Tierra Del Sol Elementary School -

Hello parents and Somerton community! 📚🎒
Save the date! The Somerton Rotary Club is coming together for their “Stuff the Backpack” Fair. Bring your Somerton student and their favorite backpack to receive school supplies and get ready for an amazing school year ahead!
Supplies will be distributed while supplies last, so come early! A limited number of backpacks may also be available for students.
We look forward to seeing our students and families there!

¡Hola padres y comunidad de Somerton! 📚🎒
¡Reserva la fecha! El Club Rotario de Somerton se está uniendo para su Feria ‘Llena la Mochila’. ¡Trae a tu estudiante de Somerton y su mochila favorita para recibir útiles escolares y prepararse para un increíble año escolar!
Los útiles se distribuirán hasta agotar existencias, ¡así que llegue temprano! También puede haber una cantidad limitada de mochilas disponibles para los estudiantes.
¡Esperamos ver a nuestros estudiantes y familias allí!

At Somerton School District, we are proud to announce that we are a CKH National Showcase District! 🎉

This achievement reflects our commitment to building strong relationships, creating safe and supportive learning environments, and ensuring every student feels connected and valued.

Through Capturing Kids’ Hearts, every student is empowered to thrive.

Parent Memo: End of the School Year
Memorando para padres: Fin del año escolar

📣 Attention Sundragon Families! / ¡Atención Familias Sundragon! 🐉💛 Just a friendly reminder that, as mentioned on our May school calendar, we will have early dismissal at 12:00 PM on the following dates: 📅 Wednesday, May 20 📅 Thursday, May 21 📅 Friday, May 22 🎉 Friday, May 22 will also be our LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Please plan accordingly for student pick-up and transportation. Thank you for your continued support and for helping us finish the school year strong! 🧡✨ ____________________________________ Solo un recordatorio amistoso que, como se mencionó en nuestro calendario escolar de mayo, tendremos salida temprana a las 12:00 PM en las siguientes fechas: 📅 Miércoles 20 de mayo 📅 Jueves 21 de mayo 📅 Viernes 22 de mayo 🎉 ¡El viernes 22 de mayo también será nuestro ÚLTIMO DÍA DE CLASES! Por favor haga los arreglos necesarios para recoger a los estudiantes a tiempo. ¡Gracias por su apoyo y por ayudarnos a terminar el año escolar con mucha energía! 🧡✨

📣 Reminder for Parents 📣
Wednesday through Friday will be student minimum days. Please plan accordingly for early student release times.
Thank you for your continued support!

📣 Recordatorio para los padres 📣
Miércoles a viernes serán días de salida temprana para los estudiantes. Por favor, planifiquen tomando esto en cuenta para los horarios de salida temprana.
¡Gracias por su continuo apoyo!

Today we celebrate our amazing Speech-Language Pathologists and assistants! 💙

Thank you for your patience, compassion, and dedication to helping our students strengthen their communication skills and overcome challenges with confidence. We appreciate all your hard work and the difference you make in the lives of our students and families!

Happy Speech-Language Pathologists Day! 🎉 👏

Hello parents!
Start marking your calendars for our Summer Meal Program dates! We look forward to serving our community and supporting families throughout the summer. 🍎🥪

¡Hola padres y familias!
¡Empiecen a marcar sus calendarios con las fechas de nuestro Programa de Comidas de Verano! Esperamos con gusto servir a nuestra comunidad y apoyar a las familias durante el verano. 🍎🥪

Join us for Coffee & Convos with the Superintendent ☕
📍 Encanto Learning Center
📅 Thursday, May 14
⏰ 10:00 AM
We hope to see you there!

Acompáñenos a Café y Conversaciones con el Superintendente ☕
📍Encanto Learning Center
📅 Jueves, 14 de mayo
⏰ 10:00 AM
¡Esperamos verlos allí!

✨🪩 PRESCHOOL FAMILIES🪩✨ Get ready to boogie with us at our Preschool Promotion! 🐉💃🕺 Our little stars are ready to shine as we celebrate an amazing year of learning, growth, and fun! 🌟 🎉 Sundragon Night Fever: Preschool is Stayin’ Alive! 📅 Wednesday, May 13th ⏰ 9:00 AM 📍 TDS Cafeteria We can’t wait to celebrate this special milestone with our preschoolers and their families! 🧡✨ ✨🪩 ¡FAMILIAS DE PREESCOLAR! 🪩✨ ¡Prepárense para bailar y celebrar con nosotros en nuestra Promoción de Preescolar! 🐉💃🕺 ¡Nuestras pequeñas estrellas están listas para brillar mientras celebramos un increíble año de aprendizaje, crecimiento y diversión! 🌟 🎉 Sundragon Night Fever: ¡Preschool is Stayin’ Alive! 📅 Miércoles, 13 de mayo ⏰ 9:00 AM 📍 Cafetería de TDS ¡Estamos emocionados de celebrar este momento tan especial con nuestros estudiantes y familias! 🧡✨

🎉 You’re Invited to Our Kindergarten Promotion! 🎉 Dear Families, We are so excited to celebrate our amazing kinders as they promote to first grade! 🧡🐉 📅 Tuesday, May 19th ⏰ 9:00 AM 📍 TDS Cafeteria This is a special milestone for our students, and we can’t wait to share this moment with you! ✨ Due to limited seating in the cafeteria, we kindly ask that each student invites immediate family members only. This will help ensure that all families have a comfortable space to enjoy the celebration. Thank you for your understanding and support—we look forward to celebrating together! 🎓💛 --- 🎉 ¡Están invitados a nuestra promoción de Kindergarten! 🎉 Estimadas familias, ¡Estamos muy emocionados de celebrar a nuestros increíbles estudiantes de kindergarten al pasar a primer grado! 🧡🐉 📅 Martes 19 de mayo ⏰ 9:00 AM 📍 Cafetería de TDS Este es un momento muy especial para nuestros estudiantes y estamos felices de compartirlo con ustedes. ✨ Debido al espacio limitado en la cafetería, les pedimos amablemente que cada estudiante invite solamente a familiares inmediatos. Esto nos ayudará a asegurar que todas las familias tengan un lugar cómodo para disfrutar la celebración. ¡Gracias por su comprensión y apoyo! Esperamos celebrar juntos. 🎓💛

Please read all the attached information regarding 6th promotion. ➡️ Favor de leer toda la información adjunta sobre la promoción de 6to grado. ➡️

Thank you to all our students, parents, and staff for making our basketball tournament such a fun and exciting event! 🏀
It was great to see students from across the district come together, represent their schools, and enjoy some friendly competition.
Congratulations to OGS for taking 1st place! Go tigers! 🎉

Attention Somerton School District parents & students. We invite all 3rd -7th grade SSD#11 students to join our summer dance academy!

This program is a great opportunity for our students to stay engaged during the summer while learning and developing their dance skills in a positive and enriching environment. Our goal is to provide students with meaningful activities that promote culture, teamwork, discipline, and creativity.
For more details, please contact Ms. Lopez at (928) 341-6416.

TDS would like to give a huge shout- out and heart felt thank you to all of our families who supported our teacher appreciation week with snacks, treats, gifts, and well wishes of heartfelt words. We have awesome teachers, and amazing families!

We would also like to give a special thanks to Jacquie Ramirez and Marie Gonzalez who have (for the last 4 years) worked with our community, businesses, and individual in giving special gifts to recognize our teachers. Our wonderful and caring PTL Officers & Parents for delicious luncheon meal on Wednesday!

Today, to wrap our week of appreciation, our teachers were treated to a special breakfast hosted by our office, custodians, and support staff. Yum, it was delicious! Even got a special treat of having Gladys Anaya, Somerton School Board Member stop by to help cook and serve. Very appreciated.

🎶 Attention Parents of 6th Grade Students! 🎶

Drumline auditions will be held on May 13th from 1:00–3:00 PM! 🥁

If your student is interested in participating, please review the attached flyer and obtain a permission slip from your school's front office.

We look forward to seeing our future drumline members! 🎵

New TDS Families
Friendly reminder that we have TDS Registration tonight!
TDS Cafeteria from 5:00- 7:00
For any new 1st- 6th grade student or incoming Kinders for the 26/27 school year!

Happy School Nurse Appreciation Day! 🏫 🩺

We appreciate your caring dedication to all of our students and staff. Whether it’s providing a much needed breather break or treating a small cut, you are always there to care for us all with compassion and professionalism. Thank you for the incredible work you do each and every day. 🩹❤️

☀️🎶 Summer District Band Camp 2026 is HERE! 🎶☀️

Calling all current and future musicians! Join us for an exciting two weeks of music, learning, and fun at Somerton Middle School! 🥁🎷🎺🐍

🤔 Has your child ever thought about learning how to play an instrument or joining band, but not quite sure?
This is their chance to try it out! Explore instruments, learn the basics, and experience what band is all about, with no commitment required for the upcoming school year.


🎉 Whether your child is brand new or already has experience, this camp is the perfect place to grow, make friends, and have fun!

📣 New student & parent info meeting: May 12, 2026 at 6 PM (SMS) 🗓️

📝 Register now! Registration packets available for current 4th - 7th graders. (Incoming 5th-8th graders for the 26-27 academic year)

Don’t miss out! Come be part of the music this summer! 🎶💚 #TheSomertonWay #SummerBandCamp2026 #SomosSoma

Congratulations to our April Thriving Achievers, who we got to recognize last Friday! 🎉 Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence continue to inspire us all—keep it up!
We also extend our appreciation to Sun Valley Elementary for hosting our April recognition event.

TDS Families,

Huge thank you to our PreK, Kinder, and 5th grade families for supporting treats for our teachers today! Friendly reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th we are asking to help support from our 1st, 2nd, and 6th grade classes.