The next HFWG meeting will be held next Friday (09/10/10) from 12-1 p.m. at Cedar Ridge Elementary School (2808 Breezewood Blvd, Blm). For a copy of the agenda click here: Agenda-091010.
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Student resource group helps kick off new school
BLOOMINGTON — Opening a new school, said Bloomington Mayor Steve Stockton, is “like opening a birthday gift.”
“Somebody put a lot of thought into the gift they gave you,” Stockton told the 500 students at Cedar Ridge Elementary, one of two new Unit 5 elementary schools to open this fall.
They also were applauded — for 12 minutes! — by more than 100 community members invited by the Cedar Ridge Promise Council, which helps with academic supplies, mentors and volunteers…The Promise Council helps schools get resources to children, said chairman George Galindo, a member of Unit 5’s diversity committee and a State Farm Insurance Cos. Hispanic resource group. The council works with the school parent-teacher group, the Rocket Boosters, on barriers caused by language, poverty and other obstacles.
About 70 percent of Cedar Ridge students come from low-income families and about 30 percent are Hispanic. Most previously attended Brigham Elementary School, which now houses the district’s early childhood education program…
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Desde Cedar Ridge Elementary School y Sobreviviendo Bloomington parte final – 8/22/2010
Escuche entrevistas desde la noche inaugural de la escuela elemental Cedar Ridge. También, Odemaris comparte con nosotros la parte final de su historia sobreviviendo aquí en Bloomington. Calendario, Noticias y mucho más! Para Mas
Cedar Ridge Elementary
Cedar Ridge Elementary (2808 Breezewood Blvd, Blm) needs your help. The school is looking for 100 Caring Adults to line the hallways of the school and cheer and applaud the students on Tuesday August 24 from 8am – 9am.
The goal is to surround these students in their new school with positive energy for a successful beginning to their year. For more information: 100 Caring Adults Flier and 100 Caring Adults Letter.
Volunteer Opportunity
TONIGHT: Cedar Ridge (formerly known as Brigham) and Pepper Ridge Elementary Schools are looking for bilingual (Spanish and English) volunteers for tonight’s (August 5, 2010) school registration from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (two hour shifts if possible).
Cedar Ridge Back to School
Cedar Ridge Back to School Night: Cedar Ridge Elementary School and the Rocket Boosters (PTO), the Cedar Ridge Promise Council are extending an invitation to community organizations to join them at their first Community Resource Fair to be held on Thursday, August 19th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. The resource fair will be in conjunction with the Cedar Ridge Back To School Night event, the first opportunity that students and their families will have to tour the new school!
Cedar Ridge Elementary will have a significant number of families whose primary language is Spanish (about 30%). For more information: Promise council vendor letter-mes.