2010 Greetings!
We have come back to school in full swing with our DIBELS assessment. I have been working with our high achieving Second Graders and WOW! they are reading up a storm! While on the subject of reading I would like to take this chance to let you know how very fortunate we are to be able to hire additional reading support. As you know we currently have Mrs. Bier every afternoon, however, starting Tuesday Mrs. Judy Seitz, will be joining our Desert Trails team. She will be the new K-3 Reading Specialist at D.T. on Tuesdays-Wednesdays and Thursday 9:00-3:00 working with our K-3 students in reading support. Judy is a veteran teachers with over 30 years of experience. Her last position in the district was the Reading Specialist at Copper Canyon. Judy is an outstanding educator who will serve our students well. I am very excited to have her join us!
Kindergarten parents just a note of thanks for attending our Kinder meeting this past week. I appreciate your support for the direction we are taking in creating a new Kindergarten class. My promise to you is to make the transition as seamless as possible with my first priority to your child. I will be emailing you as soon as I have information and again, thank you for your support.
Parent~Teacher Conferences are right around the corner but be looking for a new twist. In the hallway, one per grade level, you will find a parent survey. Would you please take a few minutes to complete the survey and place in the grade level box? School Council and I would be very appreciative of the input you offer. PTO has also submitted a couple of questions for their consideration. Your suggestions, ideas, praises and comments are all welcome! We are always striving to improve and your input will assist us in moving forward.
Thank you very much!
Up~Coming Events
1/11 School Council 7:45 a.m.
1/11 PTO Annual Meeting 7:00 p.m.
1/12 Half day-out at 12:30
1/14 Governing Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
1/15 STAR lunch with Mrs. Lee 11:30 a.m.
1/18 MLK No School
1/19 Catalina Chaperone meeting 6:00 p.m.
1/20 UPC 8:30 a.m.
1/22 District Spelling Bee
1/25-1/28 Parent Teacher Conferences
1/26 Coffee with the Principal canceled due to conferences
1/28 & 1/29 Half Days-out at 12:30
