
Congratulations to Tartesso teacher of the year Ms. Welsh!


Congratulations to Winters' Well teacher of the year Ms. Walker!


Congratulations to Desert Sunset teacher of the year Ms. Nelson!


Congratulations to our amazing teachers and principal of the year. They were recognized at an awards breakfast and ceremony at GCU on Tuesday. Thank you for all you do and for being amazing for kids each and every day.


Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of our teachers and staff. We had a fun week recognizing our amazing educators and visiting every classroom. All our teachers deserve to be appreciated everyday, not just one week out of the year. Thank you for all you do!





Families,
As announced at the Board meeting our Odyssey of the Mind Program (OOTM) is expanding this fall. Continuing, is our 6th-12th grade program and we are so excited to invite 3rd-5th grade students to join the OOTM family. Please click the link for more information, spaces are limited so act fast. https://forms.gle/ZBdtGjDGUB1S3QyJ8

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Please check out the Saddle Mountain Shoutout for the month of May.
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Good morning,
We hope that you will join us at one of our upcoming community forums with Superintendent Dr. Winters. April 16th at 6pm at Tartesso Elementary and April 17th at 6pm at Ruth Fisher Middle School.


Ava Roum, 5th grader at Desert Sunset, earned 3rd place in the state science fair competition in the 5th-8th grade age group. You read that right, as a 5th grader, Ava earned 3rd place going up against much older students. Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment!


Good evening,
We hope that you will join us at one of our upcoming community forums with Superintendent Dr. Winters. April 16th at 6pm at Tartesso Elementary and April 17th at 6pm at Ruth Fisher Middle School.


Yesterday, over 60 staff members attended
@KaganOnline
Day 2 training. We had a great day expanding our toolboxes while enhancing our skills to actively engage our students. #KaganAmbassador #WeAreSaddleMountain



Congratulations to our Odyssey of the Mind team for placing 2nd place at their State Competition. The team spent a few days in Tucson exploring the Rattlesnake Bridge, sculptures made by other students, and having a bit of team fun!







Please join me in congratulating our 3rd Quarter Special Talents are Recognized (STAR) award recipient, Ms. Stacie Hammond, Drama and Dance teacher at Tonopah Valley.


Please join me in congratulating our March Saddle Mountain Spotlight recipients, Mr. Brett Willingham, Courier for the District and Ms. Virginia Avila, Second grade Teacher at Tartesso.



Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom announcements in the SMUSD app! With the addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better. Parents/guardians check your email and text messages with instructions to sign up and access new features.

Say hello to parent-teacher chat and classroom announcements in the SMUSD app. Now it’s easier than ever to stay up-to-date with the district, schools, AND with your student’s teachers and classes. Parents and guardians will soon receive instructions via email to create their login to access Rooms within the district app.
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Say hello to two-way messaging in the SMUSD app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat. Look for your personalized invitation to begin using this feature in our app after 3/19.
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