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Canyon Views
An A+ School Driven by Childrens Needs
Principals Message:
Dear Canyon View Families,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving and that you and your families made the most of the extended weekend. Its hard to believe that the start of December is just a day away. Time denitely ies when you are having fun! In case you havent heard, our annual Book Fair begins next Thursday and runs through Saturday morning. This is a great opportunity to purchase some of the latest childrens books that are sure to engage our young readers. DIBELS testing week begins on December 10. The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through fth grade. They are designed to be short (one minute) uency measures, and the data gathered from this assessment is used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and reading skills. CFSD is committed to routinely collecting data on our students progress so that interventions and support systems can be put in place to support the academic needs of our children.
Upcoming Events
12/03 EARLY RELEASE 1:30 p.m. DISMISSAL 12/03 Open house -
1:30 p.m.
DISMISSAL 12/11 Governing Board Mtg
6:30 CFHS
Winter Break
December 23rd thru January 4th School open January 7th Happy Holidays
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NOVEMBER 30, 2012 with a consistent and combined effort between home and school we will be able to help our children acquire these skills that will last a lifetime.
Over the past two months, we have been focusing much of our professional development on one of this years strategic plan goals, selfdirected learning (SDL). Self-directed learners are responsible owners and managers of their own learning process. SDL recognize the importance of motivation and effort (Attribution Theory) as motivation drives their decision to participate and persevere. SDL are described as curious, willing to try new things, view problems as challenges, desire change, enjoy learning, motivated and persistent, independent, self-disciplined, selfcondent and goal-oriented to name a few. As a staff, we have spent several weeks examining what self-directed learning looks like in our classrooms and what it takes to help develop these types of learners. Some of our ndings include having a greater tolerance of uncertainty, encourage risk-taking, capitalizing on strengths instead of focusing on weaknesses, allowing learners to explore
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ideas through peer discussions, and allowing learners to pursue their own interests so that learning becomes more meaningful (choice). Developing these types of learners should not be limited to the classroom. Parents can help develop a selfdirected learner at home by encouraging your child to reect on what they did and to revise attempted work. Using real-life problems is a quick and easy way to engage your child in meaningful tasks. Relevancy of a task is crucial, as learners need to be able to connect with the problem. As a result, they are more likely to persevere in nding a solution. A SDL environment allows children to collaborate with adults in determining deadlines and other regulations (decision making). Finally, a SDL environment allows individual learners to approach a task in different ways using different strategies. Over the next few months, the Canyon View staff will continue to explore ways to develop SDL in our classrooms. We are certain that
NO FFO Meeting-December Friday January 18 8:05a.m. CARE Bldg Friday February 15
8:05 a.m. CARE Bldg NO FFO Meeting -March Friday, April 19
8:05 a.m. CARE Bdg Tuesday, May 17 8:05
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WEATHER CHANGES
Please be sure you children are dressed for the cooler weather as winter approaches.
We are now running a early bird special. For orders put in now until December 7th the cost is $5.00. Order from December 8th to January 18th the cost is $7.00. WE cannot accept any orders past January 18th. Please don't miss out on this opportunity to have a memorable message printed in the yearbook for your graduating 5th grader. Any questions please email Nancy Hsaio at wphsiao@gamil.com or Kerry Perlman at kmcperl@aol.com. We are sending order forms home with the 5th graders or you can use the form attached with this Canyon Views newsletter.
Science Fair
Science Fair entry forms are attached to this newsletter, are and online. 1st Deadline December 18th.
at:http://sties.google.com/site/ canyonviewffo/
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For the 3rd Quarter of Community Schools Elementary offerings, Pre-Registration begins December 10, 2013. General Registration begins December 15, 2013. Stay tuned for High School 3rd Trimester, Elementary and Middle School 4th Quarter, and Camp Foothills Summer PreRegistration time frames to be published by Community Schools later this school year."
CANYON VIEWS
The CV newsletter is published on the following dates: 12/21, 1/18, 2/8, 3/8, 3/22, 4/19, , 5/03 and 5/17 The deadline for submissions is the Wednesday before publication
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Notication of Pest Control State Law (House Bill 2135, Chapter 102) requires the school district to notify parents, legal guardians, and employees 48 hours prior to pest/weed control treatments. In accordance with these requirements, Essential Pest, vendor for pesticide treatment, will visit our school once month to inspect building exteriors, kitchen areas, and restrooms, and to perform pest control treatments of those areas, as required. Our current pest control program does not include pesticide applications inside classrooms. Such applications are
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Visit CV on the Web http://www.cfsd16.org/ schools/canyonview/ and FACEBOOK CV FFO on the Web!
GOVERNING BOARD
http://sites.google.com/site/ canyonviewffo/
OR CLICK ON CANYON VIEW FFO FROM THE SCHOOLS WEBSITE
Staff Websites http://www.cfsd16.org/ schools/canyonview/ directory.html Spanish Class Website http://sites.google.com/sit e/cvspanish2/
State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD (please check www.azleg.state.az.us for contact information) Legislative District 26 Senator Al Melvin Representative Vic Williams Representative Terri Proud Legislative District 30 Senator Frank Antenori Representative David Gowan Representative Ted Vogt
John Bergan
Member 878-6180
jjjbergin@cfsd16.org
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Everyone is invited!
Easy Money!
Canyon View had
69 active cards in
October.
$879.30
in October! Have you recharged your Bashas Community card lately?
6%
your card.
To get your Bashas Community Card, contact Kate Darling at katejeremiah@hotmail.com or buy one from Margie Grinney in the school ofce. (They make a great holiday gift!)
2011 Target Stores. The Bullseye Design, Target and the 5% Bullseye Design are trademarks of Target Brands, Inc. All rights reserved. REDcard: Target Credit Card, Target Debit Card and Target Visa Credit Card. Subject to application approval.
HOW iT addS UP
Your schools progress is detailed online, just like the example below. Visit Target.com/tcoe and enter your schools name and state to see: Your schools last payout from the program The amount your school has received from Target to date (since 1997) Your schools progress toward the next payout, updated daily How many people have enrolled in the program and designated your school
Find/Designate a School
ALL SAINTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAYWARD, CA 94541 School ID: 3070 Take Charge of Education Donations to This School Targets most recent donation (March 2007) Total of all of Targets donations through March 2007 Amount accumulated so far toward Targets next donation* 494.00 5,734.97 319.52
Data is updated on a daily basis. Check your schools progress often. If you have a REDcard and want this school to receive money from your purchases, click Designate this school.
difference and it's easy! Log in. Designate. Shop. 1% of what you spend goes directly to Canyon View. Thank you!
*Subject to Take Charge of Education program rules. See Target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142. REDcard : Target Credit Card, Target Debit Card. and Target Visa Credit Card. Subject to application approval.
Parent Name: ___________________________ E-mail : ________________________________ Cash: ____________ Check No. ___________
Phone No(s) ________________________________ ________________________________ Copy of credit card payment conrmation attached: _____________________
Return this Prideline form along with payment to your students teacher or the Front Ofce
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Taxpayers Name: __________________________________ Address: __________________________________ __________________________________ E-mail: ___________________________ Phone: ____________________________ Please direct my donation to the following school(s)1 and program(s): ___ Canyon View Elementary ___ Program with greatest need ___ After school classes/Extended Day ___ Manzanita Elementary ___ Program with greatest need ___ After school classes/Extended Day ___ Sunrise Drive Elementary ___ Program with greatest need ___ After school classes/Extended Day ___ Ventana Vista Elementary ___ Program with greatest need ___ After school classes/Extended Day
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___ Orange Grove Middle School ___ Program with greatest need ___ After school classes/Extended Day ___ Esperero Middle School ___ Program with greatest need ___ After school classes/Extended Day ___ Catalina Foothills High School ___ Program with greatest need ___ After school classes/Extended Day program ____________________ ___ Athletics _____________________ ___ Theatre/drama ___ Academic competition (Science ___ Band ___ Choir ___ Other2 _______________________ 20% of all contributions will go to general support, such as equipment and supplies used by all fee-based extracurricular programs, fee waivers for students who need assistance to participate in such programs, and to those programs with the greatest need. Every dollar stays at the school(s) to which you donate.
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Donations may be made by filling out the form and including payment in the following ways: On-line at www.cfsd16.org using MasterCard or Visa by December 31, 2012. In person at any CFSD school or the district office with a check payable to Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD) by December 21, 2012. By mail with a check payable to CFSD, postmarked by December 31, 2012, and mailed to: CFSD Tax Credit 2101 E. River Road Tucson, Arizona 85718 Tax credit limit: $400 for married couples filing jointly $200 for single taxpayers $200 each for married couples filing separately Please check with your tax adviser for answers to specific tax-related questions.
this space if you would like your contribution to support a more specific activity. Please consult with your school to see if a particular activity qualifies. Note: Your dollars cannot be designated for an individual student.
Arizona Tax Credit in the Foothills The Catalina Foothills School District is a wonderful school community! It is impressive to see a community with such a commitment to educational excellence and support of the schools here in the Foothills. CFSD would not be the district it is today without the community that surrounds and supports it! The success of our schools' extracurricular programs is tied to the generous contributions of community members who divert some of their state tax funds to the CFSD programs of their choice! How does it Work? Any Arizona taxpayer has the opportunity to give to Catalina Foothills School District instead of paying it in taxes. The donation must be earmarked for support of one of our many qualifying fee-based, extracurricular activities. We'll send the donor a receipt for their records. Then, when the taxpayer fills out their 2012 Arizona state taxes, they can subtract the amount of the donation, up to $400 (joint filers) and $200 (individuals), from what is owed in state taxes. This is not just a tax deductionit is a tax credit that reduces the amount of taxes owed to the state, dollar-for-dollar. For more information about how this credit will work for your individual tax situation, contact your tax advisor. How are these Dollars Spent? Tax Credit dollars are spent to support fee-based, extra-curricular offerings. However, regular communication between Mr. Henikman and Community Schools, leads to a beneficial partnerships that also helps support the needs at Canyon View, as dollars are spent to serve a joint purpose. What is the Tax Credit Goal at Canyon View? We are aiming for $30,000that is only 150 individuals at $200 each! Where Can I Donate? You can donate online (http://www.cfsd16.org/public/_community/donate.aspx) with your credit card or fill out the 2012 Tax Credit Form, which can be mailed to Murphey Administration Center, 2101 E River Rd., Tucson, AZ, 85718 or dropped off in person at any CFSD school, by December 31, 2012. Please make checks payable to Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD) and note the program to which you'd like to contribute on the check. What have we purchased at Canyon View with tax credit dollars? Here are some of the joint projects that Community Schools and past Canyon View principals have completed/purchased within the last 2 years, as well as projects underway or yet to come with Mr. Henikman: Lego Robotics team registrations and equipment used by CV students and Community Schools
Imagine Learning software purchase used by CV teachers, students, and Community Schools Soccer Goals used by CV Physical Education and Community Schools Scooters used by CV Physical Education and Community Schools 30 sets of headphones used by CV students and Community Schools Coyote Code program and school assembly used by CV staff, students and Community Schools Coming SoonCanyon View Robotics equipment to be used by CV students, staff, and Community Schools