Terramar Times

Titan Families,

What a wonderful start to the school year! Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and understanding as we navigate new routines and changes across our campus. We truly appreciate your support of our new initiatives and your partnership as we work to make this a successful year for every Titan. We are off to a great start, and we are so excited for all that this year has in store!

-Terramar Administration

Be A Good Human 💚

This year, our school theme is simple: Be A Good Human. We will use this theme as the foundation of our character program, helping students understand what it looks like and sounds like to be a good human each day.

This message aligns beautifully with the TITAN Way and the values we strive to model across our campus. We are excited to share this focus with our families and invite you to help us celebrate the many ways you see it in action!

Each week, we will share a link where you can tell us about an experience when you or your student saw a staff member modeling what it means to Be A Good Human. We can't wait to celebrate these moments and recognize the positive impact our staff and students are making.

Thank you for encouraging our students to Be A Good Human, both in and out of school. We are grateful for your partnership as we work together to build a kind, compassionate, and caring community.

Mark your calendars now & plan ahead for our early release days, as well as observed holidays.

Professional Learning Communities & 1:30pm Release Days:

We continue to be grateful for the vision of DVUSD and the opportunity to be intentional about professional collaboration. During our scheduled 1:30pm early release days our NC teachers analyze student data & learning, collaborate on implementation of interventions, and work together to ensure we are providing a guaranteed & viable curriculum for ALL of our learners.

Picture Day will be on Tuesday, August 25th

Pre-Order here: https://www.gradphotonetwork.com/Schools/QPPlus/packages/configure/prompts/40186/27382273/PXMJYKAY

If you need to call your student in absent, please use our Attendance Line, it is available 24/7 and is checked frequently in the morning. Calls left prior to 8:30 will be entered before the attendance calls generate. Anything after 8:30 will be updated later in the day.

You can reach the Attendance Line at 623-445-7690

All student absences must be reported to the school office on the same day of the absence. Absences reported after the day of the absence will not be updated or excused in accordance with attendance procedures.

We only take full day absences, if your student is going to be late, you will bring them in and sign in and attendance for the day will be adjusted after that.

Please remember when making a right hand turn or left hand turn at our crosswalks on 70th and Happy Valley you may not enter the intersection or turn into the crosswalk when the crossing guards are actively standing in the crosswalk. This has been reviewed and confirmed with Peoria PD as well as our campus School Safety Officer.

This means you may not turn in front of or behind the crossing guards when there are not students in that area, this is a school crossing during drop off and dismissal times and needs to be treated as one.

Students can be unpredictable and turn around and run back at any time.

When the crossing guards are back on the sidewalk you may then safely complete your turn.

Reminder: when visiting the campus you must have your ID with you. All adult visitors must sign in by presenting a photo ID. This includes speaking to the nurse, using the restroom and lunch visitors.

We are unable to allow entry without a photo ID and sign in on the Verkada Guest System.

The front office is happy to guide you through the process during your sign in.

As a reminder, due to the new law called the Arizona Healthy Schools Act we will no longer be able to accept any food, treats or drinks for on campus celebrations or birthday parties.

The only allowable alternative is the DVUSD Birthday Bucket from the cafeteria. All DVUSD cafeterias are in full compliance with the law. You can click on the link below for the birthday bucket. Please order at least 2 weeks in advance.

We understand items are sometimes forgotten at home. At Terrramar we place a strong emphasis on being Teachable and Accountable, in alignment with this we are establishing a system where late items must be checked into the front office no later than 10:00 daily.

We encourage teaching responsibility to our students for their belongings and that when we are teachable we learn from our mistakes meaning we wouldn't forget the same things repeatedly. Being Accountable means that sometimes when we forget things we have to hold ourselves Accountable for what we may have forgotten, which sometimes has natural consequences.

Our staff will make calls to class for pick up for items scanned in with the QR, placed, labeled, and ready on the late items table by 10:00 daily. Anything after that should not be left on the table as it will not be delivered.

Please remember that all classrooms have water fountains providing immediate water access for students. Our Cafeteria will always provide a lunch to students who have forgotten. We do ask that any late item delivered before 10:00 be prioritized as anything that your student MUST have for the day.

*Calling into classrooms creates disruptions in instruction and learning. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding with this new policy.

Please note: The school can not accept any outside deliveries of forgotten items or lunches. Deliveries from Door Dash, Uber Eats and any other delivery services will be turned away by the office.

Disclaimer: medically necessary items are the only exception which will be delivered to the Nurse for student distribution when possible

Great Skate - Wednesday, August 26 from 5pm-8:30pm

Come join us for our annual back to school skate night at Great Skate!

Admission is $16 and includes skate rental, unlimited cheese pizza and a glow stick.

PTSA General Meeting & Meet Mr Morgan - Tuesday, September 1 at 3:15pm

Together, we make a difference! Please join us for the PTSA General Meeting on Tuesday, September 1 at 3:15pm in the Terramar Library. You will get a chance to meet our officers, review and vote on the budget and standing rules and learn about what is in store this year! It's also a chance to get to know our assistant principal. Mr. Morgan. Kids are welcome! NJHS students will be on hand with activities for our younger children. We hope to see you there!

Volunteering

Help support our students! We have a lot of volunteering opportunities and field trips throughout the year and you must be volunteer trained to participate. Please go to the PTSA website for all the details on volunteering! https://www.terramarptsa.org/volunteer.html

Volunteer Opportunities

We are currently looking for Picture Day volunteers on Tuesday, August 25 and Cafeteria Help - ongoing. Please go to this website to sign up! https://www.terramarptsa.org/volunteer.html

Any time you can donate is greatly appreciated!!

Erin Reiman, President

Edna Booth, Vice President

Natalie Ward, Vice-President of Purchasing

Jen Hanke, Treasurer

Jamie Smallwood, Secretary

VOLUNTEERING

To volunteer on campus or chaperone field trips, you must be volunteer trained.

Registration must be completed annually.

Complete your volunteer training today! It is available online for your convenience.

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER

There are 3 steps, be sure to complete all three! (see pics below for reference)

1. Watch Video

2. Complete Form

3. Testimonial - link is found on the thank you page after you complete the form. (see second image for reference)

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

*You MUST be volunteer trained and complete the annual document and testimonial to volunteer.

Cafeteria Help - We are looking for volunteers to assist the cafeteria monitors during lunch.

Picture Day - Tuesday, August 25. We need volunteers to help Picture Day run smoothly.

Terramar Elementary School

7000 West Happy Valley Road

Peoria, Arizona 85383

Front Office: 623-445-7600

Attendance Line: 623-445-7690

Health Office: 623-445-7610