You are cordially invited to the first Desert Trail's Fine Arts Fair.
Ms. Parent (D.T. Art Teacher) & Ms. Lindley (D.T. Music Teacher) have coordinated a wonderful evening event highlighting an all school Art Fair & Spring Choir Concert!
On May 11, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. student produced drawings and paintings will be framed and on display in the hallways for you to celebrate your child's creativity and artistic endeavors. Then join our Desert Trails' Choir performance of "I Need A Vacation" from 6:30-7:15. This "family" is planning a car trip over the summer, visiting Grandma on the farm and lots of other fun surprises! Don't miss this wonderful, fun, family night at Desert Trails.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Mock Car Accident
So that you are aware, Pinnacle High School will be holding a mock car accident this Thursday 4/29 morning.
This is in cooperation with Mothers Awareness of School-age Kids, Phx PD, Phx. Fire, and Air Evac. They will be following it up with an assembly for all juniors and seniors regarding safe driving and making good decisions.
This is in cooperation with Mothers Awareness of School-age Kids, Phx PD, Phx. Fire, and Air Evac. They will be following it up with an assembly for all juniors and seniors regarding safe driving and making good decisions.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Parent Input Form
Yes, it is that time of year when parents, teachers, and I all work together to create our new classrooms for the next school year! At our last PTO meeting I shared with parents the 7 step placement process we follow at Desert Trails, to ensure every voice is heard.
If you would like to fill out a Parent Input Form to help us determine the best placement for your child, there are three ways for you to get the form.
1) visit the site( see LINKS at the top of this blog), print, and send to the office!
2) visit our school site, look under Parent Resources, print, and send to the office!
3) pick up the form in the school office!
I hope one of these options will make this process easy for you! The deadline to getting the form in is May 3, 2010.
Technology News: Desert Trails has been selected to be one of two schools to pilot the new Smart Table!!! Similar to the Smart board, this interactive table will enable a small group of students to collaborate, problem solve, and use other 21st Century Skills in learning content. This is an exciting move forward as we strive to embed technology into the classroom. Be watching for more information!
School Council, working with our teacher leadership team, PAC, are moving through the process of creating and aligning our D.T. COMPASS 2015 goals, objectives, and strategies to the District's COMPASS 2015. Please see the PVUSD website for more information.
Last but not least: Thank you for your cooperation this week and last week. The hallways and campus have been extra quiet, allowing students and teachers to focus on the task, AIMS. This week 4th grade will tackle the Science AIMS, and we will be catching up any make-up AIMS. We are almost done! Thank you again.
If you would like to fill out a Parent Input Form to help us determine the best placement for your child, there are three ways for you to get the form.
1) visit the site( see LINKS at the top of this blog), print, and send to the office!
2) visit our school site, look under Parent Resources, print, and send to the office!
3) pick up the form in the school office!
I hope one of these options will make this process easy for you! The deadline to getting the form in is May 3, 2010.
Technology News: Desert Trails has been selected to be one of two schools to pilot the new Smart Table!!! Similar to the Smart board, this interactive table will enable a small group of students to collaborate, problem solve, and use other 21st Century Skills in learning content. This is an exciting move forward as we strive to embed technology into the classroom. Be watching for more information!
School Council, working with our teacher leadership team, PAC, are moving through the process of creating and aligning our D.T. COMPASS 2015 goals, objectives, and strategies to the District's COMPASS 2015. Please see the PVUSD website for more information.
Last but not least: Thank you for your cooperation this week and last week. The hallways and campus have been extra quiet, allowing students and teachers to focus on the task, AIMS. This week 4th grade will tackle the Science AIMS, and we will be catching up any make-up AIMS. We are almost done! Thank you again.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
AIMS Testing Protocol
As we prepare for the two week window of AIMS testing ~ April 12-23 ~ I wanted to share with you our protocol for that time period. First and most importantly please do not make any appointments for your child during this testing time frame. The rules and regulations dictate that should a student leave during the testing period they are not allowed to then complete that portion of the test. Also, having your child be at school on time is critical to being allowed into the classroom before testing begins. Should your child arrive late, they must remain out of class until that test is completed and they will then have to make up that portion missed.
In our attempt to protect the testing schedule and to provide maximum focus for all students we will not be allowing parents to volunteer, copy, assist with reading groups, Art Masterpiece, etc... to take place during the testing 2 week window.
The basics of a good night's sleep and healthy breakfast are also encouraged!!! We know and are confident our students will do an excellent job, but these little things add up to be of great support! I appreciate you joining us in doing all we can do to provide a supportive environment for our students to perform at their highest ability!
Thank you very much!
In our attempt to protect the testing schedule and to provide maximum focus for all students we will not be allowing parents to volunteer, copy, assist with reading groups, Art Masterpiece, etc... to take place during the testing 2 week window.
The basics of a good night's sleep and healthy breakfast are also encouraged!!! We know and are confident our students will do an excellent job, but these little things add up to be of great support! I appreciate you joining us in doing all we can do to provide a supportive environment for our students to perform at their highest ability!
Thank you very much!
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