2300 S. St. Paul St., Denver, CO 80210
720-424-3410
Principal
The next time you visit UPark, I would urge you to take a look at the showpiece that we know as our UPark library. There is always something new to explore in our library! Recently, we moved furniture around to make the space more usable for whole class learning, for lounging and reading, as well as for staff meetings. Additionally, PTA has purchased new large framed artwork that showcases the characters that kids love to read about. Thank you to our PTA as well as all of our parents who have volunteered or are scheduled to volunteer in our library! Your efforts have helped us take our great library to the next level in support of giving students the space and time needed to love books! This shift to a parent run library has a far reaching effect on what we do at UPark. Here are some highlights of what is happening at UPark thanks to PTA and our parent volunteers. 
  • Allowed us to shift funds to art in order to have art five days a week for the first time ever at UPark!
  • Increased student library time from once every two weeks to once a week
  • Updated pictures and displays throughout the library
  • Regular rotation and updating of books of interest (Ex: Black History Books, Women's History Books on display, etc...)
It's so exciting to think about the connections being made between parents and our Owls during their weekly library time. Thanks for your time, effort and passion for creating a space for kids to learn to love reading for pleasure! We couldn't do this without all of you!!!  
Eric Atonna
UPark Principal, Team UPark
Spring Enrichment Registration Now Open!
Spring Enrichment Registration is open!

Registration began Wednesday, February 22nd and ends Tuesday March 7th at 10:00pm.


Scholarships are available. Please contact Joie Cohen at joie_cohen@dpsk12.org or the main office at 720-424-3410 to request a scholarship for your student.
Lost and Found
The Lost and Found bin on the playground is full of coats, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, lunch boxes and water bottles! Please be sure to check this bin regularly to pick up misplaced items. We will be donating items that have not been picked up by the end of THIS week (2/24) so check the bin soon!
Attendance Reminders
Please don't forget to notify the office when your student will be absent from school. You can do this by calling the main office number at 720-424-3410, emailing both Alexis (alexis_matter@dpsk12.org) and Cassie (cassandra_jones@dpsk12.org), or by filling out the attendance Google Form. You can bookmark the Attendance Google form or can find it in the quick link section at the bottom of any Thursday newsletter.
2nd-3rd Grade Performances and Art Show
All 2nd and 3rd Grade Students and Families, please join us on Thursday, March 16th for our dance performances, Robert Munsch plays (2nd), fractured fairy tale play titled Live: It's Fairy Tale News! (3rd), and visual arts shows. The live auditorium performance schedule will be as follows:

5:00-5:20 p.m.
5:20-5:40 p.m. Ms. Reynolds' 2nd Grade Class
5:40-6:00 p.m. Ms. Archambault's 2nd Grade Class

6:00-6:30 p.m. Ms. Smith's 3rd Grade Class
6:30-7:00 p.m. Mr. Davis' 3rd Grade Class
7:00-7:30 p.m. Ms. Randall's 3rd Grade Class

Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your student's performance time and enter through the main doors on South Saint Paul Street. After dropping students off in their classrooms with their homeroom teachers, families may find a seat in the auditorium after the previous group exits. Please reserve the chairs for adults and have children sit on the floor in front of the stage. Students will meet their families outside the rear auditorium doors immediately following the conclusion of the performance. Please proceed to view the visual arts show outside the gym. We ask that everyone exit through the doors to the staff parking lot on East Iliff Avenue to help us with the flow of traffic in the building. 

Please stay tuned for more specifics around costumes and line memorization to be communicated by your student's homeroom teacher. We can't wait to see you all on March 16th and we appreciate your support of arts education at UPark!
Class Picture Day
Class picture day will take place on March 9th. Your students will be photographed with their whole class. Once the photos are ready you will receive an email with order details. Please contact the main office at 720-424-3410 if you do not wish to place your order online.
Black History Living Museum
Be on the lookout for an email highlighting our Black History Living Museum and the great learning that was shared by our UPark Owls! Check out a sneak peak of some of the displays below!
UPark Owl Ticket Students
Congratulations to this 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 "UPARK" letters in our main hallway.
University Park Elementary Calendar

To access additional calendar information click here or visit the calendar link on the University Park Website.
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 our office staff if you need a paper copy.


Create Playdate at Denver Art Museum 2/5 from 10-12
Looking Ahead

February 23: 3rd Grade Field Trip

March 7: Enrichment Registration Closes
March 9: Class Pictures
March 14: CSC Meeting
March 14: PTA Meeting
March 16: 2nd & 3rd Performances and Art Show
March 27-31: NO SCHOOL-Spring Break

April 3: NO SCHOOL-DPS Planning
April 4: Spring Enrichment Begins
April 5-7: 5th Grade Balarat
April 11: CSC Meeting
April 11: PTA Meeting
April 20: 5th Grade Shakespeare Night
April 28: Shakespeare Festival