Posted August 24, 2022
Dear Swigert Families,
We are off and running. It was wonderful to see so much joy yesterday and smiling faces. I know it can be challenging to start with two half days. The half days provides important one on one time to assess our students to get a baseline data point and also a gradual start to the first week. Teachers are gathering beginning of year data points for math and reading. We will do writing prompts and ISTATION reading assessment in the first two weeks. Teachers will be sending home individual student information sheets at that time.
We will have our first full day on Wednesday. The two big shits to the schedule will be lunch and specials. You can either pack a lunch or have your child get hot lunch. Please see the details below for starting an account and for the lunch menu.
I imagine you will have some tired kids by the end of the week. 
Events to put on your calendar:
We would love to see you Saturday morning between 8:30-10:30 on the Swigert playground or our fourth annual welcome back breakfast. There will be delicious breakfast items, coffee and activities for the kids. It’s a nice way to meet new families and build community.
We will host our Back to School Night on Thursday, September 8th from 5:30-7:00. Teachers will provide information about the year ahead, specialists will host information sessions and the school leadership team will go over important school wide programing.
Thank you for your partnership.
Sincerely,
Shelby Dennis
shelby_dennis@dpsk12.net
Beginning tomorrow (Wednesday, 8/23/22), students will have lunch at school. They can either bring a lunch from home or get a lunch from the cafeteria.
The breakfast and lunch menus can be viewed at schoolcafe.com.
Breakfasts remain free for all students.
Student lunches are $2.60. You can fund your child’s account by cash or check by bringing to the office (please include your student’s full name and grade on the memo line or envelope) or by credit card through myschoolbucks, which is the same app we use for collecting money for field trips and other miscellaneous charges.
Because hunger is an impediment to learning, no child shall be denied a school meal because of an inability to pay. Children will be offered a school lunch that meets the United States Department of Agriculture nutrition standards for school meals and is the one offered to all other students.
Note: Families are required to pay any unpaid meal amounts accrued for lunches served to their childrenTo create a schoolbucks account, go to
https://login.myschoolbucks.com/users/register/getsignup.action?login_hint=&clientID=schoolbucks.
To apply for free or reduced price lunches, go to
https://www.myschoolapps.com/
Special Dietary Concerns:
If your child has dietary concerns (allergies/intolerances), please note that the cafeteria cannot offer an alternative without the attached Meal Modification Form (MMF). Having the allergy on file does not work for the cafeteria. The MMF must be filled out and signed by a doctor.
Please see the attached letter from Mrs. B, our GT Coordinator
The Climate Activism Team is looking for a few more members who are passionate about caring for the earth and making Swigert a more sustainable place. We are accepting applications from any interested 3rd – 5th graders. Please have your child fill out this google form if he or she is interested! CAT Application Contact Mrs. Bresnahan or Mrs. Dane with questions at robin_bresnahan@dpsk12.net and caroline_dane@dpsk12.net
Swigert is excited to announce that the 2022 Spirit Wear Pre-Sale is LIVE! You can now visit https://www.swigertpta.com/spirit to order your gear for the upcoming school year. A selection of Spirit Wear will be available to purchase in person on Thursday, August 18th from 5-6 p.m. at Swigert’s Meet the Teacher Night. The Pre-Sale will be LIVE until Friday, September 9th so get your orders in now! All proceeds benefit Swigert’s PTA program. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Morgan Razi at 720-938-8818.
If your child(ren) will be riding the bus, you can find their bus number in Parent Portal, under the Transportation tab. You can also see the bus routes here:
Please note: This year, Transportation will not allow anyone on the bus if they are not on the roster. This does not mean that if you didn’t opt in over the summer, your child(ren) can’t ride the bus. They will be on the manifest even if you haven’t opted them in yet.
Anyone who ordered school supplies through EPI during the first window will have their supplies in the classroom by the first day of school. If you ordered through EPI and had them shipped to your house, or if you bought supplies directly, please bring them either to Meet the Teacher Night, or on the first day of school. If you still need to buy supplies, the lists are below. Please note, if the lists are broken up by alphabet, it refers to the last name.
ECE A-M
ECE N-Z
Kdg A-M
Kdg N-Z
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade A-M
5th Grade N-Z
PARENTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
DIRECT GIVING WEEK IS SEPTEMBER 17th-23rd THIS YEAR
MORE INFORMATION COMING IN FRIDAY FOLDERS, BUT PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF
THESE DATES:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
CHASING THE RAINBOW DIRECT GIVING PARTY 5-9 PM (ADULTS ONLY)
SEPTEMBER 19-23 SPIRIT WEEK
MONDAY: RED
TUESDAY: GREEN
WEDNESDAY: BLUE
THURSDAY: YELLOW
FRIDAY: WEAR YOUR COLOR RUN SPIRIT SHIRTS
END OF SCHOOL DAY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23:
COLOR FUN RUN
Come join us for a drink at the brand new FlyteCo Tower! We’d love to meet you and chat about all the opportunities we have to become involved at Swigert. Please note: While we wish we could cover the tab for these events, our budget goes entirely back to the school so drinks will be at your own expense. We hope this isn’t a deterrent and you’ll come mix and mingle with us just because we’re fun!
When: Thursday, August 25th 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: FlyteCo Tower (in the control tower)
Who: Anyone interested in learning more about the PTA
Fall Enrichments (after school classes) will run from Monday, September 12th – Friday, December 9th. Please see the attached brochure for classes and registration information. The registration window opens tomorrow, 8/17, and runs through 6PM Tuesday, September 6th.
i9 Sports Fall 2022 programming registration deadline is THIS Friday! Visit www.i9sports.com to sign up by Friday August 26th to secure your spot in soccer, flag football or T-ball. Practices and games (all on Saturdays) will be located at Swigert International School from September 24 – November 5th. Remember to use Promo Code SWIGERT to save $5. Any questions, please email Anthony at anthony.venable@i9sports.com. More details and a QR code to our membership is here at your fingertips.
Thursday September 8th 5:30-7:00 pm.
This event is for parents to learn about the year ahead from their classroom teacher and school wide programming from the leadership team. We will send out details as it gets close.
We’d love to connect with you as much as possible. You will be automatically added to our weekly Swigert Eagle newsletter that comes out every Tuesday during the school year. Please also visit our website at www.swigert.dpsk12.org to learn more about Swigert and events that are coming up. You can also join our “Friends of Swigert International School” private Facebook page – www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofswigert. When requesting to join, please include a note to say you are a new family. We post pictures of events at school, interact as a school family, and you can see friendly reminders of upcoming events.
Who to contact if you have questions about:
| Registration | Daphne Jolley | DJolley@dpsk12.net |
| Technology and events | Richard Fisher | Richard_Fisher@dpsk12.net |
| Daily School Life | Emily Pool | Emily_Pool@dpsk12.net |
| Instruction, Programing, etc | Shelby Dennis | Shelby_Dennis@dpsk12.net |
| Health | Nurse Hoang Tran | Hoang_Tran@dpsk12.net |
| IB Program/Service Learning | Caroline Dane | Caroline_Dane@dpsk12.net |