Hello Harvest Ridge Families,
I don't know how it happened so quickly, but we have found ourselves looking ahead at the last week of the school year. I wanted to take a second to say Thank You for such an incredible year. From watching our Hybrid Program look forward and honor tradition, to our Home Study program truly come alive at their new campus, there were truly so many things to celebrate. I hope you all have Summers filled with whatever combination of "eventful" or "rest" that you need, and we look forward to seeing you in August! Sincerely, Rick Ornelas Monday May 27th - Campus Closed for Memorial Day There will be no school and our campuses will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. Enjoy the day with your loved ones, and don’t forget to think about those who served and sacrificed. Happy Memorial Day! Fall Enrichment Sessions - Sign Up Now! Come check out & Sign Up for our Fall Enrichment sessions! Our returning families get first access to sign up for our Fall Enrichment sessions. We are starting off with Hansel & Gretel the Musical, Kinder Create Birds, Sewing, and Create Class Paper Art. Placer High School Volleyball Camp Come check out the Placer High School Volleyball camp June 24th-27th! Camp is open for all incoming 4th-9th grade students. The camp will emphasize individual fundamental skill development as well game strategies, teamwork and practice organization. Each camper will receive a camp t-shirt. For more information on how to register, click here. Monday May 27th - Campus Closed for Memorial Day There will be no school and our campuses will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. Enjoy the day with your loved ones, and don’t forget to think about those who served and sacrificed. Happy Memorial Day! Art Gala on May 23rd! Come and join us for our Art Gala at our Main Campus on May 23rd! There will be Food, Fun, and lots of Art! Placer County Library Summer Reading Program Placer High School Volleyball Camp
Come check out the Placer High School Volleyball camp June 24th-27th! Camp is open for all incoming 4th-9th grade students. The camp will emphasize individual fundamental skill development as well game strategies, teamwork and practice organization. Each camper will receive a camp t-shirt. For more information on how to register, click here. PNC Nature Camps Art Week May 13th - May 16th Next week will be Art Week for our On Campus Program. Students will be working on different art projects all week long! It takes many hands to make Art Week happen, so please contact your classroom teacher to ask for ways to get involved! Art Gala on May 23rd! Come and join us for our Art Gala at our Main Campus on May 23rd! There will be Food, Fun, and lots of Art! Placer County Library Summer Reading Program PNC Nature Camps
2024 Rotary Teacher & Student of the Year Congratulations to our 2024 Rotary Teacher & Student of the year recipients: Chris Wallgren and Chloe! Mr. Wallgren is our RSP teacher and works with students that have very specific needs and goals. He makes all students feel like a priority and makes learning fun! Chris works with students on both the Home Study and On Campus programs and is vital to our school community as a whole. Thank you Mr. Wallgren for all that you do to make Harvest Ridge a special place! Chloe was with our Home Study program last school year and came to our On Campus program this school year. She immediately became involved in Student Council and her positive attitude & kindness have made her a friend to everyone on campus (including out staff too!). Chloe has a positive impact on everyone that she comes in contact with and has made a lasting impact on our school as she moves onto high school next year. Thank you Chloe for being such an amazing presence! Come for the PTO Meeting... We will have our last PTO meeting of the school year on Monday at 2:45. Come and help plan our end of the school year events and start planning for the 2024/25 school year! ...And stay for the LCAP Community Meeting! Right after the PTO meeting we will have an LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan) Community Meeting. We will review the purpose of the LCAP and discuss goals as we prepare the next cycle of the LCAP for 2024-2027. We would love your feedback! Paint Night on 5/7 Canceled Unfortunately, Paint Night has been canceled. Thank you to all of those who signed up and worked on planning the event! LCAP Parent/Staff/Community Survey, 2023-2024 Thank you for your support of our school. Harvest Ridge strives to continuously engage parents, students, employees, and the community to monitor the progress of our goals to improve student achievement and school services. The Board and school leadership are committed to ensuring our resources are used to meet the needs of all students. Our Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) addresses the school’s vision for student learning, outlines actions and annual goals, and demonstrates how the school’s budget supports those goals. As an involved school partner, you are invited to share your input and suggestions to help us evaluate our offerings and inform decision making for our LCAP for the upcoming school year. The survey is organized into three categories representing the over-arching goals and areas of feedback for our school: Providing high quality instruction, providing a positive school culture, and Facilities/Parent Input/Enrichment. Please share your thoughts about current conditions at our school and make suggestions for improvement. This survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. All responses are confidential. The survey will be open through Friday, April 19, 2024. Please click here to access the survey. Yearbook Custom Pages Hello families. We are busy putting the final touches on the yearbook. Thanks to all of you who have contributed pictures and helped make the book special. With Treering, families may customize pages at the beginning of the book for FREE. This is a really cool way to solidify the years' memories for your children. These pages need to be completed by April 28th. Please see the flyer for more information. Thanks! 2nd/3rd Tier Improvement Committee Meeting Come and join us! We'll be meeting on Monday April 22nd at 2:45 at our main campus. Those who have been on our main campus know that our 2nd & 3rd tier surfaces need a lot of love. We're ready to get things moving to get those spaces improved for our students to use! Come join us and lend your expertise in construction, grant writing, and engineering to help us advise our board of directors with planning on improving these areas. If you are interested in joining this committee, or need more information, please email Rick Ornelas at [email protected] Save the Date - Paint Night! Paint Night on 5/7 Paint Night at Crooked Lane will be May 7th from 5:30-7pm with Amiee who is an HR parent. We will be painting an ocean landscape. It is beginner level for anyone 8 years and older! The cost is $30 per person. Come join us! Click here to RSVP Yearbook Photos Needed Our yearbook team needs your help! Please share photos that you've taken of your students, afterschool clubs, sports, etc. to help provide content for this year's yearbook. Click here to share photos for the yearbook. 2nd/3rd Tier Improvement Committee
Those who have been on our main campus know that our 2nd & 3rd tier surfaces need a lot of love. We're ready to get things moving to get those spaces improved for our students to use! Come join us and lend your expertise in construction, grant writing, and engineering to help us advise our board of directors with planning on improving these areas. If you are interested in joining this committee, please email Rick Ornelas at [email protected] Spring Break 3/25 - 4/1 Our campuses will be closed for Spring Break 3/25-4/1. We will resume school on Tuesday, 4/2. Save the Date - Paint Night! Mark your calendars! Our PTO will be hosting a Paint Night at Crooked Lane on May 7th. More details to come! Yearbook Photos Needed Our yearbook team needs your help! Please share photos that you've taken of your students, afterschool clubs, sports, etc. to help provide content for this year's yearbook. Click here to share photos for the yearbook. Save the Date - Bingo Night! 2nd/3rd Tier Improvement Committee
Those who have been on our main campus know that our 2nd & 3rd tier surfaces need a lot of love. We're ready to get things moving to get those spaces improved for our students to use! Come join us and lend your expertise in construction, grant writing, and engineering to help us advise our board of directors with planning on improving these areas. If you are interested in joining this committee, please email Rick Ornelas at [email protected] Track and Field Sign-ups This Track & Field Season we will be joining Newcastle Elementary School's Track and Field Team. Track & Field is open to students in grades 5-8. The season begins on March 11 and ends on May 15. Practices are held on Wednesdays from 2:40 - 3:40 at the upper campus bleachers by the track. Volunteer info: Please follow the link below for the schedule and pick at least one meet to volunteer at. Email our Athletic Director, Jenica Seawell, at [email protected] to reserve your spot for the meet. You can also email Jenica to return your athletic packet online. Please click here to sign up for Track and Field! Track and Field Schedule LBAL Athletic Packet Girls On the Run Activate your star power! Girls on the Run is for any girl brave enough to be herself. Join us for a 10-week program that will empower you to tap into your strengths and learn new life skills. Every week, we'll run, laugh and learn about what makes each other tick. The program ends with a celebration of how far you've come, and a 5K that will remind you that you can crush any goal you set your mind to. Grades Served: 3rd-5th Season starts: Tuesday, March 5th Fee: $185 Practice Days & Times: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:45-4:00 pm Where: Newcastle Elementary School Contact: Raenel Toste - [email protected] Click here to sign up! Spring Break 3/25 - 4/1 Our campuses will be closed for Spring Break 3/25-4/1. We will resume school on Tuesday, 4/2. Yearbook Photos Needed Our yearbook team needs your help! Please share photos that you've taken of your students, afterschool clubs, sports, etc. to help provide content for this year's yearbook. Click here to share photos for the yearbook. One Pill Can Kill Parent Night - This Monday!
On Monday, March 11th, we will have the One Pill Can Kill Student and Parent Assemblies on campus. Students grades 6-8 will have their assembly in the morning, and ALL families are welcome/encouraged to attend the parent assembly in the evening from 6 to 8 pm. In 2022, Placer County launched the 1 Pill Can Kill Placer campaign with the hopes of educating our community on the dangers of fentanyl. With the understanding that these key conversations start at home, the campaign joined with the Placer County District Attorney’s Office to add parent informational meetings to their Speakers Bureau Program. WHAT TO EXPECT The information meeting, led by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, utilizes compassionate storytelling, partnering with local parents who have lost a child to fentanyl, as well as local health professionals. The topics include:
EVERYONE. The fentanyl crisis is affecting families from every walk of life. It is affecting the local athlete, the student who is prepping for upcoming exams, the kids struggling with ADHD, the otherwise “good” kid and more. This crisis does not discriminate. If you have a child, this session is for you. WHAT WE HOPE YOU TAKE AWAY We hope this session opens the lines of communication with your children on the fentanyl crisis. At this point, your student has most likely heard of fentanyl and has probably sat in one of our student assemblies. We hope this information meeting will give you the tools to continue the conversation with your kids at home. We all have our part in ending this crisis, together. Click here for more information on the Student Assembly. Click here for more information about the Parent Assembly. Track and Field Sign-ups This Track & Field Season we will be joining Newcastle Elementary School's Track and Field Team. Track & Field is open to students in grades 5-8. The season begins on March 11 and ends on May 15. Practices are held on Mondays & Wednesdays from 2:40 - 3:40 at the upper campus bleachers by the track My email address (for email packet turn in & volunteer sign-ups) Volunteer info: Please follow the link below for the schedule and pick at least one meet to volunteer at. Email our Athletic Director, Jenica Seawell, at [email protected] in order to reserve your spot for the meet. You can also email Jenica to return your athletic packet online. Please click here to sign up for Track and Field! Track and Field Schedule LBAL Athletic Packet See's Yumraising - Order until March 15th! It's time for some Yum-raising! HRCCS receives profits from anything ordered at the See's Candy Harvest Ridge Store. Items can be shipped directly to yourself or any other gift recipient you'd like. Share the link with your family, friends coworkers, etc. so that they can order some treats and benefit our school at the same time! Board Meeting Date Change Our Regular March Board Meeting has been rescheduled to Friday, March 15th at 7:00 am. The meeting will still be located at our main campus at 9050 Old State Hwy., Newcastle CA 95658. Girls On the Run Activate your star power! Girls on the Run is for any girl brave enough to be herself. Join us for a 10-week program that will empower you to tap into your strengths and learn new life skills. Every week, we'll run, laugh and learn about what makes each other tick. The program ends with a celebration of how far you've come, and a 5K that will remind you that you can crush any goal you set your mind to. Grades Served: 3rd-5th Season starts: Tuesday, March 5th Fee: $185 Practice Days & Times: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:45-4:00 pm Where: Newcastle Elementary School Contact: Raenel Toste - [email protected] Click here to sign up! Daylight Savings Time Change This Sunday Time to Spring Forward! This Sunday, March 10th, clocks will move forward one hour. Lending Library On Campus Next time you're at our main campus, you can take a book and leave a book! Our Little Lending Library has been installed in front of the Kindergarten & 1st/2nd grade classrooms. If you'd like to leave a couple of extras to help fill the library, please do as long as there is space. A huge Thank You to Luke & the Fox Family for their time and generosity in getting everything installed! Yearbook Photos Needed Our yearbook team needs your help! Please share photos that you've taken of your students, afterschool clubs, sports, etc. to help provide content for this year's yearbook. Click here to share photos for the yearbook. Scholastic Book Fair
We're having a book fair! Come check out the Scholastic Book Fair from March 4th-7th at our on-campus program. Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet- your child's digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child's eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy. If you can't make it to the Fair, then shop at our school's Book Fair online. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Every online purchase will also benefit our school. Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping. URGENT - Track Coach Needed We're running (pun intended) out of time! We'll need to fill the coaching position soon otherwise we won't be able to offer Track this Spring. Stipends available! ----- Our Track season is coming up in the Spring and we need a coach! Track & Field is open to students in grades 5-8. The season begins on March 11 and ends on May 15. Please contact our Athletic Director, Jenica Seawell ([email protected]), or Mr. Ornelas ([email protected]) if you are interested! See's Yumraising It's time for some Yum-raising! HRCCS receives profits from anything ordered at the See's Candy Harvest Ridge Store. Items can be shipped directly to yourself or any other gift recipient you'd like. Share the link with your family, friends coworkers, etc. so that they can order some treats and benefit our school at the same time! Board Meeting Date Change Our Regular March Board Meeting has been rescheduled to Friday, March 15th at 7:00 am. The meeting will still be located at our main campus at 9050 Old State Hwy., Newcastle CA 95658. Conference Week - Minimum Day Schedule March 4th - March 7th will be Minimum Days for our On Campus program to allow for parent/teacher conferences in the afternoon. All students, K-8, will be dismissed at 12:00 next week, and there will not be hot lunch available. Girls On the Run Activate your star power! Girls on the Run is for any girl brave enough to be herself. Join us for a 10-week program that will empower you to tap into your strengths and learn new life skills. Every week, we'll run, laugh and learn about what makes each other tick. The program ends with a celebration of how far you've come, and a 5K that will remind you that you can crush any goal you set your mind to. Grades Served: 3rd-5th Season starts: Tuesday, March 5th Fee: $185 Practice Days & Times: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:45-4:00 pm Where: Newcastle Elementary School Contact: Raenel Toste - [email protected] Click here to sign up! Save the Date: One Pill Can Kill Parent Night Mark your calendars! On Monday, March 11th, we will have the One Pill Can Kill Student and Parent Assemblies on campus. Students grades 6-8 will have their assembly in the morning, and ALL families are welcome/encouraged to attend the parent assembly in the evening from 6 to 8 pm. In 2022, Placer County launched the 1 Pill Can Kill Placer campaign with the hopes of educating our community on the dangers of fentanyl. With the understanding that these key conversations start at home, the campaign joined with the Placer County District Attorney’s Office to add parent informational meetings to their Speakers Bureau Program. WHAT TO EXPECT The information meeting, led by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, utilizes compassionate storytelling, partnering with local parents who have lost a child to fentanyl, as well as local health professionals. The topics include:
EVERYONE. The fentanyl crisis is affecting families from every walk of life. It is affecting the local athlete, the student who is prepping for upcoming exams, the kids struggling with ADHD, the otherwise “good” kid and more. This crisis does not discriminate. If you have a child, this session is for you. WHAT WE HOPE YOU TAKE AWAY We hope this session opens the lines of communication with your children on the fentanyl crisis. At this point, your student has most likely heard of fentanyl and has probably sat in one of our student assemblies. We hope this information meeting will give you the tools to continue the conversation with your kids at home. We all have our part in ending this crisis, together. Click here for more information on the Student Assembly. Click here for more information about the Parent Assembly. Lending Library On Campus Next time you're at our main campus, you can take a book and leave a book! Our Little Lending Library has been installed in front of the Kindergarten & 1st/2nd grade classrooms. If you'd like to leave a couple of extras to help fill the library, please do as long as there is space. A huge Thank You to Luke & the Fox Family for their time and generosity in getting everything installed! Girls Volleyball Sign-Ups For the first time in school history, Harvest Ridge will have a Girls Volleyball team! 7th and 8th grade girls interested in playing can sign up here (If you already signed up previously you do not need to resubmit). Our official schedule will be available in the next week or two, but the highlights of the schedule are:
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