Art in the Garden Day - Calle Ocho Campus
OJO! LAST FEW DAYS Re-enrollment Deadline for School Year 2021-2022 is May 5!
NEW! Adjustments on Arrival and Dismissal Times Starting on May 3 - Calle Ocho Campus
School MessagesNEW! Expansion Updates - J.F. Cook Campus
NEW! Fifth Grade Promotion Announcement
NEW! Expansion Updates by Grade - Calle Ocho Campus
Family Communications & EngagementTeacher & Staff Appreciation is Celebrated Nationwide this Week, May 3-7!
NEW! Recording and Presentation: Coffee with the Principal, April 30 - J.F. Cook Campus
NEW! Recording and Presentation: Community Building and Review of Kinder & PreK Expansion Plans Session Session, April 29 - Calle Ocho Campus
NEW! Recording: Coffee with the Principal Naomi, April 22 - Calle Ocho
UPDATED! Art in the Garden Day at Calle Ocho Campus
Summer ProgramNEW! Summer Program Updates
School MealsNEW! School Meals Sign Up for On-Campus Learning
InvoicesNEW! Friendly Reminder Pay Invoices Balances
Heath & SafetyNEW! Mundo Verde’s Mask Guidelines Are Not Changing
NEW! Students Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms or Have a Positive COVID-19 Test Result
NEW! DC Health: Walk-Up No Appointment Needed Vaccinations Available
Student & Family SupportsNEW! Assistance with Rent and Utilities
Student & Family Support Services
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsADMISSIONS
The Admissions team is happy to support families with the re-enrollment process 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.
The deadline to complete part 1 and 2 of the re-enrollment process is this Wednesday, May 5, by 5:00 pm. Complete all of the necessary paperwork to secure your child’s space at Mundo Verde.
Deadline for Siblings of Current Students is Tomorrow, May 3 by 5:00pm
Families of new students applying to Mundo Verde should complete Part 1 and 2 of the enrollment process before Monday, May 3 by 5:00pm.
For more details, visit our admissions section on our website!
Due to the amount of students we are able to welcome back, there are important adjustments to arrival and dismissal time blocks and procedures. Changes go into effect Monday, May 3. Please read carefully as your block may have changed. A reminder to only arrive during your scheduled time. It is important that we respect our neighbors so if you arrive early, please follow the legal posted parking and traffic signs. If you plan to park and walk up, please only park in legal parking spaces and not in alleys or private drives. Click here to read the Arrival & Dismissal Procedures in detail.
SCHOOL MESSAGES
Our J.F. Cook Campus Principal, Netta, shared information on our continued expansion of on-campus learning this spring at the Cafecito this past Friday, April 30. If you did not have the opportunity to participate, please read the J.F. Cook campus Expansion Updates HERE
We are happy to announce that after completing an extraordinary year, our 5th grade students and their families will have a promotion ceremony that is equally extraordinary!! We have secured space at Audi Field, the home stadium of DC United. Our ceremony will take place on June 16.
Our Calle Ocho Campus Principal, Naomi, shared last week's expansion updates with families by grade level. If you have not read them yet, you can find them here:
FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
We invite all families across both campuses to contribute to the "Teacher & Staff Appreciation Collection" this will allow parents and caregivers to recognize all teachers and staff across both campuses in an equitable manner.
Recognizing the unique circumstances we are all living in, and understanding that not all families may be able to participate, we want to make sure that this Teacher and Staff Appreciation Collection is an option available for those families who would like to contribute this year.
The collection is open from April 25 through May 23. Contributions can be made via the PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=BZTU3KGNVU7JA&source=url or by scanning the QR code.
Stay tuned for more information from your classroom liaisons too. If you have any questions, please contact Classroom Liaison Coordinators:
J.F. Cook Campus: Kathrin Frauscher [kfrauscher@gmail.com] and Andrew Miller [andrew@amazonwatch.org]
Calle Ocho Campus: Lindsey Elman [lindsey.elman@gmail.com] and Diego Fernandez [diegochef@gmail.com]
Thanks to the families who participated in the Coffee with the J.F. Cook Campus Principal last Friday, April 30.
We spent time reconnecting with the community and clarifying expansion plans.
If you were not able to participate, or want to review the session again, please click below:
Thanks to the families who participated in the Calle Ocho Session with Principal Naomi last Thursday, April 29
We spent time building community through connections by grades as well as heard more opportunities to participate in building Comunidad. We also reviewed Expansion Plans for Kinder & PreK.
If you were not able to participate, or want to review the session again, please click below:
If you were not able to participate, or want to review the session again, please click below:
Thanks to our amazing Calle Ocho families and staff who participated in the Mural Beautification day last Wednesday! Our outdoor spaces continue to grow more colorful and cheerful each day. Big shoutout to Mr. Manuel for leading and spreading joy wherever he goes!
SUMMER PROGRAM
Sign Ups for Summer Program are closed. We are now processing the interest forms prioritizing at-risk students (citywide definition) and students with disabilities. All other students will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis based on the order of forms received.
Thank you to all families who expressed an interest in the summer program!
We are happy to announce that we are securing staffing for the summer program.
We received over 270 forms of family interest, and project we will be able to serve 100 - 190 students depending on staffing. Although we will increase the number of students accepted if we exceed current staffing projections, we will not be able to meet the demand for 270 students.
In the next couple of weeks, families will receive a bill for the program, which completes the final step to be registered in the program.
See a sample schedule below:
Crew
Outdoor play
High dosage tutoring math (Rising 4th-6th grades)
High dosage tutoring Reading (Rising 1st-3rd grades)(English)
Kinder Immersion Spanish program
Specials (tentative art, movement, outdoor play in Spanish)
Families who are not accepted in the program will receive information on virtual programming and be placed on a wait list to help track their potential entry into the program.
If you have any questions, please email us at summer@mundoverdepcs.org
For more details, please visit the Summer Program 2021 section on our website.
SCHOOL MEALS
If your children are enrolled for On-Campus Learning, please remember to sign up for in-person meals via the School Store in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. For full information regarding meals, see the School Meals section of the reopening webpage.
INVOICES
This is a reminder to please pay invoice balances from preview and current school year in full by the end of the school year 2020-2021, which is June 23.
If you have additional questions, please contact Rocio Yoc at invoice@mundoverdepcs.org.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Our school is aware of the new guidelines surrounding wearing masks outside for individuals who are fully vaccinated. This is to reiterate that Mundo Verde's mask guidelines are not changing.
As a reminder:
All students and staff are required to wear a mask while on campus except for designated times such as lunch.
All visitors are required to wear a mask.
All families and authorized pick ups are required to wear a mask during arrival and dismissal.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our community safe!
If your child is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and you need to provide documentation to return to on-campus learning, or if you have a positive COVID-19 test result to report to the school, please use our new email address covid19@mundoverdepcs.org.
On Saturday, May 1, the District transitioned to the use of 11 high-capacity, walk-up, no appointment needed vaccination sites.*
The walk-up sites will be in addition to the pharmacies, clinics, and health care providers that are also administering the vaccines citywide. These sites will operate their own scheduling systems.
More information is available at vaccinefinder.org
*Walk-up sites are for first doses. When you receive your first dose, you will still make an appointment to get your second dose.
To see more details, click HERE
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
Families seeking assistance with rent or utilities should apply to STAY DC - a financial assistance program for DC renters and housing providers who are looking for support to cover housing and utility expenses and to offset the loss of income. To be eligible, applicants must be a renter or resident of a limited equity cooperative in Washington, DC who meets household income requirements, has financial hardship and faces housing instability. Click here to learn more.
Visit the Student & Family Support section on our Reopening webpage to read more about the services 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:
May 3: OJO! Enrollment for NEW Students Deadline
May 5: OJO! Re-enrollment Deadline (by 5:00pm)
May 21: Coffee with the Principal - Calle Ocho
May 27: Virtual Session with Families - Calle Ocho Campus
May 28: Coffee with the Principal - J.F. Cook
June 10: Network Session with Families
June 11: Parent-Teacher Conferences for ALL students
June 23: Last Day of School