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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - January 6, 2023
01/06/23, 4:02 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, January 9
6:00 - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting
Tuesday, January 10
5:00 - CSC Budget Training (more info below)
Wednesday, January 11
Thursday, January 12
Friday, January 13
Upcoming Events
JANUARY
January 16- MLK Jr Day- NO SCHOOL
January 20 - PTO's Winter Festival
January 24-25 - 5th Grade Balarat Trip
January 27 - Family Breakfast
Ways to Get Involved
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
School Performance Framework Update
As you may remember, we were originally rated as Orange and “year 0 on the clock” based on the new state-wide School Performance Framework. We were given an opportunity to appeal this rating, and Principal Hinman did. As a result, our rating has been changed to Yellow and we are no longer considered on the clock. You can learn more about the School Performance Framework here: https://www.cde.state.co.us/accountability/performanceframeworks
Multilingual Education Districtwide Advisory Committee (MLE DAC)
The next MLE DAC Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 25th at Thomas Jefferson High School. Translation services will be provided. You can learn more through these fliers: English, Spanish, and Arabic
CSC Budget Training
The Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Connecting to the Budget Training offered by Family and Community Engagements Empowerment Team and the Office of Finance is next Tuesday, January 10th from 5-6:30pm virtually! The Training will be recorded and shared with all once we are able to caption the training in our consent decree languages.
RSVP Link: https://go.pardot.com/e/742223/2023-01-03/4x9pv7/697529557?h=Kkz18MVM-x2kcMDt_ICrxP-E_VB5j9UJZqaOJJ1QR90XrDwNwq8pNteWGng6 (Please complete the RSVP form if you plan to attend)
Link to the Virtual CSC Connecting to the Budget Training: https://go.pardot.com/e/742223/j-/4x9pvf/697529557?h=Kkz18MVM-x2kcMDt_ICrxP-E_VB5j9UJZqaOJJ1QR9081082328607?pwd=TVEycW8rekpCZk01OHZyWGpqZ1ptZz09
(Meeting ID: 810 8232 8607
Passcode: 5280)
- ECE - Family Baking Basket: baking sheets, cookie cutters, mixing bowls, measuring cups, whisk, sprinkles, reusable silicone muffin cups, pre-made cake/cookie batter boxes, frosting.
- Kindergarten - Sports Basket: tickets to a game, stuffed animal of Colorado sports teams, Colorado teams swag, gatorade.
- 1st Grade - Family Movie Night Basket: AMC gift card ($20-$25), popcorn, popcorn bowl, candy, drink of some kind, blanket, fuzzy socks.
- 2nd Grade - Family Craft Basket: crayons, colored pencils, pastels, paint, mini easels, mini canvases, clay/playdough, stencils, stickers, glue, glitter, pompoms.
- 3rd Grade - Family Game Night Basket: board games, snacks, card games, pizza gift card, puzzles $20-$25 Dave & Busters gift card.
- 4th Grade - Family Hot Chocolate/Coffee Basket: Starbucks/Sjourners gift cards, hot chocolate, coffee, mugs, mini marshmallows, whipped cream, sprinkles, blanket, fuzzy socks, snacks.
- 5th Grade - Family Outdoor Basket: chalk, bubbles, water bottles, jump rope, balls, kite, sand toys, sunglasses, hats.
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 - Peace (1st Grade) for being Tenacious, DJ (3rd Grade) for being Mindful, Izzi (2nd Grade) for being Tenacious, Raul (1st Grade) for having Agency, Raul (2nd Grade) for having Agency, Trey (3rd Grade) for being Tenacious, Brody (4th Grade) for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Zakeya (2nd Grade) for being Tenacious, Jace (5th Grade) for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Ben (5th Grade) for being Nurturing and helping a classmate, and Sophia (2nd Grade) for being Nurturing.
Mustang Class of the Week - Ms. Candee's 2nd Grade Class!
ECE, Wyatt Simmons - Wyatt is always excited to come to school and learn new things. He does a great job of sharing and playing with friends. He also loves and gets so excited when we have our Friday dance parties. Good job Wyatt, keep up the great work! - Mr. Hughes
2nd Grade, Ezekiel Beyer - He has been so engaged and excited to learn about our new Literacy unit this week! I can count on him to share the best "I notice" and "I wonder" during our lessons! - Ms. Candee
5th Grade, Donovan Mohatt - Donovan has worked SO hard on our class research project that we are currently wrapping up. Fantastic work, Donovan! - Ms. Small
3rd Grade, Allison Thompson - Allie has been super helpful being our tech support person this week. - Ms. Toney
3rd Grade, Daijah Burford - Daijah has been super helpful with helping peers in our classroom. - Ms. Toney
5th Grade, London Wilson - For the postive start to the new year! She showed up ready to learn. - Ms. Jaramillo
Classroom Updates
We are so excited to be back with students this week as we missed them over the break! Stay tuned for more updates as we get back into the swing of things.
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, January 9th @ 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 signup here: WinterFest SignUp
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
