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NEWSLETTER 9.21.2017
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
Curriculum Night - September 21, 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Curriculum Night - Tech Support and Schoology Support Available
The Eden Prairie Tech Support will be in the front lobby on Curriculum Night. If you are having any issues with logging into programs, Campus, the Parent Portal, iPad issues, etc., please stop in the front lobby and ask our tech support.

Please Note: We also have a Schoology session in the Art Room during Curriculum Night. As parents (especially in the older grade levels) this is an important
Curriculum Night - Thursday, September 21st
The schedule for the evening is below:

5:00 - 5:45
Grade K – In Individual Rooms
Grade 1 – In individual Rooms
Grade 6 – In individual Rooms
Specialists – (Art, Music, Phy Ed, and Spanish) – In Spanish Room 135
ELL – (Mrs. Crist, Mr. Hermerding and Ms. Hartnett) – Cafeteria B
Interventionists Reading – (Mrs Roper, Mrs. Strauss) – In Mrs. Roper’s Room 212
KEY (Gifted) Program for Grades 2 – 6 – In Mrs. McCarty’s Room 161
Parent Info on how to get onto Schoology – Art Room
Tech Lobby – Front Lobby
5:45 - 6:30
Grade 4 – In Media Center
Grade 5 – Individual Rooms
Specialists – (Art, Music, Phy Ed, and Spanish) – In Spanish Room 135
ELL – (Mrs. Crist, Mr. Hermerding and Ms. Hartnett) – Cafeteria B
Interventionist Reading (Mrs Roper, Mrs. Strauss) – In Mrs. Roper’s Room 212
KEY (Gifted) Program for Grades 2 – 6 – In Mrs. McCarty’s Room 161
Parent Info on how to get onto Schoology – Art Room
Tech Lobby – Front Lobby
6:30 - 7:15
Grade 2 – Individual Classrooms
Grade 3 – Cafeteria
Specialists – (Art, Music, Phy Ed, and Spanish) – In Spanish Room 135
ELL – (Mrs. Crist, Mr. Hermerding and Ms. Hartnett) – Cafeteria B
Interventionist Reading (Mrs Roper, Mrs. Strauss) – In Mrs. Roper’s Room 212
KEY (Gifted) Program for Grades 2 – 6 – In Mrs. McCarty’s Room 161
Parent Info on how to get onto Schoology – Art Room
Tech Lobby – Front Lobby

Introducing Boosterthon's new character theme for the 2017-2018 school year...Castle Quest! Learn more about this castle theme all about bravery.
Hi, parents! We’re only one week away from kicking off the Boosterthon! Next Wednesday, September 27, 2017 our 2-week fundraising program will begin, and we are so excited! We’ll start with a Pep Rally, and then your family will have time to get pledges. At the end, every student will participate in the Boosterthon! This year, our goal is to raise $26k for Cedar Ridge, and we need EVERYONE’S help! Please begin thinking about friends and family who could pledge your student for the Boosterthon. We want this to be fun and easy for everyone, so think of others who can support your student as they run laps to help our school. Look for a Pledge Crown to come home on Wednesday, September 27 with more information. And don’t forget to save the Fun Run Date—Friday, October 6, 2017—on your calendar. You’re invited to come out and cheer on our students! More details to come. Thank you for supporting Cedar Ridge and have a great day!
Our Fun Run fundraiser is just 2 weeks away! This year's character program is called Castle Quest. It's an English castle theme about being brave and living with character. Students will LOVE this story! Click here to learn more! https://boosterthon.com/2017/05/25/castle-quest/
Cedar Ridge Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program - Grades 3 - 6
The Cedar Ridge AVID Elementary Program focuses on teaching students how to be better learners by equipping them with the skills for success. More information about AVID for Grades 3 - 6 will be given in future newsletters. Please visit the brochure for information on our AVID program:
Book Fair Coming Soon!
Volunteers are needed to help at the Fall Book Fair. Please check out the Sign Up Genius link below and find a time to help. 25% of funds raised come back to Cedar Ridge to purchase new books for our library. 

Conferences
Parent-Teacher conferences have been scheduled for:

Tuesday, October 10 from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 12 from 4:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Friday, October 13 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Please take this opportunity to visit with your child’s teacher about your child’s academic and social progress this year. 

Conference Scheduling is done in an on-line format .
The scheduling site OPENS on Saturday, September 30 at 12:00 a.m.
and CLOSES Monday, October 9, at 11:59 p.m.
 
Please follow these easy steps to schedule your child’s conference.
 
  1. Log-in to https://pickatime.com/ or follow the link for conference scheduling on the Eden Prairie Website (https://www.edenpr.org/Domain/12).
  2. The first page is “Welcome to the Online Scheduler”. Enter your email address and click on “log-in / create an account”. Your email address will be your login ID. Your password is your student’s ID number.  (If you do not remember your student’s ID number, you can find it on the parent portal on our school’s website.)
  3. You will then see your child’s teacher’s schedule. The names of the teachers are color coded to correspond to his/her schedule. Once you put in your times, your schedule will be available in printable format and will give you an option to have an email reminder sent to your address.
  4. If you have multiple households, only one parent/guardian will be able to schedule a conference time.
    
*Need Help?? Contact 952-975-7800.
 
Conferences are held in the classroom.  Conferences are scheduled in twenty minute slots. We look forward to seeing you at Parent/Teacher conferences!
PAST IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS:
Lifetouch Picture Day
If you missed Picture day, you will still be able to order pictures during our Picture Retake Day on October 25th.
Beginning of the Day Procedures
Student Arrival: Student arrival should be at 8:30 am. Please do not drop your child off earlier as we do not have adult supervision.

Student Drop Off: Please stay in your car (do not park) and follow the drop off line. We have a systematic line to help with the flow of student drop offs. After the buses leave, it is important for all cars to pull completely forward. Mrs. Marble will direct you as you are moving forward. This allows for efficient drop off.
End of the Day Procedures
Parent Pick Up: Please stay in your car and join the Parent Pick Up line. Mrs. Marble will walk the students to the car to make sure that the students are safe and connected to their parents.

Walkers: Mrs. Correa will walk the students to the Braxton Crossing and escort them across the road safely. The walkers meet by the basketball court and walk as a group with the patrols and Mrs. Correa. We have considerable traffic and walking as a group keeps the students safe as they walk alongside all of the cars.

Students that Bus: The classroom teachers on duty help get the students on the bus. If a student is bringing a friend home on the bus, a note must come to the office in the AM with your child and we will issue a bus pass for the riding student. Also, if your child is in the Y Program and your schedule changes, please make sure you also inform the Y Program so they know not to take the child off of the bus.

Please be patient with us as we are trying to account for 679 students. Sometimes it may seem that we are too detailed and "slow" but please know that we are taking safety into account as we work on the end of the day process.
Parents! This year’s main fundraiser is the Boosterthon ! It’s a 9-day program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 . Families will then gather pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps), and we’ll celebrate at the Fun Run on Friday, October 6, 2017 . With our big goal of raising 26k for Cedar Ridge we asked the Fun Run experts at Boosterthon to power our Fun Run and make it more profitable, easier, and fun.
 
Students will also experience an amazing character theme, CASTLE QUEST ! an English castle theme all about being brave and living with character. On their quest to regain Bravemore Castle, students will learn the “SIX VIRTUES of a TRUE HERO” from a cast of colorful characters.
 
Donations will go toward Cedar Ridge and to the entire 9-day experience. So please help our school by reaching out to sponsors. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer on your student at the Fun Run! Thank you for your support!

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Cedar Ridge Elementary
8905 Braxton Rd.
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
952-975-7800
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