The 2022-2023 School Calendar was recently revised. The Revised School Calendar is attached. The relevant changes are as follows:

• October 7 and 10 become normal school days
• October 21 and 24 become Teacher In-Service days with No School for students
• Winterfaire – changed to December 3 

We regret making any changes to the calendar this late, however the October date changes are due to reasons outside of our control. Please see the letter from the Teacher Leadership Council to the Board of Directors presented at their last meeting for the reasons for the changes.

Thank you for understanding, and please know that we are working with our teacher training institute to secure these dates earlier next year. Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.  

We want to remind our families to be safe and considerate during drop-off and pick-up times.  These narrow streets leave little room for parking and passing.  We are receiving complaints about narrow misses and concerns about unsafe driving.  

• Please do not park in the drop-off (no parking) zones on Kiowa St. in front of the school, and on 29th St. on the east of the school.  These are for quick drop-off only.
• If parking is necessary, please park a little further away to promote safety and kindness in our community. 

Our children are precious, and their safety is our utmost priority.  Thank you for keeping all our children safe.

Please note the current after-school clubs:

LGBTQ+ After School Support Club:  Tues, 3:15 - 4:15

Chess Club: Tues, 3:15 - 4:15, Grades 4-8

Math Club: Wed, 3:15 - 4:15, Grades 6-8

We are looking for 3 more families or local businesses willing to offer a matching grant of $500 or more by the deadline of September 2nd.  Matching grants incentivize donors and help us meet our $20,000 Give! goal during the holiday season.

Give! is a year-end philanthropic initiative that sparks philanthropy across generations and lifts our neighbors through the invaluable work of local nonprofits. Mountain Song is once again part of the Inspired Learning Category, and the only school in the campaign! 

Email Lauren Ferrara at lferrara@mountainsongschool.org if you (or your company) would like to offer a matching grant for the Give! Campaign TODAY! 

Birthdays are magical in the Marigold classroom. On their birthdays, our Marigold students don a crown and cape that they wear all day (if they wish). They share fresh fruit with their classmates during snack time. Two important people in their lives are invited in to share special memories, and each child receives a beautiful candle like the one shown here. Birthdays are times when we all remember the blessing of each precious life.

Our first and second grade classes are going to be making jump ropes out of t-shirts in handwork with Ms. Tracy!  The awesome jump rope, pictured above, was created from just one tye-dye adult, cotton t-shirt.  Isn’t that spectacular?  

If you have any t-shirts that were on their way to Goodwill, please send them our way instead!  We are taking t-shirt donations of any color, preferably sizes L or XL, but all are welcome! 

The CDPHE released their updated COVID guidelines for K-12 schools on August 22, 2022.  These guidelines have no new requirements from last spring, though they have been simplified.  The focus is on learning to live with this disease, now that we have multiple mitigation and treatment options.  Based on this guidance, we have updated our COVID protocols, which will reduce the quarantine and isolation measures for students and staff.

Those testing positive for COVID or who have symptoms must isolate for 5 full days from the test date or symptom onset date.  Afterward, they can return to school if they are symptom-free and wear a well-fitting mask for the following 5 days. Siblings and other household members do not have to quarantine as long as they continue to test negative and are not symptomatic.  They should, however, wear a mask while at school and continue to practice proper health and safety methods.   

Like for other illnesses, public health agencies will track school COVID outbreaks and high numbers of absenteeism.  

For more information, please refer to the “Practical Guide for Operationalizing CDC’s School Guidance.”

The Colorado Food Cluster is a registered non-profit food program that provides meal boxes to families with children ages 3-18.  This program has no prerequisites, such as income qualifications, and is completely FREE for all participants.  

Families will receive a box of frozen food with high-quality, culturally relevant and nutritious meals right to your front door on a weekly basis for every child registered in your family.  Although the meals are frozen, they can be microwaved at home and put into a thermos to maintain warmth and freshness for the school day.  Please keep in mind that we do not have adequate accommodations for students to heat up the meals at school.  

Once registered, the Colorado Food Company will contact you to set up your first delivery date.  Please be mindful that this process usually takes a few weeks to get started. 

Click here to register

Please help one of our precious partners who just let us know of urgent donation needs.  See the flier below.  Ag Arts teachers will take donations until September 10th.

Interested in a guided tour overseas?  8th grade teacher, Rebecca Giallongo, will be offering a spectacular tour of Italy and Greece through Education First in Summer 2023!  This wonderful opportunity will provide hands-on, immersive experiences of the many places and topics we discuss and learn throughout the educational experience here at Mountain Song.  

This opportunity is sponsored by Ms. Giallongo, and is open to all students and adults of the Mountain Song Community.  Children ages 10 and under must be accompanied by a parent. 

Click here to sign up and learn more, or contact Rebecca Giallongo at 573-789-8562 or rgiallongo@mountainsongschool.com.