Weekly Newsletter

Posted March 12, 2021

March 5, 2021

Dear SKCEE Families, 

Happy Friday!  This week students and staff had a great time celebrating reading with Dr. Seuss!  Please enjoy the pictures below of the festivities.

We ❤ SKCEE Week is here!  Thank you to our amazing Parent Teacher Association for organizing events to support Stephen Knight and encourage school spirit throughout the week.  Please see below for more details for daily events, and opportunities to support students. 

I would like to extend a friendly reminder that there will be no school at SKCEE on Friday, March 26th, 2021. Our teachers will be  attending professional development for the entire day.

Please refer to your students weekly classroom communication about important upcoming events.  As always, please sign up for office hours with me if you have any questions or need further support.  Have an amazing weekend!  

Sincerely, 

Matthew Johnson M.Ed.

Principal of Stephen Knight Center for Early Childhood Education

Upcoming Dates

  • We ❤ SKCEE Week is  March 8-12 – see below for more information
  • Virtual Magic Show: March 23 and 24
  • No School – Friday March 26All SKCEE teachers in training – ECE teachers at RMECC, KDG teachers doing Colorado READ Act Training
  • Spring Break: March 29 ~ April 2
  • Monday, April 5, No School -Teacher Planning Day
  • Spring Picture Day – April 7 and 8
  • Rainbow week: April 19th- 23rd.
  • Last Day of School – May 28

Office Hours with Mr. Johnson 

Mr. Johnson has expanded his office hours. He is now available Monday-Thursday from 3pm on. Please refer to the signup genius to check out the new time slots listed!! These are virtual times set aside for you to touch base with any questions you may have regarding the current or upcoming school year. You will have the option to do a video chat as well as a phone call. Please put down your preference in the comment section. Thank you! Please note this is a new link. Click Here.

SKCEE is on Twitter

Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates and information from SKCEE. @skcee1

SKCEE Student Picture/Video Approval

We have a new website and a new Twitter account and we would like to start posting pics of our awesome students on the website and occasionally on Twitter. But we need your help! Please fill out this form and let us know if we can share pictures of your student on various platforms and places throughout our amazing school (this is a different document then what you filled out during the Annual Family Update). Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this important step. 😊

       Join the SKCEE PTA as we celebrate our school!

We LOVE SKCEE Week is happening March 8-12, and there are exciting things planned for students, staff and families!

  • Monday, 3/8: Favorite Color Day – wear your favorite colors to school
  • Tuesday, 3/9: Sports Team Day – support your favorite team by wearing a jersey or team colors
  • Wednesday, 3/10: Pajama Day (be sure your student wears shoes & no slippers, please!)
  • Thursday, 3/11: Crazy Hair Day
  • Friday, 3/12: Tie-Dye Day!

In addition, the PTA will be selling SKCEE-branded merchandise, including yard signs, t-shirts, and water bottles, in the front of school on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the mornings and afternoons. Stop by to grab your gear while supplies last!

We look forward to celebrating everything we love about SKCEE! Questions? Contact us at knightceepta@gmail.com.

Sign up to attend a virtual magic show on 3/23 or 3/24

Zain, the master magician, will be putting on a virtual magic show for SKCEE students on March 23 and 24 at 4pm. Space is limited for each show, so please sign up for one of the days using these links:

National School Breakfast Week

Next week is National School Breakfast Week! The Food and Nutrition Services team has created fun activities to share with DPS students.  This will begin Monday, March 8th, and continue through Friday, March 12th.  Please follow the links below to participate. 

Monday:  Art Contest – English /Spanish  

Tues:  Breakfast Fun Facts – English/Spanish 

Wed:  Cinnamon Roll Recipe – English /Spanish

Thurs:  Word Search – English /SpanishFriday: Breakfast Ideas – English/Spanish