Posted August 1, 2023
| Dear Swigert Families, I can’t believe it’s already August and we are planning the year ahead. Soak in those last few weeks of summer! It is an exciting time and a unique year for Swigert as we grow into the building and expand some of our grade level bands. I look forward to meeting new families and reconnecting with existing families as we continue to build our amazing community. There is a great deal of information in this Eagle Post as we prepare for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions regarding the beginning of the year, school programming, etc., don’t hesitate to reach out. We are all in this together. We are in the process of a huge move inside the building as all classrooms are shifting spaces. I can’t wait to have our entire staff back on August 14th to reconnect and plan for the year ahead. As the first day of school approaches it is helpful to start gradually implementing routines at home and here are a few recommendations: |
There is a family playdate this Sunday, August 6th from 9-11 am and one Thursday, August 10th at 5:30 if you would like to join for popsicles and meeting some new faces. We are also planning a volunteer clean up on the grounds for Sunday, August 13th from 8:00-10:00. If you have time, we would love your help getting the grounds ready for the school year. All of our back to school dates and information can be found here on our website which is always a great place to look for up-to-date information: Swigert Back to School Dates.
Shelby Dennis
Our STEM teacher, David Miller, spent two weeks at the Smithsonian STEM institute for educators. He is excited to share his learning with the staff and students. Smithsonian STEM
Registration is the process by which you confirm the information we have on file for your household. This is a DPS requirement that needs to be done every school year.
To register online, primary legal guardians of current DPS students must have an active DPS Parent Portal account. To get to online registration, go to your Parent Portal account and follow the below instructions:
**DATE CHANGE FOR PLAYDATE**
We have two summer playdates coming up on the playground. We have a sports camp using our campus and after checking it out today, I’m going to move the Saturday playdate to SUNDAY, AUGUST 6th. There was just too much activity all over the playground and the parking lots were packed!
Join us either date for popsicles, hanging out, and a staff member or two will be there to chat and answer questions! Feel free to keep making informal playdates too!
Sunday, August 6th, 9-11am
Thursday, August 10th, 5:30-7:30 pm
Tuesday, August 15th
6-7 PM
Library
If you haven’t ordered your school supplies through EPI yet, check out other ways and the lists here https://swigert.dpsk12.org/parent-resources/school-supplies-for-23-24/
2022-23 Yearbooks are scheduled to arrive by Friday, August 11th. Once we have them in hand, we’ll send out invitations to join us to gather, receive the one you pre-ordered (there are a few extras, which will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, as we don’t know how many there will be), and sign each others’ yearbooks. Rising 6th graders’ yearbooks will arrive at their houses.
All students in DPS will have access to free school meals beginning this year thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All Program approved by Colorado voters. While meals will be provided for free to all DPS students, ALL families will still need to complete a form to ensure DPS gets full access to federal funding. Please see more details and fill out the form here:
https://www.dpsk12.org/healthy-school-meals-for-all-complete-the-you-benefit-form-at-registration/
To find out more about how to view the lunch calendar weekly, you can check out the website here: https://swigert.dpsk12.org/parent-resources/lunch-breakfast/
We also post the weekly food schedule on the Friends Swigert facebook page!
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 Amber Holthus-Pera | Shelby_Dennis@dpsk12.net Amber_Holthus-Pera@dpsk12.net |
| Health | Nurse Hoang Tran | Hoang_Tran@dpsk12.net |
| IB Program/Service Learning | Caroline Dane | Caroline_Dane@dpsk12.net |