Hawk Happenings
January 2023
Dear Hawk Families,
Happy New Year!! I hope you all enjoyed a fun and restful holiday break. We are very excited to have the students back on campus.
We had an amazing first semester at Desert Trails. We look forward to a second semester full of fun and engaging experiences as well as seeing our students showing continued success and academic progress as they move through their educational journey here at Desert Trails.
Please read through this monthly newsletter to review school information and check out the video below to see what our students were up to last month. There is so much happening at Desert Trails!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Maynard, Principal
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January Events
January 2nd - Classes Resume
January 10th - Early Release Day
January 10th - Kindergarten Round-Up @5:45 pm
January 12th - Governing Board Meeting @7 pm
January 13th - District Spelling Bee
January 16th - MLK/Civil Rights Day- No School
January 20th - Winter Wonderland Dance
January 23rd - 27th - Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences
January 26th & 27th - Early Release Days
January 31st - 4th Grade Field Day
Unplug and Play Weekend
During the weekend of Feb. 10-12, take some time for your family and unplug from electronics. That's right - put away the phones, turn off the TV, and forget about work emails for a few days. Instead, use this time to relax and recharge.
Campus Safety
- Use the crosswalk to cross the street
- Stay on the sidewalk as you walk home, do not walk across the parking lot
- Dogs are not allowed on campus
- Use the car pick-up lane to pick up your child(ren) by car, please do not park in the staff parking lot or pick up students in the parking lots
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Spring conferences will take place the week of January 23rd. Conferences may be scheduled before or after school, in-person or virtual. The late night of conferences will be Wednesday, January 25th. Thursday and Friday, January 26th and 27th will be early release days. Conference sign-up links will be sent out on January 16th through School Messenger. Please take this opportunity to review your child’s progress with his or her teacher.
ANNUAL UPDATE
The online version of our Annual Update process is now available for the 2022-23 school year. The Annual Update allows you to make any updates to your contact information such as address changes, phone number changes, changes to a child’s health history, as well as update emergency contact information. This has replaced the printed Emergency Card.
- Please go to portal.pvschools.net
- Select More and then Annual Update.
- You may also click the Annual Update link on the Announcement Page.
Need help? View our Annual Update Smart Card.
NOTE: the Portal is where you will find your student´s ID # if needed.
PTO News
United Parent Council
Attendance
When a student is going to be absent from school, a guardian is expected to call the attendance line (602-449-4101) on the day of the absence, before 9:10 am.
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ABOUT DESERT TRAILS
Connect with Mrs. Maynard
Desert Trails Elementary School
Email: mmaynard@pvschools.net
Website: https://deserttrails.pvschools.net/
Location: 4315 E Cashman Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85050
Phone: (602) 449-4100