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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - March 3, 2023
03/03/23, 4:01 PM
Weekly Happenings
Monday, March 6
Tuesday, March 7
Wednesday, March 8
Vision and Hearing Screenings
Thursday, March 9
Vision and Hearing Screenings
Friday, March 10
Vision and Hearing Screenings
Report Cards are sent home
Upcoming Events
MARCH
Women’s History Month
March 8, 9, 10, and 13 - Vision and Hearing Screenings
March 15 - Arabic Speaking Family PAC Meeting
March 16 - 2nd and 3rd Grade Freedom Concert
March 16 - Choir Freedom Concert and Family Art Social
March 17 - No School - Teacher Work Day
March 27-31 - Spring Break
Ways to Get Involved
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
See the info below!
Announcements
Arts Night - March 16th
We invite families to come celebrate our arts programs with us on Wednesday, March 16th. The night will open with our Choir's Freedom Concert performance at 3:45pm. Then we will have a Family Art Social from 4:30-6:00pm where you and your family can come and make art together in our cafeteria.
Dual Language Family Feedback
As part of the Dual Language Site Visit we had this week, they interviewed families. We just found out that they will still accept feedback from Dual Language families through this Sunday, March 5th. If you are interested in providing feedback, please fill out this survey.
Summer Connections Registration is Open (DPS' Summer School)
Registration is now open for Summer Connections, a fun five weeks where students will be exposed to content from their upcoming grade. All rising first through fifth-grade DPS students are encouraged to apply!
- No cost to families.
- Full-day programming from June 12-July 14. No school on June 19 and July 4.
- Literacy, math, science, and hands-on learning.
- Registration is now open! Visit Parent Portal to sign up.
We encourage families to commit to the full five-week program. If you have any questions, please contact EAL@dpsk12.net.
Looking for 5 – 10 families that are interested in caring for a raised container bed for the season. We will learn about and recreate indigenous gardening techniques; like the Three Sisters. We will design and build salsa, salad and soup gardens and then make delicious creations to share. We will listen to and share stories, music, maybe even a little salsa dancing!?! If you're interested, email mcmeengarden@gmail.com
Special Home Visit Raffle
As a school, we are really trying to build excitement and momentum around Home Visits. Home Visits are a fantastic way to build relationships and connections between families and teachers. To help with this goal, we are hosting a Home Visit Raffle for students. Principal Hinman, Ms. Beth and Nurse Miriam are raffling off home visits. Each of them will visit a different lucky family from each grade level. Students will be able to join the raffle Monday, March 6 - Thursday, March 9. Winners will be announced on March 10. We ultimately hope that all families will participate in Home Visits. Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions or to schedule a Home Visit.
Super Citizen Photographer Needed
We would love to have a parent volunteer assist in taking photos (just a simple snapshot on a camera phone) of students who recieve the super citizen award along with any family members that attend the assembly. This would be a time commitment from 8:45-10:45 on March 10th, April 14th, and May 12th. If you are only able to come on one of the days or for part of the time that is completely fine - we are happy to work with your schedule. Please contact Lauren Heaton - lauren_heaton@dpsk12.net with any questions or if you are interested in helping!
Culturally Sustaining Collections Grant
Please thank/congratulate Ms. Ramsey (our librarian) for being awarded the Culturally Sustaining Collections grant! The purpose of the Culturally Sustaining Collections grant is to support Denver Public Schools’ commitment to advancing asset-based cultural and linguistic responsive practices by infusing school libraries with books that provide affirming, authentic representation of the identities, home languages, and lived experiences of our students. Thank you Suzy for pursuing this opportunity for our students.
Easter Egg Your Yard
George Washington High School Cheerleaders would like to Easter Egg your yard. Please see the flyer below.
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - Amira (Kinder) for showing Agency, Elijah for being Self-Aware, Jacquelyn (1st Grade) for being Tenacious, Poet (4th Grade) for being Nurturing and having a Growth Mindset, Ezekiel (2nd Grade) for being Mindful, Adna (3rd Grade) for being Tenacious, Daisy (1st Grade) for having a Growth Mindset, Ryan (Kinder) for having a Growth Mindset, Taraji (4th Grade) for showing Agency and being Nurturing, Alex (1st Grade) for being Self Aware, Tenacious, and having Agency, and Elijah (5th Grade) for being Self-Aware
Mustang Class of the Week - Mrs. McReynold's Class
3rd Grade, Rihanna Khalaf - Rihanna always brings a her smile to school everyday. - Ms. Toney
3rd Grade, Angelo Jimenez - Angleo is so proud that he is understanding our new math concepts. - Ms. Toney
3rd Grade, Paul Davis - Paul has been more diligent about using his strategies when he takes Istation and his scores have been going up and truly reflecting the growing reader he is. Great job, Paul! - Ms. Good
5th Grade, Kalie Reynolds - She has been working so hard in literacy! - Ms. Jaramillo
3rd Grade, Oliver Lintz - Oliver has been such a rockstar this week! He has been working super hard to pass his multiplication facts in Mrs. Cessar's so he has been super focused and very determined. You got this Oliver! - Ms. Caldwell
Kindergarten, Amiyah Archibeque - Amiyah has been working really hard to meet her goals and she is a wonderful addition to our classroom! - Ms. Blair
ECE, Haylee Hugunin - Haylee, is a sweet and sincere girl that is always ready to help and participate in class. She loves to add to discussion and ask questions using her Spanish skills. - Ms. Erica
ECE, Yuva Saidi - Yuva is learning a lot in ECE and loves to show what he has learned. He always contributes to discussions and works very hard in class. Great job Yuva! - Mr. Hughes
Kindergarten, Eeva Sanchez - She is so sweet and always helping out the teachers! - Ms. Kendall
1st Grade, Walker and Ozi - They both spent lunch and recess with a student who looked a little lonely. You both are so kind!!! - Ms. Lluvia
ECE, Olive Aspnes - Olive has been developing more confidence and participation in learning and speaking the Spanish Language. She puts effort into expressing the new vocabulary learned in complete sentences. ¡Bien hecho Olive! ¡Sigue asi! - Mrs. Rivera
1st Grade, Jack Brewer - Jack showed empathy and was mindful when another fellow student fell on the playground. He ran towards him to make sure he was fine. - Mr. Leon
Mariana (3rd Grade) did a great job this past weekend reading her essay “Proud to be Bilingual” at the CO-CABE conference and received her prize.
Classroom Updates
2nd Grade Marathon! Tuesday, March 7, 2023 @2:00PM. Come run or walk with your child, donate bananas, granola bars, or juice boxes for after, or volunteer to help keep our kiddos safe! We can't wait to run with you!
4th Grade - We went to the Molly Brown House Museum this week and had some fun learning about Colorado history! Students loved seeing the actual house where she lived, learning about her connection to the Titanic, and understanding her life of advocacy and philanthropy.
2nd-5th Grade in Gym - 2nd Grade - 5th has been having fun by working together to build human pyramids and using our strength to swing across the hot lava!
First graders in the Art Studio have been exploring the question, “How can artists use puppets and masks to tell stories?” Look at Ms. Jacob’s class masks inspired by the book, Where the Wild Things Are.
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.
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
