Welcome Back Kindergarten

Bottle Drive Fundraiser 

Saturday April 5^th

Vista Heights School Council will be holding a bottle drive.

Location:  Vista Heights School – Parking Lot

Time:  9:00 am-12:00 pm

-Please volunteer your time to help us raise money for school events and activities. 

-If you are unable to volunteer please bring your bottles to the school during this time. 

-If you would like to donate your bottles, but are unable to transport them, call Joanna and we will arrange pick-up.

*This is a School Council Activity.  Parents must attend with their children; the school staff is not responsible for this activity.An adult must be present to pick-up bottles from homes and/or present to give permission for their child to ride in another parent’s vehicle.  

Parents with trucks are especially needed!

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Phone: Joanna Quinn   403-291-1955

Email Allison Miller allisonmiller77@hotmail.com

 School Council Simply Delicious orders are due tomorrow. Please fill out the form, keep the last copy and send cash or cheque to the school if you wish to participate in this fundraiser. Money raised will go towards purchasing new gym equipment that will work with our new floors. Thanks so much for your support!

Our Kindergarten students did a wonderful job of sharing their learning during the student-led conferences. Thank you to all parents for taking this opportunity to support your child's kindergarten experience.

Students will not attend school during the week of 

March 24 - 28

We will see all of our friends on Monday, March 31st. 

Vista Heights School Council will be holding a bottle drive.

Vista Heights School – Parking Lot

April 5th

  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

-Please volunteer your time to help raise money for school events and activities. 

-If you are unable to volunteer please bring your bottles to the school during this time. 

-If you would like to donate your bottles, but are unable to transport them, we will give you a number to call

*This is a School Council Activity.  Parents must attend with their children; the school staff is not responsible for this activity.

An adult must be present to pick-up bottles from homes and/or present to give permission for their child to ride in another parent’s vehicle.  

Parents with trucks are especially needed!

Please save your bottles and cans for April 5th!

We have had most of our families sign-up for our

Student Led/Parent Teacher Meeting

If you haven't signed-up please click below to arrange a time.

https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn  

The students are very excited to share their Kindergarten learning with you. We look forward to your visit tomorrow evening or on Friday morning.

If you have questions, don't hesitate to call the office for assistance.  

https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn  

Scholastic Book Fair 

March 18^th - 21^st

The Learning Commons will be transformed into a book store for 4 days. It will be open every morning from 9:30 am -12:00 pm, and on Thursday, March 21^st during conferences from 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm.  

Two volunteers needed for 20 minutes each day.  One volunteer to assist with set-up at 9:15 am, and another volunteer to put away the books at 12:00 pm.  If you can help, please email me at ktreimer@cbe.ab.ca or phone Vista Heights School (403)777-6000.

Today a pamphlet, with some of the available books, will be coming home in your child's backpack. Please take some time to look at it together and discuss your options.  We understand that not all families are able to purchase books during the book fair.   Please note:  Our class will have a scheduled visit on Wednesday morning. If you child intends to make purchases, they will be able to do so at that time.  Another option is before/after your scheduled conference time.  

Parent Teacher/Student Led Conferences

Information came home today about booking appointments for conferences - March 20 (415-8) and 21st (8-12:30). Please take a moment to book a 15 minute time slot using our online conference manager at https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn

Students will have a chance to share their learning with their parents/guardians - they're very excited to show you all of the hard work they've done!

Please note: please book a 15 minute appointment, but allow yourself an additional 15 minutes to run through some activities with your child.

On Saturday April 5^th, Vista Heights School Council will be holding a bottle drive.

Location:  Vista Heights School – Parking Lot

Time:  9:00 am-12:00 pm

-Please volunteer your time to help raise money for school events and activities. 

-If you are unable to volunteer please bring your bottles to the school during this time. 

-If you would like to donate your bottles, but are unable to transport them, we will give you a number to call

*This is a School Council Activity.  Parents must attend with their children; the school staff is not responsible for this activity.

An adult must be present to pick-up bottles from homes and/or present to give permission for their child to ride in another parent’s vehicle.  

Parents with trucks are especially needed!

Please save your bottles and cans for April 5th!

Alien In-line skating

Kindergarten students had a great week of in-line skating with our instructor Mr. Dan. They have been able to independently put on all the equipment and have played many games which required skating around the gymnasium with lots of starting and stopping. 

Parent Teacher/Student Led Conferences

Information came home today about booking appointments for conferences - March 20 (415-8) and 21st (8-12:30). Please take a moment to book a 15 minute time slot using our online conference manager at https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn

Students will have a chance to share their learning with their parents/guardians - they're very excited to show you all of the hard work they've done!

Please note: please book a 15 minute appointment, but allow yourself an additional 15 minutes to run through some activities with your child.

Don't forget to book your preferred time for a Student Led/Parent Teacher Interview.  

Use the link below to book your date and time.  

Conferences are next week on Thursday night and Friday morning.  

If you have questions, don't hesitate to call the office for assistance.  

https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn

March 18^th - 21^st

The Learning Commons will be transformed into a book store for 4 days.

It will be open every morning from 9:30 am -12:00 pm, and on Thursday, March 21^st during conferences from 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm.

Two volunteers needed for 20 minutes each day.  One volunteer to assist with set-up at 9:15 am, and another volunteer to put away the books at 12:00 pm.  If you can help, please email me at ktreimer@cbe.ab.ca or phone Vista Heights School (403)777-6000.

Kindergarten students had a terrific first day of in-line skating. They learned the names of all the safety equipment and the order of putting it on and taking it off.
                                                                      
  




Bilal goes for his first skate as other students finish putting on their equipment .

Tina and friends are skating around the gym.









It's just the first day and Azaria is learning to maintain her balance and staying on her feet.

Alien In-Line rules

1) Helmet first on - Helmet last off

2)"No Crashing, no bashing 

         and no smashing!"

In-line Skating starts on Monday. Thank you for returning all of the forms. If you want you can have your child bring in a bicycle helmet for the week. 

Bottle Drive
Student council is holding a bottle drive on April 5th and our class is super excited to participate! Students will be asking parents permission today to bring in bottles from home to begin our collection for the bottle drive. Starting tomorrow, students are welcome to bring bottles from home and participate by including their juice boxes from their daily lunches. Please discuss with your child what ways they can participate in our bottle drive.

Message from student council

Please help us start by supporting our April 5th Bottle Drive at 10:00AM. 

Can you drive for us? Can you come help us collect bottles? Do you have bottles we can collect?  Can you bring your bottles to Vista Heights School? Call Chad Hande at 403-291-5272 or email vistaparentcouncil@gmail.com with any questions or offers of assistance.  What can you do to help?

 Virtue  -   Honesty

We have a new virtue this month! Being honest is being open, trustworthy and truthful. When people are honest they can be relied on not to lie, cheat or steal. Honesty is telling the truth. It is admitting mistakes even when you know someone might be angry or disappointed. Being honest means that you don't pretend to be something you are not.  Honesty is important because it builds trust. 

This week, we reread 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' and discussed how the boy had not told the truth and soon no one believed him when he really needed help.

Throughout the day, we recognize students who show ways of being honest.

                                                                                                                     Alien In-line skating

Thank you to all those students who have returned the forms and money for inline skating. Skating begins next week and students who have not returned the signed form and money will not be able to participate.Students are also welcome to bring their helmets and leave them at school until skating is complete

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If you haven't returned your in-line skating form, please return tomorrow. We have informed students that all equipment will be provided but they can bring in a skating or bike helmet from home. They are welcome to bring them in tomorrow or Friday and then they will be ready to start skating on Monday. Thank you

In our Physical Education class we have been building our body strength through the following activities.

Locomotion - students move around the gym using different muscles. e.g. as in this photo everyone is practicing the bear walk

Rolling  - Students practice rolling on the mat keeping body, arms and legs straight

Creating Static Balance Points -
In this photo the student has three points touching the mat. We practice holding positions with 1 - 5 points.

Static Balances helping to develop core strength

 In-line Skating

Forms are coming home today which outlines the program that will take place at our school March 10 -14. The skating program is at a cost of $10 per child (maximum $20 per family)

Please sign the release form and include your payment and return to school as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Mrs. Traquair.

Forms and payment is due asap as the program begins on Monday.

Please visit http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b239/publications/newsletters/2013-2014/Mar.pdf to view our March newsletter. 

March Calendar

We have a lot of exciting things going on in March - please review the calendar coming home today for important dates. Here are some important dates for this month

March 10 - 14 - Alien In-line skating all week

March 20 & 21 - Student-led conferences

March 21st - Students do not attend school

March 24 - 28 - Spring break