Happy New Year!
Wishing each and every one of you a Happy New Year! Here is to a great 2023.
Also, thanks so much for all of the gifts, kind words and delicious foods, it means a lot.
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3rd Grade Holiday PartyThe third graders enjoyed the rotation of activities from room to room for their Holiday Party. They made snow globes, snowmen, sang songs and decorated bags. A great time was had by all. I enjoyed seeing the students with their snowmen. | 4th Grade Holiday PartyThe fourth graders enjoyed a rotation of activities for their Holiday Party too. They played games, and made crafts. | Ventana Vista Spelling BeeA huge thank you to Ms. Baker for sponsoring our Ventana Vista Spelling Bee that was open to all 1st through 5th graders. Thanks to our FFO for paying the enrollment fee. and a special thank you to Ms. Castro for announcing the words and to Ms. Bacalia for judging. You all are appreciated. Congratulations to Zoe F for being our VV spelling champ spelling the winning word in round 8. Our terrific 7th round finalists were: Naveed K, Natasha J and Melody Y. Way to go Ventana Vista Spelling Bee participants. I also want to commend all of our participants for clapping for every word spelled correctly or incorrectly. Thanks for hugging, cheering, and supporting each other. Thanks also for staying until the end. Again, congratulations to Zoe F who will be representing VV at the District Spelling Bee on January 18 at 3:30 PM at Canyon View Elementary School. |
3rd Grade Holiday Party
The third graders enjoyed the rotation of activities from room to room for their Holiday Party. They made snow globes, snowmen, sang songs and decorated bags. A great time was had by all. I enjoyed seeing the students with their snowmen.
4th Grade Holiday Party
The fourth graders enjoyed a rotation of activities for their Holiday Party too. They played games, and made crafts.
Ventana Vista Spelling Bee
A huge thank you to Ms. Baker for sponsoring our Ventana Vista Spelling Bee that was open to all 1st through 5th graders. Thanks to our FFO for paying the enrollment fee. and a special thank you to Ms. Castro for announcing the words and to Ms. Bacalia for judging. You all are appreciated.
Congratulations to Zoe F for being our VV spelling champ spelling the winning word in round 8. Our terrific 7th round finalists were: Naveed K, Natasha J and Melody Y. Way to go Ventana Vista Spelling Bee participants.
I also want to commend all of our participants for clapping for every word spelled correctly or incorrectly. Thanks for hugging, cheering, and supporting each other. Thanks also for staying until the end. Again, congratulations to Zoe F who will be representing VV at the District Spelling Bee on January 18 at 3:30 PM at Canyon View Elementary School.
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Kindergarten Spanish ClassThe kindergarten students in Ms. Villarreal’s Kindergarten class are learning Spanish in math. They were able to identify the shapes and color of objects using Spanish words. The final activity was for them to count in Spanish how many flat surfaces each figure had. The students all did a fantastic job, they are speaking mathematically in Spanish and solving math problems. | 4th Grade Learning Project During their winter party our 4th graders made snowman bookmarks during their craft activity. The students turned this craft into a service learning project and students created a "craft kit" for kids who are in the hospital and not able to be at a school participating in such activities. Jon and Nick M and Presley K joined Ms. Martinez in delivering those kits to Banner Hospital-Diamond Children's Medical Center the Wednesday before Christmas.. The child life specialists greeted them and were delighted to receive the donations. All fourth graders participated in making the kits. | Invitation to join the CFSD community CV would like to extend a warm welcome to VV families to participate in this walk. They had a very solid turnout last year, which included students and families from most CFSD schools. |
Kindergarten Spanish Class
The kindergarten students in Ms. Villarreal’s Kindergarten class are learning Spanish in math. They were able to identify the shapes and color of objects using Spanish words. The final
activity was for them to count in Spanish how many flat surfaces each figure had. The students all did a fantastic job, they are speaking mathematically in Spanish and solving math problems.
4th Grade Learning Project
Invitation to join the CFSD community
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More than a Bed Donation Drive a Huge Success! Thank you to everyone who donated in December to help Foster and Adoptive families through More than a Bed. They were SO thankful for the large amount of donations given by the Ventana Vista family. Check out the December More than a Bed newsletter below (VV donation featured on last page). | January Dine Out Plan on dinner out to support Ventana Vista at Beyond Bread Ina and Oracle location only, next Tuesday Jan 10 from 4-8 pm. No need to say you’re with Ventana Vista—all the restaurant’s proceeds for any order from 4-8 pm will go towards Ventana Vista FFO! So generous!! | Milage Club 2023 starts back next week!We begin again on Thursday, January 12th in the lower field. Start the New Year out getting your steps in and supporting the students as they set new running records! Sign up for one or more Thursdays to help log runners, hand out tokens, or cheer on runners. Siblings are always welcome! There are two volunteer shifts and the times of the actual runners are below: -Kindergarten: 11:00-11:35 -4th, 5th, and Clark/Alexander's Classes: 12:15-12:35 -1st, 2nd, and Tobin/Lopez Classes: 12:35-12:55 Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0848A9AD2CA1F85-mileage |
More than a Bed Donation Drive a Huge Success!
January Dine Out
Milage Club 2023 starts back next week!
We begin again on Thursday, January 12th in the lower field. Start the New Year out getting your steps in and supporting the students as they set new running records!
Sign up for one or more Thursdays to help log runners, hand out tokens, or cheer on runners. Siblings are always welcome! There are two volunteer shifts and the times of the actual runners are below:
-Kindergarten: 11:00-11:35
-4th, 5th, and Clark/Alexander's Classes: 12:15-12:35
-1st, 2nd, and Tobin/Lopez Classes: 12:35-12:55
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0848A9AD2CA1F85-mileage
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FAMILY SWEETHEART DANCE & SILENT AUCTION - FEBRUARY 10Save the date as we bring back one of VV's favorite community events, the Family Sweetheart Dance!! Stay tuned for more information and ticket purchases. The Sweetheart Dance and Silent Auction teams are working hard to create an awesome night of Bobcat family fun! Help Needed! 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. 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). |
FAMILY SWEETHEART DANCE & SILENT AUCTION - FEBRUARY 10
Save the date as we bring back one of VV's favorite community events, the Family Sweetheart Dance!! Stay tuned for more information and ticket purchases.
The Sweetheart Dance and Silent Auction teams are working hard to create an awesome night of Bobcat family fun!
Help Needed! 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. 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).
