Posted October 31, 2023
Dear Swigert Families
We greatly enjoyed our Halloween festivities with the community last Friday.. A shout out to our PTA and parent Jeff Nazzaro for organizing the Trunk or Treat. There was a great turnout and such creative trunks, thank you for all who participated!
Retirement
Our Facilities Manager, George Johnson- Jr is retiring today after 12 years serving at Swigert International School. The students all wrote him cards and we did a send off this morning in the library. If you see George today please wish him well and thank him for all his work at our school. We wish you the best in your next journey George and so appreciate all you did for our students and staff. You will be missed.
Dia De Los Muertos:
Our students are also learning about Dia De Los Muertos- Dia De Los Muertos which is lively Mexican celebration helps families honor their ancestor. Families create ofrendas (offerings) to honor their departed family members that have passed.Ms. Jones is creating a display and students are welcome to bring in photos of their loved ones who have passed away to add to the ofrenda, if you are interested. Please label photos with names and teachers on the back with a sticky note so they can be returned.
DPS Your Voice/Tu Voz Survey
The DPS “Your Voice/Tu Voz” Family Survey is open now through Wednesday, Nov. 15. Your Voice focuses on measuring outcomes across the district and its learnings from these surveys directly impact students and families.
Families can access the survey link here. Families who complete their survey between now and Nov. 15 will be eligible for a gift card giveaway! Make an impact this November by taking the DPS Your Voice/Tu Voz family survey. As a reminder, unlike previous years, DPS will administer the survey to families once in the fall and will administer it to students once in the spring.
Sincerely,
Shelby Dennis
2023 Swigert Spelling Bee Results
School Champ: Julian Reeves with the word meitnerium, which if you didn’t know, means “a short-lived radioactive element that is produced artificially.”
2nd Place: Holden Baumann
3rd Place: Gabby Labrillaso
4th Place: Emma Franz
5th Place: Beckett Hopper
6th Place: Hudson Holthus-Pera
Best Sportsmanship: Luke Prosser, who took going out first like a champ, and Holden Baumann, who was giving high fives like they were going out of style
Best Spirit: Gabby Labrillaso for looking like she was having a blast at all points in time.
Best Enunciator: Ethan Li for his clarity and volume
2023 Swigert Semantics Team: Julian Reeves, Holden Baumann, Gabby Labrillaso, Emma Franz, Beckett Hopper, Alma Critton, Hakan Kovats, Blake Babbit, Diego Fonacier, and Mark Sweeney
It’s already time to check out our winter enrichment options!
Registration starts WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25th at 6am and ends THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9th at 10pm. Please see the attached brochure for classes and registration information.
Please e-mail enrichment_extendedlearning@dpsk12.org if you have any questions.
Please join us for our next Family and Community Inclusion Committee meeting: Monday, November 6th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Swigert Library. If you are interested in meeting families of all backgrounds committed to celebrating diversity, building International Mindedness and making Swigert even more inclusive, please join us! Please RSVP to shelby_dennis@dpsk12.net.
Childcare will be provided; please include your children’s names and ages in your RSVP if they will be joining us.
In this week’s Central Park Ed News Weekly Roundup: DPS Supt. Marrero gets $8,000
bonus despite missing key goals. Also: Izzi B’s Dragon Dash Nov. 5 and spending on
DPS board election tops $1.3 million!
And don’t forget to sign up for CPEdNews Weekly Roundup at www.cpednews.org!
CPEdNews is a project of the nonprofit Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities.
The 4th graders will present “Colorado History” and the 5th graders will present “Friendship” on Thursday, November 9.
At 5:45 PM, 4th grade students will meet in their classrooms. Their concert begins at 6:00 in the gym.
At 6:25 PM, 5th grade students will meet in their classrooms. Their concert begins at 6:40 in the gym.
Dress for this concert is nice clothes.
If you cannot make it to the evening concert, you may attend the dress rehearsals, Wednesday November 8 and Thursday November 9 during the school day: 8:15 (4th grade) and 9:20 (5th grade).
See you there!
Join us for coffee (for real this time) and learn more about our IB program!
Friday, November 10th after drop off in the library
Attention 5th Grade families. We know it’s so hard to believe, but it’s time to start thinking about middle school. Most middle schools have tour times listed on their websites. We’ve compiled all the the schools in our zone and a few honorable mentions on this page our website to help you out as you start to think about what might be the best fit for your 5th grader next year.https://swigert.dpsk12.org/middle-school-info/. Questions, reach out to Emily Pool
Central Park/Park Hill schools are also hosting a School Choice & Enrollment fari on Thursday, November 9th at DSST Conservatory Green MS/Willow Elementary:
Whew, that month flew. Here’s a peek at November!
Full resolution printable at: https://swigert.dpsk12.org/about/calendar/
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:
| ROLE | NAME | |
| Instruction, Programing, etc | Shelby Dennis Amber Holthus-Pera | Shelby_Dennis@dpsk12.net Amber_Holthus-Pera@dpsk12.net |
| Daily School Life | Emily Pool | Emily_Pool@dpsk12.net |
| Registration | Daphne Jolley | Djolley@dpsk12.net |
| Technology and events | Richard Fisher | Richard_Fisher@dpsk12.net |
| Health | Nurse Hoang Tran | Hoang_Tran@dpsk12.net |
| IB Program, Service Learning | Caroline Dane | Caroline_Dane@dpsk12.net |
| Swigert PTA | Cortney Dickey | president@swigertpta.com |
Key Dates
November 6th – Diversity and Inclusivity Committee Meeting, 6pm
November 7th – Election Day, SAC Meeting 5pm
November 8 – PTA Meeting
November 9 – 4th & 5th Grade Art show and Music Concert
November 10 – Principal Coffee, 8:20am
November 16 – Thanksgiving Lunch, 5th Grade Wax Museum, 5pm
November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Break!
November 29-Dec 1 – 5th grade teams to Ballarat
December 14 – Winterfest
December 18-January 2 – Winter Break