Did you see the new button we have displayed on the right side of our page? We received an email from Kathy Sims of www.teachersalaryinfo.com that our PTA blog has won an award for one of the best blogs in the region.
The email is posted below:
A wonderful afternoon to you! Kathy here, and your teaching blog, Canyon View PTA, was determined to be one of the best PTA & PTSA blogs in your region! You can see other great teaching blogs in your region here at: www.teachersalaryinfo.com/top-teacher-blogs/top-pta-ptsa-west/.
Teachers have the most under appreciated job facilitating learning for our children. So we wanted to recognize your contributions! As a winner, we honor you by presenting you with an awards badge. You can use this to signify just how special your blog is to your class!
Thanks to all you who send information to be shared and to those of you who who come here to read about things going on at our school.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Reminder - Reflections entries are due Tue - Nov 2nd.
It's time for the annual PTA-sponsored Reflections program at Canyon View. Run by the PTA for more than 40 years, Reflections encourages students to express themselves artistically based on a common theme. The program is a celebration of children's imagination, creativity, and self-expression. Our school's participation is an acknowledgement that we believe that creating art is a great learning experience - something that has been proven to enhance and develop intellectual, social, and physical skills.
How Reflections works: This year's theme is "Together We Can." Students may submit original artwork that expresses this theme in any of the following art areas: Dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, theater, and three-dimensional. Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 2. Works are then grouped according to age division and judged, and then have the possibility of advancing on to council, district, region, state, or even national levels. Reflections entry forms and official rules are available in the main office. All Reflections participants are recognized in a special Awards Assembly on November 9.
Please help your child explore the arts and their own sense of creativity and encourage their participation!All entry and rules can be downloaded at http://www.ptareflections.org/ Please contact Allison Harbertson with any questions - 801.440.3064 or allisonharbertson@gmail.com.
How Reflections works: This year's theme is "Together We Can." Students may submit original artwork that expresses this theme in any of the following art areas: Dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, theater, and three-dimensional. Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 2. Works are then grouped according to age division and judged, and then have the possibility of advancing on to council, district, region, state, or even national levels. Reflections entry forms and official rules are available in the main office. All Reflections participants are recognized in a special Awards Assembly on November 9.
Please help your child explore the arts and their own sense of creativity and encourage their participation!All entry and rules can be downloaded at http://www.ptareflections.org/ Please contact Allison Harbertson with any questions - 801.440.3064 or allisonharbertson@gmail.com.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Community meeting at Brighton Oct 28th
The meeting notice came to me as a flyer - if you have trouble reading it, you should be able to click on the image below to enlarge it.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Photos from the 5K race
Flo-Foto is happy to announce that all your photos from the Canyon View 5k are online now at Flo-Foto.com! We had professional photographers on the race course, at the carnival, and in the finish line studios. To view your photos simply go to www.flo-foto.com, then select ‘Canyon View 5k’ and enter your race number. If you don’t remember your race number, you can find it on the attached list. Also be sure to look at the photos in the ‘Obscured Number Search’ as many of the best photos from the day didn’t have visible race numbers. All photos are about five dollars a person and can be blown up to any size, shared online, and duplicated as many times as you wish. If you can’t find your photos or have any other questions don’t hesitate to email us at flofotography@gmail.com.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Reflections
It's time for the annual PTA-sponsored Reflections program at Canyon View. Run by the PTA for more than 40 years, Reflections encourages students to express themselves artistically based on a common theme. The program is a celebration of children's imagination, creativity, and self-expression. Our school's participation is an acknowledgement that we believe that creating art is a great learning experience - something that has been proven to enhance and develop intellectual, social, and physical skills.
How Reflections works:
This year's theme is "Together We Can." Students may submit original artwork that expresses this theme in any of the following art areas: Dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, theater, and three-dimensional. Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 2. Works are then grouped according to age division and judged, and then have the possibility of advancing on to council, district, region, state, or even national levels. Reflections entry forms and official rules are available in the main office.
All Reflections participants are recognized in a special Awards Assembly on November 9. Please help your child explore the arts and their own sense of creativity and encourage their participation!
All entry and rules can be downloaded at http://www.ptareflections.org/
Please contact Allison Harbertson with any questions - 801.440.3064 or allisonharbertson@gmail.com.
How Reflections works:
This year's theme is "Together We Can." Students may submit original artwork that expresses this theme in any of the following art areas: Dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, theater, and three-dimensional. Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 2. Works are then grouped according to age division and judged, and then have the possibility of advancing on to council, district, region, state, or even national levels. Reflections entry forms and official rules are available in the main office.
All Reflections participants are recognized in a special Awards Assembly on November 9. Please help your child explore the arts and their own sense of creativity and encourage their participation!
All entry and rules can be downloaded at http://www.ptareflections.org/
Please contact Allison Harbertson with any questions - 801.440.3064 or allisonharbertson@gmail.com.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Emergency Prepardeness
Teachers are in the process of collecting materials for their classroom Emergency Preparedness Kits. In the event of an emergency in which the children have to be kept at school, the kits provide the kids with snacks, water, and first aid supplies to tide them over until they are cleared to leave. If parents can donate any items for the kits, it is greatly appreciated.
Some items needed are bottled water, peanut-free snack items, Band-Aids, alcohol swabs, antibacterial gels/ointments, rubbing alcohol, gauze, cotton balls, Q-Tips, Ace bandages, medical tape, Steri-Strips, adult-size latex gloves (or non-latex alternatives), tweezers, and cold packs. Parents need not feel that they have to provide enough for everyone; any donation is helpful. Donations must be received by the end of October.
For more details or to donate items, please contact Zully Mumford at 801.673.9257 or zstamper2000@yahoo.com.
Some items needed are bottled water, peanut-free snack items, Band-Aids, alcohol swabs, antibacterial gels/ointments, rubbing alcohol, gauze, cotton balls, Q-Tips, Ace bandages, medical tape, Steri-Strips, adult-size latex gloves (or non-latex alternatives), tweezers, and cold packs. Parents need not feel that they have to provide enough for everyone; any donation is helpful. Donations must be received by the end of October.
For more details or to donate items, please contact Zully Mumford at 801.673.9257 or zstamper2000@yahoo.com.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Principal's Message from the October Newsletter
Attending School Keeps Students on Track
Students need to be in school every day to stay on track. Teachers’ lesson plans are carefully constructed to introduce new concepts, reinforce them with learning activities, and then move on to new skills and ideas. When children aren’t in school, they fall behind. The more days they miss, the harder it is to catch up. At Canyon View, we have a new math program that follows the new Common CORE Standards that have been adopted by over 70% of the states in the U.S. When students are learning to read, write, and do math, they need to be present for the lessons being taught at school so they can be successful and build foundational skills.
That’s where you come in. If you can help us by following the guidelines below, your child has a better chance of keeping up with the work he or she misses.
Report Absences to the School
Schools are required to track the attendance of every child in every classroom every day. It is essential that you always contact the school if your child is going to be late for class, will need an early dismissal, or will be absent.
Get the Work
If you know ahead of time that your child will miss class, give the teachers plenty of notice so they can provide your child with make-up work to do. Be sure that your child follows through; you need to be his or her “teacher” on those days, so be available to explain concepts or monitor the work. If your child is out unexpectedly due to illness or other reasons, in addition to contacting the school office, make arrangements with your child’s teachers to pick up a packet of work/assignments from the school. If lengthy absences are expected (surgery, for example), alert the teacher as soon as you know, and be sure to get updated assignments and work packets throughout your child’s absence.
Religious Absences
It is inevitable that some families’ important religious observances fall on school days. Let your child’s teacher know early in the year precisely which days your child is not attending or is in need of an early dismissal.
How Sick Is Too Sick?
It’s impossible to say categorically when a child should go to school or stay home. However, one typical guideline is that a child is usually fine to attend school if his or her fever is under 100°F and there is no rash, “pink eye,” nausea, or diarrhea. The decision to keep a child home from school is best made between you and your child’s health care provider. If the doctor or nurse recommends that your child stay home, find out exactly how long and on what conditions he or she can return to class (e.g., after 24 hours of antibiotics).
Faking It?
If your child is complaining of a fever, but you’re suspicious, make sure to stay in the room the entire time the child’s temperature is being taken. A child complaining of nausea is typically paler in color and slightly sweaty, and usually needs to vomit more than once. Send your child to school if you don’t see a real symptom, knowing that the school will contact you if things change. Also, be alert if your child seems to be “sick” on school days but always rebounds for the weekend.
Vacation Plans
It’s tempting to pull your kids from school for a family trip, but it’s a bad idea. Why? First, it gives your children the impression that their schooling is not your top priority. Also, when they miss class work, even if you ask for make-up work to be sent home ahead of time, they can fall behind because they’re missing many hours of instructional time each day. Instead of thinking of how you can miss the crowds by taking trips during the school year, think about what it could be costing your child in the long run.
Check Those Appointments
Schedule your kids’ doctor and dental appointments for afterschool hours or weekends unless there’s an emergency. Schedule your children’s twice-yearly dental appointment during winter and summer breaks, and schedule school physicals, immunizations, and other routine care for school holidays or summer break.
Finally, remember to show and tell your children that attendance is important - whether it’s as a child in school or as an adult on the job. You’ll be helping them succeed both in school and in life.
***Article written by Sharon Okumura and information gathered from NAESP Report to Parents news article 2010.
Students need to be in school every day to stay on track. Teachers’ lesson plans are carefully constructed to introduce new concepts, reinforce them with learning activities, and then move on to new skills and ideas. When children aren’t in school, they fall behind. The more days they miss, the harder it is to catch up. At Canyon View, we have a new math program that follows the new Common CORE Standards that have been adopted by over 70% of the states in the U.S. When students are learning to read, write, and do math, they need to be present for the lessons being taught at school so they can be successful and build foundational skills.
That’s where you come in. If you can help us by following the guidelines below, your child has a better chance of keeping up with the work he or she misses.
Report Absences to the School
Schools are required to track the attendance of every child in every classroom every day. It is essential that you always contact the school if your child is going to be late for class, will need an early dismissal, or will be absent.
Get the Work
If you know ahead of time that your child will miss class, give the teachers plenty of notice so they can provide your child with make-up work to do. Be sure that your child follows through; you need to be his or her “teacher” on those days, so be available to explain concepts or monitor the work. If your child is out unexpectedly due to illness or other reasons, in addition to contacting the school office, make arrangements with your child’s teachers to pick up a packet of work/assignments from the school. If lengthy absences are expected (surgery, for example), alert the teacher as soon as you know, and be sure to get updated assignments and work packets throughout your child’s absence.
Religious Absences
It is inevitable that some families’ important religious observances fall on school days. Let your child’s teacher know early in the year precisely which days your child is not attending or is in need of an early dismissal.
How Sick Is Too Sick?
It’s impossible to say categorically when a child should go to school or stay home. However, one typical guideline is that a child is usually fine to attend school if his or her fever is under 100°F and there is no rash, “pink eye,” nausea, or diarrhea. The decision to keep a child home from school is best made between you and your child’s health care provider. If the doctor or nurse recommends that your child stay home, find out exactly how long and on what conditions he or she can return to class (e.g., after 24 hours of antibiotics).
Faking It?
If your child is complaining of a fever, but you’re suspicious, make sure to stay in the room the entire time the child’s temperature is being taken. A child complaining of nausea is typically paler in color and slightly sweaty, and usually needs to vomit more than once. Send your child to school if you don’t see a real symptom, knowing that the school will contact you if things change. Also, be alert if your child seems to be “sick” on school days but always rebounds for the weekend.
Vacation Plans
It’s tempting to pull your kids from school for a family trip, but it’s a bad idea. Why? First, it gives your children the impression that their schooling is not your top priority. Also, when they miss class work, even if you ask for make-up work to be sent home ahead of time, they can fall behind because they’re missing many hours of instructional time each day. Instead of thinking of how you can miss the crowds by taking trips during the school year, think about what it could be costing your child in the long run.
Check Those Appointments
Schedule your kids’ doctor and dental appointments for afterschool hours or weekends unless there’s an emergency. Schedule your children’s twice-yearly dental appointment during winter and summer breaks, and schedule school physicals, immunizations, and other routine care for school holidays or summer break.
Finally, remember to show and tell your children that attendance is important - whether it’s as a child in school or as an adult on the job. You’ll be helping them succeed both in school and in life.
***Article written by Sharon Okumura and information gathered from NAESP Report to Parents news article 2010.
October dates to remember
October 5 First grade field trip
Chorus starts
October 6 Fall Pictures
PTA meeting 2pm (Please come!)
October 8 Fifth grade Garden Fair 9:15am-11:20am
October 13 Vehicle Day 9am-11am
Short day – school’s out 1:40pm
October 14-15 No school (Fall Recess)
October 18 No school (Teacher Professional Day)
October 21 SCC meeting 6pm
October 22 Hearing re-screening 10am
October 28 Halloween parade (9:10am-10:30am) and class parties
Short day – school’s out 1:40pm
October 29 No school (Teacher Professional Day)
Chorus starts
October 6 Fall Pictures
PTA meeting 2pm (Please come!)
October 8 Fifth grade Garden Fair 9:15am-11:20am
October 13 Vehicle Day 9am-11am
Short day – school’s out 1:40pm
October 14-15 No school (Fall Recess)
October 18 No school (Teacher Professional Day)
October 21 SCC meeting 6pm
October 22 Hearing re-screening 10am
October 28 Halloween parade (9:10am-10:30am) and class parties
Short day – school’s out 1:40pm
October 29 No school (Teacher Professional Day)
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