Both of my children attended 1st through 3rd grade at Northwood. Both of them had excellent teachers, especially Mrs. Fritsch (2nd) and Mrs. Peters (3rd). Now my children are in the Academically Advance Program (4-6 grd). I felt the teachers prepared them very well for this program. Dr. Payne, the
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Posted by a parent on 07/12/09
Teachers care about each child's success. They have gone out of their way to help students learn and succeed, including extra help in before school or after school sessions. Strong sense of family and caring within the community of students and parents. Dr. Payne, the principal, is open-minded, involved,
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Posted by a parent on 07/10/09
My 2 children attend this school. I am very pleased with the k thru 3 teachers. I have seen some of the 4 thru 6 teachers and they seem really strict. Dr. Payne is an excellent principle. Alot of parent involvment which is a plus.
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Posted by a parent on 06/02/09
We have good experience in this school. We love our daughter's teacher and the Principal, Dr. Payne. He is a nice and hard working principal. His leadership has turned the school into an excellent school in Irvine district.
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Posted by a parent on 03/01/09
Excellent teachers. Teachers expect and often require a lot of parental involvement in child's school activities. This is one of the reasons children excel here. They also motivate the child to learn on their own (i.e. phonetic reading exercises), which builds their self-confidence.
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Posted by a parent on 08/26/08
Good school.Taechers are hard working.My son liked his kg teachers a lot.Dr.Payne(principal) is very nice and hard working.He is doing his best to make this school no.1.
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Posted by a parent on 07/21/08
Very good school. My son attended to a ELD class in first grade. Loved it. The teachers are very prepared so the children come out speaking English very fluently. The installations are ok. Good staff. The education in overall is great, they show the kids to have good manners. Like to share, raise their
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Posted by a parent on 08/10/07
I have had two children attend this school throughout their elementary years and although the school doesn't rank high in terms of standardized test scores and API I feel that their education was great. The teachers were willing to 'customize' their programs to help my one child who is very advanced
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Posted by a parent on 04/27/05
very nice teachers specially kindergarten teachers . experienced.friendly,but should encourage student more especially who are bit ahead than others.poor parking structure.
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Posted by a parent on 01/08/05
Northwood Elementary is a great place to be. The teachers are great, the pta is booming, and the school displays a very positive environment. The principal is 'hands on' and very involved with the students. I am very happy my two children attend this school and I wouldn't have them go anywhere else.
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Irvine schools — Northwood Elementary School is located at 28 Carson St, Irvine CA 92620. 28 Carson St is in the El Camino Real neighborhood and 92620 ZIP code in Irvine, CA The school district for Northwood Elementary School is the Irvine Unified School District. Northwood Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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