3rd Grade Spanish Reading - Calle Ocho Campus
Jan 13: All Staff PD Day, NO SCHOOL &Jan 16: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
NEW! MAP Testing, Next Three Weeks
More Celebrations of Learning Coming Up!
Events & ActivitiesCoffee with the Principal - January 20, Both Campuses
NEW! Board Meeting - Save the Date! Jan 19
Communications, Information & QuestionsSchool Closures and Delays Due to Inclement Weather
Family Handbook
Health & SafetyNew Year’s Health and Safety Measures: Masking
NEW! Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests
Student Care - Sick Students Should Stay Home
Keeping Our School Community Healthy
School ServicesSchool Services Payments Due on the 10th of Every Month
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
Jan 13: All Staff PD Day, NO SCHOOL
Jan 16: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
ACADEMICS
Next Three Weeks
In the next three weeks, all students from Kinder through 5th grades will take the Measures of Academic Progress assessment (MAP). MAP is an assessment to measure their Math, English, and Spanish growth and proficiency.
Our instructional staff uses this as one data point to help inform instruction for all students. Click on the images to enlarge them.
Please find below the date and time of your child's Expo:
J.F. Cook Campus (Zócalo 9:15-10:15am):
Kinder - Monday, January 23 (OJO! New location: Kinder Classrooms)
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 15 (OJO! New Date)
Calle Ocho Campus:
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
Both Campuses
Parents and caregivers are invited to join their principals Netta and Jenn for a Coffee with the Principal at the Zocalo.
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
J.F. Cook Campus
Principal Netta looks 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
Calle Ocho Campus
For this session, Principal Jenn will focus on Calle Ocho growth and building/facilities updates. If you have questions related to this topic, please submit them in advance using the following google form:
Questions for Principal Jenn - Calle Ocho Campus
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Jan 19, 6:30-8:30pm
The Mundo Verde Board of Directors will be holding a regular Board Meeting on Thursday, January 19. 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.
Agenda Topics
Campus climate and culture
Teaching and learning updates
Personnel update
Financial update
Facilities update on Calle Ocho campus
For questions related to the meeting, email board@mundoverdepcs.org.
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.
HEALTH & SAFETY
A reminder that as staff and families return to campus from winter break and travel, Mundo Verde is requiring masking for the first two weeks in January.
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:
Limit of one order per residential address
One order includes 4 individual rapid antigen Covid-19 tests
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.
SCHOOL SERVICES
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.
To learn how to pay for snacks, lunch, and extended day program, visit the Paying for School Services section in the Family Portal on our school website.
Upcoming Events:
Jan 13: All Staff PD Day, NO SCHOOL
Jan 16: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Jan 18: Culture/Heritage Wednesday
Jan 19: Board Meeting (OJO New Date)
Jan 20: Coffee with the Principal Both Campuses
Jan 23: JF Cook Kinder Expo
Jan 23: JF Cook - Padres Meeting
Jan 25: JF Cook 2nd Grade Expo
Jan 26: JF Cook 1st grade & Caterpillar Expos
Jan 31: JF Cook 3rd grade Expo
Feb 1: Calle Ocho 1st Grade Expo
Feb 1: Student Community Meeting both campuses
Feb 2: JF Cook 4th grade Expo
Feb 3: Calle Ocho Kinder Expo
Feb 3: Calle Ocho 2nd Grade Expo
Feb 3: JF Cook - Padres First Friday Coffee & Donuts
Feb 15: JF Cook 5th grade Expo
Feb 15: Calle Ocho 3rd grade Expo