Desert Meadows PTSA supports the education of children at our school by fostering relationships between the school, parents, and teachers.

As Meadows parents, we would love to invite you to join our group. We provide opportunities to contribute to your child's education, make adult friends, and learn new skills through working to better your child's school experience. We organize activities to promote Desert Meadows community unity, build support and appreciation for our teachers, and raise funds to contribute to the success of our students. We welcome any wishing to make Desert Meadows a great place to learn and work. How we accomplish these goals depends upon the participation of families and staff. Join us and find out how easy it is to help your child's elementary school experience be better.

Please visit us at the Desert Meadows PTSA Web site to learn about us and stay up to date on DM PTSA's news and events. Desert Meadows Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is an Arizona non-profit 503(c) corporation and local Arizona PTA unit in good standing.

We invite parents, students, and residents of the Desert Meadows community to attend and participate in our PTSA meetings, which take place in the Desert Meadows library on the following dates:

• Friday, November 19, 2010
• Friday, March 4, 2011

New school hours are 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Breakfast begins as early as 7:20 a.m. in the cafeteria. Remember, we still have our Kids Klub available for parents needing low-cost child care after school only.

IMPORTANT 
A note must be sent in daily with each student for all tardies and for all absences, upon student's return to school. It must include the reason, student name, date, and parent signature.

Newsletters
We hope you will take the time to read our school newsletters. They are available on the right side of this page under Desert Meadows Minutes. There are many updates, revisions, upcoming events, and new information in this month's newsletter. Please take a minute to take a look and keep informed. Thank you.

Dress Code Reminder
Cooler weather means students wearing sweatshirts and jackets. If your child is going to wear an outer garment in the classroom, it must be in the school colors. All other sweatshirts and jackets must be removed while in the classroom. Undergarments must be white, and please remember to tuck in all shirts!

News from the Library
We gladly accept donations of old books and/or children's magazines in the library any time during the year.

Donate Your Glasses
The Laveen Lions have provided a donation box for used glasses. It is in the school front office and ready for any donations.

Prepaid Cafeteria
MyNutriKids.com is the new online cafeteria account prepayment system to deposit money into your child’s school meal account at any time. Read the instructions on how to set up an account, then check out the NutriKids site or find more information by visiting our District's Menus page. To obtain your child’s SAIS ID number, or if you have any questions, please contact Desert Meadows School office at 602-304-2023.

Uniform Donations
Has your child outgrown his uniform from last year? Please consider donating it to the school! We need all sizes, from 5 to 20. Drop off gently used uniforms at the school office.

PTSA Recycling Program
Remember to drop all recyclable paper products (except cardboard) in the green and yellow bin on the west side of our school. Please put any brand empty printer cartridges and old cell phones with their chargers in the office's collection box. All proceeds benefit PTSA. Thanks for contributing!

District and School Web Site Information
For all current happenings, please refer to the District Web site for all general information. To check our school Web site, click on "School Web sites" under Quick Links on the district site, then choose the school name. You will be able to see everything that is going on at your child's school!

Supply Lists

Kindergarten	4th Grade
1st Grade	5th Grade
2nd Grade	6th Grade
3rd Grade	7th/8th Grade
	Special Education