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September Key To Success - Confidence
Our motto for this school year is "Unlock Your Potential with Keys to Success." Every month we will be emphasizing a character attribute that we want our students to focus on as a key to success. In September, we are focused on Confidence. We have discussed and provided examples of what it means to be confident during our morning announcements. Today was a fantastic example, as the entire school got to watch our students delivering their Student Council election speeches. It takes a lot of confidence to deliver a speech in front of the school! Thank you for your support at home in teaching your students about confidence! Pick Up - Update Earlier this week, we sent out reminders for our Drop Off and Pick Up procedures. I wanted to say Thank You for all of your efforts in making sure that students can be picked up and dropped off on our campus safely. There was a noticeable difference this week with how smoothly our parking lot was running. One thing that has been brought to our attention is the "tension" building on Old State Hwy for the cars that are trying to enter the parking lot. From what we understand, families coming from Taylor Rd onto Old State Hwy have been lining up, waiting to get in the lot. Families coming from I-80 onto Old State Hwy, have then been "cutting off the line" that is coming from Taylor Rd. This has led to cars not letting each other in, and has caused some backups on Old State Hwy. This is obviously an area that our staff can't monitor, so we are relying on our families to be able to work together to be able to enter the lot. We would recommend that if you are coming in from the I-80 side, and if you see a line of cars coming in from Taylor trying to enter campus, you go down to the end of Old State Hwy and make a U-turn to then enter the line of cars. We understand that everyone wants to be able to pick up their children from school as soon as possible but remember that on a bad day, we can get every kid off campus in less than 10 minutes. Taking the little extra time to make sure we are entering safely and not blocking traffic makes a huge difference. Thank you! Save the Date: Harvest Festival on Thursday 10/24 This year's Harvest Festival will be on Thursday 10/24. The Harvest Festival includes Carnival Games, Face Painting, Costumes, Crafts, and so much more! This event takes a lot of parent volunteers to make happen. If you're interested in helping out with the Harvest Festival, please reach out to our PTO by emailing [email protected]. Mobile Library On Campus on Monday 9/16 The Placer County Library will be bringing their mobile service to our campus on Monday 9/16. Students will have the opportunity to visit the library during the school day to check out materials. Students will need a library card in order to check out books. Please complete an application to receive a card (link here). Once you receive your card, you can leave the "keychain tab" card with your teacher so that your student can check out materials whenever the library is on campus! Venmo Payments Reminder Just a reminder that all payments being made for PTO sponsored school events need to include the Student's Name, Student's Grade, and the Event. Ex: Suzy Q, 5th Grade, Overnight Field Trip This helps ensure that the money going to the PTO Venmo is being applied to the right student for the right purpose. Thank you! Volunteer/Chaperone Paperwork Parent Volunteers must meet the following requirements before they can volunteer with students:
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Data Confirmation
If you have not already done so, please log into your Aeries Parent Portal to complete the data confirmation process for the 2024-25 school year. Take a moment to ensure that your contact information is up to date, INCLUDING YOUR CURRENT EMAIL, allowing us to make sure that we have the best information in Aeries & Parent Square to reach out with. Please have this completed no later than September 6th. Note: We've gotten a lot of feedback that the Aeries App has been hit or miss when trying to complete Data Confirmation. Please try to complete this on a computer instead of your smartphone. Also, ensure you're using the Parent Portal Link (above) or you can follow the link by going to our Website, clicking on the "Parents" tab, and then clicking on the Aeries link. Treetop Ropes Course Field Trip on 9/13 Come and join us at the Treetop Adventure Park for a fun day of climbing, soaring, and team building! Where: Treetop Adventure Park - 725 Granlibakken Rd., Tahoe City, CA When: Friday, September 13th Who: All students and parents too! What: Ropes course/zip line fun! Spend the morning climbing and soaring through the trees from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. The exact start and end times will be slightly staggered by grade level. Parents are welcome to join in the fun! Bring a lunch to picnic afterward. K-4 will be done by 12:00, but you are welcome to stay and play. Parents are responsible for transporting and supervising their children. The cost for the K-4 session is $35 for students, $45 for adults. Students in grades 5-8 will participate in team-building activities from 9:30-11:30 pm. They will return for a picnic lunch and then soar through the trees from 12:30-3:30. The exact start and end times will be slightly staggered by grade level. Parents are welcome to participate in the ropes course portion. The cost for the afternoon session is $45 for both students and adults. Please note that any student age 7 or younger will need to have a parent participating with them on the ropes course. How: Complete this waiver (one needed per family) and bring your payment (cash or check made out to HRCCS- No Venmo!) To your teachers when we return from IS on 9/3. We will accept the waivers and payment through Thursday 9/5. We will also send home waivers on 9/3 as well in case you don't want to print one up. Why: Because it's a super fun way to start off the school year! No School/Campus Closed on 9/2 There will be no school and our campus will be closed on Monday, 9/2, in observance of Labor Day. Orientation Video Thank you for such a fun Orientation Day! It was great seeing all of our students back on campus again. In case there were family members that weren't able to attend, here is a link to the Orientation Video that we shared with all of our classes. On-Campus Instruction Beginning 9/3 We will return from Independent Study to our On Campus Instruction starting Tuesday, September 3rd. Our gates open at 8:00 am and our school day will start at 8:15. If you are planning on walking your student to class on the first day, please plan on arriving early to try and find parking. Our parking lot is small, so you may need to find a space in Downtown Newcastle and then walk to our campus. Kindergarten students are released at 1:00 pm, and 1st-8th grade students are released at 2:30pm. Please have your last name placard visible on the dash of your car so that we can bring your students to you. Do not get out of your car, and use the two lanes to pull forward as much as you can. PTO Meet & Greet on September 4th Welcome back to school! Come and join the PTO for a morning meet and greet on Wednesday, September 4th at 8:15 am. If you are new to our campus, or have been with us and are looking to get involved, this is a great way to come meet other On Campus Families and see what the PTO has to offer! We'll have a regular PTO meeting after school on September 4th as well, so come join us as we go through the PTO meeting agenda and discuss ways to help fundraise for our On Campus Program this year! Back to School Night on 9/5 Our back-to-school night will start at 6:30 pm on September 5th. All parents are encouraged to attend to hear directly from the teachers about the latest, as well as what to expect, for this school year. Teachers will have two separate sessions in case you have multiple students with different teachers. The first session will go from 6:30 - 7:00 pm, and the second session will go from 7:05 - 7:35 pm. Back-to-school night is set up for parents only, so please do not bring your students. This allows the parents and teachers to focus on the information being presented without distractions. Volunteer/Chaperone Paperwork Parent Volunteers must meet the following requirements before they can volunteer with students:
Traffic Delays on Old State Hwy (Update!) PG&E has been doing roadwork on Old State Hwy near the Post Office and is expected to continue through the first week of September. In order to reduce the impact on traffic delays, the roadwork isn't supposed to begin until after 8:30 am each morning. The afternoons, however, will be a little trickier, as the crews won't be able to stop and both Harvest Ridge and Newcastle Elementary School release at 2:30. In order to avoid delays, we highly recommend using Taylor Road to access Old State Hwy. Supply Lists Check out the Supply Lists for our classes:
Cross Country We have coaches! Monica & Elliot Coupe are returning to coach for the Fall 2024 season. Cross Country is available for all 4th-8th grade students. Click here to sign up! 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. |
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