- Thursday, January 30: Night of Excellence @ 5:00pm
- Friday, January 31: Early Release
- Friday, February 7: Early Release
- Monday, February 10: Kindergarten Field Trip
- Tuesday, February 11: Staff Appreciation Luncheon, PTA General Meeting @ 7pm
- Wednesday, February 12: Restaurant Night at Legend's Bar and Grill
- Thursday, February 13: Picture Day for PreK-4th Grade, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Half Day Release
- Friday, February 14: Picture Day for 5th-8th Grade, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Half Day Release, Valentine's Day and Arizona's Birthday!
- Monday, February 17: No School - President's Day
- Tuesday, February 18: Spirtline Parent Meeting @ 5:30pm
- Friday, February 21: Early Release
- Monday, February 24: 4th Grade Field Trip, Battle of the Books @ 9:00am, Basketball Parent Meeting @ 5:30pm
- Wednesday, February 26: 3rd Grade Field Trip
- Thursday, February 27: 2nd Grade Field Trip
- Friday, February 28: Early Release
Medications
All medication to be taken on campus must be brought in by a parent/guardian and signed in through the nurse in their original, labeled bottles. Students may not bring in any medication on their own.
Cold and Flu Season is in Full Swing!
Please remember, if your child's temperature is greater than 100 degrees (without medication) or if they have vomited within the last 24 hours, they need to stay home. They can return to school after 24 hours fever and vomit-free.
February Staff Luncheon
Tuesday, February 11th is our monthly staff appreciation luncheon. This month’s theme is a Potato Bar. We would love your help. Please click on the link to sign up to bring something for our staff to enjoy. Thank you!!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FAEAA2FA6FACE9-54679199-februarys
Gifted & Talented Corner
What’s Coming Up?
SPRING CONFERENCES:
We are looking forward to conferences on February 13 and 14. Conferences are always a great time to visit and celebrate your child’s accomplishments! If you are interested in meeting with either of us, about your child, please email us and we will reach out to set up an appointment.
Anna Kramer: anna.kramer@dvusd.org Sherri Shereshovech: sherri.shereshovech@dvusd.org
GIFTED TESTING RESULTS FOR 2ND GRADE UNIVERSAL TESTING:
We have completed the ‘Gifted Universal Testing’ for 2nd Grade! Results will be emailed home by the end of the month from Gifted Services. Please check your SPAM folder, since the results may land there!
After results are available any student that qualifies for services will receive a letter, ‘Permission to Place’ by the end of the school year with services beginning during the 2025-2026 school year. The ‘Permission to Place’ will be sent home with your child from Diamond Canyon’s gifted specialists, Mrs. Kramer and Mrs. Shereshovech. Any student that qualifies for Walk Up Math will also need to sign a contract before walking next school year.
GIFTED TESTING:
We will be conducting our final testing for the school year beginning on February 3rd and ending on February 20th. Thank you to the families that signed up your child for testing. PLEASE look for information coming home from your child’s teacher about specific testing days so your child is prepared and can do their very best! Your child already brought home a letter with their testing days and times.
If your child missed the testing in February, there will be testing administered by the district this summer. Information will be posted on the DVUSD website under ‘Gifted Services’.
If your child is testing in February, at Diamond Canyon, results will be emailed home from Gifted Services. Please check your SPAM folder, since the results may land there! We are not sure when results will be available at this time.
Thank you,
Anna Kramer & Sherri Shereshovech
Gifted Specialists
Need to pick your student up from school early, or dropping them off late?
If you will need to pick up your child for a doctor/dentist appointment, are picking them up from the nurse, or even signing them in late, please remember to come into the office and bring your phone with you. DC uses a QR code for signing in and signing out. It is a super easy process once you put our guest WIFI into your phone and we will even help you with the learning curve should you need it! Simply scan the QR code with your camera or QR Code app and fill out the Google Form in its entirety. These sign in forms are important for tracking who is and is not on campus and at what time. The awesome office staff has access to the responses, however, they are not "notified" that you have filled it out so please make sure someone knows you are here before taking a seat in the lobby. We ask that you arrive 10 minutes prior to when you actually have to be on your way due to the fact that your child may be in a different classroom or at lunch/recess when you arrive. Be prepared to show your ID in the event that the staff does not recognize you. Please note that parents must accompany students into the office when late to school.
Diamond Canyon does not dismiss students after 3:10 pm on full days, 1:40 pm on Early Release Fridays.
As we move into the second quarter of the 24-25 school year, we feel a reminder regarding forgotten items may be helpful. In an effort to reduce interruptions to instructional time, as well as promote responsibility and accountability with our students, Diamond Canyon only allows chrome books, glasses, medically required items, and lunches to be dropped off for students.
Forgotten homework assignments, backpacks, PE uniforms, projects, and musical instruments will not be accepted or held for students.
Thank you for helping us to educate your children more effectively.
