2015-2016

July 2015

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students:

Welcome to the 2015-2016 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--our driveway has been remodeled. The students will be dropped off in the AM as usual, in the front of the school. All students that are  picked up in the PM will do so on the EAST side of our building. There will no longer be any pick up in the front of the school in the afternoon. Don't worry--we will be outside guiding you at dismissal time. 

  

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

Elise Thursby and Gretchen Anderson are joining our fifth grade team,

Jordan Laughlin and Stephanie Mansfield will be joining our fourth grade team, Sean Ryan will be joining our fifth grade team, 

Elizabeth Kaupisch will be joining our fourth grade team,

Beth Wilson will be our new Speech Therapist,

Todd Rossman will be our new special education teacher,

Faye Warner will be joining our third grade team,

Taryn Treadway will be joining our first grade team,

Corrie Gonzales will be joining our first grade team, 

Laura Reese will be joining our kindergarten team,

Emily Dossinger will be joining our front office staff,
Carrie Lamberti will be our new BSP therapist, 

Wendy Hunter and Rebekah Ryan  will job share as our P.E. teachers.

  

 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 in 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, Eureka Math, TCI for Social Studies, FOSS Kits for Science,  Engineering is Elementary(1st - 5th),  Rocket Math (optional 1^st-5^th), and AR reading (1^st-5^th).  

2015-2016

** 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 and right lane go to our EAST entrance where K-5 graders are picked up. This is new for the 2015-2016 school year. We will be there in the afternoon to show folks where to go. 

  

I am thankful and honored to have served the DeMiguel learners and community for eight 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 is a buzzer on our entrance door that has been installed.  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.

Candy Cane

Volunteers Are Needed to Sell Candy Grams Next Week December 8th-12th

Dear Families,

We hope your Holiday Season is off to a great start!  Next week we'll be selling Candy Cane Grams, DeMiguel ornaments and insulated cups before school and at lunch. Students can send a Candy Cane Gram to a friend for 50¢. Also on sale will be our DeMiguel Lobo ornaments for $5 and insulated drink cups for $10. We have a limited supply of Holiday Smencils on sale for $1.

Volunteers are needed before school and at lunch Dec. 8-12! If you can help us out, please click the link below.

Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0544A8AC2EA20-candy to sign up.

There is no need to register with SignUpGenius. However, you will be asked to enter your email address so that we can send you a reminder before your shift. Your email address will not be visible or published in any way. If you prefer, you can email us at demiguelPTO@hotmail.com and we can add you.

As always, thanks for your support!
-The PTO

Holidays

Dear Parents,

In years past, DeMiguel has provided holiday gifts to our less fortunate families and we would like to continue the tradition.  As we did last year, we are asking families to send in gift cards; in any amount you are comfortable with, to WalMart or Target.  A DeMiguel “Angel” will then shop for the gifts so you don’t have to! 

If you wish to help make a DeMiguel family’s holiday a little brighter, send your gift cards to school in an envelope with your child.  Please write your child’s name with “Brighter Holiday” on the envelope.   If you would prefer to purchase a gift item rather than send a gift card, or you would like to volunteer to shop for a family, contact Jamie Smith at 773-4003 or email jsmith3@fusd1.org.  We are asking for receipt of gift cards or gifts by December 1st so we have time to shop (or prior to Thanksgiving break)! 

Thank You!

OM

Help support DeMiguel's Odyssey of the Mind teams by purchasing Harkins Theater 2015 loyalty cups, t-shirts, and gift cards.  Place your orders now in time for the holidays and use as gifts for family, friends, and co-workers.  DeMiguel OM will receive a portion of the proceeds.  Projected delivery date is the first week of December.

Deadline is Wednesday, November 19th!
*additional order forms are available in the office.

Thank you!

Chess Club

Saturday, November 22nd, DeMiguel will host its 1st USCF (United States Chess Federation) Scholastic Chess Tournament.

This is a city-wide invitational. We expect all our DeMiguel Chess Club players to participate...but this event is open to any student who knows how to play chess and would like the opportunity.

Flyers are available in the office and registration is easy.

Thank you.

Bill & Evelyn Archer - DeMiguel Chess Coaches 

November 3rd

We will be collecting Halloween candy from students/staff on Monday, November 3rd. We will be taking it to Around the Mountain Dentistry where it will be sent to troops overseas. Money generated from giving candy to Around the Mountain will be placed in our Christmas account fund to help purchase gifts for some of our less fortunate students and their families. The class who donates the most candy will win a nacho party on Friday, November 7th. Time to be determined.

** 11th No School--Veteran's Day
** 13th Picture Retakes
** Library Book Drive November 1st-30th

Halloween Help

We still need volunteers to help with the Halloween Carnival on Friday, 10/24.

Hi Lobo Families,

The Annual DeMiguel Halloween Carnival will be held October 24th and we are looking for volunteers to help us during the event. Thanks to those who already signed up to help, however we still have many spots to fill.

5:00-5:30 will be ticket and pizza sales, with the carnival running from 5:30-7:30. We will need help with set up, ticket sales, pizza sales, the cakewalk & clean up. Anyone who volunteers for a shift will receive 10 free carnival tickets!!!

We are also looking to have cakes donated for the cake walk, which can be dropped off any time on Thursday or by 1:00 on Friday.

We really want to make this a special night for the kids - and we can't do it without you!! Please click the link below to sign up.**

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0544A8AC2EA20-halloween

As always, thanks for your support!
-The DeMiguel PTO

**Remember, there is no need to register with SignUpGenius. However, you will be asked to enter your email address so that we can send you a reminder before your shift. Your email address will not be visible or published in any way. If you don't want to give your email to the system, you can email us and we will add you.**