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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - February 17, 2023
02/17/23, 4:03 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, February 20
No School - Presidents Day
Tuesday, February 21
No School - Teacher Work Day
Wednesday, February 22
Thursday, February 23
Friday, February 24
8:20 - Family Breakfast
Upcoming Events
FEBRUARY
February 24 - Family Breakfast
MARCH
Women’s History Month
March 8, 9, 10, and 13 - Vision and Hearing Screenings
March 15 - Arabic Speaking Family PAC Meeting
March 17 - No School - Teacher Work Day
March 27-31 - Spring Break
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:
- How to Celebrate Black History Month with Kids
- Black History Month Resource Guide for Educators and Families
- DPS' Black History Month Page
Vision and Hearing Screenings
We got confirmations that our Vision and Hearing Screenings will be on March 8th, 9th, 10th, and 13th.
Ninja Nation Event at Shoemaker this Weekend
Here are some videos of the Ninja Nation Mobile Ninja Obstacle Course:
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.
NEW: Sonia Torres is a Latina, bilingual in English and Spanish Clinical Social Worker that has been in the Mental Health field for almost 10 years. She specializes in working with children, adults and families on topics such as depression, anxiety, parenting, stress and substance use. Her office is located in Glendale and offers in-person and Telehealth appointments. Please reach out to soniatorres@elevatetherapy.me for more information.
REMINDER Colorado Rapids Special Offer
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
Please see this flier for information about a summer camp option this upcoming summer.
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - Liam (4th Grade) for being an Upstander, Jacquelyn (1st Grade) for being Mindful, Heaven (2nd Grade) for being Mindful, Camin (3rd Grade) for having Agency, Bentleigh (2nd Grade) for being Tenacious, Nolan (2nd Grade) for being Tenacious, Sahal (3rd Grade) for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Kesami (1st Grade) for being Nurturing, Daniel (5th Grade) for having a Growth Mindset, Bella (5th Grade) for having Agency, Amos (3rd Grade) for having a Growth Mindset, and Ana (5th Grade) for being Mindful.
Mustang Class of the Week - Ms. Keli's 2nd Grade Class!
ECE, Alayah Wilkerson - Alayah has been working so hard on writing her name and it is really showing. Everyday she is excited to show off how well she's doing and is so proud of herself! Great job Alayah!! - Mr. Hughes
2nd Grade, Jade Barbian - Jade is such an amazing student! She is beyond thoughtful and shows so much care and love for her learning. She is always following her expectations and helping others when they have a problem. She is an amazing Mighty Mustang! - Ms. Homberg
2nd Grade, Mila Dayton - Mila is constantly asking for challenges, or way to increase her learning. I love that she advocates for her education and wants to take her learning to another level. Anytime I let the class know that today's lesson is a challenge, she will always embrace it with a cheer of celebration! Love her growth mindset and positive attitude to wanting to know more! - Ms. Homberg
3rd Grade, Mecca - Mecca is a thoughtful artist. She plans and creates artwork that meets 3rd standards and is meaningful to her. Way to go Mecca! - Ms. Claypool
1st Grade, Abigail Mares - Abby has shown amazing mighty Mustang qualities! She shows up with a positive attitude every single day, is inclusive, and shows respect to myself and her classmates! - Ms. Barfoot
2nd Grade, Chris Lobarex - He went out of his way to help a friend count her Valentine's. His friend said I should give him M&M's as a thank you, and when I did, he shared with her as a thank you. He has a beautiful heart. - Ms. Johns
1st Grade, Angelo Duran - He earned a visit to my classroom and a dance party for following expectations! I love when we can have our dance parties together! He has some pretty awesome moves! Keep up the good work, buddy! - Ms. Johns
2nd Grade, Christian Hernandez - He has been showing huge improvement and growth in his math skills! He is super focused during math lessons and turns in weekly math homework! His most recent post-assessment was amazing and I am so proud of him for continuing to work hard! - Ms. Candee
5th Grade, Aaliyah Elias, Kentrell Williams, and Damien Gunn - They have been working hard this month on a special Black History Month project. They have collaborated to do a self-directed study of Black music throughout the 20th century to today. They are so excited to share their learning in an interactive display on the fifth grade bulletin board. - Ms. Jacobs
3rd Grade, Sahal Tagbo - Sahal has been working so hard to build his confidence and he has done an amazing job working towards becoming super citizen this school year. - Ms. Caldwell
PTO & McMeen Community - Thank you PTO for the delicious coffee this week! It was such a nice treat! Also, thank you to the McMeen community for shoveling and cleaning off our cars after the snowstorm. It made us all feel so loved and appreciated! - Ms. Caldwell
PTO - Thank you for the coffee and for cleaning off our cars on Wednesday. You are the best! - Ms. Lluvia
2nd Grade, Rosa Lazar - Rosa left a Valentine's day card in my mailbox! That was very sweet of you Rosa you are so caring and it truly made my day! - Ms. Lluvia
Kindergarten, Gemma - Gemma is always willing to help me by taking lost jackets left in the cafeteria to the lost and found before recess. You are such a big helper Gemma I appreciate you so much! - Ms. Lluvia
4th Grade, Kayla Molina-Moton - Kayla has been working so hard to understand some tricky concepts and has even been sharing her knowledge with other friends to help them understand more as well. - Ms. Caitlin
3rd Grade, Kaige Bigham - Kaige has been so helpful making sure our techolonogy is pluged in every afternoon and ready for the next day. - Ms. Toney
3rd Grade, Richbo Gwah - Richbo has been sharing his knowledge of history while we are learning about Ancient Rome. - Ms. Toney
ECE, Vivian Perkins - Vivian has been working very hard learning to recognize the letters and sounds of the alphabet. Keep it up. Buen trabajo! - Ms. Erica
5th Grade, NJ Tadese - NJ worked hard last week helping decorate our hallways for Black History Month. He was thoughtful in where he placed each poster and really helped McMeen look great! - Ms. Jacobs
Classroom Updates
1st Grade - In first grade, we are finishing up our geometry unit. We have learned about 2D and 3D shapes and next week we will learn about halves and wholes. We have had fun with our geometry unit by making shapes monsters and using our 3D skills to make boxes for our Valentines. In literacy, we just finished up our unit on fables from around the world. It was so interesting to read different versions of the same fable and discuss what was the same and what was different. Now we are ready to start our unit about ancient civilizations. We will learn about Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and more!
2nd Grade - 2nd Grade got to participate in a gallery walk to predict what our new unit is about! Ancient Greece here we come!
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, March 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
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.
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
Attachment: 16754399577233_DPS_Special_Offer.pdf
