Cooking & Garden Class - Pupusas - Find the recipe here
NEW! Academic Reports for Trimester 1
Sign Up For Parent Teacher Conferences - Nov 9 and 10
Events & ActivitiesNEW! Board Meeting - Save the Date! Nov 17
Communications, Information & QuestionsHalloween No Candy and No Costumes
Health & SafetyCovid Boosters and Flu Vaccine Are Now Recommended For All Individuals 5 Years of Age and Up
Attention Drivers and Pedestrians!
School ServicesLearn How to Pay for Snacks, Lunch, and Extended Day Program
Extended Day Program
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
Nov 9: Regular School Day / Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon
Nov 10: Parent Teacher Conferences all day, NO SCHOOL
Nov 11: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
ACADEMICS
On Friday, October 28, Academic Reports were sent to all families. Reports for Kinder-5th grade students were sent via ParentSquare (email / text message). If you have not activated your account, please take a moment to do so (using the email with instructions sent to you). GOLD Reports for PreK students are different. These reports were sent via email from info@mundoverdepcs.org.
If you did not receive your child’s report, please contact platforms@mundoverdepcs.org.
Questions about your child's performance? Please contact your teacher.
November 9 and 10
Teachers are sending out Parent Teacher Conference sign ups. If you have not received it yet, please contact your child’s teacher using ParentSquare.
Mark your calendar:
Nov 9: Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon / Regular School Day
Nov 10: Parent Teacher Conferences all day, NO SCHOOL
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 should have received student progress reports last week, and these can be discussed with 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
Nov 17, 6:30-8:30pm
The Mundo Verde Board of Directors will be holding a regular Board Meeting on Thursday, November 17. All regular and special board meetings are open to the public, providing the opportunity for stakeholders to observe board operations. The meeting will take place virtually from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
For questions related to the meeting, email board@mundoverdepcs.org.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Consistent with a commitment to diversity, sustainability and wellness, we ask families to not send your child/ren to school with candy or in costume on Monday, October 31.
As a school, Mundo Verde practices a commitment to embrace and celebrate social events that are aligned with our mission and priorities. Our school celebrations focus on cultural heritage and diversity, and we invite families to share their experiences. As a school we refrain from celebrating days or traditions that may show preference of one group over another or do not align with our school policies. Hence, we do not celebrate holidays such as Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and holidays of a solely religious nature. For families who value holidays that are not observed at the school, we encourage them to continue the celebrations at home.
HEALTH & SAFETY
The FDA authorized bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as a booster dose in younger age groups.
The bivalent boosters are now recommended for all individuals 5 years of age or older if it has been at least two months since they have completed their primary vaccination series, or at least two months since they received a previous booster dose.
DC Health continues to emphasize the importance of vaccinations and boosters to help District residents protect themselves and their families from Covid-19. To find the closest vaccination location to you:
Visit coronavirus.dc.gov to find the nearest District COVID Center or DC Health community vaccine clinic
Make an appointment with your healthcare provider
Make an at-home vaccination appointment by calling 1-855-363-0333
Find other opportunities to get vaccinated by visiting vaccines.gov.
As community members, we must show respect to our neighbors and observe signage. Community members have reported unsafe driving during arrival and dismissal. To keep our children safe as they walk across the street to enter school, please remember the following:
Pedestrians must use crosswalks at all times
Drivers should focus on the new traffic pattern and persons crossing the streets
Parking is NOT allowed on private property
No parking in the alleys
No 3-point turns in the middle of the street
Please be free of distractions such as cell phones
Please be courteous to Mundo Verde staff assisting with the traffic flow and others by using your turn signal prior to making a turn.
Calle Ocho Campus Only
No parking in staff parking spots. Please use both parking lots on 8th Street NE and Varnum Street (beside and behind the Biomedical building). See attached image.
SCHOOL SERVICES
We are aware of how confusing it could be to make payments for school services such as snacks, lunch, and extended day program. School services have DIFFERENT payment mechanisms in the Infinite Campus portal. All fees can be paid monthly in one single transaction by adding each specific fee to your cart. Please see the images below to learn how to pay for each service.
SNACKS PAID THROUGH FEES:
Daily snacks should be paid through the portal's FEES. FARM families are exempt from this payment.
LUNCH PAID BY ADDING MONEY TO FOOD SERVICE:
Sibling Discount Product Now Available in the School Store
If you are a family with more than one student in the Extended Day Program you are entitled to a 10% discount for siblings. To facilitate this transaction, we created a product titled “Sibling 10% Discount” in the school store. We ask families to pay for student #2, student #3 and so forth using the steps described in the How to Pay Guide in ENG and SPA. We are committed to reimbursing families for sibling discounts that were not applied to September payments.
Questions: Email extendedday@mundoverdepcs.org.
Upcoming Events:
Nov 2: Student Community Meeting by Campus
Nov 4: PADRES First Friday Coffee and Donuts
Nov 9: Regular School Day / Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon
Nov 10: Parent Teacher Conferences all day, NO SCHOOL
Nov 11: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Nov 16: Culture/Heritage Wednesday
Nov 17: Board Regular Meeting
Nov 22: Make-up Picture Day
Nov 23-25: Fall Break, SCHOOL CLOSED