
Loved seeing all the mustachioed faces today for "We MUSTACHE You Not to Do Drugs" Day for Red Ribbon Week!
We can't wait to see all your ties for "Don't Get Tied Up In Bad Choices" Day tomorrow!








Good Morning Families! It's Federal Impact Aid time again! Please head over to your parent PowerSchool account to complete this short survey that provides our school with necessary funds! Please fill out a survey for each student that you have enrolled in Vail.
If you fill out your Federal Impact Aid Form your student will earn $20 Diamondbucks, a pj pass and a homework pass!
Please call the office at 879-2302 if you need help resetting your PowerSchool Password.


Today was our Step It Up! Day of Awesomeness! Thank you to our PTA for organizing the fundraiser and this amazing day! Thank you to our volunteers and teachers who helped today run smoothly! Thank you to all the students, families, and friends that made our fundraiser a success again this year!









Today was our Step It Up! Day of Awesomeness! Thank you to our PTA for organizing the fundraiser and this amazing day! Thank you to our volunteers and teachers who helped today run smoothly! Thank you to all the students, families, and friends that made our fundraiser a success again this year!









Good Morning Families! It's Federal Impact Aid time again! Please head over to your parent PowerSchool account to complete this short survey that provides our school with necessary funds! Please fill out a survey for each student that you have enrolled in Vail.
If you fill out your Federal Impact Aid Form your student will earn $20 Diamondbucks, a pj pass and a homework pass!
Please call the office at 879-2302 if you need help resetting your PowerSchool Password.


Our Step It Up! DAY OF AWESOMENESS is 2 days away! We can’t wait to celebrate our successful fundraiser! Don’t forget your water bottle, sunscreen and an extra pair of socks! It’s going to be the Best Day Ever! #StepItUpAZ #WorkHardPlayHarder #FUNdraising @StepItUp.AZ


If you are able to lend a helping hand for Make a Difference Day, the PTA would really appreciate it if you could let them know! Make a Difference Day is this Saturday October 21st from 8am-10am.
Follow the link below to sign up or scan the code in the picture!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4EADAB2AA7F94-44598271-make?useFullSite=true#/


LAST CALL! We only have a few days left until our Step It Up! fundraiser comes to an end. It’s not too late to help our school! Thank you for your support and let’s finish strong! #StepItUpAZ #WorkHardPlayHarder #FUNdraising @StepItUp.AZ


Class Competition!!! The top 2 classes that send the most emails by
the donation deadline will earn a treat for their entire class and
their teacher will earn a Giant Alien plus a $25 Starbucks gift card!
#StepItUpAZ #WorkHardPlayHarder #FUNdraising @StepItUp.AZ


Today was our first Free Book Friday! Thank you to the DWE PTA for providing these books for out students! Every student will get to participate in Free Book Friday during their birthday month!








APPLE IPAD GIVEAWAY! Any student that has sent 10+ emails will
be entered in our Apple iPad drawing! Don’t forget to share your
personal donation link on social media too! Let’s keep it up! Thank
you for your support! #StepItUpAZ #WorkHardPlayHarder
#FUNdraising @StepItUp.AZ


We are overwhelmed with the number of students that completed the Step It Up! Golden Ticket assignment. Woo-hoo! If you did not get a chance to register and help your child complete their Golden Ticket, please do so tonight! We are extending the deadline another 24 hours! In addition to the Golden Ticket prizes, we are giving away 4 Slushy Party Machines with cash!
Congrats to our first Slushy Machine winner in 4th grade!
#StepItUpAZ #WorkHardPlayHarder #FUNdraising @StepItUp.AZ



WOW! We just started our Step It Up! fundraiser today and our
students are so excited! Please take 10 minutes TONIGHT to
register and complete the Golden Ticket assignment to help our
school! #StepItUpAZ #WorkHardPlayHarder #FUNdraising
@StepItUp.AZ
Also don't forget our Step It Up! Spirit Week in honor of the fundraiser kick off, wear silly socks tomorrow!



We are just days away from our biggest fundraiser of the year, Step It Up! We are raising funds for teacher grants, campus and playground improvements & supporting student needs! Stay tuned on how you can help! #StepItUpAZ #WorkHardPlayHarder #FUNdraising @StepItUp.AZ
Also check out our Spirit Week Days to celebrate the kick off of our fundraiser!



We had an big irrigation leak in our tortoise enclosure this week. Thank you to the all the people in maintenance and facilities who helped fix the leak quickly and put Shiny and Tiny's home together again! They love their new home!







On this last day of the book fair check out these awesome recommendations from Ms. Welter and Ms. Cady!
If you missed getting these or any of the books offered at the book fair stop by the library and see if we have them available to check out!



Check out this family fun opportunity this week at Cottonwood!


The Book Fair continues today! Check out this recommendation from Mrs. Cavanaugh and Ms. Ingerson!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/desertwillowelementarysch4


Our first Scholastic Book Fair of the year starts today! There are so many amazing titles available at the book fair.
If you are looking for a good book to read check out this recommendation from our amazing principal, Mrs. Forgacs!


Tonight's the night! It's Peter Piper Pizza Night!
Come on down to the Peter Piper Pizza on Broadway (across from Park Place Mall) from 5-8 PM and support the PTA!
What's better than riding the rollercoaster and eating pizza for a good cause?!
