Your voice matters! For more information on the upcoming Maintenance & Operations (M&O) Override and DVUSD Bond, including how it impacts our school and the district, please visit FAQs.

Stay informed and get involved in shaping the future of our schools!

Join DVUSD for a regional election meeting in your student's school region (the region is identified by the high school the elementary or middle school students will attend as high school students). The meeting you attend does not have to be in the region where your student attends school. The same information will be presented at each meeting.

Remaining Meetings:

• Sandra Day O'Connor High School: Monday, September 23, 2024, Performing Arts Center

• Mountain Ridge High School: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Performing Arts Center

• Barry Goldwater High School: Thursday, September 26, 2024, Performing Arts Center

Board Candidate Forum: October 1, 2024 at 6 p.m. A meet and greet with candidates will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the DVUSD Governing Board Room at 20402 N.15th Avenue, Phoenix 85027.

We are excited to bring have our annual Thanksgiving Lunch on Thursday, November 21. Parents and Grandparents are able to join their children at their designated lunch time. Prepayment will be required for all adult lunches. More details to come about how you can purchase an adult meal and specific lunch times.

West Wing School is in need of a crossing guard. This is such a great way to give back to our community by ensuring our students' safety as they travel to and from school. If you are interested or know someone who is, please help us! Our incredible students need you and they are a lot of fun too!

Thank you!

We are in need of donations for our wildly popular Mustang Store. Our students receive tickets when they deomonstrate our school-wide expectations, Respect, Compassion, and Integrity. Each month they have an opportunity to exchange their tickets for items at our Mustang Store. This year we have added some exciting "experience" items to our store. Students recently purchased time with their teacher to eat their lunch or a movie at end of the day.

Monroe & Quincee Reischl competed in the AZ Youth Triathlon - swim, bike, run this past weekend. Monroe won the 11/12 girls age division. Quincee finished 2nd place in the 9/10 girls division.

We are excited to introduce a new way of reporting your child's absences. We have created a Google Form for your convenience. Please use this form anytime to let us know that your child will not be present at school. You can of course still call our attendance line if that is more convenient for you.

The motto for next week is: I don't trade what I want most for what I want now.

What does your student want to achieve by the end of the year?

Do they want to:

• Make more friends?

• Get good grades?

• Play well in their sports or improve in their hobbies?

To help students achieve their goals, they need to know what they want most!

Once they can identify what they want to accomplish this year, help them understand that life is a balance of planning for the future and living in the moment. This means there will be times when they must give up something they want now for something they want more later.

This is easier said than done because motivation can come and go in waves, and staying focused on a big goal every day is hard.

Here are some ways you can help your child tap into their motivation:

1. Ask them to think about what they want most. For example, playing video games is what they want now, but this isn’t their ultimate goal. Help them focus on what they want the most.

2. Consider your future self. Explain to them that while watching more T.V. feels nice now, their future self will be unhappy when they aren't prepared for tomorrow's spelling test.

3. Schedule time for both work and play. We are less likely to resent working toward our long-term goals when our schedule includes time for both relaxation and work.

"The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable prerequisite for success." – Brian Tracy

🛑FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF OR PICK UP IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. PLEASE ONLY USE THE DESIGNATED PICK UP AND DROP OFF LOCATIONS.🚫

• Please refrain from using your cell phone while actively in queue for parent pick up and drop off. Being alert and watching for our students is extremely important.
• We do not sign out kids 15 minutes before dismissal (3:15 is the cutoff).
• Phone messages are delivered to students at 2:30. If there is a pick-up change, please call our office before 2:30.

Please be sure to bring your ID into the office when you check-in. All volunteers and visitors are scanned in and a sticker is printed for you to wear while on campus. Please stop in the office to scan your badge when you depart campus. Volunteers, like all adults, are role models for children. Therefore volunteers are expected to demonstrate good character and ethical behavior. Please do not engage in any behavior or activity that may cause harm to themselves or others. In addition, physical contact is not encouraged and should be limited to brief encouraging behaviors such as a "high five" or handshake. Please take your lead from staff and dress appropriately for the job you are doing. Casual clothing is fine; However, be neat and professional. No Spaghetti straps, bare midriffs or backs, or negative t-shirts. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

• Day 1 For Specials
• 7:30-8:30 - Chess Emporium (Library)
• 3:45-4:45 - Honor Choir (Choir Room)
  
• 3:45-4:30 - 5th/6th Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)
• 3:45-5:00 - Softball Practice

• Day 2 For Specials
• 7:30-8:30 - DayBreak Chorus (Chorus Room)
• 7:45-8:45 - Yearbook Club (Mrs. Coak's Room)
• 3:45-5:00 - Softball Practice

Wednesday, September 25th,

• Day 3 For Specials
• 3:30-4:30 - Young Rembrandts (Art Room)
  
• 3:45-4:30 - 7/8 Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)
  
• 3:45-5:00 - Softball Practice
  

• Day 4 For Specials
• 7:30-8:30 - DayBreak Chorus (Chorus Room)
• 3:45-4:30 - State & Honor Band (Band Room)
  
• 3:45-5:00 - Softball Practice

• Day 5 For Specials
• 7:45-8:45 - General Council Meeting (Science Lab)
• 2:00 Early Release
  
• 4:30- Choir-National Anthem (@ Diamondbacks)
• 5:00-9:00 - MRHS Marching Band Feeder Night (@MRHS)

During our 2:00 pm dismissal time teachers meet in together and we call these Collaborative Team meetings. West Wing is a PLC school (Professional Learning Community). Our 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.

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