iReady Growth Reports Coming This Week!

Students have just completed their mid year iReady and we have lots of celebrations to share with families. Please look for iReady growth reports to be sent home in Thursday or Friday Folders this week. iReady is our assessment platform that we use three times a year to gauge student progress towards meeting grade level standards. 

January 30th - Restaurant Day at Dough Counter 

From 11am-9pm, Dough Counter will be donating 20% of ALL sales at the restaurant back to our school. Dough Counter is from the same family as Marco's Coal Fired. Dine-in or takeout, order in-person or online - it all counts. Go there for lunch and/or dinner! Pro-tip: their chicken strips are excellent (and gluten-free)!

Spring Enrichment Registration is Open!

Registration for enrichment classes opens Thursday, January 18th at 6am and closes Thursday, February 1st at 10pm. Click here for course offerings and registration instructions.

Winter Enrichment Classes end the week of November 6th.

Spring Session runs from March 4th - May 24th.

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE. Please fill out this form to apply.

CMAS Family Information

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.

Lunchroom Heroes Needed

Do you miss your kids during the day? Do you want a glimpse into the exciting event that is lunch in elementary school? Do you want to help but don't have oodles of time? Well, Green Team has an excellent opportunity for you!! We are in need of some adult presence and help with our waste sorting station in the cafeteria. Our Green Team shared with us upon their return from winter break that grades 3-5 could most benefit from an extra adult or two to help them make sure everyone sorts their waste properly. You can volunteer for more than one grade - lunch periods are a short 20-minutes per grade! 

Please sign up here:  

• Kindergarten   
• 1st Grade    
• 2nd Grade   
• 3rd Grade    
• 4th Grade     
• 5th Grade

UPark Staff Update

As many of you know, Cassie Jones, who has been teaching art for the last few months will be having a baby in early February and will go on leave for the remainder of the school year. Maggie Carlson will be taking over the Art position as a long term sub starting at the beginning of February. Maggie is a UPark parent and taught elementary art for 10 years in Cherry Creek Schools and is very excited to get to know all the UPark students better. We are so excited for Cassie's new adventure and look forward to working with Maggie this year!

SchoolChoice Window is Open

Is your child transitioning to kindergarten, sixth or ninth grade? The SchoolChoice window is open from January 11 - February 12.

If you know of a family that is interested in attending our great neighborhood school let them know that we are accepting new students for next school year starting January 11th! All interested new families are encouraged to join one of our upcoming school tours here to learn more about our great school and community!

For all students that will be new to UPark for the 2024-2025 school year, please complete the online Choice Process. This includes siblings of current UPark students that will be new to the school next year. If your student currently attends UPark you DO NOT need to complete the choice process for next school year.

Visit schoolchoice.dpsk12.org once the Choice window opens to fill out your application.

Discovery Link Summer Camp Registration Coming Soon

Discovery Lin Summer Camp Registration Opens January 23rd. The camps will not be located at UPark this summer, but there are multiple other locations available. The UPark staff will be working at the Swigert camp and the closest camp is likely Slavens. See the fliers below for details.

• English
• Spanish

UPark Owl Ticket Students

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