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Love of Reading Week -March 6th through 10th March 6this Pajama Day March 7th is Hat Day March 8this Storybook Character Costume Day (wear costume and bring the book) March 9this Crazy Sock Day March 10this Grace Lin Author Visit AND Love of Reading Night-a fun family event dedicated to reading
Love of Reading Night -March 105-7 PM! Love of Reading Night is coming March 10th from 5-7 PM. This is a fun night to celebrate reading! Students must sign up for individual workshops and must be accompanied by a parent. For more info and the sign-up sheet for workshops visit this link: https://sites.google.com/cfsd16.org/vvloveofreading/home
This Week •Early Releaseon Tuesday, February 28th •Read-a-thonisFebruary 27th - March 10th
Coming Up •Creative Juice Paint NightisThursday, March 9th at 6:30 •Grace Lin Author VisitisFriday, March 10th •Loveof Reading NightisFriday, March 10th at 5:00
Mom's Night Out at Creative Juice Get your ticket for our annual Moms’ Night Out at Creative Juice onMarch 9, 6:30 PM!
Author Visit by Grace Lin Grace Lin will visit our school onFriday, March 10th. Books will only be sold by preorder only and 10% of our total sales will be donated to our Student Council! For a description of Grace Lin's books, clickhere. The deadline to purchase books has been extended toFriday, March 3rd.
Parents: Please help us teach students to be safe and responsible by not allowing your children to climb on or jump from the large planter at the entrance of our school. We want to care for our school and prevent injuries while helping kids to understand appropriate campus behavior.
State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD (please checkwww.azleg.govfor contact information) Legislative District 9 Senator Steve Farley Rep. Randall Friese Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley
Sweetheart Dance Thank you to everyone who attended our first-ever Family Sweetheart Dance on Friday evening. It was a sweet success!
Special thanks to our Sweetheart Dance chairs and committee members, Cathie Ashley, Virkine Weitman, Lori Lundberg-Leung and Shannon Murphy! We appreciate your dedication and countless hours of planning and hard work! Thank you for an amazing evening!
The Flores Family and Companies have graciously donated 100% the of the dinner proceeds from the Family Sweetheart Dance back to Ventana Vista! Thank you, Flores Family and Companies. We appreciate your generosity and everything you do forVentana Vista!
A GREAT BIGthank you to all of the volunteers who donated decorations, helped plan, set up, work a shift or clean up. We couldn't have done it without you!
Dance Volunteers: Cathie Ashley (and family) Virkine Weitman (and family) Shannon Murphy Aiko Stevenson Allison Wexler (and daughter) Annette Revak Ashley Davis Bodil Degginger Cheryl Novalis-Marine (and family) Christy Utz Cori Smith Gina Torres-Vanasse Heather Chapman Karry Jackson (and sons) Kelly Medvec (and daughter) Kirilie Mace Lori Lundberg-Leung Marci Daggett Maria Hurtado Mayra Martinez Mike Linton Sheri Cline Siobhan Halderson Josh Chiles Mr. Joe Carol Max Jill Wadsworth CARE: piñata makers
If your name is not on the list and you volunteered, please accept our apologies and sincere thanks! Your help was greatly appreciated!
This Week •NO EARLY RELEASEonTuesday, February 21st •Rodeo BreakisFebruary 23rd and 24th-NO SCHOOL
Coming Up •Creative Juice Paint NightisThursday, March 9th at 6:30 •Read-a-thonisFebruary 27th - March 10th •Grace Lin Author VisitisFriday, March 10th •Love of Reading NightisFriday, March 10th at 5:00
Read-A-Thon A Read-A-Thon reminder sheet will be coming home in your child's folder this week. The reminder sheet contains your child's activation code and instructions for signing up for the Read-A-Thon!
We are excited to announce that we have already raised over $4,000 and we haven't even officially started! Keep it up, Ventana Vista!
Author Visit by Grace Lin Grace Lin will visit our school onFriday, March 10th. Books will only be sold by preorder only and 10% of our total sales will be donated to our Student Council! For a description of Grace Lin's books, clickhere. The deadline to order isthis Wednesday.
If you would like to participate in the writing and/or art contest, please clickherefor instructions. The deadline to turn your entries in isthis Wednesday.
State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD (please checkwww.azleg.govfor contact information) Legislative District 9 Senator Steve Farley Rep. Randall Friese Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley
Congratulationsto the following Science Fair Winners! These students will have their projects at SARSEF: 1st Place - Zeke B., "Does Organic Matter?" 1st Place - Ezra M., "Mission Evaporation" 2nd Place - Sophia R., "Mars: Where Do We Land First?" 1st Place - Allita B., "Weather and Climate" 2nd Place - Ethan B., "Harnessing the Wind" 3rd Place - Sra. Alexander's Class, "Sound, Seed, Silence" 1st Place - Joshua M., "Weighing Pokemon Booster Packs" 1st Place - Lucas F., "Tornado in a Bottle" 3rd Place - Diana K., "How Far Will Rubber Bands of Different Temperatures Stretch?"
Family Sweetheart Dance Don't miss Ventana Vista's first-ever Family Sweetheart Dance THISFRIDAY, February 17thfrom6-8 PM Admission: $1 per person Dinner, drinks, cupcakes and flowers will be available for purchase. Remember this special evening by purchasing a photo package from Sharon Spall Photography *This dance is a fun and special way for students to celebrate Valentine's Day with their favorite adult/family member. It is not a boy/girl dance. Contact Cathie Ashley atcathleenashley18@gmail.comif you have any Valentine's Day decor that you would be willing to lend or donate.
Sweetheart Dance Volunteers We are still in need of volunteers to help make this event a sweet success! Please sign up for a 30 minute shift by following these 3 easy steps: 1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/PjNa7p 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com) 3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
This Week •EARLY RELEASEonTuesday, February 14th at 1:30 •Valentine's DayisTuesday, February 14th •FFO General MeetingonThursday, February 16th at 8:15 •Second Grade Musical ConcertisFriday, February 17th at 1:00 •The End of Trimester 2isFriday, February 17th •The Sweetheart DanceisFriday, February 17thfrom6-8 PM
Coming Up •Rodeo BreakisFebruary 23rd and 24th- NO SCHOOL •ReadathonisFebruary 27th - March 10th •Grace Lin Author VisitisFriday, March 10th •Love of Reading NightisFriday, March 10th at 5:00
The earliest that students may be dropped off at school in the morning is 7:40am.
Dropping them off early is a safety concern. We do not have supervision out front before this time. Our MPR opens at 7:40am.
If you need to drop off before 7:40am, please sign up for CARE.
Thanks to all families for using our new parking lot system with the name cards. This helps us get students into vehicles faster. If you need another name card, let the office know and we will make one for you. Since we started this system, the time it takes to get everyone on their way has decreased by 3-5 minutes. Every little bit helps!
Author Visit by Grace Lin
Author Grace Lin will visit our school onFriday, March 10, 2017. We are taking orders for a limited selection of Grace Lin’s books that she will autograph during her visit. Books will only be sold by preorder and 10% of our total sales will be donated to our Student Council! For a list and description of Grace Lin's books, clickhere. The deadline to order isWednesday, February 22nd.
If you would like to participate in a writing and/or art contest, please clickherefor instructions. The deadline to turn your entries in isWednesday, February 22nd.
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State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD (please checkwww.azleg.govfor contact information) Legislative District 9 Senator Steve Farley Rep. Randall Friese Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley
