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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - February 24, 2023
02/24/23, 4:02 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, February 27
Tuesday, February 28
4th Grade Field Trip to the Molly Brown Museum
Wednesday, March 1
First Day of Women's History Month
5:00 - Collaborative School Committee Meeting via Zoom
Thursday, March 2
Friday, March 3
Upcoming Events
MARCH
Women’s History Month
March 8, 9, 10, and 13 - Vision and Hearing Screenings
March 10 - Report cards sent home
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
Summer Connections (DPS' Summer School)
Denver Public Schools (DPS) is beginning enrollment for Summer Connections for all eligible families currently in kindergarten to fourth grade. The new EAL program will offer free classes in core subjects to enrolled students, allowing them to get ahead of critical course material and get a head start on the upcoming school year. For more information, please check out the Summer Connections website at https://www.dpsk12.org/academics/summer-connections/ . To enroll your student in the free summer program, go to https://myportal.dpsk12.org/.
Family Breakfast
Thank you to all the families who have shown up to our monthly family breakfast! We have been working closely with our teachers to make this an impactful experience and hope it has been. Unfortunately, we have decided to pause family breakfast for the remainder of the year due to challenges with testing, end of year stuff, and some other difficulties. We hope to continue to work on how to build these types of connections with families over the next few months.
REMINDER Vision and Hearing Screenings
We got confirmations that our Vision and Hearing Screenings will be on March 8th, 9th, 10th, and 13th.
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
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - ...
Mustang Class of the Week - ...
4th Grade, Menna AlHalabi - She was very open in sharing her feelings about something. I really appreciated that she let me know so that I understood why she was upset and could try to make her feel better - Ms. Good
ECE, Ezana Mulugeta - Ezana continues to open up in class, he loves to show off what he is learning and his creativity. Great job Ezana, keep up the great work! - Mr. Hughes
2nd Grade, Max Piña - He has shown so much growth when he comes to me for English Language Development class! He often pushes himself to write more sentences than I ask for, always raises his hand and wants to participate, and helps his peers when they need it! - Ms. Candee
ECE, Norain Hamad - Norain is such a wonderful student and friend . He always shows up to school ready to learn. We admire Norain's effort to learn three languages. Bravo Norain! - Ms. Erica Aldaz
Kindergarten, Elliana Mulvey - Ellie has been such a good friend and is always looking out for other's feelings! - Ms. Kendall
ECE, Simon Post - Simon demuestra perseverancia y motivación al escribir etiquetas de sus dibujos conectando y escribiendo los sonidos de las letras de las palabras que el identifica.¡Buen trabajo Simón! ¡Te felicitamos!
4th Grade, Yousif Abdelgadir - Yousif has joined the McMeen Student Council and has already shown leadership among his peers in class. He made a "School Community Ideas" box for his classmates to give their ideas for how to improve our school community. He has taken his new role very seriously, and it's been so fun to see him lead in this way! - Ms. Fitz
4th Grade, Akram Ali - Akram searched for ways to help me and help his classmates this week. Whether it was something big like having a hard conversation, or something small like sorting paper clips, he put a lot of effort into contributing to our classroom community. We really appreciate it! - Ms. Fitz
Classroom Updates
3rd Grade - In third grade, we are in the middle of our Interim 3 Assessment in both literacy and math. The kids have an opportunity to show what they have learned so far, and it is amazing to see how much they have grown! In literacy, we are currently wrapping up our unit on Ancient Rome. Students have just had the opportunity to create their own Roman Mosaics. These will be on display for the school to see. In math, students are beginning to explore the relationship between multiplication and division. We are pushing them to apply this concept to real-world scenarios. Math is everywhere!
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 @ Pizzeria Local
Wednesday, March 1st
4pm - 8pm
895 Albion St, Denver, CO 80220
Stay tuned for more 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
