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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - December 9, 2022
12/09/22, 5:31 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, December 12
1:30pm - 4th and 5th Grade Tobacco Youth Prevention Presentation
6:00pm - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting
Tuesday, December 13
Wednesday, December 14
8:30am - Arabic Speaking Family Parent Action Committee
1:00pm - 1st Grade Winter Concert
2:00pm - Kindergarten Winter Concert
2:45pm - ECE Winter Concert
5:00pm - Spanish Speaking Family Parent Action Committee
Thursday, December 15
8:45am - 2nd Grade Insect Project Presentations
Friday, December 16 -Pajama Day
8:30am - Family Breakfast
Winter Break - December 19 - January 3
Upcoming Events
JANUARY
January 2 - No School (Holiday)
January 3 - Teacher Planning Day (No School)
January 4 - Students Return to School
January 9 - PTO Meeting
January 24-25 - 5th Grade Balarat Trip
January 24-27 - Vision and Hearing Screening
January 27 - Family Breakfast
Ways to Get Involved
Children's Pants Needed
We are in need of extra pants for children who have bathroom accidents. If you have anything you can donate, please drop them off at the main office.
Food Box
We are working on making a food box for families to donate and take food when needed. To get it started, we are looking for a 2-drawer file cabinet we can paint (preferably metal since it will be outside). Please let Natalie Jacobs know if you are able to donate one at natalie_jacobs@dpsk12.net.
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
Literacy Night
We had such a great time at our Reading Under the Stars Night. Thank you to everyone who helped and came out. We look forward to making this a yearly tradition!
The Denver Santa Claus Shop
The Denver Santa Claus Shop (DSCS) is a nonprofit that collects and gives families the opportunity to shop for free toys each December.
Event Information:
December 9, 10, 12, & 13
10 AM - 3 PM
2500 E. 1st Ave. Denver CO 80206 (the old Bed Bath & Beyond in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center). Free public parking will be available.
Participants must:
- Be a Denver resident
- Have one child or more, 11 years or younger
- Receive services from Denver Human Services or a Community Partner
How to register:
- Create your account on the registration app
- Add your children (11 and under)
- Choose your date and time
- Your ticket will be emailed to you
Download flyers in English and in Spanish to post in your program.
Cherry Creek Youth Sports is opening registration for the following spring sports. All are open to players in grades K-8. Sign up at www.creeksports.com.
- Baseball: The season runs March through Early June. The cost is $375. Contact contact@creeksports.com with any questions or for more information.
- Girls Softball: The season runs March through mid May. The cost is $325. Contact dbronstein88@gmail.com for more information or any questions.
- Boys and Girls Lacrosse: The season runs March through mid May. The cost is $350. Contact contact@creeksports.com for more information.
- Volleyball: Open to boys and girls. The season runs March through early May. The cost is TBD. Contact contact@creeksports.com with question or for more information.
Please see this flier for more information about GW's Mini Cheer Camp this Spring.
If you need to pick you student up early from school, we ask that you do so by 2:45pm. After 2:45, we will ask you to wait for them to be released on the blacktop at 3:20. Please plan accordingly.
Also, we have had a huge increase in students being picked up late. 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.
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.
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - Angelo for being Tenacious, Bettye for being Mindful, Self-Aware, and having a Growth Mindset, Ryan for being Tenacious, Walker for having a Growth Mindset, Ivonne for being Self-Aware, Jaelyn for having Agency, Noah for being Mindful, Jose for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Izzie for showing all the MUSTANG traits, and Lilly for showing all the MUSTANG Traits.
ECE, Alessa Del Rosario - Alessa is working hard in ECE and is having fun making friends. She also loves to show off what she has learned. Great job Alessa! - Mr. Hughes
5th Grade, Isaac Pacheco - Isaac is always so positive and kind. He brings so much joy our classroom and works hard to make sure his classmates are feeling good about themselves. Keep it up Isaac! - Ms. Zaleski
5th Grade, Zoey Sussenbach - Zoey has shown tremendous growth in literacy and math this year, and it's all because of her excellent work ethic and positive attitude. She also encourages her classmates to be their best. I'm so proud of her! - Ms. Zaleski
3rd Grade, Sahal Tagbo - Sahal has been rocking our new CKLA unit on the human body! He has been asking some really important and tough questions that have really pushed him to think critically. - Ms. Rabin
1st Grade, Synfanee Lampkin-Mills - Synfanee set challenging goals for herself this week and successfully met them! Keep up the great work! - Ms. Alvarez
Kindergarten, Skyla Tsosie - Skyla has been working very hard in our classroom and she's been learning so much! She's also a wonderful friend and peer mentor. We love Skyla! - Ms. Blair
Kindergarten, Roman - Roman used his STEM skills to build a dinosaur! - Ms. Painter
Classroom Updates
2nd Grade - 2nd Grade will be presenting our Insect Presentations that we have been working on in our reading unit. Students learned about what makes an insect an insect, different facts about their chosen insect, and their habitats. Come and celebrate 2nd grade learning on Thursday, 12.15.22 from 8:45-9:30 AM in our classrooms!
1st Grade - First grade has been busy! Different classes have spent time making volcano experiments, learning about the countries participating in the world cup, and making creative models of teen numbers to support our place value knowledge. Next week we will learn about holidays around the world to wrap up the semester. In January we look forward to reading different versions of fables and folktales from around the world and exploring shapes and patterns in geometry.
3rd Grade Teacher Ms. Toney came to Ms. Jacob's 1st Grade Class to tell about her experience living near volcanos in Hawaii.
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, December 12th @ 6pm
* PTO meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of every month via Zoom.
Save the Date: Winter Festival
Ester's - Virginia Village
950 S Holly St, Denver, CO 80222
January 9th (4pm - 8pm)
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
