1st Grade Expo - JF Cook Campus
Feb 20: Holiday - SCHOOL CLOSED & Feb 21-24: Mid Winter Break
NEW! SY23-24 School Calendar
NEW! Kinder - 5th Grade Student Led Conferences - Save the Date! Mar 10 (All Day) & Mar 15 (Afternoon Only)
NEW! PreK Parent Teacher Conferences - Save the Date! Mar 10 (All Day) & Mar 15 (Afternoon Only)
More Celebrations of Learning Coming Up!
NEW! Trimester 2 Academic Reports - Starting February 17
REMINDER - It is Admissions Time for Siblings of Students Enrolled at Mundo Verde - Deadline Mar 1
Events & ActivitiesCoffee with J.F. Cook Campus Principal - Feb 17
Celebrating Black History Month - Parent/Caregiver Organized Activities Across Both Campuses
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! Do you Know What your Child is Doing in Class?
Valentine’s Day- No Candy and No Cards
Mundo Verde is Hiring! Virtual Open House for Educators on Feb. 16
NEW! January Board Meeting Recording
Health & SafetyNEW! Lice Case Reported in 2nd Grade - Calle Ocho Campus
NEW! Hand, Food & Mouth Disease Reported in PreK - Calle Ocho Campus
NEW! Covid Testing Prior to Returning to Campus After Mid-Winter Break
School ServicesSummer Program - Interest Form Open!
Community AnnouncementsNEW! Immigration Advice and Referrals by Ayuda
News From Padres - J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
Feb 20: Holiday - SCHOOL CLOSED
Feb 21-24: Mid Winter Break
ACADEMICS
We're excited to publish our school calendar for SY2023-2024 - Linked HERE. Scheduling a balanced calendar every school year is no simple task! In addition to considering our school priorities and school values, we considered aspects related to official regulations while at the same time we sought to align as much as possible to the school calendar of other organizations that are of relevance to our families and staff, including DC International School and DCI member schools. Using DCPS calendars as a base, collecting input from DCACTS, and collaborating with teachers and staff, we have developed the school calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. The main factors that define our school year schedule:
First day of school
Last day of school
Winter break duration
February break duration
March 10 (All Day) & March 15 (Afternoon Only)
We are happy to announce that Student Led Conferences (SLC) are back!! SLC for SY22-2023 are taking place March 10 (all day) and March 15 (afternoon only). Student Led Conferences provide a forum in which your child has the opportunity to lead the discussion about their own progress by sharing work and reflecting on their growth.
Teachers are working with each of their students in grades Kinder - 5th, preparing them to present to their family members their progress.
We look forward to partnering with parents/caregivers to revive this treasured Mundo Verde tradition!
March 10 (All Day) & March 15 (Afternoon Only)
Parent-Teacher Conferences in PreK are one-on-one conferences not including students, where teachers share individualized evidence of current strengths and needs. Its purpose is to build strong home to school partnership for academic and social success; and share data on academics and social emotional learning.
We look forward to seeing Calle Ocho third grade and J.F. Cook fifth grade families on February 15 to celebrate your child’s learning. Please join us!:
J.F. Cook Campus:
5th grade - Wednesday, February 15, Zócalo 9:15am
Calle Ocho Campus:
3rd Grade - Wednesday, February 15, 10:00am
Starting February 17
Starting Friday, Feb 17, Academic Reports will be sent to all families. Reports for Kinder-5th grade students will be sent via ParentSquare (email/text message). If you still need to activate your account, please contact Macarena Balanda, Communications Manager, at mbalanda@mundoverdepcs.org.
PreK students receive GOLD reports which are different, and will be sent via email from info@mundoverdepcs.org.
If you don't receive your child’s report, please contact platforms@mundoverdepcs.org.
Questions about your child's performance? Please contact your teacher.
Deadline March 1, 2023
Siblings of students enrolled at Mundo Verde may apply with sibling preference through the common lottery: MySchoolDC.org. Mundo Verde has generally been able to accommodate admissions for all of our students with younger siblings, but sibling preference does not guarantee entry. The application deadline is March 1, 2023.
Make sure to indicate on the application that your child is a sibling of a current student attending Mundo Verde.
There is a place on the application to indicate that a sibling is currently attending Mundo Verde.
Attention 5th Grade Families Applying to DC International School
Fifth graders may apply with transfer preference to DC International School (DCI) for 6th grade on the MySchoolDC.org common application.
OJO! This preference is only granted to families who apply by the deadline of March 1, 2023!
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
February 17, 9:00-10:00am
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Principal Netta for her Coffee with the Principal.
Submit Your Questions in Advance!
For this session, Principal Netta will focus on social emotional and academic support for students, and updates on Nature Bridge and Capstone. If you have questions related to this topic, please include them on this form: Questions for Principal Netta - J.F. Cook Campus
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Parent/Caregiver Organized Activities
Across Both Campuses
Reading is Resistance! Please encourage your children to participate in this reading challenge throughout the month. Classes on each campus with the greatest participation will be awarded. Reading challenge forms are now available at your campus's front desk. You can also find the form here. Here’s a list of over 100 children’s books with Black lead characters that you might consider reading.
Wednesday, February 15 at 6:30pm, Virtual Freedom Readers Circle for Children. Parents/caregivers will host their own virtual Freedom Readers circle. They will read a frequently banned children’s book The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson. After reading the book (in English and Spanish) as a group, students will be led in a discussion. This activity will include a discussion of slavery in the United States and may be less appropriate for PreK students. Join Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 932 8762 4776 / Passcode: 6jLmBE)
Black History Celebrations, March 2 (Calle Ocho Campus) and March 3 (J.F. Cook Campus) from 4:00-6:00pm. Each campus will host a Black History Celebration. Help make this event happen! Events in our community are a celebration of our spirit, gifts, and talents. Are you interested in volunteering? This can mean helping with setting up, cleaning up, helping during the event, or contributing a favorite recipe or dish to share with the community! Please be in touch with Skye Henry for Calle Ocho campus (skyewhenry@gmail.com), or Mary Awosika for J.F. Cook campus (mary.awosika@gmail.com).
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
No Candy and No Cards
Consistent with our commitment to diversity, sustainability, and wellness, we ask families to not send your child/ren to school with candy or cards on Tuesday, February 14.
Mundo Verde practices a commitment to embrace and celebrate social events that are aligned with our mission and priorities. Our school celebrations focus on cultural heritage and diversity, and we invite families to share their experiences. We look forward to continue celebrating Black History Month across both campuses with activities and challenges like Reading is resistance!, the virtual freedom readers circle for children, and the campus-wide Black History celebrations beginning of March. Please join our school community for these celebrations!
As a school, we refrain from celebrating days or traditions that may show preference of one group over another or do not align with our school policies. Hence, we do not celebrate holidays such as Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and holidays of a solely religious nature. For families who value holidays that are not observed at the school, we encourage them to continue the celebrations at home. This content can be found in the Family Handbook on page 21 in English, and page 23 in Spanish.
Virtual Open House for Educators on Feb. 16, 5:00pm
Mundo Verde is hiring for the school year 2023-24. Help us spread the word among your friends and contacts! The Human Resources team is hosting a Virtual Open House for Educators on Thursday, February 16 at 5:00pm.
To register for this free event visit https://bit.ly/WorkAtMV2023.
The Mundo Verde Board of Directors meeting recording from Thursday, January 19, is now available HERE.
The recording of this board meeting is available until Sunday, February 19, 2023.
HEALTH & SAFETY
A Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (also known as Coxsackie A Virus) case has been reported in PreK at Calle Ocho campus. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a common infection in infants and children that is commonly caused by an enterovirus. The Coxsackie A virus is one of the more common enteroviruses. Coxsackie disease/HFMD is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, a skin rash with blisters, and frequently a sore throat. The sores in the mouth begin as small red spots that blister and may become ulcers. The skin rash (flat or raised red spots, some with blisters) develops on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The skin rash usually does not itch. To learn more, click here.
Following the SY22-23 Covid Policy (English / Spanish), Mundo Verde will distribute Covid-19 rapid antigen tests to students from February 15 to February 17 to ensure that as many individuals as possible return to campus after our mid-winter break with negative results.
Before returning to school on February 27, you will be asked to please submit your child’s test results by completing a health form that will be shared with you. Testing should be done 24 hours prior to returning to school.
Individuals who do not submit a Covid test result on time will not be allowed to enter the campus until a Covid test result is submitted and reviewed by the Covid team. A limited amount of Covid test will be available onsite for parents/caregivers to administer to their children before they enter the building.
SCHOOL SERVICES
This summer, Mundo Verde is offering a three week in-person program for students in grades PreK-4 through 5th grade with a focus on Spanish language enrichment through reading, math, and science blocks.
The SY23 Summer Program Interest Form is open until April 1, 2023.
For more details, visit the Summer Program webpage.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ayuda will be offering free immigration advice and referrals over the phone on Friday, February 24. Clients who are interested should call (202)787-5311 on Friday, February 17 between 10:00am and 2:00pm to schedule a phone appointment. Flyers with more information can be found in English and Spanish. This virtual clinic is part of their 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 Larisa Traub at larisa.traub@ayuda.com.
J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Vive Viernes Happy Hour for Black History Month: The Padres next Friday school social (Vive Vienes) will be Friday, Feb 17 at DC City Smoke House (walking distance from Mundo Verde) starting at 4:00pm. Continue celebrating Black History Month by joining Mundo Verde families and supporting black owned businesses. Come hang out with all your old friends and meet some new ones.
Upcoming Events:
Feb 15: JF Cook 5th grade Expo
Feb 15: Calle Ocho 3rd grade Expo
Feb 17: Coffee with the Principal JF Cook Campus
Feb 20: Holiday - SCHOOL CLOSED
Feb 21-24: Mid Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
Feb 27: PADRES meeting
Mar 3: JF Cook - Padres First Friday Coffee & Donuts
Mar 9: All Staff Professional Development / NO SCHOOL
Mar 10: Student Conferences (All Day) / NO SCHOOL
Mar 15: Student Conferences (Afternoon Only)