Last Thursday was our annual Read Across America Family Night and it was an amazing time. Families and students came out to enjoy games, meet some great characters, and take home a book of their choosing. Thank you to all of the staff for their hard work and to our families who came out to enjoy.
Happy Reading!!!
Spring Break is March 13th through 17th. All school and district offices will be closed. We hope everyone enjoys their break and will see you all again on Monday, March 20th.
This week SVUSD honored 8 outstanding educators as Teacher of the Year for each of our schools. Every one of these individuals is an exemplary teacher and help all of their students be the best student they can be. Over the next 8 days we will meet each one of these teachers and learn a little bit about what makes them so amazing.
Congratulations to all of you, you make SVUSD an amazing district for our students!
Tonight is the night! The Sierra Vista Unified School District Curriculum Department invites Pre-K-8th Grade Students and Families to our annual Title I Read Across American Family Night! Join us as we celebrate reading and all of the adventures a book can take us on. Follow the White Rabbit for a night of games, activities, books and much much more. Maybe even a tea party with the Mad Hatter. Read Across America Title 1 Family Night is on Thursday, March 9th from 4:00-5:30pm at the Rothery Educational Center. We hope to see you there!!
Join us for the All-City Choir Concert on Thursday, March 9th at7pm at the Klein Center for the Performing Arts located inside Buena High School!
The Sierra Vista Unified School District Curriculum Department invites Pre-K-8th Grade Students and Families to our annual Title I Read Across American Family Night! Join us as we celebrate reading and all of the adventures a book can take us on. Follow the White Rabbit for a night of games, activities, books and much much more. Maybe even a tea party with the Mad Hatter. Read Across America Title 1 Family Night is on Thursday, March 9th from 4:00-5:30pm at the Rothery Educational Center. We hope to see you there!!
The All-City Band Concert is on Wednesday, March 8th at 7pm in The Klein Center for the Performing Arts located in Buena High School. Join us for this band concert from all of our school!
Attention Class of 2027! Getting To Know Buena is Tuesday, March 7th from 4:30-6:30 at Buena High School.
Come by Buena High School and learn about all of the great learning opportunities, clubs, programs and extracurricular activities Buena has to offer.
Teachers, Administration, Counselors and current Students will be on hand to answer any questions you and your family may have.
You can also complete your 2023-2024 Course Request by visiting this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1l3FKDMrQzv9S0EjauBcXZvdzACTYnP7NLFafh3cw5lo/viewform?edit_requested=true
Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all SVUSD schools will be closed to students for the full day on Thursday, March 2nd.
The Sierra Vista Unified School District Curriculum Department invites Pre-K-8th Grade Students and Families to our annual Title I Read Across American Family Night!
Join us as we celebrate reading and all of the adventures a book can take us on. Follow the White Rabbit for a night of games, activities, books and much much more. Maybe even a tea party with the Mad Hatter.
Read Across America Title 1 Family Night is on Thursday, March 9th from 4:00-5:30pm at the Rothery Educational Center.
We hope to see you there!!
Join us for a dedication celebration for Mrs. Connie Johnson during our Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, February 22nd at the Rothery Educational Center Conference Room.
There will be no school on Friday, February 17th and Monday, February 20th in honor of Presidents Day. All school and district offices will also be closed. Please have a safe holiday weekend.
Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all Sierra Vista Unified School District schools will have a delayed start time of two hours. Buena will begin at 9:20am, JCMS at 11am and elementary schools at 10am. Bus times will be pushed back 2 hours on all routes and stops. All release times will remain as a normal Wednesday school day. Breakfast will still be available but only cereal, lunch will be served as normal. Buena will not have zero hour. Thank you.
You are invited to Meet you SVUSD School Counselor Night on Wednesday, February 8th at the Rothery Education Center from 4:30pm -5:30Pm. Stop by and learn about what School Counselors do and meet our team. Every student deserves a school counselor to help with academic achievement strategies, managing emotions and applying interpersonal skills, and planning for postsecondary options.
Every day, school counselors make a difference for students. Learn more at schoolcounselor.org/role
#NSCW23
#HelpingStudentsDreamBig
Happy National School Counselor Week Dr. Ross!!!
Dr. Carolyn Ross is the Counselor at Joyce Clark Middle School.
"One of the greatest things about being Counselor at Joyce Clark Middle School is helping students between elementary and high school. There is so much change during this time for students and their families and Counselor Dr. Carolyn Ross finds joy in helping JCMS students, families and staff during this transition. She tries to bring out the best in each student and staff as she helps students make good choices and remain safe, respectful and responsible each day. "
Thank you for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig
School counselors help students in more ways than you may know. This week we celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2023. All week we will feature one of our amazing counselors and what they to #HelpingStudentsDreamBig.
Today in second period a student experienced a medical emergency. Nursing staff called 911 and the student's parents. The student was taken by ambulance to the hospital. There was never any threat or danger to students at JCMS. Thank you to students and staff for their quick response. Thank you, JCMS Administration.
Yesterday we held the 2nd annual SVUSD68 Spelling Bee. The 14 participants were the champions and runner-ups from each elementary and our middle school. Congratulations to all of our school winners for making it to the district wide Spelling Bee!
After 17 rounds with 106 words called, January was the championship word.
SVUSD68 2023 Champion is Quinn H. a 6th grader from Huachuca Mountain Elementary.
And our runner-up, Landen M. a 4th grader from Village Meadows Elementary gave it his all!
Quinn will be representing SVUSD68 at the Cochise County Regional Spelling Bee next month! Good Luck, Quinn!
SVUSD Curriculum Office is hosting a presentation about the proposed new science curriculum on Thursday, January 19th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Rothery Education Center Conference Room. During the presentation representatives from both programs, Inspire Science and BRW AP Science, will walk through their respective programs and take questions from the attendees.
5:00-5:05 Welcome & explanation of our process by Terri Romo, Assistant Superintendent
5:05-5:25 Presentation from Inspire Science
5:25-5:35 Community questions for Inspire Science
5:35-5:40 Transition to BRW AP Science
5:40-5:50 Presentation from BRW AP Science
5:50-6:00 Community questions BRW AP Science
Any questions that cannot be answered during the presentation will be sent to the companies for a reply and the district will post the answers on our website. If you would like to submit questions for the company please print from the link below and bring it with you to the event.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2408/svusd/2704418/_Science_Curriculum_Questions_Form__1_.pdf
All schools and offices will be closed tomorrow in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
