We had an amazing Love of Reading Week at Desert Willow! Students across Desert Willow shared books they loved with each other, we also had guest readers from Cienega High School and the district office. Even Superintendent, Mr. Carruth, and Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Carney, came for a visit! Many students also found their new favorite book at the Book Fair! We ended the week with our Science and Engineering Showcase, displaying our students hard work. Have a great weekend and we will see you Monday Diamondbacks!
This upcoming week is set to be another great week here at DWE! Check out the calendar and other flyers. Next weekend we will also be having our Vail Pride Day! This community event is a wonderful time to see what is happening across the school district, check out the handbook linked below!
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The Book Fair opens tomorrow morning! Come on in and see Dog Man and our amazing librarians and find your next favorite book!
Find more info and create and eWallet here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/desertwillowelementarysch
We ended January on a high note this week! We had our January grade level buddies on Monday, our 2nd Graders in a home run in Pitch Hill the Musical on Tuesday, and all of our students got to shop at the Diamondbuck Store! A big thank you to all of the staff and volunteers that make these amazing opportunities for our students!
The first full week of February is sure to be a fun one here at Desert Willow! We will be celebrating Love of Reading Week with a spirit week, lots of guest readers, and a Book Fair! We will also be having Half Days for Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday and Friday. The Book Fair will be open in the library during all of the Parent Teacher Conference times on Thrusday and Friday. We will also be having the Science and Engineering Showcase in the MPR!
More info about the Book Fair and set up your eWallet here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/desertwillowelementarysch
Even on a short week it was jam packed with learning and fun! The 4th and 5th grade COIL classes learned about Martin Luther King Jr. and why we had Monday off. Some of our 5th graders were playing a retro game of Sharks and Minnows. First grade was learning the commutative property of addition and 2nd grade is rehearsing for their musical next week!
Check out the weekly schedule for next week! 🗓️ Lots of fun activities happening this week, including clubs, tutoring, a 2nd Grade Concert, and a half day! #DWE #SchoolEvents
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We had another great week here at Desert Willow! Our 5th graders were practicing finding the volume of objects in their classrooms. The Kinder-3rd grade COIL classes learned about perseverance from "My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World" by Malcom Mitchell and in art 3rd and 4th grade went wild creating tempera paint and oil based sharpie paint marker cheetahs.
Check out all the fun things happening at DWE next week!
Links for the Read-a-Thon sign up and the sign up to donate for the PTA Staff Soup Luncheon are below, thank you in advance for your donations!
PTA Read-a-thon Registration: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323738353532
PTA Soup Luncheon Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4EADAB2AA7F94-54357471-crockpot#/
Desert Willow STUCO Presents: Skating Night! Tonight! 🛼 Join us for an evening of fun at Skate Country from 6-8PM. Admission is just $5, and skate rentals are available for $5. Only those skating need to pay admission. See you there!
Despite the cold weather, the warmth of community shone through this week! ✨ We celebrated some of our amazing Diamondbacks at the Caught in the ACT Breakfast and two of our 5th grade classes went to StarBase for the first time - and one of our classes was featured on the news!
Next week is a jam packed one! Check out all the details below!
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great break Diamondbacks, we can't wait to see you on Monday!
A week of holiday magic and Diamondback dreams. ✨ Wishing everyone a wonderful winter break!
We hope you all have a great winter break and we will see you on January 6th! The DWE office hours are listed below as well as our office manager's contact information if you need to reach the office over the break.
Quarter Two has flown by! Check out all the fun happening in our last week before Winter Break!
It's the most wonderful time of the year! ❄️ Join us for our PTA Holiday Celebration this Friday, December 13th from 5:30-7:30 PM. We'll have festive activities, delicious treats, and a special visit from Santa! 🎄🎅 Come celebrate the holidays with us! #DWE #HolidayCelebration #CommunityEvent
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We had a great first week of December! The first grader's are practicing for their concert next Tuesday! We can't wait to see them! In Mrs. Baker's first grade class they are preparing to learn about how winter holidays are celebrated around the world by making gingerbread! Our 4th and 5th graders got a special treat today: a performance from Ballet Rincon! A huge thank you to them for coming today to share their talents with us!
Check out what is happening next week at DWE!
