As we approach the end of another school year, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you for entrusting us with your children and for your continued partnership in their education. It has been a year filled with growth, learning, and wonderful progress, and we are so proud of all that our students have accomplished.
To celebrate the hard work and achievements of our students and staff, we will be hosting a school-wide Water Day on Tuesday, May 20th. This fun event is a chance for everyone to enjoy some well-deserved play and relaxation. A special thank you to Mr. Robles and his company Festivity Rentals for their incredibly generous donation of the water slides that will surely make the day extra special!
We are also excited to celebrate our 5th grade students during their promotion ceremony on Wednesday, May 21st at 2:00 PM. It is always bittersweet to see them move on to middle school, but we are filled with pride as we reflect on how much they’ve grown and flourished since kindergarten. We will miss them dearly and wish them all the best in this exciting next chapter.
On the last day of school, Wednesday, May 22nd at 9:00 AM, we will hold our End-of-Year Recognition Ceremony to celebrate our students’ 4th quarter academic achievements. This special event will also feature performances by our Folklorico and Mariachi groups, who have dedicated countless hours of practice through our after-school program. We are so proud of their talent and commitment. A heartfelt thank you to our Folklorico Instructor, Ms. Gomez-Peralta , and our Mariachi Director, Ms. Swift, for their unwavering guidance and support of our students.
Thank you again for a wonderful school year. We wish all of our families a safe, joyful, and restful summer break!
THANK YOU to all who supported our Raising Canes Fundraiser event on Wednesday, April 23rd from 4:00 - 10:00 pm. We are waiting on the team to verify how much money we were able to raise for the event, but we will announce on our social media pages soon.
At our last meeting, PTA members voted to have Ms. Sooky become our Vice-President for the 2025-2026 school year. She will be replacing Ms. Del Valle. Welcome back Ms. Sooky to PTA! We are excited to have you join us again and sharing the ideas on how to best serve our school and community.
On Wednesday, April 30th we hosted the Dia del Niño Field Day! We were able to partner with Target on Irvington who provided water bottles and ice pops for our event. Raising Cane's on Ajo was able to provide lemonade and iced tea for our staff and volunteers. Thank you to Mr. Robles from Festivity Rentals, who was able to donate a jumping castle for our event. The kids had a wonderful time!
On Friday, April 25th our students with perfect attendance during state testing in grades 3-5 were able to earn an ice cream sundae party. PTA provided the goodies for this event.
Please join us for our PTA meeting on May 6th at 3:00pm. Snacks will be provided and a raffle for attendees. At our next PTA meeting, we will be finalizing plans for the upcoming 5th grade promotion, setting the summer budget, and pre-planning for the beginning of the school year events. Please join us in sharing your voice to making these upcoming events successful! We hope to see you at our meeting.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Character Strong counseling lessons in May will have the theme of creativity.
I hope this summer will be a wonderful, creative time for you and your family. It can be precious time together and also time to reinforce what was learned during the school year. Research shows that kids who don’t read during the summer come back to school reading at a lower level than when the summer began.
Fun relationship time is so important for children’s mental health and resiliency. Children do better in school when they have secure, safe relationships. They learn how to work through problems, verbalize feelings and develop all those important social skills. I hope you can carve out some special family time this summer and have a wonderful summer!
Have a good month of May and a happy summer,
Your counselor,
Jan Milligan
520-225-2330
- May 1- School Photos for 5th graders, ALL 5th graders will be photographed
- May 1- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Flandrau Planetarium
- May 2- LAST day for After school programs (with the exception of Folklorico and Mariachi)
- May 2- School Lunch Hero Appreciation Day; Thank you to all our cafeteria staff!
- May 5-9th Teacher Appreciation Week; Please see PTA post for donations needed- THANK YOU
- May 5- Smokey Bear Presentation for Kinder/1st grades
- May 6- PTA Meeting, 3:00-4:00, Planning for 5th Grade Promotion and end of year events
- May 7- Tiendita, 7:45-8:25am
- May 7- School Nurse Appreciation Day
- May 7- Sending home Summer School invitations
- May 8- Field trip for all 3rd,4th,5th graders to Tucson Symphony Orchestra
- May 19- Speech Therapist Appreciation Day
- May 20- School-Wide Water Day, 1:00-2:30pm
- May 21- Pre-School Field Trip to Splash Park
- May 21- FINAL Tiendita 7:45am-8:25am
- May 21- 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 2:00pm
- May 22- 4th Quarter Recognition Ceremony for all Kinder-5th graders- 9:00am, with Mariachi and Folklorico groups performing
- May 22- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
- June 2-26- Summer School, Mondays -Thursdays, 8:00-12:00, by invitation only