.png){kind=logo}
McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - September 28, 2022
09/28/22, 4:01 PM
Weekly Happenings
As a reminder, we have no school tomorrow Thursday, September 29 or Friday, September 30
Monday, October 3
2nd Grade Denver Health Sealant Program
5:00 - Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Meeting
Tuesday, October 4
Wednesday, October 5
Thursday, October 6
Friday, October 7
Upcoming Events
.jpg)
OCTOBER
October 10 - Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting
October 11-12 - Parent Teacher Conferences (more information coming from your child's teacher)
October 14 - Parent Teacher Conference Comp Day (No School)
October 17 - Teacher Planning Day (No School)
October 28 - Family Breakfast in the Classroom
Ways to Get Involved
Buddy Bench Assembly
Thank you to all the volunteers who reached out! Below is a picture of one of our benches:
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
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 in English, Spanish, Arabic, and Farsi that goes over some basics of how to get started. Please email Stacy West if you are interested at stacy1west@gmail.com.
Announcements
Collaborative School Committee (CSC) on Monday
Our next CSC (Collaborative School Committee) will be on Monday October 3rd at 5pm via ZOOM.
Agenda
Budget- Fall adjustment
Unified Improvement Plan (UIP)
Black Excellence Plan
School Update
You should have received an email with the DPS “Your Voice/Tu Voz” family survey link. If you haven’t already, we ask that you please take a few minutes of your time today to complete the survey. The last day to complete the survey is Oct. 9. This survey asks you to reflect on your experience at DPS, and let us know what went well and what we can improve in the future.
The survey is optional and confidential. If you have any questions or need help while filling out this survey, please call the FACE Help Line at 720-423-3054. Results from the most recent survey can be found at dpsk12.org/survey.
REMINDER Spanish Classes for Kids
The Spanish Learning Network has Spanish Classes for kids. Check them out here.
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
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - Eileen Babakar for Tenacity and Growth Mindset, Gage for being an Upstander, Chelle for being Mindful, Michelle (1st Grade), Jailah for being Mindful, Self-Aware, and Nurturing, Obed (3rd Grade), Zakeya for being Mindful, Emmanuel for being Mindful, Ezekiel for being Tenacious and having a Growth Mindset, and Iris for being an Upstander.
1st Grade, Hind Mohamed Osman - for being a great learner in the classroom. - Ms. Barfoot
2nd Grade, Ricky Barrientos - He has grown as a reader! - Ms. Small
4th Grade, Vivi Thomas - Vivi has hopped back into lessons with a smile and lots of hard work to catch up after a long absence. - Mrs. Caitlin
4th Grade, Eileen Babakar - Eileen is a student who always shows up for class ready to do her best learning. She is respectful of those around her and is great at supporting our class as a strong example while we learned about focus! - Mrs. Caitlin
1st Grade, Isaac Williams - Isaac is always attentive, ready to learn, listens carefully, and always knows what's going on! He is such an inspiration for me and his classmates! - Ms. Wainwright
4th Grade, Sora Slaughter - Sora had a difficult time in small group one day, but came back gangbusters the next day and worked very hard to get all his work done! - Ms. Good
ECE, Yuva Saidi - Yuva always has a great attitude and is very helpful in the classroom. He is also very kind to all of his friends, when he sees someone that is sad or that is playing alone, Yuva goes out of his way to play with that student and include them. Thanks Yuva, keep being a great friend! - Mr. Hughes
Kindergarten - All the students and families in room 112! A BIG shoutout to this group of kids and the families who support them! This past week, 20+ kids returned their folders on Friday!! It’s very apparent that families are helping their children get into the routine and show responsibility with their school folder! Thank you to all students and families in our kinder class! :) - Mrs. McReynolds
1st Grade, Abdiaziz Igal - Abdi is a kind and supportive classmate. He went above and beyond to make sure a new student in our class felt welcome and helped him get to know our school and classroom. - Ms. Alvarez
Kindergarten, Eriana Hill - Eriana is such a wonderful student and friend! She always shows up to school ready to learn and she always shows compassion, empathy, and perseverance! - Ms. Blair
Kindergarten, Eeva Sanchez - Eeva brings so much joy and positivity to our classroom and she is a wonderful friend to everyone. We've had some new students join us over the past few weeks and Eeva is quick to make these students feel safe and welcomed. - Ms. Blair
ECE, Scout Anglin - Scout es una niña amable que usa sus buenos modales y respeta a sus compañeros y maestras. Ella tambien demuestra interes para aprender y particiapción en nuestra clase. ¡Bien hecho Scout! Scout is a kind girl that uses her good manners and is respectful with her classmates and teachers. She also shows interest in learning and participation in our class. Great job Scout! - Mrs. Rivera
Classroom Updates
ECE - In ECE we continue to work on our rituals and routines and the students are doing a great job on these. For Literacy, we have started learning some of the letters and the sounds they make. We try to start with some of the more common letters that they see in the environment and work from there. In Math, we are learning to identify and describe shapes. They are having a lot of fun searching for and pointing out shapes in the environment.
Kindergarten - In kindergarten, students have been practicing prewriting and phonemic awareness skills to gear up for learning letters, sounds, and how to decode words. Kindergarten students have also been working hard on learning how to write numbers, count to 20, and manipulate groups of objects.
1st Grade - First grade is so excited to start our new literacy unit on the human body! We will read nonfiction texts about these human body systems: the muscular, skeletal, respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems to talk and write about how our bodies work and how we can keep our bodies healthy. In math we will continue working on addition strategies and exploring fact families.
Resources from DPS
Black Family Advisory Council (BFAC) Quarterly Meeting with Dr. Marrero
Tuesday, October 11th from 6-8pm
Staff and families are invited join the BFAC next month to discuss and act on what is needed to improve DPS for Black students & staff. This meeting will be held at Montbello High School from 6-8pm where free food and drinks will be provided.
Want to learn more? Check out this flier!
FACE University
https://go.pardot.com/e/742223/ty-engagement-face-university-/3fql55/625172956?h=HhGNDDjvy4chsCtOhrrvn2BIvQLOI-hftiiwNAH5T78
This website offers resources that DPS community and families can use to access tips, tools, webinars and trainings that help them to support, advocate and engage with their student and their education. All trainings are recorded and closed captioned in Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, French, Mandarin, Nepali, Somali, and Vietnamese.
News from McMeen Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
.png)
Next PTO Meeting
Monday, October 10th @ 6pm
PTO Meeting * Link has been corrected! *
* PTO meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of every month via Zoom.
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.
Chipotle - Tuesday, October 5th (4pm – 8pm)
Location: 820 S Monaco Pkwy Unit 1b, Denver CO 80224
Promo Code: 78VJFFY
33% of sales will be donated to the McMeen PTO.
Chook- Monday & Tuesday, November 7th & 8th
Location: 4340 E 8th Ave, Denver, CO 80220
Promo Code: Mention “McMeen or SCHOOLS20 when ordering online.
20% of sales will be donated to the McMeen PTO.
Event Committee Volunteers Needed!
- Social Events
- Literacy Events
- Appreciation Events
- Amazon List Manager
Sign-up through the Sign-Up Genius link below.
Don’t have the bandwidth to volunteer but want to help? There are other ways! PTO is always looking for donations to help fund school projects, events, and scholarships. Click on the McMeen Square site to donate. McMeen Square
McMeen Elementary PTO Sponsorship Program
Businesses can support McMeen through the new sponsorship program that is rolling out this year. 100% of the money raised by the PTO sponsorship program for the 2022-2023 school year will fund technology upgrades for each classroom. This money will be matched 1:1 by a technology grant. Your money will go twice as far for McMeen.
**Business Sponsorship Opportunities Inquiries can be directed to: Andrea Lazar andrea.lavine@gmail.com
Thank you to the Platinum and Gold Member Sponsors! Your generous donations are helping to provide new technology for McMeen Elementary School. We are grateful to have your support!
PTO Expense Reimbursement Form
McMeen Elementary School
1000 S Holly St Denver, CO 80246 720-424-5520` FAX 720-423-5547
