Outdoor Wednesdays - Calle Ocho Campus
NEW! MAP Assessment Makeup/Completion Sessions for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades
NEW! Virtual Learning for Learning Hubs & Hybrid Model After Spring Break
Outdoor Activities on Wednesdays - Spaces Available
AdmissionsNEW! It’s Time to Re-enroll for School Year 2021-2022!
Family Communications & EngagementNEW! Earth Month - Join the Food Challenge!
NEW! Save the Date! J.F. Cook Campus: Virtual Family Session- Thursday, April 1
NEW! Calle Ocho Connection, Building Our School Community - Recording and Presentation
NEW! Our School Website is Your Resource!!
Heath & SafetyArrival and Dismissal Updates at Calle Ocho Campus
Travel Recommendations During Spring Break
Student & Family SupportsLAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH! Wellness Wednesdays Behavioral Health Supports for Parents
Virtual Session Opportunities with PAVE and WISE - April 8
Student & Family Support Services
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsACADEMIC REMINDERS
MAP Assessment makeup/completion sessions will be scheduled for next week. Teachers will instruct students to attend specific sessions based on the missing assessments. The sessions will also be published on the main grade's page on Firefly.
To uphold the safety of our community, in-person classes (Learning hubs and Hybrid model) will resume on Thursday, April 22 after the return from Spring Break. All students are expected to participate in remote learning.
Thank you to everyone who has already signed up and for allowing everyone the opportunity to sign up for a spot.
Take this opportunity for your child to participate in reading, and gardening & cooking activities in Spanish on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:45am or 10:15-11:30am.
How to Sign Up? This is a first-come, first-served sign up process. Please use the following link to register on your campus:
Reminder:
Students participating in these activities must complete the health screening in person at arrival.
Wear a mask, bring a water bottle, and wear gear for rain or shine.
Each student must attend the campus they normally attend.
Please note that this activity does not count as attendance, so students must complete their Wednesday task at Firefly to avoid being marked absent.
ADMISSIONS
DEADLINE - May 5 by 5:00pm
ALL families will receive a re-enrollment letter via email on April 2, 2021. Please complete all of the necessary paperwork to not risk losing your child’s space at Mundo Verde PCS for SY21-22. For a list of acceptable documentation as Proof of DC Residency please click here.
Siblings of Current Students
Starting on April 2, siblings of current students admitted through this year's lottery will be able to be included in the same re-enrollment form. If you do not know if you were accepted, please check your application in MySchoolDC.
Re-enrollment Support
The Admissions team is happy to support families through one-to-one meetings via Zoom, phone call, or email. If you have specific questions or need to contact us, call our frontdesk J.F. Cook (202) 750-7060 or Calle Ocho (202) 803-8967 or email admissions@mundoverdepcs.org. We are available Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm for any questions or concerns.
FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
Join our team this Earth Month for the 2021 Make the Most of Food Challenge! During this 4-week civic action challenge, teams of households will track what, why, and how much food is discarded in a week and then take actions together that can improve nutrition, save money, and reduce waste. Small changes like composting at home and at school can make a huge difference toward mitigating the impacts of climate change. Let's make a difference together! Sign up here by Thursday, April 1 and indicate that you want to join the Mundo Verde team.
- Thursday, April 1 from 7:00-8:15pm
All J. F. Cook families and caregivers are invited this Thursday, April 1 from 7:00 to 8:15pm to participate with Principal Netta Douglas to connect with other J. F. Cook families and get the most recent updates on the expansion of on-campus learning. Details regarding zoom and phone access forthcoming.
Thank you to the Calle Ocho families for participating in the Virtual Session with Calle Ocho Families!
If you did not have the opportunity to participate, or if you want to review the recording or presentation again, you can check them here:
If you are looking for information relevant to our Hybrid Model, such as arrival and dismissal procedures, how to use the SchoolPass app, among others, click HERE.
You can also find lots of questions and answers about the Summer Program and the Hybrid Model from virtual sessions with families HERE. If you missed any of the sessions, you can also access the recordings HERE.
We want to celebrate with you our new photos on the website, check them out!!
HEALTH & SAFETY
Please remember to arrive during your designated block. As we continue to add more students, we thank you in advance for your patience in the carline.
If you need more time during arrival and dismissal to get your child out or into the car, we highly encourage you to park and walk up to help keep the traffic flowing. Teachers are always happy to talk to families, please contact them via email to set a time to talk, unfortunately, arrival and dismissal under these circumstances are not a time to talk with your teachers.
To review the arrival and dismissal procedures, please visit our website here.
As students and staff continue returning to on-campus learning, it is important to clarify the expectations regarding travel during the pandemic. We ask families to limit traveling during Spring Break to reduce and limit the possible spread of Covid-19 in our school. If your family is planning to travel, please do so safely and practice precautions, such as wearing a mask and hand hygiene.
Students enrolled on on-campus learning (Learning Hubs and Hybrid Model) who choose to travel outside of the DMV to a state or country on the DC Health high-risk list MUST do the following process to return to in-person learning even without symptoms:
Quarantine for 14 days OR
Take a COVID-19 test within 48-72 hours of return and provide negative results
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
Wellness Wednesdays Behavioral Health Supports for Parents
Families have expressed the need for tools, resources, and consultation that support their own mental well-being as well as that of their family members. The Department of Behavioral Health has developed coping tools for parents and families. Please check this list of tools.
Next Wellness Wednesdays topic:
March 31: The Positive Face of Anger
Join at 5:30pm at this link: https://bit.ly/31JpYiv - Password: WW20
Join meeting by phone: Call-in toll number: 1-650-479-3208 Local (Washington D.C.) 1-202-860-2110 Access Code: 172 6204243
Check out the updated Wellness Wednesdays flyer for March in English and Spanish. If you have questions contact Audrey Williams at awilliams@dcpcsb.org.
Dr. Michael Brachfeld, of the MedStar Georgetown WISE Center, Mundo Verde's partner in providing mental health services and supports, announces a virtual series being co-hosted by a collaborative effort with Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE).
In this Virtual House Meeting we invite you to come share your story, connect with other parent leaders and take action! You will also have the opportunity to make a plan to advocate with PAVE for the parent priorities that matter most to YOU!
PAVE + WISE Virtual House Meeting #3: Where the Power Lies in DC Education
Thursday, April 8 from 6:00-7:30pm
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83570265653?pwd=YXY0enlTeURNdkhKOHFHWjI0WU9MUT09
RSVP by emailing Megan Polanin at meganp@medstarwise.org (WISE Center) or Shakira Hall Louimarre at shakira.halllouimarre@dcpave.org (PAVE)
Visit the Student & Family Support section on our Reopening webpage to read more about the service we provide: Behavioral Health Supports for Parents, Social Worker at Mundo Verde, Autism Spectrum Disorder Parent Support Group, Student Services - Child Find, among others.
Upcoming Events:
Apr 1: Virtual Family Session - J.F. Cook Campus
Apr 12 - 15: Spring Break -No School for Students
Apr 16: Emancipation Day - School Closed
Apr 19 - 21: Virtual Learning for ALL Students