Summer Library Hours :

The Vista Grande library will be open every Tuesday during June and July from 10-2.

Are you looking for a great book to read? Click here for book suggestions.

Summer Programs for Students:

There are some fine arts programs happening this summer (orchestra and art/music/dance camps) that are described HERE

 

2008-09 Calendar :

The calendar for 2008-09 is official. Click here.

SAFE Before and After School Program:

Click here for more details about before and after school child care. New fees will be in place

in 2008-09.

For registration info, Click here.

Things you need to know:

• Registration information: Click here

  • Registration for all students:
    Wednesday, July 23 – Friday, August 1
    8:30 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00.

    Registration packets for returning students will be sent home with students the last week of school.

    New student registration packets may be picked up at any time during regular office hours

• Immunization information: Click here
• Summer Programs: Click here
• Schoolwear: Click here
• School Boundaries: Click here

Office Hours:

The Vista Grande school office will be closed until July 21. Hours of operation after July 21 are 8:00-4:30, Mon-Fri.

Aug. 11: Ice Cream Social and meet your teacher

Aug. 13, 14, 15: Individual student testing. Your child's teacher will contact you to set up an appointment

Aug. 18: First day of school for students

 

Internet Safety Tips for Elementary

Click here for important Internet Safety tips for parents and students

 

RRPS School Board passes new policy on use of electronic devices at school

Click here for more information

RRPS Elementary Discipline Policy

Click here for the discipline matrix for elementary schools within the Rio Rancho Public Schools. This document explains the policy VGE administration will follow when discipline issues arise.

Give Me 5! Positive Behavior Support

 

This year Vista Grande is using a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) system called

Give Me 5!

Give Me 5! refers to the five behaviors VGE expects all students to exhibit at all times.  The five behaviors are:

Be Responsible

Be Respectful

Be Safe

Be Positive

Be Kind

Since the first day of school the students have been learning how to exhibit these behaviors in various places around the school, including the classroom, playground, cafeteria and hallways. By the end of October, all students will learn the Give Me 5! expectations for every aspect of the school day.

To support students with these expectations, teachers and staff will be sending home positive postcards to notify parents that their child can “Give Me 5!” Look for them soon in your mailbox or your child’s backpack. For more information about the expected behavior for students, please refer to your Student Handbook, pages 8-11.

 

 

We believe the most promising strategy for achieving the goals of Vista Grande Elementary is to develop our capacity to function as a professional learning community. We envision a school in which staff:

• Unite to achieve a common purpose and clear goals
• Work together in collaborative teams
• Seek and implement promising strategies for improving student achievement on a continuing basis
• Monitor each student’s progress
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to the academic success and general well being of all students

In order to advance our shared vision of an exemplary school, we will:

1. Help all students achieve the intended outcomes of the curriculum by identifying and addressing their individual needs and learning styles.
2. Provide an inviting school wide environment for children - an environment with clear expectations, consistent consequences, and specific, articulated, academic goals.
3. Maintain high expectations for all children and recognize that all students, with help and support, can learn.
4. Collaborate with one another and our students so that we can achieve our collective goals more effectively.
5. Promote a positive school climate by modeling the qualities and characteristics that we hope to instill in our children.
6. Embrace collective inquiry to clarify the purpose of a professional endeavor, research effective methods and strategies collectively, and find, implement, and test best practices for achieving a stated purpose.
7. Involve parents in the education of their children by keeping them informed of student progress, offering suggestions for assisting their students, and encouraging their contribution.
8. Honor a professional and collaborative environment by committing to professional obligations. 
9. Identify children who are low performing and work together to see that they make progress towards meeting our high expectations.
10. Identify children who are high achievers and provide opportunities for enrichment or advancement so the can continue to grow academically to fulfill their own potential.