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McMeen Elementary

McMeen Elementary Newsletter - April 28, 2023

04/28/23, 4:01 PM

Weekly Happenings

This Weekend - Saturday, April 29

12:00-2:00 pm - Día del Niño Celebration (see below)

Monday, May 1

DPS's 'Your Voice/Tu Voz' Opens - you should receive an email with a link to fill out

5:00 - Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Meeting via Zoom

Tuesday, May 2

Wednesday, May 3

Thursday, May 4

5:00-7:00 - Multicultural Night

Scholastic Book Fair Opens during Multicultural Night

Friday, May 5

Teacher Planning Day - No School

Upcoming Events

McMeen School Year Calendar

MAY

May 8 - Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting

May 8-12 - Scholastic Book Fair

May 10 - Arabic Speaking PAC Meeting

May 25 and 26 - Field Day (see below)

May 29 - Memorial Day (No School)

May 31 - 5th Grade Continuation

JUNE

June 1 - Kindergarten Picnic

June 1 - Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Meeting

June 2 - Last Day of School (half day)

Ways to Get Involved

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

See the info below!

Announcements

Multicultural Night

Be on the lookout for multicultural night flyers in your child’s backpack today, also attached to this message in English, Spanish, and Arabic. Our multicultural night is on Thursday, May 4th at 5:00pm - 7:00pm. We will have a potluck and fashion show!

Potluck: Please bring and share a family favorite dish sharing your culture or heritage. If you’d like to participate in the potluck, please let your child’s teacher know. You will need to pick up/have your child take home a baggie with portioning cups and our dietary restriction form to fill out. All items can be brought to the cafeteria between 4:30pm - 5:00pm on Thursday 5/4.

Fashion show: Have your child wear their amazing traditional clothing. To have your child participate in the fashion show, please make sure to have all students bring their name card (see paper flyer). Please bring all students to the gym at 6:20pm. The fashion show will start in the auditorium at 6:30pm.

We need volunteers! If you’d like to sign up to be a volunteer please input your name by which event you’d like to help with: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FEhlJ7hzF7iI5y0HIhm6Ep6-Ju8YJklQr9x-TvjDRio/edit?usp=sharing

Peace Box

Check out this resource! It's a FREE box for families packed with skill-building activities, games and surprises. Learn more at this website: https://conflictcenter.org/peace-in-a-box-2023/

Field Day

Save the Dates! Field Day will be May 25-26. We will send more information soon. Below is the schedule:

Thursday, May 25th
- 8:45-10:45 - ECE/K
- 10:55-12:25 - 4th Grade (will go to lunch with 5th)
- 1:00-3:00 - 2nd Grade
Friday, May 26th
- 8:45-10:45 - 1st Grade
- 10:55-12:25 - 5th Grade
- 1:00-3:00 - 3rd Grade

Attendance

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.

REMINDER Spring Scholastic Book Fair

Save the dates: Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair will be held the week of May 8th-12th and will be open early the night of May 4th during Multicultural Night. All classes will have an opportunity to browse the book fair and hear book talks and promotions by Ms. Ramsey. The link for the flyer is below which includes a Volunteer Sign Up Genius link to help during our book fair and the Homepage where families can set up E-Wallet (a prepaid amount of money their child can spend at the book fair). Please email Ms. Ramsey with any questions.

Book Fair Flyer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Wa-NGmQzJ4Tww5FjTbTj74kWAqETPUrBibGWXCMGV8/edit?usp=sharing

REMINDER 2023-2024 McMeen Calendar

Here is the draft of our McMeen Calendar for the 2023-2024 School Year. All the planning days are finalized and we are working on finalizing dates for other McMeen events.

REMINDER Chromebooks Over the Summer

DPS has changed their policies for chromebooks over the summer. We will now be collecting all chromebooks, chargers, and hotspots prior to the end of the school year. There will be a process for students to check-out their chromebooks for the summer if families so wish. We will share more information about the check-out process soon. In the meantime, please make sure your student knows where all these devices are as families will likely be charged for anything that is not returned.

Student Shout Outs

Mighty Mustangs - Austin, Banks, Angelo, Sam, Caiyah, Mateo, Mathias, Jaelee, Murphi, and Wildan!

Mustang Class of the Week - Ms. Zaleski's 5th Grade Class

3rd Grade, Rihanna Khalaf - Rihanna is hard-working, kind, and caring for others! - Ms. Small

3rd Grade, Dennis Y Sander - Dennis y Sander siempre tienen la mejor actitud y se esfuerzan en todo lo que hacen. - Ms. Lluvia

3rd Grade, Ms. Espitia's class - Huge shoutout to Ms. Espitia's class for being such a responsible, respectful and united class. You are all such great role models! Un saludo a la clase de Ms. Espitia por ser una clase tan responsable, respetuosa y unida. Son grandes modelos a seguir! - Ms. Lluvia

3rd Grade, Sofia Nunes - Sofia was the raffle winner of a Lava Island gift card, she was super happy and excited, she really deserves it, she did a great job during CMAS. - Ms. Espitia

2nd Grade, Mrs. Candee's 2nd Grade Class - I was so impressed by my whole class on Monday when we had a speaker come in and talk to us about Nepal! Everyone was very respectful to our speaker and patient when there was a technology issue. I was very proud of the way they listened and asked questions at the end. The speaker was complimentary of our class! - Ms. Candee

5th Grade, NJ Tadese - He gave his ice pack to another student who needed some ice. - Nurse Miriam

1st Grade, Angelo Duran - He cheered a student up in the health office that was really needing it. - Nurse Miriam

2nd Grade, Ola Hassan - She supported a friend that was having a hard time and was so empathetic! - Nurse Miriam

3rd Grade, Eli Siegle - Thanks for helping your dad in my class giving his Kilt presentation! My students loved seeing both your kilts and your excitement to share! - Ms. Homberg

2nd Grade, Kendrick Lee - Kendrick is such a sweet boy! He tries his hardest and best with every bit of learning! He is very talented in art and he loves to draw! He is a great classmate to his peers! Keep being you Kendrick! - Ms. Homberg

3rd Grade, Allie Thompson - Allie has been and amazing leader in her classroom group. - Ms. Toney

5th Grade, Rebecca Samland - she has been very thoughtful, kind, and helpful in the Art Studio this week. - Ms. Claypool

4th Grade, Muhammad Zimaam - Muhammad has really been challenging himself to look at math problems in new ways and explain his thinking and how he solved! - Ms. Caitlin

3rd Grade, AJ, Rashaan, Nya, Damari, Alejandro, Jaxiel, Zander, Mecca, Abel, Adna, Anna, Abdi I, Zak and Leanne - You all helped deliver snacks up stairs when the elevator was broken. BIG THANK YOU!!!! - Ms. April

ECE, Sami Mohamed - Sami is always so interested in learning and sharing his knowledge. He always asks great questions and is always excited to learn something new. Great job Sami, keep up the great work! - Mr. Hughes

ECE, Dylan Sanchez Lopez - Dylan cada vez se esfuerza y practica contando objetos y juquetes con correspondencia. Nos sentimos muy contentas y orgullosas de tu esfuerzo Dylan. ¡Sigue así! - Mrs. Rivera

Classroom Updates

2nd Grade Ms. Candee's Class was were able to have a speaker come into our classroom this week and talk to us about Nepal! We saw all of the pictures that the speaker took while he was visiting Nepal for a month and heard all of his wonderful stories! It was a cool way to experience Nepal and continue to learn about our country for Multicultural Night.

4th grade has been diving into more practice for multiplication and division in math. During literacy, we are learning research and presentation skills as we prepare for Multicultural Night!

3rd Grade - The Third Grade Team would like to thank our families for the support of our students during CMAS. Our Third Graders did an amazing job completing the assessment. The Third Grade has been very busy with our country reports for Multicultural night. We hope our families will come on May 4th to share all our research. We are happy to be back into our regular routine and continuing our Literacy Unit exploring Light and Sound. In Math we are completing some end of unit assessments. The 3rd-5th Grade students will be having a concert on May 17 from 4:00-4:30. Please see The Flyer for more information.

ECE - En nuestra clase de preescolar de lenguage dual estamos estudiando sobre el país de Argentina. La Sra. Martina Foldvari y nuestro alumno de la clase Simon nos compartieron información relevante de Argentina tal como la tradicional bebida ""Yerba Mate y los gauchos"". Tambien compartieron con nosotros los deliciosos y tradicionales ""Alfajores de dulce de leche"".

Our ECE DL classroom we are studying about the country of Argentina.. Mrs. Martina Foldvari and our ECE student Simon talked to our class about relevant information from Argentina such as the traditional drink “Yerba Mate and Gauchos”. They also shared with us the delicious and traditional “Alfajores de dulce de leche”.
!Muchas gracias Sra. Martina y Simon por compartir con nuestra clase sus tradiciones de Argentina! ¡Lo disfrutamos y aprendimos mucho!

Resources from DPS

REMINDER Healthy Start Times

In May 2021, the DPS Board of Education passed a resolution to have all middle and high schools (district-managed and charters) start no earlier than 8:20 a.m. each school day to support healthy sleep habits in adolescents. The new Healthy Start bell times will go into effect for the 2023-24 school year. For more information please visit the Healthy Start Times page. The New Bell Times Toolkit is a resource for families and the community.

REMINDER Parent Resource Tool

FACE University has been re-launched as a parent resource tool. There are trainings and workshops across multiple topics, a resource hub, and more to come. You can subscribe for updates on the main page for when new content will be released. All content and videos have closed captioning available in 12 languages. Some of the resources they have are:

FAMILY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE will feature sessions hosted in-person to dive deeper into advocacy and the school-parent partnership. There is a link to register on this site for sessions beginning summer of 2023.
CARING FOR STUDENTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF TRAGEDY Access this virtual seminar to learn practical tools to take care of our students (and ourselves!) in positive, effective ways.

News from McMeen Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

PTO will sponsor a PIZZA PARTY to the classroom that gets the most King Soopers Community Rewards sign-ups!

Sign-up your family and friends!

Submit sign-ups by sending a screenshot to McMeen PTO along with your child's name and teacher's name.

Here’s how it works:

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.

Create a digital account

A digital account is needed to participate in King Soopers Community Rewards. If you already have a digital account, simply link your Shopper’s Card to your account so that all transactions apply toward the organization you choose.

Link your card to an organization

Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the King Soopers Community Rewards selection on your digital account.

1. Sign into your digital account.

2. Search for your organization here.

3. Enter the name or NPO number of the organization you wish to support.

Organization Name: McMeen Elementary PTO

Organization Number: RQ231

4. Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save”.

Your selected organization will also display in the King Soopers Community Rewards section of your account. If you need to review or revisit your organization, you can always do so under your Account details.

Your organization earns!

Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. King Soopers donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating King Soopers Community Rewards organizations.

Note: If you are a customer, make sure you have a preferred store selected to view participating organizations. If you are applying on behalf of an organization, please select a store in the same area as your organization.

Scan this QR code to sign-up!

Next PTO Meeting

Monday, May 8th @ 6pm

PTO Meeting

* PTO meetings will be held the 2nd Monday of every month via Zoom.

Staff Appreciation Week - May 8th - 12th

As one of the activities for staff appreciation week, PTO is collecting school supplies for staff.

Students can turn in school supplies to their teacher through Tuesday, May 9th.

All school supplies will be collected in the main office conference room and will be distributed to staff on Wednesday, May 10th.

Thank you for your support!

2nd Annual Dia del Nino

Saturday, April 29th

12pm - 2pm @ McMeen Elementary

A free community event hosted by McMeen

Traditional game, music, food truck and more!

COLORADO ROCKIES vs Philadelphia Phillies

Sunday, May 14 @ 1:10pm

Lower Level Tickets - $15

Upper Level Tickets - $4

Parking Pass - $17

Please return the attached from to the school's main office by May 4th.

Cash or Checks Only!

The Kona Ice truck will be at McMeen on LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

Join us from 11:30am - 1:30pm for Shaved Ice and some music.

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.

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!