District Dialogue Bi-weekly news from the Laveen Elementary School District
October 31, 2014
Laveen School receives $5,000 in box tops Laveen Elementary School is the recipient of a $5,000 General Mills Box Tops certificate. The donation was made to 20 Phoenix elementary schools by Walmart. Laveen will redeem the certificate, along with their collected box tops, for classroom supply dollars. Each box top is worth 10-cents.
Desert Meadows raises so much for Humane Society, it’s scary! Mr. Ren Fahey’s 5th graders auctioned off 17 decorated cakes to benefit the Arizona Humane Society this week as part of the class’s fall community service project. Basha’s master cake decorator visited the Desert Meadows students and demonstrated her cake decorating skills. The Halloween-themed cakes were then auctioned off with the bidding starting at $10. Their goal was to raise at least $200, but they actually raised $462! The highest bid for one cake was $60. Two $50 bids were also placed. The class will present a check to the Humane Society next week along with student-created posters promoting the adoption of animals.
Trailside Point recognized as a Champion of Bullying Trailside Point is one of two schools in the state to be named a 2014 Champion of Bullying by the National Bullying Prevention Center. They were honored with a proclamation by Governor Brewer presented to them by the Arizona AntiDefamation League at their recent Unity Day celebration.
Special Olympian takes Silver at State Trailside Point second grader Andrew Capono took the silver medal after competing in the state-level Special Olympics 25 meter free style. Capono advanced to State after taking the Gold Medal in the regional 50-meter competition. This was his very first swimming competition. The District Dialogue is issued twice monthly.
Griffin, Canales are September’s Employees of the Month Employees of the month for September are Mr. Jeff Griffin, 5th grade teacher at Trailside Point, and Mrs. Espy Canales, ISD Associate at Vista del Sur. Griffin was recognized for showing tremendous growth in his students’ achievement. In order to meet each student’s needs, he creates literacy centers so he can work one-on-one with them in their reading fluency. He utilizes all instructional minutes and maximizes his student’s time on task. He also encourages collaboration among the families in his class. Canales was recognized for supporting the students and staff of Vista. She is a member of the school’s Site Council and is co-chair of the volunteer committee, which met their goal of having over 70% of families meet or exceed the seven-hour volunteer commitment. She supports the school with reward-time and time-outs and communicates these behavior interventions with families.
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Foundation selling commemorative t-shirts The Laveen Education Foundation is selling T-shirts to commemorate the two 1,000-year storms that hit the Laveen area in recent weeks. The navy blue shirts note that the wearer survived two 1,000—year storms and includes the dates. The back features a large wave and school bus. Adult and youth sizes are available for $15 and $10, respectively. Sizes M, L, and XL are available for immediate purchase at the Laveen Education Center. Special orders can also be placed. All proceeds benefit the Foundation which provides scholarships to Laveen school alumni. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ LaveenEducationFoundation.
Laveen Winter Festival
December 5 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Laveen Education Center Benefitting the Laveen Education Foundation PAGE 2
October 31, 2014