New River Elementary Wildcat Update
May 3, 2021 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!
New River Sixth Grade STEM Project
New River Fourth Grade STEM Project
New River Fifth Grade STEM Project
Getting Creative with STEM items!
STEM Projects were so much fun!
Ecology is a great part of the STEM Projects!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SCHOOL CALENDAR
- AzM2 State Testing April 5-May 14, 2021 (Schedule below)
- New River PTSA Mother's Day Shop Open Mon-Thur, May 3-6, 2021 from 1-2:30 p.m.
- Yearbooks on Sale - $15.00 - NOW through May 7, 2021
- Sunday, May 9, 2021 - Happy Mother's Day!
- Monday, May 10, 2021 - ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE BACK TO THE LIBRARY
- Monday, May 17, 2021-AZ Tax Credit Deadline Donate@ https://ww.dvusd.org/taxcredit
- Thursday, May 20, 2021- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Half Day - Dismissal @ 12:05 p.m.
- Thursday, July 29, 2021- Mark Your Calendars for Meet the Teacher Night (more information will come later)
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 is Teacher Appreciation Day!
Teachers – the people who educate us and give us the vital knowledge which we need to live our lives. They encourage, support, and prepare us for the road ahead and now it’s time for us to show them our appreciation. Teacher Appreciation Week begins on the 3rd until the 7th of May 2021, which will be the perfect opportunity for us to show teachers how thankful we are for their support. It’s time for us to demonstrate how much teachers mean to us, let’s all say a big thank you to the people who work really hard so that we can have a better future. Thank you!
National School Nurse Day-Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Today, we celebrate National School Nurse Day, a time to honor all of the school nurses who make a difference in the lives of children every day.
April 30 Early Release Day
Thank you parents for supporting our early release day. Our K-4 teachers spent the day working with Gavilan Peak teachers in sharing lesson planning ideas and student progress on common assessments. Our 5-6th grade teachers met with their collaborative teams comprised of teachers from Sunset Ridge, Anthem, Desert Mountain and Gavilan Peak. These teams shared student progress and discussed next steps for end of the year instruction and projects. Music, Art, and PE teachers met to share their content area ideas.
NEW RIVER 2021-22 Meet The Teacher Night
Thursday, July 29, 2021 - Time to be determined, more information forthcoming.
Change in Mask Mandate
Governor Ducey recently issued Executive Order 2021-10 which changed face mask requirements in schools. We will continue to keep all mitigation measures in place, including wearing masks, handwashing, cleaning and maintaining school and district buildings, social distancing as much as possible, and providing contact tracing for those who may have been exposed to an infected person. Due to the impending increase in temperatures, we will be making one minor adjustment to our plan which is the following:
An individual student or staff member has the option to wear or not wear a face mask during all recess activities and during P.E., when this class occurs outside. Recess activity is defined as lunch recess and the K-5 second recess that is outlined in the master schedule.
Students may ask for masks breaks as needed.
New River Yearbook
Thank you to New River/DVOA Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Moller for taking on the task of compiling pictures and creating our yearbook in record time. Yearbook Order envelopes came home this week! Extra envelopes available in front office. Thank you!
Open Enrollment Window is Now
If you know anyone wanting to sign up for open enrollment for next year let them know the time is now to do it. Here is the link: https://openenrollment.dvusd.org/application
You can help support our school! Fry's Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do everyday. Once you link your card to an New River Elementary, all you have to do is shop our store and swipe your Shopper's Card! Sign up at www.frysfood.com/account/communityrewards to support New River Elementary. Thank you for your support!
Calling all Next Year's Kindergarteners
We are now enrolling kindergarten students for students who turn 5 years old by August 31, 2021 for the 2021-22 school year! Deer Valley Unified School District also has Early Kindergarten Entry testing, please see information below or click on this link: Kindergarten / Early Entry Kindergarten (dvusd.org). Please stop by the office anytime during normal hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to pick up a registration packet from Kara or Lisa. Meet the principal and take a school tour: https://youtu.be/3bVxzwPfzc4 Meet Mrs. Martin a kindergarten teacher and learn about the classroom: https://youtu.be/UHgdEmvIqsQ
Children who turn 5 between September 1 and December 31, 2021 may be assessed to determine readiness for early entrance into kindergarten. The intent of early entrance is to identify highly capable children who miss the regular September 1 cutoff for kindergarten entrance. Early entry is specifically geared for children whose curriculum achievement level far exceeds the norm. In order to be considered for the early entrance acceptance, the child must exhibit advanced skills in language arts, mathematics, and in social, emotional, and motor development as measured by tests administered by the Deer Valley Unified School District. Log onto https://www.dvusd.org/Page/30453 for more information.
Food and Nutrition
We continue to serve breakfast and lunch DAILY at no charge for all students.
Click here to access the virtual breakfast and lunch menu.
Student Handbook
Click on this link to view the student handbook or you can view the handbook on the school website.
DVUSD Families! You can now enroll online!
This is an exciting time for DVUSD as we transition to a more formalized online student record system. From the DVUSD website, parents will now be able to submit online registrations for their new to the district students and upload the necessary supporting documents. Later this summer, parents of returning students will be able to electronically verify current medical and emergency contact information and update any changes for their student(s) that are currently enrolled. In order to access these important yearly documents, parents will have to have a PowerSchool Parent account set up. ALL PARENTS who HAVE NOT already created a PowerSchool Parent account, NEED TO DO SO ASAP! This electronic process will replace some of the paperwork that we send home on the first few days of school. We will be emailing PowerSchool Parent Account setup instructions. If you need help after receiving the set up instructions or would like to request the instructions, please contact your school’s office staff at 623-376-3500 or registrar at Kara.Knorr@dvusd.org.
New River School
Email: tina.marone@dvusd.org
Website: https://www.dvusd.org/newriver
Location: 48827 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone: 6233763500
Facebook: facebook.com/NewRiverElementarySchool
Twitter: @NewRIverWildcat