Math - Kinder, Calle Ocho Campus
Academic Reports for Trimester 1
This Week! Parent Teacher Conferences - Nov 9 & 10
Events & ActivitiesBoard Meeting - Nov 17
Communications, Information & QuestionsReceive All School Communications Via ParentSquare - Starting Nov 28 Exclusively on ParentSquare
Health & SafetyAttention Drivers and Pedestrians!
School ServicesSchool Lunch - Ocassional Charges
Learn How to Pay for Snacks, Lunch, and Extended Day Program
Extended Day Program Updates
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 October 28 and 29, 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 vía 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
Starting November 28 Exclusively on ParentSquare
On a weekly basis, teachers have been posting class updates for parents and caregivers to learn what students are doing in class. School-wide announcements and events, family updates, incident reports, and staffing announcement have also been posted on ParentSquare.
It is very important that you, as a parent and caregiver, have your ParentSquare account active to check it regularly, so you can stay on top of your child's school life.
Up until now, the communications team has sent supplemental text messages to all families (with active or inactive ParentSquare accounts) to ensure every family receives all the communications from the school.
Beginning Monday, November 28, all school communications will be posted/sent exclusively through ParentSquare.
Haven't Activated Your ParentSquare Account Yet?
Those parents and caregivers who haven't activated their ParentSquare account yet should have received on Tuesday, November 1st, an email with the link to activate it.
HEALTH & SAFETY
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 want to remind families about this year’s fee for school lunch. During the last two years, school meals were free for every student due to the pandemic.
Lunch fees are as follows:
Calle Ocho Campus: $4.50
J.F. Cook Campus: $4.85
FARM Families: Free
In the case of students requesting lunch, the school policy is to provide them with a school lunch (with a fee associated). The school will never refuse a student who requests a meal.
Any student receiving a lunch is recorded in our system (Infinite Campus), and there will be a charge on their account for that specific day regardless of actively being enrolled or not in the school meals program.
If you have any questions about your school meal balances, please reach out to Jack Leng, Senior Food Manager, to clarify it at meals@mundoverdepcs.org
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:
School Services Payments Due on the 10th of Every Month
School Services payments allow us to offer quality services, please remember to make your monthly payments in a timely manner to avoid receiving payment alerts.
Extended Day Program Reminders During Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, November 9 - The after school programming will continue as regularly scheduled without any interruption in services this day for students enrolled in the program.
Thursday, November 10 - There will be NO SCHOOL for students, therefor the before and after school programs will be closed.
Friday, November 11 - SCHOOL CLOSED
After School Program Unit 1 Schedule Runs Until Dec. 16
Click on the links below to view the unit 1 program schedules to learn what children do during their after school time. Unit 1 runs to Dec 16. Ask your child/ren what they are working on during the program!
After School Program Specialties
This week students will be asked what specialties they are interested in to guide us on what to bring to the program.
Extended Day Program Monthly Payments Reminders
Families with more than one child, should use the sibling discount (product) only for their 2nd or 3rd child.
If you have not made your October payment, please do so right away.
In the event of an unexpected delay in your payment, parents and caregivers can contact Gloria Quirarte, Director of Extended Day Programs, at extendedday@mundoverdepcs.org for support.
An enthusiastic thank you to the families who have made their October payment!
The Extended Day Program Capacity Has Grown!
We are excited to announce that we have grown the program to accommodate all the families who solicited the extended day program in August and September! 208 students are registered in the program at J.F. Cook campus, and 210 students are registered at Calle Ocho campus.
Questions About Extended Day Program?
Email extendedday@mundoverdepcs.org
Upcoming Events:
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 17: Calle Ocho - Café con COMUNIDAD
Nov 22: Picture Day Make-up
Nov 23-25: Fall Break, SCHOOL CLOSED
Dec 2: Calle Ocho - Coffee with the Principal
Dec 2: JF Cook - PADRES First Friday Coffee & Donuts
Dec 5: JF Cook - PADRES Meeting
Dec 7: Student Community Meeting, both campuses
Dec 9: JF Cook - Coffee with the Principal