ANNOUNCEMENTS:

REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2010/2011

Registration for fall classes continues. Placement in specific classes will be made by the end of July after we have had an opportunity to evaluate spring testing, review what children completed this school year and consider teacher recommendations. Monthly payments for the 2010/2011 school year begin June 1st and continue for 10 consecutive months ending with the March 2011 payment. If you are planning to pay the year’s tuition in full and receive the 9% discount, that payment is due on or before June 1st.  If you pay half the year’s tuition to receive a 4 % discount that payment is also due June 1st.  You will receive a reminder notice of the payment schedule in late April or early May. The first semester activity/supply fee will also be due for all students in preschool - 6th grades with the June payment.  We look forward to an exciting new year and the continued success of our NVA students.

END OF THE YEAR MUSICAL PROGRAMS

Students in our 1st and 2nd grades will be presenting the musical program “DISNEY DAZZLE” on Monday, May 24th at 2:00 PM in our multipurpose room.

On Tuesday, May 25th at 9:15 AM, Mrs. Crowder’s and Mrs. Esposito’s 2 Day Preschool Classes will have their “GRADUATION” in the multipurpose room with dismissal immediately following the program.

Also, On Tuesday, May 25th in our multipurpose room beginning at 10:15 AM, all of our Kindergarten classes will present “AMERICA, AMERICA”.  A normal school day will follow the program. 

Finally, on Tuesday, May 25th at 2 PM in the multipurpose our 3rd - 6th graders will perform “ROCK ‘N ROLL IS HERE TO STAY”. 

On Wednesday, May 26th in our multipurpose room beginning at 9:15 AM, Mrs. Crowder’s and Mrs. Esposito’s 3 Day Preschool Classes will have their “GRADUATION” with dismissal following the program. 

Finally, on Wednesday, May 26th, Mrs. Esposito’s and Mrs. Smith’s 5 Day Afternoon Classes;  Mrs. McSweeney’s and Mrs. Purdef’s All Day PreK classes will present “ A  TO  Z “ beginning at 11:00 AM in the multipurpose room with dismissal following the program.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - REMAINDER OF 2009/2010 SCHOOL YEAR IMPORTANT DATES

Parent Conference Week - April 26th

No School Thursday, April 29th for the 2 Day Preschool Classes only - Teacher Work Day

No School Friday, April 30th for all other classes - Teacher Work Day

Last Day of School for 2 Day Morning Preschool Classes Tuesday, May 25th

Last Day of School for All Other Classes - Morning of Wednesday, May 26th - Noon Dismissal for All Day Classes - 1st - 6th Grades -No After Care

ABSENCES

We ask your help that, as best you can, absences for reasons other than for illness be kept to a minimum.  Teachers are working hard to maintain routines and keep a strong academic focus within classrooms.  Our commitment to you is one of excellence in achievement for each child at New Vistas.  While we appreciate children making up work, they often miss important direct instruction, classroom discussions and opportunities for supervised applied practice.  Thanks for your help!

SCHOOL CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INFORMATION

With all the bad press in the paper regarding tuition tax credit in Arizona, we want you to know which group we use and why, so that you can feel comfortable that your tax deductible funds are being used in the proper way.  

New Vistas funds go through the Arizona School Choice Trust. We continue to use this organization because of the highly ethical commitment they have made to provide scholarships for low income families, or families with a very specific financial need. They have always been very careful to follow the letter of the law, as intended. Funds go into school accounts, if designated, for general use.

We called the trust to make sure that this is happening and are assured that 96% of the dollars collected are dispersed yearly. Arizona School Choice Trust requires tax statements to support the eligibility of candidates to receive funds.

Again this year, through the Arizona Tuition Tax Credit Program, it will be possible for taxpayers to receive a full dollar for dollar tax credit (up to $500 individual or $1000 per couple on state income tax) for contributions made to an educational trust. We suggest you may wish to designate your tax dollars go into the fund to support scholarships specifically for New Vistas’ students. This is important because an unexpected financial setback, illness in the family, divorce or job loss, can create a sudden crisis in any of our lives. Parents would then be eligible to apply for these general funds in time of need.  And, while we hope that this never happens to any of our families, this aid can allow our families to maintain consistency in their children’s lives when it is most crucial.

2009/2010 TUITION AND ACTIVITY FEE SCHEDULE REMINDER

Parents should have already received a letter in the mail as reminder of when tuition payments for next school year are due.  The letter also listed the tuition amount.  June 2009 - March 2010 tuition payments are due the first of each month beginning June 1, 2009.  You will not make tuition payments in April and May of 2010.  If you are planning to pay the year’s tuition in full and receive the 9% discount that payment was due on or before June 1st.  If you pay half the year’s tuition to receive a 4 % discount that payment was also due June 1st. The second half of the year’s tuition would then be due November 1st to receive the other 4% discount. These payments are nonrefundable and nontransferable because we staff our classes and order materials based on these numbers. When parents make either the full year’s payment or half year’s payment in full or make June’s single month payment, the activity/supply fees are to be included.  Please contact us as soon as possible if your plans have changed for the 2009/2010 school year.  Thank you!

NEW VISTAS YEARBOOKS

Memory Makers will again be the publisher of our 2009/2010 New Vistas' Yearbook. There will be individual pictures of all students, teachers and aides, and a collage page for each class. Each student will receive a yearbook at the end of the school year.  The cost of the yearbook is included in the activity/supply fees paid each semester, so every student will receive a yearbook in May.