Centers Time - Calle Ocho Campus
OJO! Last Family Update of the 2020-21 School Year
NEW! School Closed from Monday, June 28 - Monday July 5
NEW! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!! To All Families for a Successful Teacher & Staff Appreciation Collection
Academic RemindersThis Week! Parent Teacher Conferences for ALL Students - Wednesday, June 23
NEW! Week of June 21-25 Time to Return Technology, Pick Up Medication and Summer Packets, and More! 9:00am-3:00pm
NEW! Summer Packets Available for Students
NEW! Summer Learning Resources
UPDATED! New Schedule for Calle Ocho Field Day
Field Day Continues for All Students! - J.F. Cook Campus
Family Communications & EngagementNEW! Keep In Touch With Each Other!
UPDATED! Update from the Community Session June 16 - Calle Ocho Campus
School MealsSummer Meal Distribution from DCPS and Other Organizations
Heath & SafetyVirtual Learning in SY21-22 requires a Medical Form
Student & Family SupportsStudent & Family Support Services
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsSCHOOL MESSAGES
This edition is our last family update of the 2020-21 school year. Expect to receive an End of the Year message from our Executive Director, Kristin Scotchmer in a few weeks. Regular school communications will begin mid summer.
To provide our year round staff with a well-deserved and needed break, both Mundo Verde campuses will be completely closed from Monday, June 28 through Monday, July 5. Our reception will not be staffed. Phone messages and emails will be responded to when our campuses open again on Tuesday July 6.
We want to share and celebrate that together, our parent communities raised $18,000 during the Teacher Appreciation Collection that ran from April 25 to May 23 across both campuses. This is truly heartwarming particularly given the hardships of this year.
The total funds collected will be equitably distributed among all staff at JF Cook and Calle Ocho - from the classroom teacher to the front desk staff and everyone in between - in the form of electronic gift cards as an End of Year Appreciation Gift, on behalf of all parents and caregivers.
Thank you for your contributions and support. This will serve as a nice way to wrap a challenging year for our staff and show the warm appreciation from our families.
ACADEMIC REMINDERS
Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, June 23 for all students in PreK through 5th grade at both campuses. Please remember that students do not have school on June 23.
9:00am-3:00pm
Mundo Verde will be open from June 21-25 between 9:00am-3:00pm. During this time families can:
Return chromebooks, chargers, hotspots and any equipment that was issued by the school
Pick-up summer packets
Pick-up medication (as applicable)
Donate loaner clothing
Look through Lost and Found
Purchase Mundo Verde T-Shirts
Calle Ocho Campus: Printed packets are going home with students on their last days of in person learning or families can access them HERE. Virtual families can pick up packets when returning Chromebooks on campus.
J.F. Cook Campus: Printed paper packets (for families who have designated a need for printed materials) will be available for pickup June 21-25.
In addition to Summer Packets, teachers and coaches want to offer a 30 DAY SUMMER LEARNING CALENDAR that includes daily activities, standards-aligned for each grade level!
Literacy Benchmark Packets
Find below resources and information to support your child’s reading readiness for the upcoming school year!
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we adjusted our field day schedule. We understand that after the challenges of this year, our children are looking forward to the end of year close out with their classmates and teachers, as well as a much anticipated Field Day. We have worked out a schedule to make sure all classes have an opportunity to participate in Field Day. We will host All On Campus PreK Classes on Monday and All On Campus Kinder/ 1st classes on Tuesday.
Please read THIS MESSAGE from Principal Naomi for full details.
Let's continue having fun, in community! 1st and 5th grade had a blast at field day last week; this week we look forward to Kinder and 4th grade fun!
To read more details about the location, dates and schedule by grade, t-shirt colors, and volunteering opportunities click HERE.
Please reach out to Assistant Principal Jenn if you have any questions at jkouakeu@mundoverdepcs.org.
Tuesday, June 22
Kinder, 9:30-11:00am
4th grade, 11:30am-1:00pm
FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
To facilitate communication among families, Mundo Verde is structuring an inclusive and open WhatsApp group that is free for all enrolled families. Whether arranging playdates, discussing homework, or sharing ideas for fall, you will soon be able to communicate with all the families in your child’s grade. This is a way to build connections with the same group of families throughout your child’s time at Mundo Verde, you will be invited to join based on the year your child/ren will be promoted.
Everyone will be invited to join. No one is required to participate. Everyone who joins will be asked to follow a basic protocol for respectful and inclusive communications.
Try it over the summer! Tell us what you think! Make some new friends!
Keep an eye out for an invitation coming to you soon.
Calle Ocho families met to get to know one another better by hearing from each caregiver which focus of Comunidad motivates them to be engaged (creating an intentionally inclusive community, involving all families' strengths, advancing equity, among others. The group also revised the working draft of Comunidad's mission and vision and heard from Principal Naomi about opportunities for the group to support the school community over the summer.
Next Comunidad development meeting is on June 30 from 8:00-9:30pm. Please contact our Kindred representative, Savannah Keith Gress at savannah@kindredcommunities.org, if you plan to attend and would like to learn more.
SCHOOL MEALS
There is daily meal distribution continuing through the summer from DCPS and other organizations. Here are some city wide summer food resources:
Free School Meal Sites through September 2021
Summer Meal Sites (You can also find a site near you by calling 1-866-3-HUNGRY or texting “FOOD” to 877-877).
If you need food assistance during the summer and do not know how to access it, please reach out to meals@mundoverdepcs.org and we can direct you to resources near your home.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Distance learning for school year 2021-22 will only be available to students with a medical condition that requires distance learning due to COVID-19 as per the city-wide form.
If you believe your child/ren qualifies for a medical exemption and must do virtual learning next fall, please complete these steps:
Due June 23, 2021
Take this quick survey to indicate if you are considering remaining fully virtual for SY21-22 to help us plan.
Due July 16, 2021
Download the OSSE COVID-19 Medical Consent & Certification For Distance Learning, 2021-22 School Year form and complete Page 1. It’s an electronic form, but you can also print it out and write your answers. If you do it electronically, remember to save your work. You may also pick up a paper copy at our front desk.
After Page 1 is done, give the form to your child’s doctor. They will need to complete Page 2, and sign and stamp it.
Completed forms are due July 16, 2021. Please return completed forms to admissions@mundoverdepcs.org or J.F. Cook Campus Front Desk. These forms should not be returned to the school nurse.
Review this helpful Frequently Asked Questions document from the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
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:
June 21-25: Medications & Summer Packets Pickup AND Chromebook Return
June 21: Field Day PreK - Calle Ocho
June 22: Field Day Kinder & 1st Grade - Calle Ocho
June 22: Field Day Kinder & 4th grade - J.F. Cook
June 22: Last Day of School
June 23: Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences for ALL students