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About Ada Vista Elementary

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¡Bienvenidos a Ada Vista Elementary!

Welcome! We value the communication we have with our school parents and community. This website contains a variety of information about our school of interest to you and your child attending Ada Vista. Please contact us if you have specific questions or comments and will be be happy to help you.

Ada Vista Elementary: Forest Hills Spanish Immersion School
Our Spanish Immersion school (K-4) is available to all Forest Hills elementary students and attendance is based either on sibling registration or an in-district lottery of those interested students. At our school, students are involved in experiences that prepare them for life in a global community. Beginning in kindergarten (or in the district’s tuition-based preschool), students are immersed the Spanish language.

Read more about the Dual Language Immersion Program

Students learn the same curriculum as other students in the district, only they are taught in Spanish. Students learn to read in Spanish in first grade. English reading instruction begins in second grade and increases as the student progresses through subsequent grade levels. Expectations for communicating in Spanish also increase. Most children who attend this program can be expected to attain developmentally appropriate bilingualism.

School Overview

School Office Hours:
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Reporting Student Absences and Tardies: 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.

School Day Schedule:
Start of school day:  8:05 a.m.
End of school day:  3:10 p.m.

School Colors: 
Blue and Black (Northern Huskies)

Student Enrollment: 487

Annual Education Report

Our Sister School:
Sibley  Elementary in the Grand Rapids Public Schools District is our sister school.  Sibley Elementary has a large population of Hispanic students, which provides a great opportunity for Ada Vista and Sibley students to communicate with each other.  Throughout the school year, we are involved in various projects and events with our sister school.  For more information, please read our newsletter, Las Noticias de Ada Vista for periodic updates on our shared activities.

Ada Vista Elementary School
7192 Bradfield SE
Ada, MI 49301

Office Hours: M-F, 7:30am – 4:00pm

Office: (616) 493-8970
Fax: (616) 493-8979
24/7 Attendance Line: (616) 493-8976

Contact Ada Vista Elementary

Ada Vista Elementary School
7192 Bradfield SE
Ada, MI 49301

Office Hours: M-F, 7:30am – 4:00pm

Office: (616) 493-8970
Fax: (616) 493-8979
24/7 Attendance Line: (616) 493-8976

Principal: Sr. Patrick Stecco
Head Secretary: Sra. Stephanie Minnema
Attendance/Registrar: Sra. Miriam Hensley