Recess - Calle Ocho Campus
NEW! Parent Teacher Conferences - Nov 9 & 10
Events & ActivitiesCoffee with Principals: Calle Ocho Oct 14 & J.F Cook Campus Oct 21
NEW! DCI Celebration: Hispanic Heritage Month - Oct 15
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! Q: How familiar are you with what your child is learning and doing in class?
NEW! Picture Day Is Coming Up! Calle Ocho Oct 24 & J.F. Cook Oct 25
Enhacing School-Families Communications - Activate Your ParentSquare Account Now!
School Resources Available in the Families Portal
Health & SafetyStudent Medication Drop Off
Childhood Vaccination Clinics Available Until November 18
Community AnnouncementsNews From Padres - J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
News From Comunidad - Calle Ocho Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
ACADEMICS
November 9 and 10
In addition to testing and other assessments, parent-teacher conferences are an important way for families to hear from and discuss with teachers the strengths and weaknesses they are observing in their children – across both social-emotional and academic indicators. Especially for young learners, the development of baseline social-emotional skills are critical building blocks for academic learning. Parents/caregivers (kinder through 5th grade) will receive student progress reports in advance, and can be discussed with their child’s teacher during their conference. Families with PreK students will get a detailed report directly from their child’s teacher during their conference. Discussing student progress reports help develop strong partnerships with caregivers so that whenever possible learning at home and learning at school are aligned and supportive. Students are generally not present during these conferences.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Calle Ocho Campus - October 14, 9-10am
J.F Cook Campus - October 21, 9-10am
Parents and caregivers from both campuses are invited to join Principal Jenn and Principal Netta for their respective Coffee. Mundo Verde continues committed to leveraging every opportunity the school year brings to create spaces to strengthen a sense of belonging and build community among students, families and staff. In this spirit, the Coffee with Principals will be in person!
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
Principals look forward to connecting with parents and caregivers! To help us use our time together most efficiently, we invite you to submit your questions in advance using the following google forms:
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
October 15, 1:00pm
In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, DCI is delighted to invite Mundo Verde families to La Gran Fiesta on Saturday, October 15 from 1:00 to 4:00pm on DCI’s campus. Join them for an afternoon of performances, games, and cultural showcases.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Oct. 24 - Calle Ocho Campus
Oct. 25 - J.F. Cook Campus
We are thrilled to announce Picture Day! All students will get their individual picture taken. OJO! Class photos will be taken in the Spring.
Calle Ocho Campus - October 24
J.F. Cook Campus - October 25
Make-up Day - November 22
Reminders:
Uniform - All students must wear their Mundo Verde tshirt.
Individual Photo - As part of having student profiles updated in our Student Information System (SIS), ALL students will get their individual photo taken regardless of their Media Release authorization.
Activate Your ParentSquare Account Now!
If you have not activated your ParentSquare account, you should have received a reminder via email with instructions. Teachers and Classroom Liaisons are sending communications at the class level. Don’t miss out!
Getting Started With ParentSquare Resources in English and Spanish. From activating your account to training resources, tips, and support.
Need Support?
The Mundo Verde Communications team will be happy to help you. Feel free to email Maca Balanda, Communications Manager at mbalanda@mundoverdepcs.org, and Diana Rayas, Director of Communications at drayas@mundoverdepcs.org.
School Resources Available in the Families Portal
Our goal is for all families to be prepared for the school year. Please visit the Families Portal (password: crew) to find information such as school services, school communications, health and safety, family engagement, school calendar, policies & handbooks, and directories & forms.
HEALTH & SAFETY
If you need to drop off student medication at the school, please make sure to deliver it directly to one of our school nurses or AOM (Administration of Medication) certified staff. See the schedules below. Teachers and students are not allowed to handle medication.
J.F. Cook Campus - 8:30am-5:00pm
Nurse Claudia Bracho
Calle Ocho Campus - 8:00am-5:00pm
Nurse Saoudatou Allokpenou
Latoya Woodroffe (AOM Certified Staff)
AOM Certified Staff (both campuses) - 8:30am-5:00pm
Angeline Vergara
Kat Parks
Available Until November 18
DC Health is offering childhood vaccination clinics at five locations around the city until November 18. The clinics are designed to ensure that any child who is excluded from school because that child is still noncompliant with the District’s school vaccination policy can receive a vaccination and return to school.
Parents whose children are still not up-to-date on their required vaccinations should first contact their regular pediatric provider to schedule an appointment for vaccinations. If parents do not have a regular pediatric provider or are unable to schedule an appointment with that provider, they can call Children’s National Hospital at 1-800-884-BEAR (1-800-884-2327) and request to schedule an appointment for general pediatrics as soon as possible.
The clinics will operate Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm. Additional evening and weekend hours will also be available on select dates and at select locations. Click here to read the full announcement.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Festival, a celebration of the many Hispanic and Latin American cultures represented in Mundo Verde families and staff, will take place after school on Friday, October 21 from 4-6:30pm. We are excited to offer snacks and treats, crafts, face painting, story time, music and more. Volunteers are needed to make this event a success. Please RSVP here and sign up to volunteer if you are interested.
Families are encouraged to dress for school and Festival on October 21 in a way that honors a Latin culture. This can be colors, flags, accessories, or specific items of clothing - be creative!
Lastly, we will be supporting fellow Mundo Verde families who are collecting donations for The Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network. There will be bins at Festival for clothing donations for all ages to support this effort, see list of donations needed here.
Calle Ocho Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Ask your children to share their interest in and love for Hispanic culture by dressing up for school in a way that represents it. This can be colors, flags, specific items, or traditional clothing.
We are all Comunidad, and as such everyone is cordially invited to come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Mundo Verde Calle Ocho community in person on Friday, October 21 starting at 4pm!
Volunteer! If you are from a country or culture represented in Hispanic Heritage Month or have a connection to and love for one of the countries, volunteer to share your knowledge and traditions with the community during the Fiesta. Comunidad will work with teachers and caregivers to staff country tables for as many tables as possible. Sign-up here!
Are you interested in providing an in-kind food donation for the celebration? All that is required is a list of ingredients. Please send an email to comunidad-celebramos@googlegroups.org, the Celebramos spoke so you can be added to the list.
You can also share your Hispanic hero for the online board or your favorite song for music Fridays! See all of the upcoming events and ways to engage in Hispanic Heritage Month HERE!
Meeting notes from the Comunidad meeting Monday, September 26.
Check out the September 29 edition of the Comunidad Update for the latest information of stay up to date via the website.
For general questions or to learn more, please email comunidad.calle8@gmail.com. To learn more about a spoke (committee), you can find contact information here.
Upcoming Events:
Oct 10: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Oct 14: Coffee with the Principal - Calle Ocho Campus
Oct 17: Fall Expeditions Launch
Oct 21: Coffee with the Principal - J.F. Cook Campus
Oct 24: Picture Day - Calle Ocho Campus
Oct 25: Picture Day - J.F. Cook Campus
Oct 28: Student Progress Reports Trimester 1
Nov 9: Parent Teacher Conferences (afternoon only, regular school)
Nov 10: Parent Teacher Conferences all day, NO SCHOOL
Nov 11: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED