The Knightly News
Empowering Students to Achieve Academic and Social Growth
Upcoming Events
- November 8-15 Book Fair
- November 14 - Cross Country Meet Away
- November 11 - Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
- November 19 - PTSO Dinner Night @ Chipotle
- November 21 - Volleyball Parent Meeting
- November 221 - Band Concert 5:30 pm
- November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Recess - NO SCHOOL
- December 6 - Spelling Bee
- December 16 - Battle of the Books 2
- December 20 - Half Day 11:20 Release
- December 23 - January 7 Winter Break
Early Release Days
- November 22
- December 6
- December 13
PLC (Professional Learning Community) 90 minute early release days support planning for student learning, interventions, and targeted support. This time is invaluable to our teachers, and our students, as it gives critical time to our teacher teams to design skill-based instruction and assessments, review student progress data, and design supports and interventions. Learn more about what happens in PLC at DVUSD.org/PLC.
Front Office will be closed to the public:
2:00 pm - 90 minute Early Release Days
12:00 pm - Half Days
Motto: Mistakes can be helpful if I let them.
Mistakes can be very upsetting, and it’s all too easy to let them affect our self-worth. We may even be tempted to punish ourselves mentally after making a mistake rather than to spend time and energy learning from the mistake instead.
Teaching your child that everyone makes mistakes can help them maintain a healthy perspective. Mistakes, after all, are a normal human experience and are often the first step to learning new things, which is why it’s important to teach our kids to put their time and energy into learning from their mistakes (so they don’t make the same mistakes twice) rather than punishing themselves for making the mistake.
“Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later, a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.” -Denis Waitley
One way to help your child learn from their mistakes is to ask them these questions:
1. Did you make the mistake on purpose? (Help them acknowledge it was a mistake.)
2. What can you learn from this mistake? (Help them find the lesson in the mistake.)
3. What will you do differently next time? (Help them not to repeat the same mistake.)
Guilt or anger won’t help you to avoid making the mistake again. Instead, the best way to avoid repeating a mistake is to learn from it.
“Failure can be the key to success; when each mistake teaches us something.” -Morihei Ueshiba
Knights Awarded an A Rating
We are excited to announce that Inspiration Mountain School has been awarded an A Rating by the Arizona State Board of Education for the 2023-24 school year! This achievement is especially significant as it marks our first year eligible for a state letter grade.
Inspiration Mountain is proud to be 1 of 27 DVUSD schools to receive this prestigious A Rating—placing us among the top-performing schools in Arizona. This accomplishment reflects the dedication of our students, families, and staff who bring excellence to our school.
Go Knights!
Please see below for detailed information from the City of Phoenix.
For more information visit www.phoenix.gov/police/precents and look for your precinct to contact a community action officer.
Download the new DVUSD Bus App
- Bus stop location and pickup/drop-off times
- Bus arrival notifications
- Messages directly from DVUSD transportation
- Ability to view the location and gauge arrival times each day
- Information to help parents feel secure about their child's trip on the school bus!
- Crossing Guard AM/PM (2.0 hours/day)
- To Apply Click the image "Join Our Team"
For more information email: julie.zalewski@dvusd.org