Dear Roadrunner Families,

We are very excited to be kicking off another school year full of premier opportunities and personalized learning for our students.  This year we will continue to implement options for additional student support and a systematic process for tracking student learning.  We believe these opportunities and the outcomes they will produce create unlimited possibilities for your student(s).

For the second year in row, South Ridge has experience significant growth. To ensure a premier education the district has added several new teachers to the Roadrunner staff.

                            

This year our general education classroom teacher assignments at South Ridge are:


Kinder -  Ana Hochhalter, Ann Tracey, Erika Muir, Emily Gruenberg, Lauren Lanham,  and Christina Green
1st -  Margo Manke, Sara Marshall, Nicole Russell, Michelle Glovick, Danielle McTighe and Shandel Oderman
2nd -  Lorie Hugo, Lee Ann Young, Angela Kapus, Jamie Griffith and Ashley Zimmerman
3rd -  Chelsea Scott, Jennifer Stinson, Kelli Anderson and Melissa Allison

3/4-  Tiffany Quast
4th -  Karen Moses, Jericho Kaylor, Jacquelynn Bergeron and Erik Mendenhall

5th  Ruth Tarbet, Taylor Halland, Rachelle Anderson, Amanda Burgess

6th -  Linda Wear, Morning Stalcup, Cheryl Shaw and Brianne Irons

Reminders:

  • Students will bring home important information on Fridays

  • Current information can always be found on our school website http://www.ridgefieldsd.org/o/south-ridge-elementary

  • All adults must check in at the office and obtain a name badge. Arrangements with the classroom teacher must be made prior to a visit as well as a background check completed.

  • We will always offer an outdoor recess option. If you do not want your child outside on heavy rain days, please discuss with them taking advantage of our indoor recess option.

  • Doors open at 8:45 a.m. If your student has breakfast at school, remind them to go to the cafeteria immediately so they have time to finish eating before the beginning of the instructional day at 9:05 a.m.

  • Students arriving before 9:05 a.m. will report to the gym or cafeteria until 9:00 a.m.

  • There is no supervision prior to 8:45 a.m.

  • Please provide written notices to change transportation arrangements before 2:00 p.m. please be aware that we may not be able to honor a transportation request if notified after 2:30 p.m.

  • Student dismissal is 3:35 p.m. – parent pick up for K-1 will begin at 3:25 p.m.

Feel free to stop by or contact us by phone (360)-619-1500 if you have any questions, concerns or just want to visit.  Brian and I are very excited about the upcoming school year.  We look forward to seeing each of you and leveraging our partnership to create unlimited possibilities for your Roadrunner.

Todd Graves  Principal  Todd.graves@ridgefieldsd.org

Brian Heim  Assistant Principal  Brian.Heim@ridgefieldsd.org