ISSUE #12 FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Principals Message
, 2012

Why CFSD? Why VVE? We know that parents have a lot of choices about where and how to 2012 MARCH 23, educate their children today. So, why choose CFSD? Why choose Ventana Vista? Below are some excerpts from the Why Choose Us? link on our school website. We offer a comprehensive, exceptional program.
, 2010

NEWSLETTER OF VENTANA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

All levels of our pre K-12 system work closely with one another to ensure that we are delivering the highest quality program, enabling our students to achieve their academic and personal best. Students XZXC0000 who complete our elementary school program are well prepared for the challenges and rigor of middle school. 09 We are committed to the development of the whole child. In addition to high quality academics, SPANISH language is part of our core instruction. We offer families the choice of learning Spanish 24, 2009 APRIL through our pull-out model or through our immersion program. PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ART and MUSIC are also an important part of students experience in our schools. Our award-winning high school BAND program begins at the 5th grade level. , 2008 We have highly qualified, state certified teachers. Our hiring process is thorough and rigorous. It ensures that only the best teachers are teaching our children. At Ventana Vista, we have a mix of veteran teachers and newer-to-the profession teachers. 60% of our teachers have Masters degrees. Not only are they content experts, but they also have a solid background in teaching and learning theory, and how to meet a wide range of learning needs. Our classroom teachers work closely with our gifted specialist, reading specialist, guidance counselor, and special education team to ensure that we are meeting the needs of all of our students. Our students use a vast array of TECHNOLOGY as part of the learning process in CFSD and at VV. For example, on any given day, students may be seen using computers, iPads, iPods, and other tools to: conduct research on the Internet; design digital stories; record podcasts; interact and collaborate with their peers, teachers, or students from across the globe; take virtual field trips; engage in simulations. Continued
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Principals Message (Continued) We celebrate and embrace diversity. As a public school, we are proud to serve students and families representing a true cross-section of our community. 61% of our students are White; 23% of our students are Hispanic or Latino; 12% of our students are Asian or Pacific Islander; 4% of our students are African-American. 47% of our total students Open Enroll at our school. 36% Open Enroll from outside of CFSD. 11% Open Enroll from inside CFSD. We have an incredible, supportive community! The parents at our school are highly involved and contributing members of our school. We have numerous opportunities for parents to volunteer during the school day, as well as participate in after school/evening events. Our Ventana Vista FFO (Family Faculty Organization) works tirelessly to support many aspects of our school experience. CFSD Community Schools partners with us to offer a range of high quality experiences for students and families before, during, and after school. Our CFSD Foundation is an integral part of our school district. Through their support, we are able to add classroom teaching positions and keep our class sizes down.

Need More Reasons to Choose CFSD? More than $24 million in scholarships were offered to our class of 2012! CFHS seniors this year scored higher than seniors at 92 similar high schools across the USA on the College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA). CFHS seniors also scored higher than college freshmen taking the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), a similar exam.

Read more at: http://www.cfsd16.org/public/_new/NewsMain.aspx Kim Boling, Principal kboling@cfsd16.org 520-209-8000

DATES OF INTEREST Tuesday, February 19th NO EARLY RELEASE School Service Projects @ 1:30 Thursday & Friday, February 21st & 22nd Rodeo Break NO SCHOOL Tuesday, February 26th EARLY RELEASE AM Kinder 8:00-10:15 PM Kinder 11:15-1:30 Grades 1-5 8:00-1:30 Wednesday, February 27th Mathathon Pledge Forms Due SilverGraphics Orders Due Planning Ahead: Day Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday (only), March 15th Spring Break April 1st 5th

Mathathon! Mathathon pledge forms are due by February 27th to be eligible for the Minute To Win It Challenge" drawing. DO NOT turn in money at this time yet."

Catalina Foothills School District Dr. Mary Kamerzell, Superintendent 209-7500 mkam@cfsd16.org Governing Board Members Mary Lou Richerson, President 299-4746 mlricherson@cfsd16.org Carole Siegler, Vice President 529-1379 csiegler@cfsd16.org

SilverGraphics is Back! SilverGraphics packets are going home on Friday, February 15th. Due date for orders is Wednesday, February 27th. A display of samples will be in the office beginning Monday, February 18th.

John Bergan, Member 878-6180 jbergan@cfsd16.org Eileen Jackson, Member 299-3828 ejackson@cfsd16.org Sherri Silverberg, Member 615-9224 ssilverberg@cfsd16.org State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD (please check www.azleg.gov for contact information) Legislative District 9 Senator Steve Farley Rep. Ethan Orr Rep. Victoria Steele

Did you see us on the news this week? Check it out! http://www.kgun9.com/news/t oprotator/190897491.html

Mission Statement The mission of Catalina Foothills School District and Ventana Vista Elementary School is to guarantee that each student achieves academic and personal excellence, becomes a lifelong learner and is a responsible citizen of the world, by engaging all students in meaningful programs which meet the highest educational and ethical standards within a caring, 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 Health Office Attendance Line FAX Durham (Bus) 209-8000 209-8004 209-8090 209-8070 615-7635

Resident Registrations Registration forms for resident returning students were mailed from the district the end of January. Please return your forms, along with the supporting residence documentation, to the front office as soon as possible.
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The following students were invited to have lunch with Principal Boling on Friday, February 15th. Each child was recognized for individual classroom achievements. Tanner Montijo Lance Jacobson Sammi Frankle Grace Utz R. J. Abedi Leif Jacobson Lillian Valencia Gianna Banning Judah Silverman Zoe Hart Sophia Ronstadt Kenyon Sanders Getz Kendall Ellis Aliza Halper Jaxon Goddard-Westland Linda Guo James Karolzak Victoria Trujillo Chloe Bell Joey McKinney Ava Leipsic J. P. Abedi Adam Pace Cooper James J. T. Dickson Grant Weitman Preston Grandpre Elizabeth Saffer

Parents, please join the faculty and staff of Ventana Vista in keeping the campus safe and secure. If you are coming onto campus, for any reason, please sign in at the office and get your visitor sticker. Do not attempt to bypass the office by going through the MPR or through any gates. This is strictly prohibited! Also, if you observe someone on campus that does not have a visitor sticker or a district badge, please ask them to return to the office to obtain one. Your cooperation is very much appreciated!

Lost and Found is overflowing! Please check in the MPR for lost jackets, sweaters etc. The clothes will be donated after Thursday, February 28th.

Catalina Foothills Unified School District #16

2101 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 209-7500 (520) 209-7570 FAX

www.cfsd16.org

A 2 1 s t C e n t u r y L e a r n in g C o m m u n it y

November 1, 2012

To: From: Subject:

Parents of Catalina Foothills Students Mary Kamerzell, Superintendent of Schools

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-ofdistrict 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. applications and information regarding the application process are on the district web site, www.cfsd16.org (as of December 1, 2012), or
Open Enrollment at 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.

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 5th GRADE STUDENTS Please mark your calendars for 5th grade Open House at Esperero Canyon Middle School. Come and meet the faculty, see students in action in various classes, learn about the extra curricular offerings, and get answers to questions you have about middle school life. The date is MONDAY, APRIL 29th, FROM 6:00 PM UNTIL 7:30 PM. Future students are welcome to attend with their parents. If you come 15 minutes early, there will be a panel of current 6th graders to answer questions from students points of view.

Ventana Vista Mathathon 2013

Welcome to Ventana Vistas Mathathon! Our goal is to have students practice math while raising money for our school. In the 2010, 2011 & 2012 Mathathons, over $18,000 was raised each year!! This is Ventana Vistas largest fundraiser. The money raised last year has helped pay for new shade structures, field trips, grants for classrooms, a new sound system for the music department, and has contributed to school-wide events. Without the Mathathon, none of this would be possible. Thanks to all the hard work of the students and parents, at $500, Ventana Vista has the highest teacher classroom funds in the district. Here is how the Mathathon works: 1. Practice the sample math problems. The questions on the Mathathon test will be similar. There will be 25 questions. The more practice the better! 2. Use the pledge form to gather pledges from family and friends. They can pledge an amount for each correct answer on the Mathathon test or pledge a flat amount. ** Safety is our number one concern. Door-to-door solicitation is prohibited. Instead, ask family, friends, and co-workers to support students efforts. Extra forms are located in the office. 3. By Wednesday, February 27th, return pledge forms along with the envelope to your math teacher. Please do not turn in any money you have collected at this time. The totals will be calculated and returned to you after the test. Each student that collects at least 1 pledge will be entered in the drawing for the Minute To Win It Challenge. Turn in pledge forms by this date to be entered in the Minute To Win It drawing! 4. Tuesday, March 5th is Mathathon Test Day!! Every student in the school will take the test in math class. Good luck! 5. On Friday, March 8th, the pledge packets (with calculated pledge amounts) and the corrected Mathathon test will be returned and sent home. 6. March 8th-March 19th. Collect pledge money from donors. 7. By Wednesday, March 20st, turn in pledge form and money to the classroom. Money turned in after this date will not be included in the calculation of prizes!! Did someone mention prizes??? Here they are: Each math class with 100% participation will be awarded $50 to spend. The math class that collects the most money in pledges will be awarded $100 to spend AND each class that collects $1,500 or more will be awarded $100 to spend. $12,000 in pledges will earn each classroom their own Eegees Party! If Ventana Vista collects $10,000 in pledges, the top 10 collectors and 2 students from the drawing will participate in the aMinute To Win It Challenge against Mrs. Boling and other mystery staff members. Two names will be drawn at the last assembly of the year. Names for the drawing will be taken from the pledge forms that are turned in by February 27th. Grand Prizes. The top 3 students that collect the most $$$ in pledges will win the following Target Gift card prizes 1st place: $150, 2nd place: $100, and 3rd place: $50!! Thank you, in advance, for supporting our school in the Mathathon. All of the funds raised will benefit the students at Ventana Vista. Keep it fun! No worries! No stress! No grades! Remember, the Mathathon is supposed to be a FUNdraiser! If you have any questions, please contact: Hui-chen Huang (alicehc@yahoo.com) or Gina Chen (etc13@yahoo.com) Sponsored by your Ventana Vista Family Faculty Organization

Ventana Vista Elementary

Love of Reading Night

Book Exchange!!
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In addition to all of the Love of Reading Night activities coming March 8th, our school's 4th Book Exchange is also occurring! Who? Every student at Ventana Vista Elementary is invited to participate. What? A book exchange allows you to trade books you are finished with at home, from the hundreds of other books students your age have brought to school to trade. Why? You get to clean off your crowded bookshelves at home that are filled with books you have already read, and refill them with different books! A whole bunch of new books to read! How it works: You will receive a Book Buck for every book you bring from home (make sure it's OK with your parents). -If you bring in Kindergarten-2nd books, then you will

exchange for K-2 books. -If you bring in 3rd-5th grade books, then you will exchange for 3-5 books.
On the night of the Exchange, you select books equal for the ones you traded in (up to *5). When? Start bringing your books from home now! Bring them to the Library and receive your Book Bucks for the Exchange. Friday night, March 8th, the evening of our schools Love of Reading Night, all of the hundreds of books available will be displayed in the MPR. You get to select books equal to the number of Book Bucks you received (1-5)*.
*Extra books will be donated to the Make Way for Books organization who distributes books around our community.
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Language Immersion in CFSD

In 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 Immersion
at 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 Immersion
at 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 prociency in English and the target language (Spanish or Mandarin); gain an appreciation of other cultures and a deeper understanding of their 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 nd them on the schedule at the Open House/Tour Opportunities link in the Express Lane on the CFSD website.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE FESTIVAL CAN OFFER YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN
Go to TucsonFestivalofBooks.org and click on children & families/teens/educators

Join your favorite authors and illustrators as they share the stories behind their books Red and Blue Activity Tents Entertainment Stage Story Blanket Science City Free Books

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Kathleen Naylor Chair, Schools Outreach Committee schoolsoutreach@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org Phone 520-299-6643 Sign up for eNewsletter; Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and mobile apps.

TEEN AREA FOR CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTHORS AND LIVE, LOCAL MUSIC
Participate in author interviews, panel discussions, and presentations Check out our Teen blog: tucsonteensread.blogspot.com

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Read books by Festival authors (listed on website) Write to Festival authors

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Tucson Festival of Books: Children's Schedule Saturday, March 9, 2013 College of Education Educational Strand Kiva 200 353 117 351 48 349 46 Pop-in: A Pop-up Workshop for Kids (Ages 8 and up) 333 40 Not Yet: Behaviors of Aspiring Writers that Lead to Publication Tom Leveen Erin Lange 308 48
The Fascinating World of Nonfiction Books for Children and Adolescents Holly Johnson Lauren Freedman

College of Education Mall 310 48 Storyteller 10:00 Writing Awards 10:0 0 to 11:3 0 Lisa McMann & A.S. King Story Blanket Teen and Author Meeting Place

Among the Books: Freeze Frame: Film, Missing and Hidden Animation, and in Time Picturebooks 10:0 0 to 11:3 0 Molly Idle Peter Brown Chris Gall

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Simon Arizpe

10:30

Jennifer Holm

11:00 Marshmallows and Point of View: A Writing Workshop for Kids

Nerds, Aliens, and Other Stuff 11:3 0 to 1:00

The Choice to Make a Difference

Mystery and Intrigue: Searching for Answers

Imagine That: Your Family Has a Story

Joy and Wonder: Bullying Hurts: Turning Science into Healing with Kindness 11:3 Poetry through Books 0

Got Tails?

11:30

Jennifer Ward

Heather Brewer & Jennifer Nielson

Bruce Coville Jennifer Holm Alan Sitomer

Jacqueline Woodson Jerry Pinkney Vaunda M. Nelson

Elise Broach Sneed Collard III Robin Brande

Linda Urban

Pat Wilson

Joyce Sidman

Lester Laminack

to 12:3 0

Sandy Oglesby

12:00

Simon Arizpe

Fantasy Portals: Entres to Unique Worlds 1:00 to 2:30

No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of this Picture(book) Peter Brown Adam Rex Lester Laminack

Overwhelmed! Teens Facing Difficult Issues Tom Leveen A. S. King Erin Lange

Flip Out with Flora: Creating Suspense in A Flip Book Children's Fiction Workshop (Workshop for adults) (Ages 6-12)

The Challenge of Engaging Teens as Readers

Literacy Begins at Birth: Books for Babies and Toddlers Prisca Martens Kathleen CrawfordMcKinney Yoo Kyung Sung

A Mango in the Hand and Other 12:3 Stories from the 0 Spanish Speaking to World 1:30 Antonio Sacre

12:30

Jos-Luis Orozco

Margaret Peterson Haddix

1:00

Nancy Krulik

Heather Brewer Lisa McMann Joanne Levy Jennifer Nielsen

Molly Idle

Elise Broach

Alan Sitomer

1:30 to 2:30

Funny Bone Stories

1:30

Maxwell Eaton III

Bruce Coville

Phoenix Storytelling Group Meth, Death, & Trust: Difficult Times, Difficult Choices 2:30 to 4:00 Jacqueline Woodson A. S. King Guadalupe Garcia McCall Wonderfully Wacky: Once Upon a Time: Babymouse Meets Science with a Twist A Storytelling Katie Kazoo & The Workshop Beaver Brothers Joyce Sidman Stephen Swinburne Alan Armstrong
Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Watercolor Techniques Dazzling New Picture Stories and Treasures: Books Hands-On Storytelling

2:00

Jennifer Holm Maxwell Eaton III Nancy Krulik

Jive and Jiggle, 2:30 Stories that Wiggle to 3:30 Anne Lee

2:30

Lester Laminack

Alan Sitomer & Janette Rallison

Antonio Sacre

Jerry Pinkney

Marilyn Carpenter

Hawkeye Richardson

3:00

Artists, Athletes, Scholars? Sorting Out What Matters 4:00 to 5:30 Margaret Peterson Haddix Lisa McMann Alan Sitomer

Worlds of Fantasy: Dragons, Monsters, and False Princes Bruce Coville Jennifer Nielsen C. J. Hill

More than Just the Facts: Pharoahs, Pirates, and Harry Potter Jessie Hartland Bradley Carroll Jennifer Ward

An Ounce of Humor in a Pound of Dilemma

Linda Urban Joanne Levy Elise Broach

Graphic Novels Are Great for Kids

Music, Stories and 3:30 Fun for Everyone to Best Children's Books 4:30
from Around the World Seemi Aziz Amy Edwards Susan Corapi

3:30

Peter Brown

R. L. Stine

Igor Glenn

4:00

Molly Idle

Janine Schall Janelle Mathis

4:30 4:30 to 5:30 5:00

Tucson Festival of Books: Children's Schedule Sunday, March 10, 2013 College of Education Educational Strand Kiva 200 353 117 351 48
Creating Fascinating Stories About Real People Vaunda M. Nelson Matt Phelan Jessie Hartland

College of Education Mall 333 40

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Taking Away in Illustrations

349 46
Destiny & Identity: Girls in Native American Literature S. D. Nelson Joy Harjo Seth Muller

308 48

310 48 Storyteller
10:00 Heroes, Adventures and Family Fun 10:30

Story Blanket

Teen and Author Meeting Place

Kid's Voices: The Fragile on the OutsideJourneys of Children -Steel on the Inside: and Parents to SelfGutsy Girls Publishing 10:0 Levi Fallavollita 0 Maggie Stiefvater Grace Anne Remey to Gayle Forman with Chantel 11:3 Elizabeth Eulberg Fallavollita and Lisa 0 Femney

Making Informational The Journey from Books Fun for Storytelling to Story Readers Writing 10:30 to 11:30

Floyd Cooper

Conrad Storad

Antonio Sacre

R. L. Stine

Mark Goldman Engaging the Wary: Writing for Talking with Children Adolescent Readers about Death (Adult Workshop)

11:00

Midji Stephenson

The Art in the Art of Researching Our Past, Studio Lesson: A Storytelling in Understanding Demonstration of Picturebooks Ourselves iPhone Photography

Ties That Bind: Caring Animal Relationships Jean Ekman Adams Stephanie Pearmain DeAnn Melton Ellen Cook

The Art of Reading Aloud to Kids

11:3 0 to 1:00

Jerry Pinkney Floyd Cooper Matt Phelan

Monika Schrder Vaunda M. Nelson James Deem

Jan Sonnenmair

Cinda Williams Chima

Sheri Synkin

Lester Laminack

Wild Rides: Tales of 11:30 Enchantment, Tales 11:30 of Adventures to 12:30 12:00 Jordan Hill

Lynne Avril

Gayle Forman

Fear, Intrigue, & Humor: Engaging Kids as Readers

Racing the Moon: A Science and Fiction Collaboration Alan Armstrong Peter Smith

Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo

Paper Engineering: Creating Pop-up Books

The Barking Mouse 12:30 and Other Family 12:30 Stories to Keep 'em Reading: Bringing the Arts, 1:30 Writing & Illustrating Challenging Bullying Literacy and 1:00 Series Books (Adult through Literature Technology Together Antonio Sacre workshop) for Kids Nancy Krulik Lynne Avril Mary Casanova Rome Hammer Karen Falkenstrom from Odaiko Sonora The Three Javelinas 1:30 & Josehphina 1:30 Javelina to 2:30 Northern Arizona 2:00 University Players & Susan Lowell Lillian the Librarian Meets the 2:30 Big Bad Boys of 2:30 Books to 3:30 Puppeteer Connie 3:00 Galeener

Maggie Stiefvater

Charline Prorfiri

1:00 to 2:30

Stephan Pastis Adam Rex R. L. Stine

Nancy Bo Flood Jan Sonnemair

Simon Arizpe

Sheri Bauman

Floyd Cooper

Elizabeth Eulberg

Loves Me or NOT? With Complications

Delight in the Desert: New Books for Kids

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Designing a Graphic Novel

Mapping Imaginary Places: A Workshop for Kids (Ages 6 and up)

Confronting Reality: Writing to Explore Difficult Issues Monika Schrder Nancy Bo Flood Vaunda M. Nelson Juan Felipe Herrera

Great Books for Young Adults

Jean Ekman Adams

Cinda Williams Chima

2:30 to 4:00

Elizabeth Eulberg Tamara Ireland Stone Amy Fellner Dominy

Guy Porfirio Midji Stephenson Charline Profiri

Matt Phelan

B. G. Hennessy

Maureen Kearney Mira Domsky

Adam Rex

Capturing Dimensions of Time in YA Literature

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Photoshop Techniques

So, You Need an Agent? (Adult) Michelle Parker Rock Jennifer Ward Floyd Cooper

Core Classic Stories 3:30 for Kids Who Love 3:30 Books to 4:30 Tucson Tellers of 4:00 Mary Casanova Tales

4:00 to 5:30

Gayle Forman Tamara Ireland Stone Cinda Williams Chima

Chris Gall

4:30 4:30 to 5:30 5:00

Important Dates:

Fun Adventure Friends

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Friday, March 1 Camp Foothills Brochure goes home with CFSD students, grades K-5. Check your backpacks! Camp Foothills Brochure mailed to CFSD students, grades 6-12. Wednesday, March 13 Priority registration begins for currentlyenrolled CFSD students at 8:00 a.m. Monday, March 18

General registration opens at 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday May 28 Friday, July 26 CAMP FOOTHILLS 2013 Summer Program at Catalina Foothills High School

Join your friends for a summer of fun and adventure! Camp Foothills offers weekly:
o o o o o o Theme-based camps Hourly classes Specialty camps Week-long trips Musical theater production Volunteer opportunities ..and much more.
cssummer@cfsd16.org (520) 209-7551

CFSD Comunity Schools

Providing funds to support world-class education opportunities for your children

www.cfsdfoundation.org

Golf For The Endowments

Friday, March 1, 2013 12:00 Noon-1:00 P.M. Registration and Lunch 1:00 P.M. Shotgun Start Skyline Country Club
What better way to spend a spring afternoon than with 18 holes of golf? Box lunch, prizes, and more. Proceeds benet the Educational Excellence Endowment Fund and our children. Get a foursome together and start the weekend early! Appetiz ers an $125 per golfer at the 1 th d prizes 9 hole! $15 for non-golfer $500 for a foursome with FREE hole sponsorship Buy your tickets by going to www.cfsdfoundation.org and clicking on Events To learn more about the Foundations Endowments Funds, go to www.cfsdfoundation.org and click on Donate Now.
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VENTANA VISTA ANNOUNCES

4th Annual Love of Reading March 4 8, 2013

Its almost time for our school-wide reading celebration! Some events, such as our Reading Challenge, will last all month and some events will be held during the week of March 4 8. Our big finale, which includes family fun at our now-famous workshops, will be the evening of Friday, March 8. The Book Exchange will once again be part of our celebration. Students are now able to bring in their own books and receive Book Bucks that can be traded for books brought in by others on the evening of March 8. Students can bring as many books as they wish, but the maximum number of tickets is 5. Extra books will be given to Make Way for Books, a local early literacy program. This years workshops are a blend of new and old. We are looking forward to our favorites . . . the American Girl workshop, Green Eggs and Ham, and Cooking with Star Wars, just to name a few. Among the new choices will be Puppet

Playhouse, Jungle Drums and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Something for everyone! Each student will be able to register for 2 of the 11 featured workshops. Reservations are made on a first-come firstserved basis. The link to the Love of Reading webpage will be available on Friday, February 15, on the Ventana Vista webpage. If your first choices are not available, you will be directed to workshops that still have openings. Activities will also be available on March 8 that do not require reservations. A technology demonstration in the computer lab will give you the opportunity to meet Ginger Hunt, our Curriculum Technology Integrator, and Camp-Read-A-Lot will allow you and your young campers to sit by our faux fire and read under the stars. Spotlight Readers make a return this year and we hope to have a Bens Bells table set up as part of our continuing effort to teach kindness to all of our students. Just as before, students must attend the evening program on March 8 with an adult. If you are attending with pre-school children, only your school-age child will have a reservation. Sonoran Hotdogs and drinks will be available. This evening is made possible by our wonderful and generous FFO and by the staff and parent committee members who have planned the celebration. Mark your calendars for these essential dates:
Friday, February 15 First day to make workshop reservations Monday, February 18 Students can bring books for Book Exchange Friday, March 8 Family Love of Reading night