District

Dialogue

Bi-weekly news from the Laveen Elementary School District April 1, 2016

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Meadows students recognized at Phoenix Suns game

Desert Meadows students were recognized at a

recent Phoenix Suns game for being the most active

class in the Phoenix UNICEF Kid Power Month Chal-

lenge!

They were hosted by Suns Center and UNICEF Am-

bassador Tyson

Chandler and his

wife, Kimberly.

Twenty-nine

students and

their parents

attended.

2nd Annual Spring Arts Festival

April 8

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

LEC Lawn 5001 W. Dobbins

crafts ● vendors

entertainment ● food

Benefitting the Laveen Education Foundation

Vista student takes 4th place at state spelling bee

Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy sixth

grade student Lindsay Davis placed fourth in the

Arizona

Spelling Bee.

Davis took

first place in

the Laveen

Elementary

School District

Spelling Bee.

She went on to compete in 64 rounds in the

Region 3 Bee where she took second place, thus

qualifying for state.

Cheatham lobby features student-designed mural

Cheatham’s lobby now features a mural created by

eighth grader Enrique Soto and painted by district em-

ployees Christine Crenshaw, Jamie Steinmetz, and Krista

McDowell.

The school’s sev-

enth and eighth

grade gifted class

proposed the idea as

a service learning

project to promote

pride, beauty and creativity for the school.

Soto’s drawing was selected for its content and de-

tail.

The mural was completed over the spring break and

funded by the school’s PTO.

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Laveen serves 16,000 breakfasts in one week National School Breakfast week was a huge success in Laveen. Over 16,000 breakfasts

were served across the district during this week-long celebration. That is a 44% increase

in participation.

Students enjoyed a week-long menu of their breakfast favorites including breakfast

burritos, maple French toast, and turkey sausage.

While National School Breakfast Week may be over, Laveen’s cafeterias continue to

serve breakfast every morning for free to all students.

There’s still time to make a tax credit contribution

There is still time to make a tax credit contribution to Laveen schools and reduce

the amount you owe on your 2015 taxes!

Tax credit contributions are used to support character education and fee-based

extracurricular activities such as after-school tutoring and clubs, academic enrichment,

field trips, fine art programs, and athletics.

For every dollar you donate, the amount you owe on your Arizona taxes will be

that much less. Deadline is April 15.

Visit http://www.laveeneld.org/tax-credit/ for more information.