Canyon Ridge News
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AASA State Testing Starting March 26th
AASA State Testing Starts March 26th.
Please ensure that students get plenty of sleep, eat a good breakfast and arrive to school on time.
Let's Go Cougars!
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8th Grade Promotion Parent Meeting
The 8th Grade Promotion Parent Meeting will be on Monday, March 23rd at 5:00 PM in the CRS Media Center. The meeting will cover end of year activities, student expectations and promotion details. We look forward to seeing our 8th grade parents at the meeting!
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Canyon Ridge Annual STEM Festival is March 28th
Join us for the Annual STEM Festival on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 10:00am - 1:00pm.
Booths will include - Luke Air Force, State Troopers- Forensics, City of Surprise, Civil Air Patrol Career and Technical Education. Vendors will include Fizzy Cauldron, Sanity in Sunflowers, Mathnasium, 3Dimensional Camsprints, Valley Luxe Auto Detail LLC, Heart & Sole Performing Arts, Texas Roadhouse, Animal Ambassadors and many more.
Food will be available from Food Trucks - TIKIZ, Six Tacos, and Bro Dawgs
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CRS Annual Outdoor BBQ Lunch
Dysart Nutrition treated our campus to an outdoor BBQ lunch. Students enjoyed hamburgers from the grill outdoor on the basketball courts. Thank you Dysart Nutrition!
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CRS 5th Grade Enjoyed A Field Trip To Lake Pleasant
The 5th Grade Students attended a field trip to Lake Pleasant Discovery Center. Students learned about the local wildlife, plants, insects and water usage from the lake.
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Enjoy Your Spring Break
Spring Break is March 16th - 20th.
We hope you have a safe and fun spring break!
We will see you back at school on March 23rd.
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CRS March 2026 Newsletter
Check out the Cougar March Newsletter for upcoming events and tons of information!
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Read Across America Spirit Week Is March 2nd - 5th
Our Annual Read Across America Spirit Week is right around the corner. This week is full of fun activities, spirit days and of course... READING! Canyon Ridge invites members of the community to come read to our students. Our students love this fun and educational week.
Spirit Days
Monday - Pajamas or Comfy Clothes
Tuesday - Crazy Hair or Mismatched Clothes
Wednesday - Wear Your Favorite CRS Shirt
Thursday - Wear a STEM, College or Career Shirt (Keep in mind it is Spring Picture Day)
Friday - Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character or Future Career
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Canyon Ridge Spring Picture Day is March 5th!
Spring Class and Individual Pictures are scheduled for March 5th.
Say Cheese!!
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7th Grade Students Analyze Pond Water
Mrs. Merritt’s 7th grade scientists analyzed pond water to learn about microorganisms.
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Weekly IXL Winners Pick Out Their Treats
These 10 scholars mastered the most skills in this week’s IXL challenge! They are inspired to learn!
Keep working students... you could be the next IXL winner.
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5th Grade Gravity Cruiser Race Day!
Canyon Ridge has a unique partnership with retired engineers that work with A World In Motion (AWIM). Our amazing engineers volunteer on Fridays during the year, working with each grade on different projects. Most recently, our 5th grade students built gravity cruisers with our engineers. The students then were able to show off their designs during a race.
We love our engineers and this awesome opportunity.
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Kindergarten Show Case is February 24th.
Calling All Future Kindergarten Cougars!!! February 24th is CRS Kindergarten Showcase.
Check in Starts at 5:15 PM. Tour Starts Promptly at 5:30 PM.
We can't wait to meet our newest Cougars!
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Congratulations to Girls & Boys Volleyball & Flag Football For Making Playoffs
We are super excited to announce that Girls Volleyball & Flag Football have been invited to participate in the North West Valley Athletic Conference Tournament. We can't wait to see amazing things from these 3 teams. Games will be played the week of February 16th. Check out the calendar for times and locations.
Way to Go Cougars!
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Parent Survey
It’s Time to Complete the Annual Parent Survey!
Please remember to complete our annual Parent Survey if you haven’t already done so. We want to know what our district and school are doing well and how we can improve in the future. It should take about 5 minutes to complete and will be open through Sunday, February 15. Find it in English at www.dysart.org/survey and in Spanish at www.dysart.org/encuesta
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Early 1:00 PM Dismissal on February 2nd, 5th & 6th
Due to Parent - Teacher conferences, students will be dismissed at 1:00 PM on February 2nd, 5th & 6th.
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Attendance Matters
Did you know that for every day of school missed, it takes 3 days to make up what was taught?
Attendance Matters -
"Attendance Matters" Madness Playoffs runs February 2nd - March 6th. Canyon Ridge is one of the qualifying schools competing in the district playoffs. We will work to improve our attendance every week and compete against other schools in the district. Watch for updates!
Let's Go Cougars!!!
#EveryDayCounts!