Hear from parent Yizel about how Mundo Verde's kitchen team promotes sustainability and actively involves students in the process.
Check out other Mundo Verde Voices on the school social media, new clips are released everyday! Reshare with your friends and family!!
Time to Sign Up for Student Conferences - June 12: Afternoon Only & June 17: All Day
More Celebrations of Learning (Expo) Coming Up! Dates and Times
NEW! Our 5th Graders Embark on Their Capstone Trip This Week!!
School Calendar Update - Last Day of School
Events & ActivitiesJune In-Person Board Meeting - Virtually Accessible - Registration Required - June 6
Join us in Making Field Day a Huge Success – We Need Your Help! June 10: Calle Ocho & June 14: JF Cook
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! Farewell to Chef Dot
LAST CHANCE! Parent/Guardian Board Members Nominations - Deadline: June 3
Health & SafetyEnsure Your Children Are Vaccinated for Next School Year
School ServicesNEW! School Meals Menu For June Are Available
NEW! It’s Time For School Services Payments - Due on the 10th of Every Month
NEW! Summer Meals for Kids
Community AnnouncementsCalle Ocho Campus Families: News From Comunidad
J.F. Cook Campus Families: News From Padres
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsSY23-24 School Calendar
June 12: Student Conferences Afternoon Only
June 14: Last Day of School
June 17: Student Conferences All Day
ACADEMICS
June 12: Afternoon Only & June 17: All Day
Parents and caregivers should have received Student Led Conferences / Parent-Teacher Conferences sign-ups from their children’s teacher via ParentSquare. If you have not received it yet, please contact your teacher.
Mark your calendars:
June 12: Conferences in the afternoon - Regular school day for students
June 17: Conferences all day - NO SCHOOL for students
Students, teachers, and all of us are looking forward to seeing you at the end-of-year expos. Please join us! Below are the specific dates and times by grade.
J.F. Cook Campus:
Kinder: June 5, 9:00am
1st Grade: June 7, 9:00am
2nd Grade: June 10, 2:00pm
3rd Grade: June 11, 2:00pm
4th Grade: June 11, 9:00am
5th Grade: June 12, 9:00am
Caterpillars: June 11, 2:00pm
Calle Ocho Campus:
Kinder: June 5, 11:30am
1st Grade: June 7, 2:00pm
2nd Grade: June 10, 9:00am
3rd Grade: June 11, 9:00am
4th Grade: June 14, 9:00am
We wish our fifth graders a great, memorable experience in Puerto Rico where they will apply their learning and knowledge to a brand new immersion context. We are excited to see them creating new connections through language, culture, and the environment. This Capstone trip will empower them to take responsibility for their learning and their contributions to their own community and gain confidence in their roles as biliterate and bicultural global citizens.
Listen Ms. Fatima, 5th Grade Capstone Trip Coordinator, as she shares the excitement and significance of the Capstone Trip to Puerto Rico.
Mundo Verde received an official notification from OSSE approving the waiver requested regarding the two days school closures in January due to snow. The last day of school will continue to be June 14, as originally announced.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
June 6, 6:30-8:30pm
Registration Required
The board of directors is holding their Election Meeting on June 6, 2024 from 6:30 to 8:30pm in person at Calle Ocho Campus. An election meeting is a meeting of the board held in June of each year, in which the board nominates and elects a slate of directors and officers for the next school year. Current board member terms and officer roles will be renewed and/or shifted for the next year. Note that the board may also elect new directors to fill vacancies on the board at any time during the year.
In addition, the board is creating space for stakeholders to share with them their perspectives on the needs of our school community as we prioritize staffing and resources for the remainder of SY23-24, and into SY24-25, by way of Public Comment. The board is dedicating 10 minutes for 5 individuals to provide public comment at the June 6 meeting. If more than 5 people sign up, the board president may use their discretion to allow for a diversity of community voices as well as to schedule additional public comment sessions at upcoming board meetings.
Public Comment: Those attending in person may indicate their interest in providing public comment at the June 6th meeting using the Public Comment form included in the registration link. All members of the community may provide public comment in writing as an alternative.
Registration is required for both in-person and virtual board meeting attendance. As is always the case, all regular and special board meetings are open to the public, providing the opportunity for stakeholders to observe board operations. Registration is required to attend in person, to join via zoom, or to participate in Public Comment, please refer to the instructions below:
RSVP to join in person / RSVP to join in person and public comment / RSVP to join via Zoom
For questions related to the meeting, please email board@mundoverdepcs.org.
June 10: Calle Ocho
June 14: JF Cook
As we near the end of the school year, it's time to celebrate with Field Day! This will be a day that all students get to work together and have fun while being active!
Calling Parent and Caregivers Volunteers
We need your help to make field day a success. If you are interested and have a couple of hours to make this event happen, please sign up as a volunteer at your campus by clicking on the following links.
J.F. Cook Volunteers at New York Ave Park:
If you have any questions, please email Coach Howard at hlawson@mundoverdepcs.org.
Calle Ocho Volunteers at Turkey Thicket Park:
Please complete this form (all grades)
If you have any questions, please email Callie Carroll, volunteers coordinator, at callie@clcendeavors.com, or Ronald Portillo, Dean of Academics, at rportillo@mundoverdepcs.org.
Support Your Children to be Ready for Field Day
Please make sure your children come prepared with the following:
Water bottle: Although there will be water stations, having a water bottle ensures that students are well-hydrated.
Sunscreen: Please make sure to apply sunscreen to your children before arriving at school.
Extra clothes: We plan to have water games and lots of fun playing outside.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
After six years of dedicated service to our Mundo Verde community, our beloved school chef, Dorothy Steck, is retiring this year. Chef Dot has been an integral part of our school community, not only for their culinary expertise but also for their warmth, kindness, and unwavering commitment to providing nutritious and delicious meals to our students. Their creative flair and passion for cooking have enriched the dining experience for our entire J.F. Cook community.
Throughout their tenure, Chef Dot has nourished our children's bodies while fostering a sense of belonging and connection with healthy food and better habits in our diets. They have been a familiar face, always ready with a smile and a listening ear for our students. While we are sad to see Chef Dot go, we are incredibly grateful for the invaluable contributions they have made to our school over the years. Their legacy will continue to inspire us and remind us of the importance of good food and genuine care. We invite you to join us in expressing our heartfelt appreciation to Chef Dot for their years of dedicated service and to wish them all the best as they embark on this new chapter of their life.
As we bid farewell to Chef Dot, we are actively working to ensure a smooth transition in our meal operations. Rest assured, we remain committed to providing nutritious meals that meet our students' needs and preferences.
Deadline: Tomorrow, June 3
The deadline for nominating community board members was extended until June 3, 2024
Please see the revised form and note that allows for parents/caregivers of currently enrolled students to either nominate themselves or, importantly, to also nominate other parents/guardian to serve on the board of directors.
The board is committed to adding members with a wide range of views that encompass the diversity, backgrounds and expertise of our community. Please consider who you think can serve our community during this critical time in our evolution as a school based on our core and enduring values of Empathy, Speak your truth, Perseverance, Inquiry, Collaboration, and Appreciation (ESPICA).
Please also see the description in English and Spanish of what is involved in serving as a community board member for your school.
Please be sure to send in your nominations by no later than June 3.
HEALTH & SAFETY
DC Law requires each student attending a DC public school or public charter school to present valid written immunization certification, documenting that they have been successfully immunized in accordance with current Department of Health immunization requirements, to their school before the first day of classes.
Students who do not submit their records within 90 days of the first day of school will be temporary excluded until their records are submitted.
Please note DC Health has updated the locations list for pediatric vaccinations throughout the District HERE.
Student Health Forms
Immunization Requirements: Immunization Requirements Guide
SCHOOL SERVICES
Due on the 10th of Every Month
Monthly payments are due by the 10th of each month. On Saturday, June 1, families received a billing statement for school services for the month of June 2024 with instructions for how to pay for your snacks, meals, and/or Extended Day Program fees on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
If you have any questions about the charges, please email invoice@mundoverdepcs.org.
This summer, youth 18 and younger have access to no-cost meals at over 100 sites across the city from Tuesday, June 18 to Sunday, August 25.
You can use the Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder to find directions to nearby meal sites, their hours of operation, and contact information.
OJO! The QR codes won't be active until the start of program operations.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Comunidad All Hands Meeting
June 3, 7:30pm In Person - Right Proper Brewing Company
All caregivers and teachers/staff are invited to join Comunidad for the All-Hands Meeting in person on Monday, June 3 at 7:30pm at Right Proper Brewing Company in Brookland to discuss the mission, bylaws, directors, and next steps for creating a formal 501C3.
Looking for Volunteers for Field Day on June 10
Field Day is Monday, June 10 (rain date June 11), and we need caregiver volunteers to make it a success. If you are available to volunteer, please complete this form.
NEW! Neighborhood Safety Committee Meeting
Wednesday, June 5, 8:00pm
Join the monthly Neighborhood Safety Committee meeting on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00pm using this link!
NEW! Padres Coffee
Friday, June 7, 8:10am
Chef Dot is retiring! Please sign her card and join us for coffee by the play area on Friday, June 7 with Chef Dot’s final muffin as we wish her farewell.
Celebración!
Sunday, June 9, 2:00-4:00pm at Garfield Park
Join Mundo Verde families and teachers/staff from both campuses to celebrate the end of the year.
Come ready to have fun! There will be arts and crafts, double dutch, an upcycling art station, gelato, T-shirt swap, and much more! RSVP here and/or sign up to volunteer.
NEW! Next All-Hands PTO Meeting
Tuesday, June 11, 4:30pm
Welcome your new Padres Officers for 2024/25 (and say goodbye to the outgoing ones). Year in review summary, outlooks for next year, and of course, free pizza and healthy snacks! Please invite your teachers. Dial-in option here.
Upcoming Events:
June 3-7: 5th Grade Capstone Trip
June 5: Kinder Expo - Both Campuses
June 6: Open Board Meeting (Elections)
June 7: 1st Grade Expos - Both Campuses
June 10: Field Day - Calle Ocho
June 10: 2nd Grade Expos - Both Campuses
June 11: 3rd Grade Expos - Both Campuses
June 11: Caterpillars Expos
June 11: 4th Grade Expo - JF Cook
June 12: 5th Grade Expo
June 12: Student Conferences Afternoon Only
June 13: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony
June 14: 4th Grade Expo - Calle Ocho
June 14: Field Day - J.F. Cook
June 14: Last day of School
June 17: Student Conferences All Day
June 19: Holiday/School Closed