A la Vista- Ada Vista

Hola Ada Vista familias,

We have had such a wonderful week of joy and community! Monday we had our first House Gathering, where one class from each grade level came together to get to know each other and build a sense of community and belonging. It was incredibly powerful to see how our older students stepped up to make sure our littles felt seen and heard. 💙 We were also thrilled to recognize our September Students of the Month this week. These outstanding students were nominated by their peers for exemplifying PRIDE and making a meaningful impact on our school community all month long. Now please see below for a fun photo from our House Gatherings plus important dates and information!

October 12th: Kindergarten dental screening

October 14th and 22nd: Conferences

October 15th: Early Release

October 16th/19th: No School!

October 23rd: Picture Retakes

October 30th: Halloween/Harvest Celebrations, Parade at 2:00!

Want to add all of our dates to your Digital Calendar? Use THIS LINK, scroll to the bottom right of the calendar and click the button that says “subscribe to calendar”. You'll be able to pick which one is compatible with your calendar!

1. Toys & Pokemon Cards

Please remember that toys, trading cards (including Pokémon), and personal trinkets should stay safely at home. These items can easily become a major distraction in the classroom and, unfortunately, often end up lost, damaged, or misplaced during the school day. To keep learning focused and avoid any lost treasures, please help your child check their backpacks before leaving for school each morning. Thank you for your support and partnership!

2. Sibling Census

Families who currently have enrolled immersion students, or have immersion alumni siblings, are eligible for the Sibling Registration. The SiblingRegistration window opens November 24, 2025. Please bring the completed Language Immersion Kindergarten Program Intent to Enroll Form AND a copy of your student's Birth Certificate to the Ada Vista office no later than January 5, 2026 at noon in order to secure your student's placement for the 2026-27 school year.

3. Spooky STEAM Opportunity

Ready for some spooky science and some great STEAM activities? Check out THIS opportunity! If you do attend, please send pictures to thollenbeck@fhps.net.

4. Assessment Results

Check your student's backpack on Friday October 9th to find their MAP and/or MSTEP results. If your child is in 4th grade, you can also expect to find their M-STEP results. If they are not in your child's backpack today, your teacher may be handing them out at conferences!

5. Art Sketchbooks

Sra Gregory still needs help with one more grade-level set of sketchbooks (about 95 total)! If you're able to support, order HERE.

6. Caminata Signs

If you have not grabbed your Caminata sign, please come do so by Thursday October 15th otherwise they will be discarded. You can find them in our front entrance!

7. Ada Vista Coro

Sra. Brooks will be leading an after school choir again this year for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students. Please see the information below, you may sign your child up through Community Enrichment,

https://operations.daxko.com/Online/5489/ProgramsV2/Home.mvc. Please reach out to Sra. Brooks with any questions at abrooks@fhps.net.

Rehearsals: Thursdays starting October 22nd until December 10th

Concert: Thursday, December 17th at 6:30pm at FHN (call time for choir is 5:30pm)

Rehearsal Time: Right after school on Thursdays until 4:30

Place: Ada Vista Music Room

Cost: $115 (includes a t-shirt to be worn at the concert)

Music: We will sing a few holiday songs and also some songs about peace, light, and winter.

8. Mark your Calendars!

Ada Vista Music Program on March 23, 2027

1st/2nd grades at 6:00 p.m.

3rd/4th grades at 7:00 p.m.

Please note: La Bamba will be sung with Alumni at the 7:00pm program only.

Check out the Ada Vista Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) resource hub. We aim to strengthen community and encourage engagement to enrich our children's educational experiences at Ada Vista Elementary. The families and staff at Ada Vista are committed, loving, compassionate and seek to make this world a better place, one child at a time. Thank you for supporting our school community!

Sipzee

Always have can returns waiting in your garage? Well look no further, AV has officially set up a partnership with Sipzee. They will come pick up your returnables from your house, and AV gets part of the return profits! You need approximately a garbage bag full of cans for them to come to your home, but as someone who has used this service before it is well worth it! AV gets 5 cents per can, the pickup person gets 4 cents and Sipzee only takes 1 cent! Go to THIS website to sign up for your first pickup and simply select "Donate to a local non profit and select Ada Vista" when you get to the page that asks how you would like to be paid.

***UPDATE: NOW YOU CAN DROP OFF YOUR CANS TO US! AV HAS A RECYCLING BIN OUTSIDE BY THE MAIN ENTRANCE LABELED "SIPZEE" THAT YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR CANS IN!***

Please make sure they're in a bag, that's all we ask!

BoxTops

Ada Vista is partnered with BoxTops! All you have to do is download the app, set up an account, connect to Ada Vista and scan your receipts. Even if you don't do it every time, when you do remember it helps!

Download Bus App

Bus route details will be available on the My Ride K-12 App. Please visit the FHPS Transportation website for more information.