Doolen Monthly Dec 23
December 2023
Message from the Principal
Dear Doolen Community,
As a long time educator, I have a love / hate relationship with the month of December. On one hand, as a child it was my favorite holiday. I love the smell of the kitchen, sitting with my family enjoying a good meal, I love bundling up on cold days, I love the beautiful decorations, I love that a long vacation is coming soon. On the other hand, having worked as an educator, we see the best and worst of the holiday season. Many people go through hard times during the holidays. Not everyone has the luxury of a nice warm meal and family to enjoy it with. This is a reality for many of our students and community. The thought of going home for a few weeks is not as exciting for some as it is for others.
My goal as Doolen principal is that our Doolen community provide a warm and welcoming place at Doolen for everyone, to connect students and families with those that can provide these needed resources, to have a well decorated school over the holidays, and to show our students that our community cares ...and sometimes caring comes in the form of tough love. In general, disciplinary issues always tend to increase during the holidays, and that is usually related to the highs and lows of the holiday season. We appreciate the patience it takes to love, educate, and care for our students ...it takes a village to get it done.
I wish you all a happy holiday season!
Thank you,
Nathaly Santin
Principal
Site Council, PTO, and GATE Booster Club Meetings
GATE Booster Club will meet on Thursday, December 7th on Doolen Campus!
Orchestra Concert
Tuesday, Dec 5, 2023, 06:00 PM
Catalina High Magnet School, East Pima Street, Tucson, AZ, USA
Benchmark Testing - December - Two test dates
We will have our Writing Benchmark day on Wednesday, December 6th and our 2nd Quarter Math and ELA Benchmark day on Wednesday, December 13th.
Please have students eat a good breakfast (provided in school starting at 8:15 am), please have students bring their TUSD Chromebook (charged) and chargers, and use scratch paper. Reminder that these benchmark tests count as a grade in ALL classes at school. Try your best by taking your time!
Testing Bell Schedules - December 6 and December 13
Announcements P1 8:50-9:00
Writing Testing Period 1 9:00 - 11:00
Period 2 11:04 - 11:39
Lunch 11:43 - 12:23
Period 3 12:27 - 1:12
Period 4 1:16 - 2:01
Period 5 2:05 - 2:50
December 13 Bell Schedule
Announcements P1 8:50 - 9:00 10
ELA Testing Period 1 9:00 - 11:00
Period 6 11:04 - 11:31
Lunch 11:35 - 12:15
Math Testing Period 1 12:19 - 2:19
Period 7 2:23 - 2:50
STEP UP!
COME SEE EVERYTHING TUSD HAS TO OFFER!
Meet your school principals
Learn about extracurricular activities
Learn about Career and Technical Education
Learn about TUSD academic programs
Speak with our Exceptional Education team
Speak with our Language Acquisition team
Schedule a school tour
Enjoy special performances from our schools •
REGISTER ONSITE for the 2024-2025 School Year!
Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023, 05:30 PM
Tucson Convention Center, South Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ, USA
Band Concert
You must be here for Benchmarks on this day if you want to participate in your band concert!
Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023, 04:00 PM
Doolen Middle School, North Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ, USA
AVID/PTO Winter Movie Night
Winter Movie Night : Showcasing - "Home Alone"
Come dressed in your favorite PJs!
Hotdogs, popcorn, and drinks for sale! Cash only!
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Thursday, Dec 14, 2023, 05:30 PM
Doolen Middle School, North Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ, USA
Spirit Week - December 18 to December 21 (Last Week of School)
If your students want to avoid wearing their uniforms during Spirit Week, we kindly ask that you donate your gently used Dolen uniform shirts back to our uniform room. This way, we can provide uniforms to other students for next semester. We will wash them as needed. Any bit helps!
As always, please make sure that spirit week wear follows our TUSD dress code. No Slippers and/or crocs. Closed toed shoes at all times.
Monday, December 18 - Ugly Sweater Day
Tuesday, December 19 - Twin Day
Wednesday, December 21 - Fandom Day
Thursday, December 22 - Pajama Day
Grading Day - Friday, December 22 - No School for Students! Happy Holidays!
December Month at a Glance
Week 19:
T-Dec 5 - Site Council, PTO, Family Engagement starting at 4 pm
T- Dec 5 - Orchestra concert - Catalina High School 6 pm
W -Dec 6 - Writing Benchmark - 1 Test, see bell schedule above.
W -Dec 6 - Step Up event in the evening at TCC
Th - Dec 7 - Gate Booster Meeting
Week 20:
W- Dec 13 - Benchmark 2nd quarter - 2 Tests - Testing Schedule see above
W - Dec 13 - Band Concert
Th - Dec 14 - AVID / PTO Movie Night - "Home Alone"
Week 21- Spirit Week - Please encourage students to bring in gently used uniforms to participate in spirit week.
F- Dec 22 - Grading Day - No School
Happy Holidays! See you Monday, January 8th, 2024!
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Email: nathaly.santin@tusd1.org
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Location: Doolen Middle School, North Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone: 520-232-6900
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