- Site Council Nominations 
The U.S. Census Bureau is mailing census forms to all residents in mid-March. Residents will have until Mid-April to complete and return the form. Completing the form is easy, safe and important!Easy - The 2010 Census has only 10 Questions. Information about everyone who lives at a residence should be included on the completed Census form.
Pre-school Scholarships available
SUSD and Scottsdale Prevention Institute will host the Sharing Healthy Experiences (s.h.e.) Forum on Saturday, March 27 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at Ingleside Middle School.
Hundreds of girls, parents and educators will rock out to live music, enjoy a delicious lunch and participate in interactive experiences all relating to the teen and “tween” girl years. The event is open to all girls in grades 5-8, with or without a parent in attendance.
see S.H.E Flyer | see Workshops
The Safe Schools Assessment and Resource Bank (SSARB) is a 40 item survey, from February 8 until March 19, that measures six dimensions of school climate. SUSD staff, students and parents are being asked to take this survey which takes approximately 5-7 minutes to complete. more information and links
OUR MISSION
Desert Canyon Elementary School provides a safe, caring, developmentally appropriate environment that enhances dignity and honors diversity while challenging all students to meet their intellectual and creative potential. All students are offered the highest academic challenge that is meaningful and relevant.
As we continue to Go GREEN, please check out Mrs. Norton and Mr. Rantala's February family letter by clicking on the About Us, Principal's Corner icon!
Site Council is composed of faculty, school personnel, parents and/or community members. It is a committee blending site based management and a shared decision-making process providing input on curricular and instructional strategies that meet the unique learning needs of the students served at school. Site Council meets once a month.
The 2010-11 Site Council is seeking nominations to fill three parent representative positions:
The following positions are two year terms:
* a representative for the Kindergarten/Grade 1 levels (must have an incoming Kindergarten student in 2010)
* a representative for the Parent at Large position (must have a student who will be at DCES for their two year commitment).
The following position is a one year term:
* a representative for the Grade 2/3 levels. Our current parent representative is leaving at the end of 09-10 school year which creates a one year vacancy for the 2010-11 school year (nominee must have a student entering Grade 3 in the 2010-11 year).
DCES Families - it's time to get our community together to support our March schoolwide Walk/Bike event! It is scheduled for Wednesday, March 31st, before school. We encourage you to join us again if you are a returning family with students or if it's your first time participating. Please make sure you choose a safe route & plan to walk/bike with family or friends. We look forward to seeing our DCES smiling faces arriving to our campus between 7:50-8:10!
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Desert Canyon collected $1884.00 to help with relief in Haiti. Thank you for your enthusiastic response, generous contributions to the Red Cross, and for the beautiful cards that we’re proud to send with the donation! Special thanks to the Osmussen family for bringing the idea of Helping Hands to Haiti to our campus.
Heather Robinson
Student Government Advisor
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DCES Strategic Planning Process Focus Group Reults
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Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is enabling its stakeholders to participate in the District's Strategic Planning Process by conducting focus groups at each school. The focus group will help develop new vision and mission statements for SUSD. The information will be analyzed by the Governing Board and District administration. These statements will provide the framework for future planning efforts and guide the Board in its decision making.
DCES' focus group was held on January 14th with great feedback from our parents, grandparents and community members. Please see the attached for our summarized results modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/394748/File/Focus Group Summary.doc
· April 13-15, 2010 AIMS Reading and Math for Grades 3-5
Are you looking for an afterschool program that will be interesting to or challenge your child? Scottsdale Unified School District’s Community Schools department offers an array of enrichment programs which will meet your child’s needs - from elementary school to middle school - to high school. For more information, please view the Community School's Enrichment Web page or click here.
ATTENDANCE AT DESERT CANYON ELEMENTARY School begins at 8:15a.m.
Call the DCES Attendance Line at
(480) 484-1700, press 1; then press 3
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