Fruchthendler Elementary School

09/25/2026

Check out the pictures from the cross-country meet on Tuesday. Go Firebirds! 

08/03/2026

08/03/2026

Ready… Set… Soar!

The Firebird crew is excited to welcome our students and families back for another amazing year! Whether you’re returning or joining us for the first time, we can’t wait to see you on Thursday, August 6.

Let’s make the 2026-2027 school year our best one yet!

Not pictured but equally excited to see everyone are our cafeteria staff, nurses, custodian, reading interventionist, monitors, librarian, crossing guards, Speech, OT, ELD, PT, and Ex-Ed TAs.

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08/02/2026

Even though we are in Pima County Sheriff Department’s jurisdiction and not TPD, this is still pertinent.  Let’s keep all our students and families safe this year! Please follow the traffic rules.

06/27/2026

We hope everyone is having an awesome summer! Any families interested in going "Back-to-School" shopping, here are the grade level classroom supply lists:

Kinder Classroom Supply List: https://tusd1-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/timothy_eriksson_tusd1_org/IQAGJkgr-1dfT4sgNxu4NIbwAV4a_bDFZfNYGVBT352F-PQ?e=lIDAOJ

1st Grade Classroom Supply List: https://tusd1-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/timothy_eriksson_tusd1_org/IQDcVw6_RaDFT5gvAhPVYhsgAfJQ5i7hxgRrDaOLpYO2xOg?e=oref4a

2nd Grade Classroom Supply List: https://tusd1-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/timothy_eriksson_tusd1_org/IQBGjeLrQqQXTpc5hcS_4iF0AUJX1L5HnuOVXP9CgzRHzWs?e=lMK7wM

3rd Grade Classroom Supply List: https://tusd1-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/timothy_eriksson_tusd1_org/IQCIssxkoJEFQrr-QEytzOL9AR-KNaZmZbqNG7t2k1hXxlE?e=FfVbiP

4th Grade Classroom Supply List: https://tusd1-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/timothy_eriksson_tusd1_org/IQAGYWNnrs7pTZP1ISInEFpTAUod3yWx997tsxl6RINWe8c?e=z6jFgC

5th Grade Classroom Supply List: https://tusd1-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/timothy_eriksson_tusd1_org/IQBUCoRr9L25Tqd8I-Wxk_2IAdwp3urfu7nTiCwhBUrN1ko?e=nWjZB0

03/07/2026

Getting ready to celebrate our SARSEF winners! We had 24 award winning projects. Congratulations, Firebirds!

01/31/2026

Make sure to look up in the sky this morning and wave at all of our fifth graders, who are participating in Wright flight!

07/09/2025

Meet the Teacher this year will be Friday, August 1st from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM. This is the Frdiay before the Monday (8/4) we start school. We will have teachers posted in ParentVue by Friday, July 25. An email will be sent soon with more information. The district just changed email applications, so you should be receiving an email from ParentSquare, our new system. We are excited to see everyone in a few weeks!

06/30/2025

Hello Firebird Families! We hope that you are having an excellent summer! If you are interested in getting started with your back to school shopping, here are the school supply lists for each grade for this upcoming school year. We hope that you enjoy the rest of your summer break! We look forward to seeing everyone in August!

06/09/2025

We are hiring for our Discovery Lab position and PE position. If you are interested, please click on the link below. Or, if you know someone who is interested, please send them the link below.

Link to apply:

Apply for Instructional Specialist - Science & Physical Education (Effective 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR) position at Tucson Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona on https://jobs.tusd1.org/