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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - January 20, 2023
01/20/23, 4:01 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, January 23
Tuesday, January 24
5th Graders at Balarat
Wednesday, January 25
5th Graders at Balarat
5:00 - DPS' Multilingual Education Districtwide Advisory Committee (MLE DAC) meeting - see below
Thursday, January 26
Friday, January 27
8:20-8:45 Family Breakfast
Upcoming Events
FEBRUARY
February 1 - Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Meeting
February 7 - Spanish Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting
February 8 - Arabic Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting
February 13 - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting
February 20 - Presidents Day, No School
February 21 - Teacher Work Day, No School
February 24 - 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. You can sign up to volunteer at this link.
Announcements
Pokémon Cards
We have seen an increase in the number of Pokémon cards at school. We do not have an issue with students bringing the cards to school to play with during recess; however, we want to be clear that we are not responsible for lost or stolen cards. If a child is going to be super upset about the loss of the cards, please keep them home.
Field Trips and Volunteering at the School
As a reminder, if you come to the school, you must first check-in at the office and get a Visitors Badge. If you are volunteering for a field trip, you must complete and pass the Volunteer Background Check. You can fill out the background check online by clicking on the "Volunteer Background Check Portal" button on the DPS Volunteer Services Page.
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
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - Lily (1st Grade) for being an Upstander, Ozi (1st Grade) for being Tenacious and having a Growth Mindset, Hind (1st Grade) for being Mindful, Lilly (3rd Grade) for being an Upstander and Self-Aware, Demetri (1st Grade) for being Tenacious, Ryan (Kinder) for being Mindful, Emery (2nd Grade) for showing Agency, Abel (3rd Grade) for being Tenacious, Lila (5th Grade) for being Self-Aware, and Carlo (4th Grade) for being Mindful.
Mustang Class of the Week - Ms. Zaragoza's Kindergarten Class
Kindergarten, Loki Hairy Chin - Loki has shown so much growth over the course of the year and he brightens all our days with his big smile! - Ms. Blair
1st Grade, Ian, Jack, Arlo, Zakai, Jorge, Michelle and Rylen (From Mr. Alex's class) - Dan su mejor esfuerzo durante los grupos de lectura. They give their best effort during literacy groups. - Ms. Lluvia
1st Grade, Sybil - She made sure to let a new student know that she could come to her for any help! You're so sweet Sybil. - Ms. Lluvia
1st Grade, Andrea, Zyier, Reve, Yvonne, John and Alannah (Ms. Jacob's class) - Vienen al grupo de lectura listos para aprender todos los días.
They come to reading group ready to learn every day. - Ms. Lluvia
3rd Grade, Yaqeen Khalifa - she is always taking risks in the classroom and showing a growth mindset! - Ms. Rabin
3rd Grade, Trey Wilkins - he joined our classroom on Thursday and helped create an awesome learning environment! - Ms. Rabin
1st Grade, Rhona Dickinson - Rhona amablemente enseñó a una nueva estudiante cómo abrir su leche. Rhona kindly taught a new student how to open her milk. - Ms. Lluvia
ECE, Elias Fernandez-Carrillo - Elias is new to McMeen but has already caught on to our routines and seems very excited to come to school. He is always ready to learn new things and make new friends. Great job Elias! - Mr. Hughes
5th Grade, Gianna Morehead - Their hard work and willingness to help others! - Ms. Jaramillo
3rd Grade, Anna Batjargal - Anna was selected as our Super Citizen...congratulations Anna! - Room 203
3rd Grade, Kaige Bigham - Kaige has been advocating for himself to support his learning. - Ms. Toney
3rd Grade, Banks Hamlett - While in my class, Banks was very supportive of a new student. - Ms. Toney
1st Grade, Ava Keeney - She did so great with spelling out words in class today! - Ms. Lluvia
1st Grade, Emma Waas - She did so great with spelling out words in class today! - Ms. Lluvia
Classroom Updates
1st grade is having fun this week wrapping up our learning about animals and their habitats by creating visual models and demonstrations of our learning to share with others. Next up, we will start a fiction literacy unit about similar fables and folktales from around the world. Finding these similarities across cultures will pair perfectly with our learning about Lunar New Year which begins on January 20! We also look forward to exploring important accomplishments of Black Americans for Black History Month in February.
2nd Grade has been learning about Ancient Asian Civilizations! We are diving into India first and then China. Most recently we made paper lanterns to honor the way Hindus celebrate Diwali, or The Festival of Lights! It is a celebration of good conquering evil, lightness over darkness. Ask our second graders what they have enjoyed learning about Ancient Asian Civilizations so far!
In ECE last week, we started our unit on community helpers learning about Doctors and Nurses. Lucky for us, we have the most amazing, funny and caring nurse around right here in our own school and she visited our classroom. The students asked her a few questions about her job and then were able to take turns hearing her and their own heartbeats with her stethoscope. The students learned a lot and had fun at the same time.
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, February 13th @ 6pm
* PTO meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of every month via Zoom.
Join us for McMeen Eats @ Freddy's Frozen Custard!
Freddy's Frozen Custard
Wednesday, February 22nd
6240 Leetsdale Dr.
Denver, CO 80224
Stay tuned for details.
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
