NEW! Earth Day Celebrations - Calle Ocho: Apr 4 & JF Cook: Apr 14
NEW! Sustainability Week: April 10-14
The Re-enrollment Process for 2023-24 Starts This Week on March 31
Events & ActivitiesThis Week! Class Picture Day - JF Cook: Mar 27 & Calle Ocho: Mar 28
Coffee with the Calle Ocho Principal: “School Climate and Culture” Apr 7
Coffee with the J.F. Cook Principal: “Neighborhood Safety” Apr 14
Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony - Save the Date! Jun 20
Communications, Information & QuestionsA Successful Spanish Book Fair!
NEW! Shelter in Place Drill at Both Campuses - JF Cook: Week of March 27-31 and Calle Ocho: Week of April 3-7
School ServicesExtended Day Program Updates
SY22-23 Summer Program: Some Slots are Still Available - Interest Form Open Until Apr 1
Community AnnouncementsNews From Padres - J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsFamily Handbook
SY22-23 School Calendar
ACADEMICS
Calle Ocho Campus: Apr 4
JF Cook Campus: Apr 14
We are exited to have Earth Day Celebration back at Calle Ocho and JF Cook Campuses! All students will participate in activities with their grade level peers for fun and learning! Both celebrations will take place during the instructional day. Students will engage in different activities such as making trash art, planting seeds, getting faces painted, and more! There will also be activities related to grade level expeditions lead by experts!
Calle Ocho Campus: We would love to have your support as volunteers, please consider signing up here to help with face painting, art, gardening, and supporting students with transitions.
J.F. Cook Campus: If you are interested in supporting as a volunteer, please stay tuned for more details!
April 10-14
Mundo Verde will be celebrating sustainability week from April 10-14. During this week, Teatro de la Luna will bring environmental-themed plays for students to enjoy at each campus (April 12 at Calle Ocho and April 13 at J.F. Cook), celebrate We Love Earth Spirit Week, make Earth Day pledges, go on nature-related field trips, write letters to representatives, create art, and a lot more! We look forward to our students celebrating sustainability during their instructional day.
On March 31, an email with re-enrollment instructions will be sent to all families. Once you receive it, make sure you complete all of the necessary paperwork. For a list of acceptable documentation as Proof of DC Residency click here (English / Spanish). Please note that current students seeking re-enrollment DO NOT have to go through MySchoolDC. Siblings of current students accepted for a new space will be able to be included in the same re-enrollment form as long as they have been matched to Mundo Verde through MySchoolDC.
Reenrollment Deadlines
RETURNING students - May 5
NEW students - May 1
Note on Siblings of Current Students: While it is possible for a sibling of a current student to not be matched in the initial round, we certainly expect all siblings to receive an offer by the end of June.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
JF Cook: Monday, March 27
Calle Ocho: Tuesday, March 28
We are thrilled to announce Class Picture Day!
JF Cook: Monday, March 27
Calle Ocho: Tuesday, March 28
Reminders:
Uniform - All students must wear their Mundo Verde tshirt.
Class Picture -If your child/ren does not have a Media Release authorization, they will NOT be included in the class picture. Thank you to those families who updated their media release authorization!
“School Climate and Culture”
April 7, 9:00-10:00am
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Principal Jenn for her Coffee with the Principal on April 7 from 9:00-10:00am.
Please submit your questions in advance! For this session, Principal Jenn will focus on school climate and culture. If you have questions related to this topic, please submit them using this form: Questions for Coffee with the Principal Jenn
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
“Neighborhood Safety”
April 14, 9:00-10:00am
Parents and caregivers are invited to join Principal Netta for her Coffee with the Principal on April 14 from 9:00-10:00am.
Please submit your questions in advance! For this session, Principal Netta will have a special guest, Commander James M. Boteler, to talk about the neighborhood safety concerns. Commander Boteler oversees the eight Police Service Areas in the Third District, near the center of the city.
Mundo Verde exercises school safety procedures to ensure that protocols are in place within school walls and also on campus; these include fire drills and lock down drills. However, the neighborhood environment and safety requires external support from MPD and District officials. On April 14, J.F. Cook parents/caregivers will have a special opportunity to discuss neighborhood safety concerns to MPD (Metropolitan Police Department).
Please submit your questions related to neighborhood safety in advance by using this form by April 6: Questions for Coffee with the Principal Netta
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony
Save the Date!
June 20, 10:00am
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Thank you to all teachers, students, parents and caregivers, and staff for making the book fair a great success! Forty one books for Calle Ocho and thirty two for JF Cook were donated for our classrooms, thank you to those families who made this possible! We are excited that our school will receive 35 percentof the total sales back in new books for all classrooms!
A special thanks to all parent/caregiver volunteers who made the book fair happen! We truly couldn’t have done it without you. With 35 parents/caregivers signed up for Calle Ocho and 27 for JF Cook, the book fair accomplished its goal of fostering the love for Spanish; introducing new books; addressing language inequity; and adding wonderful titles in Spanish in our classroom libraries.
What parents/caregivers are saying about volunteering at the Book Fair:
"Wonderful way to get community involved"
"Can’t wait to do it again"
"We greatly appreciated the access to Spanish speaking books. Thank you!"
JF Cook: Week of March 27-31
Calle Ocho: Week of April 3-7
Following the school safety policy, we will be conducting our state mandated Shelter-In-Place Drill at both campuses in the next two weeks.
JF Cook: Week of March 27-31
Calle Ocho: Week of April 3-7
These drills are designed to educate students on the process of a shelter-in-place and engage them in discussion as well as receive feedback from staff about the options that could be used in this type of scenario.
SCHOOL SERVICES
The Extended Day Program Unit 2 is coming to the end (April 14). During unit 2 students focused on exploring healthy eating and healthy lifestyles.
Families will have the opportunity to view the student work during the end of unit expos to be held the week of April 10-14. Stay tuned for logistical details!
A taste of this work - J.F. Cook Campus PreK and kinder students explored fruits and vegetables. They learned the nutritional value of various fruits and vegetables. They also made salads and smoothies using the signature recipes provided by Chantelle Kodua, Mundo Verde Nutritionist and Compliance Coordinator.
Interest Form Open Until April 1
It is still time to sign up for the Mundo Verde Summer Program. If your family is interested, you have until April 1 to fill out the SY23 Summer Interest Form!
Families who have submitted this form and have a reserved slot must secure their slot by making their deposit fee of 25% by April 15 using the Infinite Campus Parents Portal. If you have questions about the summer program, please send an email to summer@mundoverdepcs.org.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
J.F. Cook Campus Parent/Caregiver Organized Group
Padres All-Hands Meeting
Friday, April 7, 8:45am
Save the Date!
Come join Padres leadership for their next in-person meeting at the Zócalo. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Please send topics you would like to see discussed to mvpadrescomms@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events:
March 27: JF Cook - Class Picture Day
March 28: Calle Ocho - Class Picture Day
Apr 4: Calle Ocho - Earth Day Celebration
Apr 7: Calle Ocho - Coffee with Principal
Apr 7: PADRES First Friday Coffee and Donuts
Apr 10-14: Sustainability Week at Mundo Verde
Apr 14: JF Cook - Coffee with Principal
Apr 14: JF Cook - Earth Day Celebration
Apr 17: Holiday, SCHOOL CLOSED
April 18-21: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL for students and teachers