The Creighton Community
Edition 5, December 2019
Welcome to the Creighton Community Newsletter
Creighton Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
Below are videos highlighting two staff members, speaking about their culture and what this month means to them.
Meet Deon Mitchell! Ms. Mitchell is the talented Art Teacher at Excelencia School and is also the Lead Teacher for our District’s Native American Program. Ms. Mitchell is Dine and African American, originally from Chinle in the heart of the Navajo Nation.
Meet Joseph Martin, 5th Grade Teacher at Monte Vista School! In celebration of #NationalNativeAmericanHeritageMonth Mr. Martin created a project where students researched specific Native American Tribes and created visuals describing each tribes individuality.
Gifted and Talented Program Testing
Did you know Creighton offers a Gifted & Talented Program? The next testing window is open from January 13-17. Stop in your child's front office to grab an application and apply today!
To learn more about the program visit our website by clicking here.
Vision Into Action
The Creighton School Design and Vision Teams gathered to tour the new school to see how their ideas have become reality. Creighton School will offer Flexible Learning Environments, Constructivist Education, Project Based Learning, Dual Language Instruction and Multi-Age Instruction.
Enrollment is opening soon. There is limited space available so keep an eye out for details.
Papago Programmers Demonstrate Perseverance
The Papago Panthers Programmers Lego Robotics Team competed at Bio Science High School on Saturday November 23rd. The team started the day by scoring well on their presentation. Their project was about how we could improve the energy and environmental efficiency of Papago school. Next they participated in the team building presentation and had one of the highest scores of the competition. Disaster struck in the first round of the robotics competition and our team earned the second lowest score of the day. It would have been so easy to have accepted the failure and given up. Instead this amazing team of 6th graders focused and worked for two straight hours improving the code and alignment of the robot. They tested and retested the missions about a hundred times until they felt confident. The 2nd and 3rd rounds of the competition were amazing! The team scored about five times as many points than the previous round and ended up going from last place to 5th place. They were even awarded the Judges Award- which is a unique award that isn’t contingent on score or the competition but is awarded based on the judges voting.
It was quite an accomplishment and shows that you should never give up!
Junior Achievement STEM Summit at Kennedy School
The Junior Achievement STEM Summit came to Larry C. Kennedy School - Building the Future to take middle school students through STEM activities and hands on learning. The students loved working through the puzzles, collaborating in groups, and building their projects.
Choose Creighton School District for your Tax Credit Donation
You can support a Creighton School District school through the Arizona School Tax Credit Donation program. A tax credit is a direct, dollar-for-dollar reduction from your yearly state tax. Tax credit donations support athletics, clubs, field trips, fine arts, and the Junior Ambassadors program.
The State of Arizona allows taxpayers to donate to schools and deduct this amount from their state taxes. The amount Arizona taxpayers can donate is as follows:
Single or Head of Household: $200.00
Married Filing Jointly: $400.00
You can donate at any of our school front offices or online by clicking here.
Attendance Area Survey
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Bagels with the Board
For questions contact Hilda Juarez at HJuarez@creightonschools.org.
Thursday, Jan 23, 2020, 09:00 AM
Excelencia School, East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Important Dates 2019-2020
- Governing Board Meeting: December 10, 2019
- Winter Break: December 23 - January 3, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting (Study Session): January 11, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: January 14, 2020
- Martin Luther King Day - No School: Monday, January 20, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: February 4, 2020
- President's Day - No School: Monday, February 17, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: February 18, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: March 3, 2020
- Parent/Teacher Conferences: March 4-6, 2020
- Spring Break: March 9-16, 2020
- Governing Board Meeting: March 24, 2020
About Us
Email: ewaszolek@creightonschools.org
Website: www.CreightonSchools.org
Location: 2702 East Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone: (602) 381-6000
Facebook: facebook.com/CreightonElementarySchoolDistrict
Twitter: @csdsocial