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!
🍎 I teach: 2nd Grade Dual immersion ELA
☕ My go-to drink: Water with Liquid Hydration or fruit in it
📚 Favorite children's book: Amelia Bedelia, The Secret Garden, Little Women
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Little Voice or Beautiful Girl By Sara Bareilles
🍕 My favorite food: Vegetarian Singapore Noodles
🎯 One fun fact about me: I started my educational journey to be a Broadway Singer.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Listen to my students share what they wonder and what they learn we explore what I have prepared to teach them.
🍎 I teach: _1st Grade Chinese immersion program
☕ My go-to drink: Water
📚 Favorite children's book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Can't Stop the Feeling!_ by Justin Timberlake
🍕 My favorite food: Beef noodle soup
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love traveling and trying new foods.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Create meaningful memories with my students.
🍎 I teach: Kindergarten
☕ My go-to drink: Kombucha
📚 Favorite children's book: Harold and the purple crayon
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson
🍕 My favorite food: Curry
🎯 One fun fact about me: I have an advanced scuba diving certification.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: have fun learning with new kindergarten friends.
