North Valley
Stories and updates from our district and schools.
Riverside art students are painting a model mountain town, working out how color and texture can make a small scene feel like a place people know. Teams mix a shared palette before adding buildings, paths, trees, and the…
A wheeled robot that drifted off course gave Cedar Ridge engineering students a useful problem this week. One teammate checked the chassis, another reviewed the program, and a third compared measurements from each trial.…
A reading corner, a soil-testing station, and a miniature neighborhood will share the floor at this year’s Student Learning Expo. Students from Maple Grove, Riverside, and Cedar Ridge are preparing demonstrations that vi…
Cedar Ridge agriculture students are checking how evenly a drip line waters the greenhouse beds. Teams measured flow at several points, compared the results, and adjusted the layout before planting the next crop of green…
Every Friday, fifth graders arrive in the library with a book they have chosen for a younger reading partner. Some pairs read aloud together; others pause to look closely at an illustration or predict what will happen ne…
Riverside seventh graders compared three soil samples this week and discovered that a handful of dirt can hold a surprising amount of evidence. Students recorded texture, water absorption, and the number of small roots i…
Students from all three North Valley schools helped gather the last tomatoes, carrots, and greens of the season this week. The harvest became a tasting table where students could try a small serving before deciding what …
This month, students are working together towards a common goal. They have been spending the last several months raising funds to start a new program here in North Valley. As of last month, they have raised $20,000 for t…
The tallest sunflower in Maple Grove’s second-grade classroom is not the one students predicted. Over four weeks, partners have measured stems, sketched leaves, and compared plants placed at different distances from the …
A small light turning on drew a big reaction at Riverside’s open lab. Students invited family members to trace a circuit, test a switch, and work out why one connection stopped the current. The evening introduced the de…
Cedar Ridge design students presented scale models of a neighborhood gathering space to families this week. Each proposal had to include an accessible entrance, a sheltered seating area, and room for a small community ev…
How many ways can you cover a shape? Which grocery package is the better value? Families tried both questions at North Valley’s first family math night, with activities designed for children and adults to solve together.…
A stack of blocks and a sheet of cardboard kept families experimenting well past their first design at Maple Grove’s maker night. The challenge was simple: build a bridge that could hold a toy bus, then explain why it st…
