Huachuca Mountain Elementary School

🎄🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ The Bolts had a BLAST at yesterday’s Grinch Run! 🎉 Our boys and girls gave it their all, and we couldn’t be prouder of every participant. 🙌 Check out these happy winners—way to go, Bolts! 🏅✨ Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun and made this event so memorable. 💚 #BoltPride #GrinchRun #FunAndFitness #HolidayCheer #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

Mrs. Matthias is more than a teacher—she’s an inspiration and a treasure in the Carmichael Elementary community. A Sierra Vista native, she attended Bella Vista and Village Meadows, graduated from Buena High School, and earned her degree from the University of Arizona. Now, she gives back to the community that shaped her with remarkable creativity and heart. In her fifth-grade classroom, Mrs. Matthias brings learning to life with innovative, hands-on activities. Inspired by her love for Dungeons & Dragons, she creates mini-adventures that foster critical thinking and engagement. Her passion for reading helps her students explore worlds beyond screens. Currently, her class is immersed in the Percy Jackson series, sparking excitement for books and lifelong learning. Beyond academics, Mrs. Matthias emphasizes life skills. She founded an after-school Cooking Club, teaching students to measure ingredients, read recipes, practice table etiquette, and prepare meals like cookies from scratch and fettuccine alfredo. In class, students manage “jobs,” earn “salaries,” and pay “rent,” gaining real-world skills in a fun, structured way. Her classroom is a family built on trust, respect, and teamwork. Activities like “Camping Day” reward good behavior with creative projects like writing spooky stories and making s’mores, fostering a strong sense of community. Mrs. Matthias credits her high school teacher, Mrs. Henderson, for inspiring her love of reading and education. Today, she empowers her students to dream big and achieve their potential. Principal Jimenez shares, “Mrs. Matthias is exceptional. Her innovative methods, trusting relationships, and dedication create a positive environment where students thrive academically and personally. She’s truly inspiring.” Outside of school, Mrs. Matthias is a loving wife and mom to two boys, ages 4 and 9. Her older son proudly attends Carmichael, continuing the family’s legacy. Thank you, Mrs. Matthias, for your passion and dedication. You’re shaping the future and making a lasting difference! 💛 #CarmichaelProud #TeacherFeature #SVUSDProud #InspiredLearning #CommunityRoots #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

📢 Reminder for SVUSD Families! As we head into winter break, please note that Friday, December 20th is a half day for all SVUSD schools: 🕥 Buena High School: 10:30 AM release 🕦 Elementary Schools: 11:15 AM release 🕧 JCMS: 12:30 PM release 🌟 We wish all our students, families, and staff a wonderful winter break filled with joy, relaxation, and time to recharge. 🎄❄️ SVUSD offices will be closed from December 23rd to January 3rd, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back in 2025 on Monday, January 6th! 💙 Thank you to our incredible teachers, staff, families, and community for your ongoing support. We are so grateful for all that you do to make our district amazing! Enjoy the break—you’ve earned it! 🛋️ #SVUSD #WinterBreak #GratefulCommunity #SeeYouIn2025 #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🎨✨ Spreading Holiday Cheer! 🎄💌 Students in Huachuca Mountain's art class have been hard at work creating Christmas cards under the guidance of Mrs. Lowe. 🖌️🎅 The Bolt artists designed and crafted hundreds of cards to bring smiles to the residents at the Life Care Center of Sierra Vista. 💕🏡 Thank you, Bolts, for sharing your creativity and kindness this holiday season—you’re making a difference! 🌟💙 #BoltPride #HolidayCheer #CreativeKindness #EmpoweringYou ##SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

Huachuca Mountain Families! PTO wants to share that SMENCILS and Squishes will be on sale next week during lunches. Please send a few dollars with your child next week.

🎄✨ A Magical Christmas Experience! ✨🎄 Last Friday, the talented Buena Theater students, under the amazing leadership of Mrs. Duerk and Ms. Hampton, brought holiday joy to all SVUSD Kindergarten through 2nd graders with their outstanding performance of "The Day Before Christmas." 🎭🎅 For many of our young visitors, it was their first time ever in a theater, and what an unforgettable experience it was! The kids were absolutely captivated as they watched the heartwarming tale of Santa and his helpers teaching Jack Frost the true meaning of Christmas. ❄️🎁 The excitement was palpable when Susi Snowflake made it snow on stage! 🌨️ The kids couldn’t sit still, clapping and cheering, fully immersed in the magic of the performance. Afterwards, the students showered the performers with hugs and high-fives as they waved goodbye and headed back to their buses. 🚍💖 What a special moment for our young learners and an unforgettable holiday experience! Thank you to the Buena Theater students for bringing so much holiday cheer to our youngest SVUSD students! 🎉🌟 #SVUSD #BuenaTheater #ChristmasMagic #TheDayBeforeChristmas #HolidayCheer #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🎄🎁 Tis the Season of Giving! 🎁🎄 The Huachuca Mountain Student Council is spreading holiday cheer with incredible support from our entire school community! 🙌✨ ✅ 700+ stuffed animals collected for the Santa on the West End event 🎅🐻 ✅ Shop with a Cop event at Walmart last weekend—making sure every child gets a little extra joy this holiday season! 🚓🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to these heartwarming causes. Bolts Rock! 🤖💙 #GivingBack #HuachucaMountain #CommunityLove #BoltsRock #HolidaySpirit #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🌟 Exciting News from SVUSD! 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Champions! 🎉 Champions works alongside principals, teachers, and parents to create over 600 before- and after-school, as well as year-round, learning environments that spark wonder and inspire children. 🌈 In the spring 2025, Champions will be coming to our SVUSD Elementary Schools! 🏫✨ Stay tuned for more updates on this incredible program! 📚💡 #SVUSD #ChampionsProgram #ExcitingNews #ElementarySchools #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🍂⚡ Arizona Winter: 0 - Huachuca Mountain Bolts: 1! ⚡🍂 Our Bolts had an amazing time enjoying the fall leaves and making the most of this beautiful season! 🍁✨ Nothing like some autumn fun to keep spirits high. 🐾💛 #HuachucaMountainBolts #FallFun #ArizonaWinter #SVUSDPride #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🌟 Winter-Related Services Event: Sensory Night 🌟 🗓 Thursday, December 12th 🕓 4 PM - 6 PM 📍 Rothery Education Center Join us for a family-friendly evening focused on sensory-related concerns! 🎉 🎨 Make-and-Take Activities 💡 Community Resources 🎯 Games 📖 Informational Handouts 🤝 PT/OT/Speech Therapy Support Come explore helpful resources, connect with professionals, and enjoy engaging activities designed for families! ❄️ Let's make this winter season a supportive one! See you there! 👋 #SensoryNight #WinterSupport #FamilyEvent #CommunityResources #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🎶 A big THANK YOU to the Music Club and all the amazing volunteers for giving our Bolts a magical musical journey into the Christmas season! 🎄✨ The Winter Concert was an absolute delight to the ears, featuring favorites like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Jingle Bells," just to name a couple. 🎤🎷🎻 Your hard work and talent brought so much holiday cheer to our BOLT community! 💙❄️ #BoltPride #WinterConcert #HolidayCheer #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🎉✨ This week at the Governing Board meeting, we proudly honored our PBIS winners for earning top points by being safe, respectful, and responsible at their schools! 👏💙 🌟 Congratulations to our amazing students and staff: Bella Vista: Alexia, Michael, Leah, Ms. Altunes, and Ms. Young Carmichael: Daniel, Ilhsce, Reina, Ms. Lombardi, and Ms. Crawford Huachuca Mountain: Angel, Dominic, Scarlett, Ms. Neiting, and Ms. Thrasher PDS: Mia, Londyn, Ashton, Mrs. Whittaker, and Ms. Dortch Town and Country: Benjamin, Rose, Demarko, Ms. Cooley, and Ms. Herrera Village Meadows: Tess, Wyatt, Kaylee, Ms. Amaya, and Ms. Caraballo-Ponce Joyce Clark: Oluwatishe, Hailey, Ms. Sheridan, and Ms. Wolf Buena: John, Rudy, Hailey, Avery, Mr. Bocharski, and Mr. Benjamin Your hard work and commitment to PBIS values inspire us all! 🏆✨ Congratulations to all recipients! 🎓🎉 #PBIS #SVUSDPride #Congratulations #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🎈✨ Huachuca Mountain Shows Community Spirit and Creativity! ✨🎈 The Friday before Thanksgiving Break was a truly special time at Huachuca Mountain! 💙 In the morning, the community, students, and the Buena Mountain Bike Team came together to show the LaPaglia family their love and support. 💕 It was heartwarming to see everyone unite for such a meaningful cause. Later, students celebrated with their very own Macy’s Day Parade right here at Huachuca Mountain! 🦃📚 Every grade read the book Balloons Over Broadway, which tells the story of the origin of the Macy’s Parade. Inspired by the story, students created their own puppet balloons, decorating and parading them for the whole school to see. 🎨🎉 What a job well done, Huachuca Mountain! 👏 Way to show creativity, teamwork, and heart. 🐾💛 #HuachucaMountain #CommunitySupport #StudentCreativity #MacysDayParade #BalloonsOverBroadway

🦃 Thanksgiving is a Time to Be Thankful 🍂 This Thanksgiving, SVUSD is deeply grateful for our incredible staff, students, and community. 💙💛 Together, you make us an A-rated school district, and we couldn’t do it without your unwavering support. Thank you for coming together and being truly amazing! 🌟 Wishing you all a safe and joyful Thanksgiving! #Thankful #SVUSDStrong #CommunityPride #Gratitude #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

💧🌎 Last week, SVUSD 4th-grade students from Bella Vista, Huachuca Mountain, and Pueblo Del Sol gathered with other 4th graders from the area at Veteran's Memorial Park to celebrate Water Day! 🌊✨ Students enjoyed a morning of hands-on learning with activities facilitated by the University of Arizona's Water Wise and Project WET programs, as well as volunteers from Arizona Water Company and Liberty Utilities. 🚰 They explored topics like groundwater, watersheds, sustainability, and the water cycle through interactive experiments, demonstrations, and fun games. 🧪🎉 A special thank you to Ms. Alex Kosmider, Water Wise Youth Coordinator at U of A, for teaching our 4th graders these important lessons about caring for our planet, both at the event and during her classroom visits! 🌟👏 #WaterWise #ProjectWET #EnvironmentalEducation #4thGradeAdventures #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Cara McCrary, Principal Secretary at Huachuca Mountain Elementary 🌟 Let's take a moment to celebrate Mrs. McCrary, who has been an essential part of the Huachuca Mountain family for 11 years! 🎉 Born and raised in Tennessee, Mrs. McCrary’s journey brought her across the globe with her husband’s military career. They’ve lived in Texas, spent 10 ½ years in Germany, and finally made their way to Fort Huachuca. After her husband’s retirement, Mrs. McCrary began working at Huachuca Mountain, where she has held multiple roles: PE paraprofessional, kindergarten paraprofessional, and office clerk at Village Meadows before becoming our amazing principal secretary for the past 5 years! Mrs. McCrary’s love for Huachuca Mountain runs deep, as does her passion for supporting Principal Perez, families, and the staff who make this school such a special place. 🏫❤️ Fun facts about Mrs. McCrary: 🎵 She loves music, especially Queen. 🏍️ She enjoys riding motorcycles with her husband, Dean. ✈️ Her time in Germany left her with a love for travel, a deep appreciation for family-oriented cultures, and even a stint playing the clarinet in a German music band! 🎶 👨‍👦 She adores her two grown sons, who make her incredibly proud. Mrs. McCrary’s dedication, kindness, and adventurous spirit make her a true treasure to our school community. Thank you, Mrs. McCrary, for all you do to keep Huachuca Mountain shining bright! 🌟 #SVUSD #StaffSpotlight #HuachucaMountainFamily #WeAreSVUSD #EmpoweringYou

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🎄✨ Christmas Fun Meets Childhood Delight! 🎭🎅 Join Buena Fine Arts Productions for their magical performance of The Day Before Christmas! Bring the whole family and experience the heartwarming tale of Santa and his helpers as they work to teach Jack Frost the true meaning of Christmas. 🎁❄️ 📅 Dates: Thursday, December 5th at 7pm Friday, December 6th at 7pm 📍 Location: Klein Center 🎟 Tickets: $7 at the door ❤️ Non-perishable food donations are welcome! Don’t miss this festive event filled with holiday cheer and the magic of giving. See you there! 🎅🎄✨

🍂🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from SVUSD! 🦃🍂 We’re so grateful for our amazing students, families, and staff. 💛 We hope your holiday is filled with joy, gratitude, and quality time with loved ones. We can’t wait to see our students back on Monday, December 2nd, refreshed and ready for learning! 📌 Reminder: All SVUSD offices will be closed from November 25th through November 29th. Enjoy the break, and we’ll see you soon! 😊 #HappyThanksgiving #Gratitude #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🎉✨ SVUSD Teacher Feature of the Month: November - Mrs. Natalie Wise, Huachuca Mountain ✨🎉 We’re thrilled to spotlight Mrs. Natalie Wise, an exceptional kindergarten teacher at Huachuca Mountain Elementary School. With six years of teaching experience, Mrs. Wise brings creativity, innovation, and a deep passion for early childhood education to her classroom daily. Married to a retired military veteran, Mrs. Wise began her SVUSD journey as a kindergarten paraprofessional at PDS. Her family’s military path took her from Fort Huachuca to Texas and Alaska, where she earned her degree and spent three years teaching kindergarten. While in Alaska, she embraced place-based education, using the local environment to enrich learning—a practice she now integrates with SVUSD’s new science curriculum! 🌱🐻 Mrs. Wise’s classroom is alive with hands-on learning and joy! From fishing for letters and sight words to math lessons with “Ten Pigs in a Tub,” her students engage through play, movement, and creativity. Yoga brain breaks and midline-crossing exercises enhance coordination and build skills in reading, writing, and math. 🧘‍♀️📚 This year, Mrs. Wise introduced Huachuca Mountain’s Kindergarten Jumpstart Program, helping new students transition smoothly into school life. She also mentors new teachers, revitalized the school garden, and led the Balloons Over Broadway Parade. Inspired by the book of the same name, the event taught students about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade as they designed their own balloons for a Huachuca Mountain celebration. 🎈🎨 Outside the classroom, Mrs. Wise enjoys hiking, gardening, spending time with her husband and daughters, and working toward her yoga instructor certification. She also revived the district-wide Kindergarten PLC, fostering collaboration among teachers to enhance teaching and learning. Currently pursuing National Board Certification, Mrs. Wise exemplifies lifelong learning and excellence in education. 🌟 We are so grateful to have Mrs. Wise as part of our Huachuca Mountain family. Her dedication to students and the community is truly inspiring. 💛 #TeacherFeature #HuachucaMountainPride #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict