It was a pleasure to attend the band concert this week. Our students sounded amazing as they played with the other elementary schools. Mr. Koenig, our band teacher, does a great job directing our band members. Great job students!

Dr. Sah and Mrs. Sah do a fantastic job of working with our orchestra students. Thanks to their direction, our students played so well. I really enjoyed the orchestra concert. Great job students.

Our third graders put on some fabulous plays in Spanish classes this week. They also sang songs in Spanish. It was a real treat to be able to attend.

Thanks Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. Lopez, the students did a great job!

Bobcats and Empathy Trait students were celebrated today by eating lunch with me on the stage with the curtain drawn. They also received a color changing pencil and a pin.

They were celebrated by going on the balcony and the other students gave them a silent round of applause along with opening the curtain on the stage and being recognized.

We are required to complete the following drills throughout the school year:

Fire drills, so we are prepared should there be a fire.

Shelter in place is used when there is a dangerous animal on campus, or lightning.

Lockdowns are used for dangerous situations or a social media threat. Lockdowns may be issued by others in situations that are dangerous or an immediate threat to safety. During

a lockdown, visitors will not be allowed on campus. When we practice for the first time, we do inform staff when the drill will take place. All the other times we do the required number of drills we do not inform staff. This is so that we are all prepared for any of the above situations.

Please remind your child to check in the lost and found for any missing items.

Parents if you are attending an event on our campus over the next couple of days, stop by and take a look - you might just find that missing jacket etc.

Items that are not claimed by Friday 16th December will be packed up and donated to a local charity.

Our 1st grade students had fun showing off their hard work to their parents.

Teachers & Staff enjoyed some friendly competition decorating their doors. Check out the slide show below.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MTUDk75udE1O3iqtcTWuSbOolorvINfAxqWzHdEkwFA/edit?usp=sharing

Every year a group of parents, faculty, staff and community members gather to provide input on school improvement topics. This year's Site Council will focus on Community Service. If you have ideas for community service projects or want to be involved, please apply to join our site council today! The meeting dates are: October 20th, January 6th, and two other meetings TBD. The application is attached below and can be turned in to the front office or emailed to abuick@cfsd16.org.

Upcoming meeting: January 6th, 2023 @ 1 pm via Zoom

Ventana Vista is partnering again this year with More than a Bed. More than a Bed supports adoptive, foster and kinship families so that they will have easily accessible everyday essentials. While many children receive lots of gifts during the holidays, others need things like coats, warm clothes, and shoes.

This is the last week… drop off new and gently used items to the front office anytime before this Friday, December 16 - items listed on the flyer below are most needed. Let’s join together to bless these Tucson families during this holiday season! -

Are you interested in helping with the Silent Auction for February 2023? We would love more volunteers to help us gather auction items and organize a fun silent auction event during the Family Sweetheart Dance next February. And/or if you provide a service, have an AirBnB or make interesting things and would like to donate it to our silent auction, we are starting to gather items now. Please contact Nita Jain (nita.k.shah01@gmail.com) or Nicole Whelan (nicoleventanavista@gmail.com).