Events
Fine Arts
Nurse's Update
NJHS
CRPTO
Student Government News
Curriculum
Parent Vue
Smile! School Pictures
BYOT
Safety
The CRS Way
Athletics
Guidance Counselor
Calendar of Events  


August 30

CRS WAY Elementary Assembly

2:00 p.m.

MS GYM

 

September 2

No School

 

September 3 

Picture and ID Day 

K-4th grade

 

September 4

Picture and ID Day

PreK, 5th-8th grade

 

September 5

No School

 

September 6

Kindergarten- Grandparents Day

9:00-10:00 a.m.

 

September 11

PTO Meeting- Rm 608

9:00-10:00 a.m.

 

September 18

Early Release

12:15 p.m.

 

September 20-27

Scholastic Book Fair


Elementary Art

  

Students in Grades K-5 will be working on many exciting projects this year! Through a variety of materials, students learn to develop, express, and evaluate ideas as well as produce and interpret visual images in our visually-oriented world.  Most of the projects they create will be kept for the Art Festival happening in the spring.  Please be sure your child is dressed in a darker colors on the day they have Art as accidents can and do occur. If you have any questions please call Mrs. Pierre-Bez at ext. 2615.


Nurse's Update
 
 
  
Welcome back everyone!  Let's make this year a safe one by remembering to bring in any medications that your child might need.  As a reminder, the SUSD policy requires the disposal of all medications that are not picked up at the end of each school year.   Therefore, we need parents to bring in Epi pens and Benadryl if their child has an allergy that requires the use of such medications.


Copper Ridge National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) students have already been busy volunteering their time to help our wonderful PTO! Thirty members of NJHS participated in various activities during the Back To School event on Tues. Aug. 6th. Some of these students gave tours of our campus to families who are new to Copper Ridge, while others helped distribute school supply packages, assisted families with identifying bus routes, and directed traffic around campus. Additionally, other NJHS members helped prepare the CRS Way booklets that were distributed to the elementary students during the first week of school. Our NJHS group this year is very eager to get going on a fall service project and our first regular NJHS meeting of the year is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 27th from 3:15 - 4:00 p.m..

 
 
Please make sure your family has sent in your tax deductible donation to the Copper Ridge PTO.  You can join online!  www.crpto.com
All money brought in through our membership drive stays at Copper Ridge and goes directly to our students.  We are hoping to purchase security camera this year for Copper Ridge.  Any funding that you can contribute will help!
 
Upcoming dates:
8/27 11:00am Book Fair Kick Off Meeting Room 608 - all parents are invited to attend!
                              
 
 NEWS FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT
 
 

 

Over the course of this year Student Council will be keeping you up to date on all plans, events & fundraisers. These past few weeks have been a busy time for Student Council. We held our class elections and would like to congratulate:

 

 President- Lauren Gelzayd

Vice President-Nicole Gray

 Secretary- Thompson Vipond 

Treasurer- Camden Beal

 

All other students have broken up into committees (dance committee, spirit and rally committee, campus leadership committee, community relations committee, and technology committee). StuGo is very excited to do our best to better our community. We hope to make this year an exciting and fun filled year!

               

Copper Ridge School is bustling with the excitement of a new school year. Our inquisitive students are off and running with learning wonderful new concepts. What will your child learn during the 2013-2014 school year you might ask?  You may easily view curriculum standards through the use of our District "Backpack". 
 
Parentvue
  

Back-to-School at Copper Ridge School means learning how to best communicate with your teacher. At SUSD we have the perfect tool-
ParentVUE. This site has important information such as classroom updates, assignments, grades (6th-8th), and attendance.
.

 

If you have not received your ParentVUE access code, please contact our school office.  


Quick Links...
 

Student ID Cards

 

Elementary Student IDs

 

Elementary students (K-5) will not be required to wear their IDs on their person, however they will be required to attach the ID to their backpack. Please check your child's backpack to assure the ID is attached securely. 

 

Middle School IDs

 

Middle school students will be required to wear their student ID cards so that they are clearly visible at all times during the regular school day.  Middle school students will be required to scan their student ID cards in order to purchase food on their lunch accounts and check out library books.

 

Being able to visually identify our Copper Ridge students will help to distinguish them from others that do not belong on our campus.  In addition, it is our hope that the wearing of student IDs may also bring our school community closer together.

 

We ask that you help our efforts to increase school safety through supporting the wearing of student IDs.

 
Smile!
School Pictures


September 3rd: Kindergarten-4th Grade

September 4th: PreK, 5th-8th

 

B.Y.O.T 

Copper Ridge is in our second year of BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) and we are constantly learning new ways to use mobile devices in the classroom. To get started, we do need to have the
Responsible Use Agreements on file. These agreements acknowledge the responsibilities each student has to be a conscientious digital citizen. Please be sure to discuss with your child how to be safe online, and to remember that bullying online is just as unacceptable as bullying in person. When we set guidelines for the responsible use of mobile devices, we can focus on using them as educational tools to research information, solve complex problems, create original products, or publish work.

 


Top 10 CRS Safety Tips!

1. Drop your child off between 8:20 and 8:30 a.m..  This is our slowest traffic time!

2. Ride the bus! 

3. Always use sidewalks to and from our campus. Walking through traffic is not safe.

4. Refrain from making U-turns in our parent pick-up lane.

5. Make arrangements with your child/ren to meet at a designated area outside our campus gates after school.

6. Drop-off and pick up is designated on the back side of our campus.  Pick-up and drop-off is not permitted in our front parking lots.

7. Supervision begins on our campus at 8:20 a.m. 

8. Please hold your young child's hand when walking to and from our campus.

9.  Take care of our teachers on duty- they are there to ensure your child's safety!

10. Take all valuable belongings with you when leaving your car in the parking lot. 


Thank you!  
 
Copper Ridge Athletics

 

 

 

Copper Ridge is looking forward to another great year with athletics!  Did you know that 6th graders can participate this year?

 

Currently, Girls Volleyball and Boys Baseball are the two sports being offered this season.  Both teams have been practicing for a week with a great turn-out.  If you missed the first season, the next season is Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Boys Basketball, and Girls Softball. 

 

6th - 8th graders interested in playing one or more sports this year will need to obtain a "GO PASS" before they can begin practicing with the team.

 

 

"GO PASSES" can be acquired by turning in each of the following forms/items to Barb Leutzinger (Copper Ridge Secretary) in the school office:

 

1) A current physical conducted on or 

    after March 1, 2013

 

2) An Athletic Code of Conduct (signed 

     by student and parent)

 

3) Two (2) consent/insurance cards

 

4) A $60 athletic fee (checks should be 

    written out to Copper Ridge School) 

    or cash is accepted

    

 

6th, 7th and 8th Grade sports seasons are as follows:

 

1st Quarter:    Girls Volleyball, Boys 

                         Baseball

 

2nd Quarter:  Girls Softball, Boys 

                        Basketball, Boys Soccer, 

                        Girls Soccer, and Spirit 

                        Line/Cheer

                      

3rd Quarter:  Girls Basketball, Flag 

                       Football, and Spirit         

                       Line/Cheer

 

4th Quarter:  Girls Track, Boys Track

 

Athletic packets can be picked up in the front off or the Middle School gym.

 

CRS Athletics Information

 

Volleyball Practice Schedule- 6/7th

 

Volleyball Practice Schedule- 8th

 

Baseball Practice Schedule- 6/7th

 

Baseball Practice Schedule- 8th

News from our Guidance Counselor