It is hard to believe that we are beginning state testing and have already completed the first week of the final quarter of the school year! We are so proud of the learning that has occurred this year and we know that our 3rd-8th graders are going to do an amazing job on the state assessments.

Please ensure that your child has a good night of rest and eats breakfast each morning or that they visit the cafeteria for their breakfast. Breakfast begins at 8:15.

Please encourage your child to do their best and take their time on their assessments.

If you know that your child will be absent on a day of their scheduled test we ask that you alert their teacher right away so that we can plan accordingly for a make-up session.

Please do not schedule any early pick-ups when your child is testing. It is best to keep them home if there is an unavoidable appointment. If they are absent we will schedule a make-up session.

The AzSCI assessments will be administered to 5th and 8th graders only. This is the science portion of the state assessment and it will be on March 25, 26 and 27.

The AASA assessment is for all 3rd through 8th graders. Students will complete tests in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics as part of this assessment. We will begin these sections the week of April 1st and complete any final make-up tests the week of April 22nd. Students in 3rd grade will also complete an Oral Reading Fluency portion of the assessment.

Please refer to the testing calendar below for specific grade-level dates.

Thank you for your support of your child's academic growth this year!

Mrs. Schubert

Principal

Parent Reminders for Testing:

• ALL students will need plug-in headphones that connect to their Chromebook. NO wireless allowed.
• Do not sign your child out on testing days. Please make all appointments for another day or later in the day.
• Week of April 1st-3rd- ALL students are required to bring a sack lunch or they may buy a sack lunch from the cafe.

We are so proud of these Mustangs who have demonstrated Academic Achievement on a recent District or class assessment. Weekly, we recognize students who have worked hard and persevered in the classroom. These students have either received perfect scores or demonstrated the highest growth on an assessment.

Please celebrate Mrs. Sutton's 8th Grade Class and these specific students:

Algebra District Interim Exam:

• 85.3% of the 8th grade students were Proficient. Of those, 38.2% were Highly Proficient!
• Our class average was 22.9% above the district average!

• Two students with Perfect Score: Kennedy Harris and Sam Hoover!!!!

Shout out for Highest Growth:

• Rachelle Dandron

• Dalton Mota grew

• Paisley Adame grew

We will continue to celebrate Academic Achievement Awards!

Parents please take the grading practices survey. Thank you. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmFY0EIj69JgVBMBT-lS6lvqdSyiVg85n9LNp6aNkZzK12YQ/viewform

We are very excited to have a new marquee! Our previous marquee has been broken for a long time and we've been waiting for about a year for this. Thank you to all of our community for voting yes for the 2019 which is how this marquee was paid for!

THANK YOU SO MUCH WEST WING FAMILIES FOR RESTOCKING OUR MUSTANG STORE😍

2 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR TAX CREDIT DONATION:

ONLINE at: K-8 & High School Online Donations

MAIL or DROP OFF to the School of Your Choice: DVUSD 2023-24 School Address List

Forms can be downloaded here, and checks can be mailed to the school of your choice. Your tax credit receipt will be mailed back to you. Your tax credit goes directly to the school you choose, not to the state or district.

• Our Parental Input Classroom Environment Form is now available on our website for the 24-25 school year. This form will still be active until April 12 when we will make our first draft for class lists.
• We cannot sign out kids 15 minutes before dismissal (3:15 is the cutoff).
  
• Reminder we cannot do deliveries to classrooms or call classrooms except for glasses or chromebooks. Phone messages only delivered to students at 2:30. If there is a pick up change, please call our office before 2:30.
• For those who are interested in volunteering in classrooms and/or attending field trips, you will need to attend a one time district volunteer training (class locations and times can be found at www.dvusd.org). If you have already taken the training you must come in to the front office to update your information, this must be done every year.

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. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Click on the picture for the form to sign up.

Congratulations to Lillian B. & Adriana M. for winning the Battle of the Books! The Lilaid Moninkley Twins will be heading to the District Battle in April!

For the next month, our campus will focus on respecting each other's physical, emotional, and social boundaries. We are talking each day about respecting personal space, aplogizing when we make a mistake, and accepting apologies so that we can all learn from the situations we encounter in life.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated
• Communicate effectively
• Work together
• Listen attentively
• See something, say something

Monday, March 25th, 2024

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice

• 7:30-8:30 - Chess Emporium (Library)

• State Testing Begins

• 3:30-5:30 - Girls Basketball Practice

• 3:30-5:30 - Spiritline Practice

• 3:45-4:45 - Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)
  

Tuesday, March 26th

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice
• State Testing Continues
• 4:15 - Boys & Girls Basketball (WW @ Diamond Canyon)

Wednesday, March 27th

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice
• DVUSD Spring Band Assessment
• State Testing Continues
• 3:30-5:30 Girls Basketball Practice

• 3:45-4:45 - Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)

Thursday, March 28th

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice
• 7:45-8:30 - Student Council Officer Meeting
• State Testing Continues
• DVUSD Spring Choir Assessment
• 9:30-11:00 - Executive Council Meeting (District Office)
  
• 4:15 - Boys & Girls Basketball (WW @ Stetson Hills)
  

Friday March 29th

• NO SCHOOL - Spring Break Day

COMING SOON...FIELD DAYS

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