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Principal

Thank you to the PTA for providing staff with a delicious lunch on our first day back from break. We eased into our Friday planning day with some team building activities brought to us by gym teacher, Tracy Hartin. As you can see it was a great day to reconnect and plan for a productive second semester.


























Thank you,
 
Principal
Team UPark
720.424.3410


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PTA News
 

Calling all PTA members to a new year celebration (or off-site meeting if you prefer!) at Vice President Angela Rathbun's home, 6pm January 15th.  Please plan to bring a bottle of wine to donate to the Spring Auction Wine Pull or any other items you wish to donate to the auction.  We will also have information on hand concerning how to support your teachers in their bargaining with the district.  Look for an evite invitation from Angela.
 

Restorative Parenting-Parent Workshop

Next Thursday January 17th at 6pm the UPark PTA will be sponsoring a parent education event put on by Steve Nederveld our school social worker and Mandy Lover our Personalized Learning Coordinator on "Restorative Parenting."  Learn how restorative discipline practices are being put in place at the school and how you can use similar practices with your family to repair harm, commit to personal accountability and communication. The PTA will provide child snacks and babysitters for UPark children. Please RSVP here.


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Auction Meeting TODAY!
At Our New Auction Location-Archetype Distillery 
 
Please join us as we kick off auction procurement! Do you like to help with décor? Centerpieces? Ticket sales? Coordinating set-up volunteers? Helping to find entertainment? We'd love to have you. Even if you'd like to enter data or (fingers crossed!) bring our fundraising letter to businesses you know well. We have so many new families in both the school and the neighborhood this year and we'd love to see new faces.

Join us today  January 10th at 7:00pm!!!   We are holding our January Auction committee meeting at Archetype Distillery! Come check out the event space and find out how you can help! Email auction@uparkelementary.org if you are interested but cannot attend. 

Thursday January 10th at 7pm
119 S Broadway Denver 80209

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Adopt-a-Family Thank You!

Dear UPark Community,
 
I want to take the time to sincerely thank all of you who contributed to our Adopt-a-Family program this holiday season. The generosity of our community was overwhelming as we collectively raised over $2,000!
 
Thank you so much for your support. Your generosity helped make this season brighter, and bring joy to others in our UPark community! 
 
Steve Nederveld LCSW, MSW
 
School Social Worker
University Park
720-424-3458

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Art Night and Student Art Show
 
Save the date for Art Night, Friday, January 25th from 5:30 to 7:00 in the UPark gym. This year the event will include an opening reception for the K-1-2 Art Show, in the upstairs hallway near the art room. Come take a look at some amazing artwork from our talented young students at UPark!
 
A wide variety of family art activities will be offered in the gym, including paper bag puppets, watercolor painting, fingerprint art, Japanese fish constructions, and much more!  Please click here  for a sign-up sheet if you'd like to volunteer for this fun annual event!

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Green Team is cancelled Friday, January 11th. Details were sent to Green Team families by email.

The Spring Enrichment catalog will be available by 5 pm on Tuesday, January 22nd.

Enrichment registration for next session goes live Monday, February 4th at 7 am and ends February 18th at 6 pm. 

We will no longer be accepting late registrations. Please enroll by the 2/18 deadline to ensure your spot!  Spring Enrichment will run 2/25 - 5/10.

The last week of enrichment for Winter session is 2/11 - 2/15.

THERE IS NO SCHOOL on 2/1, 2/18 or 2/19. Discovery Link will also be closed on 2/1 and 2/18. 

U-Park will be hosting a Camp Day on 2/19 from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm. 
Please click  here   for more information and to sign up. Registration is open until 6 pm Tuesday, 2/5.
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University Park Elementary Calendar

Click on the calendar icon to the right, look below, or visit the  University Park Website to access calendar information!




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UPark Owl Ticket Students 
Trait of the Month (January): Joy

Congratulations to last week's Owl Ticket students! They were recognized by their teachers for above and beyond positive behavior. 


  
Owl Tickets are given to students for going above and beyond in one of our five core values: caring, cooperation, responsibility, respect and joy. Owl Tickets f ocus on the school's trait of the month, g ive students a chance to participate in the weekly "Owl Tickets" photo and will be  posted on the new "UPARK" letters in our main hallway.

*At the end of each month we will be donating all clothing in the lost and found and anything left in the halls.
Thursday Extras
This is where you will find a list of flyers that DPS or approved organizations have asked we pass out to our community.  Simply click on the flyer name to view in its entirety.  Please ask the office staff if you need a hard copy.



Quick Links
Looking Ahead:

January 10: Auction Committee
January 11: Green Team Cancelled
January 14: School Tours
January 15: School Choice Opens
January 15: PTA Meeting
January 17: Restorative Justice Parent Education Night
January 21: No School
January 24: Spelling Bee
January 25: Art Night/K-2nd Student Art Show
January 26: School Tour
January 28: School Tours
January 30: 4th/5th Grade Field Trip
January 31: Quad Schools Field Trip (GT)

February 1: No School
February 3: Band DU Basketball Performance
February 11: School Tours
February 12: PTA Meeting
February 14: 2nd Grade Field Trip
February 15: School Choice Closes
February 16: Semantics Team Spelling Test
February 18-19: No School
February 25-26: 5th Grade Balarat
February 27: Drama Performance (Morton)
February 28: Drama Performance (Ostrom/Foster)

March 1: Drama Performance (Bryers)
March 4: No School
March 7: 3rd-5th Grade Student Art Show
March 12: PTA Meeting
March 19: Class Picture Day
March 25-29: No School


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