PreK Expos - J.F. Cook & Calle Ocho Campuses
Dec 19 - Jan 2: Winter Break
NEW! More Celebrations of Learning Coming Up!
Admissions Season Has Started
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! Annual Cross-Campus Teacher and Staff Appreciation Collection Update
Make-Up School Pictures Are Now Available!
Health & SafetyNEW! Test for Covid Prior to Returning to Campus by January 2, 5:00pm
Community AnnouncementsNews From Comunidad - Calle Ocho Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
Winter Break from December 19 to January 2. Classes resume on January 3. The school will be closed on December 23, 26, 30, and January 2.
ACADEMICS
Celebrations of learning are more than a display of student work. The events compel students to reflect on and articulate what they have learned, how they learned, questions they answered, research they conducted, and areas of strength and struggles. They are powerful opportunities to make learning public.
The Expo may include artwork, research results from an experiment, written work, tests, or other projects. At Expo students demonstrate what has been learned more clearly than just a grade on a report card can. It also gives other students ideas that will help them improve their own work and helps to set a standard for excellent work from all students.
Please find below the date and time of your child's Expo:
J.F. Cook Campus Expos (Zócalo 9:15-10:15am):
Kinder - Monday, January 23
1st grade & Caterpillar - Thursday, January 26
2nd grade - Wednesday, January 25
3rd grade - Tuesday, January 31
4th grade - Thursday, February 2
5th grade - Wednesday, February 1
Calle Ocho Campus Expos:
Kinder - Friday, Feb 3, 11:00am
1st Grade - Wednesday, February 1, 9:30am
2nd Grade - Friday, February 3, 2:30pm
3rd Grade - Wednesday, February 15, 10:00am
Admissions Season Has Come for Siblings of Students Enrolled at Mundo Verde
As of December 12, siblings of students enrolled at Mundo Verde may apply with sibling preference through the common lottery: MySchoolDC.org. There is a place on the application to indicate that a sibling is currently attending Mundo Verde. Mundo Verde has generally been able to accommodate admissions for all of our students with younger siblings, but sibling, preference does not guarantee entry. The application deadline is March 1, 2023.
5th Grade Families - DC International School Transfer Preference & Events
A letter with information about DCI events for rising 6th graders was sent to fifth grade families on December 9. Click here if you have not read it.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
The 2022 Holiday Teacher and Staff Appreciation Collection has ended and the caregiver organizations at J.F. Cook and Calle Ocho campuses are pleased to share the results with you all!
Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of Mundo Verde parents and caregivers, a total of $37,010 was collected, which exceeded the collection goal of $33,000! Funds were distributed this week to all 250 employees in the form of fee-less Amex electronic gift cards. Each full-time staff member received a gift card worth $165 and each part-time staff member received $85.
Participation in the collection was optional and dependent on each family’s financial circumstances. Regardless of whether you’ve chosen to express your appreciation by contributing to the fund or in another way this year, caregiver organizations at J.F. Cook and Calle Ocho campuses are immensely grateful for the outpouring of support and participation. It is wonderful to be able to recognize the amazing teachers and staff at Mundo Verde this holiday season. Thank you!
Click here (English / Spanish) to read the message of appreciation Classroom Liaisons wrote to Teachers and Staff on behalf of the caregiver community.
Both, student portraits and make-up day portraits, are now online for viewing and ordering! You should have received an email form Freed Photography with your child's private gallery information. You will be able to choose from many wonderful photos. If you have not received this (check your spam too), please contact them at support@freedphoto.com or call 301-652-5452.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Following the SY22-23 Covid Policy (English / Spanish), Mundo Verde has provided Covid rapid antigen tests to students to ensure that as many individuals as possible return to campus with negative results. Please submit your child’s test results by completing the following form by 5:00pm on Monday, Jan 2. Testing should be done 24 hours prior returning to school. Please clearly write the student's name and the date the test was completed on the test itself.
The forms are currently closed and they will be accessible starting on Jan 2, 2023 in the same link.
J.F. Cook Campus: https://mundoverde.tfaforms.net/329
Calle Ocho Campus: https://mundoverde.tfaforms.net/330
Individuals who do not submit a Covid test result on time will not be allowed to enter the campus until a Covid test result is submitted and reviewed by the Covid team. Tests will be available onsite for parents/caregivers to administer to their children before they enter the building.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Calle Ocho Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Want to Get Involved with Comunidad?
There are many ways to get involved from planning Black History Month celebrations, “hosting” a Cafe con Comunidad, to assisting with meeting facilitation.
Check out the Comunidad website for the latest events and opportunities!
Upcoming Events:
Dec 19 - Jan 2: Winter Break
Jan 3: Classes Resume
Jan 4: Student Community Meeting both campuses
Jan 6: JF Cook - Padres First Friday Coffee & Donuts
Jan 13: All Staff PD Day, NO SCHOOL
Jan 16: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Jan 18: Culture/Heritage Wednesday