Posted September 7, 2022
Dear Swigert Families,
We are excited to invite you to our in person Back to School Night this Thursday, September 8th! It’s been two years since we’ve held this event in person. Back to School Night will be a chance for you to hear from your child’s teacher(s) in more depth about the upcoming year. You’ll hear about their schedule, the IB units and topics covered in the year and ways to support your learner at home. If you have individual questions or concerns please reach out to the teacher directly prior to or after the night. This is a more general information session and individual questions about your child or the class should be addressed in a private email or in a separate conversation.
Teachers will hold two identical sessions in their classrooms, one at 5:30pm and one at 6pm. They will be 25 minutes at length with a 5 minute transition period. Please go directly to the classroom.
There will also be two identical sessions in the gym for school wide information. You will hear from school leadership about school wide programing and from our NDIZ Zone Director, Dr. Colleen O’Brien. These sessions will be held at 6pm and 6:30pm.
Lastly, Robin Bresnahan, our GT Coordinator, will be discussing Gifted and Talented Identification and Programming at Swigert. If you would like to learn more about Giftedness, how students get identified as Gifted and Talented, Advanced Learning Plans, and programming at Swigert, please join Mrs. Bresnahan in the STEM room (123) for her one session at 6:30pm.
If you cannot attend, no worries, we will send out all the slide presentations on Friday and also share them on our website.
| Sessions Offered(in classrooms) | Sessions Offered(in gym) | Sessions Offered(in STEM room) | |
| 5:30pm | Teacher Sessions | – | – |
| 6:00pm | Teacher Sessions | School Wide Information | – |
| 6:30pm | – | School Wide Information | Gifted and TalentedProgramming andIdentification Session |
We do ask that this be attended by adults only. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Stay cool this week!
Sincerely,
Shelby Dennis
shelby_dennis@dpsk12.net
Last week to order!
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.
Fall Enrichments (after school classes) will run from Monday, September 12th – Friday, December 9th. Please see the attached brochure for classes and registration information. Registration runs through 6PM Tuesday, September 6th.
Thursday September 8th 5:30-7:00 pm.
We are excited to invite you to Back to School Night on September 8th! This will be a chance for you to hear from your child’s teacher(s) in more depth about the upcoming year. You’ll hear about their schedule, some of the things they’ll be learning, and be able to ask questions!
Teachers will hold 2 identical sessions in their classrooms, one at 5:30pm and one at 6pm.
There will also be two identical sessions in the gym for school wide information. We will hear from our principal, Mrs. Dennis, and our NDIZ Zone Director, Dr. Colleen O’Brien. These sessions will be held at 6pm and 6:30pm.
Lastly, Robin Bresnahan, our GT Coordinator, will be discussing Gifted and Talented Identification and Programming at Swigert. If you would like to learn more about Giftedness, how students get identified as Gifted and Talented, Advanced Learning Plans, and programming at Swigert, please join Mrs. Bresnahan in the STEM room (123) for her one session at 6:30pm.
**If you cannot attend or have more than 2 students, all the information will be emailed out the following day.**
| Sessions Offered (in classrooms) | Sessions Offered (in gym) | Sessions Offered (in STEM room) | |
| 5:30pm | Teacher Sessions | – | – |
| 6:00pm | Teacher Sessions | School Wide Information | – |
| 6:30pm | – | School Wide Information | Gifted and Talented Programming and Identification Session |
We do ask that this be attended by adults only (and of course young babies)!
Questions, please reach out to Emily Pool, the community liaison, at emily_pool@dpsk12.net.
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:
Key Dates
Sept 6 Last day to register for Fall Enrichments
Sept 8 Back to School Night
Sept 9 Last day to order Spirit Wear
Sept 13 Summer Reading Celebration
Sept 13 PTA Meeting
Sept 17 Direct Giving Party
Sept 19-23 PTA Spirit Week
Sept 23 2:30-3:00 All-School Fun Run
Sept 30 No School for Students (Planning Day)