
Ventana Vistas
August 23 - 29th, 2023
Upcoming Events
August
23 - Curriculum Night (Parent Only Meeting) - 5 pm 4th Grade & 6 pm 5th Grade
23 & 24 - CoGat Testing - 2nd Grade
26 - Band Camp at CFHS (11:30 - 4:00 pm)
28 - 9/1 - Vision & Hearing Testing
September
4 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
12 - Governing Board Meeting - 6 pm
15 - Bilingual Bingo - 6 pm
Principal's Desk
PE Teacher
Assist me in welcoming Mrs. Guido, our new PE teacher. She comes to us from Sunrise Drive Elementary School and prior to that taught in California. The students are learning about
movement and also they are beginning to play games.
4th grade Spanish Teacher, Mr. Dean
Mr. Dean is new to Ventana Vista this year and he comes to us with many years of experience. He is excited to teach Spanish and Math to our 4th graders this year. He is partnering with Mrs. Martinez. He is grateful for the amazing 4th graders that he gets to work with. Students were learning new strategies in math.
Senorita Prokop
4th grade Spanish teacher, has jumped right into the Ciencia (science) curriculum with her students. They are learning about energy and transference of energy. The students were doing a great job of using their Spanish language to explain this.
1st Grade
Senorita Gallego was working with her students on “How to Write a Story”. Specifically, she was teaching the students about revising their stories. The students were using the strategies of plan, sketch, write, and revise. Way to go students.
4th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Hummingbird, is new to Ventana Vista this year and is excited to be teaching 4th grade partnering with Senorita Prokop. During math class, she was working with her 4th grade math students to assist them in grasping the math concept.
Counselors
Assist me in welcoming our newest counselor who is with us every Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday, Mrs. Dombrowski. Mrs. Harvey is with us full-time, and she is planning lessons with Mrs. Dombrowski. They will begin classroom lessons next week. They are typically in the classrooms on Wednesdays. They will also be offering a “Game club” to our Kindergarten and 1st grade students on Mondays beginning in September.
What is Dibels?
Family Engagement
School Directory
Our School Directory is here! Please click on the attached PDF to view. If you chose to not have your contact information disclosed during registration, it is not included. Should you have any questions, please contact Allison Bacalia, abacalia@cfsd16.org.
Information from our Health Office
Our health office are looking for volunteers to assist with this event. If you have a few hours to spare please click on the link, training will be given where needed.
FFO Corner
Considering donating Bobcat Bucks
Governing Board Members
Eileen Jackson, President
Amy Krauss, Vice President
Amy Bhola
abhola@cfsd16.org
Doug Hadley
dhadley@cfsd16.org
Gina Mehmert
gmehmert@cfsd16.org
Dr. Mary Kamerzell, Superintendent
State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD
(please check www.azleg.gov for contact information)
Legislative District 18
Representative Nancy Gutierrez
Representative Chris Mathis
Senator Priya Sundareshan