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Happy Valley News

October 22, 2007

Congratulations to our students & staff for their hard work & outstanding achievement. Happy Valley School received the designation of an “Excelling” school by the Arizona Department of Education for the 2006-2007 academic year. Each year Arizona schools are evaluated according to student performance on the AIMS (Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards) & other criteria mandated by state & federal requirements under AZ LEARNS & No Child Left Behind. Of the 1,923 Arizona schools rated for 2006-07, the numbers of schools in each category are as follows: failing to meet academic standards, 17; underperforming, 147; performing, 695; performing plus, 448; highly performing, 230; and the number excelling, 386.

Happy Valley has always worked hard to meet & exceed standards that are required by the State. Mrs. Phillips, our Curriculum Coordinator & Vice-Principal has written guides for all grade levels throughout the school to keep us on target with State Standards & teachers strive to make sure our students are successful in learning the appropriate concepts. We are grateful to all of you parents who read with your children each day & practice at home so that students get the maximum benefit from the instruction they receive every day. Success is a team effort & we are very happy to announce that teamwork has paid off. To read more about the schools & their designations, go to the Department of Education website at www.az.state.az.us. & click on AZ LEARNS Achievement Profiles New. Again, thank you for entrusting your child’s education to us & for your support. All of our staff work very hard to help the children learn & succeed. I must also highly commend our students who are so enthusiastic about learning & doing an excellent job in every area. What a great joy & pleasure it is to have them with us & work with them every day! 
--Roger McCurley, Principal

Report Cards

Today, Friday, October 19, report cards will go home with students. Please sign & return the signature sheets & envelopes as soon as possible.

Book Fair Success

The annual Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success again this year. Thank you, Parent Team, for being so dedicated & working so hard to enrich our classrooms with new & exciting reading materials. From the purchases made at the Fair, classrooms will have more than $6,000 to stock our classroom libraries with books that fit into the school’s curriculum. Teachers also get $50 for books of their choosing for their classrooms.
Thank you Parent Team!!!!

Pledge of Allegiance

For our daily flag salute, one class per week leads the entire school over the intercom. We also sing the patriotic song & Upper Form classes recite a passage from the Declaration of Independence. Our mascot has changed from “Huskies” to “Patriots” & you will probably see us using it more in the future.

Lost and Found Labels

Please remember to write the first & last name of your student inside garments that could get lost. To write the proper ID on lunchboxes & backpacks, it is best to print small enough or in a place on the item so that a stranger cannot read it from a distance & use your child’s name to talk to them. Think safety first.

No Halloween, Please.

Please remember that we do not dress up in costume, dye hair, wear makeup, pass out candy or have Halloween parties. It is not a holiday. Thanks.

Hot Lunch Orders Due

Please be sure to submit your hot lunch orders by Friday, October 26 since we cannot submit late orders to our catering company. Thanks.

Safety

Please do not park on the south side of Happy Valley Road & walk your child across traffic. Not only is it extremely unsafe, but we have been getting many complaints from the neighborhood & other parents.