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Dear Parents and Community,
PLEASE NOMINATE A WEST WING TEACHER FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR!!
The Deer Valley Education Foundation's Teacher of the Year Programs are designed to celebrate and honor the contributions of Deer Valley School District's teachers .
We want to celebrate and spotlight those exceptionally skilled and dedicated teachers who have gained the respect and admiration of students, parents, and co-workers and who have the superior ability to help students achieve.
West Wing School is blessed with many, many teachers who possess all these qualities. Please honor these teachers by nominating them for Teacher of the Year or Rookie of the Year!
Teachers and Rookie 1st Year teachers who are selected as a DVEF Teacher or Rookie of the Year are honored at a very special presentation and receive a cash award.
FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Candidates must HAVE COMPLETED their 4th year of teaching in the Deer Valley Unified School District by the end of May 2023 in order to be considered for Teacher of the Year.
FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Candidates must be in their 1st year of teaching in order to be considered for Rookie of the Year.
Teacher of the Year nomination form (Google Docs)
If you have any questions, please call the office and we are happy to help. 623-376-5000
DVUSD will be adopting a Mathematics resource for grades K-5 to be implemented in the 2024-25 school year. The adopted resource will be used with all students receiving core mathematics instruction for their grade level, including Special Education, EL, and Gifted students. The adoption committee will need parents and community members to participate in the selection process. If you are interested, please fill out your information below. Submissions will be open until 3:00 pm on May 5, 2023. You will receive communication about your status with the committee by May 10.
If you are interested, please complete the form linked to the picture above
Hello Families,
The motto for this week is:
I can see things from many different points of view.
There is always another way to see things. For example, how students "see" homework will vary:
• Homework is horrible.
• Homework is a "have to."
• Homework is helpful.
We are always choosing a perspective; we are just often unaware of our choices. Students may "do" their homework but rarely (if ever) take the time to determine how they "see" their homework. After all, if they get into the habit of "seeing" homework as punishment, they are setting themselves up for future punishment.
The good news is if we don't like what we see - we can change it! We may not be able to change the conditions (we have homework), but we can change how we see and experience those conditions.
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
For one year, my three children were in elementary, middle, and high school in three different schools. Pick-up and drop-off times were all different, and I complained to a friend about how I wasted hours and hours carpooling each day. My friend said, "Soon, your kids will be driving, but now you have this time together in carpool, cherish it."
I followed her advice, and everything changed. What I once viewed as a chore was now a time to catch up on one another's day, connect, listen to our favorite songs, and enjoy our time together.
A small change in perspective made a big change in my life.
Danna Evans
All Things E.Q.
West Wing School
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Deer Valley Unified School District
Website: www.dvusd.org/westwingschool
Location: 26716 North High Desert Drive, Peoria, AZ, USA
Phone: 623-376-5000
Twitter: @westwingmustangs