Student Art
October 7: No School & October 10: School Closed
AcademicsMAP Testing Continues
SY22-23 Class Language Rotation
Events & ActivitiesNEW! Coffee with Principals - Save the Date!
Communications, Information & QuestionsEnhancing School-Families Communications - Activate Your ParentSquare Account Now!
Spanish and English Academic Volunteers
School Resources Available in the Families Portal
Health & SafetyNEW! Student Medication Drop Off
NEW! Childhood Vaccination Clinics Beginning October 3
Community AnnouncementsNews From Padres - J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
News From Comunidad - Calle Ocho Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
REMINDERS
Friday, October 7: All Staff Professional Development, NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 10: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
ACADEMICS
All students from Kinder through 5th grades continue taking 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.
Language Rotations by Class are relevant only for 1st through 4th grades. Click here: SY22-23 Class Group Rotation
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Calle Ocho Campus - October 14, 9-10am
J.F Cook Campus - October 21, 9-10am
Parents and caregivers from both campuses are invited to join Principal Jenn and Principal Netta for their respective Coffee. Mundo Verde continues committed to leveraging every opportunity the school year brings to create spaces to strengthen a sense of belonging and build community among students, families and staff. In this spirit, the Coffee with Principals will be in person!
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
Principals 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 forms:
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Activate Your ParentSquare Account Now!
All families should have received an email on September 20 to activate their ParentSquare account. If you have not done it yet, please do so. Some teachers have started sending updates from their classes to families. Don’t miss them!
Click here to read everything you need to know to GET STARTED WITH PARENTSQUARE (inglés / español) from activating your account to training resources, tips, and support.
Our team wants to acknowledge that while everyone (teachers, staff, parents, caregivers) is likely eager to use ParentSquare, we are also all learning how to use it. The team is testing the system. Let us know if you need support!
Volunteer parents and caregivers are crucial collaborators in creating and maintaining a school community that is welcoming, diverse, and inclusive of all; and serve as catalysts for the success not only of their child, but of each and every student in the school, and with this, the success of our school as a whole!
This year, we are excited to open our classrooms to receive support from volunteer Spanish/English Academic Helpers! Academic Helpers are volunteer parents/caregivers that support students during the Personalized Learning Time (PLT) block.
If you are interested, please fill out this form. Feel free to reach out to your campus principal with any questions.
Note: Criteria and eligibility details are being finalized and will be shared soon.
School Resources Available in the Families Portal
Our goal is for all families to be prepared for the school year. Please visit the Families Portal (password: crew) to find information such as school services, school communications, health and safety, family engagement, school calendar, policies & handbooks, and directories & forms.
HEALTH & SAFETY
If you need to drop off student medication at the school, please make sure to deliver it directly to one of our school nurses or AOM (Administration of Medication) certified staff. See the schedules below. Teachers and students are not allowed to handle medication.
J.F. Cook Campus - 8:30am-5:00pm
Nurse Claudia Bracho
Calle Ocho Campus - 8:00am-5:00pm
Nurse Saoudatou Allokpenou
Latoya Woodroffe (AOM Certified Staff)
AOM Certified Staff (both campuses) - 8:30am-5:00pm
Angeline Vergara
Kat Parks
DC Health announced that from October 3 through November 18, it will offer childhood vaccination clinics at five locations around the city. The clinics are designed to ensure that any child who is excluded from school because that child is still noncompliant with the District’s school vaccination policy can receive a vaccination and return to school.
Parents whose children are still not up-to-date on their required vaccinations should first contact their regular pediatric provider to schedule an appointment for vaccinations. If parents do not have a regular pediatric provider or are unable to schedule an appointment with that provider, they can call Children’s National Hospital at 1-800-884-BEAR (1-800-884-2327) and request to schedule an appointment for general pediatrics as soon as possible.
High-Capacity Clinics
The clinics will operate Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm. Additional evening and weekend hours will also be available on select dates and at select locations. Click here to read the full announcement.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Festival, a celebration of the many Hispanic and Latin American cultures represented in Mundo Verde families and staff, will take place after school on Friday, October 21st from 4-6:30pm. We are excited to offer snacks and treats, crafts, face painting, story time, music and more. Volunteers are needed to make this event a success. Please RSVP here, you will also find a link to sign up to volunteer.
Families are encouraged to dress for school and Festival on October 21 in a way that honors a Latin culture. This can be colors, flags, accessories, or specific items of clothing - be creative!
Lastly, we will be supporting fellow Mundo Verde families who are collecting donations for The Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network. There will be bins at Festival for clothing donations for all ages to support this effort, see list of donations needed here.
This is an invitation for any new families (or any returning families with lingering questions) to join the last open Q&A session hosted by existing parents. There is no set agenda so come prepared with any/all questions!
Thursday, October 6, 9:00-10:00am via Zoom. For all grades.
If you can't make it, please reach out to Erin with any questions at erin.fackler@gmail.com.
Calle Ocho Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Virtual Tango Class - October 5 at 6:15pm
Join us for a Tango lesson and demonstration from a group of experts in Argentina!
Zoom link - Meeting ID: 867 9114 6049 - Access code: 123456
Share Your Pride in and Love For Hispanic Culture - October 14
Ask your children to share their interest in and love for Hispanic culture by dressing up for school in a way that represents it. This can be colors, flags, specific items, or traditional clothing.
Fiesta - October 21
We are all Comunidad, and as such everyone is cordially invited to come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Mundo Verde Calle Ocho community in person on Friday, October 21 after pick-up. More info to come! (Note: this was originally scheduled for October 14 in some announcements. The date has changed.)
Volunteer! If you are from a country or culture represented in Hispanic Heritage Month or have a connection to and love for one of the countries, volunteer to share your knowledge and traditions with the community during the fiesta. Comunidad will work with teachers and caregivers to staff country tables for as many tables as possible. Sign-up here!
And So Much More!
There are so many ways to share your love for Hispanic heroes, music, food, art, and heritage. See all of the upcoming events and ways to engage in Hispanic Heritage Month HERE!
Thanks to all who were able to join the first full Comunidad meeting of the 2022-23 school year on September 26! Notes will be coming in the next Comunidad Update and can be found on the Comunidad website.
Click here to read the September 23 edition of the Comunidad Update for the latest information. You can also stay up to date via the Comunidad website.
Upcoming Events:
Oct 7: All Staff Professional Development / NO SCHOOL
Oct 10: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Oct 14: Coffee with the Principal - Calle Ocho Campus
Oct 21: Coffee with the Principal - J.F. Cook Campus
Oct 21: Fiesta - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with the Calle Ocho community / AFTER SCHOOL
Oct 21: Festival - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with the J.F. Cook community / AFTER SCHOOL