Falcon Ridge Elementary School

After 35 incredible years of shaping young hearts and minds, we celebrate the retirement of our amazing TK teacher, Julie Barragan! 🍎✨ Mrs. Barragan’s kindness, patience, and dedication have made a lasting impact on hundreds of students and families. Thank you for the love, joy, and learning you brought to Falcon Ridge each and every day. Congratulations on your retirement, Julie. You will always be part of the Falcon Ridge family! ❤️🦊

I’m so grateful for our incredible Falcon Ridge teachers and staff and all they do for our students each day. A big thank you to our amazing PTA for their partnership in making Teacher Appreciation Week so special, and to our school team for helping bring it all together. From pizza, a coffee truck, car washes, massages, and sweet treats, it was a week full of appreciation and care for our staff. 🦊💙

Congratulations to our Falcon Ridge students who achieved their Accelerated Reader goals and celebrated today at Chuck E. Cheese! 📚🎉 Thank you to our amazing PTA and parent volunteers for making this special celebration possible! 🦊

Today we celebrate our amazing Falcon Ridge nurses - Ms. Sanchez & Ms. Solis!❤️ Thank you for caring for our students with compassion, kindness, and dedication every day. We are so grateful for all you do for our Foxes! 🦊

🎶 Fox pride in action tonight! Our 5th grade band performed at Summit middle school, and Mr. Cimesnski was there cheering them on—and reconnecting with our amazing Falcon Ridge alumni. 🦊💙

Today is National Day of the Teacher. We want to take a moment to thank all of our teachers for the lasting impact they have on our students each day. Their dedication helps create classrooms where students feel supported, challenged, and inspired to grow.

If you’d like to send a special thank you to a teacher, email it to dosocialmedia@etiwanda.org and we’ll share it with the Etiwanda community.

This week, we’re celebrating our classified and certificated employees. In every classroom and across every campus, they make a difference for students each day by creating supportive, engaging places to learn and grow. Please take a moment to thank them for all they do.

If you’d like to send a special shoutout to a teacher, aide, or any staff member, email it to dosocialmedia@etiwanda.org
and we’ll share it with the Etiwanda community this week. Don't forget to include a photo.

We’re so grateful to work alongside such an incredible team. Thank you for simply being you and bringing your best every day.

Honoring the heart of our schools: our incredible staff and their years of dedicated service. 💙 Thank you to our cabinet, Board members, and Superintendent Charlayne Sprague for visiting each site to celebrate and recognize the impact our staff make every day.

Falcon Ridge talent on full display! ✨🦊 We are so proud of our incredible students who took the stage at our Talent Show. Your courage, creativity, and confidence truly shined! 👏 Huge thank you to our amazing teacher volunteers, Ms. Stuenckel and Mrs. Ahia, for making this event so special for our students. 💙 And a very special shoutout to Mrs. Medina for all of her hard work behind the scenes. We are so grateful! 🙌

Falcon Ridge is fortunate to have heroes on campus every day! 💙 When a student experienced a choking emergency, our own Loretta Robinson sprang into action, responding quickly and calmly to help. Her care and presence of mind reflect the very best of our Falcon Ridge community!

Celebrating the incredible creativity and dedication of our ACCESS and STARS students and staff! 🌟 We are so proud to see their talents recognized at the county’s annual Art & Writing Showcase. Your hard work and perseverance shine. You are an inspiring representation of our school community! 🎨✍️

Strong attendance, strong future. Each day in class adds up to big success for our Etiwanda students.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our wonderful Helena, Denise, and Mae 💙 Your kindness, care, and dedication make our school feel like home. We are so grateful for you!

Caring for our campus and our planet 🌎💚 Mrs. Cross’s students put leadership into action this Earth Day, showing that every small effort makes a big difference.

We are incredibly proud of our Falcon Ridge Foxes who competed in the USEL Robotics State Competition today! 🦊🤖 Every one of our students earned a qualifier spot for the National Competition this July! Your hard work, teamwork, creativity, and perseverance truly shined today! Way to go!

School spirit was shining at our CAASPP Pep Rally! 🎉 Grades 3–5 are ready to do their best, and our TK–2 students cheered them on with excitement and pride. Moments like these build confidence, connection, and a strong school community.

So many great things are happening in Etiwanda classrooms this week. Students are learning, growing, and discovering the joy of reading every day.

Do you know a student, teacher, or staff member who helped make learning extra special this week or went above and beyond for students? We would love to celebrate them.

Send a photo and a short message to dosocialmedia@etiwanda.org
by 9 a.m. tomorrow, and we will feature them in our Friday Shoutouts. Let’s continue celebrating the people who help Etiwanda students learn and thrive.

Autism Acceptance Month 💙 Great to see our students learning and connecting together—thank you to Mrs. Cota Kwinn and Mrs. Ramirez for facilitating these meaningful experiences. #AutismAcceptance

April 4 is National School Library Day, and April is School Library Month. Throughout the month, we will be highlighting our amazing school librarians and the important role they play in helping students discover a love for reading.

We would also love to celebrate our students and their love of books. If you have a photo of your student reading or would like to share a reading moment, please send it to dosocialmedia@etiwanda.org so we can share it throughout the month.