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Dora Moore ECE-8 School

Friday Follow-up: January 30th

01/29/23, 3:54 PM

Upcoming Events

February 1st - 28th Black History Month
February 1st - 2nd: 5th Grade at Balarat Overnight Camp
February 8th: PTSA Meeting & PAC Meeting in DM Tech Lab
February 9th: CSC Meeting
Monday, February 20th: No School for All DPS Students (President's Day)

Join Us @ DSA for "Black Parade"

We are so excited to support the Denver School of the Arts and come together as a community for a meal and a celebration to kick off Black History Month! To learn more about this performance, check out: https://dsa.dpsk12.org/black-history-month-show/

Tickets to the show for Dora Moore students and immediate family members AND dinner at Illegal Pete's prior to the show is being paid for by our wonderful and generous PTSA! Yes, this event is totally free to families--All you need to do is RSVP!

Details:

Thursday, February 2nd
1. 5:00pm - 6:30pm Taco Bar Dinner at Illegal Pete's (2230 Oneida St) with other DM families!
2. 6:30pm Walk as a group to DSA (7111 Montview Blvd.) for the Black Parade Celebration
In order to attend with us, RSVP to DoraMoorePTSA@gmail.com asap to secure a spot for you, your student, and immediate family members! Be sure to include your student's name and how many total tickets need reserved.

If you have questions, reach out DoraMoorePTSA@gmail.com

February 8th: Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) & Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting Centering Our Multi-Lingual Language Learners

We are combining our February PTSA meeting with our PAC meeting to discuss our values supporting our Multi-Language families, celebrate the diversity these families bring to our community, and discuss ways we can better engage all families. We will dinner and childcare for school age children available for all DM families!

This meeting will take place at 6:00pm to 7:15pm at Dora Moore's Technology Lab. More details to come next week!

Emergency Drills Practiced Last Week

DPS' Department of Safety and Security conducted their routine, un-announced security and emergency drills on Thursday at Dora Moore. Our students and staff did well with these practice scenarios. In all, the total duration was less than 10 minutes to cycle through each. Additionally, we will have our monthly fire drill this upcoming week.

If you have any questions about these drills, please don't hesitate to reach out and ask!

From DPS: Sign Up for Addressing Youth Vaping Webinar on Feb. 1

DPS Prevention Services is hosting Daniel Nieman of CDPHE for a webinar on Feb. 1 at noon. The webinar will educate parents and staff about how they can combat the vaping surge among youth. Register here to attend the webinar.

Parents play a critical role in preventing vaping, so make time to talk with your child today. This handout has great tips for starting that conversation. Catch My Breath has great resources including a Parent Training Video (also in Spanish) and a Parent Toolkit with information on how to support your child, how to spot a vape, six signs your child may be vaping and other tools for tackling the vaping epidemic. For students needing vaping intervention, MyLifeMyQuit, is a free, confidential quit line. Additional resources for adolescents using substances can be found here.

Spring GT Testing Opportunity

If you are interested in having your child (1st, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade only) take the CogAT assessment this spring, please complete the nomination form. Applications can be found at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScunmyJy06R1QW-BL3tv8DpV566k_YgwuXUa6g8spX0JrYj7g/viewform. Applications for testing are due Friday, April 7th. Students can only take one cognitive assessment per calendar year, so if your child was already given the NNAT or the CogAT in the fall, they cannot be assessed again this fall. If you have any questions, please contact Janet Draper at janet_draper@dpsk12.net.

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