Anasazi Elementary School

My grand-daughter (I have custody)has attended 1st grade and is now in 2nd grade at Anasazi Elementary School. I am very satisfied with how caring the teachers are toward their students, the way the teaching curriculum is presented. It is good to see the parent involvement levels in classes and how well the activities are planed out for the children. I appreciate the helpfulness of office staff. The nurse is going above and beyond her call of duty. It would be perfect if we didn't have the yet unresolved issue about one young boy consistently kicking, punching, threatening (bullying) his female class companions during line ups and recess. I hope that answers and solutions to the behavioral challenged child will be dealt with in a satisfactory way to all parties.
--Submitted by a parent

Fantastic school. Wonderful programs.for the students. Teachers are dedicated and make the children interested in learning.
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We have been at Anasazi for 4 years so far and the school continues to be amazing! My children love the oppportunities to learn and grow through diffentiated learning approaches. The classes are a mix of all levels but pullout gifted provides opportunities for accelleration and stimulation. Highlights of their weeks continue to be specials, with art, PE, band, strings, and music. Mrs. Grant, our librarian, is a wonderful teacher and resource. She teaches the students how to research on computers as well as books. She is inspirational in getting students to love to read.
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Parents and kids all love Anasazi. Their gifted programs are amazing. The teachers constantly strive to be better educators and the PTO supports them in $$ for classroom aides and materials. There is a whole environment geered towards making kids better. My first child went through LRC teachers who were wonderful. The second went through gifted programs which taught Gr8 math at Gr4 in a child appropriate manner. I just wish I could say the same about the middle school they feed into.
--Submitted by a parent

Nothing special about this school. My child attended kindergarten at Anasazi last year. I can honestly say that she learned nothing new. We repeatedly asked for advanced learning but got nowhere. The parental support is the only thing that makes this school slightly better than average.
--Submitted by a parent

Great all around. Wonderful teachers, pleasant and helpful office staff, safe well appointed beautiful campus, positive attitudes to children and learning abound. School nurse is a huge help and a wonderful resource, and Librarian is a gem of a teacher too. All of our specials teachers are first rate. I can't wait to hear what sport or game the kids will learn next in PE, and they are so proud of their Art projects. In Music the students had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem for the Diamondbacks. what an honor!
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My daughter has attended Anasazi since Kindergarten, she will be starting 3rd grade in fall of 2010. I've truely enjoyed all of her teachers, and so has she. She's above reading level a full grade plus. She also excels in math, writing, and art. The teachers are every involved, I haven't heard any negativity, and all the students seem to enjoy Anasazi.
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I love the involvement between parents and teachers. Teachers are extremely communicative which allows parents to understand the day to day incidents of our elementary students. We have been more than pleased since moving from the Midwest!
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I give Anasazi Elementarycudos...my 2 boys are happy, they like their teachers very much, they are successful in their achievements and that makes me very content about their education.
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I couldn't be happier with Anasazi. My son came from a small private Kindergarten and suffered from separation anxiety when he started 1st grade here. His teacher was so kind and patient with him. He has an excellent teacher again this year and is now loving school. The office staff is fantastic. There are many opportunites for parental involovement. We love Anasazi and recommend it highly.
--Submitted by a parent