Desert Canyon Elementary School Home Page
Phone: 480-484-1700
Absent Line: Press 1,3
Fax: 480-484-4601
Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm
School Hours: 8:45am - 3:15pm
Desert Canyon Elementary
10203 E. McDowell Mtn. Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255       MAP
Sally Norton, Principal
Chuck Rantala, Assistant Principal
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District Announcements
Heat Index Report

Scottsdale Unified School District is committed to protecting the health and safety of our students and staff while providing and encouraging appropriate physical activities and opportunities during the school day. While it is important for children to exercise, we are mindful of the outside temperature and heat index. There are times that students’ activities may be altered due to the weather. We monitor daily the temperature, heat index, and air quality as we determine the level of outdoor activity for our students. If you have any questions, please contact your school nurse.
Bond Program Road Show

Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is hosting a 2010 Bond Program Road Show at each complex to provide factual information to the community about the upcoming bond initiative. Each meetings will include a presentation from Superintendent Dr. Gary T. Catalani and Dr. David Peterson, assistant superintendent of facilities and operations, followed by a Q&A session for the public. SUSD Administrators will also be present. See Road Show Dates
Superintendent Dr. Gary T. Catalani's September Letter

School has been in session for a few weeks at Scottsdale Unified School District. During the first few days of school, District administrators were on campuses to help assist principals with morning arrival and afternoon dismissal of our students. Although there were some initial challenges, I am proud of how staff, students and parents worked together to get the 2010-11 school year off to a good start. see September Letter
Elementary School Parent/Teacher Conferences

Elementary School Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for the week of October 25th and January 31st. Each school will send out additional information regarding specific times.
Desert Canyon Elementary School's Announcements!

Help Scottsdale Unified Schools and reduce your state tax bill!

It’s never too early to make a donation that can be claimed when you file your 2010 State tax return.

Did you know that Arizona law allows taxpayers to receive a tax credit of up to $200 for individual filers and up to $400 for married filers for donations made to SUSD schools? You can claim the tax credit when filing your 2010 Arizona State Income Tax return. The donation must be postmarked or received online by December 31, 2010. It’s a win, win situation for you and the school!  Your tax credit donation to DCES is used for:

• Tutoring
• Field trips and assemblies
• YMCA Lunchtime Recess Program
 
To pay by check, please print this form.

To contribute online, please visit: Online Payment (only VISA, AMEX and MasterCard)

How to make a Tax Credit Donation Online

1.

Click > Online Payment or visit https://touchbase.susd.org/taxCredits/

2.

Click > Enter TouchBase as a guest user

3.

Select > School Shop

4.

Double click > Tax Credit school site Product Group

5.

Select > tax credit program and enter an amount

6.

Click > blue bar below the comments box to complete tax credit information – Payee Name and Payee Address are required. 

7.

Student Name is optional; however it may be used to designate your tax credit to a specific student.

8.

Click > Add button

9.

Click > Checkout button

10.

Complete the purchase and payment information


Gifted Testing!

All 3rd grade students took the Cognitive Abilities Test- called the Cogat--the week of August 23rd in their regular classrooms. The Cogat is the test the Scottsdale School district uses to identify gifted students.

Students in 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade
may take the Cogat the week of August 30th. Parents needed to fill out and submit a testing referral form no later than Friday, August 20th in order to have their child tested that week. (3rd graders will not need a testing referral form). This test is given by Mrs. Diane Knudsen, the gifted specialist here at DCES. Students will be brought into her classroom for the testing on three separate days that week.



Kindergarteners may test in January or June of 2011.

Please call Mrs. Knudsen (484-1700, ext. 1661) if you have any questions regarding testing.  



Our DCES community supports this effort by viewing online


*      Lunch Menus: Go to Parents link and click on Lunch Menus

*      Bus Routes: Go to Parents link and click on Bus Routes

*      2010-11 SUSD Calendar: Go to About Us and click on Calendar


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