The 2019-2020 school year is off to a great start! We are fully implementing the Zearn math program in all of our K-5 classrooms as well as the new Arizona Science Standards school-wide. We are partnering with the Arizona Science Center and are piloting the STEM:IT curriculum program for the Paradise Valley School District. This is helping us move towards our goal of creating a world-class STEAM program at Wildfire Elementary School. In their general education classroom, all students from Pre-K to 6th-grade will engage in the engineering design process and work on developing 21st-century skills through big stand-alone projects as well as embedding the curriculum in daily lessons.

Our school beautification project is well underway and looks amazing. Returning students and families will see some changes to the building in our classrooms, halls, and lobby areas. We were able to upgrade workspaces to allow for comfortable collaboration seating for our students and staff as well as updating the aesthetics and functionality of the common areas of our building. A huge thank you goes out to our PTO, families, and community members for the funding and support needed to improve our school building.