First Day of School - J.F. Cook Campus
Continue Preparing for the School Year 2023-24!
General School Information
AcademicsNEW! Welcome Meetings With Teachers: What to Expect
Events & ActivitiesNEW! Back to School Nights - Save the Date! Lower Academy: Sep 19 & Upper Academy: Sep 21
Board Meeting: Registration Form to Observe the Meeting Available - Aug 31, 6:30pm
Communications, Information & QuestionsHow Parents/Caregivers Can Expect to Hear from the School (Communications)
Opportunity to Volunteer as a Classroom Liaison
The Families Portal on the School Website is Your Resource!
Mundo Verde Social Media
Weekly Family Update Available in ParentSquare AND School Website (Families Portal)
Health & SafetyLet's Work Together to Keep Students Safe: SY23-24 Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
NEW! Changes in Dismissal Time for J.F. Cook Campus
School ServicesNEW! School Meals Menu - August
Community AnnouncementsJ.F. Cook Campus Families: News From Padres
Calle Ocho Campus Families: News From Comunidad
NEW! DC Family Bike Fest: Sep 17, 10:00am, Alethia Tanner Park
East Rivier Worshops
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsSY23-24 School Calendar
Aug 28: PreK-3 & PreK-4 combined
Sep 4: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL
With excitement, we mark the launch of the new school year. If you need to access the Back to School Checklist to continue preparing for the school year, click here.
Front Desk telephone:
JF Cook Campus: (202) 750-7060
Calle Ocho Campus: (202) 803-8967
Website: https://www.mundoverdepcs.org/
The school day for students is from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Wednesday dismissal time starts at 1:00pm. It is imperative that students not be dropped off prior to 8:10am, unless they are enrolled in the before school program (starting on August 31) as supervision is not scheduled outside of the school hours.
If you have questions about events, schedules or other school-related matters, please contact your campus front desk.
If you need to report an absence please contact us via email: Calle Ocho campus c8attendance@mundoverdepcs.org and J.F. Cook Campus cookattendance@mundoverdepcs.org
ACADEMICS
What to Expect
Mundo Verde teachers and staff take pride in partnering with families to create relationships that are positive and collaborative. To begin cultivating important connections between home and school, you can expect receive a message from your child’s teachers with an opportunity to schedule a Welcome Meeting with your teacher via ParentSquare.
At Mundo Verde, we believe that Family Engagement through effective communication and collaboration between the school and parents/caregivers is vital for student success.
Our Family Engagement goals are:
Creating a welcoming and engaging climate with strong relationships and communications between families and school staff
Partnering with parents and caregivers to support student achievement
Investing parents and caregivers in school success are our goals
Thank you in advance for engaging with communications from your teachers!
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Lower Academy: Sep 19
Upper Academy: Sep 21
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.
Please save the date for your child academy:
Lower Academy (PreK to 1st Grade): Sep 19, both campuses
Upper Academy (2nd to 5th Grades): Sep 21, both campuses
Registration Form to Observe the Meeting Available
August 31, 6:30-8:30pm
The Mundo Verde Board of Directors will be holding a regular Board meeting on Thursday, August 31. 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 6:30-8:30pm.
To observe the board in action at this meeting, please complete the registration form. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information to join the meeting.
For questions related to the meeting, email board@mundoverdepcs.org.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
To keep you informed about the school life, you should expect to hear from the school through different channels. Click here to read more details on what to expect from the school communications in English and Spanish.
Family Update via ParentSquare
Robo Calls and Text Messages in case of an emergency, via ParentSquare
Social Media
Families Portal (School Website) Password: respeto.
Grade-level Weekly Update via ParentSquare
Ongoing personal communication between teachers and families
ParentSquare -updates, information, events, and celebrations
Feedback from parents/caregivers via Possip
Thank you to all the caregivers who have volunteered to serve as a Classroom Liaison in your child/ren's classroom/s! Classroom Liaisons should be reaching out soon to caregivers in their classes. If you have not received any messages and/or you do not know who your Classroom Liaison is, please check the Classroom Liaison directory for your campus:
Some classes still need (more) classroom liaisons. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the volunteer form for your campus or send an email.
Calle Ocho Campus:
J.F. Cook Campus:
Our website is your source for information and, we continuously add new content to the Families Portal. The Families Portal can be found on the main menu of the school website.
The Family Portal is a password protected page. This password changes every year. The NEW password is: respeto (respect in Spanish).
The Families Portal provides information about the school calendar, communications, meals, extended day program, policies & handbooks.
Mundo Verde is excited to share more updates this year from our social media accounts. If you aren't already, connect with Mundo Verde on Instagram (@mv_pcs), Facebook, and X/Twitter (@MundoVerdePCS) to stay in the loop about the latest school year developments! First day of school pictures were posted this week.
This school year 2023-24, all Family Updates will be posted in the ParentSquare calendar on the day they were published (usually Sundays). Click on “View All” to find the Family Update you want to review. The Family Updates are also available on the school website under the School Communications page (new password: respeto)
To read last week's Family Update, visit the ParentSquare calendar, and click on the Sunday, August 20.
HEALTH & SAFETY
SY23-24 Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
The Arrival and Dismissal Procedures 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 ends at 3:30pm. On Wednesdays ends at 1:00pm
The car line is open only for arrival time
To help with traffic, please continue parking a few blocks from the campus
Avoid using alleys to exit the neighborhood
Be a good neighbor
In order to have a smoother dismissal time, we are making some adjustment in the dismissal locations at J.F. Cook Campus.
Changes are starting this week:
La Cancha
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Girls Door
Caterpillars
Kinder - Foxes
Boys Door
Kinder - Woodkeepers & Deers
El Mundo
1st Grade
La Casita
Kinder - Owls
PreK
SCHOOL SERVICES
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome Back
Padres would like to welcome all families back to school. Padres is the caregiver association on J.F. Cook Campus. To learn more about their events, getting involved, and staying connected, please visit Padres’ website.
New Family Pairing
If you are a new family to Mundo Verde and would be interested in being paired with an existing Mundo Verde family, please reach out to Jess Desvarieux (jessica.desvarieux@gmail.com) with the grades of your children, where you live in DC and what your family does for fun.
NEW! First All-Hands Padres of the Year. Friday, Sep 1 at 9:00am Virtual
Working agenda includes: (1) Quick introductions (2) Meet the Padres Board & hear about our priorities (3) Meet the volunteers & learn how to get engaged in different groups and activities (4) Share your priorities and questions so that we can plan for the year. Please share any other proposed agenda items with <mvpadrescomms@gmail.com>. Call-in link with Spanish AI Translation available. Instruction for setting up the AI here.
NEW! Washington Nationals Game. Sunday, September 10 at 1:35pm
Both Campuses Are Invited!
Join us to cheer on the Washington Nationals against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tickets available here for $20, and as always, free tickets are available for Mundo Verde teachers/staff or families for whom the ticket is a cost burden. Both J.F. Cook and Calle Ocho campuses are invited!
NEW! Comunidad Welcome Newsletter
Comunidad is excited to welcome returning and new families! We are looking forward to working together to build an inclusive community. Comunidad hopes you will join their efforts in any way you have the ability; no action is too small. Click here to read Comunidad's first newsletter of the school year in English and Spanish, highlighting opportunities to get involved and share details of a few upcoming events.
Mundo Verde Bike Community Updates
Bike Commuting 101 Webinar, August 30 at 7:30pm - All Mundo Verde families are invited to join an introductory level class on commuting to/from school by bike, led by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Register and learn more here.
Calle Ocho Bike Bus ("Bicibús") to Restart September 1 - The popular Friday morning group bike ride to school will restart for the 2023-2024 school year on September 1. Every Friday, unless cancelled for weather, families meet at Turkey Thicket Rec Center to ride to school together at 8:15am. The ride is led by experienced parents. Questions can be directed to the leaders' WhatsApp group.
If you have any questions or ideas about Comunidad and its role at our school, or you would like to know more about ways you can become involved, please reach out to Comunidad-planning@googlegroup.com.
Sunday, Sep 17, 10:00am at Alethia Tanner Park
Calling all kid bikers, family bikers, and bike-curious! You're invited to the DC Family Bike Fest on Sunday, September 17, 10:00am-2:00pm at Alethia Tanner Park! Connect and build community, meet local shops and organizations, enjoy demo bikes, test rides, raffle prizes, Glide to Ride workshop, Kids Bike Parade, and more. Free snow cones and free tune-ups for all! See you there!
Nurturing Parenting Program
Every Tuesday 5:00pm. For more details, click here.
Parent Empowerment Workshop Series
Every Wednesday 12:00pm. For more details, click here.
Effective Black Parenting Program
Every Wednesday 5:00pm for all families with children age 9-17 years. For more details, click here.
August Health Awareness Workshops
Every Thursday 1:00pm. For more details, click here.
Upcoming Events:
Aug 28: PreK-3 & PreK-4 combined
Aug 31: First Day Extended Day Program (Before and After School Programs)
Aug 31: Board Meeting
Sep 4: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Sep 19: Back to School Night - Lower Academies
Sep 21: Back to School Night - Upper Academies