Community Meeting: Hispanic Heritage Month - Calle Ocho Campus
Your Health + My Health = Public Health
AcademicsNEW! Parent Teacher Conferences - Save the Date! Nov 3 (All Day) & Nov 8 (Afternoon Only)
Events & ActivitiesCoffee with Calle Ocho Principals - Oct 11
Coffee with J.F Cook Principals - Oct 18
Diversity Fair: Promoting Sense of Belonging - JF Cook: Oct 11 & Calle Ocho: Oct 18
NEW! Picture Day Is Coming Up! Calle Ocho: Oct 23 & JF Cook: Oct 24
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! Your Opinion Matters! Monthly Survey, Oct 12
NEW! Dress Code and Student Belongings
Celebrating Diversity, Unity, and Culture at Mundo Verde on Social Media!
School ServicesNEW! School-Wide Snack Fee
Extended Day Program Specialties
Student & Family SupportNEW! MedStar Georgetown Center for Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE) Virtual Workshop - Save the date! Oct 19
NEW! DC Special Education Hub: Training for Parents and Caregivers Traveling with Children with Disabilities Pt. 1 / Virtual Training - Oct 14
NEW! Family Empowerment Series: Preparing for an IEP Meeting / Virtual Training - Oct 16
Community AnnouncementsFestival - Celebrating the Hispanic Heritage Month! Oct 13, Both Campuses
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsSY23-24 School Calendar
Oct 9: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Oct 20: All Staff Professional Development, NO SCHOOL for Students
MESSAGE
What we do for ourselves also helps everyone else. Here are some reminders of what you can do to keep yourself, your family, and our school community healthy.
ACADEMICS
November 3 (All Day) & November 8 (Afternoon Only)
In addition to testing and other assessments, parent-teacher conferences are an important way for families to hear from and discuss with teachers the strengths and weaknesses they are observing in their children – across both social-emotional and academic indicators. Especially for young learners, the development of baseline social-emotional skills are critical building blocks for academic learning. Parents/caregivers (Kinder through 5th grade) will receive student progress reports in advance, and can be discussed with their child’s teacher during their conference. Families with PreK students will get a detailed report directly from their child’s teacher during their conference. Discussing student progress reports helps develop strong partnerships with parents and caregivers so that whenever possible learning at home and learning at school are aligned and supportive. Students are generally not present during these conferences.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
October 11, 8:45 - 9:45 Zócalo
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Principals Michelle and Liz for their Coffee in person at the Zocalo on October 11 at 8:45am.
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
Principals Michelle and Liz 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 this form.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
October 18, 8:45 - 9:45 Zócalo
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Principals Johanna and Natalie for their Coffee in person at the Zocalo on October 18 at 8:45am.
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
For this session, Principals Johanna and Natalie will have a special guest, MPD Commander James M. Boteler, to talk about the neighborhood safety.
Mundo Verde exercises school safety procedures to ensure that protocols are in place within school walls and also on campus; these include fire drills and lockdown drills. However, the neighborhood environment and safety require external support from MPD and District officials.
If you have questions related to neighborhood safety, please include them on this form.
We look forward to seeing many of you at the coffee to hear from and be heard by the MPD!
J.F. Cook: Oct 11
Calle Ocho: Oct 18
Students will learn and celebrate with each other through cultural artifacts, delicious food and recipes, speakers and musicians, and more! The Diversity Fair promotes a sense of belonging, giving students the opportunity to reflect on themselves and find connections between groups.
This event will take place on October 11 at J.F. Cook campus and on October 18 at Calle Ocho campus during the school day from 9:00am to 12:30pm. This event is organized for students only.
Parents are welcome to join as volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering and/or temporarily donating cultural artifacts, please sign up here.
If you have any questions, please contact Carissa Tirado-Marks, Sustainability Manager at ctiradomarks@mundoverdepcs.org.
Calle Ocho Campus: Oct 23
JF Cook Campus: Oct 24
We are thrilled to announce Picture Day! All students will get their individual picture taken. OJO! Class photos will be taken in the Spring.
Calle Ocho Campus - October 23
J.F. Cook Campus - October 24
Make-up Day - November 21
Reminders:
Uniform - All students must wear their Mundo Verde t-shirt.
Individual Photo - As part of having student profiles updated in our Student Information System (SIS), ALL students will get their individual photo taken regardless of their Media Release authorization.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Monthly Survey, October 12
To inform important decisions being made by school leaders, Mundo Verde sends a two-question survey to parents and caregivers every month. You will receive an invitation Thursday, October 12 to participate in this month’s survey.
These ‘pulse’ surveys can be answered via the web or a text message, completed in either English or Spanish, and are sent from Possip.
Dress Code/Uniforms
All students are expected to attend school dressed in a Mundo Verde t-shirt or sweatshirt as their school uniform everyday.
Uniforms build community, show pride in one’s appearance, are economical for parents/caregivers, and lessen peer and social pressure to buy clothing that represents the latest fashion trend.
School uniforms are invaluable since we leave school grounds daily for recess and fieldwork activities because they allow teachers and volunteers to quickly identify Mundo Verde students among a larger group.
More information on Dress Code/Uniforms, can be found in the Family Handbook on page 73 in English and page 79 in Spanish.
If your family needs to purchase uniform t-shirts, please vist this website. If you have challenges in purchasing Mundo Verde uniform t-shirts, please reach out to the front desk.
Personal Devices Are Not Allowed in the School
Students should refrain from bringing personal devices (tablets, cell phones, and smartwatches) to school. If brought, students will not have access to them and must remain in book bags. The school is not responsible for loss, damage, or theft.
More information on Student Belongings, can be found in the Family Handbook on page 74 in English and page 80 in Spanish.
Thank you for supporting students to follow our school norms.
Check out our fabulous school stories on Instagram (@mv_pcs), Facebook, and X/Twitter (@MundoVerdePCS)
This past week we highlighted the vibrant colors and rich traditions of our leadership & staff’s Hispanic Heritage, proudly showcasing the beautiful diversity of cultures that strengthens our school community. And, in honor of World Teachers' Day, we extended our heartfelt appreciation to our exceptional educators!
SCHOOL SERVICES
Each student at Mundo Verde is provided with a daily snack, even if they bring snacks from home. The snack is comprised of two components. Typical examples of snacks are fresh fruit, vegetables, pretzels, smoothies, etc.
The daytime snack is supported by a required monthly snack fee ($20) paid by all families unless they qualify for FARM (Free or Reduced Price Meals) benefits. This is a school-wide snack fee.
More information on school snacks can be found in the Family Handbook on page 94 in English and page 101 in Spanish.
We are excited to announce the launching of the Chess and Martial Arts specialties in October at both campuses. To view the specialty workshops in the program schedules, click on the Unit 1 links below.
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
Save the date! October 19, 8:00pm
Mundo Verde is proud to continue to partner with the MedStar Georgetown Center for Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE) as part of our school’s commitment to teacher and student wellness. We are incorporating three virtual workshops for parents and caregivers during this school year, facilitated by Dr. Michael Brachfeld. While the topics of each session are still being determined, the intent of bringing this opportunity to our school is to support and create community among caregivers of children with special learning needs.
We are grateful to Delmy Rodriguez, Director of Student Services, and to parent volunteers Margaux Jessup (J.F. Cook Campus) and Olga Cano (Calle Ocho Campus) for helping coordinate these events.
If you are interested in joining the first virtual workshop please save the date Thursday, October 19, 8:00-9:00pm.
October 14, 11:00am via Zoom
Are you a parent or caregiver of a child with disabilities experiencing travel challenges within the District of Columbia?
Join DC Special Education Hub in collaboration with MTM Transit Travel and Safe Kids DC, a program affiliated with Children's National, for a free informative training session to provide parents and caregivers with the resources, knowledge, and support necessary to ensure safe and stress-free journeys for their loved ones. Click here to register.
After registering, you will receive the Zoom link via email the week of the training.
October 16, 7:00pm via Zoom
In this training session, parents and caregivers will learn how to best prepare for their child's upcoming IEP meeting, including the essentials to bring, the right people to invite, and the pertinent questions to pose. Click here to register.
After registering, you will receive the Zoom link via email the week of the training.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oct 13, Both Campuses
Join Padres and Comunidad to celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month at both campuses on October 13 from 4:00-6:00pm. Please sign-up here for J.F. Cook Campus and here for Calle Ocho Campus to bring some delicious food and/or to volunteer your time to help make this celebration a huge success.
Upcoming Events:
Sep 15-Oct 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 9: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Oct 11: Diversity Fair, JF Cook Campus
Oct 11: Coffee with Principal, Calle Ocho Campus
Oct 13: Festival - Celebrating the Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 18: Diversity Fair, Calle Ocho Campus
Oct 18: Coffee with Principal, JF Cook
Oct 20: PD All Staff - NO SCHOOL for Students
Nov 3: Parent Teacher Conferences all day, NO SCHOOL
Nov 8: Parent Teacher Conferences (afternoon only, regular school)