DATES OF INTEREST Saturday, May 18th Splashfest 1-3 PM Tuesday, May 21 Last Day of School for Students Fifth

Grade Farewell @ 1:00 PM Thursday, August 8th First Day of School 2013!
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Summer Office Hours Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 3:30 Fridays Closed The school campus will be closed from July 1st through July 12th. Class placement letters will go home the first week of August. Please do not call the office for this information.

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 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)

Have a safe and happy Summer Break!

Legislative District 9 Senator Steve Farley Rep. Ethan Orr Rep. Victoria Steele

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 Attention Parents! AIMS and SAT10 results will be mailed home in August. If parents want them prior they can pick them up in the school office. Summer office hours are listed above.

MEDICATIONS IN THE SCHOOL HEALTH OFFICE ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS: IF YOUVE BROUGHT ANY MEDICINES, PRESCRIPTION OR OVER THE COUNTER, TO THE HEALTH OFFICE FOR YOUR STUDENT THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THEY MUST BE PICKED UP NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, MAY 21st. THE HEALTH OFFICE CAN NOT HOLD ANY MEDICATIONS OVER THE SUMMER BREAK. ANY MEDICATION NOT PICKED UP BY 3:00 PM MAY 21st WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE FOR DISPOSAL. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION!

YOUR HEALTH OFFICE STAFF

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.

TO PARENTS OF 5TH GRADE STUDENTS Arizona Law requires all students entering 6th grade have proof of the following vaccinations for the beginning of the 2013-2014 School Year. 1. Tdap 1 dose is required when 5 years have passed since the last DTAP.DTP DT or TD and the student is 11 years old. 2. Meningococcal 1 dose is required for all incoming 6th graders who are 11 years and older. Proof of these vaccinations is required by the first day of school 8-8-2013 for students 11 years of age. Students who are not yet 11 on the first day of school should have their vaccinations on or shortly after their 11th birthday. A notice of immunization needs for students entering 6th grade will be sent out in May. If your child receives any immunizations before the end of the current school year, please bring in documentation to the Health Office at Ventana Vista so that we can update our records accordingly. Many thanks, Kathy Cowgill RN Deborah Moyer, Health Assistant

SCHOOL Tool BOX

We are excited to announce we have a new ordering system (online only) for:

2013-2014 School Supplies

How to order: Orders can be placed after April 29 through July 22nd Go to schooltoolbox.com Register (create username/password) You can order either a complete supply box, or order individual items for your childs classroom PLEASE NOTE ORDERED ITEMS WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME BEFORE STUDENT ORIENTATION
***Art supplies are not offered in the School Tool Box program ***Contact 800-952-1119 for questions getting started

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