3rd Grade Calle Ocho: Equal Rights
NEW! Update on Search Committee by the Mundo Verde Board
AcademicsSY24-25 School Calendar
It Is Time to Re-enroll for School Year 2024-25!
Events & ActivitiesEarth Day Celebrations
NEW! Coffee with the Principals Both Campuses - Save the Date! Apr 24
Communications, Information & QuestionsNEW! Your Opinion Always Matters! Monthly Survey - Apr 11
Health & SafetyNEW! Check YOUR Child for LICE
New Traffic Signage at Calle Ocho
Student & Family SupportNEW! DC Special Education Hub: Family Empowerment Series - IEP v. 504 Plan - Apr 22
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsSY23-24 School Calendar
Apr 15: Holiday - School Closed
Apr 16-19: Spring Break - No School for Students and Teachers
MESSAGE
If you missed the note from the Board providing an update on the Executive Director job description and announcing the members of the Search Committee, please click here to see it.
ACADEMICS
On March 29, an email with re-enrollment instructions was sent to all families. You can also visit the Returning Students section on the school website to review the list of all documents needed.
Reenrollment deadlines:
RETURNING students - May 10, 2024
NEW students - May 1, 2024
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
NEW! Looking for Volunteers for Earth Day Celebrations!
Each grade level will go outside the school for about 75 minutes and rotate through various sustainability related activity stations. If you are available and have the time, please help us make these celebrations a success by volunteering to assist with the various stations. You can select a shift that works for your schedule:
“We Love Earth” Spirit Week - Both Campuses: Apr 8-12
During this week, we will celebrate ‘We Love Earth’ Spirit Week, ride bikes to school, plant a rain garden at Calle Ocho campus, and more!
Monday: Powered by the Sun - Dress up like sunshine today!
Tuesday: Garden theme - Our school gardens are home to many plants that make our school a beautiful place to be. Let plants inspire your outfit today!
Wednesday: Water Conservation - Create an outfit inspired by oceans, rivers, rain, rain barrels, ect. or simply wear blue!
Thursday: Animals in the garden - There are so many amazing creatures that live in our school and home gardens, like worms, birds, bats, butterflies, ants, bees, flies, and more. Let them inspire your outfit today!
Friday: Reusable Water Bottle Day - Bring your reusable water bottle to school! If you have extra water bottles at home that you no longer use, ask your grownups if you may bring them to school to donate to Mundo Verde's water bottle library!
RiverSmart Garden Build (Calle Ocho) - April 10 Join us on April 10 between 1:30pm and 6:00pm to build a vegetated barrier along Varnum Street using raised garden beds, archways, and blueberry bushes!
Earth Day Celebrations Throughout the School Day
Calle Ocho Campus - April 11
J.F. Cook Campus - Apr 12
Each grade level will go outside the school and rotate through various sustainability related activity stations. Volunteers are needed! Please select a shift that works for your schedule:
NEW! Update for Annual Anacostia River Earth Day Cleanup - April 20
Not long ago, we shared information about joining Anacostia Watershed Society for the DMV-wide Earth Day trash cleanup on April 20. Many of the clean-up sites, including the Brookland location that was being advertised as Mundo Verde's meetup spot, have reached capacity. The initial plan was to form one big Mundo Verde team for this event, but instead we're encouraging folks to represent Mundo Verde at the location of your choice. Proudly wear your Mundo Verde shirts while cleaning up the city, and make sure to take photos! Send your photos to Mundo Verde's Sustainability Manager, Ms. Carissa. Register here!.
NEW! Mundo Verde Trash Cleanup - April 28
Join us for a trash clean up on Sunday, April 28 from 2:00-4:00pm! Choose from two locations: Meet up at J.F. Cook campus and clean up trash on the way to and at New York Ave Park OR meet at Calle Ocho campus and clean up trash on the way to and at Turkey Thicket.
Sign up here!.
April 24, 8:45am - Both Campuses
Parents and caregivers from both campuses are invited to join Principals Johanna and Natalie, and Principals Michelle and Liz for their respective Coffees on Wednesday, April 24, 8:45am.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION & QUESTIONS
Monthly Survey, April 11
To inform important decisions being made by school leaders, Mundo Verde sends a two-question survey to parents and caregivers every month. You will receive an invitation on Thursday, April 11, to participate in this month’s survey.
These ‘pulse’ surveys can be answered via the web or a text message, completed in either English or Spanish, and are sent from Possip.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Lice cases have been reported at J.F. Cook campus lately. We recommend EVERY family take the time this week to use the special comb to both check for and if found remove eggs as this is how lice spreads (see photo). Click here in English / Spanish for guidelines listed in Mundo Verde’s policy on lice. Read this document in English / Spanish on myths and facts about lice.
As you probably have noticed, DDOT has installed new signage to remind our Calle Ocho school community not to use the neighborhood alleyways during morning drop off (7:00-9:00am) and afternoon pick up (3:00-6:00pm). This means no one — not residents, not parents/caregivers, no vehicles of any kind — should be traveling southbound on these alleyways.
Please know this is not a new or arbitrary request. Alleyways are not designed to be rush hour thoroughfares. Cars using the alleyways compete with cyclists in a very narrow space, putting everyone at risk. Please help us respect our neighbors and — most of all — keep our students safe by avoiding the alleyways during your morning and afternoon commutes.
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
IEP v. 504 Plan: Which is Right for my Child?
April 22, 7:00pm on Zoom
Join the DC Special Education Hub for this free, informative training to learn more about the differences between Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 Plans, so you can make informed decisions about what's best for your child.
Register HERE! Once you are registered, you will receive the Zoom link via email the day of the training.
Upcoming Events:
Apr 8-12: Sustainability Week
Apr 9: Garden Market - JF Cook
Apr 10: RiverSmart Garden Build - Calle Ocho
Apr 11: Earth Day Celebration - Calle Ocho
Apr 12: Earth Day Celebration - JF Cook
Apr 15: Holiday/School Closed
Apr 16-19: Spring Break / No School for Students and Teachers
Apr 20: Annual Anacostia River Earth Day Cleanup
Apr 23: Garden Market - JF Cook
Apr 24: Coffee with the Principals - Both Campuses
Apr 28: Mundo Verde Trash Cleanup
Apr 30: Garden Market - JF Cook
May 2: Board Meeting