The Mountain Vista Voice
(Parent newsletter) January edition, 2025
Happy New Year Mountain Vista Families!
We hope that you had a restful break and enjoyed spending time with friends and family. We are excited for all that 2025 will bring to our Mountain Vista Rams.
As we enter the new year, we want to recognize Dr. Nicole Paxton for being named the Colorado Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year! Thank you, Dr. Paxton for all that you do to move our students forward!
As we return and begin the 3rd quarter of the school year, we plan to hit the ground running! With half of the school year completed, we are committed to ensuring that each minute of each school day is maximized. With every day missed, or every day of late arrival equates to minutes or even hours of instructional time lost. If your child is late 10 minutes, twice a week, this equates to 80 minutes a month, 720 minutes during the school year! Our staff prides themselves on bell-to-bell instruction, meaning that students are engaged in instruction from the minute the bell rings in the morning, to when the bell rings to go home. Please continue to support in getting your child(ren) to school on time every day. If your child will be out, be sure to input the absence into the following link to get them excused, https://tinyurl.com/AttendanceMVCS
Do you have uniform clothing that your child no longer fits? Drop them off in our front office! We can always use extra uniform pieces!
Thank you for your continued support and thank you for choosing Mountain Vista! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to a member of our team with any questions or concerns! Go Rams!
Proud to be a Ram,
Dr. Angela Valdez, Principal
¡Feliz Año Nuevo familias de Mountain Vista!
Esperamos que haya tenido un descanso reparador y haya disfrutado pasando tiempo con amigos y familiares. Estamos emocionados por todo lo que el 2025 traerá a nuestros Mountain Vista Rams.
Al entrar en el nuevo año, queremos reconocer a la Dra. Nicole Paxton por haber sido nombrada la Subdirectora del Año de Nivel Medio de Colorado. ¡Gracias, Dr. Paxton por todo lo que hace para que nuestros estudiantes avancen!
A medida que regresamos y comenzamos el 3er trimestre del año escolar, ¡planeamos comenzar a trabajar! Con la mitad del año escolar completado, nos comprometemos a garantizar que cada minuto de cada día escolar se maximice. Cada día que se pierde, o cada día de llegada tardía equivale a minutos o incluso horas de tiempo de instrucción perdido. Si su hijo llega tarde 10 minutos, dos veces por semana, esto equivale a 80 minutos al mes, ¡720 minutos durante el año escolar! Nuestro personal se enorgullece de la instrucción de campana a campana, lo que significa que los estudiantes participan en la instrucción desde el momento en que suena la campana por la mañana hasta cuando suena la campana para irse a casa. Por favor, continúe apoyando para que su (s) hijo (s) llegue a la escuela a tiempo todos los días. Si su hijo va a estar fuera, asegúrese de ingresar la ausencia en el siguiente enlace para que se le excuse, https://tinyurl.com/AttendanceMVCS
¿Tiene ropa de uniforme que a su hijo ya no le queda? ¡Déjalos en nuestra oficina principal! ¡Siempre podemos usar piezas extra uniformes!
¡Gracias por su continuo apoyo y gracias por elegir Mountain Vista! ¡No dude en comunicarse con un miembro de nuestro equipo si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud! ¡Vamos Rams!
Orgulloso de ser un Ram,
Dra. Ángela Valdez, Directora
Kindergarten
We saw so much growth in students’ assessment results before break and are so proud of each and every one of our students for trying so hard to do their best. We are super excited to start our new units in Math and Literacy. In Literacy we are starting our “Rainbow Word Challenge”. Make sure that you are studying your “tricky words”, Kindergarten!!!
4th grade
Welcome back 4th grade! We are excited to be back in school and ready to learn and finish out the second half of the year strong. In math, we will jumping into fractions. We have lots of hands on activities planned to help students and to make learning fun. In ELA, we will continue to work on narrative writing. Students are loving to chance to be creative and express themselves through writing. We will also begin our geology unit and work on all our informational reading standards.
6th grade
In social studies this month, we will be wrapping up learning about ancient civilizations in the Americas. We will study the Inca Empire of South America to start and then switch to the colonization of the Americas. Topics will include the Columbian Exchange, Jamestown Colony, The American Revolution, and will finish up with the founding of the United States and its government.
8th grade
STEM
On a sunny Friday afternoon, students at Mountain Vista Community School had an amazing experience as they launched alpha 2 rockets designed to soar into the sky. The excitement was contagious, with cheers of “whooaa” echoing each time a rocket took flight!
In preparation for this thrilling event, Middle School students delved into the fascinating history and technology of rocketry. They also had the chance to build and design their own rockets, guided by our dedicated teachers and teacher aides.
This incredible day was filled with hands-on learning, blending science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with creative rocket building, and launching. "Rocket Day" was a fantastic way to engage Middle School students in STEAM concepts while having a blast!
Stay tuned for more exciting events at MVCS!
Martin Luther King Day 1/20
No school on 1/20.
On Monday January 20th we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. ! His work towards equality, justice and nonviolence continues to inspire us all. Let us all honor his vision by striving for kindness, understanding and a more inclusive world every day.
