Desert Canyon Elementary School Home Page
Phone: 480-484-1700
Absent Line: Press 1,3
Fax: 480-484-4601
Office Hours: 8:00am - 3:30pm
School Hours: 8:45am - 3:15pm
Desert Canyon Elementary
10203 E. McDowell Mtn. Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255   
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Chuck Rantala, Principal
Jessie Kinney, Assistant Principal
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District Announcements
To view a complete list of Scottsdale Unified School District announcements, please visit www.susd.org.

Important Information: Dr. Peterson's January letter

For All Other District Announcements & Events, Please Click Here
Annual Parent Survey

Scottsdale Unified School District parents are encouraged to provide input about our schools in the online Annual Parent Survey. The electronic survey will be available beginning Friday, January 20 through February 10. Parents are invited to complete the survey once for each student enrolled. Parents who do not have Internet access may use the school’s computer lab. Access the survey from the District Web site or your child’s school Web site beginning January 20. Your responses will help us make SUSD even better!
DCES CUB NEWS!

DCES
Engaging, Educating and Empowering
Every Student

Every Day!




SUSD Community Schools After School Enrichment Programs

Program leaders will pick up Kindergarten students from their class and escort them to the location of the after school program.  1st thru 5th grade students are to go directly to the location of the after school class.  When the class is over, children are to be picked up from the location of the program.  Kids Club students will be escorted to the cafeteria. 
 
 


SUSD’s Nutritional Services Department is planning next year’s menu.  In an effort to get feedback and input from the community they are hosting a Product Comparison Event. Please click here for more information.


Desert Mountain Learning Community

Science Expo

February 1, 2012   6-8 PM

Free Family-Community Event at Desert Mountain HS

Bring your friends and families to experience hands-on interactive activities created by K-12 faculty and students from ALL DMLC schools!   Come play and learn. Click here to view the flyer.


Scottsdale District Honor Orchestra is a string orchestra made up of the top second-year and above students who participate in their school strings program from all over the school district.  Likewise the Scottsdale District Honor Band is a band made up of the top second-year and above students who participate in their school band program. Students must audition for their spot in the Honor Orchestra and Honor Band and students with the best scores are selected by a team of teachers. 

Congratulations to the following students who will represent DCES in the February 2nd Honor Orchestra concert at Saguaro High School: Erin E. -  Violin, Steven F. – Violin, Tighe H. – Viola and Tristan R. – Viola.

Congratulations to the following students who will represent DCES in the February 2nd Honor Band concert at Mountainside Middle School:  Braxton A. – Trumpet, Douglas C. – Clarinet, Jackson D. – Clarinet, Cole H. – Trumpet, Sydney H. – Flute, Robby K. – Percussion, Mlada S. – Flute and Tyler S. – Trumpet.





OFFICE HOURS
Please join Superintendent, Dr. David Peterson as he holds office hours for the Desert Canyon Elementary and Middle School community, Monday, February 6th, 9 am - 12 noon in the school library.


Our school is proud to partner with the American Heart Association to help kids with special hearts!  Mark your family calendars NOW for our upcoming Jump Rope For Heart event taking place on

February 9th, 2012

You can help the American Heart Association by helping your child make a web page. It’s safe, effective, & saves YOU time for raising life-saving donations online. Click here to get started today.
Once you register, you can easily extend your fundraising efforts using Facebook.

The American Heart Association's Mission: To build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.



You are invited to attend the next Nutrition Services Parent Committee Meeting,
Thursday, February 9th, 3:30 – 5:00 pm at the Mohave District Annex, Meeting Room BPlease join to share ideas, get your questions answered and concerns voiced regarding your student’s school meal program. 




Chat with Chuck will be held February 23 from 9 - 10 am in the library.  This is an informal question and answer session that provides parents with an opportunity to share their concerns, ideas, and celebrations for DCES.  Refreshments will be provided.  We hope to see you there!


DCES students have been participating in SuccessMaker, a computer program that teaches and remediates reading and math skills. Students are able to access SuccessMaker from home by clicking here. The student’s username and password is their 6-digit ID number and their 8-digit birthdate (mmddyyyy). Additional information is posted on the parent link of the SUSD website.

Please note each school has a license for 60 students to access at one time. If your student cannot gain access, simply try again later.



CenturyLink Teams Up with Scottsdale Unified School District

To help get more low-income households online, CenturyLink is teaming up with Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) to get the word out to parents in the District about this exciting new program which offers discounted High-Speed Internet service starting at $9.95 a month, plus applicable taxes and fees, to eligible consumers in Arizona and 36 other states where it has local operations. The service provides access up to 1.5 Mbps downstream capability. Higher bandwidth services, where available, are offered at a comparable discount.


CenturyLink is also hosting basic computer education and technology at Coronado High School on Wednesday, February 8 at 6 p.m. There is no need to sign up in advance, but please arrive 10 to 15 minutes early to register. The program is offered free to the public. It is not necessary to be a CenturyLink customer to attend.
See Century Link


SUSD Learning Communities to Host Expos for the Arizona SciTech Festival

 
Learning Communities in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) will host expos for the Arizona SciTech Festival. The Arizona SciTech Festival is the biggest Arizona celebration of innovation ever! More than 250 organizations have partnered to showcase Arizona’s leadership in science, technology and innovation. For a complete list of events, please visit http://azscitechfest.org/events.


Arcadia Learning Community SciTech Festival
– February 1 at 6 p.m. at Arcadia High School, 4703 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix 85018. Each school in the Arcadia Learning Community will highlight a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) related projects


Desert Mountain Science and Technology Expo
– February 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Desert Mountain High School, 12575 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale 85259. Schools in the Desert Mountain Learning Community will showcase science and technology related projects that are implemented in their curriculum.


Chaparral Learning Community Science Expo
– February 2 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Chaparral High School, 6935 E. Gold Dust Ave., Scottsdale 85253. Students and teachers from the Chaparral Learning Community will share information about grade level science concepts through demonstrations and presentations.


Coronado Learning Community Science and Technology Expo
– February 2 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Supai Middle School, 6720 E. Continental, Scottsdale 85257. Schools in the Coronado Leaning Community will showcase and demonstrate STEAM related projects that are implemented in their curriculum.


Saguaro Learning Community Science Expo
– February 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Navajo Elementary School, 4525 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale 85251. Activities will include Lego Robotics Demonstration(s), Gaming Demonstration (programming), Project Astro (partnership with the UofA), Embry Riddle- planetary display and activities, ASU’s Daedalus Club (rockets), and much more.


Copper Ridge School
– February 29 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Copper Ridge School, 10101 E. Thompson Peak Parkway, Scottsdale 85255. Community leaders and experts in science and technology careers will speak and meet with students and parents. In addition, there will be three 25 minute sessions in which presenters will summarize their careers, share what skills and education are needed and have a question and answer follow-up.


DCES campus tours are available, by appointment, Wednesday's at 10:30 am.  Please call or email to confirm your tour with one of the following:

Catherine Langston

480-484-1700
clangston@susd.org

or

Kathy Schultz

480-484-1703

kschultz@susd.org


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