Academic Calendar

• August 22: Back to School Night at 5:15 pm

• August 29: Picture Day 

• September 2: Labor Day 

• September 20: Progress Reports

• September 24-27: Conference Week 

• October 7-11: Fall Break 

• October 14: All Staff PD No School 

• November 8: End of Trimester 1 

Back to School Night →   Schedule 

• Overview:  Back to School Night (BTSN) is an opportunity for families to meet our staff, learn about our curriculum, and connect with key aspects of our school. Our Leading Edge Active Parents (LEAP) will be present to provide information about our parent group, volunteer opportunities, and the foundation of parent involvement at Leading Edge. Knights Landing will also be available to sign up families for a variety of after-school enrichment and learning opportunities. Additionally, mobile fingerprinting services will be provided for parents interested in chaperoning field trips.

• Date: August 22  Time:  5:15 - 7:15 pm    Location: All Classroom 

Before and After School Expectations 

• Before School

  1. Drop Off: Please do not drop your student off prior to 7:45 am.

  2. Early Drop Off Option: If you must drop off a little early, our Knights Landing program will accept students at 7:30, but you must drop them off in the back parking lot by the cafeteria. 

• After School 

  1. Knights Landing: 

     • All students staying on campus after school will check in to our Knights Landing Program.

     • Knights Landing offers after-school care, enrichment activities, study skills support, math tutoring, and more.

     • We are flexible and work with families on costs, including fee waivers and sibling discounts.

     • Please complete the registration and speak with our staff before worrying about costs.

  2. Get More information about  Knights Landing Enrichment here

Parents, educators, legislators, and researchers are all beginning to realize the negative impacts that personal technology, in the form of cellphones and social media, are having on our children. Assembly bill AB 3216 states, "there is growing evidence that unrestricted use of smartphones by pupils at elementary and secondary schools during the schoolday interferes with the educational mission of the schools, lowers pupil performance, particularly among low-achieving pupils, promotes cyberbullying, and contributes to an increase in teenage anxiety, depression, and suicide" (ab 3216). 

Parents: Parents are already supporting reducing screen time and access to unmanaged devices. Many Leading Edge parents have chosen to delay giving their children smartphones until ages 13 or 14, noting positive impacts on their children’s social and academic growth. Some parents have reported increased cyberbullying and difficulties managing their children's online activity. 

Parents can support this cell phone reduction by staying informed, setting limits on screen time, and encouraging their children to avoid sending or receiving messages during the school day (messages before or after school are fine).

State Legislators: The governor's office has recently supported legislation to restrict cell phones in schools. Click Here: "Governor Newsom urges schools to immediately restrict cell phones in the classroom ahead of the new school year."

Researchers: Extensive research links cellphones and social media to mental health concerns. For more information, check out these resources:

• End the Phone-Based Childhood Now

• Anxious Generation

Educators: Leading Edge has made progress in further liminting cellphone use on campus. Students at NCS are not longer allowed to use phones in the classroom. As our community learns more together that will shape new policies in the 24-25 school year.