Canyon View Activities, Events, Committees, and Fundraisers
Albertson's Community Partner Card
Artist-in-Residents - A series of workshops are conducted during which teaching artists, with the ongoing support of classroom teachers, actively engage students in creative experiences. These programs are skills-based and integrate into the curriculum. Artist-in-Residence are paid for through parents donations to CVFFO and fundraisers and is categorized under In School Education Enrichment. (August 2010)
Bashas’ Community Support Card
Bashas’ Shop and Give Program
Beach Blanket Bingo
Book Fair
Bookman's Reading Challenge
Box Tops for Education
Bus Driver Appreciation - This District FFO sponsored event is held in the MAC Room in the District Office on River Road. Every school year, a District FFO is assigned the task to organize the breakfast event. In the past two years, Canyon View FFO has presented a banner to the bus drivers signed by the students. The school administrator facilitated letters written by students thanking the drivers for their service. Letters from the students are very much appreciated! (May 2010)
Canyon View Elementary School Gifts and Donations
Canyon View Family Faculty Organization (CVFFO)
CFSD Foundation
Coyote Cafe
eScrips
Field Trip - Students may go on field trips to various locations in and around Tucson. Field trips taken during the school day must support student learning of the C.F.S.D. curriculum standards. Parents are often asked to go along and chaperon a small group of students. These trips are paid for through parents direct donation to CVFFO and fundraisers.
Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, teachers plan to take 4th grade and 5th grade students on extended overnight field trips, one trip for each grade level. Field trips are paid for by donations to CVFFO 4th or 5th grade field trips. Donations directed towards these overnight trips will be returned to the donors should the trip be canceled. (August 2009)
Artist-in-Residents - A series of workshops are conducted during which teaching artists, with the ongoing support of classroom teachers, actively engage students in creative experiences. These programs are skills-based and integrate into the curriculum. Artist-in-Residence are paid for through parents donations to CVFFO and fundraisers and is categorized under In School Education Enrichment. (August 2010)
Bashas’ Community Support Card
Bashas’ Shop and Give Program
Beach Blanket Bingo
Book Fair
Bookman's Reading Challenge
Box Tops for Education
Bus Driver Appreciation - This District FFO sponsored event is held in the MAC Room in the District Office on River Road. Every school year, a District FFO is assigned the task to organize the breakfast event. In the past two years, Canyon View FFO has presented a banner to the bus drivers signed by the students. The school administrator facilitated letters written by students thanking the drivers for their service. Letters from the students are very much appreciated! (May 2010)
Canyon View Elementary School Gifts and Donations
Canyon View Family Faculty Organization (CVFFO)
CFSD Foundation
Coyote Cafe
eScrips
Field Trip - Students may go on field trips to various locations in and around Tucson. Field trips taken during the school day must support student learning of the C.F.S.D. curriculum standards. Parents are often asked to go along and chaperon a small group of students. These trips are paid for through parents direct donation to CVFFO and fundraisers.
Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, teachers plan to take 4th grade and 5th grade students on extended overnight field trips, one trip for each grade level. Field trips are paid for by donations to CVFFO 4th or 5th grade field trips. Donations directed towards these overnight trips will be returned to the donors should the trip be canceled. (August 2009)
Fire and Steel - This FFO sponsored evening event, which takes place in December, is enjoyed by many of our CV families. Our Steel Band performs while Canyon View families enjoy sipping hot chocolate around fire pits set-up around the courtyard. Canyon View’s Steel Band was started in 2000 and has released eight CDs since inception. Proceeds of CD’s support the steel band and may be purchased through our Music Teacher, Mr. Cox. (August 2009)
Fifth Grade Promotion - This ceremony acknowledges the completion of elementary education at Canyon View. The 5th Grade Team organizes the Farewell/Promotion ceremony, which is held the day before the last day of school. Volunteer parents from the fifth grade classes may be needed to help run the activities for the 5th graders on the last day of school. Activities can vary from year to year, and parent helpers are always needed and appreciated. (August 2009)
In School Education Enrichment - Artist in Resident, school assemblies, and guest speakers fall under this category in the CVFFO Budget.
Jamaica Me Spooky
Library
Lunch Playground Helpers
Math-a-thon
MPR - The Multi Purpose Room is located directly to the left of the campus entrance and is used for physical education classes, lunch, assemblies, school events, etc. (August 2009)
Math,Science & Technology Club
Open House
Prideline (Yearbook)
Principal’s Lunch - Several students from each class join Canyon View’s Principal for lunch. Depending on the weather, lunch is held outdoors or in the conference room of the administration building. By the time the school year ends, all students have at least one opportunity to attend. The purpose of Principal's Lunch is for the principal and students to get to know one another better in an informal setting. There is no criteria students must meet to be part of the lunch. Classroom teachers ensure that all students may attend at some point in the school year. (August 2009)
Poster/Publicity Committee
Pot Luck Dinner
Recycling
Read-a-thon
Room Parent
Science Fair
School Assemblies
School Beautification & Garden
School Pictures
Silent Auction
Spring Carnival
Spell-a-thon
Spirit Day
Spirit Wear
Staff Appreciation
Steel Under the Stars & Ice Cream Social
Talent Show
Teacher Fund/Grant – Teachers may submit fund requests to CVFFO for large item expenses above and beyond the allotted teacher reimbursement. Teacher funds support items needed for instructional purposes, magazine subscriptions for classroom use, courtyard mosaic tree, Health Office expenses, etc. Fund requests are reviewed and voted on during an FFO meeting. Grants/Funds are paid for through parents direct donation to CVFFO and fundraisers. (August 2009)
Teacher Reimbursement – As of 2008 school year, Canyon View FFO reimburses up to $200 maximum for expenses at the teacher’s discretion to: each of our K-5 teachers, Specialists (Art, Reading, Music, Physical Education, Gifted, Spanish, English Learner Development), School Counselor toward school supplies, Librarian, Special Educators, Learning Lab Specialists, and the school's Administrator. (Reimbursement to the Administrator was proposed during FFO's May 2010 meeting for the following school year). Receipts are submitted to CVFFO Treasurer for reimbursement up to the budgeted amount for each teacher. Refer to approved CVFFO budget for further information. (August 2009)
Vision Hearing Screening
Walk for Health (Footprints)
Library
Lunch Playground Helpers
Math-a-thon
MPR - The Multi Purpose Room is located directly to the left of the campus entrance and is used for physical education classes, lunch, assemblies, school events, etc. (August 2009)
Math,Science & Technology Club
Open House
Prideline (Yearbook)
Principal’s Lunch - Several students from each class join Canyon View’s Principal for lunch. Depending on the weather, lunch is held outdoors or in the conference room of the administration building. By the time the school year ends, all students have at least one opportunity to attend. The purpose of Principal's Lunch is for the principal and students to get to know one another better in an informal setting. There is no criteria students must meet to be part of the lunch. Classroom teachers ensure that all students may attend at some point in the school year. (August 2009)
Poster/Publicity Committee
Pot Luck Dinner
Recycling
Read-a-thon
Room Parent
Science Fair
School Assemblies
School Beautification & Garden
School Pictures
Silent Auction
Spring Carnival
Spell-a-thon
Spirit Day
Spirit Wear
Staff Appreciation
Steel Under the Stars & Ice Cream Social
Talent Show
Teacher Fund/Grant – Teachers may submit fund requests to CVFFO for large item expenses above and beyond the allotted teacher reimbursement. Teacher funds support items needed for instructional purposes, magazine subscriptions for classroom use, courtyard mosaic tree, Health Office expenses, etc. Fund requests are reviewed and voted on during an FFO meeting. Grants/Funds are paid for through parents direct donation to CVFFO and fundraisers. (August 2009)
Teacher Reimbursement – As of 2008 school year, Canyon View FFO reimburses up to $200 maximum for expenses at the teacher’s discretion to: each of our K-5 teachers, Specialists (Art, Reading, Music, Physical Education, Gifted, Spanish, English Learner Development), School Counselor toward school supplies, Librarian, Special Educators, Learning Lab Specialists, and the school's Administrator. (Reimbursement to the Administrator was proposed during FFO's May 2010 meeting for the following school year). Receipts are submitted to CVFFO Treasurer for reimbursement up to the budgeted amount for each teacher. Refer to approved CVFFO budget for further information. (August 2009)
Vision Hearing Screening
Walk for Health (Footprints)
Webmaster -Updates information on the web as directed by the CVFFO Executive Board. All members of the Executive Board and Committee Chairpersons are encouraged to update their respective webpages. A Committee Chairperson may be added as a collaborator of the CVFFO website with permission from the FFO Executive Board. A Gmail account or Google account will need to be submitted to provide access to this site.
Yearbook
Yearbook