Principal's Message

Dear Canyon View Families,

As outlined in our School Improvement Plan, teaching students that intelligence can grow and blossom with effort – rather than being a fixed trait they’re just born with – is one of our school-wide priorities this year.  Over the past two months, we have been busy teaching our students about the advantages of having a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset.  As time goes on, we’re starting to collect more and more evidence that this important concept is gaining traction with our students, and the research from Stanford University is helping to build our case that nurturing a “growth mindset” can help many kids understand their true potential.

“In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount and that’s that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the time and never look dumb. In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort, good teaching and persistence. They don’t necessarily think everyone’s the same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it.”
—Carol Dweck, Stanford University

In order to have a positive academic mindset:

·  Students communicate that they see themselves as academic achievers and expect to succeed in their learning pursuits.

·  Students are observed as enthusiastic, hard-working, persistent learners. Student emphasis is on optimum performance, not just on getting it right.

·  Students believe they are capable and competent, and feel a strong sense of efficacy at a variety of academic tasks.

·  Students believe that hard work will pay off in increased knowledge and skills.

·  Students are motivated to put in the time and effort needed to build a solid knowledge base and to accomplish important goals.

·  Students find the tasks that they are assigned sufficiently challenging and believe they will accomplish something of worth by doing them.

Below are a few growth mindset artifacts from our classrooms:

Picture Day

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

 PICTURE DAY 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 6TH 

KINDERGARTEN FIELD TRIP

 
 
  KINDERGARTEN 
      FIELD TRIP 

       TUESDAY 
SEPTEMBER 29TH 

                               TUCSON VILLAGE FARM

C.A.R.E. Notice

                              
                              Canyon View C.A.R.E.


Come check out the CV C.A.R.E. program.  We are more than just childcare. The C.A.R.E. program is  an enrichment program.  We do computer research once a week, stem based projects, arts and crafts as well as some literacy (poetry, group read aloud, and group story writing.) 
                       
We serve breakfast in the morning and snack in the afternoon. Hours are 6:30am-8:00am & 3:00pm on school days. We are open during some of school breaks 6:30am-6:00pm.
Come take a tour of our program and join in on all the fun.   Call 209-7725 for more information!
Click here to register:  HTTPS://CFSD16.ORG/CARE
 

Parent Teacher Conferences/Fall Break

HALF DAYS

 OCTOBER 12TH13TH&14TH

FALL BREAK 

NO SCHOOL 

OCTOBER 15TH & 16TH

 

FFO MEETING

COME TO THE NEXT FFO MEETING  

  Oct. 8 at 8:05 a.m. in the CARE Building

 

Plant Science Family Night

Coyote Book Club

National park Information

Grand Canyon National Park Welcomes Fourth Grade Students through Every Kid in a Park Initiative

Grand Canyon, Ariz. Grand Canyon National Park invites all fourth grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. As of September 1, fourth grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

“During the National Park Service’s centennial celebration, we want everyone to get to know their national parks, and we’re offering a special invitation to fourth graders and their families to discover everything that national parks offer,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “We hope these free passes for fourth graders will introduce fourth graders, their classes, and families to our national treasures, places where they can run and play, explore and learn.”

To receive their free pass for national parks, fourth graders can visit the Every Kid in a Park website and play a game to access the special Every Kid in a Park pass. Fourth graders and their families can then use this pass for free entry to national parks and other federal public lands and waters across the country from September 1^st, 2015 through August 31^st, 2016. The website also includes fun and engaging learning activities aligned to educational standards, trip planning tools, safety and packing tips and other important and helpful information for educators and parents.

In addition to providing every fourth grader in America the free entry pass, fourth grade educators, youth group leaders and their students across the country will also participate in the program through field trips and other learning experiences. Programs geared toward fourth graders at Grand Canyon include distance learning experiences, field trips, and in-class ranger presentations. “We’re excited for fourth graders to go outside, explore Grand Canyon, and be a part of the future generation that takes the park service into our next 100 years,” said Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga. “

The goal of the Every Kid in a Park program is to connect fourth graders with the great outdoors and inspire them to become future environmental stewards, ready to preserve and protect national parks and other public lands for years to come. The program is an important part of the National Park Service’s centennial celebration in 2016, which encourages everyone to Find Your Park.

Every Kid in a Park is an administration-wide effort, launched by President Obama and supported by eight federal agencies, including the National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Education, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Go to http://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/education/index.htm for Grand Canyon educational opportunities and http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/index.htm to plan your Grand Canyon visit.

Good New Club (1)

GOOD NEWS CLUB (2)

THE BOARDER 9/21/15

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

                        

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Dear Canyon View Families,

As we charge into the month of September, many of our academic clubs and intervention, extension and enrichment offerings will be starting around campus.  This year, we are pleased to announce that we’ll again be offering the following academic enrichment opportunities for our students: Student Advisory Board (SAB), Geography Bee, Spelling Bee, Book Club, STEAM Club, Miler’s Club, Choir, Steel Drum, Robotics, and Khan Academy.  At Canyon View, we firmly believe in developing the well-rounded child, and we are committed to providing opportunities and programs that support this philosophy and promote deep learning.

Canyon View is also deeply committed to providing researched-based interventions for those students who need additional support.  In addition to the individualized instruction provided by the classroom teachers, Imagine Learning will once again be a Tier 2 intervention that is used at Canyon View.  Imagine Learning is a language and reading software that includes instruction in the five essential reading components:  phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.   It also has the ability to differentiate students' instruction by conducting an initial placement test to delineate a starting point for each student, regulate and sequence student instruction based on student responses, and provide informative feedback tailored to student responses.  English language support is also provided for students who need it and the support is gradually withdrawn as students progress toward language proficiency.

Imagine Learning invitations will be sent out to select students next week.  If your child receives an invitation and you would like additional information regarding the program, please do not hesitate to contact the front office at 209-7700.

Finally, September has also proven to be an exciting time for our district as it was recently announced that CFSD has been named a finalist for the P21: Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Exemplar Program.  Now in it's third year, the 21st Century Learning Exemplar Program is a cornerstone for the next stage of the 21st century skills movement.

For the past 12 years, P21 has advocated for 21st century readiness for every student. Thousands of schools, communities and thought leaders across the country have helped to define 21st century skills and promote their adoption. Now, P21 is leading a coalition of educators and partners in identifying what 21st century educational practices look like and where they are being implemented successfully.

Last week, a team of P21 evaluators visited each of our CFSD schools and conducted site-based evaluations using the criteria below:

        1. Evidence of commitment to college, career, and life readiness
        2. Educational support systems and sustainable design
        3. Engaged learning approaches
        4. Equitable student access to 21st century learning
        5. Evidence of student acquisition of 21st century knowledge and skills
        6. Partnerships for sustainable success

The P21 - Exemplar Program is a way to bring national recognition to our district, celebrating the work that our teachers, students, parents, and administrators have contributed to our strategic plan focus on 21st century learning for the past 8 years.  This program provides educators and communities a variety of models to draw from, and offers policymakers and P21 State Partners local examples to help encourage their support.

We are looking forward to receiving the results of our evaluation in the coming months, and we will certainly share with our community members the status of our P21 – Exemplar Program application.  Additional information about P21 can be found at: www.p21.org

Have a wonderful weekend!

Rob Henikman
Principal

Parent/teacher conferences

MARK YOUR CALENDER
1/2 DAYS FOR 
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE  

OCTOBER 12, 13, 14

FALL BREAK 

SCHOOL CLOSED 

OCTOBER 15 & 16

Fall Mixer

Coyote Book Club

Coyote Book Club Dates: 

September 24
October 22
November 19
December 17
January 21
February 18
March 24
April 21

Spelling Bee Info

Sign Up for Spelling Bee Club

The first meeting for the Spelling Bee will be Tuesday, Sept. 29. To sign up your child, please email the student’s name, grade and teacher to June Olsen at azolsenfamily4@gmail.com

Parents, if you are available to help during the lunchtime Spelling Bee meetings (through December), please let June know! 

Target

For more information go to:
 www.redcard.target.com/redcard

Bashas

Easy Ways to Support Canyon View

Support Canyon View by reloading and using your Bashas’ Community Support Card! Buy your card at the school’s front desk or online at https://squareup.com/market/cvffo

The $10 cost of the card is the amount preloaded and ready to use at Bashas, AJ’s or Food City. Each time you buy groceries with the Bashas' Community Support Card, 6% of your purchase amount is donated to Canyon View.