The Canyon View Coyote: Principal's Message 12/23/16

Dear Canyon View Families,

With 2017 quickly approaching, we want to congratulate all of our students for the effort and perseverance they have shown in order to reach their first semester goals. We also want to thank all of our parents and families for your unwavering commitment to making Canyon View Elementary an enriching place for children. The first semester has been filled with exciting and engaging units of study, and countless memories have been formed along the way. The skills and knowledge that students are acquiring, and the relationships that students are forming with their teachers and fellow classmates will last a lifetime, and the best is yet to come!

We want to thank all of our CV families for supporting our Adopt-A-Family Project. Under the leadership of our Student Advisory Board (SAB), we were able to directly support 19 Tucson families who are in need. Additionally, during our Spirit Assembly this morning we learned that the impact of our project was felt by a total of 250 families this year! This student-led project was a meaningful way to teach the Six Pillars of Character (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship) to our students, and we hope that they see the value in taking on these types of special projects. With the support from our school community, our collective efforts have made a lasting impact on these families during the holiday season and we could not have done it without all of you. Thank you!

Last week, we held our annual Canyon View Spelling Bee. We want to recognize and congratulate all of the students who participated in this year’s Spelling Bee Club! A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Henderson, and Mrs. Gonzales for supporting our students throughout the first semester, and a special thank you goes out to Mrs. Carrie Clancy for dedicating her time and energy to lead our group of young spellers. You all have made this year’s Spelling Bee Club a memorable experience for our students, thank you! Our individual award winners are:

First Grade Champion: Colin R.

Second Grade Champion: Heath B.

Third Grade Champion: Stephen H.

Fourth Grade Champion: Dawson S.

Fifth Grade Champions: Siany P.

School-wide Champion: Dawson S.

School-wide 2^nd Place: Ravindu V.

Next, below are just a few images that capture the variety of learning experiences our students have been engaged in over the past two weeks. The entire staff at Canyon View Elementary is deeply committed to the whole-child approach to educating our students, and we are routinely researching and exploring new ways to refine and improve our practice.