Ventana Vistas

Our Bobcat and Responsibility Trait students for the month of September had lunch with me.

We took our traditional walk to the balcony to wave at the students eating lunch in the MPR.

Each student also received a pencil and a pin.

Spirit week ended on Friday. We did have hat day and crazy

hair day.

The students and staff were very creative in their hat,

and crazy hair choices.

Way to show the Ventana Vista Spirit.

Thanks so much to all of our families for attending conferences.

Your involvement is appreciated. Please feel free to reach out to your child’s teachers if you have any other questions or concerns. We have one more afternoon of conferences tomorrow, Thursday.

Thanks so much for all of the candy donations to make our

Trunk or Treat event a success. It will be on Friday from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Remember to park at the Bashas and hop on the bus at the Wells Fargo Bank.

As I was visiting Music class this week, I saw some third graders doing a great job of playing the recorder and singing. I am so excited to see the students earning their recorder belts and mastering a variety of songs.

Due to our Trunk or Treat Event, we do not wear our Halloween costumes to school on Halloween. Since it is a half day, they can go home and put their costume on for the evening and we wouldn’t want them to lose any parts of their costume. Thanks so much for attending our Trunk or Treat Event on Friday, October 27.

Parent volunteers are always welcome, and you just need to

sign in at the office and turn in your keys, we will need to make a copy of your ID or License on your first visit on campus.

If you have aunts, uncles, friends or grandparents that are not custodial parents, they will need to fill out a volunteer application on the Catalina Foothills School District website.

They will also need to obtain a fingerprint clearance card. We

will then check 3 references, the paperwork will be sent to

our Human Resources Department where they will forward it for Governing Board approval. Once approved you will be able to volunteer here at Ventana Vista. These procedures are only for friends, and non-custodial family members.

If you are aware of any incoming Kindergarten families for the 2024-2025 school year, please spread the word and have them RSVP through our Ventana Vista Website. They can attend the Show and Tell or sign up for a school tour.

Please join us for the annual VV Trunk or Treat on Friday, October 27th from 6:30-8pm. All parking is at WELLS FARGO BANK on Sunrise + Kolb and busses will be available from the Wells Fargo parking lot beginning at 6:30pm. There is NO general parking at the school. Pizza slices will be available to purchase for $3 (cash only). Wear your costume and bring your candy buckets! (no masks or weapons are allowed.) This is a fun, safe, free event for our Ventana Vista families!

Also, we are still collecting candy donations at morning pickup. It’s an easy way to help, just roll down your window and pass your bag of candy to a volunteer - all treat donations are greatly appreciated!

Mileage Club is our 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!

This is a huge undertaking - each session, we need 10+ volunteers to scan students as they run laps, manage tokens, ensure safe running, and cheer students on! This is a fun way to spend time with your kid at school! Please join us! All volunteers must sign in at the front office before their session starts.

For more information and to sign up to volunteer, please visit our website at https://www.vvffo.org/event-details/mileage-club-2023-11-02-10-45

Thank you to parents who supplied snacks to support the teachers this week! The treats were very appreciated and helped them power through the conferences!