Principal's Message
Dear Ventura Park Elementary Families:
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! I hope you have had a wonderful summer, and are looking forward with enthusiasm to the new school year. The Ventura Park Elementary Staff is excited to have you as partners in the education of your children. We want to assure you that we will do our very best to help our students experience academic, social, and emotional growth. With your support, this will be an excellent school year. This letter includes important information for getting this year off to a great start. I encourage you to call the school office with any questions you may have at this time and throughout the school year. If your questions regard in-class events, please ask to speak with the teacher. If you have questions about school programs, curricula, or activities, please feel free to contact me directly.
School Supply List
2011-2012 Ventura Park School Supply List
There is a one-time $25 supply fee per child. This fee is for consumable supplies that will be used throughout the year. It replaces the usual supply list.
Please DO NOT purchase any supplies or send any supplies from home. Your child’s teacher will purchase supplies over the summer. This fee is NOT optional.
A community supply method will be used. There are many benefits to this method for the parent, child, and classroom teacher. It will save parents money because we are able to buy in bulk, allowing us to purchase a larger variety and better quality of supplies. Students feel more equality because all supplies are the same color, style, size, etc. Students also learn many social skills from sharing supplies. By purchasing supplies over the summer, our classrooms are set up and ready for the first day of school with the supplies that are needed.
Smart Trips - Free Resources and Fundraiser!
Families of 2nd & 5th grade students will be receiving SmartTrips to School transportation resource order forms in home mailboxes throughout February. The order form offers families free maps, activity books, and safety information on walking, biking, public transit and carpool. Everything is free, and families receive only what they request. All materials are delivered by bicycle direct to the home address.
While SmartTrips provides helpful resources to encourage active transportation, it also works as a fundraiser for the school. For every family that places an order by the April 1 deadline the school will receive $5 (a minimum of 10 orders is required).
