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McMeen Elementary

McMeen Elementary Newsletter - January 27, 2023

02/03/23, 4:03 PM

Weekly Happenings

Monday, February 6

Tuesday, February 7

5:00 - Spanish Speaking Family Parent Advisory Committee Meeting

Wednesday, February 8

8:30 - Arabic Speaking Family Parent Advisory Committee Meeting

Thursday, February 9

Friday, February 10

Teacher Planning Day - No School

Upcoming Events

McMeen School Year Calendar

FEBRUARY

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

Black History Month Resources for Families

Here are some Black History Month resources for you as parents/guardians:

Mental Health Support for Students

Rebecca Jonas is a recent graduate from CU Denver with a Master's in Counseling accepting new clients. She has a background in education and is hoping to serve students, teachers, and other school professionals. Her office is conveniently located in Glendale and she has immediate openings for in person and Telehealth sessions. Reach out to rebecca@newfoundationcounseling.com for more information.

Colorado Rapids Special Offer

The Rapids have a special Title 1 School offer for the first two matches of the season - these nights serve as an opportunity for your families to attend a professional soccer match!

Attached is a flyer and below is the special link for your school.

https://rapids.ksetickets.com/DPSSpecialOffer

Community Food Exchange Box

The Grant Committee is so excited to have our community food exchange up and running! A big thanks to Jessica Sussman and Jackie Brown for help with materials and decorations. You can find the food exchange outside the front doors of the school.

REMINDER Parking

We are continuing to get complaints from the neighborhood about people parking and blocking driveways as well as blocking crosswalks. Please be courteous to our neighbors and ensure you are following all traffic laws.

REMINDER McMeen Community Food Exchange

We are excited to establish a space for a food exchange for our school community! Beginning next week we will have a small filing cabinet outside of the main doors where families and community members can leave and take non-perishable food items. The intention is for this space to be self-sustaining and to serve those who need it.

REMINDER GIRLS ON THE RUN IS COMING TO MCMEEN!
Calling all 3rd – 5th grade girls – Girls on the Run is COMING. Girls on the Run is ready to help girls thrive and shine. We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. This opportunity is open to all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls. Registration opens on February 6th! For more information about the program go to www.girlsontherunrockies.org or www.espanol.girlsontherunrockies.org.

Questions or want to coach? Ask Summer Holm at summer_holm@dpsk12.net

REMINDER ELCS Summer Enrichment Exploration Camp at Corey Elementary
Please see this flier for information about a summer camp option this upcoming summer.

REMINDER 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.

Student Shout Outs

Mighty Mustangs - Emmy (4th Grade) for being Mindful and Self-Aware, Junior (2nd Grade) for Agency, Noah (3rd Grade) for being Self-Aware, Iris (3rd Grade) for being an Upstander and Nurturing, Reese (2nd Grade) for showing Agency, Nico (1st Grade) for being Self-Aware and having a Growth Mindset, Lorenzo (3rd Grade) for being Tenacious, Julian (Kinder) for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Ben (5th Grade) for being Mindful, an Upstander, and Nurturing, and Ellen (2nd Grade) for being Mindful

Mustang Class of the Week - Ms. Fitz's Class

ECE, Sterling Freshour - Sterling has grown a lot since he started ECE here at McMeen. He has worked hard at following the rules and routines of the classroom and knowing what to do next. Good job Sterling! - Mr. Hughes

ECE, Clara Warren - Clara always has a positive attitude and is very helpful in the classroom. We applaud her effort to learn new things every day. Buen trabajo Clara! - Ms. Erica

2nd Grade, Layla Brown - She is always very curious and full of awesome questions during our Ancient Asian Civilizations lessons! She is a deep thinker! - Ms. Candee

ECE, Maynor Matamoros - Maynor es un estudiante muy amable que está desarrollando más confianza en sí mismo al expresar sus necesidades, ideas y resolución de conflictos con mas seguridad.. ¡Bravo Mayron! - Mrs. Rivera

Classroom Updates

ECE - We had a very special guest come visit us in our ECE classrooms last Friday on Superhero Day. Firefighter Jerry Toney (husband of our amazing 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Toney) brought in some of the equipment that he uses on the job to show our students. He also gave them some tips on how to stay safe and what to do in case of a fire. It was an awesome visit and very fitting that it was on Superhero Day since he is a real life Superhero.

5th Grade - Last week 5th grade braved the cold and attended their field trip at Balarat! They had the opportunity to see an old mining shaft and hile a few miles through the snow. We are so proud of them!

4th Grade - 4th grade students in the Art Studio worked alongside a visiting artist from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in a photography project. Thank you PTO for funding this creative, inspiring experience.

In PE for grades 2-5 we have been doing partner stunts like the pyramid and climbing the BIG ROPE! In grades ECE - 1 we have been practicing our dribbling skills and applying them in games like Red Light/Green Light!

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)

Next PTO Meeting

Monday, February 13th @ 6pm

PTO Meeting

* 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

We are excited about your upcoming Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers fundraiser!

Please make sure that you either show a paper copy or electronic picture of the flyer below OR verbally mention that you are there for the McMeen fundraiser to receive proper credit.

Wednesday, February 22nd

6240 Leetsdale Dr.

Denver, CO 80224

Event Committee Volunteers Needed!

Social Events
Literacy Events
Appreciation Events
Amazon List Manager

Sign-up through the Sign-Up Genius link below.

Sign-Up Genius

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.

King Soopers Reward

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.

Teachers Amazon Wishlist

Library Wishlist

Art 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!