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Happy Spring Red Hawk Ridge Families!
Spring is definitely in the air. With spring, comes testing season. We made it through the first round of PARCC! All of us at Red
Hawk Ridge are so proud of all of the effort and hard work our 3rd,
4th, and 5th grade students put into the test. Because the test was
new, we didn’t know what to expect but the kids did a great job! We
have two more rounds of testing coming up so please encourage your
children to continue to do their best.
4th and 5th Grades C Track CMAS Science and Social StudiesApril 13th- 15th
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades D Track PARCC ELA and Math- April
20th-22nd
4th and 4th Grades A, B, and D Tracks CMAS Science and Social Studies- April 27th-29th
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades A, B, and C Tracks PARCC ELA and
Math- May 12th- 14th
With this lovely warm weather, a lot of progress has been
made on our field! We are looking forward to the completion. As always, we have many exciting things happening here at Red Hawk
Ridge.
Sincerely,
Kait Whitaker
Assistant Principal
April 2, 2015
www.rhr.ccsd.k12.co.us
720-886-3800
Calendar of Events
April
4/16: C Track Off
4/20: B Track On
4/21: PTCO Meeting
May
5/1: Balloon Launch
5/4: Boosterthon D Track
5/6: Boosterthan A, B, C
Track
5/15: RHR Spring Concert
5/20: RHR Art Show
24 HOUR
ATTENDANCE
LINE
720-886-3895
Please remember
when your student is going to
be absent or
late, you are required to call the attendance
line by 8:45 am! This is a 24
hour open line.
Letting the teacher know is
considerate, calling the attendance line is a requirement!
RED HAWK RIDGE YEARBOOKS
Red Hawk Ridge Families,
Order your 2014-2015 yearbook now!! It will be filled with pictures, quotes, and memories from our
5th grade students and all the wonderful things our students do at Red Hawk Ridge! Yearbooks are
$18.00. Stop by today to pick up your order form OR go to ybpay.lifetouch.com to order online.
If you have any photos from RHR activites I would love to get them so I can place them in the yearbook. All photos need to be submitted by March 13,2015. You can send pictures to:
mobrien12@cherrycreekschools.org.
Thank you!
Molly O'Brien
3rd Grade Teacher
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary
Reminders
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No dogs are allowed on school property. Please leave your dogs at home while bringing your child to and
from school.
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The school day runs from 8:45-3:30. Children may come in for breakfast at 8:15. Students that do not eat breakfast at school may NOT be dropped off before 8:25 as we do not have adult supervision outside before that time.
Children must be picked up after school by 3:40 as that is when outside adult supervision ends. Students that need
to stay longer may enroll in the Before/After School program. For the safety of our kids, we appreciate your observance of these time frames.
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Please have your child exit and enter your vehicle on the curb side. This way, little ones will not have to walk between cars. Many of them are too short to be seen by drivers. If there are no openings next to the curb, we are asking that you park your car in a designated parking space and walk your child across the parking lot, or drive around the
loop another time. The drop off lane usually clears up quickly. Please do not have your child exit or enter your car
from the second lane of traffic. Please help us keep children safe by not dropping off students in the street.
Cafeteria Account Information
Students Leaving the Cherry Creek School District:
Any student moving out of the Cherry Creek School District should request a refund from the kitchen manager at
720-886-3839.
Students Transferring within the Cherry Creek School
District:
If students are planning to transfer to another school within the Cherry Creek School District, their meal account
balance will be automatically transferred to the Cherry Creek School that they will attend next school year.
Looking for menus, lunch account information, and online applications for free and reduced meals?
Visit ccsdcafe.org .
NEWS FROM THE CLINIC
It is officially SPRING! We want our students to be energized, active, and full of excitement to be with their families outside. A few reminders of Spring safety: wear sunscreen (even on cloudy days) because the sun rays are even more powerful;
wear helmets when riding bikes, skate boards, and/or roller blades. Wearing helmets prevent serious head/ brain injuries.
Watch your kids around water ;it only take 3 inches for a young child to drown.
April is Autism Awareness month. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has a web page called “Kid Quest” which allows kids to learn about children all over the world who have a disability. It is a great website which will help them connect and
relate with our students who have disabilities at Red Hawk Ridge. This website also helps kids connect with other children with
disabilities that might cross their path in the future. Kids are curious about a lot if things and we want to guide them with
truthful facts about people who might be different than them. So check it out as a family, the website is: www.CDC.gov. Enter
into the search menu “kids quest”, click on the first search it brings up, and it will direct you to that page.
It is also Spring Cleaning time. The clinic is in desperate need of girls and boys clothes. Our biggest needs are pants and shoes
of all sizes for both boys and girls. Winter clothes are always appreciated for our families who are having a hard time with our
economy!
Thank you for your time!
Nurse Amy Goebel, RN
Red Hawk Ridge School Nurse
720-886-3806
PTCO
***Did you know.... PTCO provided funding for all the Smartboards in our classrooms? And the 3-D printer in the STEM
room? And pays for the transportation for our spring field trips? We can't do all of these wonderful things for our school
without raising money AND having help and support from our parent community! We've got one big fundraiser coming up for the
end of the year and we need your support! Please keep in mind that the funds raised for our Boosterthon Fun Run will provided
some much needed and exciting things for our school next year! Please stay tuned in the next couple of weeks for more information about it! Want to get involved? We need some help with school decorations. This can be done at home mostly. We also
need help the day of the Run cheering kids on and helping with counting laps! Please email Tanette Schneider at
tanette_schneider@yahoo.com for more information!
***Teacher appreciation week - it's coming up first week in May! Help us celebrate all the hard work and dedication that our
great teaching staff have by honoring them during the week of May 4 - 8th. PTCO will have some great surprises for our
teachers and staff on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - We need your help on TUESDAY, MAY 5. Have your child
take a moment to make or buy something special for your teacher and bring it in for them on Tuesday! (May 5). Our theme
this year will be "Our teachers ROCK"! Don't forget our specials teachers, and support staff as well!
***SKATE CITY needs a Coordinator! Gretchen Wilkinson has done a FANTASTIC job at putting together our Skate City
nights for the past 6 years! She has a fifth grader this year, so she needs someone to fill in for her as Skate City Chairperson. This is a job that is LOADS of fun, and has everything set in place for you! Are you interested? Can you spare an hour of
so a month to keep this student favorite activity alive next year? Email jill.burge@gmail.com if this is a position you are interested in.
***Mark your calendars for the April PTCO meeting: Tuesday April 21, 6:00pm STEM room
The Results are In!!
Hooray!! We beat both our earning and books sold goals for the Spring Book Fair! A
huge thank you everyone who visit the school and online fair and for
helping it be a huge success!
***We SOLD 1,498 books! Beating our goal of 1,309 books!!
***We have already purchased $150 in books for classrooms teachers
***We earned additional scholastic dollars to spend on MORE books for the classrooms
and library in the future!
***The book fair helped us earn $1,452 for our STEM Program!
What's been going on in STEM:
 Students in 1st-2nd are currently using the LEGO LearnToLearn Program. It is a series of building
tasks designed for students to create unique solutions for real-world problems. Students have designed
wheelchairs, bridges, towers, and experimented with mathematics problem-solving and game creation.  3rd-5th grade is completing a unit with Makey-Makeys. Makey-Makeys are invention kits that allow
students to create keyboards from any conductive materials. This reinforces science units on electricity
and magnetism and allows them to create a unique interface with programs students developed on
Scratch (coding program from M.I.T.).  5th Graders are also printing out original-design key chains on the 3D printer that they created in 3Dtin, a 3D modeling software. All of these engaging devices and materials were made possible through our PTCO's generous donations over the past two years! Looking Forwards: How will this new money be spend?
Mr. Remien is looking at purchasing some Bare Conductive Touch Boards and Sparkfun Digital Sandbox
boards. Both are multi-sensor boards that are used to integrate technology and engineering. BOOSTERTHON is COMING to RED HAWK RIDGE this SPRING
The Boosterthon Fun Run program is a healthy alternative to traditional product sales that
raises much-needed funds for our school and over 1400 other schools across America this
year. The nine-day program also promotes FITNESS, LEADERSHIP, and CHARACTER
during the fun-filled experience. PLUS, EVERY STUDENT IS INCLUDED whether he or
she participates financially or not.
This year’s character theme is ROCK’N TOWN LIVE, a music festival theme all about
COMMUNITY. Students will learn five ways they can make their community rock!
D TRACK - SAVE THE DATE:
 D Track Pep Rally - April 27th!
 Team Huddle's will take place April 28th - May
4th
 D track Fun Run (walk, skip, hop, etc.) - May
4th! - K-5 at 9:00 am.
Parent are encourage to cheer on their students during the run/walk on May 4th. Please
mark your calenders.
Want to help rock the school with some amazing decorations. Please contact
tanette_schneider@yahoo.com for ways to help!
***Box Top Update:
We will continue to collect box tops through the end of the school year, but the money earned will not
be received until the fall of 2015. Please ensure you do not submit any box tops that expire over the
summer.
ARE YOU MOVING?
To help us plan for next year, please complete the following and return it our main office if your child will not be attending Red
Hawk Ridge Elementary next school year. Also, if your fifth grader will not be attending Liberty Middle School, please advise
us of the school they will be attending so that we can make sure their records arrive at the correct school.
Thank you for your help.
STUDENT INFORMATION
2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR
My child/children will not be attending Red Hawk Ridge in the 2015/2016 school year.
NAME__________________________________________ GRADE_______________
NAME__________________________________________ GRADE_______________
Please include the name of your child’s new school and the city/state if you know.
SCHOOL______________________________________________________________
CITY_________________________________ STATE __________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN ________________________________________
Daytime Phone Number________________________________________
LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
My child will not be attending Liberty Middle School during the 2015/2016 school year.
NAME_______________________________________ TEACHER________________
Please send my child’s records to ____________________________________________
RHR EXPLORERS INTERSESSION PROGRAM
If you are looking for some fun activities for your child during school breaks RHR Explorers Intersession Program is just what
you are looking for!
We have plenty of In-house theme days and exciting field trips for your child. Sign up for one or as many days as you like. Your
child may take the bus to and from school or come early and stay late with our Before & After Care Program. If your child will
be riding the bus home, it must be sent in writing to Grace Cuff. Our In-house days cost $30. Field trips are
$40. Siblings receive a 10% discount.
If you are interested or would like additional information, please email Grace Cuff, Intersession Coordinator,
gcuff@cherrycreekschools.org
or call 720 886 3878. Activity calendars are attached for February and March track off times.
RHR EXPLORERS INTERSESSION PROGRAM
We have plenty of In-house theme days and exciting field trips for your child. Sign up for one or as many days as you like. Your
child may take the bus to and from school or come early and stay late with our Before & After Care Program. If your child will be
riding the bus home, it must be sent in writing to Grace Cuff. Our In-house days cost $30. Field trips are $40.
Siblings receive a 10% discount.
If you are interested or would like additional information, please email Grace Cuff, Intersession Coordinator,
gcuff@cherrycreekschools.org
or call 720 886 3878. Activity calendars are attached for February and March track off times.