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ISSUE #1
FEBRUARY 1, 201
Principals Message
A Kind, Caring Community of Kids!
As you know, BE KIND is one of three parts of our Bobcat Code (Be Kind. Be Safe. Be YourBest.). We teach students about kindness at Ventana Vista explicitly throughout the year, andon a day-to-day basis when teachable moments present themselves.
Recently, a school-wide assembly reinforced the message of kindness at our school.Students watched a video about the power of random acts of kindness; they enjoyed a skit puton by staff members with a lesson about giving of oneself; and they heard about our StudentCouncils work with the Bens Bells project (see www.bensbells.org for more information).Every staff member was given some kindness coin necklaces to pass on to students whodemonstrate kind acts. Students are then to be on the lookout for others to pass theirnecklaces onto.
Some specific acts of kindness toward our greater Tucson community to note:
Just before the holidays, our third grade team held a Read-a-Thon. They raised atotal of $1,839.40! The project related to their study of social studies, as well, and thestudents chose to split their proceeds to benefit two local organizations. Theydonated $886.60 to the Community Food Bank and $952.80 to Make Way forBooks. Way to go 3rd grade!
Students in Srta. Acuas kindergarten classes have also recently participated inprojects to benefit our greater community. They collected over 300 toys, books, andDVDs for Casa de los Nios and the Diamond Children's Hospital at UMC inDecember. In January they collected 250 pounds of food for the Community FoodBank. The food collection project related to their study of mathematics. As itemswere brought in, they put the cans in groups of 10, counting their way to 100 (andbeyond!).
Coming up later this monthVentana Vista students will show their kindness toward ourschool. On the afternoon of Tuesday, February, 19 (NOT an early release day), the entireschool will participate in one or more service projects around the school: cleaningclassrooms, picking up trash, shelving books, making signs, etc. We love our school, and allshare the responsibility for taking care of it!
Thank you for all that you do at home to encourage your children to demonstrate kindness atschool, and throughout their lives!
Tucson Festival of Books
We LOVE reading (and will have fun with it during a week-long celebration in March)! The
Tucson Festival of Books on the University of Arizona campus is coming up, as well (March 9-10). Enclosed in this newsletter is the Childrens Schedule of Events during the festival foryour reference. If you plan to go, pick up a free I LOVE CFSD button from our office to wear(available end of February), and stop by to visit us in the main area at booth #473!
Kim BolingPrincipal
kboling@cfsd16.org
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Catalina FoothillsSchool District
Dr. Mary Kamerzell,Superintendent
209-7500mkam@cfsd16.org
Governing Board Members
Mary Lou Richerson, President299-4746mlricherson@cfsd16.org
Carole Siegler, Vice President529-1379
csiegler@cfsd16.org
John Bergan, Member878-6180
jbergan@cfsd16.org
Eileen Jackson, Member299-3828
ejackson@cfsd16.org
Sherri Silverberg, Member615-9224
ssilverberg@cfsd16.org
State of Arizona LegislativeRepresentatives for CFSD
(please check www.azleg.gov focontact information)
Legislative District 9Senator Steve Farley
Rep. Ethan OrrRep. Victoria Steele
DATES OF INTEREST
Saturday, February 2ndGroundhog Day!
Monday, February 4thScience Fair Projects Due
Tuesday, February 5thEARLY RELEASE
AM Kinder 8:00-10:15PM Kinder 11:15-1:30Grades 1-5 8:00-1:30
Tuesday, February 12thEARLY RELEASE
AM Kinder 8:00-10:15PM Kinder 11:15-1:30Grades 1-5 8:00-1:30
Ventana Vista Night at El Charro
Thursday, February 14thHappy Valentines Day!
Tuesday, February 19thNO EARLY RELEASE
Thursday & Friday,February 21st & 22nd
Rodeo Break NO SCHOOL
Mission Statement
The mission of CatalinaFoothills School District andVentana Vista ElementarySchool is to guarantee that
each student achievesacademic and personalexcellence, becomes alifelong learner and is a
responsible citizen of theworld, by engaging allstudents in meaningful
programs which meet thehighest educational and
ethical standards within acaring, collaborative learning
community.
Office Hours for 2012-2013 are:
7:30 AM 3:30 PM
7:30 AM 2:00 PM(Early Release Tuesdays)
Main Office 209-8000Health Office 209-8004Attendance Line 209-8090FAX 209-8070Durham (Bus) 615-7635
Heads Up for Mathathon!
Be on the lookout forMathathon informationcoming home later in
February!
Volunteers needed forMathathonlunch promoduring 2/25-3/1, 11:50 am-
12:40 pm.
Please contactHui-chenHuang alicehc@yahoo.com.
SilverGraphics is Back!
The Art Department and FFOare pleased to be bringing
SilverGraphics back toVentana Vista this year!
Be on the lookout for moreinformation later in February!
Parents For the safety of
all students (and theiryounger siblings!) please
help keep your children OFFof the rocks and landscaping
in front of the school.
Stay on the walkways at alltimes.
Thank you!
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The following students were invited to have lunch with Principal Boling on Friday,February 1st. Each child was recognized for individual classroom achievements.
Daniella Dispenza Hibah IftikharNoah Heard Ava Hrubiak
Hannah Lui Mason LeeDiego Baca Bryn KoepkeQuinn Cohen Helena MusialMercy Yen Jacob SongCalen Givens Gabriel MojicaLangston Campbell Daren RiddleLukas Gunther Mimi NielsenRiley Murphy Delaney Endean
Alex Sachrison Cruz NuezVincent Trujillo Paige PagelRoman Schmit Jenna Derman
Ryan Gerovitz Kiersten BlekoffJose Peralta Ashley RuizRodolfo Robinson-Bours
Dear 4th and 5th Grade Families,
Happy New Year! We know that families have a lot of choices when it comes to educating theirchildren. CFSD offers an exemplary pre K-12 educational experience. We are proud of the well-rounded, comprehensive program that we offer, as well as the outstanding products----our graduates----of our system.
I am happy to invite you to attend an open house at our feeder school, Esperero Canyon MiddleSchool on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 PM. See the attached flyer for more information. Come findout why we are confident thatthere is no better place for your children than in CFSD.
Kim BolingPrincipal
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Kiva 353 351 349 333 308 310 Story Teen and Author
200 117 48 46 40 48 48 Storyteller Blanket Meeting Place
Jennifer Holm
Maxwell Eaton III
Nancy Krulik
Jessie Hartland
Bradley Carroll
Jennifer Ward
Simon Arizpe
Tucson Festival of Books: Children's Schedule
day, March 9, 2013
College of Education College of Education Mall
Educational Strand
Among the Books:
Missing and Hidden
in Time
Freeze Frame: Film,
Animation, and
Picturebooks
Pop-in: A Pop-up
Workshop for Kids
(Ages 8 and up)
10:30
Not Yet: Behaviors
of Aspiring Writers
that Lead to
Publication
The Fascinating
World of Nonfiction
Books for Children
and Adolescents10:0
0 to
11:3
0
Margaret Peterson
Haddix
Molly Idle
Peter Brown
Chris Gall
Heather Brewer
Lisa McMann
Joanne Levy
Jennifer Nielsen
Tom Leveen
Erin Lange
Holly Johnson
Lauren Freedman
Elise Broach
Sneed Collard III
Robin Brande
Molly Idle
Jennifer HolmLisa McMann &
A.S. King
11:00
Writing Awards
10:00
Nerds, Aliens, and
Other Stuff
The Choice to Make
a Difference
Mystery and
Intrigue: Searching
for Answers
Marshmallows and
Point of View: A
Writing Workshopfor Kids
Imagine That: Your
Family Has a Story
Lester Laminack
1:00 Nancy Kru lik
12:00 Simon Arizpe
Joy and Wonder:
Turning Science into
Poetry
Bullying Hurts:
Healing with Kindness
through Books
11:3
0
to
12:3
0
Got Tails?
11:30 Jennifer Ward
Heather Brewer
& Jennifer
Nielson
Jacqueline Woodson
Jerry Pinkney
Vaunda M. Nelson
Linda Urban Pat Wilson Joyce Sidman
12:30Jos-Luis
Orozco
Margaret
Peterson Haddix
Fantasy Portals:
Entres to Unique
Worlds
No Animals Were
Harmed in the
Making of this
Picture(book)
Overwhelmed! Teens
Facing Difficult
Issues
Flip Out with Flora:
A Flip Book
Workshop
(Ages 6-12)
Creating Suspense in
Children's Fiction
(Workshop for adults)
Elise Broach
Peter Brown
Adam Rex
Lester Laminack
Tom Leveen
A. S. King
Erin Lange
Antonio Sacre
Bruce Coville
Jennifer Holm
Alan Sitomer
Sandy Oglesby
12:3
0
to
1:30
A Mango in the
Hand and Other
Stories from the
Spanish Speaking
WorldThe Challenge of
Engaging Teens as
Readers
Literacy Begins at
Birth: Books for
Babies and Toddlers
1:30
to
2:30
Funny Bone
Stories
1:30Maxwell Eaton
III
Phoenix Storytelling
Group
Prisca Martens
Kathleen Crawford-
McKinney
Yoo Kyung Sung
Bruce Coville
2:00
Alan Sitomer
Meth, Death, &
Trust: DifficultTimes, Difficult
Choices
Science with a Twist
Wonderfully Wacky:
Babymouse MeetsKatie Kazoo & The
Beaver Brothers
Once Upon a Time:
A StorytellingWorkshop
Studio Lesson: A
Demonstration ofWatercolor
Techniques
Dazzling New PictureBooks
Stories and Treasures:Hands-On Storytelling
2:30
to
3:30
Jive and Jiggle,Stories that Wiggle
2:30 LesterLaminack
Anne Lee
Alan Sitomer &Janette Rallison
Jacqueline Woodson
A. S. King
Guadalupe Garcia
McCall
Joyce Sidman
Stephen Swinburne
Alan Armstrong
Antonio Sacre Jerry Pinkney Marilyn Carpenter Hawkeye Richardson3:00
3:30
to
4:30
Music, Stories and
Fun for Everyone
3:30 Peter Brown R. L. Stine
Graphic Novels Are
Great for Kids
Best Children's Books
from Around the
World
Artists, Athletes,
Scholars? Sorting
Out What Matters
Worlds of Fantasy:
Dragons, Monsters,
and False Princes
More than Just the
Facts: Pharoahs,
Pirates, and Harry
Potter
An Ounce of Humor
in a Pound of
Dilemma
4:00 Molly IdleIgor Glenn
Margaret Peterson
Haddix
Lisa McMann
Alan Sitomer
Bruce Coville
Jennifer Nielsen
C. J. Hill
Linda Urban
Joanne Levy
Elise Broach
Janine Schall
Janelle Mathis
Seemi Aziz
Amy Edwards
Susan Corapi4:30
to
5:30
4:30
5:00
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Kiva 353 351 349 333 308 310 Story een and Author
200 117 48 46 40 48 48 Storyteller Blanket Meeting Place
Maureen Kearney
Mira Domsky
Lillian the
Librarian Meets the
Big Bad Boys of
Books
2:30
to
3:30
Core Classic Stories
for Kids Who Love
Books
Tucson Tellers of
Tales
The Journey from
Storytelling to Story
Writing
Antonio Sacre
The Art of Reading
Aloud to Kids
Lester Laminack
Studio Lesson: A
Demonstration of
Taking Away in
Illustrations
Floyd Cooper
Engaging the Wary:
Writing for
Adolescent Readers(Adult Workshop)
Nancy Krulik
Lynne Avril
Mary Casanova
So, You Need an
Agent?
(Adult)
Michelle Parker Rock
Jennifer Ward
Floyd Cooper
Cinda Williams Chima
Keep 'em Reading:
Writing & Illustrating
Series Books (Adult
workshop)
Monika Schrder
Nancy Bo Flood
Vaunda M. Nelson
Juan Felipe Herrera
Confronting Reality:
Writing to Explore
Difficult Issues
Ties That Bind:
Caring Animal
Relationships
Jean Ekman Adams
Stephanie Pearmain
DeAnn Melton
Ellen Cook
Paper Engineering:
Creating Pop-up
Books
Simon Arizpe
Creating Fascinating
Stories About Real
People
Vaunda M. Nelson
Matt Phelan
Jessie Hartland
Studio Lesson: A
Demonstration of
iPhone Photography
Jan Sonnenmair
Cowboy Up! Ride the
Navajo Rodeo
Nancy Bo Flood
Jan Sonnemair
Educational Strand
5:00
10:30
to
11:30
4:00
4:30
to
5:30
4:30
The Barking Mouse
and Other Family
Stories
Antonio Sacre
The Three Javelinas
& Josehphina
Javelina
Northern Arizona
University Players &
Susan Lowell
Mary Casanova
Studio Lesson: A
Demonstration ofDesigning a Graphic
Novel
Matt Phelan
Studio Lesson: A
Demonstration of
Photoshop Techniques
Great Books forYoung Adults
Puppeteer Connie
Galeener
Chris Gall
Mapping Imaginary
Places: A Workshopfor Kids
(Ages 6 and up)
B. G. Hennessy
Jean EkmanAdams
Cinda WilliamsChima
2:30
3:30
Talking with Children
about Death
Elizabeth
Eulberg
12:30Maggie
Stiefvater
1:00Challenging Bullying
through Literature
Floyd Cooper
3:30
to
4:30
3:00 Adam Rex
1:30
1:30
to
2:30
2:00
11:00Midji
Stephenson
11:30
to
12:30
S. D. Nelson
Joy Harjo
Seth Muller
Conrad Storad
Mark Goldman
Sheri Bauman
Maggie Stiefvater
Gayle Forman
Elizabeth Eulberg
Heroes, Adventures
and Family Fun
12:00 Lynne Avri l Gayle Forman
10:00
10:30
Sheri Synkin
R. L. Stine
ay, March 10, 2013
College of Education College of Education Mall
Destiny & Identity:
Girls in Native
American Literature
Making Informational
Books Fun for
Readers
Bringing the Arts,
Literacy and
Technology Together
for Kids
Rome Hammer
Karen Falkenstrom
from Odaiko Sonora
11:30
Charline
Prorfiri
Jordan Hill
12:30
to
1:30
Wild Rides: Tales of
Enchantment, Talesof Adventures
Loves Me or NOT?With Complications
Elizabeth Eulberg
Tamara Ireland Stone
Amy Fellner Dominy
Guy Porfirio
Midji Stephenson
Charline Profiri
Jerry Pinkney
Floyd Cooper
Matt Phelan
Gayle Forman
Tamara Ireland Stone
Cinda Williams Chima
Researching Our Past,
Understanding
Ourselves
Delight in the Desert:New Books for Kids
Kid's Voices: The
Journeys of Children
and Parents to Self-
Publishing
Levi Fallavollita
Grace Anne Remey
with Chantel
Fallavollita and Lisa
Femney
Capturing Dimensions
of Time in YA
Literature
Fear, Intrigue, &
Humor: Engaging
Kids as Readers
Stephan Pastis
Adam Rex
R. L. Stine
The Art in the Art of
Storytelling in
Picturebooks
Tucson Festival of Books: Children's Schedule
Fragile on the Outside-
-Steel on the Inside:
Gutsy Girls
Monika Schrder
Vaunda M. Nelson
James Deem
Racing the Moon: A
Science and Fiction
Collaboration
Alan Armstrong
Peter Smith
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November 1, 2012
To: Parents of Catalina Foothills Students
From: Mary Kamerzell, Superintendent of Schools
Subject: Open Enrollment for School Year 2013-2014
Pursuant to A.R.S. 15-816 Catalina Foothills School District will begin its open enrollment
procedures for the 2013-2014 school year effective December 1, 2012. The law requires every
Arizona school district to follow a prescribed procedure and timetable for admitting out-of-
district transfer students and resident transfer students (those who live in the District but are
attending a school outside the attendance area of their residence). All students who currently
attend CFSD schools and reside in other districts, and all CFSD resident students who are
attending a different school than they would based on their residence, are impacted by this law.
We require that all open enrollment students apply for admission each year.Therefore, if your child is a resident transfer (open enrollment) student and you want him/her to
continue in that capacity, or if your child resides outside of the district and you want him/her to
continue to attend a CFSD school next year, please complete an application form between
December 1, 2012, and February 28, 2013.
Open Enrollment applications and information regarding the application
process are on the district web site, www.cfsd16.org(as of December 1, 2012), orat the district office Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The district office is located
at:
Catalina Foothills School District
J. W. Murphey Administration Center
2101 E. River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 209-7537
Applications will be available as of December 1, 2012, and may be completed on line
(www.cfsd16.org), or submitted in person at the district office. Electronic applications must be
submitted no later than February 28, 2013, and hard copies by 4:00 p.m. February 28, 2013.
Decisions about admission, based on capacity, will be made by April l, 2013. At that time, all
applicants will be notified whether their applications have been accepted, wait listed, or declined.
Catalina Foothills Unified School District #16
2101 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 209-7500 (520) 209-7570 FAX www.cfsd16.org
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Families with kindergarten-age children* are invited to
visit their neighborhood school to discover the
passion and commitment for early childhood learning
embraced by Catalina Foothills educators.
You will learn about the schools half-day (Kindergarten) andfee-based full-day (Kindergarten Plus) program options and how
we can work together to help ensure your child has a smooth
transition to school.
Children will participate in classroom activities with one of theschools kindergarten teachers.
At this time, in-district residents may register for the optional,fee-based full-day Kindergarten Plus program.
Show and Tell sessions are one hour long, followed by athirty-minute tour of the school.
Please sign up for a Show and Tell session by
contacting your neighborhood school.
Canyon View Elementary 209-7700January 28 OR February 11, 2:00 p.m.
Manzanita Elementary 209-7800January 30 OR February 27, 2:15 p.m.
Sunrise Drive Elementary 209-7900February 14, 2:15 p.m. OR February 26, 3:30 p.m.
Ventana Vista Elementary 209-8000January 29 OR February 12, 2:00 p.m.
Note: Open Enrollment applicant families are welcome to attend.
* If your child will be five years old prior to September 1, 2013, he or she iseligible to attend kindergarten at one of our four elementary schools.
Kindergarten
Show and Tellin Catalina Foothills
School District
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Language Immersion in CFSDIn CFSD, we believe in developing all students cultural competence. World
Language instruction is part of our core curriculum. At the elementary level,
students either participate in our K-5 Spanish program (taught by a specialist
for 120 min./wk.) OR in one of our Language Immersion programs.
Spanish
Immersionat Ventana Vista
started in 2009
Gr. K-4 for 2013-14
Open to K-4 students(students entering gr. 2-4
must meet language criteria)
Mandarin
Immersionat Sunrise Drive
starting in 2013
Gr. K-1 for 2013-14
Open to K-1 students
The overall goals of our Language Immersion programs are for students to:
meet or exceed academic achievement levels in all areas of the district
curriculum;
acquire a high level of communicative and academic proficiency in Englis
and the target language (Spanish or Mandarin);
gain an appreciation of other cultures and a deeper understanding oftheir own culture;
and increase capacity for creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
For more information click on the Spanish Immersion or Mandarin Immersion link in
the Express Lane on the CFSD website: www.cfsd16.org.
Call for dates of any informational evenings for parents
(Ventana Vista - 209-8000; Sunrise Drive - 209-7900), or find them on the schedule
at the Open House/Tour Opportunities link in the Express Lane on the CFSD
website.
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