Posted February 3, 2023
| LEADER LETTER |
| Dear SKCEE Families and Friends, Welcome to February! A huge shout-out to our amazing PTA for organizing so many wonderful activities for our students, families and our staff. The Snowball Dance is a perfect example. Our school was filled with so much joy last night! Thank you PTA! Speaking of joy, welcoming you all into the building in the morning and in the afternoon is one of our favorite responsibilities. We love to see your children and have a touch point with you. Even more than that, we are grateful for the opportunity that each of you have to connect with other families. We see people exchanging numbers for play dates, deciding to go get coffee and we hear tidbits of conversations between grown-ups and kids, all in multiple languages. Preschool and kindergarten are our kids’ first opportunity to develop relationships and they are a perfect time for us, as adults, to build those bonds as well. We are so glad you are all here! Because we are greeting you at the doors, we are not supporting the right turn upon your exit from the lot at the corner. Please remember to turn right when leaving our parking lot to expedite departure and most importantly for safety! During this month of friendship and love, we are grateful for all of you, and yours! Happy Valentine’s Day. In partnership, Principal Shelley and Assistant Principal Aimee |
| INFORMATION, UPDATES, AND ACTION |
| UPK and DPS Choice: The deadline for the first round of DPS Choice is 4 pm, February 14. Please make sure you have completed both UPK and DPS Choice for preschool and DPS Choice for kindergarten. We would love to see all you back at SKCEE! Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference: The Early Ed department in DPS is generously paying for our SKCEE staff to attend the RMECC on March 10th. Therefore, we will have a non-student contact day that day (no school). Enjoy the home day! Visitor’s Badges: We are so glad to have you visit and volunteer! And… our visitor badges have gone missing. Please take a look in your pockets, on your coats, and in your cars and return them to Ms. Staci if you find one! Thank you! Mammoth Lacrosse Game: Ms. Shelley has 8 free tickets to tonight’s Mammoth game at 7:00 at Ball Arena. They are courtesy of Kroenke Sports and must be used and cannot be sold. If you are interested, email Ms. Shelley ASAP with your ticketmaster email account and the number of tickets you would like: shelley_boberschmidt@dpsk12.net Nanny share/Daycare ideas: Cory Starkey, one of our SKCEE ECE teachers, will be returning in August and needs a place for her son, Jack, to hang out while she is here. If you are interested in a nanny share, or know of a good day care close by, please let her know: cory_starkey@dpsk12.net. |
| SKCEE PTA |
| Upcoming Dates: Stock the Lounge: Wednesday, February 15 Dine Out: Tuesday & Wednesday, February 15-16 @ Chook Chicken SKCEE Scholastic Book Fair – Tuesday, April 11 – Thursday, April 13 February PTA Meeting: Thursday, 2/9 @ 5pm Please plan to join the SKCEE PTA for the February PTA meeting on Thursday, February 9 at 5 p.m. in the PD room. Childcare will be available for those who need it. The agenda and minutes from the January meeting will be circulated next week. Reminder: Stock the Lounge, 2/15 Our first Stock the Lounge of the year is on Wednesday, February 15, and participating classes include Mathiebe, Morales, O’Donnell, Havenar, Petz. Families are asked to donate non-perishable, individually-wrapped snacks and drinks to help keep our SKCEE teachers fueled for their busy days. There will be drop-off bins located at the front entrance to school on Wednesday morning. Thank you for contributing! Dine Out @ Chook Chicken, 2/15-2/16 Dine out at Chook Chicken on Tuesday 2/15 and Wednesday, 2/16. Be sure to mention SKCEE when ordering. More details will be shared soon! Cafeteria Support Sign-up: We still love to have families support with lunchroom duty. If you are interested, please sign up here. |
| IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS |
| February 9: 3:45pm CSC meeting, 5pm PTA meeting February 20: NO SCHOOL, President’s Day February 21: NO SCHOOL, Teal Day March 10: NO SCHOOL: Non-student contact day due to the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference May 5: Cinco de Mayo and Field Day June 1: Last day of school for all students June 2: Kindergarten Continuation |