Greetings Mountain Vista Families!
Welcome to the last quarter of the 2024-2025 school year!
During the month of April, our students in grades 3rd-8th will take the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) state assessment in English language arts, math, and science for grades 5th and 8th. Please see dates below and help us by ensuring your child arrives at school on time as well as schedule appointments around these days. The CMAS measures students' progress in English, math, science, and social studies and mastery of the Colorado state standards.
April 8th-April 10th (English Language Arts for grades 3-8)
April 11th (4th and 7th grade socials studies)
April 15th-April 17th (math for grades 3-8)
April 18, 22, 23 (science for grades 5 and 8)
As we approach the end of the school year, be on the lookout for information about field day and end of year graduations for kindergarten, 5th grade, as well as 8th grade students.
As a graduate of Harrison School District 2, I couldn’t be more proud to serve you as Mountain Vista Community School's principal. We truly have the best students, families, and staff. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or a member of my team with any needs that you might have.
As always, go RAMS!
Dr. Angela Valdez, Principal
719-527-3405
¡Saludos familias de Mountain Vista!
¡Bienvenidos al último trimestre del año escolar 2024-2025!
Durante el mes de abril, nuestros estudiantes en los grados 3º al 8º tomarán la evaluación estatal de Medidas de Éxito Académico de Colorado (CMAS) en artes del lenguaje en inglés, matemáticas y ciencias para los grados 5º y 8º. Consulte las fechas a continuación y ayúdenos asegurándose de que su hijo llegue a la escuela a tiempo, así como programe citas en estos días. El CMAS mide el progreso de los estudiantes en inglés, matemáticas, ciencias y estudios sociales y el dominio de los estándares del estado de Colorado.
8 de abril-10 de abril (Artes del Lenguaje en inglés para los grados 3-8)
11 de abril (4º y 7º grado, estudios sociales)
Del 15 al 17 de abril (matemáticas para los grados 3-8)
18, 22, 23 de abril (ciencias para 5º y 8º grado)
A medida que nos acercamos al final del año escolar, esté atento a la información sobre el día de campo y las graduaciones de fin de año para los estudiantes de kindergarten, 5º grado y 8º grado.
Como graduada de D2, no podría estar más orgullosa de servirle como la directora. Realmente tenemos a los mejores estudiantes, familias y personal. Como siempre, no dude en ponerse en contacto conmigo o con un miembro de mi equipo con cualquier necesidad que pueda tener.
Adelante,
Dra. Angela Valdez, Directora
719-527-3405 avaldez@hsd2.org
1st Grade
1st grade has been learning about different types of habitats from the Arctic to the East African Savanna to the Sonoran Deserts! Students have been excited to discuss what they have learned about each habitat and how animals adapt and survive. Students are also continuing to learn about place value in math that will teach them life long skills well into adulthood! Students have been curious about place value by using different strategies of adding and subtracting tens and ones and using math tools such as money and manipulatives to get hands on experience with place value.
3rd Grade
We are really focusing on reviewing skills to prepare for the CMAS testing such as breaking down prompts and word problems. We are also working on highlighting key parts with pink to think and blue to do. In math, we are reviewing some fractions skills and composite area. In reading, we will be studying the different Native American groups found in the United States.
5th Grade
5th Grade has completed our decimal unit in math and will finish the year learning about 3 dimensional figures and coordinate planes. We are also reading our novel, "Holes", and we cannot wait to dress up like our favorite characters when we're done! We will soon celebrate all of our hard work this year at an exciting STEM field trip. More information to come!
7th Grade
Students have been working on writing. We’ve been exploring how to ensure we understand writing prompts, gather the best evidence, organizing, and overall be more effective writers and communicators.
CLDE
Our CLDE program is proud of the hard work our students put into completing the ACCESS Test last month, which measured their progress in English language development. As we transition into the next phase of the school year, we are now preparing for the upcoming CMAS test following Spring Break. This is an important opportunity for students to demonstrate their academic growth in core content areas. We will continue to support our multilingual learners with targeted instruction and test readiness strategies to help them feel confident and prepared.
Special Education
Students in Ms. H's CSD classroom enjoyed celebrating stellar behavior and hard work during the third quarter with a fun baked potato party! Ms. H's class has been working hard on practicing more independence throughout their days and demonstrating problem solving skills when things don't go as planned. The hard work put in by students paid off, and they had lots of fun picking toppings for their baked potato and coloring in their own paper baked potatoes!
Parent Advisory Committee
Come join us on Thursday, April 24th from 5 to 7 p.m. for Parent Advisory Committee where families and staff collaborate to promote student and community involvement along with providing a platform of parent voices to be heard to take to the board of education about the needs of the school and district to ensure student success.
