Dear Rock Ridge Community:
With our recent experience with crazy
weather I want to thank all of you for
your patience and support when we are
forced to transition into a lightning
dismissal here at Rock Ridge. This is
always a challenging moment and
something that we strive to streamline,
maintaining a safe experience for
everyone. With that said, please
remember that with our lightning
protocol, we will not release students if
lightning has been within a 6-mile
radius inside of a 30-minute window.
We will have a yellow flag on the flag
pole to signal that we are currently
following our lightning protocol. Should
you wish to enter the building to retrieve
your child you have that option.
However, I would recommend waiting
until we have deemed the area safe and
begin releasing students.
Fall is an exciting time of year in
Colorado and especially at Rock Ridge
and Douglas County. At the time of
writing this piece we are in the middle
of Douglas County High School
homecoming. We will have
representation in the parade again,
thanks to our student council, and the
creation of a float that aligns with the
homecoming theme, “Under DC”, or
under the sea. Thank you to Mr. Lentz,
for pulling the float with his truck, Mr.
Cox, Ms. Shea and the Rock Ridge
student council for creating such a cool
float. I am excited to be joining Mr. Lentz for
our archery club kickoff. We will be
starting Monday, September 30th with
4th-5th graders in the AM (7:30-8:30)
and 6th-high school in the afternoon
(3:45-4:45). Please be sure to complete the archery permission form so that your
child can participate this year. We are
optimistic for another strong showing in
state and hope to be going to nationals
for the 4th year in a row.
A couple of management details:
1. Please refrain from picking up your
child after 3:00pm unless for a doctor or
other urgent matter. After 3:00pm the
office becomes very busy and we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to have your
child down to the front office in a timely
manner.
2. After School Messages must be called in
prior to 3:00pm because that is when they
are delivered to students. Again, this is due
to how busy the front office is towards the
end of the school day.
Thanks again for helping Rock Ridge be
an amazing place to work and go to school.
Should you have any questions, concerns
or celebrations, please feel free to contact
me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Peter Mosby, Principal
September Newsletter