District Dialogue Bi-weekly news from the Laveen Elementary School District
April 15, 2016
There’s still time to make a tax credit contribution There is still time to make a tax credit contribution to Laveen schools and reduce the amount you owe on your 2015 taxes! Tax credit contributions are used to support character education and fee-based extracurricular activities such as after-school tutoring and clubs, academic enrichment, field trips, fine art programs, and athletics. For every dollar you donate, the amount you owe on your Arizona taxes will be that much less. The tax filing deadline has been extended this year, to April 18, due to an Internal Revenue Service observed holiday. Visit http://www.laveeneld.org/tax-credit/ for more information.
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Cash student wins poster contest M.C. Cash student Jaymie Vindell took 4th Place in Maricopa County Environmental Services’ Stormwater Pollution poster contest. Her artwork will be featured in the 2016-2017 calendar
Preschoolers participate in “Bubble-ology” Over 60 people attended Laveen Preschool’s recent family event, "Bubble-ology," a Science on Wheels unit presented by the Arizona Science Center. The bubble-ologist demonstrated bubble making using various instruments and materials, including bubbles filled with carbon dioxide from dry ice. The Little Hawks and their families had the opportunity to follow a recipe to make a bubble solution, and create their own bubbles. Many brave Little Hawks even experienced being inside a giant bubble. This special event was made possible through tax credit contributions.
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Gifted coordinator honored by Alpha Delta Kappa Betty Ehret, gifted coordinator for Trailside Point and Desert Meadows Schools, has been selected as the 2016 Alpha Delta Kappa S/P/N Excellence in Education Award recipient by the organization’s Arizona Excellence in Education Award Ehret Committee. Ehret’s nomination now moves on to the regional level. The recipient of the regional award will be announced at the Southwest Regional Conference this summer. Alpha Delta Kappa is an international honorary organization of women educators dedicated to educational excellence.
Vista del Sur nominated to National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy has been nominated by the Arizona Department of Education to apply for the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. This prestigious program recognizes schools for academic excellence. Vista will be notified in late summer if they will be a recipient of this award.
Villa, Shelton are March’s Employees of the Month
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Employees of the month for March are Minerva Villa, Desert Meadows 3rd grade teacher, and Mike Shelton, Vista del Sur maintenance lead. Villa is a strong, influential teacher. She is passionate, innovative, and positive. Her students are the clear definition of her influence upon the Desert Meadows community. They present themselves in a dignified manner, speak eloquently, and use the tools given to them to become successful. To her colleagues she is a tornado of positive influence. Shelton goes above and beyond to ensure the Vista campus is in pristine condition. He walks through each classroom to be sure it is ready when students arrive. But, his contribution to Vista goes beyond picking up trash and attending to staff requests. Shelton spends lunch with the students in the cafeteria assisting them with their lunches, cleaning, monitoring students, and sharing jokes. He is loved by all Vista students as evidenced by the hand written notes he has received thanking him for his hard work. April 15, 2016