McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015
McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. MCAULIFFE SCHOOL NEWS May 21, 2015 IMPORTANT DATES * Thurs 5/21 | Last day of school for 8th graders (2:30pm early release) * Thurs 5/21 | 8th Grade Continuation Ceremony - 5:00pm (arrive at East HS by 4:30) * Thurs 5/21 | Information meeting for Quebec trip for French students, 6:00pm * Fri 5/22 | Early release at 1:30pm * Tues 5/26 - Thurs 5/28 | Outdoor education camp for 6th and 7th graders * Tues 5/26 - Thurs 5/28 | 7th and 8th Grade Registration for 2015-2016 school year * Tues 6/9 - Wed 6/10 - 6th Grade Registration for 2015-2016 school year QUICK LINKS Early Release Days This Week 8th Grade Continuation Ceremony Tonight! Lost & Found - Come Check Before We Donate Important Camp Information for 6th and 7th Graders Summer Reading Assignments Congrats to Baseball Team - City Champs! Alice in Wonderland is a Hit! Exciting Opportunity for Students Taking French Thanks for Coming to Spring Fine Arts Night 8th Grade Capstone Presentations Welcome to the McAuliffe Eagle Garden SAT/ACT Excellence in Middle School Student Wins Poetry Contest Register on our Online Family Directory Support McAuliffe Students Over the Summer http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 1 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM Art Exhibition - Bringing Back the Arts Community Resource Mentor's Project Library Cards and More During Registration Registration Dates for 2015-2016 School Year Summer Art Classes with McAuliffe Art Teacher No Longer Need to Receive McAuliffe Newsletter? 'Friends of McAuliffe' on Facebook SUPPORT MCAULIFFE REMINDERS DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY NEWS SCHOOL NEWS EARLY RELEASE DAYS THIS WEEK Today, May 21st, is an early release day for 8th graders and their last day of school. Bus transportation will not be provided for students at that time; students who need to ride the bus and cannot arrange a ride home can stay at school until 4:00pm to catch their normal bus. (See details below regarding Continuation Ceremony at East High School.) Friday, May 22nd, is an early release day for 6th and 7th graders and will be their last day of school in the building; May 26-28 is Outdoor Education Camp for 6th and 7th grade students who have submitted their camps forms. 8TH GRADE CONTINUATION CEREMONY TONIGHT! Our McAuliffe 8th Grade Continuation is tonight, Thursday, May 21st at 5:00pm at the East High School Auditorium, with doors opening at 4:15pm for general seating. Students need to arrive no later than 4:30pm. Eighth graders will have early release at 2:30pm today, and bus transportation will not be provided for students at that time. (Students who need to ride the bus and cannot arrange a ride home can stay at school until 4:00pm to catch their normal bus.) Please note that we are expecting about 1,200 people to attend continuation, so parking will be challenging; please budget some extra time to get to East High School. Lifetouch will be at the Continuation ceremony taking stage photos; find information here about ordering photos. LOST & FOUND - COME CHECK BEFORE WE DONATE Lost & Found will be donated at 3:00pm on May 28th. Please be sure to check for missing personal items before then! More valuable items like house keys, glasses, and electronics are kept in a separate lost and found so they can be kept safe until a student or parent comes looking for them. These more valuable lost and found items will be donated or thrown away at the end of the school year on May 28th at 3:00pm. IMPORTANT CAMP INFORMATION FOR 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS Please note the times and locations below for camp departure for 6th and 7th graders next week. Students will need to find and check in with their designated camp group chaperone. Camp groups have been posted on Edmodo and in front of the main office. Students will find out their individual rooms assignments upon arrival on Tuesday. All students will need to bring a sack lunch, their day pack, and overnight luggage. If you need the packing list and/or camp schedule, you can find them on our website here. There will be NO http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 2 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM bus transportation provided on either May 26th or May 28th, so please plan accordingly. All 6th graders going to the YMCA camp will need to meet in the McAuliffe Gym (south gym) at 8:30am on Tuesday, May 26th. Students will be returning from camp at approximately 2:30pm on Thursday, May 28th. All 7th graders going to the YMCA camp will need to meet in the Venture Prep Gym (north gym) at 8:30am on Tuesday, May 26th. Students will be returning from camp at approximately 3:45pm on Thursday, May 28th. If students are interested in ordering the optional Large Group Camp Picture (11' x 17'), they need to fill out this order form and bring $16 (check made to Gary Dill) the day they leave for camp. Picture order forms will be given to their chaperone upon arrival on Tuesday, and students will get their photo prior to leaving camp. For questions, please contact Sherry Beardshear at sherry_beardshear@dpsk12.org. SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS Stay mentally active with summer reading! Research shows that kids who read for pleasure during the summer avoid the “summer slide” and perform better when they get back to school than those who took time off. Check out the summer reading assignments and book recommendations from our literacy staff: 6th Grade Summer Reading Homework 7th Grade Summer Reading Homework 8th Grade Summer Reading Homework For additional support, we will be holding optional gatherings over the summer at two Denver Public Library branches so that students can find good books and meet new friends. We will meet at the Park Hill branch at 4705 E. Montview on Mondays from 10:00am. to noon, and we will meet at the Sam Gary (Stapleton) branch at 2961 Roslyn Street on Fridays from 10:00am to noon. The Denver Public Library’s summer reading program is a great motivator as well. If you have any questions or feel that your student needs special accommodations or extensions for this assignment, please contact language arts teacher and literacy specialist Anne Walker at anne_walker@dpsk12.org. CONGRATS TO BASEBALL TEAM - CITY CHAMPS! The McAuliffe baseball team capped off an amazing season last week by winning a pair of playoff games en route to the City Championship. After beating Hamilton in the quarterfinals on Wednesday 11-1, allowing only one hit, the Sun Devils played Grant on Thursday in the semifinals. Joe Lenhart and Tommy Cummings combined for a perfect game over 3 innings, leading the Sun Devils to a 14-0 victory. Jacob Vogul and Will Knowles led the Sun Devil batters. On Friday, the Sun Devils took on undefeated Hill (now 8-1) at JFK High School for the DPS Championship. Jacob Thompsen and Joe Lenhart combined for a 5 inning no-hit shutout as the Sun Devils completed the undefeated season at 12-0, winning 10-0. The Sun Devils jumped out to a 4-0 first inning start, led by a Quinten Crum mammoth 2-run home run, and were never threatened the rest of the way. Other big bats were Grant Stanwood (3 hits), Jack Michalek (3 hits) and Sam Costain (2 hits). The Sun Devils finished 12-0, winning via shutout 7 times. They allowed only 7 runs all season, scoring 119 runs in the process. In the playoffs alone, they outscored their opponents 35-1. Not once did they trail in a game all season. What an incredible team. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 3 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM ALICE IN WONDERLAND IS A HIT! Our 6th grade Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland was a big hit for audiences over three nights this week! Congratulations to our casts of drama students who worked so hard getting ready for their big performances! Thanks for the support of Linsey Olesiak, Shannon Wood-R, and parents! And congratulations to our wonderful drama teacher Hanan Bentley! http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 4 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TAKING FRENCH Is your student taking French next year? Would you like them to have an immersion experience in middle school? If you answered yes, then please come to a parent informational meeting on Thursday, May 21st, at 6:00pm in room 120 to learn more about an exciting opportunity to travel to Quebec for Carnival February 2016. Can’t make it or you have questions? Please contact Becky Middleton at becky_middleton@dpsk12.org. THANKS FOR COMING TO SPRING FINE ARTS NIGHT A huge shout out and thank you to all in our McAuliffe community for organizing and joining us at the Spring Fine Arts Night last Thursday! The Band, Orchestra, and Choir students wowed the audience with such strong performances, and the Visual Art students set the gallery-goers on a creative, winding journey around the first floor and even up to the second floor with impressive artworks! Thank you for engaging with and supporting our artists! Of special note, this Fine Arts Night was the first in McAuliffe's history in which artwork was sold – the 8th graders put their prints up for sale, as a means of raising money for Project Worthmore (a non-profit that works with and serves refugees in the city of Denver). I am proud to announce that we have raised a total of http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 5 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM $388.00 that will be donated to PWM to benefit their programs that serve refugees in our neighborhoods. These include English language classes, music classes, family partnerships, community gardens, dental clinics, and more. Thank you for all of your lasting and encouraging support! --Ms. Cardenas 8TH GRADE SCIENCE CAPSTONE PRESENTATIONS The 8th grade science students presented their final capstone projects on Tuesday, May 19th and Wednesday, May 20th. Students designed their own experiments based on their interest in a physical science concept. Some project questions included, "How does electrolysis affect the magnetism of nail?" and "How does the amount of sugar in ice cream affect its freezing point?" Students presented their results to peers, teachers and parents. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 6 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM WELCOME TO THE MCAULIFFE EAGLE GARDEN This past weekend, under the direction of 8th grader Jack Seward, more than 20 volunteers set out on a mission to build a new garden for the school. With a budget of more than $5,000, the team set out to work over the course of 4 days, 6 brick planters were built, 6 tons of rock were moved, and new tomato plants were planted. We could not have accomplished this without the help of the community and Denver Boy Scout Troop 62. Thanks to all our parent and staff volunteers, including Sarah Frederick, Carla Frenzel and David Juliano and Kurt Dennis. ENROLL IN THE 2016 WASHINGTON D.C TRIP Be sure to enroll your student in our Washington DC trip for next year's 8th graders (trip tentatively http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 7 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM scheduled for late May, 2016). We already have 30 students signed up for next year's trip (the trip will be capped at 70 students), and we invite you to register now at the trip website here. We encourage everyone to get signed by May 31st to lock in the spring price for the trip, so don’t delay! Remember that using a King Sooper's reloadable gift card when you go grocery shopping is an easy way to apply money you already spend toward this trip! (Find more information about this program on our Activities + Trips web page here.) If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Frederick at Sarah_Frederick@dpsk12.org. SAT/ACT EXCELLENCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Becky Middleton and other teachers have encouraged McAuliffe GT students to apply to the academic talent search programs of some of our nation's top universities. Students must score in the top 5% of a standardized test to be eligible to apply, and the application process to these university programs involves taking the SAT or ACT test. Qualifying scores not only result in recognition and awards but also enable these students to take university classes during the summer throughout their middle and high school years. Last year, students who qualified for the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) 7th grade talent search included Nick Gerrans, Tucker Ezrine, Paola Kwan, and and Andrew Hageman, who was recognized at a ceremony at Duke University. McAuliffe is very proud again this year of the results of students participating in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth program and the Duke TIP. This year, six 7th graders participated in the Duke TIP program include Carly Eberhart, Max Epperson, William Snodgrass, Christopher Tsai, Aidan Wood and Ailie Wood. Ailie and Max both received State recognition, meaning that they scored at or above the state average of recent high school graduates in at least one category of the ACT or SAT. Will, Chris and Aidan not only received State recognition but they all received Grand Recognition, which means they scored at or above 90% of recent high school graduates in at least one category or in the top 3% of all students participating in the talent search. These three were invited to attend a special ceremony at Duke University. Aidan and Ailie also both took the ACT through the Northwestern University Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS). We also had one student participate in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth program this year as a 6th grader! Eric Fisher took the advanced SCAT tests and his scores earned him an invitation to an awards ceremony at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Information about all the above programs, including Colorado School of Mines and Stanford, will be provided for interested families this fall. STUDENT WINS POETRY CONTEST Congratulations to 6th grader Mayan Caplan, who won first place in her age category in the Colorado Humanities annual River of Words poetry contest. A separate one of her poems was also selected as a finalist in the National contest. Her work will be published in the contest anthology, and she was recognized http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 8 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM along with the other Colorado winners at the Colorado Humanities' award ceremony on May 13th at the downtown library. 2015-2016 MCAULIFFE FAMILY HANDBOOK For our new and returning families at McAuliffe, please read our 2015-2016 Family Handbook here. We do not provide this handbook in printed format but will continue to make this link available on our website here for future reference. If you have comments, questions or concerns, please submit them via email to kurt_dennis@dpsk12.org. REGISTER ON OUR ONLINE FAMILY DIRECTORY We are setting up our online Family Directory. Please register here to create your information in the directory. SUPPORT MCAULIFFE STUDENTS OVER THE SUMMER The McAuliffe Critical Needs Committee needs your support in two key areas over the summer! Thanks so much in advance for helping to make McAuliffe the supportive and generous community it is! If you have any questions, please contact Kim Ezrine at kimezrine@yahoo.com. Help us keep the McAuliffe food pantry running this summer to help feed families in need. Food and supplies can be donated at any time, beginning NOW! Please see this link to get involved in this important work. Donate uniforms, backpacks, and school supplies. In addition to short and long sleeve shirts, gym uniforms, track suits, and sweatshirts, we always need khaki or black pants and shorts and sturdy backpacks! There are large collection bins in the lobby of McAuliffe through the end of the year. We are also happy to accept unused school supplies in the same collection bins. ART EXHIBITION - BRINGING BACK THE ARTS Last Friday 7th grade artists Karsen Kinning, Grace Staberg and Zoe McCafferty participated in a district wide exhibition titled, “Bringing Back the Arts”. Two hundred and fifty students from around the district submitted artwork encompassing the theme “We Are All Denver”. Zoe McCafferty won 2nd place in the middle school division for her piece titled, “The Blindness of Beauty”, pictured below. Congratulations to each of the artists for their efforts in the show and congrats to Zoe on her 2nd place finish! http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 9 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM COMMUNITY RESOURCE MENTOR'S PROJECT This year, through the Community Resource Mentor’s Project, four McAuliffe students were able to work with academic mentors to explore a career field in which they are interested. They learned valuable information about possible future careers, and they really put a lot of work into it. Be sure to ask them more about their experiences when you see them. Hans Gaensbauer worked with a veterinarian through the Morris Animal Foundation, which has been doing a national study on the causes of cancer in golden retrievers. Some of his work involved plotting literally millions of data points. Lindsey Weyant was mentored by a published author. During her work, she wrote a mystery entitled “Cupcakes and a Cadaver” which she taped and presented for her class. She was able to incorporate six suspects and everyone had an alibi…hhhmmm… Piolet Jaech’s mentor took her for a swim, literally, in the Denver Aquarium, with eels, and turtles and stingrays, oh my! Her research project focused on the stingray, and getting to see it up close was quite a treat. Devon Rutledge’s mentor was from Ribbit Consulting. While working with his mentor, Devon created a 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe program in Java that involved writing over 2,000 lines of code. His meetings really were like a job with objectives, working on deliverables, scope and a timeline. Wow! http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 10 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM LIBRARY CARDS AND MORE DURING REGISTRATION During registration at McAuliffe during the next two weeks (see dates below), we're offering some resources for students and families. Check them out below! Students and family members can sign up for Denver Public Library cards! Library clerks from the Park Hill branch will be on site to help register people. Sarah Frederick is the McAuliffe teacher who is spearheading the school's efforts to keep students reading over the summer. She and Anne Walker, McAuliffe language arts teacher and our literacy specialist, will be onsite during many of the registration hours. Cindy Eastman, our community liaison, will be handing out free books, food, uniforms, and information to at-risk families. She will be at the school during registration hours. REGISTRATION DATES FOR 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR 6th Grade Registration: Tuesday, June 9th - Last names A – L, 9:00-11:00am or 1:00-3:00pm Wednesday, June 10th - Last names M – Z, 9:00-11:00am or 1:00-3:00pm 7th and 8th Grade Registration: Last names, A - L: Tuesday May 26th, Wednesday May 27th, Thursday May 28th from 8:00-11:00am Last names, M - Z: Tuesday May 26th, Wednesday May 27th, Thursday May 28th from 1:00-3:00pm SUMMER ART CLASSES WITH MCAULIFFE ART TEACHER This summer, our very own Ms. Olesiak will be conducting a few different camps for students who would like to continue to create art projects with guided instruction. Check out this flyer with more specifics about the different sessions that will be offered. If your son or daughter is interested in attending one or more of the sessions, please have them turn the form into Ms. Olesiak before May 27th so she can purchase supplies for http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 11 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM each student. She will collect forms and payment at school, or you can respond electronically and mail payment to: 2744 S. Quince St., Denver, CO 80231. For questions, please contact linsey_olesiak@dpsk12.org. NO LONGER NEED TO RECEIVE MCAULIFFE NEWSLETTER? If you have a graduating student (and no younger children attending McAuliffe) and no longer wish to receive our newsletter at the end of the school year, we ask that you use this form to unsubscribe from our newsletter. While we offer an Unsubscribe link, having too many families unsubscribe at the same time may hurt our newsletter status. Instead, please unsubscribe by filling out the form, which will ask your name, your subscriber email address, and to confirm you wish to unsubscribe. No login or other information is required. We will wait until after our last issue of the school year before we manually remove those from our subscriber list who fill out this form. If you wish to continue receiving the McAuliffe newsletter, you don't need to do anything. SUPPORT MCAULIFFE BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION McAuliffe is participating in the Box Tops for Education™ program. Clipping Box Tops is an easy way for you to help our school buy what it needs. Box Tops are each worth 10¢ and they quickly add up to real cash for our school. This school year, our school’s earnings goal is $2,000. To help our school, just look for pink Box Tops on products, clip them, and send them to school with your student. The main office has a container to collect the box tops. For more information on the Box Tops for Education program, including a list of participating products and our school’s progress, visit www.BTFE.com. Be sure to become a member to receive exclusive coupon offers and recipes and learn about extra ways for our school to earn. AMAZON SMILE ACCOUNT TO BENEFIT MCAULIFFE Shopping for the Holidays? Consider adding the McAuliffe at Smiley Foundation to your Amazon Smile Account. AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. Go to smile.amazon.com, enter 'McAuliffe at Smiley Foundation' as your donor organization, and confirm that selection. You can also download a browser extension to go back to the smile.amazon.com site for McAuliffe every time you shop! This is a great way to benefit McAuliffe with shopping you may already do online. EASY, NO-COST FUNDRAISING - KING SOOPERS RELOADABLE GIFT CARDS! King Soopers returns 5% your purchases back to McAuliffe. There is no cost to you, and you can support the Sun Devils by doing your normal grocery shopping! This program has raised $8520.60 to date! For students going on the 8th grade trip to Washington DC in 2015 (we will track for the 2016 & 2017 trip too!) and on future DC trips, we will track your contributions from the King Soopers cards and apply it to the cost of the trip. Sixth grade families can start earning money towards their 8th grade trip now! To get started today: Purchase a $5 reloadable gift card from Mrs. Pittman http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 12 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM Load the card at any King Soopers customer service counter or the register for any amount up to $500. You can use cash, check or credit cards to load your card. Use the card to pay for groceries, in-store Starbucks, gas, lift tickets, and sporting or event tickets. Continue to load the card to pay for groceries every time you shop at King Soopers. BECOME A MCAULIFFE SPONSOR! Thank you to our McAuliffe sponsors, who are showcased at the bottom of each newsletter and on our website. We thank all of them for supporting our school! For information about how to become a McAuliffe Sponsor, view our Sponsorship package information here, or contact Cindy Eastman at cindy_eastman@dpsk12.org. REMINDERS BEGINNER MANDARIN COURSE TO BE OFFERED AT MCAULIFFE We are excited to announce that we will be offering a beginner Mandarin course next year at McAuliffe. This course is open to the first 30 students that express a desire to be in the class. Please know that Mandarin is a very challenging language and that participating students must be willing to commit to persevering in a difficult course. Students should also expect to have some homework associated with this course as well. If your student would like to enroll in the beginner Mandarin course, please email tamara_pittman@dpsk12.org as soon as possible. Please include your student’s first and last name as well as student number if possible. STUDENT TRIP TO NYC - SUMMER OF 2016 We are so proud to announce that students of McAuliffe International School will spend 5 days in New York City in the summer of 2016! Become dazzled by the bright lights of Broadway and Times Square as you take in two Broadway shows and tour Lincoln Center. Plus, you’ll truly take center stage on this tour by participating in an acting workshop led by a professional actor. Visit the tour page to learn more about this amazing trip! All students are invited to come to the Big Apple - you do not need to be in drama class. More information needed? Contact Jennifer Carabetta at jennifer_carabetta@dpsk12.org. HOW TO FOLLOW WHAT YOUR STUDENT IS DOING IN CLASS If you have not yet created your Parent account on Edmodo (which is different from the Parent Portal account with DPS) and connected to your student using their unique 'parent code', below are instructions for how to do this. The process to create an account and specify your desired settings takes about two minutes and does not need to be redone for as many years as your student uses their Edmodo account. This information is also on our Parent Communication page. 1. Get your student's unique 'parent code' Ask your student to let you know their unique ‘parent code’, located on the home page of their Edmodo account. This same ‘parent code’ can be used by multiple parents but is unique to the student. Codes are always lowercase and may include both letters and numbers. 2. Create your parent account. On a laptop or desktop computer, go to dpsk12.edmodo.com. Click “I’m a parent”, input the ‘parent code’, add your name, email address, desired password and other account information. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 13 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM 3. Verify your parent account (if necessary). Edmodo may ask you to verify your email address in a separate message; please follow the links and instructions to carry out this step and complete the setup process. 4. Specify your desired account communications settings. Want to receive teacher messages by email or text? When logged into your parent account, click on ‘Account’ in the upper right corner. You can check your email address or even update to a new email address here. Then click on ‘Email and Text Updates’ and specify if you would like Edmodo notifications to come to you via email or text, and choose which types of notifications you want to receive; we recommend starting with at least ‘New Alerts’, ‘Notes’ and ‘Assignments’. Then save your settings. (If you decide you would like to receive less information, deselect the options you don’t want to receive.) 5. Have another student using Edmodo? If you have another child who also uses Edmodo, you may click on ‘Add a student’ and input the ‘parent code’ that is unique to that child. 6. Don't need to log back into Edmodo -- just read your email or text messages. Once your parent account is set up, you can view this activity within your Edmodo parent account, but most of the time you'll simply read the notifications that are sent to you by your chosen method (text or email). Anytime you want to change your settings or update your contact information, log into your parent account to make those changes. Otherwise, once set up, Edmodo is meant to run on autopilot so that you can simply view the email or text notifications that come to you. BUS BULLETIN: TRANSPORTATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM NEXT YEAR Beginning next school year, DPS Transportation Services will implement a new notification system called Bus Bulletin. Through Bus Bulletin, the transportation department will communicate time-sensitive information via text message, voice message and email to district employees, transportation staff, parents and school leaders. Parents will receive emails and/or text and voice messages when their child’s bus is more than 10 minutes late. Users will also be notified of the specific reason for the delay, such as schedule changes, weather, accidents, etc. There is no cost for this service. Parents will receive notification on service delays via text message, phone call or email. Schools will receive notification on bus delays via phone call or email. All contact information is stored securely and will not be shared or sold. Information on this new service will be sent to families in the transportation department’s annual mailing prior to the beginning of the school year. More information can be found at Transportation.DPSk12.org. INFORMATION ABOUT ALL STUDENT TRIPS McAuliffe has several exciting student trips in the works, including planning that is underway for the next school year. Find out about all trips on our Activities + Trips page. 'FRIENDS OF MCAULIFFE' ON FACEBOOK McAuliffe has recently launched a 'Friends of McAuliffe' Facebook page to help our Community Liaison Cindy Eastman get the word out about timely events and news and for parent members to share their news and photos from different activities and events. This is a closed Facebook page located here and Cindy approves requests to join. DPS PARENT AND STUDENT PORTAL http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 14 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM if you are new to the school district or have not yet created your DPS Parent Portal account, please take this important step so you can stay up-to-date on your student's school record, grades, attendance, immunizations, and other information. To create or log into your account, visit myportal.dpsk12.org. We do not issue progress reports, so updates on student progress may be accessed on the Parent Portal. Students also are able to access Student Portal through the same web link. DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY NEWS SUMMER CLASSES WITH EXL LEARNING IN LOWRY Learn more about summer programs for kids in coding, claymation, MineCraft math, and more here. SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS With summer quickly approaching there are numerous opportunities for your students to take advantage of. All students 18 and under interested in learning about business can participate in the Young Entrepreneur Tournament, which is a series of events that teaches you how to start a business, find customers and earn money with your idea. Find more information sign up here. There are also several youth job fairs, including Youth in the Works! On May 14th from 3:45-5:45 at Englewood High School (more info at www.adworks.org), as well as the Governor’s Summer Job Hunt Virtual Job Fair May 1-May 31 at www.connectingcolorado.org. SPARK IT SUMMER ART CAMPS Get your middle schooler excited about art this summer! Spark It Studios offers two middle school camps targeted specifically at middle schoolers. Creature Collage - June 29-July 2, 9a-3p, $240.00 Westerly Creek Elementary Art Room Teacher: Joy Giles teaches K-8 art at Montessori School of Denver. She’s ready to have middle schoolers create something totally creature crazy using several mediums including paper, paint, clay, and other 3D stuff! Upcycled Fashion - July 27-31, 9a-3p, $300.00 Westerly Creek Elementary Art Room Teacher Melinda Stewart is a returning Spark It camp instructor as well as teacher at Polaris-Ebert. Each fashion artists will choose fabric projects based on their interests and we’ll provide support in making them a reality. We'll work in several mediums including clay, fabric, paper, leather and more. Register here: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SparkItStudios?season=796203. Questions? Email pam@sparkitdenver.com VOLUNTEER OVER THE SUMMER 7th and 8th graders: Volunteers of American wants you this summer! With the Youth Volunteer Summer Institute you can develop your leadership skills, meet new friends, feel good about helping others in the community, fill your resume with service hours, and have FUN! For more information and directions on how to apply, please contact Christopher Battelli at cbattelli@voacolorado.org or 720-264-3310. http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 15 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM YOUTHBIZ SUMMER PROGRAMS Attention aspiring entrepreneurs and students looking for summer work: YouthBiz is now accepting applications for their Emerging Entrepreneurs and Aspiring Entrepreneurs programs. These opportunities challenge students to build professional skills and habits while teaching them how to build a business. And students earn money by successfully completing these programs! The application deadline is May 22nd. More information and applications can be found at http://youthbiz.org/. FAMILY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES It's National Volunteer Week, and the Volunteers of America has local opportunities posted here to learn how you can volunteer as a family. YOUNG FILMMAKERS WORKSHOPS 2015 The Denver Film Society’s Young Filmmakers Workshops are leading filmmaking camps for teens, ages 1218. In the workshops, participants have opportunities to learn the art of filmmaking, refine their work with film industry professionals, collaborate with other young filmmakers, and exhibit their films in public premieres. Learn more about these workshops here. DPS SUMMER CAMPS Summer is almost here, and it's time to start planning summer camp. Are you interested in science, performing arts, aviation, or computers? These are just some of the fun summer camps that Denver Public Schools is offering. If you have some time you would like to fill and one or more of those topics interests you (most these camps have scholarships available so don't let cost scare you), check out this document to follow links so you can sign up for an exciting summer! YOUTH WORK PROGRAMS - AGE 14-18 Want to enjoy the summer and have a great paying job, too? Are you interested in career exploration opportunities? With the Denver Office of Economic Development's Youth Services program, teens get training in customer service, healthy relationships, financial literacy, and soft skill development so you are job ready. Then get paid to work with local employers or industry experts! Enjoy your summer, learn great skills, invest in yourself, and get paid! Find more information and apply online here by April 17th. OPENWORLD LEARNING SUMMER CAMPS AGES 7-13 OpenWorld Learning is offering summer camps for ages 7-13 in robotics, sphero, computer programming, and movie making. $275/week and scholarships available for students on free and reduced lunch. Visit their summer camp page here. OpenWorld Learning (OWL) has a fun and innovative Denver computer summer camp program that incorporates digital technology and peer teaching to develop leadership and ignite a love of learning even in the summertime! Specifically offered to 7-13 year olds, OWL Tech summer camps are held at 5 locations across the Denver Metro region from June 8th – July 31st. These 1-week camps include: Discover Engineering with LEGO Robotics! Imagine and Build with LEGO Robotics! Camp Tech I Camp Tech II http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 16 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM Camp Code I – Digital Maze Camp Code II – Game Design Ready, Set, Action! I Ready, Set, Action! II See their Summer Camp Schedule here. Students can register in one week increments for as many weeks as desired. DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR 3-5TH GRADERS Join the fun at DSA Summer of Arts! Sponsored by the DSA Friends Foundation, DSA Summer of Arts will take place on the campus of DSA and will offer three two-week sessions in Dance, Theatre, Vocal Music and Visual Arts for rising 3rd – 5th (Students entering 3rd – 5th grade during the 2015-16 school year). Find more information here. SUMMER PROGRAMS - UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER The University of Colorado Denver 2015 LYNX National Arts and Media Camp will be held this summer from June 14th-26th. This program is for high school students at the CU Denver campus and offers programs in digital design, digital animation and 3D graphics, movie production, music industry, and photography. The camp classes and workshops will be taught be CU Denver faculty members and nationally recognized guest artists. You can find more information about the 2015 camp on the LYNX Camp website. The application for the 2015 Camp will be available soon and is due March 31st. The cost is $1,450 for local commuter students and $1,950 for residential students. All meals are included in the cost. Scholarships are available. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! DaVita Mortenson Construction and Real Estate Jay Epperson, RE/MAX of Cherry Creek Stir Denver Forest City/Stapleton Nina Kuhl, Cherry Creek Properties Alison Roper-Zucket / Lori Pace - Kentwood Real Estate Stapleton Foundation Karen Nichols - Perry & Co. Rising Sun Animal Care Mary Gerwin / The Gerwin Group / Denver Clean Sweep TJC Real Estate / Management Services Cake Crumbs Bakery Town Center Dentistry and Orthodontics Nothing Bundt Cakes Volume Right Liquors - Located inside Sam's Club (no membership needed) HELPFUL LINKS McAuliffe International School: http://mcauliffe.dpsk12.org/ McAuliffe Calendar: http://mcauliffe.dpsk12.org/calendar/calendar-and-schedule/ http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e5456d139d01600542ee5a77e&id=5709c020e9&e=e04ce81853 Page 17 of 18 McAuliffe School News - May 21, 2015 5/21/15, 9:37 AM Sun Devils Student News: http://mcauliffe.dpsk12.org/students/student-news/ Order McAuliffe yearbook: http://www.balfour.com Fundraising: http://mcauliffe.dpsk12.org/parents/fundraising/ Order school uniforms: www.saiteamsports.com DPS Parent Portal: myportal.dpsk12.org McAuliffe International School is located at 2540 Holly St., Denver CO 80207. 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