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February Trait: KindnessWe are excited to work on the trait of kindness this month. We are also working to have students perform random acts of kindness. Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17. | KindergartenersThe students in Senorita Villarreal’s kindergarten class was learning about how vibrations can cause objects to make sound. They created their own instrument and used “cera” wax paper, “aluminio” aluminum foil and “plastico” syran wrap at the end of a toilet paper roll that had a hole in the side for the air to vibrate against the material. The students did a great job. They used the Spanish language for this lesson. | Senorita Gonzalez’s classIn math the students were learning about pictographs and bar graphs. They were also learning about attributes and were playing a game where they had to guess what attribute the pictures had in common. |
February Trait: Kindness
We are excited to work on the trait of kindness this month. We are also working to have students perform random acts of kindness. Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17.
Kindergarteners
The students in Senorita Villarreal’s kindergarten class was learning about how vibrations can cause objects to make sound. They created their own instrument and used “cera” wax paper, “aluminio” aluminum foil and “plastico” syran wrap at the end of a toilet paper roll that had a hole in the side for the air to vibrate against the material. The students did a great job. They used the Spanish language for this lesson.
Senorita Gonzalez’s class
In math the students were learning about pictographs and bar graphs. They were also learning about attributes and were playing a game where they had to guess what attribute the pictures had in common.
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Counseling LessonMrs. Flores worked with our 4th graders on a Kindness lesson and offering random acts of kindness. Students discussed how it feels when others are unkind versus how it feels when others are kind. | Mrs. Baker’s Class:It was a pleasure to be in Mrs. Baker’s class. The 5th graders were working on recreating a naval battle from the war of 1812. It was great to see students work together and support each other. Each group set goals for the day and wrote about how they would contribute to the work during this lesson. | Resident Family RegistrationRegistration is now open for all of our in boundaries Ventana Vista families. Please register as soon as possible so that we can budget for our staffing for next school year. Any questions, please contact the front office. |
Counseling Lesson
Mrs. Flores worked with our 4th graders on a Kindness lesson and offering random acts of kindness. Students discussed how it feels when others are unkind versus how it feels when others are kind.
Mrs. Baker’s Class:
It was a pleasure to be in Mrs. Baker’s class. The 5th graders were working on recreating a naval battle from the war of 1812. It was great to see students work together and support each other. Each group set goals for the day and wrote about how they would contribute to the work during this lesson.
Resident Family Registration
Registration is now open for all of our in boundaries Ventana Vista families. Please register as soon as possible so that we can budget for our staffing for next school year. Any questions, please contact the front office.
Science Fair Update
Ventana Vista Science Fair Night will be Wednesday, February 8th from 5:30-6:30 pm. Come to the MPR to see the science fair projects. We will also have a few STEAM activities for students to participate in.
If you are participating in science fair and creating a board, please make sure that your tri-fold board comes to school with you on the morning of February 8th!
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Book Exchange begins February 1st!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.
If you have questions, please contact Ms. Allison or Ms. Hawkins. Thank you! | Our newest Educational Assistant Welcome Ms. Kristina Horvath! Fun fact: she is a former Bobcat. | Check out our school directory if you haven't already! If you have any questions, please contact Allison Bacalia at abacalia@cfsd16.org. |
Book Exchange begins February 1st!
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 begin bringing fun books that they'd like to part with starting Wednesday, February 1st.
- 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.
If you have questions, please contact Ms. Allison or Ms. Hawkins.
Thank you!
Our newest Educational Assistant
Check out our school directory if you haven't already!
If you have any questions, please contact Allison Bacalia at abacalia@cfsd16.org.
Lost & Found
FEBRUARY DINE OUT - TOMORROW!!
We're taking our February dine-out online and nationwide! Anyone in the U.S. can join us all day Thursday, February 2 by placing an online order or via app for their local Panda Express and entering Ventana Vista's unique Fundraiser Code, 912310, for a 28% donation. Then, you and your loved ones simply pickup or get $1 delivery (wow!) from their local Panda Express, whether that's right here in Tucson, or from Maine to Hawaii, and anywhere in between! Let's set a goal to have a fundraiser participant in every U.S. state!
NOTE: Fundraiser purchases must be made online for pickup or delivery; code does not work for in-store cashier purchase. Fundraiser Code entry is at the bottom of your online checkout page, right above Subtotal:
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EVENING February FFO Meeting! We are moving our February FFO meeting to the evening of February 16 @ 6pm. We know that morning meetings are not easy for all parents and faculty members to attend, so we have decided to move our February meeting to the evening. We will meet in person on campus and offer a Zoom option as well. We look forward to seeing you there! Our guest speaker will be Ms. Shea Flores, VV School Counselor. She will be speaking about the counseling program at Ventana Vista and some of the topics addressed in classrooms during counseling lessons. | WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR MILEAGE CLUB THIS THURSDAY FEB 2nd!Mileage club can't run without your help! Join us on the lower field during recess so we can keep this going for our runners! Help scan runners and pass out tokens. Siblings welcome!
There are two volunteer shifts and the times of the actual runners are below: Kindergarten: 11:00-11:35 4th, 5th and Lopez and Alexander’s Classes 12:15-12:35 1st, 2nd and Tobin and Clark’s Classes 12:35-12:55.
| YEARBOOKS - 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 to order 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 |
EVENING February FFO Meeting!
Our guest speaker will be Ms. Shea Flores, VV School Counselor. She will be speaking about the counseling program at Ventana Vista and some of the topics addressed in classrooms during counseling lessons.
WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR MILEAGE CLUB THIS THURSDAY FEB 2nd!
Mileage club can't run without your help! Join us on the lower field during recess so we can keep this going for our runners! Help scan runners and pass out tokens. Siblings welcome!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0848A9AD2CA1F85-mileage
There are two volunteer shifts and the times of the actual runners are below:
Kindergarten: 11:00-11:35
4th, 5th and Lopez and Alexander’s Classes 12:15-12:35
1st, 2nd and Tobin and Clark’s Classes 12:35-12:55.
Please note that ALL visitors to our Campus must sign in in the front office BEFORE going to down to Mileage Club.
YEARBOOKS - 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 to order 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
