Families,
We had a busy week this week recognizing our awesome Student's of the Month, the closing out of our Winter II sports season, and our amazing Orchestra students performing. But, we have an even busier week coming up! Our 6th and 7th graders will be learning more about registration for the 26-27 school year and should be bringing home their registration form this week. We also get to celebrate our awesome Classified staff this week, and lastly we get to end the week with a pep assembly!
I want to also call your attention to Spring Conference signups. All the information is below. Have a great weekend, and don't forget to spring forward on Sunday!
Shaun Takenouchi
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3/9 - 3/12: Classified Staff Appreciation Week
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3/9: 7th Grade Registration (Assembly Schedule)
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3/10: 8th Grade Registration (Assembly Schedule)
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3/10: Spring Choir Concert
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3/13: Pep Assembly
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Each week we will feature staff members at Ridgetop so that families get to know OUR Raider family better. |
What is your role at Ridgetop?
- Resource Room Teacher
What do you love most about working at Ridgetop?
- The best part about working at Ridgetop is the sense of community and belonging that is shown to both students and staff.
What is your favorite snack food and why?
- My favorite snack is Ketchup Chips. I don't have a particular reason, I just think they taste amazing!
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
- I would go to the Cote D'Azur. It is stunning and I haven't had a chance to go there yet.
Tell us how you either LEARN, LEAD, or GROW in your life, in your personal life or as an educator.
- In my personal life, I show learning and leading by getting involved with my community and reading books to expand my thinking and point of view.
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What is your role at Ridgetop?
- Resource Teacher/ IEP Case Manager
What do you love most about working at Ridgetop?
- What I love most about Ridgetop Middle School is the sense of community—students’ energy and curiosity make every day feel like a zoo, a comedy club, and a science experiment rolled into one, and the staff’s teamwork keeps it all running smoothly.
What is your favorite snack food and why?
- Pretzel Cheddar Goldfish Mix
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
- Machu Picchu, Peru – ancient Incan ruins set high in the Andes mountain. It's a bucket list adventure to hike the Inca Trail to reach it.
Tell us how you either LEARN, LEAD, or GROW in your life, in your personal life or as an educator.
- Stay curious, keep adjusting, and remember — even your worst lesson taught somebody something!
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The Ridgetop PTSA is celebrating our incredible Classified Staff, including paraeducators, maintenance, bus drivers, front office staff, and more, with two appreciation events:
• Waffle Stop Breakfast Bar – Tuesday, March 11
• Granola & Yogurt Bar – Friday, March 13
We’re seeking donations and volunteers to help make both events a success.
Sign up here:
Thank you for supporting the staff who support our students every day!
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We will be holding Spring Conferences on March 18th from 4 - 7:30pm and March 19th from 7am - 3pm.
On March 18th, we will continue our traditional arena style conferences where teachers will be located in the cafeteria and upper gym. You will be able to go around and meet with teachers for brief conversations about your student's progress.
On March 19th, we are going to try something a little different for us. We will be doing scheduled conferences. This is where you will be able to schedule a 10 min conference with your student's teachers and the conference will be in their classroom. This is similar to what families do in the elementary school. If you are wanting to schedule conferences for this date, please use the link below. We are utilizing a program called PTCFast for signups. Below is a quick intro video on how to sign up for scheduled conferences.
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As part of CKSD’s efforts to strengthen student account security, we will be updating the student login process and enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Beginning March 9, students will see a different login screen after restarting their Chromebooks. They will continue using their current username and password and will also enter a 6-digit PIN.
This change will not affect how students use their Chromebooks or online learning tools. Staff will be available to support students during the transition, and we expect students to adjust quickly.
Thank you for your support as we enhance the security of student accounts.
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Our Spring athletic season begins on Monday, March 16. Spring Sports Interest Meetings for students will take place on Wednesday, March 11 during Advocacy. Our Spring Season includes:
🏃🏃🏾♀️🏃🏼♂️Cross Country / XC (Non-Cut Sport)
- Open to all students
- Practices start March 16
🏈 Football (Non-Cut Sport)
- Open to all 7th and 8th grade students (not 6th graders)
- Practices start March 16
🏐 Volleyball (Cut Sport)
- Open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls
- Tryouts start March 16
Registration & Clearance on Final Forms Is Required Before Participation: Students must be registered and cleared in Final Forms before trying out or practicing. According to WIAA and CKSD rules, this includes students having a current physical that is valid throughout the entire season and physicals being less than two years old. Physicals should be uploaded to Final Forms or dropped off at the school front office.
Spring Sport Interest Meetings this Week!
Our three spring sports will be hosting interest meetings this Wednesday, March 11.
Cross Country: Coach Steffen will be here during all three lunches on Wednesday to answer any questions athletes may have.
Football: Coach Kahler will host an interest meeting in the cafeteria during advocacy on Wednesday.
Volleyball: Coach Gina will host an interest meeting in the lower gym during advocacy on Wednesday.
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**Olympic College is hosting the event below.
We are excited to bring this free event to life again this year and hope your 5th-8th grade students can join us on Saturday, March 21st. Registration is available at this link and closes the evening on March 15th. There is a flyer attached that you can print, post, and share!
We have a concurrent parent/guardian workshop this year: Strength Based Parenting and Future Planning
Description: This 3-hour interactive workshop helps parents and caregivers feel confident supporting their youth’s future planning — whether that path includes college, trades, workforce, or other post-secondary options. Participants will complete a Strength-Based Parenting assessment (book included), starting with their own strengths, then learn how to recognize and grow their child’s strengths to build hope and resilience. Together, we’ll explore how to plan with your child instead of for them, approaching next steps as a human journey shaped by identity, curiosity, and growth. You’ll leave with practical tools to encourage motivation, direction, and confidence at home.
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A huge thank you to Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo! Through gift card donations, the RMS Library received $180 in new books for the library!! |
Hey 7th and 8th graders - Can you write, read, speak, and listen in a language other than English? If so, you could qualify to earn high school credit for your language other than English, and you can qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy on your diploma! See your counselor about taking the World Language Proficiency Test on April 1! Registration closes on March 11. |
With the increase in our student population and through parent feedback, we have been working on our morning drop off procedure to help with the safety of our students and families. There are a couple of things that we are seeing that we would like to fix.
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Dropping off on Hillsboro Dr.: We have a decent amount of families that are stopping on Hillsboro Dr and dropping off their students. While we understand that this can be convenient, it is definitely not safe. Hillsboro Dr is not a drop off area and we have to stop using this as such. Please either use our parking lot or Silver Ridge Elementary as places to drop your students off for school in the morning.
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Dropping off in the Parking Lot: The easiest way for me to explain this process was to create this video for families to see. Please take a minute to watch this to help with our parking lot process for dropping off.
My hope is that by working on both of these things, our drop off process will become better. We are also in the process of looking into crossing guards to help with both of these areas.
Thank you in advance for your help with both of these issues.
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This year, every month we are going to have a specific character focus that we are working on as a school. Each week, we will be focusing on different aspects of being a professional student.
For the month of March, we are focusing on Integrity. We are working on helping students understand what it means to do the right thing, even when it is hard.
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Here is a link to our sporting events for the coming week. |
Ridgetop is in need of adult mentors. All it takes is 1 hour per week to make a difference in a student's life. The goal of the mentoring program is to develop positive relationships between schools and students, parents, and community. All mentors receive training on how to support students with goal setting, and peer relationships.
Mentoring takes place on school property. Mentors may play board games, draw, practice flashcards, read, discuss grades and study habits, or just spend time talking. If this sounds like something you can do, please get in contact with our building coordinator Jeff Kahler@ jeffreyk@ckschools.org. Adult mentors make a huge difference in a youth's life.
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