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. As
we begin the second semester, we want to thank you for following our parking
lot safety procedures:
· Students are not to be dropped
off in the parking lot area unless accompanied by an adult.
· If using the drop off lane, students
are only allowed to embark or disembark the vehicle from the first four spaces
to the west of the crosswalk.
· The drop off lane is a “Kiss and Dismiss” area. Students should exit the cars quickly and independently
and proceed to the courtyard. Our staff
members are present to assist with this process.
· At the end of the day when picking up
students, your child is only able to enter the vehicle from the first four spaces in the drop
off/pick-up lane only. Students are not permitted to walk into the parking lot
unless accompanied by an adult.
Kinder Show & Tell
We
will be hosting our last Kinder Show & Tell on Monday, January 23 at 2 PM. Parents who have an incoming
kindergarten student(s) are invited to attend our final Show & Tell to
learn more about the kindergarten programs offered at Canyon View. Please call 209-7702 to make your
reservation.
Registration/Open Enrollment
As a reminder, registration
for next school year is now open to neighborhood students. You may access the
Online Registration link under the Parent tab at http://www.cfsd16.org/.
If you need assistance, please contact
our office staff at 209-7901. Thank you to those families who have already registered
their child(ren). Student registrations determine our teacher to student ratio
each year. We appreciate your efforts!
For our open enrollment
families, the open enrollment period ends on January 31, 2017. All open enrollment families must re-apply each
year. Online applications can be
accessed under the Parent tab at http://www.cfsd16.org/.
After a student has been approved for
open enrollment, the family may then proceed to register for the 2017-2018
school year. The Canyon View office staff will process open enrollment
registration once the district office communicates the student has been
accepted for the 2017-2018 school year.
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.
Students
in Mrs. Gibson’s kindergarten class demonstrating creativity and innovation
as they work on their marionette
puppets.
Mrs.
Wiltbank’s students strengthening their observation skills and their artistic expression
as
they work on their natural landscape drawings in Mrs. Zitkus’ art class.
Students
in Ms. Dubs’ class strengthening their creativity skills
as
they work on the details of their glove puppets
Mrs. Kiosterud’s
4th graders strengthening their collaboration and communication
skills
as they work on
their Actividades presentations in
Señor Encinas’ Spanish class.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Rob Henikman
Principal
