As a reminder, students are not to be dropped off prior to 7:30am as we do not have adult supervision outside until that time.  Parents, please be sure to use the utmost caution and courtesy in the parking lot, and follow all posted signs.  We also ask that you observe all NO Parking signs along Beverly Lane, and so that we can maintain a good relationship with our surrounding businesses, we ask that you NOT park in their parking lots.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Please note that our Parent Back to School Night has been changed to August 24th. Please watch for more information as it becomes available.

We hope that you can join us Wednesday, August 19th from 4-9pm at our DH Chuck E. Cheese Night!  This s a great opportunity to meet new DH families, as well as our staff!  This is a great fundraising event, and all proceeds will be directed to purchase new books for our classrooms  in support of our reading program.  We hope to see you there!

If your student will be needing to utilize our transportation services this year it is extremely important that you submit your transportation contract immediately.  Students will not be permitted on the bus without us receiving a completed Transportation contract.  As a reminder, we have added 2 bus stops to further serve our Desert Heights Community, 91st Avenue & Union Hills, and 43rd Avenue and Peoria.  If you have questions, please feel free to contact Debbie Hamza @ (602)896-2900 or email at [email protected].  

Parents, it is extremely important that you pre-order your student's lunches no later than 10pm Wednesday evening in order for lunches to be provided for your child the following week.  Nutrition One does NOT provide us with extra lunches.  If you do NOT meet the deadline it is imperative that you send a lunch or bring a lunch for your child each day.

Returning Families: To ensure your student receives lunch when ordered, please access your student's account to update their grade level so it reflects the appropriate grade for the 2015-2016 school year. 

New Families: We encourage you to sign your children up on the Nutrition One website. When creating a new account, you will be prompted to enter your child's teacher. Please note that this field does not need to contain a teacher's name. Instead simply put a "." in the space provided and it will allow you to continue with the registration process.   

We are excited to announce that this summer we began migrating our Student Information System (SIS) from Schoolmaster to Edupoint Synergy. We decided to change systems for a variety of reasons, but attempting to address concerns from last year's parent surveys regarding the multiple system logins was definitely high on the priority list.  The new parent portal, ParentVUE, is now configured and activation codes will be sent home in next week's Tuesday Folder.  ParentVUE will replace both FamilyLink and Edline.  With a single login, families will be able to access grades and classroom resources.  Additionally, ParentVUE offers our families some exciting features that weren't available in our previous systems including an application for mobile devices and tablets. We look forward to enhancing our school-home communication through the use of ParentVUE. 

Target!!!  Make sure your REDcard is linked to Desert Heights!  Here's how it works: When parents, teachers and other school supporters use the REDcard, Target donates up to 1% of their purchases to the eligible K-12 school they designate.  Each September, those funds are distributed to schools nationwide, including Desert Heights. To learn more about the program click here.