Here at Diamond Ridge, we are very fortunate to have the best students ever. How did they get to be so incredible? We have the best teachers, this is true. But we also have the best parents! Every day, moms, dads, and grandparents come through our doors to help our students. They read with them, they help them in small groups, they make sure all the materials are ready for a lesson. Good schools have amazing teachers. Great schools have amazing ...
Halloween Parade October 31st
Diamond Ridge will have a Halloween Parade on October 31st at 9:30am. Families are welcome! Students will parade through the gym and cafeteria for families to enjoy their costumes. Please come join the fun! Costumes may not include masks or weapons. Happy Halloween! ...
Safe Walking Route to School
West Valley City is helping our students walk safely to school and has identified our Safe Walking Route. Nothing is more important than keeping our kids safe! Thanks, WVC! ...
Thank you, Smith’s!
Thank you Smith's Grocery and DR families! We received a check in the mail this week for $262.41 from Smith's because 42 families have their Smith's card linked to Diamond Ridge Elementary. Just think if we had 400 families linking their card to our school......... Please tell Smith's you support Diamond Ridge the next time you visit their store or link your card online. Thank you!!! ...
Registration
It's time to register for the new school year! Please bring a current utility bill that shows your address within our school boundaries to school on Wednesday, July 27th from 7:30am-6:30pm. We will also ask you to take a few minutes to look over your child's emergency card to make sure all names and phone numbers are up to date. (If you are an out of boundary family, you will only need to update your emergency card.) Class lists will be available ...
Fond Farewell and Best Wishes
We have several staff members who are leaving us for new adventures. We wish them the very best! They will be greatly missed and we hope they come back to visit often. [soliloquy id="2818"] ...
Teacher Appreciation Week
It's the week to show how much you appreciate how much our amazing teachers have done for your children this year! Don't forget to thank them for all of their hard work! ...
Goodbye, Campbells Soup Labels…
Campbell soup has some sad news. In the past few years participation in Labels for Education has declined and as a result, Campbell has come to the very difficult decision to wind down the LFE program. The good news is nothing changes this program year. There will be changes for next year’s program starting August 1, 2016. We will continue to support American kids through our Grand Stand for SchoolsSM sweepstakes and our community efforts which ...
What do we do with all those pop tabs???
Have you ever noticed the large container of pop tabs in the school's front lobby? WHAT IS IT FOR??? Some of us might not know that our very own Dr. Prasad heads up this pop tab collecting effort every year in order to make a summertime donation to the Ronald McDonald House. Unfortunately, this year we're noticing our container is rather empty. Could you help??? Please remove the tabs from any aluminum can and bring them to school. The Ronald ...
Principal’s Message:
The 2015-2016 school year has taken off! We had a blast setting off our rockets at the Annual Diamond Ridge Rocket Launch in mid-September. Each class came up with at least one goal that they shared before launching their rocket. You could feel the enthusiasm of teachers and students as they reach for new heights this year! October will be an exciting month at Diamond Ridge, so please look at all of the events that are coming ...