2024-25 DPS Calendar

Please view the 2024-25 DPS Calendar here. This is the calendar for the next school year and will show you school breaks as well as planning days when there is no school for students. In the upcoming months there may be a couple UPark specific planning days added that will be additional no school days. We will keep you in the loop when those are scheduled.

Community Hubs Food Pantry

The Denver Public Schools Community Hubs are collaborating with the Food Bank of The Rockies each month to organize a mobile food pantry that is accessible to families that would like the additional support. This program will provide with fresh produce, pantry staples, and other essential food items. Please see this flier for more information.

Attendance Celebrations Went Home Last Week! 



UPark students with an attendance rate of 98% or higher will bring a letter home in their school folder this week celebrating this achievement. We're so grateful to UPark students and families for doing the best they can to be in school everyday! 

Art Room Supplies Needed

The art room is in need of paint shirts! Parents please go through your old T-shirts and donate any you no longer want to the art room. All sizes needed! The art room is also in need a lot of takeout chopsticks for up coming art lessons. You can drop shirts and/or chopsticks off in the main office anytime between 8am and 4pm. Thank you, Mrs. Maggie

Call For Yearbook Photos!

Do you have any great photos for the 23/24 UPark Yearbook?

The yearbook committee needs high resolution photos of:

• UPark events, e.g., Field Day, Hispanic/Latino Heritage Parade, Fall Harvest/Hero Day Celebration, Black History Living Museums, field trips
• Students showing school spirit in owl gear
• Owls about town
• Friendship
• Anything else related to our great school!

Please email photos to yearbookupark@gmail.com by Thursday, March 14.

Newcomer Student Supply Drive

UPark is collecting supplies for Newcomer students and families through the DCTA supply drive. UPark will be collecting highlighters, markers, notebooks, and new reusable water bottles now through March 1st. If you have any items to donate, please bring them to the UPark office. See more information here.

2nd and 3rd Grade Performances

All 2nd and 3rd Grade Students and Families, please join us on Thursday, March 14th in the auditorium for our performances of Mortimer by Robert Munsch (2nd) and Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper by Joan M. Wolf (3rd)! The schedule will be as follows:

5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Ms. Kaplan’s and Ms. Alspach’s Classes (arrive 4:50)

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Ms. Archambault’s Class (arrive 5:20)

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Ms. Reynolds’ Class (arrive 5:50)

6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Ms. Smith’s Class (arrive 6:15)

7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Ms. Randall’s Class (arrive 6:45)

7:30 - 8:00 p.m. Ms. Bohcali’s Class (arrive 7:15)

(3rd Grade students will need to attend the performance time of the class they attend Specials with. Questions about this? Please reach out to Mrs. Ludwig.)

• Enter through the staff parking lot doors on East Iliff Avenue at arrival time.
• Audience members wait in the gym until announcement that the auditorium house is open for seating.
• Student performers meet in the homeroom class they attend Specials with.
• Students meet families in the office hallway after the performance.
• Families exit through the main doors on South Saint Paul Street after the performance. 

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 14th and we appreciate your support of arts education at UPark!

CMAS Parent Information 3rd-5th Grade

3rd-5th grade students will begin the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessments on April 9, 2024. These assessments focus on the knowledge and skills our kids need for success in our global economy, including skills such as analytical thinking and the ability to solve complex problems. The CMAS assessments focus on three different content areas depending upon the grade your child is in:

• English Language Arts (ELA) and Math - 3rd, 4th, 5th grade
• Science - 5th grade

Please be sure to read the full CMAS Parent Information Letter here. This letter provides the assessment schedule as well as information on attendance, make-ups and additional important information for families.

South High School Wish Week

The Student Senate at Denver South High School is partnering with our school during our Wish Week. During this week, they work with Make-A-Wish Colorado to raise money for our Wish kid. South has a number of events planned that they would love members of our community to participate in:

• Saturday (3/9) -- 5K race at South (more information below)
• Tuesday (3/12) -- Pack the stands sports night (volleyball and soccer)
• Thursday (3/14) -- Disney Night (come and play games with princesses for prizes!)

Denver South is hosting a 5K race to kick off our Wish Week! Run or walk with friends, family, and dogs on Saturday, March 9th to help support our Wish Kid, Honey. Please fill out the registration form so we can get an estimate of the number of people who will be participating. It is a $10 donation to participate in the race, with optional extra donations being very much appreciated. We hope to see you there!

Click HERE to see more about Denver South's Wish Kid, Honey.

Click HERE to see more about the 5K.

Click HERE for the registration form for the 5K.

UPark Owl Ticket Students

Congratulations to this week's Owl Ticket students! They were recognized by their teachers for above and beyond positive behavior.