Desert Sunset Elementary School

This past Saturday, the three elementary VEX IQ competitive robotics teams from Winters' Well, Desert Sunset, and Tartesso attended their first competition of the season in Ahwatukee. It was the first-ever tournament for about half of our students in the program. The teams did great! Team 35220A from Winters' Well even qualified for the playoffs and finished the tournament in 5th place overall. Great job teams!

Good Afternoon DSES Families,
Please see the attached flyer for our ongoing Canned Food Drive. The class that collects the most wins a prize!

Good Morning,

We have our quarter 2 Art Showcase coming up next week. Please see the attached flyer for all of the details.

This week’s episode of DSN is officially live! Give it a watch. Enjoy! 💙💛🎥

https://youtu.be/nqaAoo6h4jU

See the attached flyer for a fun way to send a Winter Gram treat to a student, friend or teacher here at Desert Sunset.

Frios will be on campus tomorrow. Enjoy a tasty treat and support the SMUSD Odyssey of the Mind program. Pops are $4 and 20% comes back to our students.

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving. This week’s episode of DSN is officially live—don’t miss it! https://youtu.be/FjBsiMwrwJM

Happy December! Looking forward to seeing all of our students back from Thanksgiving break. Take a look at our December happenings.

Hello DSES Families,
I hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving break! Wnen we return from break we hope your students are ready 12 days of Holiday fun filled with spirit days. Please see the attached calendar for all of the different ways to dress up and participate.

Good Morning DSES Families! Our lost and found has is piling up! We will have it out in front of the school today and tomorrow.. Please feel free to come by and check for lost items. Any unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the school day on Friday, November 21st.

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.

Attention 2nd Grade Parents:
Please note that due to the inclimate weather, we had to change the 2nd grade timeslot for the Turkey Trot to be from 8:20-9:00. We are looknig forward to fun time!

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.

Students and families at Desert Sunset Elementary came together for a truly inspiring Ruby Bridges Walk to School event, celebrating courage, unity, and community spirit. Joined by local police officers and firefighters, the school community walked side by side in honor of Ruby Bridges’ legacy and her historic role in the Civil Rights Movement. The fall morning felt extra special as children, parents, and staff filled the sidewalks with positivity and pride, showing that standing together makes us stronger. It was a beautiful reminder that even small steps—taken together—can make a meaningful difference.

Looking forward to our Walk to School tomorrow. See flyer for where to meet.

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

Good Morning DSES Families,
We just wanted to remind everyone that Desert Sunset is participating in the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. All students and their families are invited to join! We hope to see you there!