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The chicks have hatched!  “Chick in” to their live stream.  https://tinyurl.com/ridgechickcam

Be sure to order your 20-21 yearbook!  All orders are due by May 5th.  Cost is $15.00.  Just fill out this form and send it and the money to our front office.

The Eggs-traordinary Reading Event Count down has begun!  Be sure to log your time reading at home so your child’s class can name a chick! http://tinyurl.com/chicksread21

Plans for Summer Academy 2021 are well underway!  Summer Academy 2021 offers a unique opportunity for our currently enrolled Pre-K to Grade 5 students.  At no cost to HCPS families, learners have the opportunity to receive teacher-led, in person or virtual learning in literacy and mathematics, along with social emotional learning.  Reading and math activities will include whole class instruction in addition to small group instruction to meet students’ individual needs.

Elementary Summer Academy learning is Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  July 12 to August 5.  Families have the flexibility to attend the entire four weeks, or they may attend a two-week session, July 12-July 22 or July 26-August 5.

If you are interested in your child attending Summer Academy this summer, please complete the fillable registration form and Student Authorization to Pick Up form.  Please email completed forms to Michele Utterback (mukushner@henrico.k12.va.us )or drop them off at Ridge Elementary.  All registration forms must be returned by Friday, May 7.

Thank you for considering this opportunity for your child.

Need some information about our in-person learning?  Follow these links to learn more.  Click HERE for our newsletter about in-person learning.  Click HERE for very helpful videos created by our own Ridge team.

Due to the weather, we had to reschedule picture day for both our in-person and our virtual learners.

• In-person learners will have picture day on March 2 during school.  You do not need to sign up for a time, however, you do need to pre-order the pictures using this link.  If you already ordered pictures, you do not need to reorder them.

• Virtual students will have picture day on March 2 from 2 pm-5:30 pm and March 3 from 11 am-5:30 pm.  You need to sign up for a time for your child’s picture using this link.  You will also need to pre-order the pictures using this link.  If you already ordered pictures, you do not need to reorder them.

If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 673-3745.

The spring gifted identification window will open for students in grades k-5 on January 18th, 2021 through January 29th.  Please direct any questions to Erin Rettig our School Counselor and Gifted Identification Coordinator.

Here are the deadlines for requesting a variance, as allowed by HCPS policy, to another HCPS school.

The deadline to request a variance for students currently in grades 8 – 11 is February 15, 2021. The deadline for students currently in grades 1 – 7 is March 15, 2021. Students entering kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year have 30 days from the date of enrollment to request a variance. Students who move after the deadline have 30 calendar days from the date of a move to request a variance.

Three HCPS middle schools offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program, which includes a comprehensive curriculum for students who are highly motivated and who have demonstrated the ability to achieve academically.

Application are now being accepted and are available in all elementary and middle school counseling departments. *Private school applicants must contact the IB Programs Office at Tuckahoe MS for an application.

Public Info Session/Virtual Open House Schedule 

Thursday, October 15, 2020 – Fairfield MS 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 – George H. Moody MS 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 -Tuckahoe MS 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Click here to view application timeline

Come by school on Monday February 8th from 1:30 – 3:30 and 4:00 – 6:00 pm to pick up the latest packet for virtual learning.  You can also return your overdue library books and pick up BookHub books!