Dear Parents:

Welcome Back!

I hope the new school year finds you well. We have been working diligently this year to provide our students a world class education that will prepare them for middle school and beyond.  As a NASA Explorer School, we rank at the top of Moreno Valley schools on the state Academic Performance Index (API). You will be pleased to know that we grew 20 points this year, far surpassing our target, to reach an API score of 859, the highest number ever reached by a MVUSD school.  We also met every one of our Annual Yearly Progress Goals (AYP). 

We thank you for your commitment and hard work that helps make North Ridge the place to be!   

I would like to remind you about some important helpful hints as your child returns to school. As students move through the grade levels, the work level and expectations on them increase. They will need your help and support. A good way to do this is to set aside some time each day to review your child’s school work and to share with them about what happened during the school day. Please, if possible, read with, to, or listen to your child read as many times a week as possible. We encourage you to show your children you value education, so they too will see the importance of school in their lives.

Along with parental involvement, attendance is a major predictor of a child’s academic success. Studies show that students who have good attendance are more likely to be successful in all other areas of their life. As the District’s only Magnet School, we have very high expectations for student attendance (as well as behavior and academic effort). Failure to maintain good attendance (this includes tardies) may result in termination of a student’s transfer.

Thank you for your support of North Ridge. If you have concerns at any time, please let us know. It is our goal to work with our school community to resolve any problems that may occur.

As always, there will be many activities and opportunities for you to be involved at North Ridge. I hope that you will consider joining our terrific parent groups (PTA & Booster Club) who do so many wonderful things for our school. Please also watch for opportunities in your child’s classroom to volunteer or to be a chaperone on field trips. North Ridge is a much better place when our families are involved!

Finally, as a reminder, please drive safely when dropping off and picking up your child. Obey all school and traffic rules, and only park in designated areas in the front of the school. Our children are precious and we want each of them to have a safe and wonderful school year. Please exercise patience, common sense and realize that we should never be in too much of a hurry to endanger our students.

I look forward to seeing you at school and hope that you and your child have a great year.

Tony Knapp

Principal

North Ridge Elementary School

Tony Knapp

Mr. Knapp talks about the NASA Explorer
School program.