All school and district offices will be closed Monday, November 21st through Friday, November 25th for the Thanksgiving Break. We hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving break.
Last week our Bella Vista Bobcats had the opportunity to participate in Camp KUDOS with military personnel from Fort Huachuca.
Camp KUDOS (Kids Understanding Deployment Operations) provided students and faculty an opportunity to familiarize their understanding of what a Service Member does on a daily basis. Students were able to explore military vehicles, activate the sirens on a firetruck from Sierra Vista Fire, and get close up to an unmanned drone.
There was even an obstacle course and fitness challenge based on what service members do during their physical challenges.
Thank you so much to Archer Company, 2-13 AVN REGT, 18th MP Detachment, and Holds Company, 111th MI BDE and Sierra Vista Fire for allow our students this amazing opportunity
Just like adults do, students sometimes get stuck, feel stressed or get overwhelmed at school. SVUSD's Exceptional Student Services Department is hosting a Coping Skills & Self Regulation Night for students and families to learn about ways to help navigate those feelings. Learn about resources available, practice activities that help refocus, and much more. Everyone is welcome to attend on Thursday, November 17th from 4-6pm at Town & Country Elementary Cafeteria.
Thank you to the men and women who have served in our nation's armed forces. In honor of Veterans Day, all schools and offices will be closed today.
The school letter grades for the 2021-2022 school year came out and our school's did amazing!! We even had 2 schools that made a 2 letter grade jump up. Thank you to all the staff, students and parents who made this possible.
Stay tuned over the next few weeks for our celebrations and our plan to bring every site to an A school!
For more information on school letter grades visit: https://azreportcards.azed.gov/
It is National School Psychologist week and here at SVUSD we have a great group that support our students! School psychologists provide direct support and interventions to students, consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies, work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services.
Thank you for shining bright in our school family!
Bella Vista's PBIS Superstars know how to be safe, respectful and responsible.
K-2nd grade is a Respect Superstar! Erika listens when the teacher is talking and if she doesn't understand what is being taught, she asks and doesn't just sit at her table. Erika doesn't waste time, she likes to get her work done.
The Responsible Superstar is from the 3th -4th grade block, Cecilia is always doing what she needs to do. She is responsible for her school work and listens to the directions.
The Bobcat Safe Superstar in from 5th-6th grade, Cecilia keeps her hands, feet and objects to herself. She is aware of her surroundings and makes sure our school environment is as safe as possible.
Our Bobcat Staff Superstars are:
4th Grade Teacher Ms. Burden is a PBIS superstar because of the specific language she uses in reinforcing the positive behaviors or her students and her students know what is expected in and out of the classroom.
5th Grade Teacher Mrs. Hill believes in always looking for the positives and reinforcing those behaviors. PBIS emphasizes the behavior we focus on as teachers, which in turn is repeated by the students and Mrs. Hill truly believes that!
Title 1 Paraprofessional Mrs. Callisto loves how PBIS works across campus. She gives points when she's at the crosswalk, during recess/lunch duty and is always looking for the positive actions of students throughout her day.
It is always fun to have Halloween at school! Many of our sites held costume parades for student's to show off their costumes. Even staff got dressed up! Check out some of staff Halloween Costumes from across the district. We hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!
Please remember our Fall Festival will be taking place on Thursday evening (10/27/22) from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Any pre-sale fall festival wristbands can be picked up in the office either Wednesday or Thursday during school hours. This will help from having to wait in line on Thursday to enter the festival. Please don’t forget to remember to bring a bag or bucket for treats on Thursday evening for your kiddos. We are looking forward to a ghoulishly good time!
Fall Break is October 10-14th and all district and school offices will be closed. We hope everyone has a safe break and we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, October 17th.
Due to lightning within a mile we will be doing a modified dismissal. Please have your IDs ready to pick up your child from the office. Walkers and bus riders will be delayed until the lightning passes.
Tomorrow is Picture Day Bobcats!! Be sure to come to school looking sharp!
Don't forget that all orders and money for the Otis Spunkmeyer & Believe Catalog Fundraiser are due tomorrow 9/28. Thank you to everyone who participated in these fundraisers.
Due to the storm we will be following our Modified Release Plan at Bella Vista. Please be sure to bring your ID with you to pick up your student. Bus riders will be kept indoors until the lightning has passed.
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Join us tomorrow for Math Night!!
Family Math Night is activities and games that are math related. Some of the activities/games are: estimation jars; probability; creating 3D shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows; math war; math puzzles; math versatiles; tangrams.
All district and school offices will be closed on Monday, September 5th in honor of Labor Day. Please have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s office identified an event at a Cochise County school about a student bringing a firearm and ammunition to school on August 29th. This event did NOT happen at a Sierra Vista Unified School District school. We will always notify all parents in the event an actual firearm is ever brought on campus. Students and staff safety is a top priority and parent communication is critical.
Thank you to all area law enforcement for protecting all Cochise County schools and children.
Who is ready to start school?!?!?!
All SVUSD schools have their first day tomorrow. We are excited to have everyone back after the summer break. Just a few reminders:
Buses will be out in the community so please be cautious when driving. There are a lot of first day jitters so routes may take a little longer than normal.
Drivers, be on the lookout for all school zones and remember to slow down.
The national free meal program ended last school year so meals are no longer free for all students. Be sure to load your MySchoolBucks account so your students can buy meals if they need.
All students at Carmichael Elementary still receive free meals.
Tomorrow is an early release day. Elementary ends at 12:45pm, JCMS ends at 2:15pm and Buena ends at noon.
We cannot wait to see everyone tomorrow!
We cannont wait to see everyone tomorrow
The Bobcats are excited to start a new school year!!! Next Monday we will be hosting an Open House at Bella Vista from 4:30-6:30pm. All registered families are welcome to attend to take a tour of the school, visit classrooms, and meet the teachers and staff. We hope to see all of our Bobcats there on Monday, August 1st!
