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Dear Patterson Pride,

The holiday season is the perfect time to acknowledge the things that make us feel thankful and grateful. I am so proud to be part of the PRIDE community as you have such big hearts. I want to share a special thank you to our 6th graders for serving at Feed My Starving Children, our 3rd graders for coordinating a food drive for the Chandler CARE Center, Student Council for organizing beanies and socks for veterans, and our 5th graders who are currently coordinating our Patterson Giving Tree in order to donate toys to the Chandler CARE Center. The spirit of kindness and “Paying it Forward” is in our Patterson culture.

We are grateful for our Patterson Pride community for supporting our teachers, and most importantly, our children. Patterson is a better school because of you! On behalf of the Patterson staff, we wish you a festive, joyful, and fun winter season. Spend time with friends and family and enjoy the moments that matter most.

We look forward to the New Year and watching your children continue to grow.

Sincerely,

Sarah Stephens

Patterson PRIDE Principal

New Kindergarten Registration

Parents who live within one of the CUSD elementary boundaries and have a child who turns five (5), January 1-August 31, 2019, should complete their child’s Kindergarten registration online for their CUSD boundary school on Wednesday, January 10th at 9:00 a.m.

2024-2025 Kindergarten Open House Parent Presentation

Thursday January 11th - 2024-2025 Kinder Open House in Classrooms, Hallways, MPR & Library 5:00pm-6:30pm

2024-2025 Open Enrollment Request

Next year’s Open Enrollment Request will begin Monday, January 8th at 7:30 a.m.

Student Intent to Return will open for online submission:

The online Student Intent to Return (SITR) opens Monday, January 30th at 9:00 a.m. - February 17th to collect information from your families to see who is returning for the 2024-2025 school year.

We have so many opportunities here at Patterson for after school enrichment classes. Please review the list below to find one that is just right for your child.

Chess Emporium - Mondays, Jan. 22nd - May 6th

Beginners Edge Sports Training- Mondays, Jan 22nd-Mar 4th

Challenge Island- Mondays, Jan 29th - Apr 22nd

Junior Golf- Tuesdays, Feb 6-May 7th

Young Rembrandts - Tuesdays, Jan. 30th - April 30th

Spanish for Kids- Tuesdays, Feb 6th - Apr 16th

Team Stem Club - Tuesdays, Jan 30th - Mar 5th

Sketch It! Club - Tuesdays, Jan 16th - Feb 27th

Fierce Spirit Cheer- Wednesday, Jan 24th - Mar 6th and Apr 10th- May 15th

Dance Sequins - Wednesdays, April 10th - May 8th

TGA Golf- Wednesdays, Jan 24th - Feb 21st

Science Matters - 3 sessions Thursdays, Jan 18th-Feb 15th/Feb 22nd-Apr 11th/Apr 18th-May 16th

In-Motion AZ - Thursdays, Jan 25th- Mar 7th

Bonanza Educational - Thursdays, Apr 4th - May 2nd

TGA Tennis - Fridays, Jan 26th-Apr 5th

Click here for our Community Education page for more information and to sign up!

The library is "jingling" through this busy season with some exciting events! Our next Birthday Book Club celebrating October, November, and December birthdays will occur on Friday, December 8. You should have already received the invitation in November. If you have misplaced this, please print another here. These invitations and financial donations are due by Tuesday, December 5. Once again, we thank you for your donations to the library and the students of Patterson.

We also have a local author, Kailei Pew visiting our school on December 15. She will be reading her book, "The Monster Above the Bed" and speaking to students about the writing process. I am sure she will be very inspiring to our young readers and writers. If you are interested in learning more or pre-ordering an autographed copy of her book as a gift, use the QR code on the attached flyer by December 10.

Finally, be sure and save the date for our first ever February Scholastic Book Fair. I have a feeling this one is going to sneak up on us after the holidays. Fair dates will be February 9-16th. A volunteer schedule and sign up will be available in January.

If your child likes to do crafts with cutting and gluing and coloring, this club is for you! In Kindness Club, Mrs. Landon chooses a book such as, “How Full is Your Bucket?” and we do a corresponding craft. For that story, we created a real kindness bucket with a plastic cup, pipe cleaners, stickers, and markers. Even though our “bucket” is imaginary, we could focus on being kind and filling people’s buckets throughout each day. Each week we have a different story and craft to promote kindness and to have some fun, creative time together. Students will bring home the projects each time we meet. For 3rd quarter we are inviting 1st grade students to attend. Register through Community Education. We will meet Tuesday mornings at 7:45am. Mrs. Landon dismisses the students to go directly to their classrooms at 8:30. Here is the link to our club:

Patterson Kindness Club Q3 - CUSD Community Education (eleyo.com)

Tax credit donations can be made anytime and can be credited to your child's extra curricular activity fees. The tax credit reduces your tax burden to the state of Arizona, dollar for dollar. It also reduces your taxable income to the federal government.

Our school uses tax credit donations for enrichment opportunities such as fieldtrips, assemblies, art masterpiece, clubs and many other activities.

To donate, visit the tax credit donation page on our CUSD website: Click Here or contact Shelley Krason, office manager at Patterson Elementary for more information and/or to donate at the school by cash or check. 480-224-3607; krason.shelley@cusd80.com

Thank you so much for your support of Patterson Elementary Students.

Our lost and found is overflowing with jackets, water bottles and other random items that are not labeled with a student's name. Please remind your child to check for their belongings. On December 22nd all items left will be donated to charity.

Ongoing till December 11th - Snowflake Giving Tree

December 1st - PTO Movie Night on in MPR 5:30pm-7:30pm

December 5th - Choir Concert in MPR 6:30pm-7:30pm

December 7th - Running Club Meet at Tumblewood Park 3:45pm-4:45pm

December 7th - Orchestra Concert in MPR 6:00pm-7:00pm

December 8th - Hearing and Visions Re-screens

December 8th - 2nd Quarter Birthday Book Club in Library 2:15pm-2:50pm

December 12-19th- Student Council selling Candy Cane Grams

December 12th - Band Concert in MPR 6:00pm-7:30pm

December 15th - Author Visit in MPR -All grades

December 18th - Pride Picnic (Be Considerate) in MPR 10:30am-1:00pm

December 18th- Kinder Gingerbread House Making in MPR 1:30pm-2:30pm

December 19th - 6th Grade Pride Party in MPR 1:30pm-3:00pm

December 20th - K-3rd grade Assembly in MPR 9:15am-10:00am

December 20th - 4th-6th grade Assembly in MPR 1:30pm-2:30pm

December 21st- School wide Jingle Jog and Singalong in MPR

December 22nd-January 8th - Winter Intersession-No School

Looking ahead to January

January 9th - Students return back to school

January 11th - Payne JHS Music Performance for 4th/5th/6th grade in MPR

January 11th - Running Club Meet at Snedigar Park 3:45pm-4:45pm

January 11th - Kinder Open House 5:00pm-6:30pm

January 15th - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School

January 17th- Battle of the Books 5th/6th Grade in Library 11:40am-1:00pm

January 19th - 4th Grade STEM Presentation-Agriculture in Classrooms

January 23rd- Payne JHS Registration Presentation for 6th Grade in MPR 9:00am-10:00am

January 23rd- Running Club Meet at Snedigar Park (Patterson Hosting) 3:45pm-4:45pm

January 25th - 5th Grade Dance in MPR

January 26th - Running Club End of Season Celebration 7:40am-8:15am

January 26th - 3rd Qtr Birthday Book Club in Library 2:15pm-2:50pm

January 26th - PTO Sweet Treats - Kettle Corn

January 29th - Pride Picnic -Be Positive in MPR 10:30am-1:00pm

January 29th - PTO General Meeting in Library 3:30pm-4:30pm

January 30th - Student Council Convention at Perry HS 10:00am-1:00pm

Office Phone: 480-224-3600

Attendance Line: 480-224-3603

Fax: 480-224-9404

Click Here for the Patterson Website

School Hours:

8:15 am - Students may arrive to campus

8:35 am - First Bell

8:40 am - Instruction Begins (students are tardy after 8:40)

3:10 pm - Dismissal