Marion’s Healthy Salad, created by Paseo Pointe School student Marion Colum, was served at all eight Laveen schools on September 25. The dish led to Marion being named a finalist in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Walk On! Kids Cooking Challenge last spring.
Marion and a few of his friends helped the Paseo Pointe cafeteria staff prepare a batch of the salad made with broccoli, cauliflower, olives, cheese, and tomatoes. View more photos from this salad preparation on our flickr page.
Paseo Pointe student Marion Colum was one of four finalists in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona 2019 Walk On! Kids Cooking Challenge.
This statewide competition invites kids between the ages of 9 and 12 to submit ideas for healthy side dish recipes. Recipes had to be original, include at least one fruit or vegetable, and be able to be prepared in 20 minutes or less. Marion’s dish was his “Healthy Salad” that was filled with broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, and carrots.
Recipe submissions underwent a three-part scoring process. First, a nutrition specialist reviewed all the recipe submissions and chose the top five finalists based on each recipe’s nutritional balance between vegetables, fruits and other ingredients. Then the top five finalists participated in a public event at a Phoenix Suns home game, where game attendees had a chance to taste and vote for their favorite recipe. For the third part of the scoring process, videos of contestants discussing what makes their recipe so good were posted online for a public vote.
To find his recipe, visit the Walk On! website.
Paseo Pointe School welcomed Governor Doug Ducey on April 9. The Governor visited several classrooms including Paseo’s Dual Language Immersion classes, where he witnessed similar lessons being taught in English and Spanish, and the school’s media club where he was interviewed as part of the student-run newscast. The Governor also read an Arizona-themed story, “Three Little Javelinas” to first grade students.
The tour concluded with a round table discussion centered on the Arizona Teachers Academy – the Governor’s initiative to encourage college students to pursue a teaching degree without student debt being a deterring factor. Students who enter this program agree to commit one year to teaching for each year they receive the scholarship. Participants included Northern Arizona University President Dr. Rita Cheng and College of Education Dean Ramona Mellott, Arizona Board of Regents Fred DuVal and Larry Penley, several Laveen student teachers/ interns who are part of the academy, Principal Kristi Pashley, and Superintendent Johnson.
Students who enter this program agree to commit one year to teaching for each year they receive the scholarship that covers their tuition.
As part of Paseo Pointe’s Dual Language Immersion program, student participated in a pop up restaurant where they ordered and conversed only in Spanish.
Students were seated at small tables along with a volunteer who took their lunch order in Spanish and led the conversation. A cafeteria menu written in Spanish was provided to each student.
Notecards were placed at each table with conversation starters.
The Laveen Elementary School District wants to hear what you have to say about your school and your school district!
We will be hosting a number of town hall forums for parents, staff, and students to share feedback on their experiences with us. These sessions will be moderated by Hazard, Young, Attea, and Associates (HYA).
HYA has been contracted by the district as an independent third party to conduct a comprehensive, thorough, and productive community engagement process. The team’s goal is to provide the Laveen District with accurate information identifying and measuring community, parent, student, and staff perceptions of Laveen’s schools.
Please visit our Community Survey page for dates and locations of upcoming parent forums.
In addition to the forum, an online survey will also be shared with all families in the coming weeks.
Paseo Pointe School will be offering tours of the school to prospective parents. Participants will also receive information on the school’s Dual Language Immersion program.
Scheduled dates include:
| Day | Date | Time |
| Tuesday | February 19 | 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
| Tuesday | February 26 | 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | February 27 | 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
| Thursday | February 28 | 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday | March 6 | 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
How does Arizona really fund public education? Where are my tax dollars really going? Has Arizona always been at the bottom in education spending? Why aren’t teachers being paid more?
If you’ve had these same questions, you will not want to miss AZED101’s presentation On How Arizona Funds Education. AZED101 is a non-partisan, grassroots effort dedicated to informing citizens about education funding in Arizona. The group is comprised of volunteer parents, teachers, and students from public, charter, and private schools. In order to understand the problems with education funding, they researched the facts of the situation and are presenting information all across the state.
March 27, 2019 at Paseo Pointe School, 8800 S. 55th Avenue
Join us at 5:30 p.m. for pizza with the presentation beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Childcare for students in Grades K-6 will be available on site.
Visit laveenschools.staging2.juiceboxint.com/azed101 for more details and to register
On Friday, November 2nd students and staff at Paseo Pointe celebrated Dia de los Muertos. On this day, many Hispanic cultures celebrate by building altars and gathering to remember their loved ones who have passed away.
At Paseo Pointe, students learned about this beautiful tradition and participated in festivities. As a school, they constructed an altar with all the traditional elements such as flowers and mementos. Also, students brought in pictures of their family members to place on the shared altar. Moreover, many staff members and students dressed up in Hispanic attire and painted their faces like sugar skulls. Classrooms also ate Pan de Muerto on this day which is a traditional bread that is shared by families.
Paseo Pointe School’s Dual Language Immersion classrooms held their 2nd annual Hispanic Heritage Parade on Sept. 21.
Each class selected a Spanish speaking country to study. They then decorated their bulletin boards with facts about that country. During the parade, they held their designed flags and banners to represent the country their class selected. Many students and staff dressed in traditional attire for the parade.
Cox’s Connect2Care program provides internet service for families of students with a financial need. To qualify, your household must be participating in a government assistance program such as the the National School Lunch Program and have a child in Grades K-12. Read more about the program on the Connect2Care webpage.