Weekly Newsletter - South Ridge School

South Ridge School
Panther Newsletter
Home of the Panthers
~New Registration~
•
School office is open 7:30 a.m.—3:30
p.m. daily during August.
•
The Counselor will be available on the
morning of Aug. 28th. Please call to
schedule a meeting time.
•
All registration information & prior
school papers (including birth certificates) MUST be received before the
student can begin school on Sept. 2nd.
Please check at open house to see that
you are set.
•
Contact Lori in the school office for
other information, 345-6789.
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MSHSL rules apply for sports participation.
14/15 HOT LUNCH:
Families need to re-apply for
Free/Reduced lunch each year
(prior year expires on
October 1, 2014).
Application forms
have been mailed
out, and are also
available in the
school office. Allow time for processing. Watch for this year’s lunch
pricing in the ISD 2142 newspaper.
Accounts <$8 will receive a call.
Students allowed to charge 1 meal
only. Alternative meal only served
August 18—September 5, 2014
School Begins Soon—
WELCOME TO SOUTH RIDGE!
dents must stay in the
High School &
Grades 1-6 begin classes school once here (parking
on Tuesday, September 2,
2014. Kindergarten
begins first full day on
Thursday, September 4
(see notice on page 3).
Classes for both the elementary & high school
grades begin each day at
8:30 a.m. and end at 3:15
p.m. (except Wednesdays,
end at 2:00). Please have
your student(s) at their
bus stop a few minutes
earlier than last year for
the first week, until the
bus schedule is firmly established. Elementary
students should again go
to the forum after getting
off the busses. Elementary supply lists are enclosed. Jr./Sr. High stu-
lot included—closed campus), and report to the
Gym on the first day
where they will meet with
the Principal and Dean of
Students. Open House is
August 28th from 3:006:00. Forms/Schedules
will be handed out for all
students at the Open
House (see information
inside newsletter). Please
update the Census verification form in the back of
the school packet. Return
this Census verification
form (with or without
changes), with the nurse’s
forms to the school ASAP.
Also, please include any
cell/home phone changes
and an email address if
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL—SEPTEMBER 2nd for High
School & Elementary 1-6. Kindergarten begins 9/4.
you have one. Another
form you will be receiving
is the student accident insurance form and waiver.
Please return the waiver (if
you already have insurance), or complete the insurance form and return
with payment as soon as
possible. Coming home
with your student the first
week of school will be the
student handbook/receipt.
Parents, make sure to review the student handbook, and return the acknowledgement receipt to
the office.
once during the year. *Hot lunch
money should be paid in the cafeteria. Please make sure student(s)
Picture Day is coming!!
name is on the check, or in an
Picture Day is set
envelope with name if cash.
~South Ridge School
picture day will be
Thursday, September 4. Pictures
start right away in
the morning; 8:00
for preschoolers; 8:30
a.m. for students
starting with K & Ele-
**Some Helpful HS Supplies:
Notebooks, pens, pencils, portfolios, calculator, highlighter, book
covers, anything to keep your locker
& subjects organized (Math, English, Social Studies, Science,
Health, Shop, Spanish, Computer—
depends on student’s schedule).
mentary. Order forms
will be
handed out
during the
open house.
If you don’t
receive a packet, you
may pick one up in the
school office.
Please note: Return the following
to your homeroom teacher by the first
day of school: Health forms, emergency
card, parent portal request (new), census
verification/bus form (return with or
without changes), insurance form or
waiver. Coming home by Friday, 9/5
will be Student handbook (return signed
receipt) & the newsletter.
All report cards will be available to view
on the parent portal only. If you need a
copy mailed home, please call the office.
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P A N T H E R N E WS LE T T E R
HOME OF THE PANTHERS
2014 / 2015 SCHOOL YEAR
From the Nurse’s Office:
Health forms & Emergency cards
will be given out during Open
House. Please return these to
your homeroom teacher the morning of the first day of school. You
will also receive at the Open
House, a consent form for a full
range of dental care, during school
hours, by Children’s Dental Services. In accordance with Minnesota law, no student will be allowed to attend school unless a
completed up to date immunization record is on file
at the school. Those
students most likely
to need immunization updates are students entering
grades K & 7 or
those transferring
from another
district.
Here to help!
American Red Cross Swimming Lessons-Instructors
Maish, 345-6577. We continue to offer the teach swimming for 6 levels. Strokes, endurance, water
safety stressed. Students must get certification from
Open Fitness Center, CCC exercise, Tae
Kwon Do, Kickboxing, Karate, Zumba, Yoga, each level before entering next level. Students must be
Indoor Walking, Panther Dance, AAA Driver 4 years old for Water Whales, and 6 to enter level 1.
Improvement, along with a variety of crafting Indicate which level your child is in when registering.
classes and general interest classes. See We will offer all levels depending the need. This will
cancel if I do not meet the minimum required students
us at www.southridgeschool.net.
of 8 by Sept. 12. Herb Drew Pool-Sunday-Sept. 14-Nov.
Little Panthers Enrichment Club- Before 9, 2:00-3:00-$40 fee-10 sessions. No class Oct.19.
and after school care for grades preK to
*Sunday is not a typo, only day available.
grade 5. 6:00—8:00 a.m., and after school
Piano, Voice or Accordion Lessons-Beginning Sept.
until 6:00 p.m. *Activities full of learning,
16, Peggy will teach 1/2 hour lessons starting at 3:30 on
exercise, and fun. *Convenient location in
your child’s school. *Leadership by experi- Tues. and Wed. She will have 5 slots to fill each day.
Call early to get a preferred time. Lessons are now
enced and caring adults. Fees: Morning
session-$2 per child per day. Afternoon ses- payable to instructor each week with a one-time $5 fee
sion-$5 per day for first child and $4 per day to Comm. Ed. due at registration. Siblings pay $18 per
for each additional child. Paperwork must be lesson. You are responsible to buy your own books.
Instructor: Peggy Ricci-Band Room-Sept 15-Jan 27-$5
completed before enrollment. Call Lenny
Johnson at 345-6720 for more information! fee (no lessons Oct. 16,Nov 4,11,27,Dec 23—Jan 5).
Community Ed ~ Coordinator: Bobbi
Athletic Fees/Event Passes
Activity sport Participation
fees are as follows for the
2014/2015 school year:
varsity/JV; and $30 JH). Free
lunch: 25% ($30 varsity/JV; and
$15 JH).
Football,Volleyball, Cross Country, Boys
Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls/Boys
Track, Baseball, Softball:
Participation fees are to be paid
to the coach or school secretary.
Varsity/Jr. Varsity Level: $120
Jr. High Level: $60
The maximum family fee not to
exceed $500.00 per school year.
Sliding scale for those who qualify: Reduced lunch: 50% ($60
Season passes (application in
newsletter and available in the
school office) for athletic events as
follows:
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School Site Family Single Season
Pass—$145.00
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District Wide Family Single Season
SOUTH RIDGE ATHLETICS
GO PANTHERS!!
Football conditioning began
on Monday, August 11, 2014.
Padded practices began on
Monday, August 18, 2014
from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at South
Ridge. Head Coach
is Brent Johnson.
First game is at
Home on Friday, Au-
gust 29, 2014 vs. Littlefork-Big
Falls, 7:00 p.m.
Volleyball practice began on
Monday, August 11, 2014. Practices are 4:30-6:30. Brad Olesiak is the Head Coach. First
game is Monday, August 25,
2014 at Home vs. McGregor,
Pass—$220.00
•
District Wide Adult Single Season Pass—$70.00
•
District Wide Family All Year Sports Pass—$320.00
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District Wide Adult All Year Sports Pass—$95.00
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District Wide Student All Year Sports Pass—$65.00
**See all the sports schedules at www. MSHSL.org (South
Ridge School) OR Sign Up to receive game notices/
cancellations at www.polarleague.org (South Ridge
School)**
2014/2015 GAME TICKET PRICES:
$3.00 Student
$5.00 Adult
Senior Citizens (65+) Free w/pass
(available in the school office).
5:45 (B); 7:00 (A).
Cross Country began practices on
Monday, August 11, 2014.
Practices are 9:00-11:00. Jeremy Polson is the Head Coach.
First event is at the Cook
County Invitational, Grand
Marais, on Aug. 28th @ 4:00. Contact
the school with questions.
Please come & support your
South Ridge Athletes!!
HOME OF THE PANTHERS
P A N T H E R N E WS LE T T E R
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i Pad Information:
SOUTH RIDGE
OPEN HOUSE
i Pads 2014~The initiation
session for new recipients of
iPads this year will be for parents and students in grades 7
& 12. The orientation will take
place at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
August 28th in the Forum.
iPads will be withheld until any
previous years’ payments are
collected (check fees on the
portal, or call the office). The
permission forms will be available at that meeting on the
28th. We hope to see you
there!
PRINCIPAL!
Thursday, August 28th will
be an Open House for ALL
students and their families WELCOME Dear Families of South Ridge,
from 3:00-6:00 p.m. The
Let me introduce myself, my name
BACK!
students will need to be acis Andrew Bernard, and I am excompanied by an adult for
cited to be working at South Ridge
the Open House. Stop in any time
School. This will be the start of my 17th
that is convenient to you from
year in education. Most recently, I was the
3:00—6:00 p.m. Please bring the
Principal at Northland Learning Center in
Virginia, and previous to that, I taught in
child’s supplies & pick up back to
the Proctor school district.
school paperwork at this time. The
counselor will be here to set up
As you know, the first day of school, Sepnew students schedules. There
tember 2nd, is quickly approaching. I
will be a sign-up if you are interhope to see all of you at Open House on
ested in 5th grade band.
August 28th. Please feel free to contact
FROM YOUR
Office staff will be available if you
need assistance. Visit us for any of
your other needs that day also
(drop off lunch money, portal questions, or see the nurse’s office).
Kindergarten Conferences
me at the school if you have questions or
comments.
Let’s plan on a great school year. Let me
say it again, I am excited to be a part of
the proud Panther tradition here at South
Ridge!
OPEN
Youth (Gr. 3-6, Boys/Girls)
POSITION AT
Attention Kindergarten Families: Your kindergar- SOUTH RIDGE:
ten journey will begin with an individual conference
1 Cook Aide
that will be scheduled September 2nd or 3rd. The first
full day of kindergarten will be on Thursday, September
4 hours/day
4, 2014. This conference will give us the opportunity to
meet each other, answer questions and observe some of
Apply at the
your child’s kindergarten readiness skills. This will last
school or the
approximately 30 minutes, and I would like to take the
ISD2142 webopportunity to visit with your child one on one. Please
site.
bring any supplies to the Open House on August 28th
(3:00-6:00). I will have sign-up sheets to schedule your
child’s conference at that time.
ECFE & Learning Readiness.
Learning Readiness Registration
Spaces are still available in the St.
Louis County Schools Learning
Readiness Preschool Program. This
program is for children who are 4
years of age by September 1, 2014.
The program meets 2 times per
week, all day, during the school
year. Please contact the school to
register at 345-6789 or DaNeil at
749-8130 ex 1116 or by email at:
[email protected]
Welcome letters from teachers will
be sent home in September. Classes
begin the week of Sept. 22nd. Children who are pre-registered for this
class will receive a mailing of information for the Sneak-A-Peek.
ECFE—We will be offering ECFE
classes again this year at South Ridge
~ more information to come in September (Kick-off on Tuesday, Sept.
9th, 3-6 p.m.). Current times set for
2014-2015: Mondays: 5:00-7:00
p.m.; Tuesdays: 8:30-10:30 a.m.,
There will be a
Football meeting
when school starts
at the South Ridge
School, Sept. 3rd at 4:30
for players & parents.
Contact Kyle at 393-0743
with any questions.
Elementary Volleyball—Paperwork will be sent
home the first week of school
for interested players
in grades 3-6. Call
Janel Olesiak @ 218590-8092 with any
questions. Information about
practices will be sent home.
10:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m., 6:008:00 p.m. Teachers are Edwyna
Scouton & Megan Caine. Contact
the school for any questions.
A School of ISD #2142 “Small schools with big
opportunities, where everybody is somebody”
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SOUTH RIDGE SCHOOL
8162 Swan Lake Road
Culver, MN 55779
Phone: 218-345-6789
Fax: 218-345-6790
E-mail:
[email protected] (Superintendent)
[email protected] (Principal)
[email protected] (Dean of Students)
[email protected] (Athletic Dir.)
[email protected] (Secretary I)
[email protected] (Secretary II)
South Ridge Newsletter
We’re on the Web
www.isd2142.k12.mn.us/south ridge
Www.southridgeschool.net
**To view your child’s school lunch account/attendance/grades/assignments contact the school
office or see our website (Parent Portal)**
Catch These Events:
Monday, Aug. 11th: Football conditioning begins, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Volleyball practice begins, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Cross Country practice begins, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 18th: Football padded practice begins,
3:30-6:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 25th: Volleyball @ Home vs. McGregor, 7:00 p.m.
School Board meeting, District Office, 5:00 p.m.*
Tuesday, Aug. 26th: Volleyball @ Northwoods, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 28th: Open House, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Cross Country @ Cook County Invitational, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 29th: Football @ Home vs. Littlefork-Big Falls, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 2nd: First Day of Classes.
Thursday, Sept. 4th: *Picture Day—a.m.
Kindergarten begins.
Volleyball @ Home vs. Moose Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Cross Country @ GNK Invite in Coleraine, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 5th: Football @ NE Range, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8th: Volleyball @ Floodwood, 7:00 p.m.
School Board meeting, NE Range School, 5:00 p.m.*
*LOCATION CHANGES
**See all the sports schedules at www. MSHSL.org (South
Ridge School) OR Sign Up to receive game notices/
cancellations at www.polarleague.org (South Ridge School)**
Newsletter published 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month.
Picture Day ~ Sept. 4th
Items to submit To the school office by Wed. before.
Come join the PANTHER
PAC ~ We support all Elementary and
2014-2015 SOUTH RIDGE SCHOOL STAFF
Social Studies: Elizabet Casserberg, Jeremy Polson, Liz Beseke
Industrial Tech: Nathan Shulstad
Math: Seth Ismil, Tammy Bjorge
French: Elizabet Casserberg
Health/Phy Ed.: Carl Grussendorf
Phy Ed./Athletic Director: Tony DeLeon
Special Ed.: Ann Demoski-Roberts, Lorraine
Simpson, Paula Wolfe, Melissa
Fernandez, Kathy Hedin
Science: Cheyenne Deters, Brent Fadum, TJ Ray
Counselor/Social Studies: David Erickson
English: Mary Castellini ; Rebecca Moore,
Jill Eidenschink
Band: Erin Cox
Choir: Deb Neuman
Computer: Jeremy Polson
Art: Carolyn Olson, Rebecca Moore
Title I: Mary Nemec-Wood
High School South Ridge Athletics, and
would love to have more members! Meetings are the first Wednesday of every
month at 6:30 p.m. at the school. Next
meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 6:30
p.m. **Check out our Facebook page for
updates on meetings and other athletic
updates** Concession stand workers are
needed for Volleyball and Football games.
Please contact Steph at 391-7062 for Volleyball; or Keri at 390-4730 for Football;
or stop by the concession stand to sign up
to work. GO PANTHERS!!
Grade K: Tina Stevens, Alicia Skoog
Grade 1: Caryn Wood, Heidi Ojibway
Grade 2: Tina Anderson, Tyler Olin
Grade 3: Scott Process, Samantha
Battaglia Grade 4: Kris Dirksen, Amy Hudspith
Grade 5: Mariah Jeske, Summer Opacich
Grade 6: Kris Graves, Amanda Wood
Principal: Andrew Bernard
Dean of Students: Jessica Bialke
Secretary I: Lori Miller Secretary II: Carlye Olson Custodians: Mark Schroeder,
Mike Schwartz, Terry Saver, Megan Vergin
Kitchen: Mary Jo Jaakola, Paula Josephson, Kathy Fisher, Sharon Hunt, Cheryl Johnson Nurse: Mary Spang
Nurse Asst.: Suzie Janke Bus Drivers: John Kochevar, Jim Nemec, Gina Swanson, Sally Ferrazzi, Barb Solem, Travis Kahlstorf, Larry Peterson, Bruce Hage, Bill
Class, John Ludwig, Pete Ringhofer Van Drivers: Dina Kochevar, Dennis Hage, Steph Miller, Rob Marvel. Teacher Aides / Inst. Aides: Sharon Swenson, Gloria
Autio, Tammy Bennett, Lisa Hill, Michelle Bober, Kathy Gauthier, Rebecca Lawrence, Carrie Neuberg, Mary Persons, Amy Price, Becky Tremblay, Gerri Wark.
Community Ed.: Bobbi Maish. Little Panthers: Lenny Johnson. Fitness Center: Lance Viche.
Hot Lunch Menu 9/2—9/05 (A—Lunch K-12; B—Lunch 4-12 only, includes veggies & fresh fruit daily / B lunch items are available
for second entree purchase daily, grades 4-12.) Milk & Bread served daily.
Tuesday, Sept. 2nd: A—Chicken patty on whole grain bun, lettuce leaf, tomato slice, oven baked fries, fresh apples; B—None
Wednesday, Sept. 3rd: A—Hot ham & cheese on whole grain bun, romaine garden salad, diced tomatoes, oven baked tater tots, peaches; B—Chef salad/Mini corn
dogs
Thursday, Sept. 4th: A—Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, glazed sweet potatoes, steamed corn, cranberries, whole grain dinner roll, applesauce; B—Chef
salad/Chicken nuggets
Friday, Sept. 5th: A—Taco salad w/tortilla chips, beef, chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa, refried beans, Mexican rice, pineapple; B—Chef salad/Subs