School Information
Ada Vista Elementary
7192 Bradfield SE
Ada, MI 49301
School Office Hours:
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday
School Office: (616) 493-8970
Fax: (616) 493-8979
24/7 Attendance Line: (616) 493-8976
Interim Principal: Sr. Patrick Stecco
Head Secretary: Sra. Stephanie Minnema
Attendance/Registrar: Sra. Kim Carlson
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School Day Schedule:
Start of school day: 8:05 a.m.
End of school day: 3:10 p.m.
Reporting Student Absences and Tardies: 616-493-8976
If you are calling in your child’s absence or tardy, please call the Attendance Line. This is a 24-hour line, so you can call in your child’s absence or tardy at any time of the day. We do ask that you please report your child’s absence or tardy by 8:00 a.m. the day your child will be missing class. Thank you.
Useful Information & Links
- FHPS Read At Home Plan
- Spanish Immersion Road Map
- Family/Student Handbooks
- FHPS District Policies and Practices
- Allergy, Asthma, and Seizure Action Plans
- Operations – Building Use Form
- Volunteer Consent Form
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Spanish Immersion Kindergarten
New Students
Spanish Immersion Pre-Registration Form 2018-2019 Kindergarten – The Pre-Registration Period will open January 8, 2018 and ends on Friday, February 9. *EXTENDED TO FEB. 12 DUE TO FRIDAY SNOW DAY
Please return a completed Spanish Immersion Kindergarten Pre-Registration form in person along with your child’s certified birth certificate, driver’s license, and two (2) proofs of Forest Hills residency* by 4:00pm on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 to: Ada Vista Elementary (*EXTENDED TO FEB. 12 DUE TO FRIDAY SNOW DAY.)
*Acceptable Residency Documents: Current Utility bill, Mortgage statement, Lease Agreement (signed by landlord), City Assessor’s Tax Statement (current year), or Notarized Affidavit of Residence, if living in someone else’s home (see registrar).
Siblings of Current Students
In December, enrollment will begin for the Ada Vista kindergarten class of 2018-2019. The first enrollment period will be for siblings of current FHPS Spanish Immersion students ONLY.
Any siblings that have not submitted this form and necessary documentation by the deadline will not be guaranteed a seat and will need to be entered in the lottery with other resident students.
Please use this form to begin registration for your child. An acceptance letter will be mailed in early February to confirm your child’s status and give you further instructions on information needed to complete the registration process.
Spanish Immersion Sibling Registration Form 2018-2019 Kindergarten
Please return this completed form in person along with your child’s certified birth certificate, driver’s license, and two (2) proofs of Forest Hills residency* by 4:00pm on Friday, December 22 to: Ada Vista Elementary
*Acceptable Residency Documents: Current Utility bill, Mortgage statement, Lease Agreement (signed by landlord), City Assessor’s Tax Statement (current year), or Notarized Affidavit of Residence, if living in someone else’s home.
For more information, please visit the district’s Language Immersion Enrollment page.
Latest News
Ada Vista Art Students Use Design Thinking to Help Explain a Mystery
Fourth-grade students at Ada Vista Elementary School used design thinking to help create their own version of magical creatures. According to an article on School News Network, Ada Vista art teacher Jenn Gregory built on a week the students spent in the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Immerse program, where they learned that magical creatures often […]
SchoolMessenger: Primary Communication Tool Used by Schools
SchoolMessenger will now be used more this year by each of our schools to communicate, primarily through email, non-emergency information, school reminders, and activity updates. SchoolMessenger allows FHPS families to set preferences on how they’d like to receive these messages, such as an email, text and/or phone call. You can manage your preferences through the […]
Our Summer Climb Part Eight: Explore Nonfiction
Kids love informational text or nonfiction. They love reading about their favorite sports team, famous people, prehistoric animals, events, traditions and much more. You can find informational text in books and online. You can also find nonfiction text in pamphlets when you’re visiting and exploring zoos, museums, national parks, and historic places. One place you […]
Upcoming Events
Nothing from October 17, 2018 to October 31, 2018.
