Quail Run Community Newsletter

Dear Quail Run families,

At Quail Run, May holds a double dose of excitement – it's not only a time for learning, fun, and celebrating milestones, but also the last month of our school year before we wind down for a wonderful summer break!

In this month's newsletter, you'll find information about upcoming events, academic highlights, student and staff achievements, and any important reminders to keep you informed. Let's make this final month of school one to remember! Let's celebrate all we've learned as we prepare for exciting summer adventures.

Please do not park blocking any of our neighbor´s driveways. It is important to be mindful of this to keep our community happy. We appreciate you for paying close attention to this when parking in our neighborhood.

As partners on your child's journey of excellence, PVSchools values your input. One of the ways we are collecting input is through an anonymous survey.

This survey will be used to better understand how parents perceive their child's school's academic climate, social climate, parent engagement, and school communication. It’s important to note, that this survey is for research purposes only and will be reported in an aggregate form. District staff will not be able to link your responses to you or your child. We appreciate and value your candid responses as they will help us through decision-making processes as we empower every learner for a lifetime of success.

The survey will only take about 10 minutes to complete and is available until May 10, 2024.

Thank you in advance for your participation. And, thank you for your continued support of student success in PVSchools.

To begin the survey, please visit

https://forms.gle/Tmrpb45ZryhZFZfG7

All our Quail Run students had the opportunity to participate in creating school displays of celebrating minds of all kinds. The infinity symbol means you are special, because you are YOU! Just like each student is unique and together we make a wonderful class and a wonderful school. Every infinity symbol, and student, has something special to add that no other one has.

Every wonder what your child has been doing in STEAM? P.E? Fine Art? Music?

Check out our Special Areas Monthly Update so you can see all the great things happening during Special Area time.

We have some exciting transitions in staffing this year. We want to take a moment to introduce our new staff and thank our leaving staff for serving our Quail Run community.

We wish Mrs. Rubey, IB Coordinator, Mrs. Padgett, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Mrs. Lixandru, Pre-K Teacher, and Mrs. Dean, Fifth-Grade Teacher, well in their upcoming retirement. Thank you for all you have done for students and families during your years of service to education.

Adios, Senor V! We wish Mr. Villavicencio, Spanish Teacher, the best of luck as he embarks on a new adventure of teaching Spanish at Pinnacle High School.

We wish Mrs. Moore, Fine Arts Teacher, well in her new adventures outside the field of education. We hope you find lots of happiness!

Mrs. Weigand, our math specialist, will be taking on a new challenge as an AVID Coordinator at Greenway Middle School! We appreciate all the math support you provided to our community this year.

Please join us in welcoming the following new team members to the Quail Run Family! We know they will be a great addition to our community during the 2024-25 school year.

Every two years we open up the opportunity for new parents to serve as representatives on the Quail Run School Council. Our school council usually schedules six meetings yearly and is required to meet a minimum of four times a year. We are seeking one more parent to replace our current representatives. Thank you to Cara Rosenstein and Staci Bryant-Liang for serving as parent representatives on our School council the past two years! If you are interested in this opportunity, please email your interest to Mrs. Raymond at vraymond@pvschools.net.

On Monday, April 29, we voted on our new board!

Please join us in congratulating our new 2024-25 PTO Board Members:

President - Amanda Bunney

President-Elect - Cassie Morgan

VP - Stephanie Derron

Treasurer - Jill Moller

Secretary - Liz Martin

We hope you can join us for our last event, the Yearbook Signing Party at Peter Piper Pizza on 5/21. Please see the flyer below.

We are looking forward to another event-filled year of supporting our children and their school!

Amanda Bunney, PTO President

ptoquailrun@gmail.com

Our tax credit donations provide countless opportunities to our QR students. We need your help to replenish this fund! Please consider making your tax-credit donation to our school and speaking with family and friends to join you. Our tax credit funds have been used this year to scholarship students for field trips and provide materials for our PBIS program.

It is easy to do this online - just visit this website! Make sure to select Quail Run Elementary School.

Making a contribution to receive an Arizona public education tax credit is simple. You can get a tax credit of up to $200 for an individual or $400 per married couple.

Tax credit eligible fees paid and contributions made to a public school from January 1 through April 15 of any calendar year may be used as a tax credit on either the prior or current year's tax return. For additional information, contact the Finance Department at 602-449-2033.

Arizona tax law allows taxpayers a credit for contributions made or fees paid to a public school for support of extracurricular activities or character education (as defined in ARS 15-719). If married, taxpayers file separate returns: Each spouse may claim one-half of the credit that would have been allowed on a joint return. Extracurricular activities such as sports, band, speech and debate, or overnight field trips are generally not fully funded by school districts, so your donation directly supports students.

Want to recognize a staff member for something big or small? Please share with us using this form so we can show them some appreciation. Thanks for making our school such a positive place to be!

The QRES School Council is composed of staff, parents, and community members. The purpose of the School Council is to assist in planning, coordinating, and facilitating safety and instructional ideas that will promote and enhance the safety and learning of the students at Quail Run Elementary School.

School Council meetings are open to the public and generally meets once monthly. Meeting dates can be found on our website.

If you have an item of interest you would like for the School Council to review, please complete this form. Complete the form once for every issue or interest you would like discussed.

Looking to get more involved in your child’s education? Want to be among the first to know what is happening in the district? If so, I encourage you to attend United Parent Council meetings. Paradise Valley United Parent Council is a district-wide parent group that has been active in Paradise Valley Unified School District for more than 30 years and is a 501(c)(3) organization. Looking out for the interest of students is their primary goal. They do this by offering parents support, information, and opportunities to be influential voices in the decisions that affect their children's education. UPC meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month in the District Administration Center East/West Conference Rooms on the grounds of the PVUSD complex at 15002 North 32nd Street. Visitors are always welcome. Click here to visit their website for information on this month’s meeting.

• If you need to relay a message to your student during school hours, you can call the office or leave a message directly on our Voicelink account at (602) 449-5465. The office staff will NOT transfer calls to classrooms, as this will interrupt important instructional time.

• If your child forgets their lunch, you may bring it to the front office before 10:30 am.

• Students are also not allowed to bring Starbucks drinks, smoothies, etc. on campus in the morning.
  

• Be sure to communicate end-of-day arrangements with your student in the morning, prior to coming to school. We want to ensure all students get home safely. If there are any changes in how students get home, please notify the office and the teacher.

• School hours are from 8:45 am - 3:15 pm. If you are picking up a student early, please be aware that every minute counts and minutes missed accumulate throughout the school year. Also, be aware that students cannot be called to the office early for an appointment. Students will be called from class at the time you arrive to check them out.

• If your child is late to school, arriving after 8:45 am, a parent is required to walk them into the front office to sign them in tardy.

• No early pick-ups are allowed after 3:00 pm. You cannot sign out your student from 3:00 - 3:15. This is a change from previous years.

• School breakfast is available beginning at 8:15 am. Please drop off before 8:30 am if your child is eating breakfast. It is the same purchasing system as our school lunches.

• Birthday treats must be store-bought and easy to pass out for the teacher. No cakes that need cutting, please. Cupcakes are allowed. Balloons are not allowed on campus.

• You will need your ID every time you pick up students prior to dismissal.

• Your student will not be released if the person picking her/him up is not on the contact list. If you need to add a friend or family member to the contact list you will need to go to Infinite Campus to update Emergency Contact information through your annual update.

• You can check your child's grades by downloading the Infinite Campus app or logging on online. Click here for directions.

Lunch Reminders:

• If your child forgets their lunch, you may bring it to the front office before 10:30 am. Any student that does not bring a lunch will choose a hot lunch and their meal account will be charged.

• There is no hot fast food allowed for lunch if you are dropping off a lunch. Visitors may bring in hot lunches (see visitor section below). Please refrain from bringing soda. Subway, Jimmy Johns, and Jersey Mikes are all good options for a special drop-off lunch.

• Students are not allowed to share food.

• We will have a special table for students with food allergies. Your student may be invited to join a friend at this table. If your child is invited to sit at this table, peanut butter is not allowed.

• When packing your student´s lunch, please be mindful that they are able to open the food or containers themselves. No glass containers.

Lunch Visitors:

• You must sign into the front office and get a visitor badge.
  

• You may bring lunch for your child. If you are coming to visit and stay with your child during lunch, the lunch may be a hot lunch.

• You may not bring lunch for any student other than your own.

• You may not pass out treats to any students due to allergies.

Purchasing a School Lunch:

The Nutrition & Wellness Department will charge students for their meals based on their free, reduced, and paid meal application status during the 2023-2024 SY.

The 2023-2024 Free & Reduced Meal Application is now available for parents to complete at EZMealApp.com. This paperless option is encouraged because online applications can be processed within 24 hours of their submission. Paper meal applications are available in our front office or can be printed from the Nutrition & Wellness website to be submitted to the department. All families are encouraged to apply.

It is extremely important for families to complete and submit the 23-24 SY meal application in order to avoid potential negative account balance charges.

Visit the Lunch Menu section of our website for more information about menus, meal prices, and to load money into your student´s lunch account.

Do you have furniture needs? Purchases at American Furniture ANYTIME OF THE YEAR support our school! Please share with friends and relatives. Thanks for your support!

Do you shop at Fry's Food? You can link your Fry's VIP card to Quail Run PTA and effortlessly earn money for our school simply by doing your normal shopping. Signup once and the school will reap the benefits all year!

We welcome site volunteers on our campus as well as chaperones for field trips.

Site volunteers must be parents, guardians, or grandparents of a current student.

School chaperones perform an invaluable service, helping to ensure the safety of students attending events and field trips. Parents, guardians, grandparents, or relatives are eligible to be a school chaperone after completing a background screening. Chaperones are fingerprinted and must agree to a background check.

Apply to be a Site Volunteer or Chaperone

1. Visit the PVSchools job search page.
2. Search for "Volunteer" or "Chaperone."
3. Select the opportunity that best fits your interest.
4. Click on the "Apply Online" button.
5. Create a login and password.
6. Complete the application process.

Please be aware that this application can take up to 12 weeks to clear, so be sure to get it in early. Please contact our front office if you have any questions.

If you or anyone you know needs to enroll a student for the 2024-2025 school year, please know we are still accepting applications for students both inside and outside of our school enrollment boundaries. Open enrollment enables Arizona students to attend public schools outside their district attendance areas or outside their district of residence. It is open to all Arizona-based students. All open enrollment questions may be directed to tsorenson@pvschools.net.

Click here to enroll for the 2024-2025 school year.

Required Documents for Enrollment

• A certified copy of your child's birth certificate

• Your child's immunization records

• Proof of Arizona residency (e.g., utility bill, house payment, lease/purchase agreement)

• IEP/504 forms (if applicable)

Please note, to register for kindergarten, your student must be 5 years old PRIOR to September 1st, 2024.

You will also be required to complete an Annual Update on Infinite Campus. Please visit the PV Assist website for links and more information.

May 2: 1st Grade Puppet Show at 9:15 am

May 2: School Emergency Response Team Meeting at 9:15 am

May 2: School Council Meeting at 3:30 pm (canceled)

May 2: PVSchools Governing Board Meeting at 6:30 pm

May 3: 6th Grade Gifted Field Trip to Cerreta's

May 3: Student Council Meeting - Election Info at 8:00 am

May 6 - 10: Staff Appreciation Week

May 7: UPC Teacher Appreciation Event at North Canyon High School from 6 - 8 pm

May 9: Band Concert at 6:00 pm at Desert Springs Prep

May 10: Kinder Journey Field Trip at 9:00 am

May 10: All school library books due back!

May 13: 6th Grade Exhibition Presentations at 6:00 pm, students arrive at 5:45 pm

May 14: Student Council Meeting at 8:00 am

May 15 - 17: 6th Grade California STEAM Adventure

May 16: PVSchools Governing Board Meeting at 6:30 pm

May 17: Pre-K End of Year Event

May 17: PTO Spirit Day - Wear QR or Junior Hero shirt

May 20: Spirit Day: Disney Day

May 20: Kinder Water Day at 1:30 pm

May 21: Spirit Day: Sports Team Day

May 21: Kinder Alphabet Parade at 9:15 am

May 21: Yearbook Signing Party at Peter Piper Pizza from 4 - 8 pm

May 22: Spirit Day: Lookalike Day

May 22: Kinder 180 Days Smarter Celebration at 2:00 pm

May 23: 6th Grade Breakfast Celebration

May 23: 6th Grade Clap Out at 11:30 am

May 23: Early Dismissal at 12:30, Last Day of School

August Back to School Schedule

Jul. 31: Class Reveal at Peter Piper Pizza, 4:00 - 8:00 pm

Aug. 2: Meet the Teacher

Aug. 5: First Day of School

Aug. 5: Kindergarten Parent Orientation & BooHoo WooHoo Breakfast

Aug. 15: Curriculum Night for Grades 1-6

Attendance Line: 602-449-4401

Nurse Celeste: 602-449-4403

School Cafeteria: 602-449-4407

Principal, Quail Run Elementary School

Email: vraymond@pvschools.net
Quail Run Website
Location: 3303 E. Utopia Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85050
Phone: 602-449-4400

Assistant Principal, Quail Run Elementary School

Email: jsanborn@pvschools.net

Quail Run Website

Location: 3303 E. Utopia Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85050
Phone: 602-449-4400