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Monday 8am - 3:30pm Tuesday 8am - 3:30pm Wednesday 8am - 3:30pm Thursday 8am - 3:30pm Friday 8am - 3:30pm

Desert Canyon Elementary School SUSD

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11/03/2026

The DCES garden is officially open! 🌱🐛 Thank you, Ms. Yee, for organizing a super-fun first day in the garden—and a memorable Worm Day! What are you most excited to grow or discover in the garden? 🌼

10/30/2026

Science came to life for our 5th graders! 🧪 They mixed salt solutions with different concentrations, then layered the colorful liquids in drinking straws to see which sank and which floated. What a fun way to explore density! Which layer would you have guessed would sink?

10/29/2026

Big things are happening at DCES! 🐻✨ Our Cubbies in Student Government are stepping up as student ambassadors and tour guides!

Tax Credit donations support our StuGo coordinators. Help our student leaders thrive—donate today! 💛

https://www.susd.org/departments/finance/tax-credit

10/27/2026

Curious about enrolling at Desert Canyon? 🎒✨ Join us for our FIRST Kindergarten Round-Up — next Tuesday, Nov 3 at 8:00 AM! Meet our team, explore the school, and see why students love learning here. Save these extra dates too: Jan 12 (5:00 PM) & Mar 2 (8:00 AM). Tag a friend who’s starting their kiddo’s school journey! 💛🏫

10/26/2026

Ready, set, read! The DCES Book Fair is OPEN! 🥞📚 Join us tomorrow at 8:00 AM for Breakfast with Buddies: cozy morning chats, delicious breakfast, and shelves full of new stories. Bring your favorite reading buddy and make a memory! 💛✨

10/26/2026

Ready, set, read! Tthe DCES Book Fair is OPEN! 🥞📚 Join us tomorrow at 8:00 AM for Breakfast with Buddies: cozy morning chats, delicious breakfast, and shelves full of new stories. Bring your favorite reading buddy and make a memory! 💛✨

10/24/2026

Have you ever seen 5th graders become scientists? 🔬 This week, they explored concentration in a hands-on lab—observing color, smell, and (safely sampled) taste to determine how strong each solution was. It was exciting to watch curiosity, careful observation, and scientific thinking in action! 🧪✨

10/22/2026

Curious minds on the move! 🧭 This quarter, 5th grade journeys through 1787–1860 to study Westward Expansion — think the Louisiana Purchase, Manifest Destiny, the Gold Rush, and more. To launch the unit and build excitement, students teamed up and completed a scavenger hunt that got conversations and questions flowing. What part of this era fascinates you most? Share below! 👇📜✨

10/20/2026

Guess what our Kinders were up to? 🍎✨ A whole week of apple adventures! They touched, smelled, tasted, saw, and listened as they explored apples, learned the apple life cycle, sorted by color & size, and even made homemade applesauce. Hands-on learning + big smiles = memories that stick. 🍏💛

10/18/2026

Don't forget! DCES Spirit Week is back starting tomorrow — come back from Fall Break in style! 🎉

Monday, Oct 19 — Switch Day: students dress as teachers; teachers dress as students
Tuesday, Oct 20 — Emoji Day: wear an emoji that matches your spirit (shirt, socks, headband, etc.) 😊
Wednesday, Oct 21 — Anything but a Backpack: bring materials in anything but a backpack (bus riders: must be backpack-sized) 🎒➡️❌
Thursday, Oct 22 — Initial Day: dress as a color or object that begins with the initial of your name 🎨🍎
Friday, Oct 23 — DCES School Spirit & Crazy Hair Day: show your school colors and wild hair! 💙🌀

Address

10203 E McDowell Mountain Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ
85255

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 3:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 3:30pm
Thursday	8am - 3:30pm
Friday	8am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+14804841700

Website

http://www.susd.org/dces

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