Best School Garden Essay by a Fifth Grader
May 30: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
School Calendar - Last Week of School Year 2021-22
NEW! Join us for the Celebrations of Learning (Expos) in June!
SY22 Summer Program Updates
Health & SafetyCovid-19 ‘Test To Stay’ Program Available for Unvaccinated Individuals
NEW! New Weekly Covid-19 Screening Program: Concentric
NEW! Pfizer Booster Covid-19 Vaccine is Now Available for Kids Ages 5-11
Weekly Covid Dashboard
Weekly Class Status
OJO! Lice Case Reported at J.F. Cook Campus - Fifth Grade
Events & ActivitiesBoard Meeting - May 26
This Week! Coffee with Principal Jenn, Calle Ocho Campus - May 27
Engagement Conversation Session #3 - May 31
5th Grade Promotion Ceremony - June 11
Communications, Information & QuestionsPOSSIP Survey Reminder - Deadline May 23
Student & Family SupportsStudent Support Team (SST)
Virtual Support Group for Families/Caregivers of Students with Disabilities - Next Support Group Meeting, May 27
Community AnnouncementsNEW! Immigration Advice and Referrals - Ayuda: June 3 (Registration May 27)
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsMajor Dates of SY22-23
SY21-22 School Calendar
ACADEMICS
Monday, May 30: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
Hard to believe June is around the corner! We want to remind families that the last week of school is a half week as has been in previous years.
Monday, June 20 - Federal Holiday (Juneteenth) school is closed.
Tuesday, June 21 - Regular school day, last day students are in school.
Wednesday, June 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences all day. Teachers will conduct end of year conferences with parents and caregivers to close the school year. Students do not come to school.
Students will show families and teachers what they are learning and doing in school. The Expo may include artwork, research results from experiments, written work, tests, and other projects.
J.F. Cook Campus
Kinder: Thursday, June 9
1st grade: Wednesday, June 8
2nd grade: Wednesday, June 8
3rd grade: Thursday, June 16
4th grade: Wednesday, June 15
5th grade: Friday, June 17
Calle Ocho Campus
Kinder: Friday, June 10
1st grade: Friday, June 3 & Friday, June 10
2nd grade: Wednesday, June 8
You will receive more information from your child's teacher.
Registration Fees
Families who have completed the Summer Program Interest Form and have received an invitation to participate in the program, must submit the registration fees by May 31.
Waitlist
If you received a waitlist letter stating you have outstanding balances for the Extended Day Program, we encourage you to pay off balances or enter into a payment arrangement in order to be eligible for the summer program.
Students Eligible for Extended School Year Services (ESY)
Students eligible for Extended School Year Services (ESY) may attend the program free of charge.
Questions?
Email your questions or concerns to summer@mundoverdepcs.org.
HEALTH & SAFETY
‘Test To Stay’ testing for individuals who have been notified that they are a close contact happens within 24 hours of the notification and is then repeated again 5-7 days later. Only unvaccinated individuals participate in the ‘Test To Stay’ program. Please see the Health and Safety Policies here for full details.
The school does not administer repeated testing every day after a close contact notification. Individuals receiving a close-contact notification are welcome to test additionally on their own. DC residents can pick up free rapid or mail home PCR tests at participating DC libraries.
Enhancing our capacity to identify cases and outbreaks early, we have added another Covid-19 screening program to our weekly Covid-19 testing. This new program, Concentric, will be provided at no cost and is a program that uses pooled analysis of nasal testing showing if anyone in the testing sample is infected with Covid-19, but it does not show specifically who is infected. If a pooled sample is positive, the swabs from each individual included in that pool will then be tested individually. This is in addition to our Shield T3 saliva-based test and weekly asymptomatic Mobile Covid-19 testing.
To participate in this testing, guardians must provide new consent for their children regardless of prior consent to our other Covid-19 testing platforms (Shield T3, and Mobile COVID testing). This consent form records the consent process and the test participant's agreement to participate in the testing process. The process can take up to four minutes to complete.
Positive individuals will be contacted by medical staff from Concentric as well as a member of our Covid-19 team. Results are typically available for review within 48 hours of testing and can be obtained directly by families via the student's consent portal.
The Pfizer booster Covid-19 vaccine is now available for kids ages 5-11. We strongly encourage families to speak to their healthcare provider or check out a free DC COVID center at coronvirus.dc.gov.
For up-to-date information and statistics on how we are containing the spread of Covid-19, visit the Health & Safety section on the website.
Fifth Grade
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
May 26, 6:30-8:30pm
The Mundo Verde Board of Directors will be holding a regular Board Meeting on Thursday, May 26. All regular and special board meetings are open to the public, providing the opportunity for stakeholders to observe board operations. The meeting will take place virtually from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
To participate as an observer in the Board Meeting, please complete this registration form.
The topics for this meeting are as follows:
SY23 budget & priorities
Committee updates
Executive Director report
For questions related to the meeting, email board@mundoverdepcs.org.
May 27, 9:00-10:00am
We Invite you to Submit Questions in Advance!
Calle Ocho Campus families and caregivers are invited to join Principal Jenn on Friday, May 27, 9:00-10:00am for a virtual coffee.
Principal Jenn looks forward to connecting with Mundo Verde families! We will also have time to answer questions that have come to us from parents and caregivers. To help us use our time together most efficiently, we invite you to submit questions in advance using this google form. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Tuesday, May 31, 7:00-8:30pm
Parents and caregivers from both campuses are invited to participate in our third engagement conversation. Please join us even if you have not participated in any of the prior meetings. To best plan for our upcoming session, please use this link to RSVP Session 3 Engagement Conversation May 31. If you have questions or are simply are interested in learning more, please contact Cristina Faz at cfaz@mundoverdepcs.org.
Saturday, June 11, 2:30pm
We will celebrate the promotion of our 2022 Fifth Grade Class on Saturday, June 11 at 2:30pm! The promotion ceremony will be held at Audi Field, where students will be recognized for their accomplishments as learners and community stewards at Mundo Verde as they look ahead to a successful transition to middle school.
All 5th grade families should have received the invitation to the Promotion Ceremony on May 18.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Deadline, Monday, May 23
We want to know what you know – about what your child is doing in class!
Please be sure to respond to this week’s Possip question: https://bit.ly/2B4Bw4R
Deadline: Monday, May 23
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
The work of the Student Support Team (SST) is one manifestation of Mundo Verde’s mission, values, and operational commitment to diversity. The Student Support Team of more than 50 professionals provides an array of services for students and their families to support positive academic, physical, social/emotional, and behavioral outcomes for students.
Please visit the Special Education Page on our website to read more about the services we provide for students who may be experiencing social, behavioral, and/or mental health challenges; may require either physical or academic accommodations; may require on-campus support during classes, at recess, and/or during lunch; may be homeless; and many other challenging circumstances.
If you feel that you or your child may need these kinds of services, or you have questions, please contact Norma Villanueva, Director of Student Services at nvillanueva@mundoverdepcs.org.
Next Support Group Meeting, Friday, May 27 at 11:00am
Dr. Michael Brachfeld from the MedStar Georgetown WISE Center is offering a virtual support group for Mundo Verde families/caregivers of students with disabilities. If you are interested in connecting with other caregivers and discussing your experiences in a facilitated setting, feel free to join us via Zoom.
Meeting Dates/Times:
Friday, May 27 at 11:00am
Friday, June 10 at 11:00am
Zoom Meeting Information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86840605599?pwd=VVBCMHlTYllneC9TQTR2SHRtNTArQT09
Meeting ID: 868 4060 5599
Passcode: 025986
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
June 3 (Registration May 27)
Ayuda will be offering free immigration advice and referrals over the phone on Friday, June 3. Clients who are interested should call 202-787-5311 on May 27 between 10:00am-2:00pm to schedule a phone appointment. Flyers with more information can be found in English and Spanish. This virtual clinic is part of an ongoing effort to provide free, low-barrier consultations for clients who want immigration screening, brief advice, and referrals. Questions about the clinic should be directed to Irfana Anwer at Irfana.anwer@ayuda.com.
Major dates for our school year 2022-23 calendar are finalized.
Upcoming Events:
May 26 - Board Meeting
May 27 - Coffee with the Principal - Calle Ocho Campus
May 30 - Holiday, School Closed
May 31 - Engagement Conversation Session #3
Jun 11 - 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony
Jun 16 - Board Meeting
Jun 20 - Holiday, School Closed
Jun 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences (Last Day of School)
Jul 11 - First Day Summer Program
Aug 10 - Last Day Summer Program