McMeen Elementary

McMeen School Year Calendar

 

MAY

May 29 - Memorial Day (No School)

May 31 - 5th Grade Continuation

May 31 - Kindergarten Picnic

 

JUNE

June 1 - Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Meeting

June 2 - Last Day of School (half day)

 

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 Ways to Get Involved

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

See the info below!

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Announcements

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Student Shout Outs    

Mighty Mustangs  - Alanna (Kindergarten) for being an Upstander, Jose (4th Grade) for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Amira (1st Grade) for being Mindful, Olive (2nd Grade) for being Mindful, Novi (3rd Grade) for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Andrea (1st Grade) for being Self-Aware and Tenacious, Abdijabar (4th Grade) for being an Upstander and Tenacious, Jacob (4th Grade) for showing all the MUSTANG traits, Riley (1st Grade) for being Mindful and Self-Aware, and Akram (1st Grade) for being an Upstander.

Mustang Class of the Week - Mr. Barrera's 4th Grade Class

Zander (1st Grade) - Zander caught a ball at the Rockies game last Sunday!

ECE, Rylee Ohl - Rylee is fun to have in our ECE class. She loves to help out in the classroom and is always there for her classmates. Thank you Rylee for being a big helper and a good friend! - Mr. Hughes

2nd Grade, Stella Brown - Stella helped a 1st grader get to the nurse after a little fall during recess. Thank you Stella for being such a helpful role model to the littles! - Ms. Lluvia

ECE, Ellie Noonan - Ellie has worked so hard this year and has shown a true love of learning. She actively seeks out activities that push her to work harder and is always looking for ways to help her classmates. She is a great helper in the classroom and a kind friend to all. Great job Ellie, keep working hard and being kind!! - Mr. Hughes

3rd Grade, Daijah Buford, Allie Thompmson, and Novi Vargas - Thank you for representing our class in choir. Your performances where outstanding! - Ms. Toney

2nd Grade, Athena Gutierrez - She is such a hard worker! I can count on her to be super focused during a lesson - she is someone who raises her hand to answer the tough questions and ask the great questions! - Ms. Candee

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Classroom Updates

Resources from DPS

Medicaid Outreach and Enrollment

Denver Public Schools' Medicaid Department helps families apply for free or low-cost health insurance, including Health First Colorado (Medicaid) and CHP+ and SNAP food assistance. We offer one-on-one appointments at any DPS school site. Additionally, we assist families with re-enrollment and utilizing their benefits. If any of your students or anyone you know needs assistance, please contact our Outreach and Enrollment Specialists by calling 720-423-3661 or emailing outreach@dpsk12.org.

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. 

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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

TBD

PTO Meeting

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

 

 

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!

 

 PTO Meeting

 

PTO Expense Reimbursement Form

 

Social Media Request Form

 

Staff Grant Information

 

Staff Grant Application

 

Specials Grant Application

 

Amazon Smiles

 

Volunteer Sign-Up Genius

Donation - McMeen Square

 

 

McMeen Elementary School

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