Book Drive

To: Students and Parents of DeMiguel

Thank you for the donations of books and Bookman’s credit that was given to the library during the DeMiguel Book Drive. 

We got some great books to put into our circulation for the students to check out.  I will also be going to Bookman’s to get some titles we don’t have in our library at this time.

Thank you again for your support of DeMiguel Library. 

Leah Claypool

DeMiguel Library Assistant

I am sure you know that no other school in Flagstaff provides the unique learning opportunities that every child, including yours, receives at DeMiguel Elementary. How? Because of the Tax Credit contributions people like you make to our school each year.

Any Arizona tax-payer may make a Tax Credit contribution to DeMiguel School.

If you haven't already done so, we hope you are planning to make your annual Tax Credit contribution to DeMiguel School before December 31^st, 2013. The Arizona Public School Tax Credit program provides great advantages both to you and to our school.

Your Tax Credit contributions are used for a variety of things, including field-trips, Chess Club, Odyssey of the Mind, Lego Robotics, and enrichment assemblies.

Each dime of your contribution has been spent to broaden and enrich the educational learning experiences of every student at DeMiguel. Every kid at DeMiguel has received benefit from these contributions, and they will continue to, year after year, provided we are to be able to raise these funds in order to sustain our programs .

Arizona's Tax Credit program works to the advantage of most tax-payers. Whether you're a single parent, a married family filing jointly, or a more mature couple with grown children, Arizona's Tax Credit program enables you to give part of your annual state taxes directly to DeMiguel School, rather than to the state Department Of Revenue.

 

Thank you for your support of our GREAT School!

events

Join us on Tuesday, October 8th, for our PTO/Site Council meeting at 4:15, babysitting provided. At 5:15 join us for a student/parent interest meeting for new after-school clubs. On Wednesday, October 9th, it's our first walk to school day. Look for a flyer coming home on Monday or Tuesday

School Cents

To support our school, bring your original The Flagstaff Mall & The  Marketplace receipts dated August 15, 2013 -April 15, 2014 to  Guest Services, open Monday through Saturday 10am - 9:30pm and Sunday 11am -5:30pm OR the DeMiguel main office. We earn five points per dollar spent. 

Facebook, gift cards, email and many other ways to earn additional points! Click here for more info. http://www.shoppingpartnership.com/points/flagstaffmm.htm

The FUN RUN IS COMING!


https://www.apexfunrun.com/countdown-pep-rally?schoolid=1043

Week of Sept. 2

CHESS CLUB----First and second graders meet on Tuesday and third, fourth, and fifth graders will meet on Thursday-- 3:30-4:30-- in the library. Chess Club will not meet until the beginning of October. Stay tuned for more information. Lego Robotics is Tuesday and Thursday, for fifth graders, in the Computer Lab from 3:30-5:00. In the month of September, we will be collecting pennies for patients-- "Collecting for Light The Night Team" for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Send those pennies in. If you're doing some cleaning and have some childrens' games that we can use for indoor recess, please send them our way! STAY TUNED for more information about our fundraiser--THE FUN RUN!!!!

donation

Thank you Village Land Shoppe for the donation of over $200! We appreciate your generous donation!!!!!!

Ice Cream Social

Thank you all for an incredible first week of school. We have such a great PTO,  staff, students, and families. Wow! It wouldn't have been possible without the efforts of many people! So let's keep the excitement going! Please join us on Thursday, August 22nd, for our Open House/Ice Cream Social 5:30-7:30.
 5:30-6:30  first and second graders/families will meet in classrooms and 6:30-7:30--third, fourth, and fifth graders will meet in classrooms. Kindergarten families, since you have had your Open House, come any time for some ice cream! FREE TO DEMIGUEL FAMILIES :). If you have any questions---just ask!

First Day of School

 Welcome to a new school year.  Here is some information for the first day of school.   When students arrive at school they will go directly to their classrooms. Teachers will be in their classrooms by 8:15. In the morning, drop off for all students, is in the front of the school.  After school, students in kindergarten and first grade are picked up on the east side of the building and our 2^nd --5^th  graders are picked up in front of the school. 

  Our kindergarteners will be served lunch at 10:30 and dismissal is 11:30.   Our buses will run for our kindergarteners, however, there is no FACTS for kindergartners.  You will receive a packet of information coming home on the first day of school. Please fill out all forms and return to your child’s teacher.

 1 extra day to order! Navajo Tribal Clothing Application forms can be picked up Thursday, August 15th,  at the Family Resource Center. Bring CIB: Required for students ordering the first time.

We are looking forward to a great year. Please email or call us if you have questions. For updated information check out our FUSD/DeMiguel Homepage, our DeMiguel FB page, and our DeMiguel Blog….Go LOBOS. See you on Monday.

Hello DeMiguel families:

Our teachers officially come back to work tomorrow! They'll be super-busy in meetings, writing plans, and getting their classrooms ready all day on both Thursday and Friday.  There are a few updates that I would like to share with you.  We were very fortunate in opening two new sections---one in first grade and one in third grade.  We would like to welcome

Mrs. Corrie Gonzales to first grade

Miss Elaine Layman to third grade

Here is some other important information—if your child was assigned, in second grade, to Mrs. Scheid he/she will be in Mrs. Bergeron’s class. Mrs. Scheid is going to take our resource position.

Kindergarten registration is Thursday August 8^th, 2013 5:00-6:00, in the kindergarten classrooms.

 Remember on Friday you can come by and meet the teacher and bring in supplies from 2:30-3:30. If your child is assigned in Mrs. Wolfe’s or Ms. Morrow’s third grade class you can meet them in the Commons. Please have your child bring in supplies on the first day of school.   Their classrooms are in the portables and they will be completed over the weekend.
Remember, we start school Monday, August 12^th at 8:40. We are looking forward to a great year.

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July 26, 2013

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students:

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year!  I hope this letter finds you healthy, happy, and ready to get back to school. I hope you all had a wonderful summer filled with family, friends, and of course- FUN! If you are new to DeMiguel—Welcome! You are now an official LOBO! Spirit Day is every Friday.  Our students and staff wear black, teal, or grey.

 

DeMiguel continues to grow, servicing over 700 students! Wow. You will notice some exciting changes in the back of our school! We will have a portable outside to house two classrooms. At this point; I am not quite sure what classes will be out there. We will also be installing new playground equipment. Thank you Fun Run participants!

We have had a few new hires and staffing changes over the summer! Please welcome….. 

Jon Helleson is joining fifth grade team,

Jennifer Federio is joining our second grade team,

April Dent is joining our first grade team,

Daniel Murray is joining our fifth grade team,

Donna Vickers will be our new special education teacher,

Stephanie Mansfield is joining our fourth grade team,

Jillian Powers  is joining our fourth grade team, 

Aerie Wolfe is joining our third grade team,

Francesca Martinez is joining our second grade team ,

Kori Morrow is joining our third grade team,

Kristen Doughman is joining our third grade team,

Katie Warke and Lisa Buffington will be our new RTI specialists
Leah Claypool will be the new library assistant.

  

 We have many school goals; this one you can help us with! One of our school goals is to build “community” with families and community members. We have many “DeMiguel Community” events. Please sign up to help out if you can! We communicate with our families a variety of ways:  emails, our DeMiguel Blog, Facebook, DeMiguel website , Connect Ed phone calls, and teachers’ letters home. If you have a specific question, please email me at nwilson@fusd1.org

We are working on creating a climate that educates all students and allows for flexibility of different learning styles and maximizing potential of every student. There are certain expectations for every grade level--so stay tuned for exciting happenings in your child’s classroom. If you are interested in getting more involved; please attend our PTO meetings.

The DeMiguel team encourages families to become involved in all aspects of their child’s educational experience. Research has demonstrated that students achieve a higher level of academic achievement if their parents are actively involved. At DeMiguel, we believe that families and staff working together create an environment that enables students’ success.  As your DeMiguel faculty we are committed to creating the best educational experience for your child. Let the learning begin! Our classrooms –K-5^th will be using Harcourt Reading, Envision Math, TCI for Social Studies, FOSS Kits for Science,  Engineering is Elementary(1st - 5th),  Rocket Math (1^st-5^th), and AR reading (1^st-5^th). We also challenge our students to be great writers. Our school K-5 has will continue to focus on the writing traits and the writing process by monthly writing prompts and evaluation.

2013-2014

** Drop off and Pick up**

Morning Drop Off- Is just that, be ready to have your child(ren)unload quickly. Please do not have long discussions at our drop-off. This will enable the traffic to move quickly and smoothly. Drop off is at the flag pole in the front, at 8:15. We do not have supervision until 8:15.

Afternoon Pick-up-  Please help us keep all children safe by following the following procedures.

ENTERING DEMIGUEL FROM GILLENWATER

There are two one way lanes that enter the school on S. Gillenwater. The left lane is the one that goes to our EAST entrance where Kindergarten and first graders are picked up. This is also the lane used for emergency vehicles, buses, handicapped parking, and people wishing to park and come in the building.  The right lane (going down Gillenwater) is for individuals picking up students at the flag pole or for individuals who wish to park and come inside.

ONCE YOU HAVE PASSED THE CIRCLE DRIVE

Once you pass the circle drive there are another  two lanes. The left lane is if you want to park (in the front of the building) and come inside. The right lane is for pick-up of students 2^nd-5^th  by the flag pole.

I am thankful and honored to have served the DeMiguel learners and community for five years. Each year I learn so many things from our littlest lobos. I enjoy each day that I am here!

Respectfully,

Ninon Wilson

nwilson@fusd1.org

www.fusd1.org/demiguel

928-773-4001

All visitors need to stop by the office to obtain a Visitor’s Pass. There will be a reminder on all classroom doors. We will check ID of individuals coming in to pick up students early. Except for the ONE front door, the doors will remain locked during the day.

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5th grade field trip

5th grade golf field trip is on 5/14/2013. Permission slips were sent home on Thursday. Please have your child wear appropriate golfing/PE clothes. Lunch will be provided by Forest Highlands Golf Course.

May:

2nd-Spellathon

3rd-Star Party

4th-DeMiguel Spring Clean Up Day 8:00-11:00

9th-Talent Show  K-2 5:30-6:30  3rd-5th 7:00-8:00

5-10-Teacher Appreciation Week

14th-Paraprofessional Day and Ice Cream Social

15th-Multicultural Day

21st-Bike to School Day

22nd-BBQ at lunch

23rd-Choir Concert 6:30

28th-Field Day

30th-Last Day of School Dismissal at 12:25

 

Snow Make Up Days

May 13th, 17th, 20th  (if we have no more snow days--we will be off these days)

May 27th No School--Memorial Day

This data is used by Principals, the Superintendent, the Governing Board, and various school improvement planning teams to develop goals and action plans for improvement.  We ask that you do everything possible to encourage parents/guardians to complete the survey within the next 3 to 4 weeks.  The survey will close one month from today on May 15^th, though some preliminary data may be pulled and provided to the Superintendent earlier than that.

Please do the following:

1)    Utilize your websites, facebook, twitter, Connect Ed, etc. to encourage families to complete the survey.  The links are: 

ENGLISH VERSION:      http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FUSDFamilies2013

SPANISH VERSION:      http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Encuestasatisfaccion13

Here are the dates and times for testing:
Monday April 15th
4th Science -9:00-11:00
5th Writing-11:00-3:00
Tuesday April 16th (2nd Stanford testing)
3rd grade AIMS Reading- 9:00-11:00 Math-1:00-3:00
4th grade AIMS Reading-1:00-3:00 Math-11:15-12:20
5th grade AIMS Reading-9:00-10:45 Math-11:00-12:20
Wednesday April 17th (2nd Standford testing)
3rd grade AIMS Reading-10:45-11:55 Math-1:00-3:00
... 4th grade AIMS Reading-1:00-3:00 Math-9:00-11:00
5th grade AIMS Reading-9:00-10:45 Math-11:00-12:20
Thursday April 18th
3rd grade AIMS Reading- 9:00-11:00 Math-1:00-3:00
4th grade AIMS Reading-1:00-3:00 Math-9:00-11:00
5th grade AIMS Reading-11:00-12:20 Math-1:10-2:30

Thank you for having students present these days!

mc

Join our office staff for McTeacher's Night, Wednesday, March 6th-- for a fundraising event! It will be hosted at McDonalds on Milton Rd. from 5:00-8:00pm. We will be serving and cooking for our favorite school's  families!

school cents

School Cents-If you haven't already "liked" the Flagstaff Mall on Facebook or signed up for their email, please do so. By doing this, we receive 2,000 points and it doesn't cost anything. Also please log any mall receipts at the guest services counter (by Sears) or bring them to the office here. We are currently in 2nd place. Go DeMiguel!

summer movies

Summer Movie Fun 2013 Student Order Forms are being sent home. Purchasing Summer Movie Fun season tickets through DeMiguel will help us earn instant rebates that will benefit school activities. Ten movies: Mirror Mirror, Hotel Transylvania, Madasgascar3, Ice Age 4, Charlotte's Web, March of the Penguins, The Lorax, Rise of the Guardians, Megamind, The Pirates.
Order forms due by February 25th to Mrs. Griffin, room 213. Any questions? Email-Mrs. Anna Griffin at agriffin@fusd1.org

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners!
5th place: Shaeleigh Harden
4th place: Ryan Wheless
3rd place: Benett Olsen Zwick
2nd place: Liam Milton
FIRST PLACE: Austin Kwan
Way to go LOBOS!!!!!

lockdown

We will be conducting a Lockdown Drill next Tuesday January 22nd 2013, at approximately 1:30 PM. We conduct fire drills monthly and lockdown drills every quarter.  We do not give notice to our students. However, in view of recent... current events, we believe it would be of benefit to our entire community to conduct this next drill “in the open” giving our teachers, students, and parents a chance to discuss the importance of such practice exercises as well as the proper protocols. Here is what occurs in a lockdown drill. If you feel you should discuss this procedure with your child(ren)please do so. We do not want to cause undue anxiety.

· A member of the office staff will say “This is a lockdown” over the intercom. It does not matter if the announcement is a drill or not. You must treat every lockdown announcement with the same level of seriousness.
· Your teacher will lock and close your classroom door and turn out the light. He/She may also choose to move you to a corner of the classroom, away from the windows, to sit on the floor.
· If you are not in a classroom when the announcement is made, you should go to the nearest classroom immediately or seek out an adult in the hall who will escort you to the nearest safe location.

· When the lockdown is over you will hear an announcement saying “The lockdown is over,” or a member of the office staff or a police officer will open your classroom door and give your further instructions. You must listen to these directions carefully and do exactly as you are told.

Thank you.