We are looking forward to this FFO sponsored event on Friday night. Parents, please remember this is a family event, you are expected to escort and supervise your own children at all times.

Please do not allow them to run around the MPR while other guests are dancing.

As you know we are at capacity and space will be limited.

It was great to stop into Mrs. Garza’s 2nd grade class to see the students sharing their Personal Narrative Stories. The students did a great job of reading their stories as the rest of the students listened. This supports listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the class.

Mrs. Galligan's class are reading argumentative stories. They are also writing argumentative stories. This is part of the new Wonders Curriculum. The students are able to understand how to make a claim and support their claim with evidence or details as they read argumentative stories. They are also able to write an argumentative essay. They are writing an argumentative essay supporting studying abroad or stating that studying abroad isn’t helpful. Ask your 5th grader if they support studying abroad.

Look at all of these great projects. The classes enjoyed visiting the MPR to see all of the projects.

Way to go Science Fair Participants!

Projects will be on view tonight from 5:30 pm til 6:30 pm

Kindness is our trait for this month. Our Social Committee came up with an amazing activity for the students and staff. The students write a complement to a staff member on one of the hearts that they were given. They then put this on the staff members sheet. This is boosting everyone’s kindness here at Ventana Vista. I sure love all of the notes I have received so far.

Thank you to the students who have brought in books for the book exchange so far.

As part of our Love of Reading event happening on Thursday, March 2 @ 5:30 pm, we will have a Book Exchange! Details are below.

• Students can bring their books now through Tuesday, February 28th.
• Picture books, easy reader chapter books, or chapter books are all great! Books should be Kindergarten through 5th grade reading levels.
• Books will be collected by Ms. Allison in the library. (She will track what kind of books and how many books each student brings.) Students can receive up to 5 tickets for the books they bring in.
• Students will receive tickets for the books they bring in as it gets closer to the book exchange.
• Then, at Love of Reading on March 2nd students will choose the same number of books that they brought in from the collection of other student's books. If they are unable to make it that night, we will have the books available on a cart on Friday, March 3 so they can choose at that time.

Click HERE out Ms. Hawkins' video about the book exchange.

If you have questions, please contact Ms. Allison or Ms. Hawkins. Thank you!

Students have been setting up for tonight's science fair in the MPR, and classes are coming through to take a look at all the amazing science fair projects on display.

Hope to see you tonight!

If you have a free moment this week, please send a kind note to thank your amazing school counselors for all they do for our school.

Nassau Harvey - nharvey@cfsd16.org

Shea Flores - sflores@cfsd16.org

We have moved our February FFO meeting to the evening of February 16 @ 6 pm because we know that morning meetings are not easy for all parents and faculty members to attend. We will meet in person on campus and offer a Zoom option as well. We look forward to seeing you there!

Order today! This year we are offering a SOFTCOVER and HARDCOVER option for the Ventana Vista Yearbook. Please note: “Ad Sales” option is for 5th grade families only for pride lines/congratulatory ads.

Deadline for 5th grade pride lines is April 7th and deadline to order yearbooks is April 21. Links to order are below:

SOFT COVER YEARBOOK ($21): https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/VVsoftcover2023

HARD COVER YEARBOOK ($28): https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/VVhardcover2023

Want to spend some quality time with your child at recess? Want to enjoy the outdoors and maybe some exercise as well? Join us for Mileage Club! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Mileage club happens every Thursday in the lower field during recess. Come support the students as they set new running records! Sign up for one or more shifts this Thursdays to help log miles, hand out tokens, or cheer on runners. Siblings are always welcome! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0848A9AD2CA1F85-mileage

There are two volunteer shifts and the times of the actual runners are below:

Kindergarten 11:00 - 11:30

4th, 5th & Clark and Alexander’s Classes 12:15-12:35

1st, 2nd & Tobin and Lopez’s Classes 12:35-12:55