Desert Sonora Elementary

DSS First Day of School August 1, 2022 Classes start at 8am

DSS Open House Friday, July 29, 2022 3 - 5pm

DSS Resource, Achieve and Mrs. Ramirez supply Lists

DSS 5th through 6th grade supply lists

DSS Kinder through 3rd grade supply lists

DSS STEM Summer Camp June 1st - 23rd 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

No school Friday, April 15, 2022

DSS Read Across America Spirit Week 2022

Kindergarten Enrollment is now open! Call (928) 341-6300 to make an appointment or to get information on how to register your child online. Student must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2022 to enroll.

No classes Monday, January 16, 2022

DSS Winter Posada on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

DSS Holiday Spirit Week from December 13 - 17, 2021. If your student(s) will not participate, they need to come to school in uniform.

Galileo Testing Week December 13-17, 2021 at Desert Sonora Elementary School

Thanks to all staff that donated food items for our Desert Sonora families! ❤️

The Realty Agency, Team Paredes, contributing to our yearly Hams for Hawks drive. Thank you Nabile Paredes, Laura Lomelí, Melina Espíndola and Gaby DeLa Fuente for your generosity. You will make our DSS families very happy this Thanksgiving!!!

Next week November 8 - 12, 2021 will be half days all week. Parent Teacher Conferences November 09 - 10. Thursday, November 11, 2021 there will be no school (Veteran's Day.) La proxima semana del dia 8 al 12 de Noviembre del 2021 los estudiantes estaran saliendo temprano. Habra conferencias de padres y maestros el dia Martes 9 de Noviembre y Miercoles 10 de Noviembre. El dia Jueves 11 de Noviembre no habra clases en observancia del dia de Veteranos.

COVID-19 Vaccine is now available for children 5 - 11 years old. Sunset Health Clinic in both North Yuma and San Luis AZ will have a drive thru event. 1st dose will be November 13, 2021 and 2nd dose will be December 4, 2021. Please see flyer attached for times and locations.

Desert Sonora's Open House will be held this Friday, July 30th, 2021 from 4 - 6 pm. Come and meet your child's teacher and visit their classroom. We will provide important information for dismissal and safety procedures. (For safety purposes, Parents will have access to the building during this evening event but we will be limiting access to Students Only during our school days, including the first day of school.) Thank you! Welcome back Hawks to the 2021-2022 School Year! See You Friday!

Welcome Back to School! The Somerton School District Governing Board decided that all Somerton Schools would make in-person learning available to all students starting on Monday, March 15, 2021. Remote learning is still available for the remainder of this school year for those families who opt to continue. Parents who wish to send their children to school must sign a couple of forms. Teachers will be scheduling a time for parents to come to school to sign the necessary paperwork. Students are encouraged to wear their school uniform or school shirts every day. We understand that some of our families are experiencing hardship at this time and we will be flexible with the uniform requirement for the last two months of school. Students who wear regular clothes to school must wear appropriate attire (e.g. no ripped jeans). School hours for students will be 8:00 – 1:45 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday will be an early dismissal day and students will be dismissed at 12:00. Students and staff members will still need to wear masks and follow the Desert Sonora Mitigation Plan while on campus. We look forward to seeing most of our students back on campus on Monday, March 15!

The Somerton School District Governing Board determined at the January meeting to continue with Distance Learning because Arizona, Yuma County and Somerton are experiencing a High- Risk level of COVID-19 illness, exposure and transmission. We would like to know your opinion about returning to school in consideration of the “Risk Level”. Please fill out the survey. La Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar de Somerton determinó en la reunión de enero de continuar con el aprendizaje a distancia por las razones de que Arizona, el condado de Yuma y Somerton están experimentando un nivel de alto riesgo de enfermedad, exposición y transmisión de COVID-19. Nos gustaría conocer su opinión sobre el regreso a la escuela en consideración al "Nivel de riesgo". Por favor de completar la encuesta. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VQ72WKM