Ventana Vistas

Mrs. Galligan’s third graders and Sra. Villarreal’s Kinders discussed what tolerance is and worked together to write a statement about what they thought tolerance is.

Then they drew a picture to represent tolerance.

Ms. Tobin’s 3rd grade class and Ms. Crystal’s Kindergarten buddy classes read the book, All Are Welcome and then they discussed tolerance.

Together the two classes worked on a page for a class book about tolerance.

We have received 257 OE applications so far for returning students - thank you to all who have completed this process.

There are 72 outstanding students who have not yet registered through OE for next year, let's get to zero.

Remember OE families have to complete this registration EVERY year.

Please click on this link to access the registration application or view the attached flyer below for more information.

Beckett Latcham, Colin Wilhelm, Liam Wilhelm, Landry Henderson, and Brooke Miller competed for the Rockin Robots in the tournament. They scored 315 points and placed 9th in the state championship tournament. This means they are the 9th best team in all of Arizona competing against teams as old as 8th graders! The team had great effort, commitment, and attitude all season and this was reflected in their state championship performance. We are all proud of you! Thank you to parent volunteers, Michael George and Kathryn Varden, for their help all season too!

A huge shout out to Mr MC and Ms. Baker for sponsoring this event.

Science Fair is coming to Ventana Vista and we need JUDGES! If you are able to judge and even if you don’t have experience, please contact Matt Wilhelm at mwilhelm@gmail.com. Also, don’t forget: Submit Science Fair Projects by February 9, 2024. Reminder: ALL Project submissions for the 2024 Science Fair will be digital in keeping with SARSEF rules Google Slides Template for VVES Science Fair We will have an email to send a PDF of your student’s project as we move closer to the due date. Everyone will be able to login to our VVES Science Fair Virtual Exhibit Hall to see all of the submissions!

Winners will be announced the week of February 12th. Winners will move on to the SARSEF (regional) science fair!

You can check by logging into Destiny with your child's school email and password, which can be found in ParentVue.

Click here: https://www.cfsd16.org/parents/school-library-catalog, then click Ventana Vista Elementary.

Instructions to log in can also be found HERE.

Each 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 & Engagement. We are open to other ideas as well. If you have suggestions for community service projects or want to be involved, please join! You may complete the Site Council Application Form here: https://forms.gle/1fLHF3S6nAYgoEwA6. We will have an upcoming meeting in January, date TBD.

What: General FFO meeting

When: Thursday 1/18

Time: 8:15 am - 9:15 am, Rm 124 - check in at the front office

Guest Speaker: ECMS Principal Mary Setliff.

Agenda below.

Mileage Club is Ventana Vista's Thursday Running Club. On Thursdays, students join us on the lower field during lunch recess and run laps around the field. Each lap is 1/10 of a mile and as students complete laps they earn charms for their necklace!

Our Family Run is on Thursday, January 18th. Invite your family members - all family members are welcome, or friends who are like family members to cheer on our students! Bring noise makers and lawn chairs if you have them! Please note: There are no easy bathrooms on the field and all visitors must sign in through the front office.

In addition to our family cheerleaders, we will also need volunteers to run the session! Please sign up on our signup genius so we can count on your support. All volunteers must sign in at the front office before their session starts.

https://www.vvffo.org/event-details/mileage-club-2024-01-18-10-45

Take a rest from cooking and enjoy dinner with us or pop in and pick up some bread/cakes to go.

When: Wednesday 1/24th

Where: Beyond Bread on Ina and Oracle

Time: from 4 pm - 7 pm.

20% off ALL store sales benefit the FFO, including the bakery!