Sunset Elementary

Only 4 days left of Summer School! ☀️🕶️
Students have been enjoying so many fun activities such as arts & crafts, virtual reality, a magic show, reading books, painting letters, & more!!

Thank you to our amazing summer school coordinator, Mrs. Mucklow, and all of our summer school teachers and staff. 💛

What is one of the best ways to celebrate the last day of school? Dance parties at recess with Ms. Huber and Mrs. Woj! 💙💛
Teachers also had so many fun activities planned for their students as they wrapped up the school year.

Thank you to our wonderful kindergarten teachers (Ms. Larner, Mrs. Chavez, Mrs. Haskins, and Ms. Howard) for putting on an amazing kindergarten graduation! 🎓

1st grade, here they come!!

Free breakfast and lunch for kids 0-18 years old all summer long! For more info: https://www.wesdschools.org/Domain/29

1, 2, 3… Sunset Teachers and Staff!
We had so much fun playing kickball against our 6th graders in the End of the Year Kickball game!!

Second grade enjoying “Bubble Gum Day” outside!

Guess what? Our wonderful librarian, Mrs. Clark, organized for ALL students on campus to be able to take home 2 of their very own books!! 📚 📚

We have some amazing talents at Sunset! From dancers to singers, we sure know how to put on a great show. 💛💙

We even had our amazing music teacher, Mr. Haskins peform for students and Mrs. Heidbreder steal the stage with her dance moves.

Huge thank you to Mrs. Mucklow, Mrs. Jones, and Ms. Larner for all of your hard work making our talent show possible. 🎶🎤

Congratulations to Ms. Larner, Ms. Demory, Ms. Savage, and Ms. Meyer’s class for already having 100% of their students tested on EOY testing! ✏️

ATTENTION: ‼️

Our amazing yearbooks are available for purchase for $25. You can send your child with cash or check. 😊

Tonight we got to celebrate our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade academic honor students! 💛💙
Through hard work and determination, these students achieved between 1.0 - 1.5 GPA, with no Ns or Us on their report cards through the 3rd quarter of 2024. We are so proud of you!

Students were also able to hear some words of advice from former Sunset student and high school senior, Brielle. A special shout out to our 6th highest honor students who were brave enough to give speeches as well. You ladies are amazing!

Thank you to all the staff and families who made tonight extra wonderful. We can’t wait to see our 4th and 5th graders back next year!

AND thank you for Ms. Klues, Ms. Vasquez, and team for putting this together. 💛

We love our Sunset teachers & staff!! 💙💛
Ms. Huber and Mrs. Wojciechowski happily delivered “room service” to all staff today in honor of Teacher Appreciation week.

A special thank you to our amazing PTO!

We had the BEST time at our final spirit assembly of the school year!! 💙💛💙

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we'd like to share some ideas of how you can show your child's teacher and/or staff at Sunset how much you appreciation them! 😁

📢📢Guess what?

Election’s for the 2024-2025 school year are coming up next week. Check out our candidates posters!

Happy Principal’s Day to our very own Mrs. Wojciechowski! We are so appreciative for all of the hard work, dedication, and love you pour into our campus. 💛💙

It's National School Principals Day! We are truly fortunate to have amazing leaders at all of our schools!

A special thank you to:
Jennifer Griggs, Abraham Lincoln Traditional School;
Christine Hollingsworth, Acacia Elementary School;
Ashley Vasconcellos, Alta Vista Elementary;
Becca Burd, Arroyo School;
Jules Shipe, Cactus Wren Elementary;
Molly Boyer, Chaparral Elementary School;
Mindy Pallagi, Cholla Middle School;
Shannon Gray, Desert Foothills Junior High;
John Mospan, Desert View Elementary;
Stacey Sallee, Ironwood Elementary School;
Steve Whynott, John Jacobs Elementary;
Lindsey Larson, Lakeview Elementary School;
Tricia Heller-Johnson, Lookout Mountain Elementary;
Ashanti Givens, Manzanita Elementary School;
Nick Gupton, Maryland School;
Dawna Dohogne, Moon Mountain Elementary;
Julia Herman, Mountain Sky Junior High;
Philip Liles, Mountain View School;
Ignacio Mercado, New Beginnings Academy;
Mandy Taylor, Ocotillo Elementary School;
Rhonda Warren, WESD Online Learning Academy;
Heather Vasquez, Orangewood School;
Jay Richardson, Palo Verde Middle School;
Pamela Hall, Richard E. Miller Elementary School;
Courtney Mallada, Roadrunner Elementary;
Darcy Estrada, Royal Palm Middle School;
Crystal Bustamante, Sahuaro Elementary School;
Phil Garitson, Shaw Butte Elementary;
Jennifer Dial, Sunburst Elementary;
Chance Whiteman, Sunnyslope School;
Aimee Wojciechowski, Sunset Elementary;
Susie Smith, Sweetwater School;
Kim Gessner, Tumbleweed Elementary; and
Amber Landis, Washington Elementary.

The is grateful for all that they do every day for their students, families, staff and communities!

And that’s a wrap! AASA Testing is over.
We had so much fun at our “Testa Fiesta” celebrating all our students for their hard work. 🎉

Cholla Middle School our 6th graders are so excited to come visit!! 💙💛

Today our 6th graders get to go visit their middle school for their orientation!

Our Alphabet countdown continues in kindergarten with Camp, Disney, Experiment, Froggy, and Game day!

Kindergarten just began their Alphabet Countdown, which means only 26 days left of school. ✏️ 🗓️

They kicked off the week with “A”nimal Day and “B”ubble Day!

Check out our School Spotlight presentation from the board meeting last night!!! View us around the 26 minute mark.

A special shout out and thank you to our Student Council members in attendance: Jada W., Evelyn T., Lilee T., Evelyn T., Aiden C., Dwight Y., Jordan P., and Rosalee N.

We are so proud of our students for their confidence during the presentation, and their leadership every day on campus! 💛💙

Sunset WRIC will be hosting a FREE First Aid & CPR class in English.

All who are interested, please call to register! 💙💛

Sunset WRIC will be hosting a FREE First Aid & CPR class in English
All who are interested, please call to register!

Sunset Starlight Spectacular is coming up! ⭐🚀

Do you have a special talent? Are you a singer, dancer, musician, comedian, or performer? If so, come tryout for our TALENT SHOW on Tuesday, April 30th from 3:15 - 4:15 pm.

Pick up permissions slips in the front office. They must be returned by April 25th.

BE ORIGINAL, BE CREATIVE, BE AWESOME! ⭐🚀

Decades Day! 🎸 We took it way back!
Congratulations to our amazing students who showed “responsibility” during the month of March and our two amazing staff members of the month, Mrs. Hollandsworth and Miss Zaina. We are so thankful for the both of you!

Reminder!
Tomorrow, April 2nd, our 4th and 5th graders take the AASA Writing Test and Thursday, April 4th, our 3rd and 6th graders take the AASA Writing Test.

Please ensure students arrive to school on time!
Good luck to all of our students!!

Huge congratulations to our Sunset girls basketball team and our Coach Worsnup who led them to victory!! They took 3rd place in the Charger Classic. 🏆🏀

We are so proud of them!!

Congratulations to this week’s Golden Ticket winners! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 Keep up the great work, Stallions!

ATTENTION: ‼️

Pre-orders for the YEARBOOK ends APRIL 6th.

The pre-order price is $20, after it goes up to $25.

About one week left to get your yearbook for pre-order price! 😊

We are so excited to share that our ‘23 - ‘24 yearbook is now available for purchase! 🐴☀️

Our amazing yearbook teacher, Ms. Douglas, and her yearbook club students have been working very hard and we are excited for our Sunset Families to see it!

Our neighboring school Cactus Wren will be hosting an Autism Awareness Day Family Support event and is inviting all WESD families!

Our state testing "Testa Fiesta" kicks off on Wednesday at Sunset! 3rd-6th grade students will be working hard all month during state testing to earn tickets for incentives at the end of testing. Our K-2 students will be participating in helping create a positive testing environment. Students who show exemplary effort during testing will be celebrated with a fiesta!

Please talk to your students about the importance of getting good sleep, eating breakfast, being on time, and trying their best during testing!

**Updated 3/25 to correct error on 6th grade writing date**