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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Elementary Newsletter - March 16, 2023
03/16/23, 4:01 PM
Weekly Happenings
Friday, March 17
No School - Teacher Planning Day
Saturday, March 18
McMeen Community Playdate 12-2pm on the playground. All are welcome!
Monday, March 20
Tuesday, March 21
Wednesday, March 22
9:30-11:00am Multilingual Education District Advisory Committee at West High School (see below for more information)
Thursday, March 23
Friday, March 24
Spring Break - March 27-31
Upcoming Events
MARCH
Women’s History Month
March 27-31 - Spring Break
APRIL
April 3 - No School - Teacher Work Day
April 10 - Parent Teacher Organization Meeting
April 11 - Spanish Parent Advisory Committee Meeting
Ways to Get Involved
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
See the info below!
Announcements
Attendance
As we shared last week, McMeen is working with the district to address attendance concerns. When students miss too much school— regardless of the reason – it can cause them to fall behind other students. This can mean just missing two days a month. Our overall goal as a school is to get to a 95% attendance average. Below is a breakdown of this week's attendance by grade-level compared to last week's attendance. As you can see, we have some work to do.
Free Rugby Camp
Queen City Rugby Football Club is hosting a Free Rugby Camp for children ages 8-14 on Saturday, April 1st from 9am-3pm. The camp will take place at Cook Park (7100 Cherry Creek South Dr, Denver, CO 80224). Lunch will be provided. See below for more information and how to sign-up.
REMINDER CMAS Testing
Below is our schedule for CMAS testing for 3rd-5th Grade. Please ensure your child is in attendance each day for testing and let us know if you have any questions.
REMINDER Multilingual Education District Advisory Committee
There are several Garden Plots available in our McMeen Community Garden. If you're interested, please email mcmeengarden@gmail.com
REMINDER 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.
Student Shout Outs
Mighty Mustangs - ...
Mustang Class of the Week - ...
ECE, Manassa Johnson - Manassa has shown a lot of growth in ECE this year. She has gained so much confidence in herself and it shows everyday. You are doing a great job Manassa, keep working hard! - Mr. Hughes
1st Grade, Synfanee Lampkin-Mills - Synfanee uses a growth mindset to overcome challenges! Way to go Synfanee! - Ms. Alvarez
5th Grade, Kentrell Williams - Kentrell is doing an awesome job helping the kinders get to the bus! - Ms. Dickinson
1st Grade, Jose Angel, Sofia, Brianna, Zakai, Jorge, Arlo, Michelle, Jonathan, Alannah, Andrea, John, Yvonne and Reve - Great job during group!!!! - Ms. Lluvia
The whole 1st grade! - Our awesome 1st graders clean up after themselves at lunch time and keep the cafeteria super clean and ready for the 2nd graders! - Ms. Lluvia
2nd Grade!!!! - 2nd grade does an amazing job outside during recess everyday. It's so fun to see how they use their imagination while playing together nicely! - Ms. Lluvia
Kindergarten, Naya Taylor - Naya has been working so hard to meet her goals! We're so proud of her! - Ms. Blair
5th Grade, Jett Quatermass - Jett is always extremely respectful of the health office environment and was super helpful to Nurse Miriam yesterday afternoon. Thank you, Jett! - Nurse Miriam
4th Grade, Eva Mestas - Eva has been working so hard in class to do her best thinking and to support other students as they learn challenging new topics. She has been especially strong at explaining how she got an answer to other students and showing them her work to help them understand the strategies she is using in both math and literacy. - Mrs. Caitlin
Classroom Updates
Many of our staff, students and families have been working hard on our Ramadan display
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, April 10th @ 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
