WALTER DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WALTER DOUGLAS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
NOVEMBER 2011
Dear Families,
With Thanksgiving just around the corner I am reminded that we have many things to be thankful for here at Walter
Douglas.
We are thankful for the strong support we receive from our community. We have a PTO that is dedicated to supporting
the teachers and students of Walter Douglas. We would love to see you at our next PTO meeting on November 9, 2011.
We would also love to see you at some upcoming school events; our Success Assembly is November 4 th at 8:15, the
next Read and Eat November is 17 th at 5:30 p.m., and our Site Council meeting will be held November 30 th at 7:30 a.m.
We are especially thankful for all the parents and families of our students. We at Walter Douglas know that it takes family
and school working together to help students achieve success. Thank you to the parents who were able to attend fall
parent/teacher conferences. We had 90% turnout for conferences. Way to go Bulldog Parents!
We are thankful for our dedicated teachers and staff. Our Bulldog team puts in many long hours to ensure your child is
safe, happy to come to school, and getting a quality education. The staff at Walter Douglas Elementary cares about
your child and their education.
We are thankful for our students. We here at Walter Douglas appreciate all of our student’s efforts. They work hard
each day to do their personal best, practice the Principal’s Principles and demonstrate our Core Values. We believe in
our students and know great things are in store for them in the future.
Most of all we are thankful to be a Walter Douglas Bulldogs and we know you are too. Happy November!
IMPORTANT DATES
November 1
District Choral Festival, 6:00 p.m., High School
November 3
Cross Country Meet, 2:30 p.m., Jacobs Park
November 4
Success Assembly-8:00 a.m., MPR
November 8
Cross Country Meet, 2:30 p.m., Christopher Columbus Park
November 9
PTO Meeting, 2:30 p.m., Library
November 11 NO SCHOOL-Veteran’s Day
November 16 Science Parent Night, 6:00 p.m., Room 21
November 17 Read & Eat, 5:30 p.m., Cafeteria
November 24 & 25 NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving Break
November 30 Site Council Meeting, 7:30 a.m.

Apreciadas familias,
Con la proximidad del día de Dar Gracias, el cúal está a la vuelta de la esquina me recuerda que hay tantas cosas por
las cuales tenemos que estar agradecidos aquí en la escuela Walter Douglas.
Estamos agradecidos por el gran apoyo que recibimos de nuestra comunidad. Tenemos una organización de padres de
familia y maestros(as) (PTO) que están dedicados a apoyar a los maestros(as) y alumnos de Walter Douglas. Nos encantaría
verlo integrado en nuestra siguiente junta de la organización de padres de familia y maestros(as) (PTO) la cúal
se llevará a cabo el día 9 de Noviembre del 2011. De igual manera nos encantaría verle en los diferentes eventos
escolares que estan por venir; nuestra Asamblea de Éxito el día 4 de Noviembre a las 8:15 de la mañana, el próximo
evento de “Lea y Coma” para el día 17 de Noviembre a las 5:30 p.m., y nuestra reunión del Concilio la cúal será el día
30 de Noviembre a las 7:30 a.m.
Estamos agradecidos muy especialmente por todos los padres de familia y las familias de nuestros alumnos. En Walter
Douglas sabemos que el esfuerzo de la familia en conjunto con la escuela ayudan a que los alumnos alcancen el éxito.
Gracias a aquellos padres de familia que pudieron asistir a las conferencias de Otoño. Tuvimos una asistencia de 89%.
İBien hecho padres de los “Bulldogs”!
Estamos agradecidos por la dedicación de nuestros maestros(as) y todo nuestro personal. Nuestro equipo de Bulldogs
invierte muchas horas para garantizar que su(s) hijos(as) estén seguros, y contentos de asistir a la escuela y que obtengan
una educación de calidad. Al personal de Walter Douglas le interesa su hijo(a) y la educación del mismo.
Estamos agradecidos por nuestros alumnos, aquí en Walter Douglas apreciamos todo el esfurezo de nuestros alumnos.
Ellos trabajan muy duro cada día para hacer lo mejor, practican los Pincipios de la directora y demuestran nuestro
Código de Valores. Creemos en nuestros alumnos y sabemos que grandes logros les esperan en el futuro.
Ante todo estamos agradecidos de ser Bulldogs de Walter Douglas y sabemos que usted también lo está. İFeliz mes
de Noviembre!
As you may be aware, the federal government has reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary School Act
titled No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The reauthorization has mandated several changes in Title 1 schools
with an increased effort to inform parents. I am writing to let you know of some of your rights under NCLB.
Under NCLB, you can request information concerning the professional qualifications of your child’s teacher
(s). To be more specific, you may request any of the following information, at a minimum:
*whether your child’s teacher meets Arizona teacher qualifying and licensing criteria for the grade level or
subject area which the teacher teachers;
*whether your child’s teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status from the State Department
of Education;
*the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the
teacher;
*whether paraprofessionals (teacher aides) provide any services to your student and, if so, you may request
information on the qualifications of those individuals.
If you would like to request information about No Child Left Behind, please contact me at 696-8301. If you
have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to give me a call. Working together will support our
goal in having another successful school year for all who attend Walter Douglas.
Tamara McAllister
Principal

KINDERGARTEN
Happy November! Thank you for coming to your
child’s first parent teacher conference. It is getting
close to the middle of the 2 nd Quarter and your child
will be taking a midterm test. Please keep working
with your child on their review packet. Also remember
to review the dictionary page in your homework folder.
At the end of the month we will be celebrating Thanksgiving
with a friendship fruit salad feast. Please look
for notes that will be coming home. Thank you for your
continued support.
FIRST GRADE
The 1st Grade classes are working hard this quarter to improve
reading fluency. We ask for your continued support each week
as you listen to your child read their fluency homework. The
passages sent home will now be a little longer and a little
harder. This will help your child be ready for December’s
DIBELS testing. Research shows that the more time your child
spends reading, the better reader they will become!
With the change in weather recently we are in need of Kleenex.
We could also use snacks. Thanks for helping!
Please check your child’s homework before it is returned to
school. Now that we are working on addition and subtraction
we want to be sure that students are practicing correctly on
their homework.
SECOND GRADE
Second grade would like to thank you for attending
your child’s conference. We enjoyed meeting with you
and setting goals for the second nine weeks.
Thank you to all of our wonderful families who donated
items to our classrooms! The snacks, tissues and costume
day items were very much appreciated. Also, a
big thank you to our parents who volunteered their
time at the Fall Carnival.
THIRD GRADE
We would like to recognize students who have 100% homework
completed for the month of October.
Ms. Barber’s class: Everardo, Jovan, Junayka, Julian, Yazmin,
McKenna, Philip, Zachary, Roberto, Anastasia, and Amelia.
Mrs. Plank’s class: Victoria, Jenaee, Tania, Estrella, Luis,
Kristell, Christian, Mario, Nyssa, Kaitlyn, Marvin, Peter, Danny,
and Sandy. Dr. Popson’s class: Estrella A., Sabrina B., Alex
B., Anneth C., Juan C., Leylanny C., Angel C., Gaby D., Kimberly
G., Alberto G., James H., Axel H., Leilani H., Justin J.,
Maithan K., Jose L., Cynthia L., Elyse M., Christian R., Abraham
R., Joshua T., Fanny V., Giovanni W., and Yareli Z.
Thank you for your continued support.
FOURTH GRADE
The permission slip for the Queen Mine/Bisbee field trip
will be sent home on November 17. We will be following
the field trip guidelines for this trip. This means we
will be looking closely at completed homework, behavior
and referrals.
Your child should be reading every day and writing the
number of minutes on their Book It calendar. They are
due to your child’s teacher on November 1.
Daily math fact practice is important for your child to be
successful in Math.
We would appreciate donations of tissues and snacks.
Ms. Trott would like water also.
SIXTH GRADE
The year seems to be flying by in 6 th grade! We are
thankful for all of the families that took the time to meet
with us during Parent-Teacher Conferences last month.
We appreciate the opportunity to meet and honor your
child’s achievements as well as set new goals for the
upcoming quarter. The first progress reports of the 2 nd
quarter will go out the first week of November. Please
check to make sure that your child wears a jacket on
the cold mornings coming up. We know that our independent
6 th graders will often say they are not cold, but
we count on you to make sure they are dressed warmly
despite their protestations. As we prepare to celebrate
Thanksgiving, we are truly grateful for your children and
the support that you provide from home.
FIFTH GRADE
Thank you to all the parents that attended parent conferences
and those parents that have volunteered to work at the carnival
on October 28 th .
Your child should bring their planner home daily.
Please check the planner everyday and encourage your child
to study his/her math facts every night and to turn in completed
assignments on time.
READING KEYS
All 1st and 2nd graders are encouraged to participate in Reading
Keys. Students who complete the monthly activities will be
rewarded with a prize. All students who finish every activity
this year will earn a key necklace and an Eegee’s party.
Please join us at Wendy’s at
4301 N. Oracle Rd. You will
be supporting the 4th grade
trip to the Grand Canyon.
Wendy’s
November 16 from
5:00 PM until 8:00
You will have the
opportunity to win
prizes!

PRIMARY MATH MASTERS
FIRST QUARTER
Kindergarten: Brizeyda Arzac, Henry Avila, Karla Garcia, Paulina Harris, Evelin Lopez, Alexa Martinez, Carolina Ortega, Joe Babel,
Joshua Barleycorn, Adriana Chavez, Darian Flores, Luis Fontes, Angelina Garcia, Viviana Lara, Angel Leon, Alexzander Noble,
Damian Sanchez, Railynn Virgil, Andrew Armenta, Simmon Arreola, Jimena Cardenas, Arian Caro, Marian Cervantes, Aracely
Gamino, Odalis Gamino, Larissa Navarro, Eduardo Peralta, Vanessa Rivera, Roberto Ruiz, Norma Esquer, Catherine Garcia, Claudio
Mendivil, Osbaldo Moreno, Alfonso Revuelta, Paulina Rojas, Miguel Torres, Lawrence Chacon, Travis Cottrell, Lucian Davis, Nicklaus
Eccles, Milan Figueroa, Amaya Herrera, Tyler McCoy, Lynise Morelos, Jesus Ruiz, Ida Russell, Destanie Sandrock, Ravyn Walker,
Richard Wright
1st Grade: Sajjad Al-Hasnawi, Achok Angui, Norma Avendano, Jacob Cabezola, Chyenne Castleberry, Zoe Clark, Jissel Enamorado,
Genesis Fimbres, Julian Fimbres, Lizeth Garcia, Gavin Gorgus, Alex Madrid, Melanie Medina, Daisy Munoz, Evan Mussulman,
Javon Myles, Pedro Preciado, Palik Rilometo, Alex Rodriguezm Armando Ruiz, Kareena Torres, Angel Aguilar, Kerwin Anda, Jennifer
Arguello, Valeria Campas, Kimberly Castillo, Ana Ceron, Adrian Drake-Mora, Alan Espinoza, Pedro Gamino, Samantha Gonzalez,
Savannah Hernandez, Alitzel Lemus, Julio Manteca, Valentine Melendez, Julian Real, Nahum Rizo, Alondra Salazar, Jonathan Seballos,
Alehtze Villegas, Abdon Alvarez, Kevin Anda, Victor DeSoto, Jenna Dinh, Naarai Gonzalez, Kali Johnson, Kayla Jones, Tatyana
Lara, Damian Lopez, Pricilla Lopez, Maria Lopez, Andres Martinez, Joseph Molina, Nina Morales, Alyssa Palomares, Teaghan Polo,
Rau Reyes, Ivan Rubio, Robert Snook, Brianna Tarin, Alfonso Tovar, Lezly Amezcua, Ethan Apfel, Maximilian Bowser, Brandon
Cheno, Ashley Christie, Malique Davis, Manuel Fierros, Mhia Fontes, Rodney Hebert, Alyiah Herrera-Cording, Yoseline Leyva, Miguel
Mendez, Anthony Olivo-Kirchoff, Christina Parra, Alexa Ramirez, Giolyna Rodriguez, Patricia Rodriguez, Levi Sullivan, Adrian Ureta,
Gemma Valencia, Mariana Yedra, Luca Acosta, Robert Aguilar, Madison Bailey, Unique Bauerelen, Araliz Chacon, Jesus Contreras,
Nariaruby Contreras, Joshua Davis, Karina Diaz, Nathaniel Esquilin, Bibiana Gonzales, Jonathan Hernandez, Zachary McCoy, Daniel
Morales, Maryel Munoz, Flavio Perez, Gilberto Ramirez, Marissa Reyna, Jade Vega, Andre Williams, Gustavio Yanez, Manuel Zamorano
2nd Grade: Karimen Arellano, Jose Esquer, Jonathan Lopez, Francisco Lopez, Jessyca Lopez, Yaritza Manriquez, Angel Ramos,
Miguel Tapia, Damian Acosta, Ariely Caro, Jasmine Castro, Diego Flores, Natalie Gamino, Alexander Garcia, Juan Lopez, Nicole
Lucero, Iveth Madero, Jayden McGinnis, Alonso Miranda, Ambar Orta, Giselle Ramirez, Nestor Reyes, Jorge Sanchez, Aliyah
Siqueiros, Alyssa Stone, Kamila Barrios, Miguel Beltran, Kate Castillo, Devin Dinhm Victor Fimbres, Daniel Fraijo, Tabitha Garcia,
Mariela Gonzalez, Mariana Hernandez, Francisco Lopez, Carlos Moreno, Azriel Noriega, Yessenia Ortega, Victoria Schiermeyer, Dale
Snook, Keila Ureta, Kassandra Vazquez, Christopher Wong, Jesus Acosta, Daniela Becker, Javier Castillo, Anissia Castro, Angel
Cheno, Zeneroso Elie, Ashley Jose, Yomahiry Lopez, Alejandra Lopez, Dominic Lopez, Anna Lee Mehr, Blake Moffit, Jacqueline
Navarro, Isaac Rendon, Olivia Renteria, Jose Swanson, Sebastian Tadeo
Is Your Child Studying Their Math Facts?
Research shows that students need to learn basic math facts efficiently, gain fluency with their use, and retain them over
time. Grover Whitehurst, the Director of the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES) noted during the federal Math Summit
of 2008: “If students do not have fluent retrieval (of basic math facts) then the development of higher order mathematics
skills may be impaired.” At Walter Douglas we have a goal for 90% of our students to master at least 90% of
their grade level math facts. Please help us achieve this goal by making sure your child is studying their math facts on
a nightly basis. If you are looking for resources to assist your child in learning their math facts, two great sites are;
www.playkidgames.com/games/mathfacts and www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.
¿Esta Su Hijo/a Estudiando Sus Datos de Matemática?
Encuestas demuestran que los estudiantes necesitan aprenderse los datos de matemática con eficiencia, ganar rapidez
con el uso y retenerlos durante el tiempo. Grover whitehurst, el Director del Instituto para Ciencias Educacionales,
observó durante la Junta Federal de Matemática del 2008: “Si el estudiante no tiene respuestas fluyentes (de los datos
básicas de matemática) entonces el desarrollo del orden matemático mas alto puede ser impedido.” Aquí en Walter
Douglas, nuestra meta es de qué 90% de nuestros estudiantes lleguen a la maestría de no menos de 90% de los datos
matemáticos del nivel de su grado. Por favor ayúdenos a llegar a nuestra meta asegurándose que su hijo/a este
estudiando sus datos de matemática todas las noches. Si Usted está buscando recursos para asistir a su hijo/a en
aprenderse sus datos matemáticos e aquí dos lugares muy buenos: www.playkidgames.com/games/mathfacts y
www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.
INTERMEDIATE MATH MASTERS
FIRST QUARTER
3rd Grade: Everado Campas, Carmen Castro, Genesis Cruz, Julian Espinoza, Alyssa Rodela, Israel Ixcot, Alexis Leon, Philip Parham,
Juan Pineda, Anastasia Siqueiros, Brianna Stough, Daniel Tadeo, Amelia Villa, Jenaee Guthrie, Tania Hernandez, Aaliyah Jose,
Alvaro Lara, Kaitlyn Rendon, Peter Siqueiros, Sandy Wilson, Maricela Gonzales, Estrella Ayon, Sabrina Becker, Anneth Cabrales,
Gabriella Diaz, Kimberly Ghiglieri, Alberto Gonzalez, Cynthia Lujan, Elyse Miller, Christian Rincones, Abraham Robles
4th Grade: Korie De Bellis, Khalid Hopkins, Brittany Maldonado, Christina Wong
5th Grade: Jayton Bell, Jessalin Garcia, Ariana Mayo, Sierra Pena, Isaiah Reed, Makayla Sullivan, Mary Thorn, Arlenne Villela, Jazmine
Garcia, Nancy Guendulain, Lizeth Ortega, My Vo, Brandon Lee,
6th Grade: Alex Camacho, Isabell Pena, Daniel Perez, Michael Silvas, Noemi Amaya, Eric Craven, Jaime Diaz, Alexia Espinoza,
Karla Gaona, Samantha Gonzalez, Malina Koukhamsay, Liliana Reyes, Joana Rilometo, Antoine Smith, Riley Wallace

MUSIC NOTES
Here are some dates you will want to be aware of:
Tuesday, November 1st – District Choral Festival at the HS – 6:00 p.m.
(Thank you to ALL the parents who chaperoned this event!)
Monday, December 12 th – 1:00 p.m. assembly and 6:00 p.m. Douglas MPR –
Band/Orchestra/Choir Concert (there will not be practice after school that day;
it will also be our final meeting until January)
Friday, December 16 th – 8:15 a.m. Douglas MPR – All-School Holiday Sing-along
4 th Graders are starting to sign up for Recorder Karate. Alexandra Daily, Savannah
Ferguson, and Evelyn Madero have already earned their white belts!
Korie DeBellis has earned her white and yellow belts! If you aren’t sure what
recorder karate is, just ask your 4 th grader. Also, we have a wiki for recorders
online. All 4 th graders are encouraged to go to the site and post comments.
The site address is: http://wdrecorders.wikispaces.com. If you want to join the
wiki, just click on “join this wiki” – you will need to know your World By Me
email address and your student ID number. Let me know what you think!!
Mrs. Baum
FROM THE READING LAB
Good readers visualize when they read. Visualizing means making a picture in your
mind about what you are reading. Visualizing is fun and helps you better understand
what you are reading.
BAND/ORCHESTRA
Dear Parents,
Band and Orchestra will be receiving their music for the District Festivals. We will
meet on January 26 th for Orchestra and January 27 th for Band at the High School to
play with our fellow musicians in the other elementary, middle and high schools.
Also, thank you to the students that played in Band Buddy Night over at the High
School. I am sure it was a great experience for all the students. Students will be
bringing home practice cards to be signed. I can only give credit with a parent signature.
Lastly, I sent home a pink sheet at the beginning of the year with all the
dates students will need their instruments. If a student forgets their instrument, their
grade will drop after their first freebie. Please contact me with questions or concerns.
Thank you!
Mrs. Michel
YEARBOOKS
It’s time to reserve your copy of this year’s yearbook. Make sure you have a
48 page colorful memento of your experiences here at Walter Douglas Elementary
that you can enjoy for years to come. They are only $12 each right
now, but the price will go up after winter break. If you do not pre-order your
copy, you are not guaranteed a yearbook as we are not going to order extras
this year. So please reserve your copy today by filling out this form and turn it
in to your teacher along with cash or check.
STAR STUDENTS
OF THE MONTH:
Kindergarten: Simmon
Arreola, Jimena
Cardenas, Lawrence
Chacon, Josiah Rauch-
Jacquez, Destanie Sandrock,
Abril Toledo, Miguel
Torres
1st Grade: Lezly Amezcua,
Achok Angui,
Karina Diaz, Nathaniel
Esquilin, Nahum Rico,
Alondra Salazar, Alfonso
Tovar
2nd Grade: Kamila Barrios,
Raylin Keohane,
Isaac Rendon, Miguel
Tapia
3rd Grade: Maithan
Kadum, Danny Swanson,
Amelia Villa
4th Grade: Cody
Hayes, Laura Hernandez,
Brenda Robles
5th Grade: Juan Melendrez,
Brizeda Ortega,
Juan Pablo Zapata
6th Grade: Yajaira
Franco, Joana Rilometo,
Sabrina Wilson
CORE VALUE:
HONESTY
Congratulations to
Laura Hernandez, our
Building Block for
Character.
Name:_________________________________________