The PawPrint
November 18, 2012 |
SLEEPOVER FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
The holiday season is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than to invite friends & family to book their holiday accommodations at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess using your Sleepover for a Better Tomorrow promotional rate.
Your guests will receive a 20% discount off of our best available rates and in return, we'll donate 10% of what they spend at the resort to your school.
For reservations please contact 800-344-4758 and ask for the Desert Canyon Elementary School preferred rates or access our website at
www.scottsdaleprincess.com and enter promotional code NDCE.
For more information on what's happening at the Fairmont Princess, click here. |
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Second Annual Holiday Boutique is coming soon!
Desert Canyon Elementary School
Parent Teacher Organization Fundraiser
2nd ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
Thursday, November 29th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
McDowell Center
16116 N. McDowell Mountain Ranch Rd.
MANY NEW VENDORS: Women's & Children's Clothing & Accessories, Jewelry, Handbags and Totes, Ornaments and Holiday Items, Candles, Photography Services, Holiday Snacks
Raffle prizes and Sweet Concessions
Holiday Boutique Co-Chairs: Dana Neuhausen
Click here for the flyer and please distribute to neighbors, friends and family members. Your assistance in getting the word out will help make this event a SUCCESS! |
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Family FUN with the
Phoenix Suns
 It's time for our next Family Fun Sporting Event!
Join your fellow cubs watch the Phoenix Suns play the Utah Jazz on Friday, Jan 4th at 7pm.
Each ticket includes a free Suns gift and the Lower Level Tickets include a Free Jersey.
If we get more than a 100 tickets sold we will also get early entry to watch the players warm up!
Orders are due by December 1st.
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Thank you DCES for your generous support of
Soap for Hope!
We have just concluded our 2nd Annual Soap for Hope to benefit our Sister school, Tavan Elementary!
Our students and Dial/Henkel Corporation supplied lots of soap. Corporate donations help build a better community and our students donations help them feel connected to the whole process! We really cleaned up! The photo shows Ms. Murphy and Mr. Rantala with most of our donations.
Way to go Desert Canyon!
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Get your Gift Cards
Orders due by December 3rd! 
Take care of holiday shopping for family, friends, teachers, coaches & your own personal shopping through our EASY gift card program which gives $ directly back to your child's school! There are great teacher gift ideas with gift cards as small as $5 to Starbucks.
Here is how the program works! DCES families purchase gift cards for places where they plan to shop or for gift cards for friends & family and use those cards instead of cash or credit. Great Lakes Scrip Center sells those gift cards to the DCES PTO at a discount. DCES families buy the gift cards for full face value and redeem the gift cards for full face value. DCES PTO keeps the difference as a rebate, earning a percentage of every dollar spent using the scrip gift cards.
This is a great program for our school! If you want to buy gift cards for yourself, family, friends, teachers, coaches, aides and more...this is a great opportunity for you to do it...while earning money for DCES! You can shop online at www.shopwithscrip.com and have access to almost 900 merchants!
It's that easy! Just follow the steps to get started:
- Click here to register online.
- Once registered, go to My Account, scroll down to bottom, click on Non-Profits
- Associate your account with Desert Canyon Elementary by entering the DCES Code: CBD46E8821879
Our monthly order is due by Monday, December 3rd! This is the last 2012 gift card order. Please drop off a copy of your order to the front office by Dec. 3rd with a check (made payable to DCES PTO). Orders will then be processed and ready for pick up in the front office by December 13th! If you have any questions about this program, please contact Ali McAleer at amcaleer1@cox.net or 602-740-3672. Thank you!
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iLearn with iPads
- iLearn Math, iLearn Reading and The Handwriting Academy allow students to practice their skills using iPad applications. Instructors oversee individualized plans, ensuring students focus on the concepts they need the most.
- iLearn with iPads combines iPad application with traditional teaching methods that allow students to learn new concepts first and then practice those skills while being engaged by iPad technology.
- $115.00/5 classes on Wednesdays after school
- For more information on classes and registration, click here
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Parent Drop-off/Pick-up Lane
The morning shift is from 8:15-8:45 and the afternoon shift is from 3:10 to 3:30.
Upcoming Class Rotation Schedule:
- Week of 11/19-M. Roach (3 day week with no school on 11/22 and 11/23 for Thanksgiving Break)
- Week of 11/26-Ruelas
- Week of 12/3-Solway
- Week of 12/10-James
- Week of 12/17-Moore (12/19 early release with pm shift starting at 12:05 pm)
- Weeks of 12/24-1/6-WINTER BREAK-No Volunteers needed
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10203 E McDowellMountain Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255
main office: (480) 484-1700
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Dates to Remember
11/22-23
NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
11/29
Holiday Boutique
12/19
EARLY RELEASE
12/24-1/6
NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
1/4
Family FUN Night with the Phoenix Suns
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Backpack Flyers
Interested in joining Girls Scouts, Flag Football, a club, etc? Wonder what special events are going on this month? Please check out the available flyers on the classes, arts, sports, clubs and special events going on within our community using the links below. |
PawPrint Submissions
DCES PTO is proud to present this weekly parent-sponsored, volunteer-powered newsletter to our community. Please click here for more detailed information on how to post your submissions to the DCES PTO website, PawPrint or eblasts. |
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