Mirage PTSA

The school year is almost here!

All DVUSD campuses begin, online, on August 3rd. Please watch for information from your child’s teacher this week regarding class schedules and log in information for Zoom meeting and Canvas.

This Thursday, July 30th , at 5:30 pm is Meet the Teacher Night! This will be done virtually, so be sure to watch for more information on that.

We are starting this year with enthusiasm and positivity! We hope you’ll join us!

Contact us with any questions or concerns at [email protected]

Our exciting new slogan this year! What do you think?

It is more important than ever, that we unite as one voice for our children!

Please consider joining Mirage PTSA this year… you can be as involved as you want to be. We love new ideas and suggestions for improvement.

Simple click the JOIN tab right here on our website! Membership is $6/person or we offer a family membership of $20/4 persons. Please be sure to fill out ALL members included in your purchase, as we need that information for AZ State PTA requirements.

Thank you so much! We hope you are all staying #healthy!

How is everyone’s  SUMMER BREAK!? We sure do hope everyone is staying #healthy and #happy!

We recently had our transition meeting via Zoom and would love to update you on a few things. Our board members for this year are:

Monique Nieto  PRESIDENT

Wil Johnson  VICE PRESIDENT

Nicole Martin  SECRETARY

Lance Lester  TREASURER

We had soooo much fun with Margaret and Nik this past year and wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

We discussed our calendar of events and fundraisers this coming year. Unfortunately with current events, a lot of things will be subject to change, with very short notice. Please be sure to check in with us regularly.

We discussed a quarterly Mirage PTSA Newsletter to help keep everyone as informed as possible! So check for that in your email inbox soon!

We also discussed having to change our Family Engagement events to Virtual Bingo/Game/Movie Nights!

The start of IN PERSON learning has been delayed to August 17th, per Govenor Ducey. We will update you with any new information as we get it.

We are looking forward to an exciting year with our Mirage Families! GO ROADRUNNERS!

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As of now, our expected return to school will be Monday April 13th. In the meantime, we hope everyone is staying happy and healthy. We’ve posted some great online learning sites and field trips on our Facebook page! Check them out facebook.com/mirageptsa

Governor Ducey announced that all schools in Arizona WILL BE CLOSED through March 27th, in an effort to control the possible spread of COVID-19.

We will be posting updates from the district as we get them and also some great websites to keep our kiddos entertained during this extended Spring Break.

Enjoy your time with your families and be kind to one another if you’re out and about.

We’re here for you, anytime, at [email protected]

We hope you can join us on Tuesday March 10th for our Members Only Movie Night! Event will be in the multi purpose room from 6-8pm. We will be showing the live action version of Aladdin and providing popcorn, cupcakes and beverages. You must be a member of Mirage PTSA to attend and we will have a brief general meeting at intermission.

SEE YOU THERE!

The Adventure Dash coaches- Coach Potato and Coach Skittle have been on campus all week getting our kids hyped about fitness and about our FUN RUN on Friday!

We are OVERWHELMED by the support this fundraiser has received!

Mirage families are AMAAAAAAZING!

The Fun Run is on Friday Feb. 7th and parents are welcome! Students will DASH by grade level and the schedule is as follows:

8:15am-9am – 5th and 6th grade

9:15am-10am – 3rd and 4th grade

10:15am-11am – 1st and 2nd grade

11:15-12pm – Kindergarten

Thanks again for all your support! Questions or comments? email us [email protected] 

FAMILY BINGO NIGHT WAS AWESOME!

Thank you to all that came! We also squeezed in a brief General Meeting. To review those minutes, simply click on the General Meeting Tab.

Join us for some BINGO fun, prizes and pizza!

Event will be in the multi-purpose room at Mirage from 5:30-7:30pm! This is a fun, FREE event for our Mirage families.

We will be having a brief General Meeting to keep you up to date on all things Mirage PTSA has coming up!

We hope to see you there!

*all students must be accompanied by an adult*

‘Tis the season for our annual Holiday Shop!

Our shop will run from December 9th thru December 13th. Shop hours are 10:30 to 1pm(students only) and 2:35-4pm(all shoppers welcome) Monday-Friday. Friday is a 90m early release and we will be open for all shoppers from 1:15-4pm. Prices range from $.30-$11.25, with great gifts for all members of the family.

This is a great experience for the students, they learn to budget and the spirit of giving. We hope you’ll join us for one of our favorite events!

Any questions or concerns, contact us at [email protected]

Our biggest and best event is this Friday!!!

We are so excited!!! Event is from 5-8pm…we’ll have food trucks, games, bouncers, slides, a train ride and so much more… please JOIN US!

Please take advantage of our PRESALE going on this week and avoid lines at the event…

We’ll be at the PTSA window after school Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until 4pm. On Wednesday we’ll be there until  6pm!

We would still love some help at this event….if you’re interested in volunteering, please contact us ASAP. [email protected]

Huge thank you to everyone that came to watch Inside Out with us last night!!

We served popcorn, cookies and beverages and had a fabulous time!

We also snuck a quick general meeting in there too…. if you’d like to review the minutes to that meeting, just click on the General Meetings tab right here on our website!

As always, we appreciate your support.

WOW!!!

You guys are AMAZING! We sold over 1,079 items during our Cookie Dough Fundraiser! We can’t thank you enough for your support!

For those of you that sold 10 items or more, your kiddo earned the coveted GAME TRUCK prize. The game truck has yet to be scheduled, but usually takes place around the second week of November. All other prizes will be included with your order on Cookie Dough Order Pick Up Day.

Speaking of Cookie Dough Order Pick Up Day…..

All products will be delivered to us on Thursday October 10th and will be available for pick up from 2:35-6pm that day! Please, please, please make arrangements to pick up your orders that day.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]

Cookie Dough orders/money are due THIS Monday Sept. 16th!! Be sure to put those envelopes in your child’s backpack this weekend, so you don’t forget!

Do you like the new items we had available this year?! Give us your feedback at [email protected]

As always, we APPRECIATE your support!

Hopefully everyone has had the chance to look over our new brochure! Awesome new items for sale this year!

Some things to remember:

• Orders/Money are due on or before Monday Sept. 16th
• Checks need to be made out to Mirage PTSA
• Credit card payments are available this year
• Any 10 items sold gets your kiddo on the coveted Game Truck!
• Order Pick Up will be on Thursday Oct. 10th 2:35-6pm in the Music Room

Please contact us with any questions or comments [email protected]

Happy Selling!

Box Tops Fundraiser runs the whole month of September…. Box Tops has gone digital! Just download the app and scan your receipt! It’s easy, peasy, lemon squeezy!

Our Fry’s Community Rewards program is in full swing and runs all year long! Be sure to ENROLL or RENEW asap.

Go to https://www.frysfood.com/topic/new-community-rewards-program

Create an account or log into your existing one, enter 81734 and click on the bubble for Mirage Elementary School

Our COOKIE DOUGH fundraiser starts on August 29th! We are so excited for you to see our new brochure, there are so many amazing, new options to choose from! Orders and money will be due by September 16th and Parent Pick Up will be on October 10th from 2:30-6pm.

Super huge THANK YOU to all those that came to see us last night!

We approved our working BUDGET for the year, our BYLAWS and STANDING RULES, and went over our upcoming FUNDRAISERS and EVENTS!

If you couldn’t make it last night, the meeting minutes our posted here on the website! Just click on the General Meetings tab at the top of the page and you’ll be up to date in no time!

As always, WE APPRECIATE OUR MEMBERS!!

Welcome Back Mirage Families! We have missed you.

Hope all the kids had an amazing first day back!

Be sure to check for some important flyers coming home in your Take Home Tuesday folders in the next few weeks:

1. Box Tops
2. Fry’s Rewards Program
3. General Meeting Reminder (August 20th at 6pm- in the Media Center)
4. Business Membership

As always, we appreciate your support! [email protected]