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Updates 1/13/23

1/13/2023

Campus Closed on Monday 1/16: There is no school and our campus will be closed on Monday 1/16 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday. We will be open again on Tuesday 1/17.
New Student Request for Enrollment: Spread the word! We are now taking requests for enrollment for our 23/24 school year for both our Hybrid & Home Study Programs. Students that are currently enrolled in our school DO NOT need to submit a request to enroll.
Read-a-Thon Update: Our Read-a-Thon is going strong with over $4,000 raised so far! The last day of the Read-a-Thon is on 1/24, but there is still plenty of time to participate. Please activate your reader’s account(s) today by clicking on this link and following the instructions, but please don't use their harvestridgeschool.org email addresses.
Save The Date: Our PTO is looking forward to hosting our first Bingo Night at Crooked Lane on March 8th. More details to come!
Placer High School District Open Enrollment: Open Enrollment/Intradistrict applications for Placer Union High School District are being accepted between January 3rd and January 31st 2023. Please click here for more information on Intradistrict Transfers and Enrollment.
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 1/6/23

1/6/2023

Read-a-Thon: The January Read-a-thon gives our students another reason to read and develop stronger reading skills. Individuals and classrooms will compete in categories for "top reader" and "most donations raised". Our Read-a-thon begins on Tuesday January 10, 2023, and lasts for two weeks. Please activate your reader’s account(s) today by clicking on this link and following the instructions, but please don't use their harvestridgeschool.org email addresses.
PTO Meeting on 1/10: Our next PTO meeting is on Tuesday, January 10th at 2:45 on our main campus. Come check out how you can get involved with all of the different fundraising activities slotted for the 2nd half of the year! Click here for the agenda.
Placer High School District Open Enrollment: Open Enrollment/Intradistrict applications for Placer Union High School District are being accepted between January 3rd and January 31st 2023. Please click here for more information on Intradistrict Transfers and Enrollment.
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 12/16/22

12/16/2022

Offices Closed: Our campus and offices will be closed for Winter Break. We will begin the second half of the school year on Tuesday January 3rd.
Read-a-Thon: The January Read-a-thon gives our students another reason to read and develop stronger reading skills. Individuals and classrooms will compete in categories for "top reader" and "most donations raised". Our Read-a-thon begins on Tuesday January 10, 2023, and lasts for two weeks.
Please activate your reader’s account(s) today by clicking on this link and following the instructions, but please don't use their harvestridgeschool.org email addresses.
Placer High School District Open Enrollment: Open Enrollment/Intradistrict applications for Placer Union High School District are being accepted between January 3rd and January 31st 2023. Please click here for more information on Intradistrict Transfers and Enrollment.
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 12/9/22

12/9/2022

Chips for Kids Toy Drive: We have already filled one barrel! Let's make it two! In this season of giving, our community is committed to making a difference in the lives of others. Please consider donating to the Harvest Ridge CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive. This toy drive runs through Thursday, December 15th, and new unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the main school campus in the collection barrel out front.
Minimum Day on 12/15: We will have a minimum day on Thursday 12/15 for our on campus program. Students will be released at 12pm.
Spirit Week: Monday 12/12-Thursday 12/15 will be Spirit Week on Campus! We will have Pajama Day, Santa vs. Grinch, Red and Green, and Ugly Sweater Days. Click here for more information.
PTO Meeting on 12/13: Mark you calendars! The next PTO meeting will be on Tuesday 12/13 at 2:45 on our main campus. We'd love your help in supporting all the amazing efforts that our PTO is doing for our school. Can't make the meeting? Please reach out to pto@harvestridgeschool.org to see how you can get involved!
Mid Placer Little League: Batter up! Early Bird Registration for Mid Placer Little League runs through 12/17/22. Click here for more information.
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 12/2/22

12/2/2022

Chips for Kids Toy Drive: In this season of giving, our community is committed to making a difference in the lives of others. Please consider donating to the Harvest Ridge CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive. This toy drive runs through Thursday, December 15th, and new unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the main school campus in the collection barrel out front.
PTO Meeting on 12/13: Mark you calendars! The next PTO meeting will be on Tuesday 12/13 at 2:45 on our main campus. We'd love your help in supporting all the amazing efforts that our PTO is doing for our school. Can't make the meeting? Please reach out to pto@harvestridgeschool.org to see how you can get involved!
Mid Placer Little League: Batter up! Early Bird Registration for Mid Placer Little League runs through 12/17/22. Click here for more information.
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 11/18/22

11/18/2022

No School on 11/21-11/25: Our offices will be closed during Thanksgiving Break during the week of 11/21-11/25.
Mandarin Fund Raiser: Orders are due November 28th (the Monday we return from Thanksgiving) and we plan to deliver orders on December 1st. We have a tight turnaround for delivery so please turn orders in on time! Click here for an order form (please ignore the old dates on the form).
See's Candy Fundraiser: It's time for some holiday goodies! Please order from our See's Candy fundraising link, and share the link with your family members, co-workers, friends, etc. All items are directly shipped to the customers, and our school makes up to 50% profit! Orders are due by 12/2!
Mission & Vision Town Hall on 12/1: Back by popular demand! Our 2nd Mission and Vision Town Hall will be on Thursday 12/1 at 5pm. We want to get your input on what Harvest Ridge is doing well and what we need to work on. We appreciate your feedback and know that our families make our school a special place!
Mid Placer Little League: Batter up! Early Bird Registration for Mid Placer Little League runs through 12/17/22. Click here for more information.
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 11/10/22

11/10/2022

No School on 11/11: There is no school and our campus will be closed on 11/11 in observance of the Veteran's Day Holiday.
Mandarin Fund Raiser: Due to a shortage of ripe mandarins, we are pushing the fundraiser dates back. We know this is inconvenient, but when dealing with a farm crop you can't always anticipate how things will go. The new dates are as follows, orders are due November 28th (the Monday after Thanksgiving) and we plan to deliver orders on December 1st. We have a tight turnaround for delivery so please turn orders in on time! Click here for an order form (please ignore the old dates on the form).
See's Candy Fundraiser: It's time for some holiday goodies! Please order from our See's Candy fundraising link, and share the link with your family members, co-workers, friends, etc. All items are directly shipped to the customers, and our school makes up to 50% profit! Orders are due by 12/2!
Minimum Day Schedule for On Campus Students: We will be on minimum day schedule from 11/14-11/18. Students will be released at 12:00 and will have a grab and go lunch option available for hot lunch.
Mission & Vision Town Hall on 12/1: Back by popular demand! Our 2nd Mission and Vision Town Hall will be on Thursday 12/1 at 5pm. We want to get your input on what Harvest Ridge is doing well and what we need to work on. We appreciate your feedback and know that our families make our school a special place!
Mid Placer Little League: Batter up! Early Bird Registration for Mid Placer Little League runs through 12/17/22. Click here for more information.

After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 11/4/22

11/3/2022

No School on 11/11: There is no school and our campus will be closed on 11/11 in observance of the Veteran's Day Holiday.
Mandarin Fund Raiser: Mandarin Orders are due on 11/10. Make sure to check out the different products and help support our school! Thank you to the Miller Family for all of your hard work!
PTO Meeting on 11/8: Just a reminder to come join us for our PTO meeting on 11/8 at 2:45pm. There are many fundraising efforts coming up that we can use your help with! See you then!
Mid Placer Little League: Batter up! Early Bird Registration for Mid Placer Little League runs through 12/17/22. Click here for more information.
Mission & Vision Town Hall Follow Up: Thank you for those that attended our Mission & Vision Town Hall. It was great to hear the different perspectives and insights from experiences with Harvest Ridge. We will be scheduling a second date for an additional Town Hall in order for more participants to come and provide their input. More info to come!
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 10/28/22

10/28/2022

Mandarin Fund Raiser: It's that time of year again! We'll be sending home packets for the Mandarin Fund Raiser on Tuesday 11/1. Thank you to the Miller Family for all of their hard work!
Breakfast/Snack for On Campus Students: Starting 11/1, a breakfast snack will be provided during snack recess for our on campus students. Examples of snacks will include granola bars, cheese sticks, apple slices, etc., and milk.
School for On Campus Students on Tuesday 11/1: Just a reminder that Tuesday 11/1 is a regular school day for our On Campus Program
Mission & Vision Town Hall Follow Up: Thank you for those that attended our Mission & Vision Town Hall. It was great to hear the different perspectives and insights from experiences with Harvest Ridge. We will be scheduling a second date for an additional Town Hall in order for more participants to come and provide their input. More info to come!
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)

Updates 10/21/22

10/21/2022

Mission & Vision Town hall: Come join us on Tuesday 10/25 from 5-6:30pm for our Mission & Vision Statement Town hall meeting. We want to get your input on what Harvest Ridge is doing well and what we need to work on. We appreciate your input and know that our families make our school a special place!
After school Clubs: We're looking for Parent Volunteers to run some after school clubs for our students. NBA Math Hoops, Future City, Chess, 3-D printing, or whatever ideas you have! Contact Mr. Ornelas to see how you can get involved.
Coding Club: Coding Club will be on Mondays from 2:45 - 3:45, and is available for all students grades 3-8. Students will get an introduction to computer programming concepts using Scratch by MIT, problem-solving experience, engineering creativity, and teamwork. We still have spots available, so email Mr. Ornelas if you are interested in joining.
Volunteer Fingerprints: Come get involved on campus! Click here for information about what you need to do in order to be cleared for volunteering. Part of the requirements are fingerprint clearance. If you have done this once, you do not have to do it again. You can take our form anywhere that does fingerprinting, including Mail N More, and Mail Biz Etc.
Remind App: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Remind app in order to receive Text and/or Email updates from our school. We use Remind to keep our families up to date of any emergencies or urgent information. Text @hrccs2018 to 81010 or Email remind.com/join/hrccs2018.
Independent Study: Please click here for to request Independent Study. Please note to give our staff time to prepare Independent Study. A good rule of thumb is to give us at least the same amount of days notice for the amount of days you need to take for IS. (Ex: If you're requesting 5 days of Independent Study work, please give us at least 5 days notice)