Upcoming Dates to Remember
December 9
Winter Music Assembly 8:30 a.m.
December 12
Holiday Giving Project Donation Deadline
December 16
Immunization Compliance Deadline
Half Day Kindergarten
Last Day of School Before Winter Break
December 19 - January 6
Winter Break All Grades
January 5-6
Staff Return to School
January 9
Grades 1-8 Return to School
2nd Semester Begins
January 9 - 13
Kindergarten Assessment Days
No School for Kindergarten
January 16
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
NO SCHOOL
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Winter Music Assembly Today! |
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We welcome parents and caregivers at our Friday morning assemblies to enjoy the sharing and whole school gathering of the grades. Our Winter Music Assembly this morning starts at 8:30 and will be longer than usual. Because rehearsals will be happening prior, we ask that families do not enter the gym until 8:30.
At assemblies, please abide by the following:
- Use the chairs at the back of the gym proudly set up for you by our 8th graders. The rest of the gym is used by teachers, staff, and students who sit with their classes.
- Do not video record and do not live stream these events. These assemblies are meant to be an intimate sharing between classes.
- We have a number of students who should not be photographed, and we manage these through our student records regarding media disclosures. Please be respectful of our students’ privacy.
We look forward to having you witness these beautiful moments as you are able.
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Give! Any Amount
Help Us Reach Our Goal
(And Did You Know?)
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The opportunity to secure another $500 thanks to a matching grant from the Mikita Family still needs your help! If 7 more people donate ANY AMOUNT (even $10), we’ll secure this generous matching gift!
Did you know that Mountain Song receives $1,949 less per pupil in state funding than our neighboring D11 schools due to being a state charter school and not having access to local school mill levy funds? This amounts to a total impact of nearly $700,000 in our budget this year.
Our goal for the Give! Campaign is to raise a much smaller amount to devote to our building renovations. Please give as generously as you can.
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A Heartful of Winter Faire Gratitude |
Mountain Song’s Winter Faire was pulled off with awe-inspiring beauty last Saturday, December 3rd, and that was due to this active and generous community! The school was transformed into a magical wonderland radiating the love and care we have for one another.
We extend our deepest gratitude to the many hearts and hands that prepared for, carried out, and cleaned up after our Winter Faire. This includes the many family members who worked shifts at the booths, prepared food and gifts, and organized, set up, and took down the activity centers.
This was the first year that Winter Faire was organized by teachers and staff, especially the Festival Committee, and we are very grateful for their vision, time, organization, creativity, and energy they dedicated to this community event.
We especially thank Gina Nicoletta-Budler, Arielle Castle, Amy Siebert, Kirsten Meehleis, Kassie Wilson and Aaron Mooney, Coach Erinn and Jenna, Lori Kemmler, Ashley Pfalz and the Parent Circle, Becky and Jason Mikita, Hannah Lewis, Tracy Gonzalez, Kyle McCabe, Jesse Kreger, Courtney Gonzales, and the countless others who helped create this beautiful gift of community. We extend a heartful of gratitude to you all!
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Our ever-popular Deployment Lunch Bunch will begin on January 17, 2023! This student lunch group is open to children who are currently experiencing a loved one's deployment, may be preparing for an upcoming deployment or are adjusting to a family member who has returned home. The students meet for lunch once a week for six weeks to discuss their common experiences, feelings or challenges surrounding military life and deployments.
Please contact our Dean of Students, Cori Karasiuk, if you would like your child(ren) to participate.
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Parent Circle - Holiday Giving Project |
Parent Circle thanks everyone for their responses to our Holiday Giving Project! We will be able to provide gifts and groceries for a number of families, and it is all because of your help!
We are still collecting some items, including stuffed stockings.
As a child, we always had great fun stuffing stockings to donate to kids in the community, and I hope this is something you might be able to enjoy with your kids too!
If you would like to donate a stuffed stocking (or loose stocking stuffers!) for families who have requested them, or anything else from our list, please bring them by the front desk by Monday, December 12th.
We can also accept monetary donations; just contact Ashley Pfalz, or drop your donation at the front office. Just tell them it is for the Parent Circle Giving Project :)
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Inclement Weather Policy - Revised |
Previously, Mountain Song followed District 11’s calls surrounding delayed starts or closures due to inclement weather. This year, we have decided it will be best for us to begin making independent decisions. That means that we will NOT necessarily be following D11’s inclement weather call. Please let us know if you have any questions!
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Immunization Compliance
Deadline Extension: Friday, December 16th
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Families must have submitted the appropriate state-required immunization paperwork by Friday, December 16th for each of their enrolled students in order to continue attending school. Compliance with state immunization requirements can be achieved in three ways:
1) Fully Immunized: Students who are fully immunized and whose records are on file with the front office are compliant with state law.
2) Nonmedical Exemption: Students who are not immunized or only partially immunized and have an annual nonmedical exemption on file with the front office are compliant with state law. Nonmedical exemptions expire every year on July 1 and must be re-submitted annually.
3) Medical Exemption: Students who are not immunized or only partially immunized and have a medical exemption only need to submit a certificate once (not on an annual basis), unless the student information or school changes.
If you received an Immunization Non-Compliance letter we either do not have your paperwork or the paperwork you have turned in is incomplete. Please follow the instructions in the letter so that your child is in compliance with state law regarding immunizations before December 16th, so they can continue attending school without interruption.
If your students’ paperwork is not complete by the December 16th deadline, they will not be allowed to come to school until their paperwork is in order. Please direct any questions you have to Kirsten Meehleis or Kassie Wilson in the front office.
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Prevent, Promote, and Protect |
Cold and flu season is here. Please review the symptoms of the illnesses circulating, and please review the document linked here about when to keep your child home: How Sick is Too Sick?
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Intent to Enroll
2023-24 School Year
Please note: This is for families who do not have a student(s) currently enrolled at Mountain Song, or for current families to enroll a new student.
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Families interested in enrolling their children in Kindergarten through Grade 8 classes or our Homeschool Enrichment Program must submit a SY 23-24 Intent to Enroll form by January 31, 2023 to place their child(ren) in the Enrollment Lottery.* The Intent to Enroll forms are also available at the front office.
The lottery will occur on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. If your child is selected in the lottery, enrollment packets will be sent to you from our Registrar after confirmation in February. Please contact Mary Ann Major with any questions.
*If you have friends or family interested in enrolling at Mountain Song please share this information with them.
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Weekend Garden Volunteers Needed |
We are looking for garden volunteers to help out during weekends. Duties include caring for the animals and watering the greenhouse. This is a wonderful opportunity for you and your family to engage with our school garden, to get outside, and witness the impact of nurturing all living things.
Please email Mr. Adam if you have any questions or want to receive training.
Mr. Adam Wright
Agricultural Arts Coordinator and Teacher
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2022-2023 Calendars and Schedule |
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Please find the 2022-2023 school calendar below.
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Mountain Song Community School | 2904 West Kiowa St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 |
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