Dear Families,
Our PTO Food Drive is coming to an end, and Friday, November 21st is the last day to bring in donations. Every item collected helps support families in our community who may be facing food insecurity, ensuring they have access to meals during the holiday season and beyond. Food drives make a meaningful difference by bringing our school community together to help those in need.
As a fun incentive, the grade level with the most donations will win a pizza party! 🍕
Thank you for your generosity and for helping us make a positive impact!
Tomorrow is our Thanksgiving lunch for students. Unfortunately, we are unable to sell lunch to parents this year. However, you are welcome to come and visit with your student during their lunchtime.
We apologize for this change and appreciate your understanding and support.
Warm regards,
Tartesso Elementary School
This is a reminder that we will be collecting items for the PTO Canned Food Drive through Friday, November 21st. All donations will help support families in need within our community.
The class with the most donated items will win a pizza party—so let’s see who can bring in the most cans!
WHO’S CLASS WILL WIN?
Thank you for your generosity and support!
If you have any questions, please contact the front office. Update will be posted this afternoon.
Today is a half day, and students will be released at 11:15 AM.
We are also hosting Bring Your Parent to School Day for Kinder and 1st grade from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. We look forward to seeing you!
With recent weather and safety conditions we are releasing all students that ride the Light Purple and Deep Purple bus routes. Students will be picked up from TES and DSES and brought to their normal stops immediately.
All other students will remain for their regular schedule class time.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
We have a lot of exciting events happening this week!
📦 PTO Canned Food Drive (Nov. 18–21)
We are collecting canned and boxed food items. The class with the most donations will win a pizza party!
🦃 Gobble Grams (Nov. 18–20)
Gobble grams will be sold during lunch and after school. They will be handed out on Friday.
🎉 Spirit Week
Tuesday: Silly Day – wear a silly outfit or silly hair!
Wednesday: Dress in Disguise Day
Thursday: Athlete Day
Friday: Cozy Day – wear your favorite pajamas or comfy outfit
📚 Clubs & Activities
Tuesday & Thursday: Clubs and Read Better Be Better
Tuesday: Student Council meeting at 3:00pm
⏰ Wednesday
Half Day Release at 11:15am
Kinder & 1st Grade: Bring Your Parent to School Day
🏃 Turkey Trot – Thursday (during specials)
Kinder – 9:30am
1st Grade – 8:45am
2nd Grade – 7:20am
3rd Grade – 10:50am
4th Grade – 1:00pm
5th Grade – 12:15pm
🍽️ Thanksgiving Lunch – Thursday
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be selling lunch to parents this year. However, parents are still welcome to come and sit with their child during lunchtime.
Our students joined together to honor Ruby Bridges’ courage and the historic steps she took toward equality in education. It was an inspiring day filled with unity, learning, and reflection. We’re proud of our school community for coming together to recognize such an important moment in history!#RubyBridgesWalk #RubyBridges #UnityInEducation #StrongerTogether #HistoryInTheMaking #SchoolCommunity
#SafetyFirst #StudentSafety #ReunificationDrill #SchoolCommunity #EmergencyPreparedness #Teamwork #CommunityStrong
Dear Families,
Today is our Ruby Bridges Walk! We will begin the walk at 1:00 PM, and we invite parents to join us as long as their student has returned the walk permission slip.
We are grateful to have the Buckeye Police Department joining us for this special event and supporting our students.
Thank you, and we look forward to a meaningful walk together!
https://youtu.be/fFTrVjI6WLA
🩸 Blood Drive – Happening Today! (November 13th, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM) 🩸
Our community Blood Drive is happening right now here at the school! There’s still time to make a difference. We have open appointments available for those who would like to donate.
Donating blood is one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to help others. It can truly save lives. Every donation can help up to three people in need. Blood donations support:
Accident victims and trauma patients during emergencies
Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatments
Children and adults undergoing surgeries or living with blood disorders
Your generous donation can make all the difference for someone’s parent, child, or friend. We invite families, staff, and community members to join us for this life-saving event.
Let’s come together and make an impact, because when we give blood, we give hope. 💖
For more information or to check availability, please contact the school office.
Celebrate the Season of Gratitude by saving up to
3 lives when you donate blood at Tartesso Elementary School
On Thursday, November 13th 8 am – Noon
Vitalant supplies 100% of the blood to our local hospitals
Please donate, we need your blood donation to help get us through the Thanksgiving holiday and beyond.
Blood donation is good for your health, and your donation will save up to 3 lives in our community.
When we give blood, we gift the gift of hope, the gift of time, and the gift of life. Donate Blood and be someone’s hero this holiday season.
Tartesso Elementary School Blood Drive
Thursday, November 13th
8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Bloodmobile in the parking lot at Tartesso Elementary School
Invite a friend or family member to donate with you!
It is only through your generous donation that we can have blood available for patients facing trauma, surgery, and cancer treatments.
Click here to schedule your appointment, and you could win one of 2 $10,000 Gift Cards we are giving away to November blood donors.
https://donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/dwa/appointment/guest/phl/timeSlotsExtr?token=nlnp9UWByhZK025KMUiERtugYwmr9G6v54OG3as0ewY%3D
Sincerely,
Paula Frank
Senior Account Manager
Cell/Text 480-310-1606
pfrank@vitalant.org
There will be no school on Monday, November 11th in honor of Veterans Day. We want to take a moment to thank all of our veterans and active military members for their service and sacrifice. We are grateful for all you do to protect our freedom.
We wish everyone a fun and safe holiday weekend!
We were honored to recognize Tartesso’s own active-duty members and military veterans for their service and sacrifice. Our Student Council led the ceremony, with students from different grades sharing heartfelt letters of appreciation to our heroes.
Those able to join us today received certificates of gratitude, and the celebration concluded with a special performance from our principal, Dr. Scales, and our 4th graders from Mr. Mueller’s class. 🎶✨
Thank you to all who serve and have served. We appreciate you!
#VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans #TartessoPride #StudentCouncil #HonoringOurHeroes #SchoolCommunity
We are honored to invite you to our Veterans Day Celebration on **Friday, November 7th at 8:00 a.m.**
This special event is dedicated to honoring and celebrating the brave men and women who have served or are currently serving in our armed forces. We would love to welcome any veterans or active-duty service members from our school community to join us and be recognized during the celebration.
If you have any questions or plan to attend, please contact the front office at **623-474-5401**.
We look forward to celebrating our heroes together!
Dear Families,
Our November calendar is now available! Be sure to check it out for all the exciting events, important dates, and school activities happening this month.
You can view the calendar on our school website or pick up a copy from the front office.
We have a fun and busy month ahead—don’t miss out on what’s coming up!
