Maple Grove Elementary School
Updates from Maple Grove Elementary School and North Valley.
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…
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…
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 …
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…
