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,
It was wonderful to see so many families at our Winterfest celebration last week. We had over 300 participants and went through 20 crock pots of hot cocoa. I loved seeing and sampling desserts from around the world,… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
We look forward to seeing families this Thursday, December 8th for our annual Winterfest Celebration at Swigert from 6:00-7:30. This is a school wide community event to celebrate and learn about different cultural traditions from around the world…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families, I hope everyone was able to recharge, connect and stay healthy over Thanksgiving Break. I am grateful our attendance is back and hope we are on the upward trend with healthy kids, staff and families. We had a great deal of excitement and fun today around the World Cup Game…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families, This past week we have a few wonderful and poignant reminders of school feeling more normal this year. Our fourth and fifth graders performed at their first grade level concert in three years, the last time the fifth graders performed they were in second grade!… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
We are looking forward to bringing back two in person events in the next two weeks. Mrs. Baker is hosting our first post-covid music concert for our fourth and fifth grade students on Thursday evening. And we are bringing back our in-school Thanksgiving Lunch on Thursday November 17th…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families, As Swigert’s IB Coordinator, one of my favorite parts of the work is seeing the students’ learning come alive with presentations of learning, integrated field work, and transdisciplinary connections. Last week, fourth graders finished up their Where We Are in Place &… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families, We are excited to host Halloween Events this Friday including parties, our annual costume parade and PTA sponsored Trunk or Treat. Please see details below regarding each event. If your family doesn’t celebrate Halloween please email me directly and I will make sure your child has engaging activities … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
I hope everyone enjoyed some respite and enjoyed the fall colors over fall break. It was great seeing parents in the building for conferences over the past few weeks to learn more about your child’s progress and next steps…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
Fall is in full swing and it’s wonderful to be in an in person rhythm at school. It is so invigorating. With the cooler temperatures kids are coming in layers and leaving their layers on the playground. Our lost and found is beginning to grow,… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
Have your children ever shared that they were in the green zone or used the language from a bug and a wish to express an apology or need? We have implemented a few consistent social emotional programs across Swigert including Zones of Regulation and restorative practices- including four part apologies and a bug and a wish. … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
Last spring Denver Public Schools announced changes to the start and end times for schools for the 2023-2024 school year as part of their Healthy Start Time Initiative. Your can find more information about this initiative here- Healthy Start Times | Denver Public Schools (dpsk12.org)
DPS proposed to change Swigert’s bell times for Fall of 2023 to 7:40am –… Continue Reading
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…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
We continue to learn our routines with a full school day including lunch, recess and specials! Our students are learning how to use the cafeteria again and navigate the hot lunch service- scooping fruit, string cheese packages and opening milk cartons seem to be our biggest challenges. … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
We are off and running. It was wonderful to see so much joy yesterday and smiling faces. I know it can be challenging to start with two half days. The half days provides important one on one time to assess our students to get a baseline data point and also a gradual start to the first week…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
We are so excited to welcome you all over the upcoming days at various welcome events. We are thrilled to have families come into the building this Thursday from 5:00 – 6:00 for Meet the Teacher Night! It will be a great … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,We are gearing up for a remarkable year that feels more normal. We look forward to building connections with new families and deepening our relationships with existing families. I can’t wait to have our entire staff back on August 15th to reconnect and plan for the year ahead…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families,
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and soaking this time in, it goes by so quickly. I know the first day of school is still a month away but we are gearing up for a remarkable year ahead and want to make sure you have some dates set on your calendar…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Community,
As you jump into summer, I just want you to be aware of some great ways to keep your students engaged in their learning! Engaging in great books, writing about summer adventures and doing daily math will help students keep their brains active throughout the summer weeks…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Community, It’s hard to believe this is the final week of the 2021-2022 school year. I look forward to celebrating our fifth graders this Thursday as they share their exhibition projects and we hold our continuation. On Friday morning at 11:50 we will do our annual fifth grade clap out –… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Community,
Wow, it’s been a wonderful and uplifting l week for our Swigert Community.
We had an incredible day of communal service on Friday. Two of our fifth grade classes who were outside all afternoon made the obstacle course so much fun while also raising awareness for childhood cancer research –… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Community,
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”― Martin Luther King Jr…. Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Community,
I feel blessed to work with such a remarkable staff and supportive parent community, and during this crisis I am reminded of the strength of community everyday. This week I am so very thankful for our teaching staff,… Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families;
It’s been a really challenging two years, surreal in many ways and as I reflect on what we have experienced together, I am so grateful for our community- inside and outside the school walls. In the next few weeks we have several events for our … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families;
Finally…some warmer weather. We are enjoying our recesses outside and remaining balanced with CMAS math testing this week. There are meal worms in kindergarten as they study the life cycle of the beetle and chicken eggs in third as they study a different life cycle! … Continue Reading
Dear Swigert Families;Today was our first day of CMAS state testing for our third, fourth and fifth graders. We haven’t taken the full assessment in two years so for many of our students this was their first experience. We started with the literacy sessions and will tackle math next week. … Continue Reading
