Desert Harbor Elementary

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Desert Harbor PTSO
N 91 Street Avenue

This is the official Desert Harbor Elementary School page. The school offers the Arts Integration approach to education, adapted from the John F.

Desert Harbor Elementary School, part of the Peoria Unified School District, is located in the Northwest Valley. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Changing Education Through the Arts model. The Peoria Unified School District boasts a 95 percent high school graduation rate. It is one of the largest unified school districts in Arizona and prides itself on excelling schools, award-winning teachers, high test scores, specialized signature programs and championship sports programs.

12/07/2023

Thank you Mrs. Thomas for directing your one hundred and forty 5th-8th grade choir students! It was a wonderful concert! I always love the full group performance!

12/07/2023

Here is a little snippet of our advanced choir during their performance this evening! It should bring you holiday cheer!

12/07/2023

Here is a little snippet of our 6th grade choir during their performance this evening! They sounded great!

12/07/2023

Here is a little snippet of our 5th grade choir during their performance this evening! They were so good!

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12/06/2023

Our winter sports kicked off their seasons this afternoon! Our volleyball team fought hard against a tough Vistancia team and just fell short. Our football team was able to narrowly defeat Vistancia to kick off their season with a home win! Thank you to our coaches for preparing our students. We also appreciate the sportsmanship found on the field/court!

12/05/2023

Here is a little taste of Centennial's Feeder Festival Concert! Thank you Mrs. Menasco and the Centennial Band for hosting our students today and for performing with us this evening! It sounded awesome!!

12/03/2023

We are proud of all of our 5th-8th grade students who represented their classmates at our school spelling bee on Friday! Congratulations to 7th grade student, Victoria Cox, who is now our reigning spelling bee champion! She will represent Desert Harbor at the district spelling bee on January 18th!

12/02/2023

We had a great night at our annual PTSO Winter Bingo! Thank you to everyone who came out to play and congratulations to all of our winners!! ❄️

12/01/2023

Our beginning strings, directed by Sherry Cook, sounded great at their winter concert this evening!

12/01/2023

Our Advanced Strings, directed by Sherry Cook, sounded wonderful at their winter concert this evening!

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a peace-filled holiday with friends & family. 🦃

11/15/2023

Today is My Life Day! This is a full-day Wednesday, dismal is at 3:00pm

11/15/2023

Another a-MAZE-ing Lego group!

11/14/2023

We are excited to invite you to participate in our Superintendent Finalists eForum this evening at 5 p.m. The eForum is the next step in our search for the next leader for our district. You can join us online at www.peoriaunified.org/superintendentsearch. You can provide your feedback, now through Thursday, Nov. 16, via the link on our district website.

11/09/2023

It was truly an honor to recognize our veterans at today's Veterans Day Assembly, with our entire staff and student population! We know that we are free because of their bravery, and sacrifice, and that of their families as well! Thank you for your service! We are SO grateful for you! 🇺🇸
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Reminder no school tomorrow, November 10th in honor of Veterans Day.

11/08/2023

We are back with another Lego Club Challenge! This time pairs of students had to create a Lego maze with only one entrance and one exit! Group 1 did amazing!

11/06/2023

Our school received an “A” Label from the Arizona Department of Education. We are so proud of our students for their hard work last school year!

11/01/2023

✨ WOW! ✨
Our first Fall Family Night was incredible! PTSO would like to thank our amazing volunteers:
💫To NJHS for helping us set up, and run this event!
💫To our community members who generously gave their time and effort with amazing creativity in their displays, and for helping us clean up!
💫To the principal/assistant principal dream team, Mrs. Berhow & Mrs. Hutchison, for all they do!
💫To anyone who donated decor, candy, and/or treats to this special event!
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To our Sandshark students and families, THANK YOU for coming out for a fun night!
✨ Special shout-out to the Paulson family for making a big impression with their interactive Toy Story display! 👏👏
Take a look at our stories for a closer look at some of the fun. We cannot wait to do it all again next fall!

10/22/2023

Red Ribbon Week starts tomorrow! Dress up each day to show your support of being drug free! 🚩

10/11/2023

Lego Club: Group 2: Musical Monster builds! We love seeing the imagination of our master builders come to life!

10/09/2023

Happy Indigenous People's Day! All school sites & offices will be closed today. Have a great weekend!

10/04/2023

Sonic Night is coming up soon! Make plans to join us next Wednesday (10/11) from 5:00- 8:00 pm and 40% of each sale will benefit our school!

10/04/2023

Lego club: Group 1: Challenge 2: Musical Monster Build! In this building challenge students had to build a monster and every 5 minutes they rotated and added to the next build. So at the end a part of each monster was created by each person in the group!

09/30/2023

Do you have a student who loves to draw? If so consider signing them up for Young Rembrandts!

This class teaches drawing with a see - touch - do method that all kids can succeed with, learn from and love! NEW and DIFFERENT LESSONS EACH AND EVERY YEAR AND SESSION. Come draw with them!

Classes will take place on Thursdays from 10/26-12/14 (excluding 11/23) from 3:10 pm- 4:10 pm. Look for the Desert Harbor showing on the registration website!

Registration link: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/YoungRembrandtsWestValleyPhoenixMetro?orglink=camps-registration #/selectSessions/3392539

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09/27/2023

Lego club group 4 had their chance to build a 3D model of their team names today! Check out these awesome builds!

09/26/2023

Today is Day! If you or your child sees something, say something, and if you hear something, do something. It is our duty to be the eyes and ears of the community to ensure its safety & well-being. Stay safe!

09/20/2023

These Lego club builds are getting so good! Enjoy these group 3 highlights!

09/16/2023

Junior high students making positive and negative space dots for international dot day!

09/15/2023

1st graders are making line sculptures out of paper during National Arts Education Week. What do you love about art?

09/13/2023

Lego club group 2 was up today! Check out their 3D models of their team names!

09/13/2023

Happy Arts in Education week! We celebrate all of our incredible arts educators for bringing us life experiences and skills through arts education. Try a new art form or one you already love to celebrate this week! 🎨🎤🎺

09/11/2023

Here is a little video glimpse of the power behind our Walk of Honor!

09/11/2023

Our annual Walk of Honor had a great turnout today! Thank you to our everyday heroes for allowing us to recognize them on this day where we remember the lives of those who were taken too soon!

09/10/2023

Thank you to Centennial High School's Band for hosting your feeder school bands at the football game Friday night! Our students had a blast!

09/07/2023

REMINDER! Picture day is tomorrow!

09/06/2023

Our SLO, Officer Thompson, helped recognize our "Catch of the Week" students this morning!

09/06/2023

How do you make a principal's day? You bring her a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos, and a hug, just because you know she likes them. Thank you, Eileen!

09/06/2023

Lego club group 1 had their first challenge today! They had to come up with a team name and build it 3D. Their build could be their team name or a symbol to represent their name! See if you can figure out the team names from their builds!