Don Mensendick School

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The Mensendick Minute The Mensendick Minute August 21-25

Our first Paws-itive Office Referrals for the school year! 🐾

Way to go Jaguars! We are so proud of you! Keep up the amazing work!

We had so much fun at Peter Piper Pizza tonight! 🍕 Thank you to all the families and staff who came to our Back to School party! 🖍️📚✏️

Don’t forget to join us tonight at Peter Piper Pizza (67th and Indian School)!

Welcome back to school, Jaguars!!!

We are so proud of all of our Jaguars who made this happen!

Congratulations to Don Mensendick School! The Mensendick Jaguars were honored by Capturing Kids' Hearts as a distinguished Capturing Kids' Hearts® National Showcase School for the 2022-2023 school year.

Check out Principal Yazzie proudly displaying the recognition banner. Keep up the great work demonstrating high levels of performance, and fostering a positive culture and climate for learning!

Read all about the honor here https://zurl.co/JHAs.

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The Mensendick Minute The Mensendick Minute August 14-18

It was an AMAZING first day of school! Welcome back, Jaguars! This is going to be the best year yet!

We loved seeing so many of our students and families tonight! We are even more excited for the first day of school on Monday, August 7th! 🤩

Huge shoutout to We Keep Rising for their generous donation of backpacks for our kids!

Download GESD’s new Edulog Parent Portal mobile app for real-time information about your child’s bus including bus stop time and location. Edulog’s Parent Portal is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

This app is free for parents, caregivers, and students. In addition to displaying the location of your child’s bus and sending push notifications, you can also receive time-sensitive messages about changes in bus routes that day.

Visit our Transporation webpage for more info at portals.gesd40.org/Page/2859.

Our teachers are working hard to get ready for our students! We can’t wait to see you!

Save the dates:
⭐️ Thursday, August 3rd from 4-6PM is Meet the Teacher Night!
⭐️ Monday, August 7th is the first day of school!

Check out what Mr. Carbajal has been doing over break!

He has been enjoying lots of family time with his wife, son and daughter. Their family went to Disneyland together and had so much fun!

What has Ms. Neri been doing over break?!

She went to Disney World and got to experience Magic Kingdom with her boyfriend!

Our Jumpstart program is underway! Our incoming kindergarteners and 1st graders are learning and having so much fun!

It’s not too late to join! Jumpstart runs through the end of the week from 8:15-12:15. Students receive breakfast and lunch!

Call our main office if you want your incoming kindergartner or 1st grader to join in on the fun!
623-237-4601

Help us welcome our new teachers this week!!

The Glendale Elementary School District and Kiwanis Club of Glendale are teaming up to host a “Stuff the Bus” School Supply Drive for GESD students Saturday, July 29 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Glendale Walmart Supercenter located at 55th Avenue and Northern. Check out live radio remotes and win prizes from 101.1 FM The Bounce and La Campesina 101.9 FM and other organizations on-site.

What has Ms. Voise been doing over break? She traveled back to Illinois to see family and friends. She has had lots of puppy snuggle time and she has been busy cheering on the Phoenix Mercury with her family 🏀

She cannot wait to see everyone for Meet The Teacher Night on August 3rd and again for the first day of school on August 7th! 🤩

What are our teachers up to this summer? Ms. Ruiz states, “My family and I visited Yucatán Mexico. We went to the pyramids of Chichen Itza and got to see a lot of cenotes.”

Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of our community? Please consider joining us for our job fair coming up soon. 

Ok Jaguar Community, guess what teacher fed an actual baby jaguar this summer?!?

A few weeks ago, we had staff attend an amazing conference in Arkansas! They learned about professional learning communities and strategies to continue making Mensendick the best school ever! Here’s a few photos from their sightseeing adventures !!

Guess who took a camping trip this summer to escape the heat?!?
Ms. Garcia, Ms. Chornomaz and Ms. Merryman

O'Neil Recreation Center will offer an After School Program (ages 6-14) and a Teen Evening Program (ages 15-17) after the Summer season.

Registration opens at 7:00am on Monday, July 10th for Glendale Residents and the following Monday (17th) for Non-Residents.

You can find more information about the programs and register at the link below:

Catalog - Glendale AZ Parks & Recreation To verify your residency in Glendale you must provide a recent City of Glendale water bill. While your address may list your city as Glendale, the post office assigns addresses based on zip codes, not city boundaries. If you receive City of Glendale water service, you reside in Glendale.

What is Ms. Hagemeyer up to this summer??
She says, “My daughter and I at the beginning of the road trip to Illinois. Standing on the corner of Winslow, Arizona.”

We hope that you are all enjoying your summer! Wondering what our teachers are doing with their summer? Well here is Ms Gandhi with her family in New York!! See you all soon!!

Help us celebrate some of our end of the year acknowledgments and awards!!

Please help us thank our cafeteria school heroes!!

Next week is teacher appreciation week!! Help us celebrate our amazing teachers!!!

Huge shout out to our partnership with Central Christian Church for an amazing work day to help beautify our campus with fresh paint, new furniture and sanitized classrooms!! Thank you for supporting our community!!

PAWS-itive Office Referral Winners!!

Thursday was a great night for Kindergarten Registration and Literacy Night!!

Today was a great day for a track meet. Congrats to all that participated!

Come join us!! Tell a friend!

We are 100 days smarter!!

Basketball season has officially started!! We would love to see you come out and support our student athletes!!

Students still have one more day of winter vacation!!

Our third grade students enjoyed an evening of Christmas magic at Ames Ranch last night!! Thank you for a night to remember!!

Help us celebrate our amazing art teacher and students!! On display in downtown Glendale right now!!

Check out this awesome resource now available to our community!!

🏃🏽‍♀️Great morning for the GESD Cross Country Event! Thank you to the amazing runners, parents and staff for participating today. 🏃🏾‍♂️