Meadow Ridge Newsletter - November 7, 2025

Early Release Days

Please mark your calendars for the early release days - 1:30pm dismissal time.

• November 12th

Hand2hand

Hand2Hand delivers nutritious food to students over the weekends and on extended school breaks by mobilizing churches, schools, individuals, and businesses to join together, providing hope and opportunity to thrive.

If your student/family could benefit from this program permission slips are available in the Meadow Ridge office or email permissionslip@h2hkids.org 

Picture & yearbook Orders

Picture day orders can still be placed online using the Portrait ID that was sent home with students.

Order Pictures Online

Yearbook orders can also be placed online using the ID Code: 14558526. Reminder that yearbook orders are separate from picture day order packages.

Order Yearbooks Online

NEW Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures

Before School:

• Please use the student drop-off line.  In the past, we have had ECSE buses in the loop until 8:25.  That is no longer the case.  So parents, feel free to pull up into our circle as early as 8:15, but remember, kids shouldn't exit your car until 8:25 because we don't have staff available to supervise them until that time.  At 8:25, they can get out of your car and enter the building.  Hopefully, not having cars wait at the lamppost (like previous years) will cut down on the traffic that reaches out to Courtland at that time of day, but some of that is inevitable.  We're a busy school!
• Please don't drop off kids in the parking lot and expect them to find their way to the front of the school.  Bypassing our student drop-off line might feel like it saves you a couple minutes in the morning, but our staff has witnessed kids tripping in the parking lot behind cars that are attempting to back up from their spots.  It's just not safe.  Please use our drop-off line.

After School:

• Please use the line for Parent Pick-Up.  Even if it takes a couple extra minutes.  This is the safest way to pick up your child.
• Kindergarten Parents can pull into the traffic circle as early as 3:20.  We officially dismiss at 3:32, but our kindergarten students are dismissed a little early (around 3:30).  We like to load them first before all other students exit the building.  (If you have multiple students, including a kindergartner, we'd ask that you wait with the other cars so the kindergarten-only families can board and depart.
• All Other Parents should wait until 3:30 to enter the circle.  As you've done in the past, please wait along the right side of our entrance drive (behind the entrance to the bus loop) until 3:30.  At that time you can pull forward.
• Please pull all the way forward.  Even if you see your child, please pull forward as far as you can to allow us to board as many students as possible at one time.  This will help the line move most efficiently.
• If you do insist on parking in the parking lot (not recommended), please come across the crosswalk to pick up your child.  Unattended students should not be crossing the road.
• Parents who are waiting for their child to exit the building should remain north of the crosswalk.  This allows kids to see their cars and doesn't confuse parents with the staff members who are helping the kids safely get to their cars.
• Use the crosswalk exclusively.  No one, staff, students, or parents, should be cutting between cars to get to the parking lot.  This is essential!!!

Save the Dates!

General PTO Meeting: Thursday, November 13th

Winter Wondershoppe: Thursday, December 4th - Wednesday, December 10th

Meet the Team!

• President: Lacey Jonassen
• Vice President, Fundraisers: Beth Zelski
• Vice President, Non-Fundraisers: Whitnie Snodgrass
• Treasurer: Samantha Huitema
• Secretary: Kristin Morrison

We are here for you!

mdrmonarchs@gmail.com 

Meadow Ridge PTO Website

Meadow Ridge PTO Facebook

School assistance program (SAP)

Access support today!

Say “I have an SAP with Rockford Public Schools” when you call 800.442.0809 and press “1.” Every RPS family member in your household is eligible. The Rockford Education Foundation (REF) has proudly partnered with Rockford Public Schools to provide expert counseling, therapy, and resources through Pine Rest’s School Assistance Program (SAP).