Parent Booklet 2007

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2007-2008 school year. I look forward to meeting the children and families in our community.

Cedar Ridge Elementary has a fine reputation of excellence in education. The Cedar Ridge Staff is rich with experience, innovation, and passion for educating our young people. We have several new educators who are highly skilled in various areas and will be a welcome addition to our stellar staff. We pledge to continue to build upon the superb education that the Cedar Ridge Families have experienced over the past tens years.

This handbook has been produced to communicate important information about Cedar Ridge Elementary and its policies. I would encourage you to read the material, should you have any questions, please contact us here at the school.

Thank you for choosing Cedar Ridge Elementary. The staff and I welcome you to a year of progress and achievement. We look forward to working with you.

Warmly,

Susan M. Mattinson

Principal

SCHOOL INFORMATION

Cedar Ridge Elementary School

4501 West Cedar Hills Drive.

Cedar Hills, UT 84602

School Office (801) 785-8726

School FAX (801) 785-8769

Nurse (801) 785-8726 Extension 155

Attendance (801) 785-8726

School Colors Burgundy, Hunter Green and Gold

Mascot Cougar

CEDAR RIDGE'S TELEPHONE INFORMATION SYSTEM

Please call 801-785-8726 for Cedar Ridge's Voice Mail System. Each teacher has an extension (the ext. is their room number) for non-emergency messages. Please note that teacher's are unable to answer their telephone during the instructional day. They will return your call within 24 hours.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Track 1 begins at 8:00 a.m. ends at 2:15 p.m.

Track 2 begins at 9:15 a.m. ends at 3:30 p.m.

POSTING CLASS ASSIGNMENTS & BUS ROUTES

Friday, August 10^th student class assignments and bus routes may be checked from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A sticker label with your child's schedule will be made available to you or your child. Bus service will be offered only to the students living on the east side of Canyon Road.

KINDERGARTEN ASSIGNMENTS, ADJUSTED SCHEDULE & APPOINTMENTS

Class assignments and appointment times will be communicated by mail to parents during the second week of August. Kindergarten teachers will use the first five days of school to meet individually for 30 minutes with their students. Wednesday, August 28^thwill be the first day of regular class for kindergarten students.

MEET & GREET YOUR TEACHER OPEN HOUSE

This is an opportunity for students to come and meet their teacher. The PTA will provide Otter Pops. This will be held Monday, August 20^th from 11:00-Noon. Students who are new to the school can meet in the gym at 11:30 a.m. for a brief tour of the school.

PARENT ONLY CURRICULUM NIGHT/ONE STOP SHOP

This will be held on Tuesday, August 28^th beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the school gym located on the east side of the building. Activities will include faculty introductions, PTA business, volunteer sign-ups and classroom breakout sessions. The focus is to introduce parents to the school curriculum and programs. Parents of grades K-6 are invited. The Cedar Ridge PTA will also provide information on how you can get involved, membership, school t-shirts and more.

EARLY OUT MONDAYS

Alpine School District has pursued a philosophy of individual school improvement that is underscored by a collaborative culture focused on student learning. After collecting feedback from educators and patrons, the Alpine Board of Education adopted a district-wide Early Out Monday schedule that supports the process of collaborative teaming. Students will be excused one hour early each Monday, enabling teacher teams to function in collaborative work. Every school in the district will enjoy the benefits of this collaborative time.

SCHOOL HOURS

Office 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

KINDERGARTEN:

Grades K Track 1 (T-F) 8:00 a.m. - 10:53 a.m.

Monday 8:00 a.m. - 10:23 a.m.

(T-F) 11:23 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Monday 10:53 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Grade K Track 2 (T-F) 9:15 a.m. - 12:08 p.m.

Monday 9:15 a.m. - 11:38 a.m.

(T-F) 12:38 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Monday 12:08 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Grade 1-6 Track 1 (T-F) 8:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Monday 8:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Grade 1-6 Track 2 (T-F) 9:15 a.m. - 3:30 a.m.

Monday 9:15 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.

SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF

Principal Ms. Susan Mattinson

Assistant Principal Mrs. Tammy Nelson

Assistant Principal Mrs. Melany Bunnell

Lead/Financial Secretary Mrs. Susan Alleman

Attendance Secretary Mrs. Susan Hansen

Head Custodian Mr. Niel Corry

Librarian Mrs. Julie Meyers

Lunch Manager Mrs. Stephanie Wiley

Lunch Financial Clerk Mrs. Kelly Ralphs

Nurse Ms. Mimi Webb

MISSION STATEMENT

The Mission of Cedar Ridge Elementary

Our mission is to broaden the mind, enlighten the heart and

strengthen the community.

The Vision of Cedar Ridge Elementary School is to empower students with the requisite knowledge and skills to soar to their potential. A challenging and differentiated curriculum will enable students to attain high achievement. The academic, social, and emotional growth of students will be nurtured and measured within a supportive educational climate. This climate will be the cornerstone of Cedar Ridge's success and will be created by a community that advocates partnerships, effective communication, and outstanding collaboration for the benefit of all learners.

Values

We, the stakeholders of the Cedar Ridge Community value:

·      Student Achievement

·      Mutual Respect

·      Integrity

·      Personal Responsibility

·      Academic opportunities and extra-curricular activities

·      Communication, collaboration, and community partnerships

LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES

PTA OFFICERS

President:

Hope Garner Hope.Garner@gmail.com

President Elect:

Stephanie Bagley SBrandonBagley@yahoo.com

Secretary:

Shellee Livingston Sheleeliv@yahoo.com

Treasurer:

Stephanie Martinez Martineznbfe@aol.com

Legislative VP:

Linda Gerrard LindaGerrad1@hotmail.com

Leadership VP:

Stephanie Halliday SNHalliday@hotmail.com

Public Relations VP:

Rebecca Warnick RBWarnick@gmail.com

Fundraising VP:

Felicity Wilkey Brownfelicity@hotmail.com

Teacher VP:

Penny Gardner pgardner@alpine.k12.ut.us

Principal:

Ms. Susan Mattinson smattinson@alpine.k12.ut.us

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Susan Mattinson, Principal

Tammy Nelson, Assistant Principal

Melany Bunnell, Assistant Principal/Teacher

Jody Walker, Teacher

Susan Hirschi, Parent

TBA Parent

TBA Classified Personnel

CEDAR RIDGE & ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT

CALENDAR 2007-2008

Fall Semester

August 6-8 New Student Registration

10 Class Assignments Posted

20 PTA Volunteer Orientation 10:30 Media Center

Open House 11:00-Noon/ PTA Otter Pop Social 11:45 a.m.

New Students to Cedar Ridge Tour 11:30 Northeast Gym

21 Class Begins

21-27 Kindergarten Pre-Assessment

28 Kindergarten Begins

PTA Boo Hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten Parents

31 PTA Friday Fun Day

September 3 Labor Day Recess

4 School Community Council Mtg. 7:30 a.m.

12 PTA Room Mother's Tea 3:45 p.m. Media Center

13 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m. (Faculty Room)

17 IOWA Testing Grades 3 & 5

18 Vision Screening Grades K,1,3 & 5 a.m.

20 PTA Fundraising Carnival 4:30 p.m.

28 Fall Pictures & PTA Friday Fun Day

October 1-5 Book Fair

3 Common Start Day

3-4 SEP Conferences

3 PTA Reflections Q & A (Kiva)

10 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m. (Faculty Room)

11-12 Fall Break (NO SCHOOL)

15 Professional Development Day (NO SCHOOL)

17 School Fundraiser Kickoff: Sally Foster/Cookie Dough

22-26 Red Ribbon Week

26 1^st Term Ends

PTA Friday Fun Day

31 Halloween Parade (Time TBA)

November 1 Sally Foster Orders Due

2 PTA Reflections Due

8 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m. (Faculty Room)

16 PTA Reflections Awards Assembly (Time TBA

21 Teacher Compensation Day (NO SCHOOL)

22-23 Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)

30 PTA Friday Fun Day

December 7 PTA Reflections Due to State

13 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m.

14 PTA Friday Fun Day

21 Christmas Break (NO SCHOOL)

January 3 Classes resume

8 School Community Council Meeting 7:30 a.m.

10 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m. (Faculty Room)

11 2^nd Term Ends

15 PTA See's Candy Fundraiser Kickoff

Spring Semester

21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL)

25 PTA Friday Fun Day

February 1 Professional Development Day (NO SCHOOL)

5 School Community Council Meeting 7:30 a.m.

6 Common Start Day

6-7 SEP Conferences

7 PTA Meeting 10 a.m. Faculty Room

8 PTA Character Assembly "Pay It Forward"

18 Presidents' Day (NO SCHOOL)

19 Grade 6 Direct Writing Assessment

22 Maturation Grade 5 1:00-2:00 p.m.

25-26 Kindergarten Registration

29 PTA Friday Fun Day

March 3 Professional Development Day (NO SCHOOL)

4 School Community Council Meeting 7:30 a.m.

PTA Spring Reading Kick-Off

6 Grade 6 Direct Writing Assessment Ends

13 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m. (Faculty Room)

21 3^rd Term & PTA Spring Reading Ends

25 PTA Spring Reading Assembly

28 PTA Friday Fun Day

April 1 School Community Council Meeting 7:30 a.m.

1-3 Book Fair Buy 1 Get 1 Free!

10 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m. (Faculty Room)

14 Snow Makeup Day (NO SCHOOL)

15 Teacher Compensation Day (NO SCHOOL)

16-18 Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

22 PTA Bike Safety 4:30 p.m.

29 PTA Friday Fun Day

May 6-13 State CORE Testing Grades 1-6

8 PTA Meeting 10:00 a.m. (Faculty Room)

26 Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)

28 Dance Festival

29 Awards Assembly

30 Last Day of School/Common Start/Dismissed Early

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PTA Meetings: Parents and teachers are encouraged to attend.

School Community Council Meetings: Parents, teachers and community members are welcome to attend.

PTA Friday Fun Days: PTA will sell a small treat once a month for students to purchase after lunch.

Fundraisers: The PTA will host a carnival and See's chocolates. The school will sell wrapping paper and cookie dough in October.

ATTENDANCE -

ABSENCE LINE: (801) 785-8726

Illness - Any absence due to illness, death in the family, religious observance, or other circumstances, should be called in by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the absence. Please state nature of illness.

Family Vacations and Special Events - When possible, please consult with your child's teacher to discuss the impact on your child's education and the necessary make-up work upon your child's return.

On Time - It is important for students to report to school on time. Children coming late to school should report to the office with parents before reporting to the classroom.

Mid-Day Checkout - In order to have a child released from school a parent must come to the office in person. Students will be released only to their parents or an officially designated representative.

Early Arrivals - Please refrain from dropping your student off early. The school provides supervision 15 minutes prior to the start and end of the day. Early arrivals and late pick-up pose a safety risk to the student.

STUDENT ARRIVAL

Kindergarten students entrance to the building is through the West

doors of the building.

Grades 1-6 will enter the Main doors to the building and continue to

walk out to the playground. Classes will be assigned a number that

they will line up behind and teachers will come out to greet and

gather students at the first bell.

Inclement Weather: A "Red Flag" will fly outside the main entrance Students will enter through the main doors and go down the north hall until they reach the gym. At the gym classes will line up behind their assigned number and teachers will come to gather and greet them.

BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDSBICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS ROLLER BLADES, HEELEY'S, & SCOOTERS

Students who ride bicycles to school are expected to observe the following rules:

a. Follow traffic rules.

b. Park in racks with bicycle locked (at owner's risk).

c. Walk bicycles on and off school grounds

d. Bicycle helmets are required for all students

Students may lose their eligibility to ride their bicycles if rules aren't followed.

Skateboards, Heeley's, Roller blades or other wheeled modes of transportation are not approved school transportation and should not be brought to school by students.

BOOKS & SUPPLIES

All textbooks are loaned to students free of charge with students responsible for loss or damage. Check with your child's teacher for a recommended list of school supplies.

BUS INFORMATION

Children should not arrive at a bus stop more than five minutes before the bus arrives.

Pupils being transported are under the authority of the bus driver. The bus drivers share the mutual interest of parents and staff for the safety of the child and should be given due respect by all students.

BUS RULES include:

Be on time for the bus, but no earlier than five minutes prior to bus time.

If you miss the bus, go directly home. Have a family plan for this possibility.

Stand a safe distance from the curb.

Get in line when the school bus is approaching, ready to board the bus.

Remain seated when bus is in motion.

Keep hands, arms, head and objects inside bus windows.

Leave bus only at regular bus stop.

Talk in normal tones so the driver can hear.

Eating and drinking on the bus is not allowed.

School projects and animals accepted only with prior approval.

Playing of radios and CD's is not permitted.

Always have a plan of where to go if parents are not home after school.

Bus Discipline - Continued referrals for misbehavior will lead to a loss of bus privileges for a specific number of days determined by the Principal.

Late Buses: When we expect a bus to be more than 15 minutes late, all students will be afforded the opportunity to call parents and inform them. School personnel will supervise students delayed by a late bus until the bus arrives.

CEDAR RIDGE CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM

Cedar Ridge Elementary School's faculty and staff are committed to the development of a positive discipline management program based upon Alpine School District Board policy #5060. Emphasis is placed upon the positive rather than the negative. Rules of discipline are developed to help ensure the learning, safety and well being of our students and faculty.

Our philosophy is to praise the positive while placing the responsibility for unacceptable behavior upon the student. We will not accept behavior that interferes with the learning, safety, and well being of our students'.

Each student will be considered individually. The administrator will consider past history or violations, severity and circumstances. Based on the administrator's findings the child's behavior may lead to one or more of the following disciplinary actions listed below.

1. Reprimand 2. Loss of privilege

3. Individual student contracts 4. Parent notification via phone

5. Parent/Student/Teacher Conf. 6. Principal/Student Conference

7. Buddy Classroom 8. In School Suspension

9. Parent/Teacher/Student/Principal Conference

a. Students who disobey the rules will receive a warning. During the first and second offenses, the student will spend time in a buddy classroom or ISS (In School Suspension) under direct adult supervision.

The school expects each student to follow acceptable standards of behavior as set by the Alpine Board of Education.

1. Students will not cause or attempt to cause damage to school property or attempt to steal property.

2. Students will not cause or attempt to cause damage to private property or steal private property.

3. Students will not cause, attempt to cause, or threaten to cause physical injury to another person.

4. Students will not have in their possession, sell, or otherwise furnish any firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object.

5. Students will not have in their possession, use, sell, or otherwise furnish, or be under the influence of any controlled substance, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant of any kind.

6. Student will not be in possession of or use tobacco.

7. Students will not cause commit an obscene act or engage in habitual profanity or vulgarity.

8. Students will not cause disruption to school activities, instructional programs or other aspects of the school day.

9. Students will not willfully defy the valid authority of school personnel.

The Cedar Ridge Citizenship Program serves to teach responsibility, self-management, communication, and conflict resolution skills. Good communication, positive reinforcement, and consequences, are all important elements of the program.

CLOSED CAMPUS

Students are not allowed to leave the campus once they arrive (accept to go home for lunch). Parents are to send the student with a written release to the office before the child can leave to go home and eat lunch.

COMMUNICATIONS

Good communication is the key to a successful partnership with school. Getting the correct information at the right time is essential to good home-school relationships. Check your child's backpack and school folders on a daily basis. Look for information regarding classroom, school and community matters. Whenever you have a question regarding Cedar Ridge, please call.

Wednesday Folders- Students' will bring these home each Wednesday

Student Planners- Grades 4-6 have student planners to track their own assignments.

Students' Grades- Students' grades (grades 1-6) and attendance are accessed via the Internet

Friday, August 10th student class assignments and bus routes may be checked from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A sticker label with your child's schedule will be made available to you or your child. Bus service will be offered only to the students living on the east side of Canyon Road.

This is an opportunity for students to come and meet their teacher. The PTA will provide Otter Pops. This will be held Monday, August 20th from 11:00-Noon. Students who are new to the school can meet in the gym at 11:30 a.m. for a brief tour of the school.

Office 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Principal Ms. Susan Mattinson

Hope Garner Hope.Garner@gmail.com

CALENDAR 2007-2008

ABSENCE LINE: (801) 785-8726

BOOKS & SUPPLIES

CEDAR RIDGE CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM

CLOSED CAMPUS

COMMUNICATIONS

Friday, August 10^th student class assignments and bus routes may be checked from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A sticker label with your child's schedule will be made available to you or your child. Bus service will be offered only to the students living on the east side of Canyon Road.

This is an opportunity for students to come and meet their teacher. The PTA will provide Otter Pops. This will be held Monday, August 20^th from 11:00-Noon. Students who are new to the school can meet in the gym at 11:30 a.m. for a brief tour of the school.