PreK Expos - J.F. Cook & Calle Ocho Campuses
Classes resume on Jan 3 - Share your child's Covid test results by January 2, 5:00pm. Masking is required for the first two weeks in January.
More Celebrations of Learning Coming Up!
Events & ActivitiesNEW! Coffee with the J.F. Cook Principal - Save the Date! Jan 20
NEW! Coffee with the Calle Ocho Principal - Save the Date! Jan 20
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! School Closures and Delays Due to Inclement Weather
NEW! Family Handbook
Compost Drop Off for Our Community - J.F. Cook Campus
Health & SafetyNew Year’s Health and Safety Measures: Covid Tests and Masking
Student Care - Sick Students Should Stay Home
Keeping Our School Community Healthy
As Our Weather Changes, Make Sure Your Children are Ready for Outdoor Recess!
School ServicesNEW! School Meals Menu - January
Extended Day Program Updates
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
Remember to share your child's Covid test results prior to returning to campus by January 2, 5:00pm
Winter Break from Dec 19 - Jan 2. Classes resume on Jan 3. Masking is required for the first two weeks in January.
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
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
January 20
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Principal Netta for her Coffee.
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
Principal Netta 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 form:
Questions for Principal Netta - J.F. Cook Campus
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
January 20
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Principal Jenn for her Coffee.
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
For this session, Principal Jenn will focus on Calle Ocho growth and building/facilities updates. If you have questions related to this topic, please include them on this form:
Questions for Principal Jenn - Calle Ocho Campus
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Mundo Verde follows D.C. Public Schools’ (DCPS) decision regarding changes in the school schedule due to inclement weather. In the event of a delayed opening, the before school program is canceled. In the event of early dismissal, the after school program is canceled. In some cases the school reserves the right to make a different decision than the one made by DCPS if necessary.
Information about school closures and delays are available through:
Text Message & Email: A text message and/or an email is sent to families and staff when a closing or delay is decided (the night before or the morning of)
School Website: A note on the school website top announcement bar
Radio Station: WTOP (1500 AM, 107.7 FM)
Television: WJLA News Channel 7
School Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
This content can be found in the Family Handbook on page 66 in English, and page 71 in Spanish.
Premised on the foundational concept of crew, that none of us are passengers along for the ride, but rather all active participants, the Family Handbook explains in detail the school rules, norms, protocols and procedures. In English y Spanish, it speaks to our collaborative vision for learning; teachers, students, and parents/caregivers, all working together as a synchronized crew to support students to grow more than they think possible.
As members of the Mundo Verde community, we all strive to embody the characteristics of Community Stewardship by practicing six community-building values and virtues in our everyday operation (known by the acronym ESPICA). We understand that we matter; our actions, attitudes and priorities today will leave an imprint on generations to come. We are charged with caring for the world around us so as not to sacrifice the needs of others in the present or those in the future.
Please note the content highlighted in gray indicates activities, celebrations, services, and others that were impacted by the pandemic and that for SY22-23 may continue to be adjusted due to residual impact during recovery.
The compost drop off program is now open and Mundo Verde families and staff can drop off food waste to be composted! Bring your food scraps during the Garden Market every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30pm. This is currently only available at J.F. Cook campus. We will introduce this compost program at Calle Ocho this winter.
If you have any questions, please email Carissa Tirado-Marks, Sustainability Manager at ctiradomarks@mundoverdepcs.org.
HEALTH & SAFETY
With an abundance of caution as staff and families return to campus from winter break and travel, Mundo Verde is requiring negative Covid tests and masking for the first two weeks in January. Both of these required policies will apply to ALL staff and students. More details on Covid tests below.
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 to 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.
In order to maintain a healthy school, parents/caregivers should not send their children to school with any contagious diseases such as the flu, strep throat, chickenpox, measles, conjunctivitis (pink eye), ringworm, or scabies. Students with any of these conditions will be sent home from school until they are no longer contagious. Parents/caregivers must pick up their child within two hours of being notified that their child is sick with a contagious illness. Please follow the following guidelines:
If the student is not feeling well in the morning, particularly if he or she has a fever of 100 degrees or more, do not send him or her to school.
Parents/caregivers should not send their children to school within 24 hours of vomiting or running a fever of 100 degrees or higher.
Students should not return to school until 24 – 36 hours after beginning the course of antibiotics.
If parents/caregivers believe that the student has a communicable disease, we encourage them to visit a Doctor's office, clinic, health center or ER.
If parents/caregivers have questions about what illnesses qualify as communicable diseases (please see the list here).
If the student is diagnosed and/or treated for a communicable disease, please inform the school and provide the nurse/medically trained staff with any necessary documentation at cookhealth@mundoverdepcs.org and cookattendance@mundoverdepcs.org (for J.F. Cook campus), or c8health@mundoverdepcs.org and c8attendance@mundoverdepcs.org (for Calle Ocho campus) and / or in person. The school will request documentation that the student is cleared to return to school both for their safety and the safety of other students and staff in order for them to return to school.
To read more about Student Care, visit page 58 on the Family Handbook in English (page 61 for Spanish). The Family Handbook is also located in the Families Portal (password: crew) on the school website.
Everyday Preventive Actions Can Help Fight Germs Like Flu
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends some strategies to fight the flu:
Get the flu vaccine
Take everyday preventive actions (avoid close contact with people who are sick, wash your hands often with soap, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs)
If you get sick with the flu, get an early treatment
To learn more about how does flu spread, what are other everyday preventive actions, what steps you can take to help stop the spread of germs, and what you can do to protect your child, please check out these brochures from the CDC website English / Spanish.
As we begin to experience fluctuating temperatures, please prepare your children with the appropriate gear - especially for days when there is a chill in the air. We go outside when it is cold! We recommend a jacket and head covering, and appropriate protection for hands, feet and head. When there is inclement weather we may at times opt for indoor recess. If you need any assistance providing these items for your family, please contact the front desk of your campus.
SCHOOL SERVICES
Unit 2 Program Schedule And Special Workshops
In November, students in the after school program were asked to name at least two specialties they were most interested in. Based on the results, we will bring some of the most popular specialties (chess, martial arts, and art) to the program in Unit 2 which will run from Jan 3-Apr 14.
Please view the schedules below:
Read Aloud Initiative
In Unit 2, we will begin a Read Aloud Initiative. This initiative will focus on reading from a collection of select books for students to practice listening, discussing, and retelling skills in Spanish. The books will also be the anchor for complementary activities throughout the week designed to encourage children to wonder, imagine and reflect, while building their vocabulary in Spanish.
Upcoming Events:
Jan 2: Share your child's Covid test results
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
Jan 20: Coffee with the Principal Calle Ocho Campus
Jan 20: Coffee with the Principal JF Cook Campus
Jan 23: JF Cook Kinder Expos
Jan 23: JF Cook - Padres Meeting
Jan 25: JF Cook 2nd Grade Expos
Jan 26: JF Cook 1st grade & Caterpillar Expos
Jan 26: Board Meeting
Jan 31: JF Cook 3rd grade Expos