Viper Voice

As we head into the Thanksgiving break, I want to wish each of you a restful and joyful time with family and friends. When we return, we'll jump right back into the exciting weeks leading up to Winter Break!

When we return from break, we have two exciting Fridays to spark curiosity and get our kids excited about STEAM before we head into Winter Break. Friday December 6th will be a STEAM Friday and our 1st Annual SV STEAM Career Day on December 13th!!

We are still looking for 7 amazing presenters to share their STEAM careers with our students. Our goal is to have at least one presenter for every grade level! If you or someone you know is interested and available on December 13th from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, please reach out to me as soon as possible using the STEAM Career Day Sign-Up button below.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving break, and I look forward to seeing everyone back, ready to finish the semester strong!

We know our teachers and staff are the BEST and we love to appreciate what they are doing! Share with us an awesome experience or just a kind note to pass along! These messages from our community mean so much to us!

SV Food Drive

Supporting St.Mary's Food Bank

Please Donate Nonperishable Items

to the classroom from Nov.12th-Dec.6th

8th graders will be at parent drop off to pick up all the food

so your little ones won't have to carry items that are too heavy.

SV collected 1,528 pounds of food last year which made 1,273 meals

for families in need. We are hoping to collect over 2,000 pounds this

year. Thank you so much for your support!

Girls on the Run will be back in 2025 with a brand-new curriculum! This activity-based, youth development program is for girls in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. It starts on February 4 and ends on April 26 with a county-wide 5k fun run. Meetings will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 - 5:15 on the Sierra Verde STEAM Academy campus. Our coaches will be Linda O'Berry (SV Substitute Teacher), Julie Harpt (Community Volunteer), Barb Willis (former SV 1st Grade Teacher), and Lori Swafford (SV Paraprofessional). The cost is $200 for curriculum materials, t-shirt, water bottle, 5k race entry, swag and more! Registration begins November 1st and ends November 30th. For more information about this wonderful program, please see the attached flyer, view the videos Girls on the Run - 2022 Annual Video and Beyond the Finish Line: GOTR Impact Stories, and visit the local Girls on the Run website: Girls on the Run. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. O'Berry at Lsoberry@ymail.com.

• Day 3 Specials

• 8:00 AM - Varsity Percussion Sectionals, JV Woodwind Sectionals
• 3:30 PM - Volleyball Practice
• 3:30 PM - Garden Club
• 3:30 PM - Cross Country Practice
• 3:30 PM - NJHS Meeting
• 3:45 PM - SV Band MRHS Conservatory

• 8:00 AM - Varsity Band Woodwind Sectionals
• 3:30 PM - Volleyball Practice
• 3:30 PM - Young Rembrandts Drawing Club
• 3:45 PM - Let Me Run Club
• 6:00 PM - 3rd Grade Violin Concert

• 8:00 AM - Team Connect (Room 608)
• 8:00 AM - Bass Sectionals
• 9:00 AM - Volunteer Training
• 3:30 PM - Cross Country Practice
• 3:30 PM - Volleyball Practice
• 3:30 PM - Garden Club
• 3:45 PM - SV Band Leadership Meeting

• 8:00 AM - Battle of the Books
• 8:00 AM - JV Percussion Sectionals
• 9:15 AM - 1st Grade Field Trip
• 10:30 AM - Battle of the Books Battle
• 3:30 PM - Athletes in Training: Football
• 3:30 PM - Elements of Music Club (Room 712)
• 3:45 PM - Let Me Run Club
• 4:30 PM - AWAY Volleyball Games @ West Wing

• 7:45 AM - STUCO
• 2:00 PM - Early Release - Teacher Professional Development

Cross Country:

The Vipers battled hard today at the cross country meet. The girls finished 1st place overall as a team and had some outstanding finishes. The top 5 Sierra Verde scores were Grace Wallace, Emma Chen, Alyse Holm, Eden Brown, and Krosby Kerger. The boys also fought extremely hard and finished 2nd place overall as a team. They took 1st, 2nd, and 4th place individually which is very difficult to do against over 50 runners! Brody Sauer , Yahia Elmsasry, Benson Brown, Yasin Doost and Austin Tacheene sprinted to the end to give SV our top 5 team scores. What a great meet today full of athletic talent and determination by all the runners. Hope you can catch us for our last regular season meet on December 4th at Diamond Canyon! Let's go SV!!!

Volleyball:

The Boys and Girls Volleyball team is working hard! We are refining our skills, learning rotations, and getting ready for our first game AT West Wing on December 5th. We have a lot of talent on the team and we are looking forward to getting our season started!

Cheer Coach:

Still looking for a full time Cheer Coach! If you are interested please email jolynn.copenhaver@dvusd.org

Enjoy the week off with family and friends and know we are grateful for you!

Starbucks and Dutch Bros for Staff Members

Thank you to everyone that donated a coffee treat to a staff member! We delivered these this week and our staff that got them were SO excited. Did you miss our auction but want to treat a staff member?? Email us! sierraverdeptso@gmail.com

Thank you to everyone that came out to PTSO Restaurant Night at Texas Roadhouse. BONUS points to the Ahn Family for supporting our night AND the bands Chipotle night at the same time.

We have an upcoming PTSO meeting this Thursday at 6:30pm in the library.

• If your student is going to be absent for any reason, please call our attendance line at (623) 376-4890
• All 1st-8th grade students should be dropped off in the front traffic loop, parking in the lot is reserved for Kindergarten parents only. It is also not permissible to park and cross Rose Garden or 74th Ave at any point other than our crosswalks.
• 8:45 is the start of our academic day, kids who are not in class at 8:45 will need a tardy pass.
• We cannot sign students out after 3:15.
• Do not text your students during the school day, phones are available for use at the office with staff permission.
• We will not interrupt instruction to relay messages or deliver items left at home (unless medically needed)
• Attendance warnings will be sent home for students who are absent more than 10% of days in session or who have accumulated 5+ tardies
• If you have a concern or question regarding progress, grades, or behavior, address the classroom level teacher per our DVUSD Problem Solving Guidance
• School staff and administration are not available to meet on demand, appointments will be made to set up meetings or phone calls for administrators and teachers. Walk-in appointments are not an option.
• SV teachers adhere to an email curfew. They will check emails Monday - Friday from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM only.
• SV staff will respond to emails within 48 hours, excluding weekends & holidays.
• Open Enrollment for the 25/26 school year begins November 1st at 8:00 AM!

For the 24-25 school year, we will once again be charging for school meals, to apply for a free or reduced meal application visit https://secure.ezmealapp.com or stop by Sierra Verde for a paper application (though the online process is much quicker). See the complete information from DVUSD Food & Nutrition below.

DVUSD has a birthday bucket order form that will be the only method of birthday treats for 24-25. You can fill out an application for a birthday bucket and work with our Cafeteria Manger Mrs. Debbie Jasperson to arrange these birthday treats. The Birthday Bucket application is on our homepage and is linked below as well.

In order to keep meal account balances topped off, you can put money on the student account with cash or check at the front office, drop off cash or check in the office, or use E-Z school pay. EZ School pay also has an app available to download and track your balance.

A birthday bucket is the perfect way to celebrate your student(s) birthday safely!