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2300 S. St. Paul St., Denver, CO 80210
720-424-3410
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Principal
Join us for the 4th Annual UPark Golf tournament May 11th. All proceeds go to the UPark Neighborhood Center to help offer free and reduced cost enrichment classes and enrichment scholarships. Click
here
for all the details and to register!
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PTA News
Auction Tickets-Buy Now!
Tickets for Lights, Camera, AUCTION! are ON SALE NOW!!! This year its particularly important to purchase tickets in advance so that we have accurate numbers to give to both the caterer and the company offering the open bar. The last day to buy pre-sale tickets at $60 each is Wednesday, April 3rd. Tickets will be $75 each at the door. Also when purchasing your tickets, please consider a small donation towards staff/teacher tickets. A $30 donation pays for half of a teacher ticket! And if you cannot make the event - please consider donating towards a teacher ticket! This year's all new live event is full of fun and surprises - you don't want to miss it!
Click here to buy tickets!
Mark your calendars! The ONLINE SILENT AUCTION opens Sunday, March 31st at 9am! Register with PTA Pal so that you are ready to bid! We have over $60,000 worth of amazing auction items up for grab!
LIVE AUCTION PREVIEW:
In addition to many other things, here is a small *taste* of the exciting things being offered in the LIVE auction!! Join us!!! Must be present to bid!
- New York City Food & Wine Festival: Two Grand Tasting tickets to the New York City Food & Wine Festival on October 13, 2019. While you are there, experience some of the best New York City has to offer: a Classic Harbor Line Cruise, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, tickets to the top of One World Observatory, and more!
- One Year of Date Nights: (12) $100 gift cards to the best restaurants in Denver, gift certificates for chocolate, flowers, whiskey, and babysitting.
- Thanksgiving in Walt Disney World: One bedroom villa at Marriot Harbour Lake and 10 tickets to Disney World from November 22 - 29.
- The Man. The Music. The Show:Box seat tickets to Hugh Jackman at the Pepsi Center on July 10, 2019.
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It's Book Fair week, and the weather isn't cooperating!
Our school book fair was cut short because of weather, but you can still shop the Online Book Fair through Sunday, March 17th. You'll find more than 1,500 great books - and all items ship free to our school!
While shopping online:
- Create and send a wish list to family and friends.
- Watch videos or listen to podcasts.
- Check your teachers' classroom wish lists and consider buying a book or two to keep their classroom libraries stocked with fresh, new titles.
Remember, all online purchases benefit our school and ship for FREE! To shop online and find out more about the Book Fair, click here.
Thank you for supporting our school,
Kathleen Von Stein
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Class Pictures
Class picture day is Tuesday, March 19th. Order envelopes will be coming home in Thursday folders today. Please return them to your classroom teacher no later than picture day (March 19th).
UPark needs your help to ensure this day runs smoothly! Two adults are needed for a morning shift (9am-noon) and two for an afternoon shift (noon-3pm). Volunteers will be helping line kids up for photos and help the photographers and teachers with other tasks as needed. Each volunteer will also receive a voucher for their photo order. Please email
Alexis Matter and
Candace Kristensson if you are able to volunteer on the 19th.
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CMAS Testing
CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) testing is right around the corner! We know that the best way to ensure our children perform their best is a good night of sleep and healthy breakfast in the morning. Please review the testing schedule
here to make sure your student is on time and ready for a great day. Note: individual testing for ELA will be conducted the weeks of March 18, April 2 and April 15.
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UPark Backpack Program Volunteer Day
The Backpack Program Volunteer Day at Food Bank of the Rockies is Saturday May 11th
from 12:15-3:30! We are looking for 20 people to volunteer in support of our UPark Backpack food bank program. You can sign up to
volunteer here
. For each person who works the 3 hour shift, Food Band of the Rockies will donate 20 pounds of food to our Backpack Program.
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Summer Band Camp Registration is Open!
The Big as Life Music (BALM) Summer Band Camps are
all day (9 a.m.-3 p.m.), week-long camps. These action-packed camps are an immersion in creativity, learning, and fun. Whether your child plays an instrument or would like to learn how, camp will be sure to inspire them on their musical journey. Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced students are welcome.
Rising 4th-8th graders can join us for Summer Band Camp to learn how to play the flute, clarinet, trumpet, horn, saxophone, trombone, tuba or drums. Guest artists, unique art projects, daily water balloon fights, and a whole lot of music making await! Camp Location is right by DU. We will have a blast learning how to express the music inside us that is just waiting to get out!
This year's camps are:
Click here for details and here to register.
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SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION:
Fee-based summer camp registration opened on February 5th and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you have any questions about summer camp, please reach out to the Discovery Link office as they're in charge of enrollments! Camp will not be held at U-Park for summer. Click
here
to register.
Spring Break
will be 3/25 - 3/28 at various neighborhood schools. A
ll sites are closed on 3/29.
Deadline to register is MONDAY, 3/18! There are still plenty of spots left at Slavens and Cory Elementary for the break, our neighboring sites. Cost is $38 per day if registered by the deadline. Thereafter, first-come, first-serve drop-in prices apply at $76 per student. There will be no camp at U-Park over break. For information on how to register and to see all sites hosting, please click here.
Spring Enrichment has started! Please help remind your children of their after school classes. Teachers were given rosters of what classroom each student will go to after school.
Most spring enrichment classes will end the weeks of 5/6 & 5/13. Any classes ending "early" / makeup sessions held will be communicated here and reminders will be e-mailed out to those affected.
U-Park's Annual Golf Tournament is coming up!
For more information, see attached flyer. C
ontact
austin_hachmeister@dpsk12.org
or
jesse_broadfoot@dpsk12.org
with questions.
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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 (March): Responsibility
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 focus on the school's trait of the month, give 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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