The Eagle Post is our school’s newsletter that is emailed every Tuesday. It keeps you up to date on all the happening around school and things that are coming up.
Dear Swigert Families
Spring is in full swing here at Swigert. Our students planted the lettuce and radish seeds in our community garden – hoping they will be ready for harvest by May 2nd for International Night. Our ECE students started their plant unit –… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
We had so much fun experiencing the Solar Eclipse yesterday as a school community. We were all in awe and the students handled it all beautifully. There was definitely a buzz across the school all day! It was a poignant example of the beauty and power of mother nature. One third grade student asked if he could hold on to the glasses for the next one in 20 years…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
I hope everyone enjoyed Spring Break! Our staff worked together today to plan out the next eight weeks with a focus on elevating student agency through thinking strategies. We also planned to reset expectations for behavior across the school including classroom and recess- spring brings a lot of emotions and it’s a good time to reset…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,I hope everyone enjoyed the snow days, I wasn’t anticipating both but March storms tend to have a mind of their own. The spring is already flying but and we have several big events to look forward to in the near future –… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
This warm weather is teasing us prior to the winter storm on its way. We always defer to Denver Public Schoosl regarding any change to our schedule. Please reference their policy here- DPS Inclement Weather. I wanted to share a little bit about IB Reauthorization visit last week…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
March has roared in like a lion, there is so much going on right now- fieldwork, IB site visit, science fair, As a school dedicated to our ongoing learning and development, we are grateful for some community input and wanted to share a revised introduction to our Black History Month video…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
I wanted to highlight an important event coming up next week for Swigert. As an International Baccalaureate School we are required to participate in programme evaluation every five years. Programme evaluation is an opportunity for us to reflect on how well we are implementing each part of the Primary Years Programme…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,One of our priorities is for our students to give back to the community around them and continue their development as caring members of our community. Last week four fourth and fifth grade students had an opportunity to engage in meaningful service learning. … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
February is the official month to recognize Black History Month, knowing that Black History is not something we solely focus on during the month of February but throughout our days, throughout our curriculum, and throughout every school year…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
Last Friday we hosted a coffee for parents around our social emotional programming at Swigert. We had a great discussion around the importance of social emotional learning as well as the increase in need we are seeing in our students. At the school level,… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
I hope everyone is staying safe and warm today. That was quite an arctic blast and I am glad the temperatures will get warmer this week at school.
The life and words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr provide inspiration,… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,I am often asked what it means to be an International Baccalaureate (IB) school and how that plays out. Swigert’s IB Program strives to put students at the center of the learning by using student interests, curiosities and background knowledge to steer the direction of each unit of inquiry…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,We are in the midst of a celebratory week at Swigert. Students are excited about the Lexia challenge, Winterfest, and the upcoming holiday break. Friday is either a spirit day – wear the color blue or Swigert gear – and/or an ugly holiday sweater. … Continue Reading
There has been a great deal going on in the past few months with regard to our innovation status, North East Innovation Zone and I wanted to take a moment to share about recent events, what it means to be an innovation school and why it matters at Swigert. … Continue Reading
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,… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
It’s often difficult to explain what it means to be an International Baccalaureate (IB) School and why it sets Swigert apart. Swigert’s IB Program strives to put students at the center of the learning by using student interests,… Continue Reading
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! … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,I hope everyone enjoyed the Fall Break and beautiful weather. Our staff collaborated yesterday on ways to elevate math thinking strategies, develop student confidence in math and engage in real world application problems.
I wanted to share about one of our partnerships with a local education organization…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,I hope everyone enjoyed the Fall Break and beautiful weather. Our staff collaborated yesterday on ways to elevate math thinking strategies, develop student confidence in math and engage in real world application problems.
I wanted to share about one of our partnerships with a local education organization…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
As an IB school, an important component is learning about and exhibiting the Learner Profile Traits. Teachers across the school share about them in morning meetings, highlight specific ones in each IB unit and shout out students throughout the day…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families ,Spirit week has been so fun and colorful this week. It’s been joyful seeing the waves of color on the playground, in classrooms and cafeteria. Students and staff are quite creative with their selections including accessories, hair highlights,… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,Fall is in the air and we are moving and grooving here in the school building. Just wanted to share about our parent teacher conferences coming up in the next month. We view conferences as an opportunity for teachers to meet with parents one on one to share information about what they are seeing both academically and socially emotionally with each student…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
As a school community we are investing more resources and time in our social emotional programming to address the whole child as well as the increasing mental health needs we are seeing in our students. I wanted to share our social emotional school wide programing and provide information on the BESS (Behavioral and Emotional Screening System)- a district wide screening process for identifying the social emotional needs of our students…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
We greatly value and appreciate our partnership with families and the broader community at Swigert. It truly takes a village and there are so many different ways you can engage with the school community. I wanted to take some time to outline the various ways to connect –… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families, I hope everyone enjoyed their three day weekend, it was nice to have an additional day! Thank you all for your continued support as we get this school year up and running. We are currently at 655 students- ECE through 5th grade…. Continue Reading
