Our School

Bell Times

9:15 AM - 3:35 PM

Principal

Jacqueline Kurtz - 905-575-1535 | Email

Superintendent

Adnan Shahbaz - 905.527.5092 x 2622 | E-mail Adnan Shahbaz

Trustee

Becky Buck - 905.515.2367 | E-mail Becky Buck

General Information

Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8
65 Hester Street, Hamilton ON L9A 2N3
Phone Number: (905) 575-1535
Fax Number: (905) 575-8136

Administrative Staff

Ms. Rocheleau

Ms. Shragge (am)

Our School

Ridgemount School is a school with a diverse and involved community.  We value Trust, Integrity, Compassion and most importantly JOY!

Program Highlights

  • ESL support

Clubs

  • Track and Field
  • Cross Country
  • Green Team (Environment)

Before/After School Program Or Activities

  • YMCA

Accessibility

Our school is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities receive the accommodations they require, and to have the same opportunity of access to HWDSB services that are available to others.

This website is dedicated to sharing resources, collecting feedback, and notifying the public when there is a service disruption at our school.

Notice of Temporary Service Distruptions

  • No current service distruptions to report.

Feedback

We welcome feedback on the Accessibility matters at our school. Contact the school or email us. You are also welcome to email [email protected] or complete our Contact Form.

Learn More

Visit the Accessibility section at HWDSB. At this site, you can read more about our Multi-Year Accessibility Plan as well as links to our Accessibility policies and procedures.

Our School Plan

Curriculum Focus

  • We have a curriculum focus of Literacy in the Early years.  The staff of the school from Junior Kindergarten to grade six supports the need for early intervention to develop a love of reading and writing, as it is a life skill that is required, to be successful.  In-service and feed back from Board in-service occurs at each of the staff meetings and team meetings.  In-service also occurs from the Literacy teacher who is assigned to the school 0.5.
  • Language improvement for new Canadians is an identified area of focus.  Many of our families have little to no knowledge of English a language and it is our responsibility to improve communication skills.  Ridgemount’s ESL teacher in-services staff on how to integrate ESL strategies into daily lessons.

Environment Focus

Safe Schools: Ridgemount School has a very diverse culture and as a school we must be sensitive to the needs of all members of our community.  We have a responsibility to ensure the safety of all.  As a staff we have the responsibility to be role models for our students and parents.

Parent & Community Involvement

Community

Ridgemount School plays and important role in the local community.  Open House in the spring is always an event as the community is welcomed to enter and share in the celebration of Literacy at the school level.  Our school has a reputation of giving back to the community and many fund raising events are held to support many of our local and international charities such as: The Terry Fox Foundation, Red Cross and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.   Every year our students and community contribute generously to the Neighbour to Neighbour food drive.

Parent

Parents are very involved in volunteering in the classroom, supporting the Literacy program.  Parent volunteers support the library on a daily basis and help on educational class trips.  Parents are heavily involved in fundraising to make technological and literacy more readily available to the individual student and on other School Council endeavors.  School Council generously gives support to various fund raising themes to support those in need.  Please contact the school if you wish to volunteer.  A current Police Check is required to volunteer.