TOPIC OF THE MONTH

Ridges PAC is excited about our collaboration with the SHARE center in Sherwood for our "Kids Helping Kids" Holiday Drive. Join us in spreading joy and hope to families in our community who are in need by contributing to our gift drive. Starting Monday, November 27th til no later than Thursday, December 7th drop off new toys and gifts in the Ridges Elementary School main vestibule by the front office. Click HERE for the SignUp Genius link for more details and to sign up.

PAC SHOUT-OUT!

Meet Niki, our Art Literature Coordinator. Niki ensures that the lessons are age-appropriate, handles supply procurement, manages copies, organizes and instructs parent volunteers, and much more. Art Lit kicks off on Nov. 27th. Niki is a proud parent of two Ridges daughters (2nd & 3rd grade). In her free time, she enjoys reading, tending to plants, solving puzzles, cooking, & embracing the outdoors.

IMPORTANT DATES

• 11/27-12/7: Collecting new toys & gifts for “Kids helping Kids”

• 12/1: NO SCHOOL- Teacher Report Card Day

• 12/5 @ 7pm: PAC meeting in Community Room ALL ARE WELCOME!!

• 12/8: Ridges Spirit Day (wear your favorite Ridges gear or school colors)

• 12/13 @ 1:15: Student store open at Edy Courtyard

• 12/15: Student store open in AM at Edy Cafeteria

• 12/15: All School Pajama Day & Mr. Smith’s last day!

• 12/20-1/2: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break and Professional Development

OUR CONTACT INFO

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgesElementaryPAC/

• President: Heather Flower Ridgeselementarypac@gmail.com

• Fun Run: Ridgesfunrun@gmail.com

• Volunteer Coordinators: Ridgesvolunteers@gmail.com

• Art Lit: Ridgesartlit@gmail.com

TOPIC OF THE MONTH

We hit our goal for the Fun Run, raising over $90,000 to support our dedicated teachers and the education of our children. We have dispersed about $34,000 to the teachers for field trips, assemblies, different projects and more. More information will be coming soon regarding movie night, and the after dark party if your child reached those goals.

Soon we will be starting our “Ridges Gives Back” program for the holiday season. If interested in helping or have any resources or ideas, please reach out to us! We would love your help!

PAC SHOUT-OUT!

Meet Diana, our Communications chair. She is amazing at managing & posting on our Facebook Page, while also keeping our website up to date. Diana has been a part of our PAC for 7 years, initially serving as the Hospitality Coordinator. When she's not dedicating her time to PAC, you'll often find her on the soccer field, either watching her 4th & 6th grade kids play or passionately supporting the Portland Thorns.

IMPORTANT DATES

• 11/1: Half Day (11:00 release) Student Store at Edy Courtyard

• 11/3: Popcorn Friday & Student Store in AM in Edy Cafeteria

• 11/10: NO SCHOOL

• 11/15 @ 1:15: Student Store at Edy Courtyard

• 11/17: Student Store in AM in Edy Cafeteria

• 11/20-24: NO SCHOOL

• 11/29 @ 1:15: Student Store at Edy Courtyard

OUR CONTACT INFO

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgesElementaryPAC

• President: Heather Flower Ridgeselementarypac@gmail.com

• Fun Run: Ridgesfunrun@gmail.com

• Volunteer Coordinators: Ridgesvolunteers@gmail.com

• Art Lit: Ridgesartlit@gmail.com

TOPIC OF THE MONTH

There are multiple PAC positions open that we would love your help with. If interested, even a little bit, please reach out!

• Student Store Chair

• Apparel Chair

• “Ridges Give Back” Holiday Drive Coordinator

• Chess Club

• Passport Club

• Wolf Track Pack

PAC SHOUT-OUT!

A HUGE shout out to our Fun Run Team: Amanda (center), Nikki (L), and Melinda (R)! They have dedicated countless hours behind the scenes, from securing sponsors, ordering and designing the t-shirts, to planning fantastic prizes and coordinating the entire event! It is the highlight of our fundraising efforts each year and these women ensure the Fun Run is not only FUN, but successful.

IMPORTANT DATES

• 10/3 @ 7pm: PAC meeting in the community room! ALL WELCOME!

• 10/4 @ 2:15pm: Student store @ Edy Courtyard

• 10/6: POPCORN FRIDAY, Student store in am @ Edy Cafeteria

• 10/13: NO SCHOOL

• 10/18 @ 1:15pm: Student store @ Edy Courtyard

• 10/20 in am: Student store @ Edy Cafeteria

• 10/19-20, 23-25: BOOK FAIR

• 10/26-27: NO SCHOOL (CONFERENCES)

OUR CONTACT INFO

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgesElementaryPAC

• President: Heather Flower Ridgeselementarypac@gmail.com

• Fun Run: Ridgesfunrun@gmail.com

• Volunteer Coordinators: Ridgesvolunteers@gmail.com

• Art Lit: Ridgesartlit@gmail.com

Hi Ridges Parents!

Welcome to the 2023-24 school year! After a post-Covid year, we're back with insights and improvements. We are excited to restart our monthly PAC newsletter that will bring updates, contacts, and this month's focus: Background Checks and the Fun Run.

BACKGROUND CHECKS

Join us for exciting events like Fun Run, Popcorn Friday, Student Store, dances, & more! Please complete your annual background check ASAP. Find step by step directions HERE.

FUN RUN: 9/29!!

Look for details & envelopes coming home soon. Our goal is $90,000 & will be our only fundraiser this year. Funds raised will go directly into the school to support classrooms, activities, field trips etc.

IMPORTANT DATES

• 9/5 @ 7pm: PAC meeting in the community room! ALL WELCOME!

• 9/6 @ 2:15pm: Student store @ Edy Courtyard (small toys/trinkets for kids

• to purchase $0.25-$3. Cash/Venmo accepted)

• 9/8 in am: Student store @ Edy Cafeteria

• 9/20 @1:15pm: Student store @ Edy Courtyard

• 9/21 @ 6-7:30pm: Back to School Night

• 9/22 in am: Student store @ Edy Cafeteria

• 9/29: Ridges FUN RUN

OUR CONTACT INFO

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgesElementaryPAC

President: Heather Flower Ridgeselementarypac@gmail.com

Fun Run: Ridgesfunrun@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinators: Ridgesvolunteers@gmail.com

Art Lit: Ridgesartlit@gmail.com

We are looking for parent volunteers for our Hospitality Chair and Yearbook Chair positions

• Hospitality chair will find ways to pamper Ridges staff, plan Staff Appreciation Week events and End of Year Staff Luncheon.

• Yearbook chair will work with our vendor to design the yearbook.

If interested, please email RidgesElementaryPAC@gmail.com

Hello Wolves,

There will be a PAC meeting on Tuesday at 7pm in the library.  All are welcome, including your children. Come late, leave early, whatever works for you and your family.

The fun run movie night is this Friday November 8th. Doors open at 6 and we’ll be watching Toy Story 4.  This movie night is only for students who raised $200 or more. Permission slips were due back Friday the 1st. If you have any questions at all please email edyridgefunrun@gmail.com

The Student Store is back and will be open every early release Wednesday morning from 7:30-7:50. 

Thursday, November 21st at 6pm our principal Mrs. Johnson will be doing a story time for whoever wants to join at MudPuddles toy store here in Sherwood.  We’d love to see as many Edy kids as we can that night and were also hoping to have an appearance from Wolfie. 

We are still looking to fill a few positions.  Fun Run Shadows is seriously the most important spot to fill.  Please contact myself or edyridgefunrun@gmail.com with any questions you may have.  Grab a few friends and make it a group project!

Wolf Club Track Pack is a great way for the kids to get their wiggles out and feel accomplished in the spring, please consider heading up this program.

"Like" us on Facebook to stay up-to-date with all PAC is doing and for last minute reminders about upcoming events! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edy-Ridge-Elementary-School/131243128285

**If you are receiving this email and no longer have a child at Edy Ridge, please reply with your full name and “remove” or follow the link below to remove yourself or change schools.    http://www.helpcounter.net/volunteer

Hello Wolves,

THERE ARE STILL SPOTS THAT NEED TO BE FILLED FOR BOOK FAIR.

Here are a few reasons to volunteer at our Edy Ridge Book Fair:

• To share the joy of reading with children

• To help our library bring in money to buy new books (We earn up to 50% of our fair sales)

• To refresh your fondest memories of bygone days when you couldn’t wait for the next Book Fair

• To shop the Book Fair with your child

• To earn a $5.00 Book Fair Certificate for each shift worked

Our Fall Book Fair is Oct. 18-25. Why not sign up to volunteer this year? 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d44abad2dabff2-book

Our Student Store will be open for the first time this year on Wednesday October 30th. Please remember small bills,coins, and/or checks made out to Edy Ridge PAC.  The student store will be open at 7:30

We will be holding our annual Edy Ridge Apparel Sale in early November and items will be delivered just in time for the holidays.  Please stay tuned for more information coming out in the next couple weeks

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALISON KNOX AND AMY CHESTER FOR ALL THE HARD WORK ON FUN RUN. 

We have passed our goal of $65,000 and are dispersing money to classrooms immediately.  For students that raised $200 or above permission slips for movie night were sent home in their Friday Folders  last week

Don't forget there is no school on Thursday and Friday for conferences.  The book fair will be up and running all day Thursday and the first half of the day on Friday. 

To keep up with what PAC is doing and upcoming events or ways to get involved please either follow us on facebook or check in with our new website

https://www.edyridgepac.org

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edy-Ridge-Elementary-School/131243128285

Hello Wolves, 

Please be patient with us as we try to get everyone's background check cleared and  put into the volunteer computer in the office. Our volunteer coordinator is hard at work getting everyone set.  No small feat for one person!! If you haven't had a chance to fill out your background check yet there is no time like the present.  It takes about 3 minutes, is free, and MUST be done in order to come into the classroom, or go on field trips. A new one is required every year.  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey-RmtVwNnpc8DT2SrzrNnHih_B0KFyN1-77EOj5oQb5AroA/viewform

This week kicks off our first book fair of the year! No matter what your age, some of the happiest memories of elementary school revolve around the Book Fairs. It’s easy to forget just how influential — and how much fun — it was to be able to buy books you choose yourself! Here are a few reasons to volunteer at our Edy Ridge Book Fair:

• To share the joy of reading with children

• To help our library bring in money to buy new books (We earn up to 50% of our fair sales)

• To refresh your fondest memories of bygone days when you couldn’t wait for the next Book Fair

• To shop the Book Fair with your child

• To earn a $5.00 Book Fair Certificate for each shift worked

Our Fall Book Fair is Oct. 18-25. Why not sign up to volunteer this year? 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d44abad2dabff2-book

Wednesday is Early Release Day which means Spirit Day. Please send your child to school in Edy apparel, fun run shirt, Edy colors, or their I’ll be your friend tee. School gets out at 12:15 

To keep up with what PAC is doing and upcoming events or ways to get involved please either follow us on facebook or check in with our new website

https://www.edyridgepac.org

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edy-Ridge-Elementary-School/131243128285

Hello, Wolves,

FUN RUN IS THIS FRIDAY!!

Thank you so much to everyone that has signed up to help this year so far. We’re so grateful for your support.  There are still a few spots we need to fill so please consider coming out for an hour while your child is running and man a station

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094fa4aa23a4f58-funrun 

The schedule for fun run is: 

 8:15-9:00       2nd grade

 9:05-9:50       5th grade 

 9:55-10:40     3rd grade

        10:45-11:30   1st grade

12:15-1:00     4th grade

     1:05-1:45      Kindergarten 

Fun Run is by far the biggest (and almost the only) fundraiser we do each year.  A huge thanks to Ali Knox, Amy Chester and all the other people behind the scenes that have been working so hard to make this event a success. Our school is so lucky to have you!

PAC Meeting this Tuesday at 7pm in the library.  We encourage you to come however you can, arrive late, leave early, bring your kids… Unfortunately it looks like at this meeting well be discussing cutting chess club, but we'll also be forming committees for other events/programs and discussing our budget and hopes for the coming school year.  

Box Top information was sent home in Friday Folders this week.  The program has gone digital this year and we encourage you to take a second to look over the paperwork so you can make a note of the changes.

                   This is a full week everyone, looking forward to seeing all your faces.

Tuesday: PAC meeting 7pm

Wednesday: Early Release/Spirit Day Have your child wear their Edy gear, school colors, or I’ll be your friend tee

Thursday: Picture Day

Friday: Fun Run 

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions regarding Fun Run

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dI8EJE1FRj0qTETpSp4y2syca_Yzw4WJphuCpTGJqYg/edit

Good Morning Wolves,

You should have seen your child's fun run envelope come home with their Friday Folder yesterday.  These are due back no later than October 10th. We have a lot of fun and exciting incentives for the kids this year that I'm sure you heard all about last night. As per usual Fun Run is an awesome event that can't be done without some parent volunteers.  Please check out our sign up sheet below. I will say that for obvious reasons the hardest spot to fill is always Wolfie. If you're feeling the urge to really show up and help that would an impactful spot, as its the kids favorite thing to high five him as they run by,

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094fa4aa23a4f58-funrun

At back to school night I mentioned a few programs that are going to get cut if we don’t have anyone to help and the first one is Chess Club.  The wonderful person who has run it for the past few years is moving soon but here right now to help the new person get it started. This is so much easier than walking in fresh and having no idea where to begin.  If your child has been on chess team in previous years or wants to get started this year can you help out? Or even get another parent to share the responsibility with you? Chess club generally starts the first week of October and if we dont get someone within the next week or so I'm sad to say that Edy will lose one of our school clubs. Email me with any questions and I can connect you with the woman who has run the program in previous years. She really doesn’t want to see it go and is more than happy to help out for the first little while.

Background checks, have you done yours? Field trips are coming up fast and you don’t want to miss out because you haven't filled out something that seriously only takes 3 minutes.  Please remember that you have to do a new one EVERY year. It does not carry over.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey-RmtVwNnpc8DT2SrzrNnHih_B0KFyN1-77EOj5oQb5AroA/viewform

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

We hope everyone had a great first week back and were able to fall back into that morning routine easily. Just wanted to quickly update you on a few things.

If you’re child is interested in Passpport Club please look through your friday folder, the flier went home this week for sign ups and information, there is also a link to the sign up under Edy Clubs on our new website,

https://www.edyridgepac.org

Speaking of the website you can also find a link to do your background check and create a user profile there. Please remember that you can not volunteer in the classroom, field trips, or anything else until that is complete. You need to do a new one each year, it takes 3 minutes and is free.

Fun Run is coming up fast! If you’re at all interested in helping please join us at the Fun Run meeting this Tuesday, September 10th at 6:30 in the community room. Fun Run is THE FUNDRAISER that gives back to the classrooms, students, teachers, and school. The more hands on deck, the easier and smoother it goes.

Lastly we have positions open with the PAC this year. You can always co-chair, its easy to walk into something new if you drag a semi willing friend along.

We need a co chair for Hospitality. This is such a fun role! Really lets you get creative and spoil the teachers

We need shadows for FUN RUN, in a perfect world you would shadow the ladies that do it this year then next year technically be in charge but theyll be in the background helping you along the way. Way better alternative than jumping in when they have left the school and arent available to help at all.

Sherwood For Kids Sake chair. This is a feel good deal. You make a sign up sheet for all the items kids in Sherwood are asking for and need and wait for our awesome Edy families to fulfill those needs.

In the Spring well need help with Wolf Club Track Pack and building some new games for Carnival, but we’ll cross that bridge as it comes. Please email me with any question you may have at Edyridgewolfpac@gmail.com

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND WOLVES

Thank you so much for taking the time to check out our new website. Our hope is that this makes it much easier to access information about anything PAC related at Edy Ridge, as well as reach out with any questions you may have. Feel free to leave comments here or email us directly via the contact field at the bottom of the home page.