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1 in 4 children in Arizona relies on SNAP benefits (per the Children's Equity Project at ASU).

We have a community that stands ready to help.

If your family is experiencing hardship, or if you know someone who is, please contact Mr. Rubin-Toles. All information will be kept confidential.

This year's Teacher of the Year nominations are now open!

Take 5 minutes to nominate a CFSD teacher - or several - who have made a difference for you or your family.

To be nominated is a wonderful honor - your words will be shared directly with your nominees.

What happened to autumn? It seems like it's winter in the morning, summer in the afternoon. "Spring" comes sometime in between, as our Lost and Found clothing rack suggests. We're not sure why...SO MANY water bottles. Plus lunch boxes, notebooks, and the odd shoe.

Check our selection for familiar items.

Check your Panther(s) too - have they shed layers since leaving for school? Talk to them - that sometimes works - any help is appreciated!

Catalina Foothills High School's advanced theater program offers $1 tickets to 8th graders to see "Ten Chimneys," which combines the light wit of Noel Coward with the heavier themes of Anton Chekhov. It's set in 1938 on the Wisconsin estate of legendary stage couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The actors, who are preparing to star together in a production of Chekhov's "The Seagull," invite the play's cast, including comic actor Sydney Greenstreet, to rehearse and stay at their estate. When a young actress named Uta Hagen arrives to play Nina, Lunt is overjoyed - Fontanne not so much. As drama ensues and secrets are revealed, the actors' lives begin to mimic the plot of the production they're rehearsing for.

For details on times and prices, see the flyer below. Click the link to buy tickets.

We noticed that students had found a "worthy" challenge of their own - folding sticky notes into sharp, paper darts, then flinging them into ceiling tiles in classrooms.

So, we made it clear that making or possessing paper darts is not acceptable - but we wanted to acknowledge the genuine fun that students had in mastering this challenge - so we created a lunchtime challenge that allowed for a sanctioned, limited time when students could try their hand at this mischief.

Students folded and flew darts at two damaged, on-their-way-to-the-dumpster ceiling tiles. It's harder than it looks!

Breck Metzger 1

William Erman 1

Gael Coronado 1

Levi Squires 10 (1 double-darted)

Ezio Bellah 8

Andrew Trombetta 7

Toprak Karaduman 11

Xavier Villari 5

Emmett Kresge 4

Aarav Garg

Ty Arrington

Ivan LeRoy

Cooper Dix

Lucian Calvert

Breck Metzger

Juan Pablo Calderon

Sanchit Samrat

David Bui

Cameron Warfield

Zain Guima

Sophia Swanson

August Rellora

William Erman

Logan MacDonald

Andrew Lundin

Brendan Solomon

Graham Martin

Austin Nevarez

Gael Coronado

Liam Poole

Austin Napier

Matthew Ives

Levi Squires

Parker Ames

Ezio Bellah

Brode Horrocks

Andrew Trombetta

Leo McDonald

Jackson Smith

Hunter Brannon

Mr. Rubin-Toles

Deputy Asalele

Casey Casper

Toprak Karaduman

Emmett Kresge

William Peabody

Xavier Villari

August LeRoy

Chloe Gonzales

Ellis Viker

Scott Illes

Charlie Grandner

Leland White

Amy Krauss, President

Eileen Jackson, Vice President

 

Jacquelyn Davoli, Board Member

Tom Logue, Board Member

Gina Mehmert, Board Member

Dr. Denise Bartlett, Superintendent

(please check www.azleg.gov for contact information)

 

Representative Nancy Gutierrez

Representative Chris Mathis

Senator Priya Sundareshan

There were not one, but two Lunchtime Challenges this week - paper-dart-throwing and cup stacking. (Last Friday's was postponed, Halloween being enough to handle). Students in Academic Advisory prepared for student-led conferences, a key component for continuing growth. Math students wrestled with writing equations for lines. Nicer weather is leading to more opportunities to head to the field after lunch and cleanup.

All it takes to define a line is two points - but there are many ways to write the equation of that line. Students in Ms. Wilson's class learn a variety of techniques. One involves knowing the y intercept and the slope, or steepness, of the line.

Language teachers can make a lesson from just about anything: Games, clothing, the weather, current events. There's always something going on!

It's that time of year - students are preparing for student-led conferences, a cornerstone of the program at OGMS. Students must take the lead, playing up their strong areas, discussing what they can do better and setting smart goals - attainable and measureable. It builds a sense of ownership as students see their own growth as well as their persistent challenges - whether they be time management, preparedness for class, participation in lessons or how to grow those 3's - which indicate proficiency - into 3.5's or 4's, which indicate excellence.

Mr. Markstrom's students had some fun last Friday, building muscles while wearing costumes.