
Ventana Vistas
March 20th - 26th, 2024
Upcoming Events
March
20 & 21 - AZSci Testing - 5th Grade
21- Additional Mileage Club Event
21 - FFO Public Meeting
25 thru 29 - No School - Spring Break
April
3 - ELA Writing Assessment
5 - Talent Show - Details Below
9 - Governing Board Meetoing - 6:30 pm
10 - ORF Testing - Grade 3
11 - Executive FFO Meeting - 8:15 am
11 - IDS Parent Meeting at Sunrise Drive - 6:00 pm
13 - Yearbook goes on sale
22 - Book Fair
26 - Evening of the Arts
28 - Teacher Of the Year Celebration
May
21 - 5th Grade Promotion (PM) - details to follow
Principal's Desk
SARSEF Winners
We are proud of our students whose Science Fair projects placed at SARSEF. Elliot for “A Rabbit’s Toy”, placing 3rd, London for “Are your Hands Clean”, placing 1st, Michael for “Changing Ingredients”, placing 1st, Natasha, for “Tennis Fiasco”, placing 1st, Pascal for “Comparing Apples and Oranges” placing 3rd and Rebecca for “Is a Warm
Swimmer a Faster Swimmer”, placing 3rd. Congratulations to all of our SARSEF winners.
Color Run & Play Structure Grand Opening
Everyone had fun at our annual “Color Run” and after party. We also had a ribbon cutting with the students for the new play structure. Many students and adults had fun playing on the new play structure.
Trait (Kindness) and Bobcat Principal’s Lunch
The students had a great time having lunch with me, getting their pin and pencil and also visiting the balcony.
Family Engagement
Talent Show
We are thrilled to announce that on April 5th we will host our school Talent Show after dismissal ends at 3:30 pm. Any students and staff members who are interested in participating are encouraged to sign up!
- Acts should be under 2 minutes and follow the Bobcat Code of Conduct
- Acts can be performed in person on April 5th or recorded beforehand and submitted here: 2023-24 Talent Show Videos
- "Auditions" are this week during lunch recesses in the Orchestra Room, students can pick the day works best for them. Walk-ins welcome!
- Students can sign-up with Ms. Allison at recess/lunch, Ms. Erin at CARE, or via the link here: https://forms.gle/zrt3NsS6ss7a8h1b6
We would love a few volunteers to help with technology/music, stage changes, and help organize student acts. If you are interested in helping, please email Allison Bacalia at abacalia@cfsd16.org.
Yearbook
The Ventana Vista Elementary School Softcover 2024 Yearbook is available for sale until April 13, 2024.
Order your softcover yearbook ($21) today, HERE.
If you are looking for a hardcover yearbook ($28), they will be available to order soon.
Yearbooks ordered now will be shipped to the school in May.
Color Run & After Party
Thanks to all the families, volunteers, and students who attended the Color Run on Saturday!
Here is a link to view photos that were taken at the event: Color Run Photos
If you have any that you would like to share for the yearbook, please upload them here:
FFO Corner
Join Us - FFO Meeting
We would love for you to join us tomorrow for our public meeting, Room 124, 8:15 am.
Hope you see you there!
The Color Run and After Party were a blast!
Thank you to FFO volunteers and staff, especially Christin Williamson, Kim Posl, and Jennyffer Fenn for making it a great event! We also managed to collect close to 200 shoes to donate to the Amphi Foundation and 75 sneakers to be recycled through Got Sneakers! Great job Ventana Vista!
Sneakers Donation
We managed to collect 75 sneakers to be recycled through Got Sneakers!
Shoe Donation
We also collected close to 200 shoes to donate to the Amphi Foundation
Thank YOU!
Enter to Win!
Tomorrow is the last day to buy your raffle ticket for the Bobcat Wildcat Raffle!
Go to https://go.rallyup.com/ventanavista/Campaign/Details to buy your tickets for a chance to win a signed 2023/2024 Arizona Basketball, Baseball and Basketball tickets, UA logo apparel + more!
Last Week of Mileage Club
We can't believe it, the final Mileage Club is this week! Thank you for your ongoing support of Mileage Club! Our last run will be a special Spring Run and we are going all out. All participants who run 3 laps on Thursday will receive a special glow-in-the-dark charm. Join us!
As a school we have run almost through Panama. We are close to reaching our goal of running to South America! The top 3 runners in each grade will receive a Golden Foot award.
To sign up to volunteer, please click on this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BAFAC2CA5F5CF8-44730627-mileage#
Thank you!
Stock the Lounge
Help us stock the teachers lounge for upcoming state testing. We try to offer quick, grab and go snack options for the teachers during the four days of state testing. Please click the Sign Up Genius below to bring an easy snack for our amazing teachers! We appreciate your help and it means so much to the Ventana Vista staff. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0845A4A622A7FB6-48666486-stock
Mark your calendars for April 26th
Evening of the Arts is on the way!
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Stay tuned, more details to follow.
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