Welcome back to West Ridge School!
... From Principal Kirkby
We are rapidly approaching the start of our 2023-2024 school year!! (cue the groans from the kids and the cheers from the parents...)
Please take a look below at the reminders for the start of the school year. Every registered student in pre-k and Kindergarten should have received a mailing from us. All students in grades 1-6 can access their homeroom teacher through the Parent Portal.
School begins on Tuesday, September 5.
Students in grades 1-6 can be dropped off between 8:15 am - 8:35 am.
THE FRONT CIRCLE IS FOR PARENTS DROPPING THEIR CHILD OFF AND GOING. IF YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE FRONT CIRCLE. There are plenty of parking spots on the right side of the building. If you need to get out with your child, please park there and get out. If adults get out of the car in the front circle drop off line, you hold everyone else up, back up traffic to the corner, you will probably get honked at, and it will just cause greater angst for your child.
Pre-K students will all enter by the lower entrance (next to the black electronic message board) at your designated times.
Kindergarten students start at 9:00 am on Tuesday 9/5 and Wednesday 9/6- you will enter through the Multi-Purpose Room (blue doors) and students will get walked to class from there. More info on this will be discussed at the Kindergarten Ice Cream Social on Thursday 8/31 at 1:00 pm.
Students in grade 3 will be getting their school-issued laptops soon after the start of school. They will be allowed to take them home. Parents in grade 3 will receive information on making the payment for insurance. You will have a deadline to pay that for students to have access to their machine both in school and at home.
Mrs. Fliesser will continue to be on maternity leave for the start of the school year. You will receive specific information about her replacement and her anticipated return date.
Students are able to bring water bottles to school and have access to them while in the classroom and during lunch. We will have water fountains accessible for drinks and to refill those bottles, as necessary. The nurse will not be handing out extra water bottles anymore. We will be adding a new water fountain to the mobile classrooms to assist students in those classrooms.
The bathrooms by the Multi-Purpose Room have been remodeled and there is an added multi-use bathroom that will come in handy for families at school events.
Health Curriculum Information - Please go to the link below for information on the K-6 health curriculum topics and also for the opt-out form should you choose to use it. There is a link at the top to take you to the grade by grade breakdown of topics. Any questions, please email Mr. Kirkby. Health Information
In conjunction with the PTO, we will be using the Remind App this year for additional announcements and school info. This will be for anyone interested and there will be a "sign up" process to receive school alerts via text as well. More info to follow on this.
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