IMAGINE DESERT WEST
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
Character Trait of the Month
OCTOBER EVENTS
October Breakfast and Lunch Menus
You have an agenda, now what?
1. Listen carefully when your teacher gives the assignment. Look at your teacher and think about the assignment. If you have a question about the assignment, ask your teacher now!
2. Locate today’s date in the weekly calendar section.
3. Locate the date when the assignment is due.
Make entries brief but be sure that you can understand them. First, write an abbreviation for the subject. Then write the assignment.
At home:
1. First, do the assignments that are due tomorrow. When you finish an assignment, put a checkmark beside it in your agenda book.
2. Next, work on assignments that are due in the future. Or study for a test/quiz, in advance.
3. If you have a question about an assignment, call one of your study buddies. Tip: At the beginning of the year, exchange phone numbers with someone in each of your classes; someone who you can call if you have missed work, or need help. (Write down their phone numbers in the “Contact Directory” at the back of your agenda book.)
School Agenda is our Parent /Teacher communication tool
IDW Cellphone Policy
Student cell/smartphones, smartwatches, and music players are not to be visible or in use inside the classroom.
Students will be expected to have these devices inside their backpacks/bags/purses and set on silent or turned off while inside the classroom.
IDW provides our students with Chromebooks, computers, and handheld devices as needed for instruction, and these additional student devices are a distraction that impacts instructional time.
The classroom teachers will assign a consequence if the student has the device out during class. The new procedures will be reviewed in classrooms during the first week of school.
If there is an emergency, please contact the front office, and we will alert your child.
Consequences:
- Warning.
- Remove phone from student; return at the end of the hour.
- Remove phone from student and return at the end of the day.
- Remove phone from student and return to parent.
- Remove phone from student –parent-student conference with the administration.
- Office behavioral Referral.
School Uniform
- NO JEANS, JEGGINGS OR LEGGINGS. During regular weekdays
- NO RIPPED JEANS are allowed, please make sure review our DRESS CODE POLICY
**All sweatshirts, sweaters, and hoodies must be solid colors and no logos or graphics!
Be part of the dream!
October 31st K-2nd Parade guidelines
- If students are going to wear a costume, they must wear it to school. Students will not be permitted to change at school. Students must be able to wear their costume inside or outside, at recess.
- No masks or full face painting will be allowed. However students can have “limited” makeup like whiskers, freckles, eye make up, etc.
- Costumes must not be too scary or inappropriate for the school environment. Please, no gory or grotesque costumes.
- No props are allowed. (no swords, weapons, wands, etc)
- The school is not responsible for costumes that are torn or damaged while at school. Parents are encouraged to remember that students at school can be very physical during recess and gym.
- Students must wear shoes that are appropriate for school. No heels, no slippers, and no flip-flops.
- Students who come to school wearing something inappropriate will have to call home for new clothing or remain in the office.
- Costumes should not interfere with the ability of a student to go to the bathroom by themselves.
- Even in costume, Imagine Desert West School students are expected to be safe, respectful, and responsible.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Please return the time schedule forms ASAP this will help teachers plan for translators,etc
Parent Resources Reading
Your right to know
DW Parents have the right to know
Title I School-wide and Title I Targeted Assistance Programs Parents you may ask Mrs. Hernandez at the front office the following information:
- If the teacher meets State Qualifications/licensure requirements
- If the teacher is teaching under an Emergency Teaching Certificate
- If the teacher has a bachelor’s degree.
- If the child receives services from a paraprofessional and the qualifications of the paraprofessional.
Imagine Desert West
Website: http://dwdragons.org/home/
Location: 6738 West McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85035, United States
Phone: 623-344-7150
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Imagine-Desert-West
Twitter: @IDWDRAGONSAZ