McMeen Elementary

McMeen School Year Calendar

SEPTEMBER

Sept 23 - Individual Pictures

Sept 29 - Teacher Planning (No School)

Sept 30 - Teacher Planning (No School)

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 Ways to Get Involved

Parent Teacher Organization

See the info below!

Sponsorship Program

This year, the PTO is offering a sponsorship program to raise funds for new Promethean boards for the classrooms. We are looking for local businesses to support the mission through a monetary donation. Those businesses will receive recognition for their support in various outlets including a banner on Holly St.

McMeen families with businesses that are interested in the program can participate at a reduced requested donation rate. 

If you or someone you know is interested in being a sponsor please email Andrea Lazar at andrea.lavine@gmail.com.

Recess Volunteers

We would love to start up our recess volunteer program again. The general idea is to provide a time for families to come and volunteer at recess and provide extra supervision. The sincere hope is that this is a fun way to support the school. We have put together a Guide for Playground Volunteers that goes over some basics of how to get started (we are working on getting it translated into Arabic, Spanish, and Farsi). Please email Stacy West if you are interested at stacy1west@gmail.com.

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Announcements

Morning Reminders

As a reminder, the school day starts right at 8:20am. It is for this reason that we close the Kiss-and-Go right at this time. If you arrive after 8:20, you need to walk with your student to the main entry off Holly Street.

School Performance Framework

CDE just released their School Performance Framework (SPF) ratings for the first time since the pandemic started. McMeen was rated as orange on the scale. You can learn more by visiting the CDE website and reading this letter from Principal Hinman.

Collaborative School Committee (CSC)

Every year we nominate people to be part of the CSC, which supports decision making for a few things for our school. If you are interested, please fill out this nomination form.

New MUSTANG Traits

This year we decided to replace the Caught In the Act with new MUSTANG tickets. We still call names of winners on Fridays, and we call this group our Mighty Mustangs for the week (names of winners can be found under Student Shout Outs). These tickets are used to recognize students for positive behaviors and contributions to the classroom. We wanted to share these traits with you:

Mindful

Upstander

Self-Aware

Tenacious

Agency

Nurturing

Growth Mindset

REMINDER Gifted/Talented Magnet Testing

If you would like you to nominate your student for magnet testing please follow this link and nominate your child to take the COGAT.  The nomination window will close 10/14.  The cognitive assessment will be given at McMeen by me (Jenni Cessar). Only students in 1,3,4, and 5 can be nominated. Kindergarten and 2nd will take the NNAT this fall. If you have any questions, please reach out: jennifer_cessar@dpsk12.net

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Student Shout Outs    

Mighty Mustangs (these are students who were showing our MUSTANG traits this week and had their name called on Friday) - Camarion (3rd), Jade (2nd), Angelo (1st), Valentina (1st), Ricky (4th), Abdi (1st), Raul (1st), Eileen (4th), Iris (3rd), and Sadie.

Kindergarten, Ellie Mulvey - Ellie has transitioned so well from a smaller ECE class to a larger kinder class (which can be hard for the littles!) She is an incredibly kind friend and a wonderful student! - Mrs. McReynolds

Kindergarten, Aubrey Reynolds - Aubrey shows an incredible amount of resilience in the classroom setting. At first she was shy and cautious of building relationships with her classmates… and boy has she blossomed! She is incredibly kind and considerate of those around her, and all of her classmates want her to be their friend because of her many beautiful character traits. - Mrs. McReynolds

4th Grade, Cheyenne Clinton - Even though she is new to our school, Cheyenne has shown incredible leadership in the first weeks. She is someone who is consistently kind, respectful, and happy to support her classmates. - Ms. Caitlin

3rd Grade, Asmaa Mohamed - she is an amazing team leader and is always willing to help everyone around her! - Ms. Rabin

5th Grade, Miles Davis - he always comes in with a positive attitude and wants to help others! - Ms. Jaramillo

2nd Grade, Melody Gunn - Melody is such a caring person. She is willing to try, ask questions, and help others around her. She is a gem and I can't wait to see all of her potential this year in 2nd grade! - Ms. Homberg

4th Grade, Emmy Ryan - Emmy is so sweet and has jumped right in to our class routines and procedures. She is kind to her friends and brings joy and positivity to our class! - Ms. Fitzgerald

4th Grade, AJ Sheppard - AJ shared his thinking during a math talk which helped our class have a great discussion about place value. He's also been a big help around the class, making sure it's neat and organized! - Ms. Fitzgerald
            
ECE, Maynor Matamoros Pineda - In our class we feel happy and  proud of Maynor because the transition from home to school has been easier than the first days. Now, Maynor comes to school happy and ready to play and learn. Also, Maynor interacts with his new friends and teachers respectfully and shows to be perseverant. Great job Maynor! Keep it up! - Maestra Rivera

3rd Grade, Ricky Lopez - Ricky has been an outstanding support for helping with extra classroom care routines. - Mrs. Toney

3rd Grade, Anna Batjargal - Anna has been outstanding with her partner talks and partner support during class time. - Mrs. Toney

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News from McMeen Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

Sign up for the PTO Newsletter and Updates by clicking on groups at the bottom of the ReachWell app and selecting PTO. Doing so will let you receive the information in your preferred language.

PTO Meetings – September 12th

PTO meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of every month via Zoom. 

Next Meeting: Monday, September 12th @ 6pm

PTO Meeting

 

 

McMeen Eats – Pie Society – Tuesday, September 13th (4pm – 8pm)

Mention McMeen when ordering or add “McMeen” in the comments box if ordering online.

20% of sales will be donated to the McMeen PTO. 

 

School Store – Open Through September 30th!

Get all your Mustang gear today! The ordering window will be open until September30th.  It will take 2-3 weeks to ship the orders once the ordering window is closed. You will be able to pick up your orders at McMeen.  Please add your child's name as the customer so that we can easily get the orders out once they arrive. To order, use the link below. 

McMeen School Store

Event Committee Volunteers Needed!

• Social Events
• Literacy Events
• Appreciation Events
• Amazon List Manager

 

Sign-up through the Sign-Up Genius link below. 

Sign-Up Genius

 

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