2300 S. St. Paul St., Denver, CO 80210
720-424-3410
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Multicultural Night Tonight!
Join us from 6-8pm TONIGHT to celebrate the people and cultures that make UPark such a diverse community of learners! Bring a favorite appetizer, entree, or dessert from your heritage to share at our international potluck in the Gym, then join us for live entertainment from Mudra Dance group, showcasing the classical, contemporary and folk dances and performing arts of India, in the Auditorium. Please see this flyer for more information.
A special shout out to PTA president Kate Winn for putting together a wonderful display showcasing the participants in this year's World Cup soccer tournament! Make sure to stop by and take a look at the display case and all the other art work that can be seen throughout the building when you are here for Multicultural Night.
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Eric Atonna
UPark Principal, Team UPark
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One of the scariest things about Halloween is ALL THE PLASTIC! |
The UPark Green Team is excited to announce that we will be doing a Candy Wrapper recycling program with Rubicon this year to help address this plastic problem! Please bring your CLEAN AND EMPTY candy wrappers to be recycled at school in our Wrapper Recycling Box!
Why Trick or Trash? Each year, more than 600 million pounds of candy are purchased for Halloween in the United States alone and most of it is wrapped in tiny plastic wrappers. With Rubicon’s Trick or Trash recycling program, the plastic is melted off the wrappers and made into pellets to be made into new things. Watch how: https://youtu.be/N27z78TDM_Q
Please bring your clean and empty wrappers to school for recycling between Thursday, November 3rd and Friday, November 11th.
Lunch Hero updated links! If you would like to be a Lunch Hero and help the Green Team in the cafeteria please use the links below to sign up for a grade level time. (corrected link for 2nd grade)
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UPark Shopping Day at Wish Gifts- This Friday 11/11! |
Get a head start on holiday shopping and support UPark! Shop online or in-store on Friday, November 11th and 10% of sales will be donated back to UPark.
The code UPES should be entered in the “discount code” box at checkout online or mention the fundraiser when checking out in store.
Wish Gifts Happy Canyon
5014 E. Hampden Ave.
Denver, CO 80222
Wish Gifts University
750 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80209
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7th Annual Pearl Wine Company Tasting Event benefiting Denver Public Schools |
Click here, to buy your tickets now for the return of this very popular event! Be sure to click on the UPark Owl when ordering your tickets. 100% of the proceeds from tickets sold will be donated to University Park Elementary School. The event will feature over 120 different wines from around the globe. The tasting is a walk around tasting with light meats and cheese provided. Details: Saturday November 12th from 6pm - 9pm at the Colorado History Museum 1200 N Broadway.
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Restaurant Night at Pete's-a-Pie! |
We’re excited to offer 2 days of delicious pizza this month at Pete’s-a-Pie! Head over to the Junction Food Hall in Colorado Center (2000 S. Colorado Blvd.) anytime between 11am and 8pm on November 14th and November 15th to earn 25% back to the school. Make sure you mention you’re with UPARK when placing your order! Offer is good for all dine-in or carryout orders (no delivery). Pizza tastes great at all hours, so order enough to enjoy leftovers!
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UPark Backpack Food Program and Thanksgiving Baskets |
Backpacks for Kids Program
The UPark "Backpacks for Kids" food assistance program provides bags of nutritious food once per week to UPark families who may need a little extra help with rising food costs. We believe every child should be prepared for an active and healthy lifestyle, full of learning and curiosity. We help with this by providing fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, healthy meals, and nutritious snacks for UPark children who may not have access to such food on the weekends.
If you would like your family to receive food, or if your family participated in this program last year and would like to continue to receive food, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/hY5vYD7GE1mqCrKc6.
Families may pick up their bags every Thursday from 3:00 PM-3:30 PM in the UPark parking lot. If your children ride the bus, your bags will go home with your children on the bus every Thursday. If your children are in Discovery Link, the bags will be brought to the Discovery Link staff for distribution. If you have any questions about the program, or would like more information, please reach out to our School Psychologist, Alicia Vega, by phone at 720-424-3458 or by email at alicia_vega@dpsk12.org.
Thanksgiving Holiday Baskets
Additionally, if your family is in need of some support with food for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, the Monaco South Optimist Club will be providing food baskets to families in need. The baskets will include traditional Thanksgiving food (turkey, sides) and will be delivered Saturday 11/19 between 8:30am-11am by the Monaco South Optimist Club Volunteers. If you would like to receive a basket, please complete this form no later than Tuesday, November 15th.
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UPark is currently hiring for Special Education Paraprofessionals! We have both full-time and part-time positions available. If you or anyone you know might be interested in working at UPark, check out the job descriptions on the DPS Job Board here. To find our specific position descriptions and applications you can search for University Park in the "School or Building" field. Please let us know if you plan to apply or if have any questions!
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Prospective Family School Tours Begin Next Week |
Our amazing PTA will begin giving prospective families tours of UPark starting this Tuesday, 11/15. If you have friends or neighbors that are looking for an outstanding school for their kiddos let them know about our school tours. See the dates below and visit the UPark Tour webpage for more details.
- Tuesday, November 15th at 9am
- Tuesday, December 13th at 9am and 2pm
- Tuesday, January 17th at 9am and 2pm
- Thursday, January 19th at 9am and 2pm
- Tuesday, January 24th at 9am and 2pm
- OPEN HOUSE Saturday, January 28th 10am-noon
- Monday, February 13th at 9am
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Yearbook Cover Artwork Submissions Wanted! |
Calling all 3rd, 4th & 5th graders: Your artwork could be on the cover of the upcoming yearbook!
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Artwork Guidelines: Submission forms will be coming home in owl folders, or you may download the form here and print it at home. The design can be black and white or color. For inspiration, think owls, core values, friendship, reading, math, science, or anything else that makes UPark such an awesome school.
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Artwork Submission: Please return the completed artwork to your teacher or the front office. The deadline to enter is December 2nd.
The winning artist will be notified the week of Dec. 5th and will receive a free copy of the yearbook with their design on the cover, as well as their picture on the inside. Good luck! We can’t wait to see your ideas.
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Discovery Link Camps/Winter Enrichment |
Discovery Link Camps
UPark's Discovery Link will be joining an all day camp (7am - 5:30pm) on November 21-22 at Slavens Elementary. Sign up closes a week before camp starts! To sign up for School Break Camp Days, please log into your account and select the registration tab. Next, click to view offerings under 2022-2023 Break Camps. From here, you may choose any date at any location. Please click here for directions on how to sign up for School Break Camp Days.
On November 28, UPark's Discovery Link will be hosting an all day camp HERE at UPark. To sign up you must access your normal SchoolCare Works calendar and select camp like you would for AM or PM Discovery Link.
Winter Enrichment
Our Winter Enrichment Session is just around the corner and we are happy to share the 2023 Winter Brochure with all of you! Registration will be from November 21st at 6am until December 8th at 10pm. Please ensure you are updating your student’s profile with all important information, phone numbers and grade level.
information on how to register, please read this document (English and Spanish) in full.
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Kindergarten and 1st Grade Art Show and Performances |
All Kindergarten and 1st Grade Students and Families, please join us on Thursday, December 8th in the hallway outside the gym for a visual arts show and in the auditorium for our dance performances and The Big Chill musical! The live auditorium performance schedule will be as follows:
5:00-5:30 p.m. Ms. Cardenas' and Ms. Bohcali's Classes
5:45-6:15 p.m. Ms. Laurent's and Ms. Gutierrez's Classes
6:30-7:00 p.m. Ms. Gilmore's and Ms. Hale's Classes
(Ms. Morof's students will appear with whichever Kindergarten or 1st Grade class they attend Specials with during the school day.)
Please stay tuned for more specifics to be communicated by your student's homeroom teacher. We can't wait to see you all on December 8th and we appreciate your support of arts education at UPark!
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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. |
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University Park Elementary Calendar
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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.
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Looking Ahead
November 10: Multicultural Night
November 15: New Family School Tour
November 21-25: NO SCHOOL-Fall Break
November 28: NO SCHOOL-UPark Specific Planning
December 6: Winter Band Concert
December 8: Kindergarten/1st Grade Art Show and Performances
December 13: School Tours
December 13: CSC Meeting
December 13: PTA Meeting
December 19-30: NO SCHOOL-Winter Break
January 2-3: NO SCHOOL-Winter Break
January 16: NO SCHOOL-MLK Day
January 17: School Tours
January 19: School Tours
January 24: School Tours
January 28: School Tours-Open House
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