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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - October 28, 2022
10/28/22, 12:11 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, October 31
Tuesday, November 1
5:00pm - Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Meeting via Zoom
Wednesday, November 2
Thursday, November 3
Friday, November 4
Upcoming Events
NOVEMBER
November 7-8 - McMeen Eats at Chook
November 10 - Thanksgiving Dinner during lunch (families are invited in for lunch)
November 10 - E. Tennessee Ave and S. Oneida St Stormwater Project Informational Meeting
November 11 - No School, Teacher Planning Day
November 14 - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting
November 18 - Family Breakfast in the Classroom
November 21-25 - Fall Break
Ways to Get Involved
Bike Tire Tubes
We are looking for donations of bike tire tubes. These provide a great chair fidget for kids who need them. If you have any tubes you can donate, please let Lauren Bartsch know at lauren_bartsch@dpsk12.net and/or drop them off at the office.
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
See the info below!
Recess Volunteers
We are always looking for recess volunteers. Our recess runs from 11:30-1:10 everyday. We are happy to help you find the time your child is at recess if that is something you are interested in. 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
As a reminder, we are NOT participating in any Halloween festivities at McMeen this year and are instead leaving celebrating Halloween up to parents outside of the school day.
We wanted to send a quick reminder to please ensure you are showing the highest and most respectful conduct while on school grounds. If you have an issue, please reach out to your child's teacher or Principal Hinman and Assistant Principal Bartsch for support. We want to make sure that as adults we are modeling the positive behavior we hope to see in our students. The School Board has policies related to adult conduct on school grounds that we encourage everyone to review here (translations are at the bottom of the page).
Computers
These are just a quick list of care items for students and parents to consider when their device comes home
- Provide a safe location to charge the device (if you have a charger) and to keep the device off the floor, away from pets & young siblings. It is best if this location is near where they get ready to leave for school in the AM. ie next to their; backpack, lunch, shoes, jacket, as this can help create the habit of remembering to bring it as required educational materials.
- No food or drink during computer use, it is a regular occurrence that spills result in damage requiring repair which will then create a fee to the family for that repair.
- DPS Filters for word searches and email are still there to keep your child safe, but web browsing blocks are not. Monitor your child's activity and limit their use in the evening as appropriate.
- You can contact your Internet Service Provider for directions about how to block sites on your home router if needed.
- If possible get your child a backpack with a padded laptop slot inside so that it is less likely to be damaged going to and from school. Lots of Options on Amazon
- You can use a disinfecting wipe or damp cloth to clean the device, please do not rinse or leave it wet. It is best to wipe the device dry with a cloth after cleaning to prevent any glare on the screen and sticky/tackiness on the surfaces your child will touch.
New stormwater pipe and infrastructure improvements are planned to begin at Lollipop Lake in Garland Park and the Cherry Creek waterway in Phase 1 of a multi phased project that will extend to E. Tennessee Avenue and S. Oneida Street. There is a virtual community meeting about this project on Thursday, November 10th from 6-7pm. You can join virtually via Zoom at bit.ly/wvvstormwater or call in at 1-719-359-4580 Meeting ID: 882 3350 9405. Here is more info (we are working on getting these translated to Spanish and Arabic): Meeting Notice and Project Information Sheet (Spanish and Arabic).
Our annual Thanksgiving Dinner has been scheduled for November 10th. All families are invited to join us for this meal during your child's lunch time. The menu will be as follows:
- Roasted turkey with gravy
- Mashed potatoes
- Stuffing
- Fruit
- Green beans
- Dinner roll
- Sweet potato cake with cream cheese frosting
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - Angelo for being Self-Aware, Calista for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Amos for showing Agency, Raul for being Tenacious, Adan for being an Upstander, Hanas for being an Upstander, Cecil for being Mindful, Jorge for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Luis for being Mindful, and Sebastian for being Mindful.
ECE, Alayah Wilkerson - Alayah always comes to school happy and with a smile on her face. She loves to tell stories at group time and is always ready to learn new things. Keep up the great work Alayah!! - Mr. Hughes
1st Grade, Amir Sadeqi - He is rocking his phonemic awareness and tries his best every day! - Ms. Alvarez
3rd Grade, Adna Abdi - Adna did such an awesome job on her math interim assessment! Way to go Adna! - 3rd Grade Team
2nd Grade, Rosa Lazar - her confidence when speaking in Spanish grows every single day! She tries her best, asks for help when she needs it, and is not afraid to go for it! - Ms. Candee
1st Grade, Mya Zink - Mya is always showing respect to both myself and her classmates. She is a great role model! - Ms. Barfoot
5th Grade, Daniel Dickard - After being absent for a bit, Daniel came back to school ready and excited to learn! He jumped right into what we have been doing in class and has been working so hard. Keep it up Daniel! - Ms. Zaleski
5th Grade, Daniel Dickard - Showing safety, maturity, and leadership in PE - Coach James
5th Grade, Damien Gunn - Showing safety, maturity, and leadership in PE - Coach James
5th Grade, Kalie Reynolds - Being a good friend and showing positivity. - Coach James
5th Grade, Rebecca Samland - Being a leader by setting a great example. - Coach James
3rd Grade, Lorenzo Grove - Lorenzo showed such kindness when a friend of his was hurt and in the health office. Lorenzo read a book to his friend which helped immensely. - Nurse Miriam
5th Grade, Aliyah Smith - Aliyah is a great listener and teammate. Thank you for showing leadership. - Coach James
3rd Grade, AJ Hilburn - he always shows his classmates what it means to be a great partner! - Ms. Rabin
3rd Grade, Jay Busey - he consistently demonstrates what it means to be a McMeen Mustang! - Ms. Rabin
3rd Grade, Nya London-Thompson - she never gives up no matter how hard a task might be! Nya is a great example of what it means to show tenacity! - Ms. Rabin
ECE, Annika Lazar - Annika has shown growth in her social-emotional skills. Also, she always has a great attitude toward learning and participating in the classroom. Buen trabajo Annika! - Ms Aldaz
ECE, Simon Post - This week Simon came to school very motivated to expand his learning in the Spanish language. He showed a lot of interest and participation and when he communicates and speaks in Spanish, he feels very proud of his skill and effort! ¡Bravo Simon! ¡Nosotras también nos sentimos felices y orgullosas de ti! - Mrs. Rivera
Classroom Updates
ECE - In ECE, we have been working on our "All about me" unit where we are learning about the different parts of our bodies, what some of those parts help us do and what makes us different and special. This week we also started learning about our 5 senses, this is always a student favorite, with lots of fun activities to explore our senses. Some of these activities include using these 5 senses while exploring pumpkins.
Kindergarten - Thank you to all the parents that donated supplies &/or came to run a center to explore our five senses! The kids had a BLAST! We really appreciate all the support. - Ms Zaragoza & Ms Painter
Kindergarten - In kindergarten, students have been learning about the five senses and how they help protect us from harm. We are excited to begin our new unit on plants and excited to learn about what plants need to survive!
Kindergarten - 5th Graders and Kindergartners partnered up as reading buddies this week!
1st Grade -We went on a nature walk and gathered materials to make our own Leaf people to practice our fall vocabulary after reading the book Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert!
2nd Grade Field Trip
Resources from DPS
REMINDER 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)
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Next PTO Meeting
Monday, November 14th @ 6pm
PTO Meeting * Link has been corrected! *
* PTO meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of every month via Zoom.
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.
Winter Festival Committee
PTO is looking for volunteers for the Winter Festival Committee. If interested, please contact mcmeenpto@gmail.com
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
LINK YOUR CARD!
One of the ways in which we do this is through our King Soopers Community Rewards program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at King Soopers and swipe your Shopper’s Card.
LINK YOUR ACCOUNT!
Generate Donations
Shop at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to McMeen Elementary—no fees, no extra cost.
SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS!
Support the teachers with classroom supplies through the Amazon Wishlist. Use the links below to find your child’s classroom teacher, the library book Wishlist and/or the art supplies Wishlist.
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
