What Does The Fox Say?
January 25, 2024
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Important Dates
1/25/24 & 1/26/24: 5th Grade Field Trip, Ameritowne
2/2/24: Celebration of Learning , 1:40pm-2:40pm
2/5/24: Inspire Spelling Bee, 5:30pm-6:30pm
2/7/24 - 2/20/24: Family Conferences (by sign up only)
2/9/24: Spirit Day, Lunar New Year - wear red or year of the dragon
2/9/24: 2nd Grade Field Trip, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2/9/24: Asian Student Field Trip, Art Museum
2/13/24: Spirit Day: 100th Day of School (wear a 100 anything ex: buttons, dress like you're 100, etc.)
2/14/24: Spirit Day: Valentine's/Friendship Day (wear red/pink or positive message)
2/14/24: CSC Meeting, 4:00pm-5:30pm
2/14/24: 3rd-4th Grade Art/Music Showcase, 5:30pm-6:30pm
2/16/24: NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day
2/19/24: NO SCHOOL, President's Day
2/20/24: NO SCHOOL, Family Conferences
2/21/24: PTO Meeting, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Celebration of Learning - 2/2/24
Have you registered for Celebration of Learning, which is next Friday, 2/2/24! If you have not registered yet, be sure to do so via the Inspire Event Registration form. This will expedite your entry into the building.
NO SCHOOL - 2/20/24
Tuesday, 2/20/24 is a no school day due to conferences. While teachers and families have flexibility to schedule conferences between 2/7/24-2/20/24 and there may be staff who schedule all their conferences before 2/20/24 there are still many staff who are hosting conferences on 2/20/24. As a reminder, conferences are VIRTUAL only. Please do not come to the school.
Family Conferences
Teachers should have sent Family Conference links yesterday (Wednesday, 1/24). If you have not heard from your child's AFTERNOON teacher, please reach out to them directly for a sign up link. Please note: Due to the increased flexibility for scheduling conferences, some teachers may be using a signupgenius link instead of the Bloomz conference. If you would like to sign up to meet with a team member beyond the classroom, you may do so with the link(s) below:
- Special's Teachers: Kerrie Hall, Kaitlynn Riehl, Taylor Sharple, Caroline Weidner
- Emelia McNally, Literacy Interventionist
- Libby Phillips, Literacy Interventionist
- Hannah Mealer, Math Interventionist
- Alexis Fairbanks, Math Interventionist
- Natalia Salata, English Language Development Teacher
- Catherine Khachatryan, Math Special Education Teacher
- Amy Fortier, Literacy Special Education Teacher
- Dennis Johnson, Social Worker
- Michelle Hauck, School Counselor
Art & Music Showcases
We wanted to give a quick reminder with some additional information about the art show and music performances coming up.
- Both music and art shows will be in the cafeteria. The art will be on display in and around the cafeteria during the full evening for you to look at. Music performances will be on the cafeteria stage starting with the lower grade level at 5:45 on both nights and a short break in between grade levels. Please make sure you arrive by 5:30 so that students can be ready for their performances! Here is the schedule for both nights. Students will be performing with their HOMEROOM class:
- 3rd and 4th Grade - Wednesday, February 14th 5:30pm-6:30pm
- 1st and 2nd Grade - Wednesday, March 20th 5:30pm-6:30pm
- 5th Grade - Wednesday, June 5th 9:30am-10:30am
5th grade will have a performance and artwork on display during the 5th grade celebration on the last day of school - If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Riehl at kaitlynn_riehl@dpsk12.net about Music, or Mrs. Weidner at caroline_weidner@dpsk12.net about Art.
5:45 - Soifer and Gutierrez combined performance followed by Ferro and Greene combined performance
6:00 - Hattaway/Nigohosian combined performance followed by Ullman/Edstrom combined performance
5:45 - 1st grade performances
6:00 - Corley/Fargason combined performance, Schuler/Equihua combined performance
Reminder - No Toys at School
- A friendly reminder that toys (card games, etc.) are not allowed at school.
- You can expect that students may sometimes bring items home from rewards or treasure box and we consistently tell students these are not to use during the day and should be in their backpacks to bring home.
- Per our Family Handbook, "To prevent distractions from learning, toys (including stuffed animals), electronics/devices (including smart watches) are not permitted in school. In special cases, the teacher may designate a toy party as a class reward or inform you of a learning purpose for bringing a personal belonging from home. Inspire was designed to offer access to a variety of interactive learning materials throughout each day. We are confident your children will have opportunities to play, move and be creative each day."
Community Resources
Girls are SMART (Studious, Mighty, Amazing, Resilient, and Talented) Conference
Hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) collegiate section at Colorado School of Mines!
This event involves gathering girls in grades 1st-5th on the Mines campus to do science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities and explore what it means to be an engineer and scientist. This year, Girls are SMART will take place on Saturday, March 9th, 2024, in the Ben H. Parker Student Center Ballrooms from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Seven, interactive activity rotations will present an opportunity to create a simple and unique art project that demonstrates STEM concepts. A variety of topics will be covered related to many of the disciplines studied at Mines! At Girls are SMART, students will: Learn about the scientific process and design processes, build problem-solving and communication skills, engage with various fields of STEM.
Event Details:
- Who: Elementary school girls (grades 1st-5th) across Colorado
- Date and Location: March 9th, 2024, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Ben H. Parker Student Center Ballrooms - Colorado School of Mines
- Cost: $15 per student; includes a light breakfast and materials for all activities. Registration is open until March 5, 2024, https://commerce.cashnet.com/SWE_MEP.
- More Information can be found at https://orgs.mines.edu/swe/girls-are-smart/
Every Day Learning at Inspire
Kinder Field Trip - Children's Museum
Inspire Elementary
Email: linda_august@dpsk12.net
Website: https://inspire.dpsk12.org/
Location: 5650 N. Elmira Ct., Denver, CO, 80238
Phone: (720) 424-4850