Calendar
| Jan 31 |
Crazy Hair Day |
| Jan 31-Feb 4 |
MAUC Band Festival @ UC |
| Feb 3 |
Gym Night |
| Feb 5-9 |
Student Week of Prayer |
| Feb 7 |
Zoo Field Trip |
Hot Lunch
| Jan 24 |
Cheese Ravioli |
| Jan 25 |
Corn Dogs |
| Jan 29 |
Pizza by the slice |
| Jan 30 |
Haystacks |
| Jan 31 |
No Hot Lunch |
| Feb 1 |
Pizza Buns |
Classroom News
Kindergarten
Mrs. Tusken
Our theme this week is Penguins. The students are so excited to learn all they can about these neat birds! Tomorrow they will learn how to draw an emperor penguin!
I have decided to extend my maternity leave starting tomorrow. I will be gone on Wednesdays and Mrs. Gay Lujan will be substituting for me every week. I appreciate your understanding as I transition into this new stage of motherhood.
Grades 1-2
Mrs. Gaines
Book orders are being sent out this afternoon and books should arrive sometime next week.
February 1st is our 100th Day Celebration. Let’s come prepared. Let’s plan ahead to wear an item of clothing that displays 100 of something. This can be a hat, scarf, tie, etc. Also bring something to display such as an object constructed of 100 toothpicks, 100 marbles, etc. Prizes will be awarded for each category.
Grades 3-4
Mrs. Hansen
EVERYONE NEEDS NOTEBOOK PAPER. We are using Mrs. Hansen’s. Please send your child with paper on Monday.
Important: Look for assignments next week on FOOD from ASIA.
February: we are going to study science. Your child will pick out a science project for the science fair and then TOGETHER we will work on the project
at home and at school
Grades 5-6
Mrs. Hodgson
Report Cards for 2nd quarter should be mailed shortly. There was a computer glitch and as soon as technical support corrects the problem, Ms. Schneider will have the grade reports available.
You will find a 3rd quarter grade report enclosed in today’s folder. Grades have been calculated through Monday, January 22. All scores have been recorded. If a student has not turned in work (for various reasons) a zero has been recorded. Please encourage your child to turn in their assignments. As always, students can make corrections for half credit on daily assignments.
Grades 7-10
Mr. Wuerfel, Ms. Schneider,
Mr. Force and Mr. Pauls
Mr. Force
January 26: VRA vs. Chariot away game
February 2: No game scheduled
February 9: VRA vs. Cedarwood home game
February 16: No game scheduled
February 22: VRA vs. Chariot home game (Thurs.)
March 3: All day tournament at VRA
Jan.26th away game against Chariot is at the Broomfield Community Center at 1:15 p.m. This will be a boys game only, we will reschedule the girls game.
Directions: Broomfield Community Center at 280 Lamar St. Go south on Sheridan, go right onto 120th (west) approx. ¾ mile, then go right on Lamar.
Flying Eagles will be on the winter schedule until March 6th.They will be meeting from 3:35-4:30 Mon-Thurs. Please pick your students up on time.
Starting Feb. 26, Grade 3&4 Tumblers will be meeting at 3:35 on Monday’s.
Classroom News, Continued
Fine Arts
Mrs. Carlisle & Mrs. Force
Music Outfits
Thank you to those that paid for their outfits last week. We still have about 8 students that need to pay for their music outfits in Grades 7-11. Please do so as soon as possible as the school has had to pay the bill to avoid interest charges and we would like to get that account settled. The guy’s outfits are $68 and the girl’s outfits are $78. Thank you.
Art Class
We will be doing a unit on collage in art class. If you have any items that might be useful that you would like to donate, please bring them to the office. Suggested items are: color/printed paper, material scraps, ribbons, buttons, scrapbooking items, feathers, vellum, etc. We do have several boys that are in the class, so we will need “guy” stuff, too. Thank you!
K-2 Choir
Thank you, parents, for bringing your students to the Chapel Haven Church on Sabbath. It was a great success and we have received lots of positive comments on their performance. |
$10 Reward
The library is missing the letter “D” from its newest World Book Encyclopedia Set. It has been missing since last year. If you find it, please return it to Mrs. Hodgson to claim your reward!
Please Note
Report Cards: Please watch for your child’s report card which will be mailed this week.
Parents: Please do not park in the fire or bus lane! In order to keep traffic flowing and the bus on schedule, we need to allow room.
Please check the monthly calendar online for any
changes. We are trying to conserve paper.
Our school would love to have its own video camera! If you are updating your camera equipment this year and would like to donate your old equipment please remember our school!!
Afternoon English Tea Party
February 8
"Ladies Afternoon Tea Party"
Ladies...set aside the afternoon of Thursday, February 8th, for a luxurious tea time in Boulder. This will be a wonderful, "Get to know other school ladies, make new friends, and have a fabulous afternoon together" event that you won't want to miss.
Please see the H&S Newsletter for more information.
Audio Visual Helper Wanted
The audio visual team at Boulder SDA church is looking for grade 9-11 students for video helpers to assist in running the video presentations. If interested please contact Steve Lake @ 303 465 4084 or e-mail: deltaconyne@gmail.com
Library Volunteer Needed
A volunteer is needed in the library to help replace book cards and put books back on shelves. One to two hours per week, flexible time. Please contact the school office if you are interested.
Mandatory Europe Trip
Meeting
Feb.28 @ 7:00 p.m. for everyone going on the school Europe trip there will be a mandatory meeting. We will be going over all the final trip details including how to pack, student rules, etc.
There will also be time for questions and answers.
Please make sure that Ms. Schneider has a copy of your passport.
Box Tops for Education |
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Save every Box Top for Education and Campbell's Label for our school!
Vista Ridge Academy benefits from every "Box Tops for Education" and "Campbell's Labels for Education" turned in to the collection containers in the school office (or at one of our constituent churches). Don't throw away these treasures! Our school has received a free huge play parachute from redeeming the Campbell's labels, and we have received over $500 cash from redeeming the Box Tops for Education.
Thank you to those who faithfully cut out & send in the labels & UPC codes. It's easy, and it adds up fast. Just look for "Box Tops for Education" squares on grocery items, cut them out, and turn them in. VRA receives 10 cents for each one. There are other ways to help with the Box Tops program. See the flyer in your student's Tuesday folder.
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Labels for Education |
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The Campbell's "Labels for Education" program is similar -- save the UPC codes of most products (not the front labels as in the past). On most Campbell's products, a tiny inscription beside the "Labels for Education" logo will describe what to save, such as"save lid," "save UPC" or "save label." See the flyer in your student's Tuesday folder for more details. Also, look for bonuses and extra points on products and receipts -- these greatly help to multiply our earnings.
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The UPC is the bar code portion of the label as shown.
If you have any questions about these programs, contact Jennifer Jas
at jjas@comcast.net or 303-460-9272. |
School Store!
Hours:
Mon. – Thurs. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
& Fri. 9 a.m. - noon
We have vegetarian canned and frozen products, and seasonings from several companies. Come browse and help our school. Buy by case or individually.
Albertson’s & King Soopers
Shop at Albertson’s and raise money for our school! If you have a Community Partners card, present it with your Preferred Shopper card at the checkout and they will scan both. After that, you will need only the Preferred Shopper card. If you do not have the Community Partners card, pick up the application in the school office or apply online at www.albertsons.com, click on the “In the Community” link to find the Community Partners logo link. The I.D. # for the school is: 4 90001 7741
Do you shop at King Soopers? If so, you can support your school by purchasing King Soopers' gift cards directly from Vista Ridge Academy. These are the actual gift cards just like you would purchase at the store, and work the same
as cash. They also work great as gifts. You pay the actual value of the gift card. King Soopers donates 5% of these sales back to Vista Ridge. Cards are for sale daily (this is known as the “Scrip” program). |
