A message from Mrs. Holloman, Principal
Dear IVES Families,
We can’t believe we’re already in the final month of the school year—and our students are feeling it too! Just this morning, one student greeted me at the front door and said they didn’t want the school year to end. It reminded me of something we often say: A building is just a building when it’s empty, but it becomes a school when it’s full of children. That’s how we like it best!
It has truly been an honor working with your children this year. We’ve had an incredible year of learning, growth, and memorable experiences, and we still have exciting events ahead this month:
Staff Appreciation Week, May 5th-9th - Thank you for sending in so many wonderful items to support our outstanding staff next week as we seek to honor everyone for their consistent care and commitment to serving students well. We appreciate your generous support!
Popcorn Day – May 15: Our last Popcorn Day of the year! All proceeds will go toward teacher classroom needs as we prepare for the 2025–2026 school year.
Family Movie Night – May 9: Huge thanks to our fabulous PTO, who have supported us all year long. They are hosting a fun and relaxing Family Movie Night—don’t miss it!
Continuation Celebrations – May 22: We will celebrate our Kindergarteners and 5th graders as they prepare for the next step in their educational journey. This is an especially meaningful milestone for 21 of our 5th graders who began their time at IVES as Kindergarteners and are now completing their elementary journey with us.
As we reflect on this school year, we are proud of all that’s been accomplished. Our students have shown incredible growth in reading and math. We earned the High Reliability Schools Level 1 distinction. We had a successful Boosterthon event - thanks to ALL of you, our Flyer Choir is once again competing at Elitch Gardens this Saturday, and we continue to have the very best students and staff in D49.
It has been an absolute privilege to serve as the principal of this amazing community. Thank you for your continued support—we are already planning for a fantastic 2025–2026 school year!
Warmly,
Pam Holloman
Principal
Battle of the Books takes second place!
2nd Place!! We are proud to share that our teams did an amazing job today at the 39th Annual Battle of the Books competition at Colorado College! This event started in 1986, and today 70 schools from the Pikes Peak region got together to compete. We are thrilled with our 2nd place finish! There were 131 teams and 655 students there today! Fantastic job, Flyers!!
Student Leaders host community bingo!
Welcome to Inspiration View Elementary! Home of the Flyers!
I-Inspire
V-Value
E-Excellence
S-Safe
Ives' Flyers play an active role in their learning and inspire self and others to success, value self and others, pursue excellence both personally and academically, and contribute to a safe and secure school environment
Our Beliefs as an IVES School Community
1. We believe all students can, do and must learn at a high level and that they learn best in a safe, secure, positive and respectful environment.
2. We believe in targeted instruction and in assessing data regularly to adjust instruction towards improving student achievement.
3. We believe that each one of us has the ability and capacity to work well as a team and to be a valuable contributor to the team.
4. We believe that community is built through authentic, respectful, collaborative and meaningful relationships.
5. We believe in and give opportunities for students to identify and cultivate their individual passions and talents.
Website: https://www.d49.org/IVES
Location: 9233 Vista Del Pico Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone: 719-495-5300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IVESD49