J.F. Cook Campus, Spanish 5th Grade - Comunidad
Checklist to Get Ready For the New School Year
NEW! Family Directories & Class Lists
NEW! Reminders for Arrival & Dismissal
AcademicsNEW! Attendance Reminders
NEW! New Attendance Email Addresses for Each Campus
Family Handbook
Events & ActivitiesNEW! Back to School Night - Save the Date! Calle Ocho: Sep 20 / JF Cook: Sep 22
Communications, Information & QuestionsThe Families Portal In The School Website Is Your Resource - OJO! NEW Password
ParentSquare Coming Soon
School ServicesUPDATED! Uniform
NEW! School Meals - Menu
Community AnnouncementsNEW! Interested in Being a Family Liaison?
NEW! Metropolitan Police Department Town Hall Meeting - September 7
NEW! Message from Comunidad to Calle Ocho Campus Families
NEW! Message from PADRES to J.F. Cook Campus Families
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsSY22-23 School Calendar
BACK TO SCHOOL
Checklist to Get Ready For the New School Year
To facilitate the access to forms, fees, instructions, and make sure your family is ready for the new school year 2022-23, you can find a checklist in the Family Portal for viewing and to get a printable version here. Please keep in mind this checklist will continue being updated daily until the new school year starts.
**OJO!** The Family Portal now has a NEW password: crew
In the Checklist you will find the following information:
For New Families - Infinite Campus Parent Portal Sign Up (instructions)
Contact Information / Emergency Contact Update & Authorized Pick Up (instructions)
Free and Reduced Meals (FARM) - Everyone Should Complete the Form! (instructions & application)
Ordering School Meals (instructions, adding funds, food guide)
Uniform (instructions)
Covid-19 Policy For SY22-23
Medical and Dental Forms
No Shots No School - Take Action Now! (list of required immunizations)
Transportation: Kids Ride Free (KRF) Program (form)
School Supplies (list and additional requirements for PreK and Kinder)
Extended Day Program (form, fees, and FAQ)
New classmates, new friends! Everyone in our school community should experience a sense of belonging. Click here to find the family directories in the school website (Families portal password: crew).
If you only need to find your child’s class list, click here. Class lists are also available in the families portal.
Students are more engaged and productive when they start and end their day confident that they are known well by others in the community and that they have a clear understanding of what the community expects from them. Arrival and dismissal routines help establish these two points of reference for their school days.
Please review the Arrival and Dismissal Procedures document if you have not done it yet. This is a key resource for parents and caregivers, especially for the first few weeks of school. It includes arrival and car line procedures, arrival and dismissal times, recommendations for drivers, pedestrians, and bikers, and dismissal locations and procedures:
Arrival & Dismissal Reminders:
Students are only released to authorized pickups
Authorized pickups should be prepared to present photo ID
School day starts at 8:30am, and the day ends at 3:30pm
The car line is open only for arrival time
Continue parking a few blocks from the campus
Avoid using alleys to exit the neighborhood
ACADEMICS
Prompt and consistent attendance is critical to learning and success in school. While PreK is a non-compulsory grade, Mundo Verde encourages families to establish attendance habits during a child’s first years of school. Attendance policies apply to all students in PreK-5th grade, although the DC Compulsory Attendance Law only applied to grades K-5.
If your child misses large amounts of school due to health or medical concerns, please set up a meeting with your teacher to discuss your child’s needs.
Attendance in the first few weeks of school is also critical to each student’s enrollment status. DC laws considers any student between the ages of 5 and 13 to be truant when they have accrued 10 unexcused absences. Mundo Verde is required to report students who accrue 10 full-day unexcused absences to CFSA for educational neglect. Mundo Verde works to prevent truancy by identifying students at-risk of accruing a high number of unexcused absences and providing interventions using several points of engagement.
For more information, please review the “Attendance and Truancy” section in the Family Handbook in English, page 64 or Spanish, page 68.
If you know your child will be late, be absent, leave the school early, or there are changes with pick-up, email your campus using the dedicated email address.
Each campus now has its own email address. We ask that you begin to send attendance emails to the following campus addresses:
J.F Cook: cookattendance@mundoverdepcs.org
Calle Ocho: c8attendance@mundoverdepcs.org
Please note the attendance@mundoverdepcs.org email address does not longer exist.
Premised on the foundational concept of crew, that none of us are passengers along for the ride, but rather all active participants, this Family Handbook explains in detail the school rules, norms, protocols and procedures. In English and 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 grey 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. There are few pieces of content in the family handbook that are in the process of being updated. An updated version will be published in time for Back to School Night.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Calle Ocho Campus: Sep 20
JF Cook Campus: Sep 22
As a community, we join in celebrating the start of the year, learning more about our school, and establishing communication between families, teachers, and staff, and provide the school community a sense of expectations for the school year.
Parents and caregivers have the opportunity to meet with their child’s class families and teachers to learn about the school day and how to engage in the academic life of their child.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
**OJO!** NEW password: crew
Our website is your source for information and is being updated throughout the summer. You can find the Family Portal on the top bar of the school website.
School communications can be found here as well as the current and previous Family Updates.
The communications team is finalizing the details to launch ParentSquare, our new school-to-home communication platform. Families will receive in the next two weeks an invitation via email to activate your accounts and connect with your child’s teacher!
Once you receive the invitation, make you:
Activate your account
Download the app on your phone
Set your preferences
Mundo Verde’s goal is to keep parents and caregivers informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with our school community.
Please watch this short Video in English or Spanish to learn more about ParentSquare.
SCHOOL SERVICES
The online store in Infinite Campus has new T-shirts for PreK and Kinder students!
We apologize for any inconvenience; however, due to demand, the online store had to take a brief moment to catch up with available stock. Please continue to make orders.
There will be future opportunities at the school to receive free shirts at school events and also when a FARM form is completed.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Classroom Liaisons fulfill a role at Mundo Verde that is sometimes referred to as "Room Parent" in other schools. Classroom liaisons help build community in their child's classroom and support families and teachers in various ways, including by sharing information; helping recruit volunteers for classroom activities; and coordinating playdates and birthday celebrations. All parents and caregivers are welcome to volunteer for the role! If you think you may be interested, please fill out this form:
September 7, 6:00-8:00pm
The MPD Third District is hosting a Town Hall Meeting on September 7 from 6:00-8:00pm for an open discussion of public safety issues such as crime trends, outreach initiatives, and current laws with DC government partner agencies and officials.
Comunidad is the caregiver organization for the Calle Ocho campus. We are excited to begin our work this year and to continue building an inclusive community at Mundo Verde. We have begun planning celebrations for Hispanic Heritage Month and will hold our first Comunidad meeting of the year.
Read our first update of the year in English and Spanish. Find more information about Comunidad here.
The Mundo Verde Padres Caregivers group is excited to kick off a new year! Please read the welcome back letter with details about first few events and meetings, joining committees, and staying connected this year.
Upcoming Events:
Aug 29: First Day Extended Day Program
Sep 5: Holiday, School Closed
Sep 20: BTSN Calle Ocho Campus
Sep 22: BTSN J.F. Cook Campus