Adventure Elementary

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Dear Adventure Families,

Welcome back from Spring Break! For our older students, April is known as testing month. Students in grades 3-6 will participate in the Colorado Measures of Academic Success exams in the middle of the month. Please look carefully at the testing calendar below and assure your child is here on time and well-rested for each day of testing.

This week, students in grades 4, 5, and 6 attended an author visit with Lindsey Lackey, author of "Farther than the Moon." This fictional story tells about two brothers' wish to travel to the moon; one of the brothers has cerebral palsy, and Ms. Lackey's story addresses the theme of inclusion, too. Her message students was very inspirational and taught them how to "learn to think like an astronaut":

1. Set goals.

2. Your decisions now will matter in the future.

3. Learn to control your emotions.

4. Admit your mistakes and talk about them.

5. Be a good crewmate.

See our group photo below this message!

With the weather getting nice, we're noticing an increase in students getting dropped off early and picked up late. Please remember that students are not allowed unsupervised before 7:50 or after 3:20. School staff are not available to watch students outside of these hours. Additionally, please refrain from parking on the west side of Conifer in the turn lane to enter our parking lot.

Later in the month, we are hosting a Spring Family Open House event on Thursday, April 17 from 4:30-6:30. Students will have demonstrations of learning and there will be Lotería and the Scholastic Book Fair. Sign up to volunteer at the Book Fair! Please save the date and look for more details soon!

Lastly, planning is well under way for Adventure's Fiesta Cultural on Thursday, May 1. This event will celebrate Día del niño and el Cinco de mayo. There will be games, food, music, face painting, and more! Save the date!

Saludos,

Sarah Kopperud

Principal

kopperuds@mapleton.us

Marisa Abreo

Assistant Principal

abreom@mapleton.us

2024-25 Academic Calendar

2025-26 Academic Calendar

• March 28 - Class Picture Day
• April 4 - Miner of the Month assembly, 8:15am
• April 4 - 2nd grade field trip to Denver Children's Museum
• April 4 - 3rd grade field trip to Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• April 7-25 - CMAS testing, grades 3-6 (schedule details below)
• April 8 - K, 1, 2 field trip to Mini-Música with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
• April 14 - 3rd grade guest speaker
• April 15 - Volunteer planning committee meeting for Fiesta Cultural, 2pm
• April 17 - Spring Open House for families and Lotería, 4:30-6:30pm
• April 18 - No school
• April 24 - field trip for ILC students
• April 25 - 5th grade guest speaker
• April 25 - PIE meeting, 8:15am
• April 28 - 3rd grade guest speaker
• May 1 - Fiesta Cultural, 3:30-6:00

Students in 3rd-6th grades will soon begin CMAS testing! Here is a LINK of resources that provide information to parents and guardians regarding CMAS. Please refer to the CMAS testing schedule below to see which days your child will test.

As part of motivating your child to do the best they have agreed and signed a CMAS Contract to:

• Arrive to school on time every testing day

• Get a good night's rest the night before testing
• Eat breakfast the day of testing
• Show their best effort on all CMAS test sessions
• Use what they know and strategies to answer the test questions
• Take their time on the test and answer all the questions

Help Us Make Splash into CMAS Amazing! 🎉

We’re planning an unforgettable CMAS celebration event for our 3rd-6th students that complete the CMAS tests and need your help! If you have any connections to a dunk tanks, we’d love to hear from you. Whether it’s a business you own, a company you’ve worked with, or just a great recommendation, please reach out and let us know to make this event fun!

We ask that you please ensure that your child gets a good night sleep the day before testing and is not absent any of these days and arrives to school on time by 8:05 am. We are so proud of how much your child has learned this school year and want them to be successful on CMAS testing! Thank you for your support!

Adventure Elementary hosted the first Mapleton Dual Language Committee, which includes both district and school leaders, on Tuesday, March 25th. The purpose of the committee is to provide guidance and support for the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective dual language programs within the district. The first meeting centered on both historical and current information about Adventure Elementary’s Dual Language Program, including our strengths and potential areas for growth. Grounding in this information allows the committee to have a common foundation of understanding about Adventure's Dual Language Program moving forward. Our next meeting will focus on either Special Education in a Dual Language setting or Dual Language Assessment. We have a lot to celebrate at Adventure and we are excited to continue this important work!

In early March, just over 200 students participated in the "No Vision Left Beyond" program. This week, over 80 of those students received their first pair of free prescription lenses, with more to arrive next week, hopefully! These students were so excited to pick out a new pair of glasses and several exclaimed "I can see now!" We are so grateful for this new partner, Eye Love Care, and to Adventure's Health Assistant, Iris Valenzuela, for coordinating this care for students.

On March 10 and then again on March 11, Adventure students gathered for our school's first Concurso de deletreo (Spanish Spelling Bee). Over the course of two days, totalling nearly 3 hours, the results are in! Congratulations to Aritzy (4th), Daniel (4th), and Juliana (4th)!

This week was Adventure's Science Fair. From electricity to moldy bread, participating scientists demonstrated their learning about scientific investigations. Individual and group winners that participated in Mapleton's Science Fair are:

Individual

• 1st place- 5th grade, An
• 2nd grade- 1st grade, Tatania
• 3rd place- 4th grade, Renata

Group

• 1st place- 5th grade, Sophie and Karen
• 2nd place- 5th grade, Adrian & Julian L.

Hello Parents!

First, I want to apologize for not notifying parents which club your students are in for the Spring Season. Notices have been sent out, so we should be good for next week. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Next... WE HAVE ROOM IN CLUBS! If your student is interested in joining a club, please sign up by click the links:

Tuesday:
We have room in the following clubs:

• 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Movie Club (Grades 3-5): CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

• 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Chemistry with 4-H (Grades 3 & 4): CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

• 4:30 - 5:30 pm - Chemistry with 4-H (Grades 5 & 6): CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Thursday:

We have room in the following clubs:

• 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Adventure Spotlight Club (Grades 4-6): CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

• 3:30 - 4:30 pm - The "ANY" Book Club (Grades 3-6): CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Friday:

We have room in the following club:

• 3:30 - 4:30 pm - "Chill" Club (Grades 4-6): CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

  
  

Thank you all so much for your continued interest and support! Please contact me if you have any additional questions.

Thank you!

Our next PIE meeting is Thursday, April 25 at 8:15am. Please join us! We will plan Staff Appreciation, Field Day, and 6th Grade Continuation support.

Also, the planning committee for May 1's Fiesta Cultural will meet on Tuesday, April 15 at 2pm.

Also, our PIE has their own brand new Facebook page! The purpose is for members to communicate and coordinate school projects and events. Please join!

Mr. Riebeling has worked in Mapleton for 10 years, with nine of those years being at Adventure. Mr. Riebeling was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. After moving to Colorado, he earned degrees in the arts before completing a Master's degree in Teaching and Learning with a specialty in technology integration.

As a kindergarten teacher, he relates and makes meaningful relationships with his students by learning and talking about things that interest his students such as video games, cartoons, shows, movies, and anime. When he's not dressed up like an Adventure Bilingual Superhero, he can frequently be found playing and laughing with his students; learning in his classroom is FUN!

Mr. Riebeling is proud to have represented Adventure at "La cosecha" this fall, the largest dual language teachers' conference in the country. He is particularly interested in trying new teaching practices in his classroom and gained new ideas that he's using with his students to support their learning. Mr. Riebeling is also proud to have nominated as an Adventure Employee of the Month this past fall.

Email: kopperuds@mapleton.us
Website: https://adventure.mapleton.us/
Location: 7725 Conifer Road, Denver, CO, USA
Phone: (303)853-1410