There is still time to join the Saddle Mountain Community Institute!
Click https://www.smusd90.org/o/smusd/page/smci for more information and to join us September 29th.

Looking forward to a "Spooktacular Time." (All students must be accompanied by an adult.)

DSES Serves! 💙🐺
On their day off, DSES staff is finding ways to serve others! On Monday, DSES staff and families came together to volunteer at Mirna’s Place in Buckeye, giving their time and energy to support our local community. Mirna’s Place lives by the mission, “Seeing the Need, Taking the Lead,” working to bridge the gap between businesses, organizations, and individuals in need. We are so proud of our DSES staff and families for stepping up, giving back, and showing that being a Coyote means caring for and serving others—on and off campus!
On their day off, DSES staff is finding ways to serve others! On Monday, DSES staff and families came together to volunteer at Mirna’s Place in Buckeye, giving their time and energy to support our local community. Mirna’s Place lives by the mission, “Seeing the Need, Taking the Lead,” working to bridge the gap between businesses, organizations, and individuals in need. We are so proud of our DSES staff and families for stepping up, giving back, and showing that being a Coyote means caring for and serving others—on and off campus!







Good Afternoon DSES Families,
Please see the attached flyer regarding our Picture Day next Thursday, September 24th.
Please see the attached flyer regarding our Picture Day next Thursday, September 24th.

Register today for our Watch DOGS Pizza with Dad night and hear how you can be involved at Desert Sunset. RSVP today for event tomorrow night!

Watch DOGS Pizza with Dad is Tuesday evening. Looking forward to seeing many male role models -dads, uncles, grandpas, friends, older siblings, etc. Please RSVP by Monday.

Grants: We are SO excited to celebrate our amazing teachers who recently received $500 Supply My Class grants through APS! 🎉💙💛 Congratulations to Mrs. Jonovich, Dr. Watkins, Ms. Weintraub, Ms. Camacho, and Ms. Roum!
These grants will help our teachers enhance their classrooms with supplies and resources that create fun, engaging, and inviting learning spaces for their students. We are so grateful for their dedication and for opportunities that support our teachers and students! 🐺📚✨
These grants will help our teachers enhance their classrooms with supplies and resources that create fun, engaging, and inviting learning spaces for their students. We are so grateful for their dedication and for opportunities that support our teachers and students! 🐺📚✨





Safety is a top priority at Desert Sunset. See the attached letter regarding our lockdown drill from today.

Grandparents Day & Peter Piper Pizza: What an amazing Friday! 💙💛 We loved celebrating Grandparents Day with so many special grandparents in our classrooms! From playing games and coloring together to fun interviews and meaningful conversations, our students had a wonderful time making memories with their grandparents. 🥰
We ended the day with a fantastic evening at Peter Piper Pizza, where we were so excited to see so many of our families! The place was packed with Coyote families, laughter, and fun. What a wonderful way to end an amazing day! 🐺💙💛
We ended the day with a fantastic evening at Peter Piper Pizza, where we were so excited to see so many of our families! The place was packed with Coyote families, laughter, and fun. What a wonderful way to end an amazing day! 🐺💙💛






Introducing the Saddle Mountain Community Institute!
Click https://www.smusd90.org/o/smusd/page/smci for more information and to join us September 29th.
Click https://www.smusd90.org/o/smusd/page/smci for more information and to join us September 29th.

Please see the attached calendar for all the exciting things going on this month!

We are looking forward to our Grandparents' Day and Peter Piper Night this Friday. We are also excited that our Watch DOGS pizza night is around the corner. Scan the QR code and RSVP today!



We are excited to welcome our students' grandparents on Friday, September 4th to celebrate Grandparents Day with us! Please see the attached flyer for grade level times and more details

Please see the attached flyer for our upcoming Watch DOGS Pizza night. Any positive male role models that are interested in attending, please sign up through the QR Code. We look forward to seeing you there!

You are invited to our first PTO meeting of the year. Interested in sharing your ideas? Interested in helping plan events? Interested in serving on the PTO? Join us Wednesday, September 2 in the library @ 3:30pm.

Announcing our annual Grandparents' Day on September 4th! We want to give you this special opportunity to join your loved ones for an activity in their class. as we honor you as grandparents. See flyer for details. Your special day continues as you are invited to join us for our first Peter Piper Night of the year.


What an amazing week we had at SMUSD. Meeting parents and students, learning new routines and procedures, creating new school memories each day. Thank you for your patience as we navigate the new school year. We look forward to sharing more stories with you as we continue to grow and thrive each day. #WeAreSaddleMountain




As we wrapped up our first day of school, we wanted to say THANK YOU to our amazing Desert Sunset Elementary families and community! 💙💛
Thank you for your patience during dismissal as we worked through a very busy afternoon of traffic. We are excited to welcome many new students and families to DSES this year, and with that comes a few more cars in our pick-up line and the addition of buses. Your patience and cooperation help make dismissal run smoothly each day.
A special thank you to everyone for helping keep our students safe by slowing down, following the directions of our crossing guards, and being mindful of others on our roads. Student safety is always our top priority, and we appreciate everyone doing their part.
This morning, we also enjoyed spending time with our kindergarten families during our Tears & Cheers Breakfast. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces as we kicked off this exciting school year together.
Here's to an amazing year at Desert Sunset Elementary—we're ALL IN!
Thank you for your patience during dismissal as we worked through a very busy afternoon of traffic. We are excited to welcome many new students and families to DSES this year, and with that comes a few more cars in our pick-up line and the addition of buses. Your patience and cooperation help make dismissal run smoothly each day.
A special thank you to everyone for helping keep our students safe by slowing down, following the directions of our crossing guards, and being mindful of others on our roads. Student safety is always our top priority, and we appreciate everyone doing their part.
This morning, we also enjoyed spending time with our kindergarten families during our Tears & Cheers Breakfast. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces as we kicked off this exciting school year together.
Here's to an amazing year at Desert Sunset Elementary—we're ALL IN!
Take a look at our letter regarding transportation and dismissal. Welcome back!

Due to district meetings and Meet the Teacher preparations our office will be closed tomorrow, August 4th, until Meet the Teacher Begins at 4:00 p.m. We are excited to welcome all of our students and their families for Meet the Teacher from 4-6 p.m.
