Walter Douglas elementary school

October 2016

A Note From the Principal... William Bryant once said, “Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile!” and I couldn’t agree more. This time of year brings crisp air and along with it an extra bounce in our step. I am so very happy to welcome fall!

A huge THANK YOU to all of our parents who came to our Parent Orientation/Training nights. It is a well known fact that Walter Douglas parents are unsurpassed in their commitment to helping our students succeed. With all of us working together on our math and reading goals I know that this is going to be a very successful year!

Success Assembly Join us in celebrating our Star Students at our Success Assembly on October 6th at 8:00 a.m. Selected students will be honored for their efforts in promoting our Core Value of Respect in the month of September.

Spirit Week: Students are invited to show their school spirit the week of Oct. 24th – 28th. Monday is crazy hair and sock day (colored hair is permissible as long as the color will wash out that night), Tuesday is Superhero day, Wednesday is College day, Thursday is Blue and Gold day and Friday is Costume day (school appropriate costumes only please!).

Title One Fall Meeting: Our Title One Fall Meeting will be held at 2:15 on Thursday, October 6th in room 29. Come on out to learn all about our Walter Douglas Title One program and our school goals!

PTO Normally our PTO meetings are on Wednesday, but due to several scheduling conflicts in October our next PTO meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6th at 2:30 p.m. in room 29. Our meetings last about one hour. Child care and Spanish translation are provided. We would love to see you there!

Conferences There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 7th due to Teacher Record Day. In order to strengthen the communication between home and school, we have planned conferences for Monday, Oct. 10th, Tuesday, Oct.11

th and Wednesday, Oct. 12

th. Teachers will be contacting you soon to schedule. Please make

every effort to attend these meetings. Report Cards will not be sent home with students as they will be given out during conferences. There will be noon dismissal on conference days and NO after school SKILLS program, so please make arrangements for your student(s) after school care.

Fall Break Immediately following parent teacher conferences we will be on Fall Break. Students are off for four days, October 13th- October 16th. School resumes on Monday, October 17th.

Student Drop Off and Pick Up Thank you to all of the parents that have been patient and understanding of the fact that we cannot park our cars and exit our vehicles when using the Mohave entrance to the school to drop off children before school or pick up children after school. Please remember that Mohave is designated as a “pick up and drop off” area only.

I look forward to seeing you on campus during parent/teacher conference week and I know teachers are also looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress. We here at Walter Douglas know that it takes families and teachers working together to help our students succeed and we appreciate everything you do to support your child in their education.

Sincerely, Tamára McAllister Principal

William Bryant una vez dijo, “¡Otoño, la ultima sonrisa hermosa del año!” y yo no podría estar más de acuerdo. Esta época trae consigo un aire crujiente y junto con ello un rebote extra en nuestro paso. ¡Estoy feliz de darle la bienvenida al otoño!

Un GRACIAS grandísimo a todos los padres que vinieron a nuestras noches de Orientación y Entrenamiento de Padres. Es un hecho bien conocido que los padres de Walter Douglas son insuperados en su compromiso para ayudar a los estudiantes a tener éxito. Con todos nosotros trabajando juntos en nuestras metas de matemáticas y lectura, yo se que será un año con mucho éxito!

Asamblea de Éxito Acompáñenos a celebrar a nuestros Estudiantes Estrellas en nuestra Asamblea de Éxito el 6 de octubre a las 8:00am. Estudiantes seleccionados serán reconocidos por sus esfuerzos en promover nuestro valor de Respeto durante el mes de septiembre.

Semana de Espíritu Escolar Se les invita a los estudiantes a mostrar su espíritu escolar la semana de octubre 24 al 28. El lunes es Día de Cabello Alocado (se permite el color de cabello siempre y cuando se pueda lavar esa misma noche), el martes es Día de Súper héroes, el miércoles es el Día de Universidad/Colegio favorito, el jueves es de azul y dorado y el viernes es día de disfraz (apropiado para la escuela por favor).

Junta de Otoño de Titulo Uno: La junta de otoño de Titulo Uno se llevara a cabo a las 2:15 pm el jueves, 6 de octubre, en el salón 29. ¡Venga para aprender todo sobre el programa de Titulo Uno de Walter Douglas y las metas de la escuela!

PTO (Organización de Padres y Maestros) Normalmente nuestras juntas de PTO son los miércoles, debido a ciertos conflictos con los horarios en octubre, nuestra siguiente junta de PTO será el jueves, 6 de octubre a las 2:30pm en la Biblioteca de Douglas. Nuestras juntas duran una hora. Se provee cuidado de niños y traducción al Español.¡ Nos encantaría verle allí!

Conferencias No habrá escuela el viernes, 7 de octubre por el día de Registros de Maestros. Para reforzar la comunicación entre nuestra escuela y su hogar, hemos planeado conferencias para el lunes, 10 de octubre, martes, 11 de octubre y miércoles, 12 de octubre. Los maestros(as) se pondrán pronto en contacto con usted para una cita. Por favor haga todo esfuerzo por asistir a estas juntas. Las boletas no serán enviadas a casa con los estudiantes, se darán durante las conferencias. Durante los días de conferencia saldrán a las 12 de mediodía, por favor haga arreglos para el cuidado de su hijo (s) después de escuela.

Descanso de Otoño Inmediatamente después de las conferencias de padres y maestros, descansaremos para el otoño. Los estudiantes no tendrán escuela por cuatro días, 13 de octubre al 16 de octubre. Resumimos la escuela el lunes, 17 de octubre.

Dejar y Recoger estudiantes Gracias a todos los padres que han tenido paciencia y han entendido el hecho de que no podemos estacionar nuestros autos y bajarnos de él cuando usamos la entrada a la escuela en Mohave al dejar a los niños antes de la escuela o al recogerlos después de escuela. Por favor recuerde que Mohave está designada como área de “Dejar y Recoger” solamente.

Espero con entusiasmo verle en el campus durante la semana de conferencias de padres y maestros. Yo se que los maestros también esperan con entusiasmo reunirse con usted para hablar del progreso de sus hijos. Nosotros en Walter Douglas sabemos que toma familias y maestros trabajando juntos para ayudar a nuestros estudiantes a tener éxito y apreciamos todo lo que hace por apoyar la educación de su hijo. Sinceramente, Ms. McAllister Directora de la Escuela

Una Nota de la Directora...

P.A.W.S. Corner with Mr. Nogami The teachers and staff at Walter Douglas Elementary School have adopted the expectation of “P.A.W.S.” Throughout campus students are expected to be promptly prepared, act respectfully, work hard and stay safe. Each quarter the students and staff select an incentive the students can earn by following P.A.W.S and earning days without any negative discipline referrals to the office. This quarter the staff decided the incentive would be called, “Color Attack!” Each student will get to squirt Ms.

McAllister and Mr. Nogami with colored water! Also, because the students have earned 9 days toward the incentive, the student body gets to vote on additional staff members to squirt! Watch

out, Walter Douglas staff! When you talk to your child about school, we encourage you to continue to ask, “How did you follow P.A.W.S. today?” or “Did the school earn an eighth day

without negative referrals today?” Positive reinforcement is a large part of our P.A.W.S. program and we encourage parents and guardians to communicate with their child about the positive reinforcement they receive at school. The Color Attack incentive will be held during the school day, on October 6th. All of us are very excited for this awesome incentive! Student safety and academic success is our priority at Walter Douglas Elementary. We look forward to a positive and productive end of the first quarter and start to the second quarter!

Kinder– Natalie Leyva *, Fabian de la Corte, Elisua Hernandez, Jackdelin Duarte, Yoscelin Resendiz, Betsabel Arcos, Dayami

Olivas, Axel Figueroa, Jose Ricardo Fernandez *, Reynold’s Class, Bianca Maldonado, Victoria Ramos, Daniel Salinas, Naima

Castro, Jonathan Maldonado *, Christian Sanchez, Andres Valenzuela, Abigail Gamino, Memphis Penry, Adrian Lewis

First Grade- Bayardo Guevara, Rachel Furaha, Carabella Eccles *, Elliot Mark Williams, Ashton Miers, Devin Benavidez, Serena

Fulmer, Rene Molina, Milagro Leon, Erick Abreu-Portal, Aiden Marks, Jose Torres *, Jorge Reyes, Isabella Garcia *, Joshawa

Craig, Jazmyne Foss–Ribarich, Alexander Reynoso, Raciel Navarro, Vergara’s Girls, Irela Gastelum, Ezekiel Soto, Emma Leuer,

Jakelin Yac *, Michelle Rodriguez, Isaias Rendon *, Savannah Jessie, Kylie Hipp, Deandra Hernandez,

Second Grade— Mariana Grisaffi, Danika Soto *, Carter Moffit, Mariana Palma, Destiny Garcia, Ismael Vasquez, Haxiry Bon

Gomez, Imanol Loaeza *, Heiley Alvarez Angel Peralta, Michael Thomas, Monserrat Grijalva, Giselle Duran, Fernando Martinez,

Mozes Trinidad, Ricardo Marquez

Third Grade- Gabriel de la Cruz, Carlos Andrade *, Manuel Palma, Marin’s Class *, Melany Denogean, Xadrian Reyes,

Alonso Luzania, Symin Graves, Yariela Rico, Anthony Leyva, Dominik Soto, Carlos Orduno, Marissa Orduno, Mia Valles,

Addisun O’bannon

Fourth Grade— Danny Lee * *, Nataly Campas, Lizbeth Andrade-Pulido, Jesus Meza Pedroza, Azul Perez, Jason Rodela * *,

Daili Rodriguez, Everett Cable, Marcos Chavez, Matthew Robles, Rene Monroy, Sebastian Avila, Jose Pelayo, Jairo Ramirez,

Abrianna Mendez, Damien Vandermyde, Christofer Rodriguez, Yoel Maldonado, Entire 4th Grade, Abril Mendez, Ivan Garcia,

Juan Swanson, Liliana Vargas.

Fifth Grade— Simmon Arreola, Luz Palma, Barber’s Class, Tommy Johnson, Josh Benson, Sofia Reyes, Karla Garcia, Michael

Aguilar, Lawrence Chacon, Evalynn Graves, McKayla Koetje, Lianna Lopez, Adriana Chavez, Leanna Duran, Arianna Rubio

Sixth Grade- Valeria Campas, Gabriel Hernandez, Manny Densmore, Melanie Medina, Aztlan Palma *, Tatyana Lara,

Rene Velasquez, Pedro Preciado, Madison Bullock, Gavin Gorgus, Carolina Arteaga, Mariana Yedra, Robert Snook, Raul Reyes,

Lizeth Garcia, Maria Resendiz, Dustin Barnes, Paulino Sanchez, Araliz Chacon, Entire 6th Grade, Nathaniel Esquilin *,

Julian Gomez, Oliver Jaime, Kailee McDonald, Kylee Gamel Leuer, Araliz Chacon, Mhia Fontes, Jacob Cabezola, Maria Lopez,

Julio Manteca Sierra, Teaghan Polo, Giolyna Rodriguez, Adrian Ureta *Additional PAWS-itive Referral Received

Smencils

for sale in the computer lab. They are $1.00 each. Come get your own!!! Smencils- Lápices con diferentes aromas

De venta en el Laboratorio de Computadoras por solo $1.00 cada uno– Ven por el tuyo!

From Our Front Office...

Parents: Remember our cafeteria offers FREE Breakfast everyday.

From 7:30 to 7:55 a.m. Padres: Recuerde que la cafetería esta ofreciendo desayunos GRATIS todos los días de 7:30 a 7:55 a.m.

Important Phone Numbers Front Office: 696-8300

Health Office: 696-8302

Cafeteria: 696-8344

Skills for Success: 595-6695

Family Resource: 696-8614

To report an absence, please call 696-4806

Please check our website for important information including sports schedules.

Por favor revise nuestra pagina de internet para información importante incluyendo el horario de

deportes.

www.douglas.flowingwellsschools.org

SAVE THE DATE!

Walter Douglas Carnival will soon be here!

Our Fall carnival will be on

Friday, November 4, 2016!

More information to come.

Guarde la Fecha!

El Carnaval de Walter Douglas pronto estará aquí.

El carnaval de otoño será el

viernes, 4 de noviembre del 2016.

Mas información por venir.

Dismissal Changes?

Please call the front

office with any Dismissal

changes before

1:30 p.m.

Cambios a la salida

de su hijo/a?

Por favor llame a la

oficina antes de la

1:30 p.m. para hacer

cambios a la salida de su

hijo/a.

Happy October! This month is very busy. We will be holding parent teacher

conferences to discuss about your child’s report card and progress in class. We look

forward to speaking with you and ask that you please make sure you are on time, as we

will be on a tight schedule. We look forward to speaking with you about your child’s

progress. We will be having a school wide Costume parade which will take place on

October 28th, 2016. Please make sure your child wears their costume only on October

28th if they decide to dress up. Parents we ask that you please have your child wear clothes underneath their

costume so if they choose to take off their costume or it is too distracting, they can just take off the

costume. Please check backpacks every night for important notes that come home. Continue to review letters

Mm, Ss, Rr, Tt, Nn, Pp, Aa, and Cc with your child and have them practice

counting to 50. Thank you for all of your support!

Ms. Reynolds Mrs. Roszko Mrs. Izzo-Johns Ms. Waring

Thank you to all the parents who came to our Parent Engagement Night! We appreciate your

support and partnership in working to help your child succeed. Please return any conference

papers promptly so we can try to arrange a time that fits your schedule. Due to tight schedules,

be sure to arrive on time for your scheduled conference. It is important to be there so you can

receive important information and tools to help your child. Students are allowed to wear a

costume to school on Friday, October 28th. The costume needs to be school appropriate.

Students will need to be comfortable staying in the costume all day, or will need to wear clothes

underneath as they will not be sent to the bathroom to change. We will also be having an in class Fall celebration

on the 28th. Our classrooms are currently in need of baby wipes. Thank you for all you do to help your child be

successful!!

Ms. Jacobson Mrs. Brewer Ms. Turner Mrs. Vergara

Happy October Second grade families! Thank you for all of the snack and tissue donations.

We really appreciate those donations as we use them daily.

Halloween is coming up soon and there will be a few activities revolved around this holiday.

If you do not celebrate Halloween please let your child’s teacher know. We will be allowing

children to wear costumes on Friday, October 28th for our costume parade. Students will not

be allowed to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31st.

REMINDER! Plan ahead now and make sure that you are available October 10-12th before and after school for Parent Teacher

Conferences!

Thank you for all of your continued support!

Ms. Weigold Mr. Brown Ms. Myrick Mrs. Provencio

Hello 3rd Grade Parents! 3rd grade would like to remind you that we have started working on our

school performance goals. For our reading goal, please read with your child each evening and ask

them a question about what they have read. Students should record their answer on their

“Homework Reading Reflection” log. For our math goal, please solve the weekly math problem with

your child. You can work with your child to solve the problem two different ways, or have your child

solve first while you solve a different way afterwards. Discussing how you and your child solved the

math problem will help your child become an even better problem solver! Secondly, parent-teacher conferences are October 10, 11 and

12. Plan on attending your child’s conference during that week. Finally, thank you for the continued donations of tissues, hand sanitizers,

snacks, and dry erase markers. These donations are always appreciated! Thank you Parents!

Mr. Martin Ms. Powers Mrs. Balder

Hello 4th Grade parents! Thank you for continuing to work with us to meet the Parent

Engagement Goals we discussed in September with read and respond pages for nightly reading

and discussing math at home with your child. You can practice facts by making flashcards,

inventing games, checking YouTube for helpful multiplication songs, etc…be creative! Thank

you for all of your help and support in making your student a Math Masters by practicing with

them at home! Math Masters are highly celebrated in the classroom and students work very

hard to reach their goals! Additionally, we would be very thankful for any donations of dry erase markers, pencils,

tissues, Clorox wipes and snacks! Grand Canyon News: Our mandatory Parent Night will be Wednesday,

October 26th at 5:30 pm in room 20 (English) and Room 17 (Spanish). Please plan on attending this highly

informative meeting to receive all the details about our big end of year trip! Thank you for all of your support and

we’ll see you soon at conferences!

Mr. McFrederick Mrs. Jernigan Ms. Trott

Wow, September really flew by! Thank you all for your

support at our Parent Orientation and your involvement

with completing the parent involvement sheets for math

and reading. Parent Teacher Conferences are just around the corner, please watch out

for the green sheets that will confirm your meeting. Lastly, there is also a field trip this

month, please keep an eye out for the permission slip. Thank you for all you do , see

you at conferences!

Ms. Bruno Mrs. Creager Mrs. Strickland Ms. Barber

Sixth Grade News Sixth grade conferences will take place during the week of October

10-12. Please be sure to see your child’s teacher soon to set up a

time if you haven’t done so already. Sixth graders are finishing up

their District Assessments and have worked hard to do their best.

Engineering projects are well underway and sixth graders are deep into their research.

Please encourage them to research at home and to keep track of notes in their research

notebooks. The public library is a great resource for information for their projects and

library cards are free. There will be an internet safety night scheduled for parents. Please

stay tuned for more information. Study Hall is well underway and kids have been coming

to get a leg up on their grades. If you have questions, please see your child’s teacher.

Thanks for your continued support!

Mrs. Camero Miss Meyer Mrs. Tornberg

Flowing Wells School District encourages parents in our community to visit the campuses at Flowing Wells Junior High School and Flowing Wells High School to see the many special things our schools have to offer your children. Please call Flowing Wells Junior High School at 696-8552 or Flowing Wells High School at 696-8001 to schedule an appointment for a guided tour.

Happy Octo-bear, parents! September went by like an elk on roller skates, didn't it? Let's

review last month and look ahead at another crazy SPOOOOKY October.

We raised a little over $3000 last month towards our annual budget of $13,000! The

money came from our catalog sale, pencil sales, and a fundraiser night with Chipotle.

Hi-fives all around! Thank you all for participating. The items ordered will be arriving on

Monday 10/3 in the morning just after school starts! Be prepared.

October is another super busy month. Here's our rundown, we need your help!

Monday 10/3 order delivery (morning)

Thursday 10/6 PTO meeting! Come! More about this in a bit.

Monday 10/10 An assembly! There's not much for you to do there, really, but it's gonna be rad!

Also it's the kickoff for our Fiesta Cookie Dough fundraiser.

Now, about the PTO meeting-- it's super important that you're there. "Why?" You ask me. "John, I'm

just one person and the PTO is this huge organization! I can't possibly help!" NOT TRUE. Basically,

our PTO is 10-15 parents who want our students to have the best education and elementary school

experience we can provide. A huge part of that experience, the Fall Carnival, is getting planned out at

the October meeting. You want to be there for that. We need you to be there for that. I need your help.

So come and be a part of your child’s school life. I can't wait to meet you!

John Mussulman, PTO president

Ph.: 520-668-6922

Email: scvjohn@yahoo.com

Star students

Kindergarten— Bianca Maldonado, Henry Pierson, Christian Sanchez Jr., Ernesto Hernandez, Diego Urquijo, Humberto Alvarez, First Grade— Isabella Garcia, Ashton Miers, Ezekiel Soto, Isabella Orta, Abraham Hurtado,

Fernanda Romero, Deandra Hernandez

Second Grade— Andres Gamino, Ezekiel Niyonzima, Jecelyn Swanson, Daniela Vilegas, Dayanara Fimbres, Lindsey Moore

Third Grade— Sidney Stone, Symin Graves, Mia Valles, Milani Benavides

Fourth Grade— Giselle Pelayo, Danny Lee, Fatima Osuna, Aaron Ruiz, Camila Olivas

Fifth Grade— Evalynn Graves, Luz Palma, Evelin Lopez, Mia McLain

Sixth Grade— Jasmine Hernandez, Samantha Miers, Manny Densmore, Jacob Cabezola

Our Building Blocks for Character Student is:

Luz Raquel Palma

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WALTER DOUGLAS PTO

Music Notes

The District Choral Festival is on Monday, November 7th at the High School. Please mark your calendars if your

child is in Douglas Singers. Your student will need to meet at the High School at 5:00pm that evening in the band

room. The concert will begin at 5:30 and will last approximately 45 minutes. We will be going to the High School

that morning for a practice, but a bus will take us. Permission forms have gone home. PLEASE read them carefully

and return them as soon as possible. We will NOT practice Monday, October 10th because of Parent – Teacher

Conferences. Our holiday concert is scheduled for Monday, December 19th.

Recorders have arrived and 4th graders are beginning our work on recorder. All students should have a Recorder

Karate folder that they bring each time to music. Help/practice time is available before school in the music room.

We are fortunate to have Mr. Michael Pratt from the U of A come by and teach our 5th and 6th graders drumming

several times a month. The program is called Upbeat and is supported a grant from the Arizona Commission on the

Arts.

Please call me at 696-8308 if you have any questions about general music!

Mrs. Baum

We are now pre-selling this year’s yearbook at the low cost of only $12.00! If you have not already done so, act now

and fill out this form and send it along with your money to your teacher so you will be guaranteed a yearbook at the

end of the year. We are not ordering any extra books so you must pre-order in order to receive one in May. The price

will go up after December 22!

All outstanding fees must be paid in full before a yearbook may be purchased.

Todas las cuotas que se deben, deberan ser pagadas antes de comprar un anuario.

Yearbook Order Form Forma de orden del anuario

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Order must be turned in to Mrs. Elston-Perez at the front office by December 22nd.

La orden se debe regresar a la Sra. Elston-Perez en la oficina de enfrente para el 22 de diciembre

Last Name (Apellido) First Name (Nombre)

Grade (Grado) Teacher Name (Nombre del Maestro)

Order now and pay $12.00. (Cash Check # )

Ordene ahora y pague $12.00

Important: price will increase to $15.00 beginning January 9th.

Importante: El precio subirá a $15.00 empezando el 9 de enero.

Walter Douglas

Student Council 2016-2017 New Officers:

President: Elijah Viramontes

Vice President: Lawrence Chacon

Treasurer: Kylee Leuer

Secretary: Leah Thomas

School Spirit Week is Coming!!!

Come show your School Pride!!!

Week of October 24 - 28, 2016

Monday: Crazy Hair & Sock Day (colored hair is permissible as long as the color will wash out that night)

lunes: Dia del Cabello Alocado y calcetas locas

Tuesday: Superhero Day (Dress like your favorite superhero)

martes: Día de tu Súper héroe favorito (Vistete como tu personaje de libros o película favorito)

Wednesday: College Day (Support your favorite college) miércoles: Dia de Universidad/colegio (Vístete apoyando a tu universidad o colegio favorito)

Thursday: Blue & Gold Day (Dress with your school colors) jueves: Dia Azul y Dorado (vístete con los colores de nuestra escuela)

Friday: Costume Day (School appropriate costume) viernes: Dia de disfraz (vístete con un disfraz apropiado para la escuela)

HALLOWEEN at Walter Douglas

Classroom Halloween celebrations will be held on Friday, October 28. Costumes may be worn on this day and must follow school dress code. No violent, bloody or inappropriate costumes will be allowed. Habrá celebración para el día de los espantos en el salón. La celebración será el día viernes,

28 de Octubre. Los estudiantes se podrán disfrazar siempre y cuando sea apropiado para la

escuela. El disfraz no debe ser violento ni sangriento.