Tartesso Families,
We’re excited to celebrate Spirit Week from December 9th–12th! This is always a fun and festive way for our students to come together, show their creativity, and enjoy a little holiday cheer before break. Each day has its own theme, and we encourage everyone to participate and make the week memorable!
✨ Tuesday – Merry & Bright Day
Let’s kick things off with COLOR! Students are invited to wear their brightest holiday colors—red, green, gold, sparkles, anything cheerful and festive.
❄️ Wednesday – Holiday Twins Day
Grab a friend (or a staff member!) and dress alike in your favorite holiday attire. A great way to show school spirit with classmates!
🎁 Thursday – You Are a Gift Day
Students can dress like a present—bows, ribbons, bags, wrapping paper, and more. This day is all about creativity and imagination!
💚 Friday – Let’s Get Grinchy
Wear green or dress as your favorite character from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! A fun way to end our spirited week.
We can’t wait to see all of the festive outfits and student creativity throughout the week. Thank you for helping us make this a joyful and spirited time for our school community!
We’re excited to celebrate Spirit Week from December 9th–12th! This is always a fun and festive way for our students to come together, show their creativity, and enjoy a little holiday cheer before break. Each day has its own theme, and we encourage everyone to participate and make the week memorable!
✨ Tuesday – Merry & Bright Day
Let’s kick things off with COLOR! Students are invited to wear their brightest holiday colors—red, green, gold, sparkles, anything cheerful and festive.
❄️ Wednesday – Holiday Twins Day
Grab a friend (or a staff member!) and dress alike in your favorite holiday attire. A great way to show school spirit with classmates!
🎁 Thursday – You Are a Gift Day
Students can dress like a present—bows, ribbons, bags, wrapping paper, and more. This day is all about creativity and imagination!
💚 Friday – Let’s Get Grinchy
Wear green or dress as your favorite character from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! A fun way to end our spirited week.
We can’t wait to see all of the festive outfits and student creativity throughout the week. Thank you for helping us make this a joyful and spirited time for our school community!
📚 Proficiency Awards Assembly 📚
This week, we celebrated our students’ hard work and dedication during our Proficiency Awards Assembly! 🎉
We recognized students who demonstrated proficiency in Math, English, and Science, as well as those who showed the most improvement in these subjects. We are so proud of their growth and commitment to learning!
Award recipients also had the special opportunity to add their names to our Wall of Fame, a proud reminder of their achievements. 🌟
Great job, students! Keep up the amazing work! 👏
This week, we celebrated our students’ hard work and dedication during our Proficiency Awards Assembly! 🎉
We recognized students who demonstrated proficiency in Math, English, and Science, as well as those who showed the most improvement in these subjects. We are so proud of their growth and commitment to learning!
Award recipients also had the special opportunity to add their names to our Wall of Fame, a proud reminder of their achievements. 🌟
Great job, students! Keep up the amazing work! 👏
🎄✨ Spreading Holiday Cheer ✨🎄
A big thank you to our wonderful 3rd graders from Mrs. Rogers’ class for helping the front office get into the holiday spirit!
The girls worked together as a team to beautifully decorate our lobby, making it feel warm, festive, and full of Holiday cheer. ❤️🎁
We appreciate you, helpers! 🌟
A big thank you to our wonderful 3rd graders from Mrs. Rogers’ class for helping the front office get into the holiday spirit!
The girls worked together as a team to beautifully decorate our lobby, making it feel warm, festive, and full of Holiday cheer. ❤️🎁
We appreciate you, helpers! 🌟
📢 Final Food Drive Totals!
Thank you, Tartesso families, for your amazing generosity during our PTO Food Drive! Here are the final numbers:
Kinder: 90
1st Grade: 40
2nd Grade: 92
3rd Grade: 79
4th Grade: 27
5th Grade: 57
STC: 101
🎉 Congratulations to STC for bringing in the most donations!
They are the winners of the Pizza Party! 🍕👏
We are so proud of our school community for coming together to support families in need. Thank you for making this year’s food drive a success!
Thank you, Tartesso families, for your amazing generosity during our PTO Food Drive! Here are the final numbers:
Kinder: 90
1st Grade: 40
2nd Grade: 92
3rd Grade: 79
4th Grade: 27
5th Grade: 57
STC: 101
🎉 Congratulations to STC for bringing in the most donations!
They are the winners of the Pizza Party! 🍕👏
We are so proud of our school community for coming together to support families in need. Thank you for making this year’s food drive a success!
Good morning Tartesso families,
Here are the current totals for our PTO Food Drive as of this morning:
STC: 41
Kindergarten: 73
1st Grade: 25
2nd Grade: 76
3rd Grade: 58
4th Grade: 27
5th Grade: 52
We will be closing the food drive today at 1:00pm to gather final counts and announce the WINNING CLASS of the pizza party! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far—your generosity helps support families in need within our community.
Here are the current totals for our PTO Food Drive as of this morning:
STC: 41
Kindergarten: 73
1st Grade: 25
2nd Grade: 76
3rd Grade: 58
4th Grade: 27
5th Grade: 52
We will be closing the food drive today at 1:00pm to gather final counts and announce the WINNING CLASS of the pizza party! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far—your generosity helps support families in need within our community.
🌟 Student of the Month Spotlight! 🌟
Congratulations to our incredible students of the month! We’re so proud of their accomplishments and the positive example they set. Check out some of their photos below! 📸✨
🦃 And today’s Turkey Trot was a blast. Our students were zooming! They gobble gobbled their way to the finish line! 💨🦃 #StudentOfTheMonth #TurkeyTrot #SchoolFun #GobbleGobble #ProudSchool #FallEvents #StudentLife #DoingAmazingThings
Congratulations to our incredible students of the month! We’re so proud of their accomplishments and the positive example they set. Check out some of their photos below! 📸✨
🦃 And today’s Turkey Trot was a blast. Our students were zooming! They gobble gobbled their way to the finish line! 💨🦃 #StudentOfTheMonth #TurkeyTrot #SchoolFun #GobbleGobble #ProudSchool #FallEvents #StudentLife #DoingAmazingThings
Good morning, school will be in session at all sites today Nov 20th. Transportation will be operating as usual. Please disregard any fake postings or letters that may be circulating. Thank you and we look forward to seeing your students on campus.
📢 Food Drive Ending Soon!
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!
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!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
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
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
Dear Tartesso Families,
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.
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.
Reminder Families:
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!
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!
Good afternoon, in collaboration with Maricopa County Flood and the National Weather Service we will be cancelling school for TVHS, RFMS, and WWES tomorrow November 19th. This will include all student services, the district office, and transportation department.
TES and DSES are not being impacted by flooding and will continue to have their regular schedule. However, no transportation will be provided. Please plan accordingly.
Thank you
With current weather situations there will not be buses provided for PM Preschool. Parents are still able to transport their students to school if able to do so. Thank you
Good morning,
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.
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.
This Week’s Activities: November 18th – 21st
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.
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.
Today we had our Ruby Bridges Walk!
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
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
This week, our school participated in a large-scale Reunification Drill. An exercise, our district selected us to lead, and one that has never been practiced with an entire school before. The safety of our students is our top priority, and this drill allowed us to practice and prepare as if it were a real emergency. Students completed a full evacuation to an off-site location, and participating families experienced the reunification process firsthand. Thank you to our staff, students, and parents for helping us strengthen our readiness in the event of an emergency.
#SafetyFirst #StudentSafety #ReunificationDrill #SchoolCommunity #EmergencyPreparedness #Teamwork #CommunityStrong
#SafetyFirst #StudentSafety #ReunificationDrill #SchoolCommunity #EmergencyPreparedness #Teamwork #CommunityStrong
Ruby Bridges Walk Today at 1:00 PM
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!
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!
Please take a look at our third installment of our "Day in the Life" video series. This one features Josh Hanger, from the SMUSD Maintenance Department.
https://youtu.be/fFTrVjI6WLA
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.
