We are looking for any Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math organizations or businesses that would like to do an activity at our STEAM night on Thursday September 17 from 5-7 pm. Contact Jen Gaerte at jgaerte@dsdmail.net if interested in helping.
Start Strong with Back to School Night
Back to School Night is Tuesday, August 18 from 5:00 - 6:30pm for Kindergarten through 6th grade families.
Beyond meeting the teacher, use Tuesday night to remove a few first-day unknowns.
Where's my classroom?
Where will I put my backpack?
What does my teacher look like?
Where should I go when I arrive?
Families can also find school and PTA resources during the evening.
Your First-Week Checklist
Before Thursday morning:
Check your myDSD to confirm teacher assignment, complete any surveys, and review any documents which need your approval.
Come to Back to School Night Tuesday and help your student get familiar with their classroom and teacher.
Make a clear after-school plan: where to go, who to meet, and what to do if plans change.
Remember that Thursday AND Friday are 1:30 p.m. early dismissal days.
Keep toys and distracting personal items at home.
Adults: remember your ID anytime you need to enter the building during the school day.
We would like each family to come up with a walking plan if possible to avoid the construction.
Plan a little extra time for arrival and pickup so you can slow down, watch for pedestrians, and drive carefully around the school.
Bookmark Stewart Stars Newsletter | Stewart Elementary for current times, locations, links, and updates.
Whenever possible, we strongly encourage students to walk to and from school rather than being dropped off or picked up by car.
If driving is necessary, please follow these temporary traffic procedures:
All vehicles should enter the school parking lot from the north.
When exiting the parking lot, vehicles must turn south (right turn only). We are unable to accommodate left turns out of the parking lot at this time.
Please avoid making a left turn from Main Street into the school parking lot. Due to the construction, this will be very difficult and may create significant traffic congestion.
If you are driving your student and cannot use the designated traffic pattern, please park on a nearby side street or at the LDS Church south of Chase Lane and walk from there using a safe route.
These temporary restrictions will be in place for Back-to-School Night as well as the first days of school and will continue as needed during construction.
We know these changes may require some extra time and planning, and we greatly appreciate your patience, cooperation, and flexibility. By following these procedures, we can help reduce congestion and, most importantly, ensure that everyone arrives at and leaves school safely.
Thank you for helping us keep our school community safe!
🍎 I teach: 6th grade
☕ My go-to drink: Diet Coke
📚 Favorite children's book: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Songs from the movie Encanto
🍕 My favorite food: French toast
🎯 One fun fact about me: I have lived in 7 different states
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Teach math
🍎 I teach: 5th grade immersion
☕ My go-to drink: water or lemonade
📚 Favorite children's book: Island of the Blue Dolphins
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles
🍕 My favorite food: Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
🎯 One fun fact about me: Hiking is my passion and this year I hiked Half Dome in Yosemite!
🌟 This year I'm excited to: This year I am excited to: meet my new students and learn and grow together!
🍎 I teach: 3rd Grade Immersion
☕ My go-to drink: water
📚 Favorite children's book: Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Sweet Home Alabama
🍕 My favorite food: tacos
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love to travel; Newport Beach is one of my favorites!
🌟 This year I'm excited to: make a positive difference in the lives of my students.
🍎 I teach: 6th grade Chinese
☕ My go-to drink: Molly milk tea
📚 Favorite children's book: Little Prince
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Count on me
🍕 My favorite food: Chinese Hotpot
🎯 One fun fact about me: Love collecting memories by tasting the best local food in every place I go to
🌟 This year I'm excited to: embrace a new school year and welcome new challenges
Please log into your myDSD account and sign all of the documents that are available. While you are there you can purchase the optional Device Protection Plan and a yearbook if you would like.
Introducing Mrs. Heidi Birth
🍎 I teach: 3rd/4th grade
☕ My go-to drink: flavored water
📚 Favorite children's book: Bunnicula
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: A Little Respect
🍕 My favorite food: mushroom burger
🎯 One fun fact about me: I am American, but I was born in Germany. My husband is German, but he was born the United States.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: read with my students
Meet Mrs. Jen Gaerte
🍎 I teach: Office Manager
☕ My go-to drink: Dr Pepper
📚 Favorite children's book: Micheal Vey
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
🍕 My favorite food: Tacos
🎯 One fun fact about me: I am currently taking class to become a certified yoga instructor
🌟 This year I'm excited to: learn my new job and get to know more people in the community.
Introducing Mrs. Sydney Tittle
🍎 I teach: Speech Language Pathology
☕ My go-to drink: Diet Coke
📚 Favorite children's book: Don't let the pigeon drive the bus
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Up by Shania Twain
🍕 My favorite food: Chick-Fil-A
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love any kind of board or card game.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Start at a new school and work with wonderful students!
Teacher assignments are now available on myDSD. All kindergarten students will have Staff 1 or Staff 2 as their teacher until after Kindergarten screening appointments. Students in 3rd and 4th Grade non-immersion will have a homebase teacher of Mrs. Birth, Mrs. Roach or Staff 4. We have been lucky enough to be able to hire another teacher for those grades. We will not know the specific teacher until next week. Stay tuned!
