A Message from the Principal

Dear Sunrise Drive Families,

February is a busy month. Over 250 students entered the Science Fair, which caused a need for additional judges to be secured to evaluate the work of our young scientist. Every class experienced rich presentations by local scientists on Science Inquiry Day. Some of the most popular topics included the solar system, physics exhibitions, animal observations, and huboobs.  The Spring Chinese Festival was successful with students enjoying cultural activities and presentations by the Sunrise Drive Chorus and K-3 Chinese Immersion students. The students created four dragons to celebrate the New Year.  The book fair was also highly successful with $1193 in donations of educational materials going into the classrooms!

It is time to wear your boots and hat! Please plan to join us on February 24 for our Rodeo Lunch.  Students will treat us to dancing that they have learned in Physical Education. Please join us at the following times:

o   Kindergarten from 11:30-12:00

o   First Grade from 11:40-12:20

o   Second Grade from 11:20-12:00

o   Third Grade from 12:00-12:40

o   Fourth Grade from 12:20-1:00

o   Fifth Grade from 12:10-12:50

Please remember, there will be no school for Rodeo Break on Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26.

We thank you for taking special care in our parking lot during pick up and drop off.  It is critical that all parents and visitors use the Visitor lot. Please refrain from entering the staff lot.  This lot was designed for buses and vans to enter and exit at arrival and dismissal with no other moving vehicles in the area.  When maneuvering through the Visitors Lot please attend to the stop signs and yield to the buses moving in and out of the area. Student safety is the most important part of our work. Please be our SAFE partners and use caution when traveling on campus.

I thank each of you for your patience, as the technical issues related to online registration are resolved. You will be notified once registration becomes available. When it is available, please complete the process as soon as possible.  The student enrollment defines the number of teachers assigned to Sunrise Drive. Variance in enrollment later in the spring or summer may result in larger than desired class size.  Early enrollment provides an accurate student count for each grade level with teacher assignments matching the need.  As you move through the open enrollment process, please contact us if you need assistance.

Mathathon is happening now! The FFO Mathathon is a fund-raiser that supports our students’ learning.  The money raised will fund field trips, artists-in-residence, grade level and school grants, and Sunrise Drive events. The FFO has financially supported the following grants and events this year:

o   Classroom books

o   Garden Supplies and Campus Clean-up

o   Numerous field trips

o   Five teachers attendance at The Arizona Reading Association Conference

o   Principal’s Breakfast

o   Kindergarten Playground supplies

o   Spiders and Cider

o   Spring Chinese Festival

o   Love of Reading

o   Science Night and Science Fair & Inquiry Day

o   Spring Musical and Choir

o   Sunrise Drive Spelling Bee

Student packets are due on March 1. The Mathathon test will be administered on March 8. The Sunrise Drive learning community thanks Debbie Claggett for organizing the Mathathon to support our students. Please consider volunteering to support this fundraising effort. 

Sunrise Drive documented the nationwide recognition of Digital Learning Day on February 17, 2016. Click here to see how our students have deepened their learning with the use of technological tools.

We look forward to seeing you at the Rodeo Lunch. We wish you a wonderful Rodeo Break!

Sincerely,

Andrea Davidson

Principal