Posted November 14, 2023
Dear Swigert Families,
At this time of year I am reminded to take stock of all I am thankful for and the blessings that surround me everyday. I am thankful for the joy and innate curiosity the students bring. I am thankful for working with such a dedicated, collaborative and inspiring staff. I am thankful to work in an innovation school and zone where we have the flexibility to create authentic learning experiences for our students. I am thankful for working with such supportive parents and families. Thank you for all your continued support and involvement, it means more than you know.
Today- our third grade students created warm weather kits for Zips4Kids today as part of the third grade weather unit.
I hope to see many of you at our events this week, including our third graders sharing their writing, fifth grade wax museum or our annual Thanksgiving lunch.
Sincerely,
Shelby Dennis
shelby_dennis@dpsk12.net
If your student rides the bus (morning and/or afternoon), please check in Parent Portal to see if your child(ren)’s information is correct. The bus stop, route, and times should all be populated. If only the stop is listed, you will not receive any updates, including route changes and delays.
If your information is missing or incorrect, please let the front office know so we can get it corrected. If you are receiving updates but your child doesn’t ride the bus, you can also let us know to have you removed from the notification list.
Hello Swigert families!
If you have any of the following recyclables, please consider saving them and bringing them to school for some future Swigert art projects. Your help is greatly appreciated!
-toilet paper tubes
-paper towel tubes
-thin cardboard, like from cereal boxes, etc. (easy to cut with scissors). Can be flattened for easier transport.
-old wrapping paper
I will have collection boxes in the art room. Thanks again!
~Lisa Carlson, art teacher
All items in the lost and found will be donated over Thanksgiving break. Please check the lost and found prior to this and claim any items that might belong to your student. We will have the items out on Thursday during the Thanksgiving lunch, and you are always welcome to pop in before or after school.
As you grocery shop for the upcoming holidays, please consider picking up extra items to help stock the Swigert Food Pantry! Our pantry makes a significant difference for our families during the holidays.
Please bring in the following items the week of November 13th – 17th:
ECE/Kinder – Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Jelly
1st – canned chicken, canned tuna, Spam
2nd – cereal, granola bars
3rd – canned vegetables
4th – canned fruit, beans
5th – pasta, pasta sauce, mac n cheese
Donations for gift cards to help them shop through the holidays are also greatly appreciates. Please Venmo, @swigert-richard_fisher
Thank you for your support!
Please join us for our next Diversity and Inclusivity Working Group meeting: Monday, December 4 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. Thank you!
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We’d also love donations of boxes of single packets of hot chocolate mix and bags of mini-marshmallows for Winterfest! You can drop them off in the main office or with Emily Pool!
In Central Park Education News (cpednews.org) this week read about the message voters sent to the DPS board in last week’s election. Will they hear it? Also, the DPS board may take up McAuliffe International’s long-delayed innovation plan at its meeting this Thursday.
Don’t forget to sign up for the nonprofit CPEdNews.org’s free Weekly News Roundup! CPEdNews is a project of the nonprofit Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities.
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 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 |