November 13, 2015

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Our Mission
We are a diverse team committed to excellence. We believe that through rigorous
academics and collaboration every student will achieve. We hope to cultivate
perseverance, integrity and dedication in all students.

School Visit
On Monday, November 2nd, Ridge Road welcomed approximately forty visitors from
various states to our school to observe our Personalized Learning classrooms and
strategies. Our school was a national tour site for Personalized Learning and once

November 19
Raven Recognition
Breakfast

again, we flew higher than the rest in showcasing the many strategies we use to help
our students succeed academically. With a focus on the whole child, mastery, student
choice, and pathways and playlists, we believe that we will continue to exceed expected
growth on our states end-of-year assessments.

2014-2015 NC School Report Card

November 20
Fall Picture MakeUp Day

November 25-27
Thanksgiving
Holiday
(No School)

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will release its 2014-15 North
Carolina School Report Cards (SRCs) online on December1, 2015. The SRCs provide
information about school performance, student achievement, attendance, class size,
school safety, teacher experience, and school technology for each school in the
district. New information that will appear in the Online Version this year includes, but is
not limited to:
Schools designated as Focus schools due to failure to meet participation targets for
three years will be identified;
A Digital Access report with information about 1:1 access, the grades participating in
1:1 access, the schools Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) status, and the grades
participating in the BYOD program;
Educator Effectiveness data is now integrated into the school (teachers) and district
(teachers and principals)- level reports. This data was previously reported via a link to
an external site; and The Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered face -to-face AP
courses. Information on Educator Effectiveness will not be released until a later date.

Ridge Road Middle

2015-2016
Football Team

Conference Champs!
We Fly Higher than the Rest!
WINTER SPORTS SIGNUPS AND TRYOUTS
Winter sports tryouts (boys/girls basketball and cheerleading) will start Monday, November 16 th after school.
All students interested in trying out must sign up as well as turn in completed paperwork, including a physical.

CMS Middle School Students and Parents

Join IT-oLogy for the November Cyber Saturday

In partnership with CMS and CPCC, IT-oLogy Charlotte invites you to attend this interactive fair
for middle school students and their parents. It is designed to increase awareness and understanding
of the exciting careers available in science, information technology engineering and math. Students
will have a unique opportunity to talk with representatives from leading companies and local colleges
to find out what education is required to have a career in the exciting STEM field.
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2015
Time: 9:00 am 12:00 pm
Location: Central Piedmont Community College
Address: Advanced Technology Center, 1241 Charlottetowne Drive.
Register here: https://mscharlottenovcybersaturday2015.eventbrite.com

Patriotic Art District Juried Show Honorable Mentions!!

Ridge Road participated in a district wide juried 2015 Patriotic Art Contest: "Heroes Among Us" sponsored by
the Carolina Freedom Foundation. Four photographs were submitted from students and two were selected
and both of these received Honorable Mentions!!
Congratulations to Abigail (Abby) Kata and Alyssa (Kaelin) Shirley for doing an awesome job and representing
Ridge Road in our community! The art will be displayed at various government buildings:
State Capital in Raleigh, NC
Charlotte-Meck Government Center
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport

Stomp out bullying 2015

View the Link Below to View the WBTV News Clip

http://www.wbtv.com/story/30319101/middle-school-stomps-out-bullying#.VigYPjzqjy4.twitter

Students, parents, faculty and staff save up to 40% on ticket purchases and can take advantage of great giveaways.
Ticket prices have been reduced for this program, and they start at just $14 each! Since this program began six
years ago more than 25,000 students, parents, faculty and staff have participated. Dont miss your chance this year
as seats and experiences will fill up fast! Call 704.688.9047 or email groups@hornets.com for any questions.

SUN, NOV 15 | 5 PM
Hornets sling bag for kids

SUN, NOV 29 | 2 PM
Postgame free throw on court

WED, NOV 25 | 7 PM
Postgame family photo on court

SAT, DEC 12 | 7 PM
Hornets camo duffle bag to first 7,500 fans

Get your discount now by following 3 simple steps:

Click BUY NOW next to your district logo

Type in the Special Offer Code for your school after you select your game
Then log in or create a new account

Kudos from Parents

Dear Mr. Kennedy, thank you so much for a very thoughtful email! My daughter has very much
enjoyed having you as her math teacher, she said you had made learning math interesting and fun.
She especially loves hearing all your sweet but yet funny personal stories you have been sharing
with the class. :) We hope she will continue to do well throughout and make us all proud. Again,
thank you so much for all that you do sir!!! Best regards!
Mrs. Waller, I made a donation today to your department using the online system as a way of saying
thank you. My daughter had such a great experience playing for the volleyball team this season. It
was well run and organized. There were many great role models in the 8th grades and Mr. Wernecke
is truly one of a kind! I always enjoy watching him interact with the kidsyou can truly tell he loves
what he does! Thank you for not only running the program, but for getting our kiddos to all their
games safely! I hope the donation can be used to allow another child to experience sports at RRMS.

Please Visit Our School Website

Good communication between the home and the school is an important part of the educational process. Ridge
Road also has a website - http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/ridgeroad/. The website contains a calendar of events,
staff lists and email addresses, a PTSA link, and information about extracurricular activities. Each quarter, the
grade level teams send home newsletters to keep you informed of what your child is learning. The PTSA also
uploads newsletters on the website under the PTSA link to keep you fully informed of what is happening.
Reminders about school activities are also emailed to parents. To receive reminders from the principal and
PTSA, join the parent email list on the Ridge Road website.

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