Dear Canyon
View Families,
I hope that you all had a memorable winter break and
a happy New Year! Seeing how
excited our children were to be back at school last week was a great experience
for the staff, and the sounds of children’s voices and laughter once again fill
our hallways and classrooms.
Over the past two weeks, we have quickly bounced
back into our day-to-day routines and it’s quite apparent that many of our
students look forward to the structure and predictability of the school
day. Visiting the classrooms this
week, our kindergarten students were observed using a Venn diagram to compare
and contrast two versions of the book, The
Mitten. It was quite rewarding
to see and hear our children finding the similarities and differences b/w the
various details of each story, and then providing evidence to support their
claims.
Students in 3rd grade were observed
strengthening their understanding and use of Mathematical Practice #2: Reasoning Abstractly and Quantitatively when
they were observed using standard multiplication equations to write
contextualized word problems.
Mathematical Practice #2 is certainly an important practice to
strengthen within our students as they are challenged with creating an
understandable representation of a problem in either a contextualized or
decontextualized manner. This
Mathematical Practice gives our teachers an accurate assessment of whether or
not our students truly understand what the math “means” and how it’s represented
in an authentic scenario or in an equation.
Finally, fifth grade was observed preparing for
their upcoming 5th grade science fair, which will be taking place on
Thursday, February 4th.
It’s truly exciting to see all of the hours of planning, research, experimentation, data collection and analysis come together towards the
end. This year’s 5th
grade science fair is going to be a memorable event for our students, staff and
parents, and we are all looking forward to viewing the final projects.
Geography Bee
Today, Canyon View once again held its annual
Geography Bee competition, and we want to congratulate all of the students for
the hard work and dedication they put into this extracurricular club. Since August, these students gave up
their lunch recess once a week to learn about the unique geographic features of
our world, and their perseverance and effort certainly paid off! We want to recognize and congratulate
our school-level champion, Saha D. and our second place finisher, Kajtek Z. for
their superior performances! Also,
we want to extend a special thank you to Mr. Dasika for dedicating his time and
energy to teach our students about the world in which we live. Thank you!
Open Houses
& Tours
On Monday,
February 1 and Monday,
February 15 at 2 PM, Canyon View will be hosting our two Kinder Show &
Tells. Parents who have an
incoming kindergarten student(s) are invited to attend one of our Open Houses
to learn more about the kindergarten programs offered at Canyon View. Please call 209-7702 to make your
reservation.
Additionally, Canyon View will be hosting our next
two Open Houses for prospective Open Enrollment families on Wednesday, February 3 at 8:30 AM and Monday, February 22 at 3:30 PM. If you know of any families who are
interested in learning more about what Canyon View has to offer their children,
please pass this important information along to them. To RSVP for the Open Houses, or to schedule a small group/individual tour, please
call 209-7702. As a reminder,
current Open Enrollment families must reapply each year between December 1st
and the end of February. Open
Enrollment applications are available online at www.cfsd16.org.
Finally, on Thursday,
February 11 and Thursday, March 24 at 6:00 PM, Esperero Canyon Middle
School will be hosting their Open Houses for 4th and 5th grade parents and students. ECMS is a
dynamic middle school that has much to offer their students and families. The staff at ECMS is looking forward to
sharing with you their academic course offerings and extracurricular programs,
and they hope to see you there!
Additional information can be found on the ECMS website: http://www.cfsd16.org/schools/espererocanyon/
Have a
wonderful weekend!
Rob Henikman
Principal
