Dear Wildcat Families:

Welcome Back! The school year is off to a great start.  All of our teachers, staff, and students are hard at work to ensure that we are meeting the academic, emotional, social, and physical needs of your children. Each day our summer modernization project draws closer to being completed. Thus far, the new classroom windows are a big hit and bring more natural light into our classrooms. Our newly remodeled main office is open and provides us with more overall space. Our new music and computer labs will be completed by the end of October.

The start of a new school year is an exciting time.  It presents opportunities for various beginnings-new classes new faces, and often new materials.  The Alta Vista learning community would like to extend a warm welcome to all families old and new to Alta Vista.

Communication is critical and important for the continued success of our school.  At Alta Vista, information is distributed in your students' Thursday folder or posted on our web-site. A "School Call-Out" is used from time time to remind our community of upcoming school/community events and dates of interest. 

Research clearly indicates the connection between attendance and student performance.  Maintaining high standards of attendance creates opportunities for a greater level of academic, emotional, social, and physical success.  Please assist us in making sure your child arrives to school on time and on a positive note.

This year, as in the past, we must concentrate on the processes that spur continued advancement: evaluating what we have, detemine what we can do to improve, and identifying what we need to make those improvements.

Let us make 2010-2011 our best year!

It's a GREAT day to be a WILDCAT!!!!!

Anthony J. Taranto

Principal