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We need your help to ensure that crucial programs for your children do not receive cuts in funding as a result of fewer free/reduced-price lunch applications being submitted.

Many of the services we provide such as tutoring, support staff, and access to technology are funded through state and federal grants. This funding is based on the National School Lunch Program Free and Reduced lunch applications we receive from families each year.

Even though your child is currently receiving free meals for the remainder of the school year, we ask you to please take a few minutes to submit an application – even if you think you will not qualify. Every application received is important. Families with approved free or reduced-price lunch applications may also qualify for additional federal benefits such as the Pandemic EBT card.

Please click on EZMealApp.com and complete your application TODAY on the secure portal. It takes just a few minutes. Paper applications are also available online at our Child Nutrition Services page.

Our eligibility for this funding expires in early January, so we appreciate you completing the application now. Your application will remain active for the first 30 days of the 2021-2022 school year. 

Our 2020 Book Fair runs October 20 – November 2.

This year, our Book Fair is online! Support our school and help your child discover new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more! You’ll love the new option to shop for Book Fair exclusives directly from the interactive booklist and enjoy free shipping on book-only purchases over $25.

It’s a new school year… let’s instill a new-found love of reading! Visit our Book Fair link to browse and purchase.

The Arizona Department of Health Services requires that all 11-year-old children obtain two adolescent vaccines, Tdap and Meningococcal (MCV4), or provide a valid exemption. These new immunizations are important as they will provide protection against serious illness.

Tdap is a combination vaccine that provides protection against three bacterial diseases — Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Meningococcal prevents against four types of bacterial meningitis.

Parents should review their child’s immunization records. If these vaccinations have not been received, the child should obtain the vaccination at either their doctor’s office or an immunization clinic. Proof of immunizations will need to be received before the student can begin school.

Children who are not yet 11 will be required to get the new immunizations once they turn 11.

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Paseo Pointe School will be distributing Chromebooks and other instructional materials to families on July 30 and 31.

We are asking families to arrive during scheduled time frames according to their last name. The times are as follows.

If you are unable to attend during your assigned time, you may drive up to the school Thursday evening between 5:00PM-7:00PM.

Please view the flyer to see the schedule.

For more details on Laveen’s Back to School plans, visit www.LaveenSchools.org/Back-To-School.

Hello Paseo Pointe Families,

Unfortunately due to the recent school closure, we will need to cancel our upcoming screening assessments scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Paseo Pointe School will be experiencing a change in its school administration for the 2020-21 school year. Principal Kristi Pashley will be moving to Cheatham Elementary School. The district has hired Mr. Jon Rohloff to serve as Paseo’s next principal. Please review the letter from Ms. Pashley for more information.

Letter from Ms. Pashley

A second informational session for prospective families of Estrella Foothills Global Academy will be held on January 30 at 6:00 p.m. This event will take place at the Laveen Education Center, 5001 W. Dobbins. Attendees will hear more about the global studies program and the process of becoming an International Baccalaureate World School. Plans of the campus and construction progress will also be shared.

Visit Estrella Foothills’ page for more details.

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.