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McMeen Family Newsletter - March 22, 2024

03/22/24, 3:01 PM

Weekly Happenings

March 25-29: No School - Spring Break!

Monday, April 1

No School for Cesar Chavez Day

 
Tuesday, April 2

 

Wednesday, April 3

 

Thursday, April 4

Class and Individual Pictures
5:00-6:30pm - Family BINGO Night

Friday, April 5

Class and Individual Pictures

 

Upcoming Events

Here is the McMeen Calendar for the 2023-2024 School Year

You can subscribe to the McMeen Google Calendar so all events are automatically added to your calendar!

 

APRIL

April 8 - PTO Meeting
April 9 - CMAS Testing Begins 

April 19 - No School - Teacher Planning

April 27 - Día del Niño Event

 
 
🗓️ Día del Niño
We are excitedly planning our Día del Niño event for April 27th from 12-2pm. We are looking for volunteers to help in a variety of ways. You can sign up here.
 
DPS Family Wellness Fest!
Come join us for learning, food, giveaways and fun! There will be FREE Childcare, FREE Food, giveaways and MORE! Choose from 3 dates and locations. Learn more here.
This event will include 4 sessions where families can attend and learn more about:
  1. Substance Abuse Prevention
  2. Social Emotional Learning: What is tSEL?
  3. School Culture and Bullying Prevention
  4. Restorative and Trauma-Informed Practices
There will also be a small resource fair to learn more about other resources available in DPS and Denver.
 
🗓️ Multicultural Night
Mark your calendars for Multicultural Night on May 16th from 4:00-7:00pm. See this flyer for more information.
 

Action vs Reaction, Action vs Over Reaction
We often see students misunderstanding how to respond to an issue with a friend, classmate, or another student. Oftentimes fights and physical altercations occur when we misinterpret an action that causes an Over Reaction. Talking with your student about ways they can make sure that they have an appropriate reaction helps students resolve problems calmly and will often allow your student to avoid bullying situations. 
Here are some of the most common miss reactions we see:
Action: Name calling, cussing, mean words
Over Reaction: Hitting or becoming physical.
Appropriate Reactions: Ignoring, walking away, asking an adult for help. Asking the other person if they are ok?
We might think that this is a student standing up for themselves or not allowing others to be mean to them.  However this is an unsafe over reaction. If we are in line at Target, and someone calls us a mean word, as adults we know that turning around and hitting is an over reaction. 

Action: Running into someone on the playground and not saying sorry or that it was an accident.
Over Reaction: Hitting them, chasing them to push them back.
Appropriate reaction: Ignoring, asking if it was an accident. If hurt or need help, get an adult to help you figure out what happened. 
However this is how most fights start at school. 
Working with your student to teach them safer and more appropriate ways to react helps kids in the moment when conflict arises. 

 

The McMeen Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) supports the education and well-being of children at McMeen and fosters relationships among McMeen's students, families, staff, and local community. This mission is accomplished through volunteer support, fundraising efforts, community-building events, and teacher and programmatic support. Membership is free and open to all McMeen families and staff. Reach out to mcmeenpto@gmail.com get involved or learn more.

🗓️ Next PTO Meeting: Monday, April 8, 2023 @ 6:00 PM via Zoom
🔗 Quick Links: Contact the PTO | Volunteer |  Shop the McMeen Store | Donate to PTO | Inquire about Sponsorships
✨ Teacher Wish Lists: Art | Student Services | Library | Teachers & Staff | MLL Support
🛒 King Soopers Community Rewards Program: Link your King Soopers Card to McMeen (Org name: McMeen Elementary PTO / Org #: RQ231)

 

THANK YOUS

Thank you to our 2023-2024 Mustang Sponsors

 
 

 

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