HiCap Open HouseWe look forward to meeting you and your child at our Highly Capable Program Open House. The open house is scheduled for April 11, 2013 from 10:00am-11:30am. You will have the opportunity to meet our teachers, see our classrooms, talk with current students in the program, and attend a question and answer session with the teachers, as well as the parents currently in the Ridgecrest HiCap Program.

Schedule of EventsBeginning at 10:00am, you will have the opportunity to have a current student give you a tour of our campus. Following the tour, teachers will meet you in room 19 for a presentation and question and answer session.

During our time together, you will have an opportunity to interact with current students in the program to see some of their outstanding work. Please interact with them and ask them any question you have. Our program overview will end at 11:30am.

Because this tour occurs during the school day, and all of our students, throughout the bu i l d i n g , a re i n r i go rou s l e a r n i n g environments, we invite you to be respectful, responsible, kind, and safe.

We look forward to seeing you on April 11, 2013 at 10:00am.

RidgecrestElementary

Contact 16516 10th Ave NE, Shoreline WA 98155. (206) 393-4272.

Welcome to Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolRidgecrest Elementary School is a vibrant learning community that is dedicated to providing an excellent education to each student. We offer vast opportunities for each child to expand his or her academic, social, and athletic opportunities in school and through our after school programs. Ridgecrest has a strong community partnership, and a dynamic Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Welcome to Ridgecrest Elementary School.

Ridgecrest’s Highly Capable Program

All classrooms at Ridgecrest have high academic standards tailored to the learning needs of each student. The main difference between a HiCap classroom and a general education classroom is the speed and difficulty of the curriculum. For some subjects, our classes study curriculum one grade level above. Students are further challenged by studying topics at a faster rate

and also get the opportunity to study specific concepts more deeply.

HiCap students should function at an independent level, be self-motivated, and exercise good time management skills.

Ridgecrest teachers in the HiCap program strive to integrate with general education classes whenever possible. Students have the same lunch and recess times as their peers, travel on field trips together, and occasionally work together on topics that all students study.

Ridgecrest teachers in the HiCap program work to assist students in extending their learning and increasing their academic, social, and emotional skills. The pace of the curriculum allows students to have more time to focus on projects and meaningful individual assignments.

Family Involvement

All children need to feel successful at home, in school and, later in the workplace. A proven way to help ensure success is to get families interested and involved in their children’s learning.

At Ridgecrest we invite families to become a part of our school community and to help shape our school’s climate so that it effectively engages everyone to support student success. The Ridgecrest community strives to build meaningful and productive relationships with our families to increase student achievement.

The HiCap Team

★ Kay Law

★ Leslie Lytle

★ Sue Melton

★ Alissa Miller

★ Liz Whitney

★ Lisa Witzel

If you have further questions after the open house, feel free to email any of the staff you meet. To email a teacher, it is first name, followed by a period, then last name, followed by @shorelineschools.org. See example.

first.last@shorelineschools.org