Pueblo Del Sol Elementary

Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all SVUSD schools will be closed to students for the full day on Thursday, March 2nd.

The Sierra Vista Unified School District Curriculum Department invites Pre-K-8th Grade Students and Families to our annual Title I Read Across American Family Night! Join us as we celebrate reading and all of the adventures a book can take us on. Follow the White Rabbit for a night of games, activities, books and much much more. Maybe even a tea party with the Mad Hatter. Read Across America Title 1 Family Night is on Thursday, March 9th from 4:00-5:30pm at the Rothery Educational Center. We hope to see you there!!

Join us for a dedication celebration for Mrs. Connie Johnson during our Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, February 22nd at the Rothery Educational Center Conference Room.

There will be no school on Friday, February 17th and Monday, February 20th in honor of Presidents Day. All school and district offices will also be closed. Please have a safe holiday weekend.

Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all Sierra Vista Unified School District schools will have a delayed start time of two hours. Buena will begin at 9:20am, JCMS at 11am and elementary schools at 10am. Bus times will be pushed back 2 hours on all routes and stops. All release times will remain as a normal Wednesday school day. Breakfast will still be available but only cereal, lunch will be served as normal. Buena will not have zero hour. Thank you.

PDS loves their School Counselor, Ms. Galbraith! "While this is my first year as a school counselor, I have always been in roles where I was able to help build and shape the minds of the youth. Since taking on this role as a counselor I have enjoyed getting to know each student and helping them work through their problems. My favorite thing about being a school counselor is helping the students see the bigger picture." Thank you for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

You are invited to Meet you SVUSD School Counselor Night on Wednesday, February 8th at the Rothery Education Center from 4:30pm -5:30Pm. Stop by and learn about what School Counselors do and meet our team. Every student deserves a school counselor to help with academic achievement strategies, managing emotions and applying interpersonal skills, and planning for postsecondary options. Every day, school counselors make a difference for students. Learn more at schoolcounselor.org/role #NSCW23 #HelpingStudentsDreamBig

School counselors help students in more ways than you may know. This week we celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2023. All week we will feature one of our amazing counselors and what they to #HelpingStudentsDreamBig.

Friday, February 3rd is a half day for all of the Elementary Schools in order to have Parent Teacher Conferences. Students will get out at 11:15 am.

Yesterday we held the 2nd annual SVUSD68 Spelling Bee. The 14 participants were the champions and runner-ups from each elementary and our middle school. Congratulations to all of our school winners for making it to the district wide Spelling Bee! After 17 rounds with 106 words called, January was the championship word. SVUSD68 2023 Champion is Quinn H. a 6th grader from Huachuca Mountain Elementary. And our runner-up, Landen M. a 4th grader from Village Meadows Elementary gave it his all! Quinn will be representing SVUSD68 at the Cochise County Regional Spelling Bee next month! Good Luck, Quinn!

SVUSD Curriculum Office is hosting a presentation about the proposed new science curriculum on Thursday, January 19th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Rothery Education Center Conference Room. During the presentation representatives from both programs, Inspire Science and BRW AP Science, will walk through their respective programs and take questions from the attendees. 5:00-5:05 Welcome & explanation of our process by Terri Romo, Assistant Superintendent 5:05-5:25 Presentation from Inspire Science 5:25-5:35 Community questions for Inspire Science 5:35-5:40 Transition to BRW AP Science 5:40-5:50 Presentation from BRW AP Science 5:50-6:00 Community questions BRW AP Science Any questions that cannot be answered during the presentation will be sent to the companies for a reply and the district will post the answers on our website. If you would like to submit questions for the company please print from the link below and bring it with you to the event. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2408/svusd/2704418/_Science_Curriculum_Questions_Form__1_.pdf

All schools and offices will be closed tomorrow in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

SVUSD has selected a new Science Curriculum for all grade levels. The proposed curriculum is available for public viewing and comments until Monday, March 6th. To view the curriculum stop by the Curriculum Office in the Rothery Education Center Room 403, Monday thru Friday from 8am-3pm. Scheduled appointments can also be made by calling 520-515-2742.

Due to a sewer line break, tonight's governing board meeting will be held in the Rothery Education Center Conference Room.

Don't forget the new Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up plan starts this morning at PDS! Check out the plan at: https://www.svusd68.org/o/pdse/article/947353

Thank you all for your patients this morning as we had our first day of our new Traffic Plan. We encountered a few mirror hiccups and have modified the plan just a little. Line 1 will have traffic travel northbound along Calle Estudiante and then will turn left onto Paseo Las Palmas. This line will be for Kinder- 6th grade Drop Off in the morning, and 1st-6th grade Pick Up in the afternoon. Line 2 will use the main entrance of the school off of Paseo Las Palmas, except now the flow of traffic is reversed. You will enter the parking lot in the old exit location and then proceed through the lot to the traffic circle to drop off your students. Cars will then exit and turn left onto Paseo Las Palmas and right onto Calle Jinete. This line will be for Pick Up of Kinder in the afternoon and both Drop Off and Pick Up for Headstart. Families with children in both lines in the afternoon can use the main entrance Pick Up. The gate at Calle Estudiante will close at the first bell at 7:55, any student coming after that will need to use the main entrance and check in at the office. Students who are walking home from school will be released out of the main gate. Bus riders will meet the bus on Paseo Las Palmas. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call the office at 520-515-2970. Thank you!

There are a few changes coming in the new year for student Drop-Off and Pick-Up at PDS. Our PDS administration, Superintendent and city officials got together to come up with a new plan for student Drop-Off and Pick-Up. The new traffic patterns will ease congestion, improve wait time and be less disruptive to the local neighborhood. PDS will now have 2 Parent Drop-Off/Pick-Up lines, one for Headstart through Kindergarten and another for 1st Grade through 6th Grade. Headstart through Kindergarten students will use the main entrance of the school off of Paseo Las Palmas, except now the flow of traffic is reversed. You will enter the parking lot in the old exit location and then proceed through the lot to the traffic circle to drop off your students. Cars will then exit and turn left onto Paseo Las Palmas and right onto Calle Jinete. For our 1st-6th graders the new Drop-Off/Pick-Up location will be the gate off of Calle Estudiante. Traffic will travel northbound along Calle Estudiante and then will turn left onto Paseo Las Palmas. Families with children in both lines can use the main entrance for drop off and pick up. The gate at Calle Estudiante will close at the first bell at 7:55, any student coming after that will need to use the main entrance and check in at the office. Students who are walking home from school will be released out of the main gate. Bus riders will meet the bus on Paseo Las Palmas. Just to recap the changes: New Plan starts on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. The previous exit is now the entrance to the main parking. The flow of traffic has been reversed. You will only be able to turn left out of the main parking lot onto Paseo Las Palmas. Kindergarten and Headstart will be released from the main parking lot. Older siblings of Kindergarten students can be released from the main parking lot. Parent arrival and dismissal will now be completed from Calle Estudiante. Parents must remain in their vehicles and will only be able to turn left onto Paseo Las Palmas. Walkers will be released from the front entrance now. Students riding the bus will continue to be released from the bus bay. We will be closing the Calle Estudiante gate at 7:55 for our arrival. Students who arrive past 7:55 will need to be checked in with an adult at the front office. We know that this new plan will help alleviate a lot of problems, but like all changes, it will take getting used to. Please be patient with staff, traffic officials and other parents while we all work together to make this work.

Winter break has begun! All SVUSD schools and offices will be closed for the Winter Break. School begins again on Wednesday, January 4th. We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year. Can't wait to see you all in 2023!!

Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all Sierra Vista Unified School District schools will have a delayed start time of two hours. Buena will begin at 9:20am, JCMS at 11am and elementary schools at 10am. Bus times will be pushed back 2 hours on all routes and stops. All release times will remain as a normal school day. Breakfast will still be served but only cereal. Thank you and please be safe.

Buena Fine Arts Productions brings you a comedy-filled, children’s holiday musical, fit for all ages. The Day Before Christmas follows a cold-hearted Jack Frost and sweet Suzie Snowflake as they get in a big argument on… the day before Christmas! Jack causes chaos, while Santa and his crew have work to do! While the others prepare for Christmas, a team of elves and reindeer attempt to warm Jack’s heart and save the holiday. Will Jack’s plan be successful? Or will Santa’s troupe come through and take to the skies? Come and find out! Join us December 1st and 2nd at The Klein Center for an evening full of fun! Doors will open at 6:30pm and the show will begin at 7:00pm. Tickets will be $5 at the door. Bring the whole family, we can’t wait to see you there!