Principal's Message

                   MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

  

Dear Canyon View Families,

The first three full weeks of school are in the books and the students and staff at Canyon View Elementary are starting to settle into our routines.  I want to thank all of our families who attended our Curriculum Night on Tuesday.  We hope the evening was informative and you were able to learn about your child’s day here at school.  As mentioned during our Curriculum Night, we will continue to work hard to keep the lines of communication open with our families.  We fully understand how important it is to build and maintain a strong school-home partnership and we appreciate your support!

As mentioned in the last newsletter, this year marks the beginning of our five-year School Improvement Plan (SIP).  Our site-specific SIP supports Canyon View students in their journey to become college and career ready.  The strategies and action steps outlined in our SIP support the overarching District Objectives in the areas of literacy, numeracy, transfer, academic mindsets, Deep Learning Proficiencies (DLP) and communication.  In this newsletter, we will focus on specific aspects of our literacy plan to give our families a better understanding of the direction we are headed in this content area as a school. 

Literacy

District Deep Learning Goal # 1: Reduce the gap between current and desired student academic achievement.

District Objective: Increase the achievement of literacy in all academic content areas by addressing students’ diverse needs and abilities.

Rationale:  The teaching of literacy skills is integral to growth in learning in all content areas, and there is an increased demand in the rigor of reading and writing in the AZ College and Career Ready Standards (AZCCRS). Students are required to read and write across all content areas. A shift in instruction and learning must take place due to the increased demand for students to read, analyze and respond in writing to text and media selections (e.g., video clips, blog posts, etc.).

Data Sets & Problem Statements:  After reviewing numerous site-based and standardized testing data sets in the area of literacy, the SIP team identified and analyzed various data trends that ultimately provided guidance in the formulation of various problem statements, criteria for success, and literacy goals & strategies. 

Criteria For Success:  In order to be college and career ready in the area of literacy:

• Students are able to read with fluency and accuracy (according to grade level benchmarks) 
• Students demonstrate proficiency or above in reading and comprehending increasingly more complex and varied types of texts across disciplines. 
• Students are attending to complex texts over extended periods of reading time (stamina). 
• Students are making evidence-based claims both in conversation and in writing, using relevant academic vocabulary.
• Students demonstrate proficiency or above in writing a variety of pieces: expository, narrative, opinion, persuasive, short, focused, research-based compositions that respond to ideas, events, facts, and arguments presented in the texts they listen to and read across disciplines.
• Students are frequently engaged in reading domain-specific texts (e.g., science, social studies, technical subjects) and writing informative/explanatory and argumentative pieces.

Strategy 1: Implement effective instructional interventions to assist all students in achieving the reading standards. Use timely and accurate data sources to identify students for targeted interventions and extended learning opportunities.

        Response To Intervention (RTI):

• Full implementation in grades K-3
• Focus on Tier 1 core phonics planning and instruction, and Tier 2 planning and interventions in grades K-1
• Align grades K-3 annual plans with phonological awareness/phonics continuums
• Closely monitor and reassign, as needed, at-risk students who are placed in the appropriate interventions (Imagine Learning/Six Minute Solution)

Strategy 2: Build professional capacity in the implementation of the CFSD writing standards with a focus on the performance areas for evidence-based opinion writing.

        Writing:

• Review a variety of performance-based writing assessments (from PARCC, Smarter Balance, etc.) at grades 1-5 and select one to administer that matches the performance criteria of the EOY district common writing assessments in order to establish baseline data (in Text Types and Purposes - opinion writing; and DLP, and Critical Thinking and Problem Solving). 
• Analyze the results of the pre-assessments to determine the priority or focus for instruction in opinion-based writing. 
• Unpack the CFSD curriculum framework and documents for writing to develop an understanding of district-approved resources and their support for the teaching of the K-5 writing standards.
• Facilitate grade level discussions about the district writing frameworks and supporting documents and analyze each grade level’s use, understanding and implementation of the framework, documents, and district-approved resources.
• Facilitate the analysis of the levels of use of district resources, compile a list of supplemental resources used at each grade level, conduct a crosswalk between district resources and the compiled list of supplemental resources to determine if there is a need, if any, for supplemental resources.
• Analyze the results of the writing pre assessment and post assessment (DCA) at grades 1-5 to ascertain growth in writing.  

At Canyon View, we are committed to preparing all of our students to be proficient readers and writers who can meet and surpass any standard or expectation that is placed in front of them.  The lofty goals that we have set for ourselves can, in fact, be achieved, and we will continue to support each and every one of our students and staff members along the way.
  
Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Rob Henikman
Principal

Canyon View T-shirts

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Box Top Challenge

Box Top Challenge is On!!!

From now through September 30, there is a classroom box top challenge
to see which class will be able to bring in the greatest number of
boxtops (and therefore the most money for Canyon View!)  Box tops can
be brought to classroom teachers or to the box in the main office.
Make sure bags are labelled with teacher's name.

Each box top is worth 10 cents.  If every student brought in just 10
box tops that would be more than $400- at no cost to us!  If each
student brough 30 box tops we would earn more than ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS in free money! The winning class will win an Eegee's party!
So let's start clipping!!!

Canyon View Book Club

Steam Club

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FFO Meeting September 10th

                               


                                    FFO MEETING

Please join us at the September FFO Meeting, It will be on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8 a.m. in the CARE Building. Principal Rob Henikman will make a presentation about the district’s bond election on the November ballot. He will let parents know about the projects at our school that the bond funds would support. Canyon View’s CTI Lynn Pence will be there to talk about ParentVUE and answer questions. We hope to see you there!

Plant Science Family Night

The Boarder

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Cub Scouts September 3rd

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Family Directory Information

Make Sure Your Family’s District Directory Listing is Correct 

The 2015-2016 CFSD District Directory is coming soon – in mid-October. Help us to make sure your family is listed correctly.

If you have multiple students in the district and they have:

different parent/guardian names different addresses

Our sorting process may not pick up all your family members and list them together as one family. Help us out by emailing to us the names of your students as they appear in the district database and let us know that they should be listed together as a family.

Send your emails to cfhsdirectorycommittee@gmail.com

NOTE: Students with distinctly different last names should be listed separately in the directory to make it easier for their friends to find them. But if the last names are different due to the addition of a hyphenation (i.e. Angela Jones is the sister of David Jones-Masters), please let us know about that too.

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Monday 8/17/15 Early Release

 Monday 8/17/15

Reminder today is Early Release at Canyon View students are out at 1:30pm

Principals Message

Dear Canyon View Families,

On behalf of the Canyon View staff, I want to welcome each and every one of our new and returning families to the 2015-2016 school year!   The first seven days of school have been an absolute success, and over the next few weeks we should be settled into our new routines and schedules.  As we begin the school year, we want to relay to our families how important relationship building is at Canyon View, and our staff is committed to building meaningful and lasting relationships with each and every one of our children and parents.

The 2015-2016 school year is an exciting time in CFSD as all eight of our district schools will be implementing the strategies and action steps that are found in each site’s School Improvement Plan (SIP).  The school improvement planning process began last December, and a dedicated group of Canyon View teachers and I met routinely over the past eight months to create a School Improvement Plan that supports Canyon View students in their journey to become college and career ready.  The strategies and action steps outlined in our SIP support the overarching District Objectives in the areas of literacy, numeracy, transfer, academic mindsets, Deep Learning Proficiencies and communication. 

At Canyon View, and throughout CFSD, we are committed to continually improving our instructional practices in order to meet every child’s academic, social and emotional needs. Now that the planning process is complete it is time to implement our plan.  We are confident that our SIP will help us grow as educators as we continue to prepare our students to be life long learners who will succeed in an ever-changing world full of possibilities and opportunities that do not yet exist.  We also sincerely value the home-school partnerships that have been formed with our families, and we understand the need to maintain these important relationships in order to reach our lofty goals.

Further information regarding the details of our SIP will be communicated to our educational community in a variety of formats over the next several weeks.  We are looking forward to sharing with our community our School Improvement Plan and how we are prepared to support our students and their families.

 
Sincerely,

Rob Henikman
Principal

Student Safety Procedures

Morning Drop Off: 

·  Please do not drop off student before 7:40 a.m., as supervision does not begin until this time.

• Morning drop-off line is west of the crosswalk.  The first four cars are allowed to have their children unload.  If you are further down the line, please wait patiently until you are in the first four drop-off spaces to allow your child to unload.  We have several adults available each morning to assist children from their cars.  Kiss and dismiss! 

• Please do not drop your child off at the crosswalk in the parking lot and have him/her cross by him/herself.  This is not safe, but it also makes the cars that have driven through the line wait as students cross the crosswalk. 

Courtyard Pick Up and Drop Off:

• If you are dropping off or picking up your child in the courtyard, please park either in the in the Canyon View or Esperero Canyon Middle School parking lot and walk to the courtyard.  All security gates will be opened in the morning at 7:30 a.m. and five minutes before the afternoon dismissal time. 

Dismissal:

·       When students are dismissed, parents who wish to pick-up their child in the pick-up lane are expected to stay in the right lane and patiently wait until they reach one of our four loading spaces along the sidewalk.  Over the past week, we have increased our efficiency in loading students into their cars, and we have reduced the pick-up time by 10 minutes. 

·       Due to safety concerns, students will not be allowed to walk into the parking lot without an adult.  The parking lot is filled with moving vehicles and we do not want any child to be in this environment.

·       Students should not be picked up in the neighborhood south of Canyon View (unless they are a resident).  The increased traffic in the neighborhood can create an unsafe situation for our children.

Attendance:

§  If your child will be absent from school, it’s important for parents to call the attendance line at 209-7700 or 209-7701 to report their child’s absence.  Ensuring accurate daily attendance is an important responsibility for us each day and your assistance is greatly appreciated.

§  If a child will be leaving early for an appointment, please note that we will keep the child in their classroom until their parent arrives to pick them up and sign them out of school.  Upon parent arrival, our security clerk, Mrs. Rose, will call into the classroom and notify the teacher that the child is leaving and the child will be sent down to the security office.

Bus Ridership:

The 2015-2016 Open Enrollment Bus Application is now available on the district website: www.cfsd16.org under Parent Info, Transportation.  A separate application must be submitted for each student.  All requests received by August 28th will be given equal consideration. If the capacity of our buses is insufficient to accommodate all requests submitted during the application period (August 3rd through August 28th), then a random selection process will be used to accept riders. Families will be notified by email in mid-September regarding their application status. Requests received after August 28th will be considered in the order that they are received and status notification will be provided in a timely manner.

Curriculum Night:

August 25 – Kinder-Fifth Grades and Specialists 

·       Session 1: 6 p.m. in classrooms, 6:45 p.m. in the MPR to learn about the special area classes and how to log into, and navigate, the ParentVUE web portal.

·       Session 2: 7 p.m. in classrooms, 7:45 p.m. in the MPR to learn about the special area classes and how to log into, and navigate, the ParentVUE web portal.

We want to invite all parents to attend our Curriculum Night on Tuesday, August 25.  This year, we have combined all six grade levels, and specialists, to cut down on the number of presentations/evenings you may need to attend.  Curriculum Nights are for families to come to school to hear specific information pertaining to your child’s classroom.  This is an evening for you to fully understand what your child’s day is like at school and what you can expect regarding the curriculum.  The schedule for Curriculum Night is as follows:

The evening will be separated into two sessions (Session 1 & Session 2). Which session parents choose to attend depends entirely on their needs and time constraints.  Parents in Session 1 should report to their child’s classroom from 6-6:45 p.m.  After meeting with their child’s classroom teacher(s), Session 1 parents can either attend the next grade level presentation for their other child(ren) which will start at 7 p.m. or they can choose to visit with the specialist teachers in the MPR to learn about our special area programs.  If parents need to attend a Session 2 grade level presentation, they will still have the opportunity to attend a special areas session in the MPR at 8 p.m., or they can come early between 6-7 p.m.

Additionally, parents who visit the MPR will be given the opportunity to log into their new ParentVUE accounts and they will be given hands-on support from our Curriculum Technology Integrator (CTI), Lynn Pence, to learn more about how to navigate the new ParentVUE web portal to access their child’s academic information.

Since we are hosting one K-5 Curriculum Night this year, we expect that the Canyon View parking lot will be full.  To help ease the parking congestion, parents are encouraged to take advantage of the Esperero Canyon Middle School parking lot just north of Canyon View, and there are additional parking spaces available west of the Canyon View Care building which is located on the far west side of the CV parking lot.  Please do not park in the neighborhood south of Canyon View as this will create unneeded traffic congestion in the residential neighborhood.  Thank you for your support!

Curriculum Night is a wonderful evening for teachers to interact with parents and begin that critical home-school partnership.  We hope you will all plan to attend your child’s evening! If you are unable to attend, please contact your child’s teacher so that she/he may send home any pertinent information.  It is important for our teachers to have a strong working relationship with the families of our students. 

Curriculum Night

MARK YOUR CALENDAR - CURRICULUM NIGHT

TUESDAY 8/25

THERE WILL BE TWO SESSIONS:
 6PM-7PM & 7PM-8PM

Geo Bee

                                   GEOGRAPHY BEE

Any 4th & 5th grader interested in participating in the Geo Bee should report to the library at lunch on Friday 8/21.

From the Health Office

                                
                  From the Health Office 

The health office is in need of a few items for the school year: 

liquid Tylenol

boys & girls underwear 

 ( 8 years of age & under )

clothes - boys & girls 8 & under
 

 

Directories available

There’s Still Time to Order Your District Directory!
Your “Go-To” Source for Contact Information on District Students and Families 

District directories are a useful tool for all Foothills families. The directory is an alphabetical listing by student last name. This information facilitates:

• Planning parties
  
• Scheduling play dates and other social events;
  
• Working on group projects, and
  
• More!
  If you haven’t already done so, order yours today! To pay with a check:
  Click Here: Directory Order Form - Pay By Check
  To pay with a credit card using the school’s In Touch online payments system:
  Click Here: In Touch Online Payments System or enter this address
  Questions about the directory?
  OR
  Want to advertise in the directory?
  Email us at cfhsdirectorycommittee@gmail.com.
  

C.A.R.E.

Canyon View C.A.R.E.

     Our C.A.R.E. (Children’s Activity and Recreation Environment) Program is available for children enrolled in CFSD elementary schools. In C.A.R.E. a secure, supervised learning and playing experience is provided to enhance the quality of the time a child spends away from parents and the classroom. C.A.R.E.'s relaxed atmosphere welcomes children giving them an opportunity to develop a sense of belonging in a positive afterschool community.
C.A.R.E. is offered at each elementary school site and is open during the school year from 6:30am to 6:00pm, Monday through Friday (excluding certain school holidays).

       We are open from 6:30am-8am & 3:00pm-6pm on school days. We serve breakfast and afternoon snack. We are open during some of the school breaks all day 6:30am-6:00pm,  on these days we serve breakfast, morning as well as an afternoon snack. Come take a tour of our program and join in on all the fun. To register for C.A.R.E. go here If you have any questions please call: (520) 209-7549.

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