The Ridgewood Board of Education will have two vacancies in the Annual School Election, which will take place on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. One vacancy is for a full three-year term and one vacancy is for a one-year unexpired term. Candidates must file a nominating petition with the local school board declaring which seat they are running for in order to get their name on the ballot for the Annual School Election. Click here for full information and the Candidate Kit from the NJSBA.The deadline to submit the nominating petition is 4 p.m., Verizon cell phone time, Monday, February 27, 2012.

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The district's electronic newsletter, rps.eNews, contains highlights of the Board of Education meetings, news around the district, and upcoming events of interest to the RPS community.Click here to read the January 24 edition.

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Kindergarten and First Grade Registration

Registration for incoming kindergarteners and first graders will be on February 7th and 9th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.  Proof of residency must be provided at time of registration.  All the forms necessary for registration are available here on our website under the "New Families/Registering at Ridge" section along the left hand side.

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First Graders Lead Assembly about Fairness

On Friday, January 13, Ridge first graders lead a meaningful ROC assembly for the school on the topic of fairness.  This continues our focus for the school year on the six pillars of character.  We began the year talking about respect and third graders taught us about responsibility at the last assembly.  Teachers will follow up on the topic of fairness in Open Circle meetings over the next several weeks.  Next up: trustworthiness

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Fifth Graders Visit Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fifth graders recently took their annual field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Students made sketchbooks and filled them with information that served to guide them through the museum.  They also found inspiration for an upcoming clay project.  Mrs. Tworek would like to thank the fifth grade teachers, teaching assistants, and the parent chaperones for their help.

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Visiting Teachers from Korea

Ridge School was fortunate to host three visiting teachers from Korea from Nov. 21 - Dec. 2.  Their visit was arranged through a program at Bloomfield College.  Our students and teachers were proud to share what makes Ridge School special while our guests shared information about the schools and culture of their country.  In addition to being assigned to specific classes for the two weeks, they met with over 40 of our international students to share their experience and answer questions.  Many thanks to Hee Soo Kim, Jin Hee Kim, and Hyun Min Rhee.

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