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2300 S. St. Paul St., Denver, CO 80210
720-424-3410
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Principal
Dear Families,
I know that
this is an unsettling time with news that a teacher strike is possible. In the event of a teacher strike taking place, I want to let you know that safety is my number one priority. If needed, I am anticipating that the majority of our guest teachers will be central office employees who are being deployed, by district leadership, to support our school, many of whom are already teachers and current DPS guest teachers. DPS has a process for granting guest teacher status, which includes background checks and fingerprinting. In the event of a strike, I will put structures in place to ensure that all students are safe before, during, and after school. All emergency procedures will be understood, and in place, should an emergency arise. While this is a difficult time, I can assure you that I will take all of the steps needed to keep our students safe and to keep our learning environments productive. For the most up to date information on the strike, please visit this link.
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Restorative Parenting Resources
Thank you to Steve Nederveld and Amanda Lover for their Restorative Parenting presentation last week. We had a fantastic turnout with over 40 parents in attendance! We plan on continuing to provide learning opportunities for families of the UPark community. For those of you who were unable to attend and wanted more information, we have enclosed both the slides from the power point presentation and the handouts.
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Art Night and Student Art Show Tomorrow
Please join us 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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Round 1 Choice Window Now OPEN!
January 15th - February 15th
If you have a child that will be new to UPark in the 2019-2020 school year, please complete the Choice Process. This includes families who have choiced a current student in to UPark and would now like to enroll their sibling.
If UPark is your boundary school, we still ask you to complete the Choice Process for your new student. By doing this, you are helping us manage our classes and plan for next year. If your child currently attends University Park and you are not enrolling a new sibling, you do not need to complete this process.
For more information and to start the process, visit the Enrollment and SchoolChoice website. You are also welcome to contact the UPark office at (720) 424-3410 with questions.
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Merrill Middle School GT Night
Dear parents of GT students,
Merrill Middle School is hosting a GT night that will focus specifically on the school choice process and your options at Merrill. If you would like to learn more about what Merrill Middle School has to offer a gifted learner, please join us from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, January 28th in the library. Quite a few of our students choose to attend Merrill Middle School based on our GT services and programming. If GT is part of your choice consideration, we recommend attending this session. We look forward to seeing you there.
When: January 28th at 6 o'clock
Where: Merrill Middle School, 1551 South Monroe Street
Sincerely,
Patrice Underwood
Assistant Principal
Merrill Middle School
Denver Public Schools
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Restaurant Night-Qdoba Mexican Eats (University & Evans)
Burritos? Queso? Guac? NO DISHES? You bet! Dine at Qdoba Mexican Eats on Thursday, January 31st from 5-9pm and 30% of all purchases will be donated back to University Park. Just mention UPark to ensure donation. Hope to see you there!
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DU
Basketball
Night - Band Fundraiser!
Please join in support of the UPark Band Program as our students perform with the DU Pep Band on
February 3rd at 1 p.m. Invite friends and family to see the Pioneers vs. S. Dakota for a fun
night of
basketball and music! We will play 'Wild Thing", "We Will Rock You", "Funky Monkey" and the "Star Spangled Banner" to start the game! We will receive $7 for every ticket sold, so please put this on your family calendar! Our students will be joining forces with Slavens K-8 and Most Precious Blood Catholic School bands. Fundraising for each school will be kept separate.
Please fill out
this ticket order form and bring it to the front office to purchase tickets. Tickets are $12 and purchases will help us raise funds for scholarships and growing our band program. Checks can be made out to University Park PTA or payments can be made with cash (exact amount only, change will not be provided). Hope to see you there!
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Denver Date Nite & Babysitting!
February Restaurant Night-Save a Date!
Y
our date night just got easier! Denver Date Nite
offers unique date
experiences catered to your unique tastes. Simply visit their site, DenverDN.com, set your terms and enjoy a date night together like you've never had before. Make sure to mention UPark when asked how you heard about them and 20% of what you spend will go back to the UPark. Offer is good until Feb.14th so make sure to have them take care of your Valentine's Day
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Need a sitter? Nanno is hopping in to help too. Their mission is to connect families with excellent care when and where you need it. Use this invitation link
(or enter the token UParkParents when you sign up) to join the University Park community on Nanno. They'll donate $100 to University Park for every 20 parents who sign up before Valentine's Day using the UParkParents invitation link.
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Auction Sponsors Needed! Please Help!
Do you know a company, small business or individual that might be interested in sponsoring our auction? We have brand new sponsorship packages to cover some of the expenses of the event. We are seeking one sponsor for each level and several live auction sponsors. Check out this new sponsorship form and reach out to auction@uparkelmentary.org if you have any ideas. We are happy to connect with your contacts!
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New Online Volunteer Application Process
We have a new and improved super simple online volunteer application process!
If you want to help at your child's school, attend a field trip, or help in the classroom - apply using our new and improved online process for DPS Volunteers! This new process offers:
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Fast access to apply on any device with wifi or internet access
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akes less than 5 minutes to complete
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Apply once to volunteer at all schools
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E-mails and approval sent to you directly with shorter turnaround time
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Friendly reminders to re-apply
Support your student, school, and community and apply today to ensure Every Student Succeeds! Please contact your classroom teacher for information on volunteering opportunities. If you already submitted a volunteer application there is no need to re-apply.
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Click here for the Spring enrichment catalog!
Registration will open at 7 am on Monday, February 4 and close 6 pm on Monday, February 18. No late registrations will be accepted!
Winter enrichment sessions will be ending the week of 2/11.
Ending early: Mr. Herman's last Tuesday yoga class will be 1/29 next week. Ukulele and Guitar conclude on Wednesday, 1/31.
There is no Discovery Link or enrichment on Friday, 2/1 or Monday, 2/18.
A camp day will be held on 2/19 from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm for University Park students. Click here for more information on camp registration.
If you have any questions, please e-mail austin_hachmeister@dpsk12.org
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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.
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*At the end of each month we will be donating all clothing in the lost and found and anything left in the halls.
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