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McMeen Elementary
McMeen Family Newsletter - August 23, 2024
08/23/24, 3:00 PM
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Upcoming Happenings Tuesday, August 27th Back to School Night is from 4-6pm at McMeen! Teacher sessions are from 4-4:30 p.m. and 5:30-6 p.m. Principal sessions are from 4:30-5 p.m. and from 5-5:30 p.m. Between sessions, feel free to grab pizza, check in with Specials, or ask questions about anything logistics-related (Reachwell, Dojo, DiscoveryLink, etc).
Thursday, August 29th Collaborative School Committee (CSC) meeting, held via Zoom starting at 4pm. Meeting Agenda
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84529490048?pwd=QkpSWkVMaFZ0RFpzTzEzQTVjdzU3UT09 Upcoming Events Here is the McMeen Calendar for the 2024-2025 School Year You can subscribe to the McMeen Google Calendar so all events are automatically added to your calendar!
AUGUST August 27 - Back to School Night August 29- Collaborative School Committee Meeting
SEPTEMBER September 2 - Labor Day (No School) September 4 - McMeen Eats Fundraiser at Raising Cane's September 12: PTO Meeting September 14 - School Clean-Up Day September 25 - McMeen Movie Night September 26 - No School (McMeen Planning Day) September 27 - No School (Teacher Planning Day)
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Safety - Parents and Student Safety
IMPORTANT: Parents will not be able to walk their children to their classrooms for safety reasons. The only exception will be ECE parents, who must check-in with staff in the office to get a pass.
Safety Drills
We conduct safety drills at McMeen to prepare our students in case of emergency. These include fire drills, lockdown drills, shelter-in-place drills, and secured perimeter drills. To learn more about each of these drills and why we conduct them, please see here. We encourage you to speak to your child about the importance of these drills.
Our first fire drill will be next week and then once a month moving forward. Our lockdown drill will be on Sept. 4. Drills will not be announced moving forward.
Arrival/Dismissal Logistics
The McMeen parking lot will only be open for kiss-and-go in the mornings; parking in the lot is not allowed. If you'd like to walk your student up to the building, you can park in the neighborhood. Please do not block our neighbors' driveways or crosswalks. Keep in mind that parking will not be available on Tennessee between Holly and the parking lot because that is where our school busses park.
To pick your student up at dismissal, please park in the neighborhood and meet your student on the playground. Please do not enter the closed parking lot through the exit. Parking in the McMeen parking lot is prohibited.
School Hours
As a reminder, our school hours are 7:40am-2:40pm. Doors open at 7:30am for students to walk to class. Students are considered tardy at 7:40am. Please plan accordingly so your child does not miss important academic time.
American Furniture Warehouse Rally for McMeen
Looking to buy some furniture? Be sure to shop at American Furniture Warehouse! If you mention McMeen at checkout, 2% of your purchase will go towards our school. The donation applies even when you shop online - just input our school code: MCMN71. Learn more here.
Capturing Kids' Hearts
This year, we will be working with an organization called Capturing Kids' Hearts to build a high-performing culture at McMeen. Capturing Kids' Hearts will empower McMeen students to grow into leaders by working with our students, our families and our teachers. Learn more here. (Click here for Spanish.)
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Join our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) The McMeen Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) supports the education of children at McMeen and fosters relationships among McMeen's students, families, staff, and 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.
Volunteers Needed:
Upcoming Events: September 4 | McMeen Eats @ Raising Cane's from 4-9 PM | Flyer Next PTO Meeting: September 12 @ 5-6 PM at McMeen (Childcare provided, translation available) Quick Links: PTO Website | Email PTO | Volunteer | Shop the McMeen Store | Donate to PTO | Sponsorship Information
King Soopers Community Rewards Program: Link your King Soopers account to PTO and King Soopers will make an ongoing donation at no cost to you. Sign up (Org #: RQ231)
Volunteer Opportunities Do you speak Spanish? Our children need you! We have immediate openings for volunteers to support our classroom teachers. 2-8 hours a day. 1-5 days per week.
Interested? Please contact Jean at 303-875-4229 or Jean_Boylan@dpsk12.net. You can also fill out this application.
Donation Opportunities Several of our teachers are in need of healthy snacks to distribute to their classrooms. If you are able to donate healthy snacks, please bring them to our front office. We'd greatly appreciate it! |
