Dear Ridge Hill Families,

March has come in like a Lion here at Ridge Hill School. What a way to welcome in March with Monday morning snow.

We have an exciting month planned here at RHS. The teachers will be busy each week teaching the children about famous artists that have contributed to the world of fine art. This is a terrific learning experience for your child as they will be able to use many different art media to create their own interpretation of art work.

Did you know that there are 16 weeks of school left? Amazing! We are proud to announce that our end of the year graduation will be “The Wizard of Oz.” Mr. Michael will be teaching the children the fun and happy songs to all our munchkins. How exciting for all of us! There will be no songs played or talked about that would scare the children… we know that some of you think it is scary but rest assured Mr. Michael would never do anything that was not age appproriate or fun….
We will announce the graduation dates for each class by the end of the week.

The cold/flu season is still upon us. Many children still can get the flu, throw up bug, strep throat and high fevers. It is extremely important that your child washes their hands before entering the classroom. The hand sanitizers are located outside each classroom. Please use them each day. Also, washing your hands when you get home is just as important. Along with this please be curtious to other families and do not send your child to school sick. We have some families with medical conditions that have to be alerted when we have illnesses reported at school. I appreciate all your help in support in keeping your child home if sick and remembering to wash hands. Thank you all in advance.

The playground will still be quite chilly during March and April. Please send your child to school in a warm jacket, hat and mittens. The ground will be soft so play shoes are best. We will be cleaning out the playground toys, buckets, shovels and replacing once the weather turns Spring like. Donations to our playground are always welcome.

DEPOSIT ARE DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY MARCH 5TH FOR NEXT YEAR. ANY DEPOSIT THAT IS RECEIVED AFTER THE 5TH OF MARCH WILL RESULT IN YOUR CHILD NOT HAVING A GUARENTEED SPOT IN OUR SCHOOL. I AM TRYING TO WRAP UP ENROLLMENT AND GET ENROLLMENT PACKETS READY TO BE SENT OUT BY JUNE 15TH THIS YEAR.

Imortant Dates for the remaining School Year:

April 5th 6-7 pm Art Show Preschool Class
April 6th 6-7 pm Art Show Pre-k/k Class

June: End of year graduation TBA

June 18th: Last Day of School

August 30th - September 3rd: Back to school open house 9-12 families visit classrooms

September 7th: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2010

Reminder: Tuitions are due the first of the month or weekly

Thank you all for your support to our classrooms and school.

Much Appreciation,
Vicki DeFreitas