Celebrations and News Events!
Congratulations to Crockett’s 2020 Spelling Bee Winners! First Place- Maslah Yussuf, Second Place- Nikita King, Third Place- Jacob Sunyak. They will be proudly representing Crockett Elementary in the Balsz District Spelling Bee.
Desert Financial installed Crockett’s new fence art using our three core values.
Thank you Desert Financial Credit Union for your continued support of our students and teachers! Each Crockett teacher received a tower full of school supplies!
Desert Financial visited Crockett Elementary with holiday crafts and gifts!
Desert Financial and the Ward Family partnered up with Crockett School to purchase and install a rock wall in the gym.
Thank you to First Tee of Arizona and Papago Golf Course for the golf instruction our 4th grade students received today. Also to our 4th grade teachers Cassie Leutz Katherine Beaumonte Sarah Steiger Lisa Grace.
Every other month, Crockett third graders are visited by a guest reader. Often times the guest reader is the author! Parents, teachers, and students enjoy listening to the story and receive a free book to take home.
Crockett’s Library was given a donation of books by Patrick Peterson. This area is known as the Patrick Peterson Corner. Students can read quietly during library check out or the entire class can enjoy a library book being read aloud by Crockett’s School Librarian, Mrs. Erwin.
Crockett School appreciates our partnership with Hunt Construction. Each year, Hunt Construction donates gifts to our students and purchases school supplies for our teachers!
Great big THANK YOU to the Be Kind Crew and the Arizona Cardinals for bringing their message of building a generation of respectful, responsible, and caring citizens and leaders to Crockett School. Our staff and students loved it.
Crockett Elementary School has many great partnerships. We love that we have the chance to experience the Art Masterpiece program led by Gateway Community College students. We are thankful that they give their time to work with us.
The Phoenix Suns, RE/MAX, Playworks and so many more partnerships pitch in to provide a backpack full of school supplies to each of our Crockett students.
As a culminating event for their project-based learning each school year, Crockett students share their learning with the school community.
Crockett’s On Semiconductor Grant recipients this year were Mrs. Erwin, Mrs. Ekstrom, Mrs. Hurlbert, and Ms. Krotz (pictured with Mr. Hannafin). Congratulations!
Funds from the grants will go towards the District Chess Tournament and Club, Battle of the Books, and Puppetry for Literacy.
Crockett students performed for families during our annual Winter Wonderland Program! There was plenty of singing, dancing, and smiles from everyone!
The City of Phoenix Zero Waste Team partners with Crockett students about composting and recycling. Each student played a fun game to apply what they learned, and received a cool book and pencil made of recycled tires. 😎 The City of Phoenix’s goal is to make Crockett the first elementary school in the state of Arizona to compost all school lunch food waste, in addition to creating a long-term recycling program. Older Crockdett students are given the task to mentor the younger grades to help support the success of the program! Way to go Bears! 👏
Each month, Crockett School hosts a family night. Crockett families are invited to join in on some fun and learning.
Desert Mountain High School performs each year during our Theater Night Presentation.
The City of Phoenix, Balsz District officials, Governing Board President Channel Powe, and Crockett Elementary School Student Council came together to celebrate the installation of the new “David Crockett Elementary School (ES) Crosswalk” HAWK beacon on 36th Street and Van Buren.
