Ridge Road Elementary School

Good morning parents! As part of a coordinated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in partnership with the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas has developed a Parent/Guardian Survey for soliciting family input on what is working now and what may be considered for the future. We encourage all of our parents to please provide feed back to help us make this experience a safer and heathier one. So, please click on the link below to take the survey BEFORE November 20th. Thank you! ¡Buenos días, padres! Como parte de una respuesta coordinada a la Pandemia COVID-19, la División de Educación Primaria y Secundaria (DESE) en asociación con la Oficina de Política Educativa (OEP) de la Universidad de Arkansas ha desarrollado una Encuesta de Padres/Tutores para solicitar información familiar sobre lo que está funcionando ahora y lo que puede considerarse para el futuro. Animamos a todos nuestros padres a proporcionar retroalimentación para ayudarnos a hacer que esta experiencia sea más segura y más... Por lo tanto, haga clic en el siguiente enlace para realizar la encuesta antes del 20 de Noviembre. Gracias! Links: ENGLISH- https://uark.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6X7aRF3ErNNXFel SPANISH-https://uark.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yIElMqjgYCNCLz

Reminder: Picture day Monday, November 9, 2020 LINK: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ Recordatorio: Dia de fotos Lunes 19 de Noviembre, 2020 LINC: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/

November is Parent Engagement Month! Look for the sign below at your child's school, take a picture, and upload it to your Facebook page with #NLRSDParentsMatter. Do the Math: Parents (Family) + Teachers (School/Community) = Student Success!

As part of our new partnership with BSN Sports, you can purchase NLR apparel at a discounted rate! Be sure to use the promo code GRANDOPENING20 at checkout. Link: http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/arkansas/northlittlerock/north-little-rock-high-school

Hollie Allensworth, a 2nd grade teacher at Ridge Road, is featured in an article highlighting teachers throughout the state. Ms. Allensworth, we're so glad to have you on our team! Link: http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/educator%20effectiveness/stories-that-matter

October in National Principals Month! We salute you, Matthew How, Principal at Ridge Road Elementary School. Thank you for your leadership! We appreciate your service to the students, staff, and community!

October is National Principals Month! We salute you, Mr. How, the principal at Ridge Road Elementary School. Thank you for your leadership! We appreciate your service to the students, staff, and community!

October 27 and October 29 will be observed as Remote Learning and Parent Teacher Conference days. Students will NOT report to school. Instead, they must log on for live instruction. Parent-Teacher Conference will be virtual and will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on both days. Contact your child's school to schedule a meeting with their teacher.

The North Little Rock School District is striving to become a "High Reliability School" district within the next three years. This distinction will indicate that we have implemented best practices and procedures to improve student achievement. A part of this distinction requires our collecting data through research from our stakeholders. We need our families to take this survey to identify areas of strength and areas of need from your perspective. Please take the survey at the following link: https://hanover-research.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWnFsOgqyTbwtpz?group=nonstudent Thank you for being a part of our district!

Students and staff across the district are wearing red today to bring awareness to dyslexia. October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!

Parents, This survey is to declare your academic option for the spring semester. Please complete this survey if your student is virtual and wish to remain virtual, virtual and would like to return to school, or at school and would like to go virtual. The survey will close on November 9th. • You will need to complete a different survey for each of your students. • You will need to login with their google ID and password (The same email address and password used to log into Google Classroom and/or onto the Chromebook). English: https://tinyurl.com/y4x7upv7 Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/y6r59mpa

We can not wait to see you in your amazing costumes!

Join us on Friday, October 16, as we wear red for Dyslexia Awareness Month!

Students in kindergarten through third grade in the North Little Rock School District will be provided standards-based report cards instead of the traditional report cards that contain letter grades. This is a new initiative that will show parents how students fare when it comes to the standards set by the Arkansas Department of Education. Click on the link and please watch the video. Lori Smith, the Executive Director of Elementary Education, discusses the new grading system: https://www.nlrsd.org/article/320980?org=central-office

The North Little Rock School District is striving to become a "High Reliability School" district within the next three years. This distinction will indicate that we have implemented best practices and procedures to improve student achievement. A part of this distinction requires our collecting data through research from our stakeholders. We need our families to take this survey to identify areas of strength and areas of need from your perspective. Please take the survey at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/y6c2yqm3 Thank you for being a part of our district!

Today is National Walk & Bike to School Day! Students and families of Ridge Road Elementary took part in this activity in an effort to promote active and safe travel.

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. The North Little Rock School District is recognizing this month with a series of initiatives to make our students and families aware of dyslexia and the services that we provide. https://tinyurl.com/y5fvw4mr

We have been approved to have Virtual Learning Fridays! This will begin on 10/23. In summary, attending school on Fridays is optional. Students enrolled in face-to-face instruction will have the option of completing assignments either in person or at home. Virtual students will complete assignments as normal. These assignments will be completed asynchronously, which means there will be no live instruction. No new material will be introduced. Attendance will still be taken. Please read additional information about Virtual Learning Fridays at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yyt25zzv

Greg Pilewski, the incoming Superintendent of the North Little Rock School District, will begin his role on November 1. Please view his message to students, staff, parents, and the community: https://youtu.be/Zajw08ZbNgI

REMINDERS • Building opens at 7:20 am • Class starts at 7:50 am • Tardy bell at 7:50 am Tardy procedures If your student arrives at school at 7:50 am please park your car at the front of the building and call the office (501.771.8155). Please do not drop off your student in the back once its 7:50 am. Once you have parked and called the front office we can come out to have you sign him/her in. This way we can keep our students safe and no one is left unattended at any time. This is also to help us maintain all CDC health guidelines. Thank you! RECORDATORIOS • El edificio abre a las 7:20 am • Las clases empiezan a las 7:50 am • La campana de entrada tarde es 7:50 am Procedimientos de cuando llega tarde Si su estudiante llega a la escuela a las 7:50 am, por favor estacione su auto en frente del edificio y llame a la oficina (501.771.8155). Por favor no deje a su estudiante en la parte de atrás si es a las 7:50 am. Una vez que haya estacionado y llamado a la oficina principal, podemos salir para que lo registre. De esta manera podemos mantener a nuestros estudiantes seguros y nadie se quedará desatendido en ningún momento. Esto también nos ayuda a mantener todas las reglas de salud del departamento de salud. ¡Gracias!