Kinder Expo - Calle Ocho Campus
Thank You For Helping Celebrate Black History Month!
AcademicsKinder-5th Grade Student Led Conferences - Mar 10 (All Day) & Mar 15 (Afternoon Only)
PreK Parent Teacher Conferences - March 10 (All Day) & March 15 (Afternoon Only)
Events & ActivitiesNEW! Mundo Verde Board Retreat - March 16
NEW! PARCC Assessment Info Sessions - Save the Date! March 13: Calle Ocho Campus & March 24: J.F. Cook Campus
Biliteracy Week and Spanish Book Fair - Sign Up For Volunteer Opportunities! March 13-17
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! Your Thoughts Count, Please Share Them With Us! Mid-Year Survey
FOLLOW How Calle Ocho is Growing With Our Students!
School ServicesNEW! School Meals Reminders
It is Time for School Services Payments! Due on the 10th of Every Month
NEW! NO Extended Day Program on March 9 and 10
Student & Family SupportWe Need your Help to Improve Mental/Behavioral Health Supportby Completing this Survey - Deadline March 24
Community AnnouncementsNews From Padres - J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
March 9: All Staff Professional Development / NO SCHOOL, NO Extended Day Program
March 10: Student Led Conferences (K-5th Grade Students Attend Their Conference) & Parent Teacher Conferences (No School for PreK Students). NO Extended Day Program
March 15: Student Conferences (Afternoon Only) / REGULAR CLASSES and Regular Extended Day Program
MESSAGE
We are thankful for those who helped with the different activities to celebrate Black History Month!
From virtual book reading and a reading challenge to showcasing Black health professionals and scientists, and Black heritage walking tours of the historic Shaw and U Street neighborhoods; and a wonderful closing celebration, one on each Campus!
None of this would have been possible without the support and collaboration of Padres and Comunidad along with staff and other members of our school community.
ACADEMICS
March 10 (All Day) & March 15 (Afternoon Only)
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.
Reminders
On March 10, kinder - 5th grade students are expected to attend their conference, and there is no school the rest of the day.
On March 15, kinder - 5th grade students are expected to attend their conference. Being a Wednesday, school day is half day. Conferences are scheduled for the afternoon.
Teachers should have shared sign up forms with families to schedule your time block.
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.
Reminders
On March 10, PreK students should not attend their conference, there is no school for them this day.
On March 15, PreK students will have a regular school day, Wednesdays are always half days. Conferences are schedule for the afternoon.
Teachers should have shared sign up forms with families to schedule your time block.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
March 16, 2023
The Mundo Verde Board of Directors will be taking time during a business retreat the week of March 13 for a mid-year review of strategy and governance. This retreat is part of an annual cycle of meetings and work sessions and is designed as a session to reflect and plan the board's work for the remainder of SY23 and look forward to the SY23-24 school year.
For more information on members of the board and the regular schedule of meetings please visit the school website.
March 13 - Calle Ocho Campus
March 24 - J.F. Cook Campus
Mundo Verde will host a session on PARCC testing for 3rd-5th grade families. The sessions will be recorded and shared with the parent/caregiver community.
Calle Ocho Campus - Virtual (3rd grade families only): March 13, 7:30-8:45pm.
J.F. Cook Campus - In Person (3rd-5th grade families only): March 24, 9:00-10:00am.
Families will receive more details on Spring Testing this week.
PARCC Testing Schedule:
3rd grade Calle Ocho Campus: April 10 - April 14
3rd grade J.F. Cook Campus: May 8 - May 12
4th grade J.F. Cook Campus: May 1 - May 5
5th grade J.F. Cook Campus: April 25 and April 27 for DC Science, May 15 - May 22 for PARCC
Sign Up For Volunteer Opportunities!
March 13-17
Mundo Verde is excited to celebrate the love for reading and have the Spanish Book Fair back!!
During our Biliteracy Week, students will have different opportunities to celebrate their love for literature.
Monday, March 13: Different administrative team members signed up and will be reading in all grade level classrooms throughout the day.
Tuesday, March 14: Selected upper grade students will bring their favorite book and read it to students from lower grades during Crew/Morning Meetings.
Wednesday, March 15: Speaker Guest During Community Meeting
Thursday, March 16: Drop Everything and Read! - At any time during the day an announcement will be made to remind everyone to read. We will stop what we are doing and read for ten minutes.
Friday, March 17: Students will design a “Top 10 Reasons to Read” poster and post it in the hallways of the school.
The Spanish Book Fair returns to Mundo Verde from March 15-17! Stop by the Zocalo, browse and purchase from a large selection of titles, all in Spanish. Our goal is to foster love for Spanish in our school community; introduce books that otherwise would be difficult to find; address language inequity and, as possible, add to the wonderful titles in Spanish in our classroom libraries.
Book Fair Schedule
Wednesday, March 15 - 9:00-10:00am AND 1:30-6:30pm
Thursday, March 16 - 9:00-10:00am AND 3:30-6:00pm
Friday, March 17 - 9:00-10:00am AND 3:30-6:00pm
We need Caregiver/Parent Volunteers to make this a success!
The book fair is staffed entirely by Mundo Verde families.Please sign up here if you can help with book sorting, book display, cashier at register, or other.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Mid-Year Survey
Families know your Children Best.
School leaders and teachers are the education experts.
Together, we are a very powerful team - helping ensure that every student develops critical intellectual and emotional skills that will last a lifetime.
Help shape how school leaders and teachers work with your children this Spring and in SY23-24. Please take a few minutes to answer questions and share your opinions on priorities, expectations, race and diversity, and more.
English - https://aytm.com/rud0kLw
Español - https://aytm.com/rXagMzg
For the latest update on the Calle Ocho Campus Growth, you can visit the webpage on the school website, where you will find weekly updates from meetings and neighborhood agreements, DC PCSB approvals, presentation of the plans, to design and building advancements.
From Feb. 27, 2023…
The DRAFT Mundo Verde Community Agreement on parking and traffic, developed in collaboration between Mundo Verde leadership and members of the surrounding community represented by SMDs 5A03 and 5B05 now has the support of neighbors and the ANC 5A. The agreement was published widely in neighborhoods surrounding the school as part of the ANC Single Member District and full 5A meetings last month. School leaders will be circulating it with parents/caregivers and relevant Comunidad points of contact for questions, feedback, and to identify areas of collaboration.
To read more updates, click HERE.
SCHOOL SERVICES
Breakfasts are FREE for all students
Lunch fees (FREE for families that qualify - Learn more!)
J.F. Cook Campus: $4.85
Calle Ocho Campus: $4.50
Snack is a monthly mandatory fee of $20 for all families who do not qualify for Free and Reduced Meals (FARM). For instructions on how to pay for snacks, please visit the families portal.
To pay any meals and snack fees, please login into your parent portal. If you see a negative (-) symbol in front of the balance (for example, -$50), this means you have an outstanding balance of $50. If there is no negative symbol, then you have a credit of that amount. For instructions on how to pay for lunch click English / Spanish, and how to pay for snacks, click here
If your child no longer eats school lunch, please select "cancel meals service" on the school store or email meals@mundoverdepcs.org
If you would like to enroll for the meals program, please email meals@mundoverdepcs.org
Due on the 10th of Every Month
School Services payments allow us to offer quality services, it is time to make your monthly payments to avoid receiving payment alerts.
To learn how to pay for snacks, lunch, and extended day program, visit the Paying for School Services section in the Family Portal on our school website.
On Thursday, March 9, and Friday, March 10, the Extended Day Program will be CLOSED due to Student Conferences and Professional Development for staff. On Wednesday, March 15, the Extended Day Program will offer regular programming from 1:00-6:00pm for registered students. Please plan accordingly.
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
Deadline March 24
Help Mundo Verde and the Department of Behavioral Health improve mental/behavioral health support in schools across DC by completing this 7-minute survey: https://bit.ly/3eXtw62.
Please respond to all questions.
You will have the option of responding “prefer not to answer” to any question that you are uncomfortable answering.
All responses are anonymous.
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Rivera, Intervention Manager at krivera@mundoverdepcs.org.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Save the date! Padres All-Hands Meeting, Tuesday, March 7 - 8:45am at J.F. Cook Campus
Join Padres leadership for their next in-person meeting. Please send topics you would like to see discussed to mvpadrescomms@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events:
Mar 7: JF Cook - Padres All-Hands Meeting
Mar 9: All Staff Professional Development / NO SCHOOL
Mar 10: Student Conferences (All Day) / NO SCHOOL
March 13: Calle Ocho - PARCC Info Session
March 13-17: Biliteracy Week
March 15-17: Spanish Book Fair
Mar 15: Student Conferences (Afternoon Only)
Mar 16: Board Retreat
March 24: JF Cook - PARCC Info Session