Desert Willow Families,
Thank you for your patience as we transition to our new student information system. Now that it is up and running, please make sure you register and update the annual elements. Once you have that completed, you may upload the mobile app and receive notifications on grades, absences, etc. More information below.
Did you know that you are able to see what books are in our library from the comfort of your home? Just click here to see the library catalogue! Ms. Melissa, our amazing library aide, is doing a fantastic job of organizing the shelves and having the library ready for our students. Now that our Roadrunners are checking out books, I hope you have a chance to sit down and read together. Enjoy your week!
Roadrunner Ready, Brandie Baca-Dunlap
CCUSD Parent Portal
On Monday, directions and a verification code were sent home in your child’s backpack. You will have until September 1st to create your PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Please note that this process will need to be completed via a web browser, as the PowerSchool Parent Mobile app does NOT currently support this functionality.
If you experience any difficulties with this process, please contact the Educational Technology Department for assistance, at (480) 575-2005.
STATE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
4th - 6th grade families: Please stop by the front office and pick up your child’s 2022 AASA scores. Thank you!
STUDENT ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES AT DESERT WILLOW
A few reminders from the local Phoenix Police Department to follow:
- School zone speed limit of 15mph
- No passing
- Use marked crosswalks (please do not wave students across the street)
- PCC 36-134 (stopping, standing, and parking regulations)
- ARS 28-815 (blocking bike lanes)
Dismissal Guidelines
Our top priority during dismissal is student safety. Please follow these procedures to ensure a safe and orderly dismissal routine:
- The safest way to pick up your child is the school bus or carline pick up.
- Please stay in your car during dismissal.
- Please do not park in the neighborhood and tell your child to walk to your car without supervision.
- If your child is a “walker,” they should be walking directly to their house. We cannot reasonably supervise our neighborhood streets to ensure your child makes it home safely.
- For the safety and security of all our students, we will not call students out of class between 3:00-3:30 pm.
- All dismissal transportation changes need to be communicated to our office prior to 2:30 pm.
For our families utilizing drive up here are some helpful tips for a smooth drop off and pick up experience.
- Line up single file.
- Do not enter the front driveway until 8:40 AM or 3:25 PM.
- Drive slowly and cautiously.
- Our preschool students dismiss earlier than other classrooms and they are allowed to pull into the parking before 3:25. This allows our youngest students and our students requiring extra assistance time to safely get into their vehicles and exit campus.
- At arrival: Thank you for dropping off only in the bus lane, not the parking lot. We greatly appreciate you helping us not have students cross the drop-off lane!
- At dismissal - show your car tag number to our staff member. Please have them visible in your car. Sometimes Maestra Bright is not able to see as high as your vehicle dashboard.
- Pull up to a colored dot. Stay in order. Wait for your child. We will unload and load 10 cars at a time. Wow, 10 loading stations!
- Please do not get out of the vehicle. One of our staff or Roadrunner Patrol will come and assist your child to the car.
- We will only allow students to climb into cars on the passenger side of the vehicle.
- If your child needs assistance buckling their car seat please pull forward and park in the parking lot so that you can assist your child and we can keep the car line moving.
- Please do not pass other drivers unless directed to do so.
- If your child is not ready at dismissal, we will ask you to park and we will bring them out when ready.
Please remember that to assist with the safety of our walkers and the efficiency of our car pick up option, the walkers will be dismissed a few minutes later, we are opening the gate by 3:35pm. As we all become more familiar with the procedures, the quicker every dismissal option will become. Thank you for your understanding and help with this.
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ATTENDANCE REMINDER
If your child will be late or absent, please call the attendance line at 480-575-2800 and leave a message or email for Ms. Jennifer at jdennison@ccusd93.net. If your child arrives late they must be signed in at the front office by an adult. Students are late if they are not in their classrooms when the 9:00 AM bell rings.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR DWES EVENTS
JOIN AND SUPPORT THE DWES PTO
By joining the PTO you will have a say in future PTO elections and vote on important items to enhance your student’s educational journey at DWES. Register to join on the PTO Website: https://desertwillowpto.org/
PTO OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT DWES
Fry's Community Rewards Program- If you shop at Fry's Food Grocery Store, please link up your Fry's V.I.P. card to Desert Willow or enter organization number WM786. Fry's Community Rewards Program will automatically donate to DWES on your behalf from your purchases! Here is a link to Fry's Community Rewards Program to link your card.
Amazon Smile - Shop on Amazon? Support DWES every time you shop at no cost to you! Select Desert Willow PTO as the charitable organization and every eligible purchase you make on Amazon Smile will result in a donation to our school. Here is a link to shop!
Tuft & Needle - Need a new mattress? Buy one the easy way - online and with FREE shipping! Tuft & Needle has partnered with our school and will donate 25% back to DWES on every purchase. Order through Tuft & Needle Gives Back or on the Tuft & Needle website and enter Desert Willow Elementary School, it's as easy as that!
Click here to see ALL of the unique and easy ways you can immediately help raise funds for DWES while you shop!
PTO SPONSORS
Thank you Christofferson and Legge families
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NEWS AROUND THE DISTRICT
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HELPFUL LINKS
CCUSD GOVERNING BOARD
REMEMBER TO VOTE- NOVEMBER 8, 2022
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