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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - November 4, 2022
11/04/22, 4:01 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, November 7
McMeen Eats at Chook (see below under the PTO section)
Tuesday, November 8
McMeen Eats at Chook (see below under the PTO section)
Wednesday, November 9
3:30 - Spanish Speaking Family Parent Action Committee (PAC)
Thursday, November 10
Family Lunch 10:45am-1pm (see below)
6:00pm - E. Tennessee Ave and S. Oneida St Stormwater Project Informational Meeting (see below for details)
Friday, November 11
No School - Teacher Planning Day
Upcoming Events
NOVEMBER
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
We have had a huge increase in students being picked up late and them being picked up much later than usual. Starting November 15, we will charge $1 for every minute a parent is late picking up their child. As a reminder, we get out of school at 3:20.
We have decided to re-name our Thanksgiving Dinner to our Family Dinner in recognition of the fact that not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving. This will occur on November 10th. All families are invited to join us for this meal during your child's lunch time. The meal will cost $5 for adults and $3 for non McMeen children. You can pay via cash or check. 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
Lunch times are as follows:
ECE 10:45
Kinder 11:05
1 11:25
2 11:45
3 12:05
4 12:15
5 12:25
Our annual Vision and Hearing Screenings have been scheduled for January 24th-27th. Please reach out to Nurse Miriam if you have any questions at miriam_cavender@dpsk12.net.
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).
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - Aaliyah for showing all MUSTANG traits, Amira for being Mindful, Eileen for being Self-Aware, Banks for being Tenacious, Jariah for Mindful and Self-Aware, Asmaa for being an Upstander, Zakai for having a Growth Mindset, Ryan for being Mindful and Self-Aware, Bettye for being Mindful and an Upstander, and Ruby for being Tenacious.
1st Grade, Zakai Henderson - Zakai is a super star during small groups ✨️ I'm so proud of how much he's learning! - Ms. Rodriguez
1st Grade, Ian Wright - Ian is so eager to go to group and spell in Spanish. I love your excitement every day! - Ms. Rodriguez
1st Grade, Jorge Espinoza - Jorge se esfuerza todos los días durante grupo. Gracias Jorge por ser un estudiante lindo! - Ms. Rodriguez
1st Grade, Arlo - Arlo's gives it her all during group time! You're amazing Arlo - Ms. Rodriguez
1st Grade, Samuel - Samuel se está aprendiendo todos los sonidos iniciales y también está leyendo sílabas. Buen echo Samuel. - Ms. Rodriguez
1st Grade, Michelle Lemus-Pedraza - Michelle works so hard, with a smile on her face, everyday! :) - Ms. Small
4th Grade, Sora Slaughter - His effort in small group has increased so much over the past two weeks and the harder he tries the better he does. I'm so proud of him! - Ms. Good
5th Grade, Nely Sanchez - Nely is an incredible student. She makes her teachers and classmates smile every single day. She is so kind and helpful. She has been so welcoming to our new student this week. I am so lucky to have Nely in my class! Keep it up Nely! - Ms. Zaleski
3rd Grade, Richbo Gwah - Richbo always shares his knowledge of the world and I love his humor and smile. - Ms. Toney
3rd Grade, Zakaria Hamid - Zak had outstand achievment on his interim assessments. - Ms. Toney
ECE, Rylee Ohl - Rylee also has such a great attitude and is such an amazing helper in the classroom. She is always the first to volunteer to help a friend in need or show a new student what to do. Great job Rylee, keep up the great work!! - Mr. Hughes
Classroom Updates
1st Grade - First grade just finished up learning about the Earth, Sun, and Space. We’re excited to start learning about the Earth from the inside out in our new literacy unit about the history of the Earth. We are also working on our independent writing skills. In math we are building our place value knowledge and addition skills. It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway to the 100th day of school! We will also embrace the theme of gratitude this month as we celebrate everything we have built together in each of our classroom communities.
2nd Grade - 2nd Grade spent a week learning about the history, culture, and traditions of Día de los muertos! We talked about the annual butterfly migration to central Mexico and the skulls/skeletons that are found on altars that represent the celebration of life.
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
