Ventana Vistas
November 18th - December 2nd, 2020
No School
Please note that Tuesday 24th will NOT be an early release day.
Q: With TUSD’s decision to stay remote until January, is CFSD likely to close schools for in-person learning?
A: CFSD continues to follow the guidance of the Pima County Health Department’s COVID-19 Progress Report and Local Recommendations, which indicates that it is safe for schools to operate right now.
Recently, Dr. Francisco Garcia, the county’s chief medical officer is quoted as saying, “It’s interesting, because even as the school starts to open up, what we’re seeing in the school is not really school spread. It seems like kids in the classrooms are relatively safe and relatively well. The cases that are identified and associated with schools are not acquired at the schools.”
We are listening closely to our public health officials throughout this crisis. As we have said from the outset, we will not supplant their guidance with ours. If we receive a recommendation from the PCHD that it is no longer safe to offer in-person learning, our schools will return to 100% remote learning.
Homework Expectation If Your Child is Absent from School
We have received many questions about work in the event a child is absent from school. This information comes directly from our Student/Parent Handbook:
-The classroom teacher is responsible for collecting copies of materials and assignments given to the class during the absence. Teachers are not expected to prepare these materials in advance of the absence.
-The student and/or the parent is responsible for picking up all make-up work upon returning to school.
-The student and/or the parent is responsible for arranging with the teacher an acceptable period of time for the return of the make-up work.
-When a student has been absent for illness, reasonable time will be given for makeup work once the student returns to school.
Students who will be absent less than three days should work with a classmate to collect missing assignments or collect assignments after returning to school.
If a student is ill for three or more consecutive days, the parent may call the school and arrange to pick up missed assignments after 3:15 p.m. Teachers are not expected to prepare these materials in advance.
FFO Corner
Bashas Community Card
Do you shop at Bashas, AJ's, or Food City?
Purchase a Bashas Community Card and everytime you reload the card 6% goes back to our school. Cards are $20 and come loaded with $20 to spend (even works at Starbucks inside Bashas!). Please email president@vvffo.org to order a card today!
Seeking a Dine Out Chair and a Second Grade Parent Representative
We are looking for a volunteer to set up dine outs (or take outs) with preferably local restaurants, to help support the FFO. If you're interested please email president@vvffo.org.
We are also looking for a second grade parent or guardian (remote or in-person) to work as a team with the other second grade representative to facilitate grade level community building, communicate teacher and classroom needs, and coordinate teacher appreciation. Please email volunteer@vvffo.org if you are interested.
FFO General Meeting, Thurs. Nov. 19th @ 6:00pm
Join us tomorrow night to hear all about Robotics from Mr. MC, learn about yearbook plans and more. This will be our last meeting of 2020 - hope to see you there! Agenda packet attached.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82420627669?pwd=Q1FtMmZhRHdKcjA3TzdUVHlnd3RIdz09
Meeting ID: 824 2062 7669
Passcode: 419183
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Governing Board Members
Amy Krauss, President
Carole Siegler, Vice President
Amy Bhola, Board Member
Doug Hadley, Board Member
Eileen Jackson, Board Member
Mary Kamerzell, Superintendent