Monte the Tiger's Weekly Update
News from Buena Vista Montessori ~ Friday, February 3rd
Happy Friday!
Wow! What a week! All of our children spent time this week expanding their knowledge in classes with their extraordinary teachers! The Lower El classes spent an exciting morning with the Catamount Institute at Sondermann Park. Be sure to ask your Lower El'er what they learned about habitats!
Ms. Angie, our fearless principal, will be out of the building on maternity leave for the next few weeks! She and her wife are welcoming their new addition this weekend.
While Ms. Angie is away, Ms. Sharon Gateley will be holding down the fort. Ms. Sharon retired her post as BV Principal at the end of the 20/21 school year. We are very excited that she has agreed to spend a few weeks with us!!
We hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy to predicted sunshine! We look forward to seeing you on Monday!
~Ms. Karen Bleibaum
School Administrative Assistant
Buena Vista Elementary
Upcoming Events
Sunday, February 5th
- Last Day to Vote Buena Vista Preschool for Best of the Springs (see below)
Tuesday, February 7th
- 3rd-5th Basketball Game ~ Adams Elementary at Buena Vista ~ 3:30pm
Wednesday, February 8th
- General PTA Meeting ~ 8:00am
Thursday, February 9th
- 3rd-5th Basketball Game ~ Buena Vista at Colorado School of the Deaf and Blind ~ 3:30pm
Friday, February 10th
- Last Day to Bring New or Gently Used Forks and Spoons to Ms. Tammy
Wednesday, February 22nd
- Last Day to Sign Up to Donate Food/Items to the Empty Bowls Charity Event
Friday, February 24th
- Empty Bowls Charity Event (time to be determined)
Tiger Ambush - After School Enrichment
Monday, February 6th
- Math Tutoring with Mr. Chad
- Reading Tutoring with Ms. Michele
- Reading Tutoring with Ms. Joy
- Reading Tutoring with Ms. Heidi
Tuesday, February 7th
- Reading Tutoring with Ms. Michele
- Preschool Social Skills Club with Ms. Kirsten
- Kindergarten Spanish with Ms. Lulu
- Lower El Fun with Math with Mr. Chad
- Upper El Golden Coders with Ms. Marni
- 3rd-5th Grade Basketball Practice at BV with Ms. Jill
- LOWER EL SCIENCE CLUB WITH MS. CASI - CANCELLED
Thursday, February 9th
- Kindergarten ASL with Ms. Lulu
- Primary Coding Unplugged with Ms. Marni
- 1st and 2nd Grade Crafting with Ms. Michele
- Lower El Kindness Club with Ms. Kirsten
- Upper El Chemistry with Ms. Casi
- Upper El Advanced Art with Mr. Bakken (ends at 4:00pm)
- 3rd-5th Grade Basketball Practice at BV with Ms. Jill
Friday, February 10th
- Kindergarten Origami with Ms. Lulu
- Lower El Mystery Science with Ms. Jill
- 3rd-5th Grade Graphic Novel Club with Ms. Kirsten
- 1st-5th Grade Gym Games with Mr. Chad
- Upper El Cooperative Minecraft with Ms. Marni
Mid-Day Squad (volunteer opportunities)
Parents, Guardians, and Families!
Are you looking for a way to spend time at BV and help children in a meaningful way? Have we got the job for you! We are looking for two adult volunteers per day to support the children during the lunch and recess time for Lower and Upper El. Please follow the link below to read more about the opportunity and to sign up!
Empty Bowls Charity Event
Buena Vista is bringing back the Empty Bowls Charity Event to sponsor three West-Side organizations which specialize in supporting the food effort for our community. The Charity Event will be an evening of a light meal (soup, bread, and water) and presentations by our Upper El children of the West-Side charities. Please plan to attend the event on Friday, February 24th at 6:00pm.
In the mean-time, we need your help! In order to make this a successful event, and to raise as much money as possible for hunger relief, we ask our BV community to provide the ingredients for the soup and other items for the dinner! Please follow the link below to sign up to bring an ingredient (or five) or a crockpot and ladle! Please bring the ingredients and supplies no earlier than the morning of Thursday, February 23rd. We have only a few refrigerators in the building and won't be able to keep everything fresh for the entire week.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050544A9AC2CA1FD0-empty
If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Karen B. at karen.bleibaum@d11.org.
Thank you!!
From Ms. Tammy's Kitchen
Thank you,
Ms. Tammy
1st Semester Lost and Found
Click below (and scroll down) to vote for Buena Vista Elementary School as the Best Preschool in Colorado Springs!
News from Your PTA
Get ready for some more BVE spirit gear options! Members and teachers have requested some new options for logo’ed gear, like a tech hoodie, a car and/or water bottle decal, and reusable shopping bags - and some of the gear in this winter order will be printed with the multi-colored logo! Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for information on how to pre-order!
(If you are still waiting on unfulfilled items from the fall order, please let us know!)
Save the date for BVE’s Spring Dance - Friday, April 21st! The PTA is also looking for members to serve on the planning committee, a group who will work closely with Miss Carrie and Miss LaShele to plan the details of this great event. Let us know if you’re interested.
Buena Vista Elementary
Email: karen.bleibaum@d11.org
Website: www.d11.org/buenavista
Location: 924 West Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone: 719-328-4100
Facebook: www.facebook.com/buenavista.d11.org