We Care

                      We Care staff wishes all of our students and their families a very                          Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!

Some reminders:

  • Please use blue slips to indicate when your child will attend We Care in the afternoons.  Thank you to all who continue to use blue slips! It is appreciated. However, if you forget please call the office 440-974-5400, and in addition you can email [email protected]

  • Please feel free to call the We Care office from 440-974-5263 from 6:30AM-9:30AM, and 1:45 PM-6:00 PM with any questions

  • Please check your child's We Care balance on a regular basis and make a payment when the balance is low. We Care is a pre-pay program and is self-funded.

  • When We Care uses the gym in the morning, all students must wear tennis shoes. Schedule is as follows:

Monday: Kindergarten and First Grade

Tuesday: Second and Third Grade

Wednesday: Fourth and Fifth Grade

  • Students who attend in the morning can bring their own breakfast and eat when they are hungry.  Students are also able to buy breakfast at 8:15 if they have money in their food account.

  • We Care expects all students to treat other students and staff with respect.  We also expect all student to clean up what they have been playing with when they leave We Care.  We follow all school rules.

  • All We Care students who attend clubs/activities in the morning are charged for We Care until that program begins, for a minimum of one hour, if your child comes to We Care before the activity. Students who attend clubs/activities in the afternoon are charged once they return to We Care after the meeting is over, for a minimum of one hour.

  • If someone other than a parent picks up for We Care, please make sure the person has an ID and is at least 18 years old. Any questions, please talk to Ms. Mack

  • Please make sure your children dress for the weather.  We Care guidelines state that if the 'feel like' temperature is 25 degrees or above, we can take our students outside.

  • In the event of any form of precipitation or temps are below 25 afternoon We Care will use the following schedule for using the gym:

Monday Grades 4 and 5

Tuesday Grade 3

Wednesday Grade 2

Thursday Grade 1

Friday Kindergarten

(Students must wear tennis shoes in the gym in order to participate)

  • During Thanksgiving break We Care will go through a deep cleaning and all snacks will be removed. We Cares snacks will be delivered the first week of December when we return. IF your child has a food allergy please feel to bring in a snack for your child until our snacks are restocked.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Mack by email at [email protected]

or please Ridge We Care directly at 440-974-5263 during We Care hours

Before and After School Care