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.
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.
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.
Paseo Pointe School welcomed 4-year-old President Austin to speak with third and fourth graders about his #showlove foundation. Austin has been featured on CNN for his work throughout Alabama feeding the hungry.
The school supply lists by grade level for the 2018-19 school year are now available. View them under the “General Information” tab.
Paseo Pointe kicked off their second annual AzMerit Boot Camp in February. Each week, students complete “missions” that correlate with the third grade standards preparing them for success on AzMerit. To date they have earned rankings for fractions, author’s point of view, and theme.
Paseo Pointe families celebrated “Posadas at the Pointe” on December 20.
The roots of Las Posadas stretch deeply into Latin culture. It originated in Spain, but it has been a yearly celebration throughout Mexico for over 400 years. The tradition commemorates the biblical story of Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey in search of a warm place to stay the night. (Posadas is Spanish for “lodgings” or “accommodations.”) Posadas begin on December 16 and end nine days later, on December 24. Each night, one family agrees to house the festivities.
Paseo Pointe honored this tradition by providing nine activities for our families to enjoy. Activities included gingerbread house building, pinata and poinsettia crafts, luminarias, caroling, photos with Santa, food, and more!
View photos of the event on the district’s flickr page.