Good Afternoon Iowa Community!

The week before Winter Break is always an exciting time at an elementary school. All of the students, and staff, are looking forward to the break, and there are many fun activities that happen. Our students have done wonderful work this first semester and have shown a lot of academic growth! I'm looking forward to sharing our data with the community when we return from the break.

Another highlight to share is that our 4th Grade students and Ms. Schlichting were on Denver 7 news for the 4th Grade small business fair that occurred on November 22. If you did not get a chance to see the news story, please click on the link further down in the newsletter.

I cannot emphasize enough the fantastic work everyone is doing and that is in partnership with our families and guardians. Please remember that Winter Break officially begins tomorrow, December 20 and will continue through January 7. Students return on Wednesday, January 8. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. If you have any questions or concerns, please free to reach out to Mr. Smith by email (jbsmith@aurorak12.org) or by phone at 303-751-3660.

Sincerely,

Jason Smith

Principal

Iowa Elementary

We are looking for at least three (3) parents/guardians of students at Iowa Elementary to participate in a monthly advisory group (The Community Compass) for Iowa Elementary. This group will meet with Mr. Smith to review school data, the school budget, school programs, etc., and provide advice and/or suggestions to Mr. Smith to help guide Iowa Elementary. Iowa Elementary is the school for OUR community and we want feedback, conversations, and collaboration with our community to help guide us in our journey. If you are interested in potentially serving on The Community Compass: Iowa Elementary Advisory Group, please complete the form below and Mr. Smith will be in contact with you. There is an English version and a Spanish version. Please complete one or the other. You do not need to complete both. Thank you!

Denver 7 News celebrated Iowa Elementary and the small business fair conducted by our 4th Grade students at the end of November. We want to thank Ms. Schlichting for organizing the fair with the entire 4th Grade and for her dedication to Iowa Elementary students. If you didn't get a chance to see the news story, click on the link below.

Support Iowa Elementary by purchasing school spiritwear. Iowa Elementary receives a portion of the proceeds from all spiritwear purchased. The flyer below shows special promotions occurring now. However, for a list of designs you can personalize for Iowa Elementary, please click on the following link:

https://iowaspiritwear.com/

During this school year, Iowa Elementary received Title I funding because over 75% of our students qualified for Free and Reduced Lunch. Even though all students eat free, the form linked below still needs to be completed to determine if we will receive Title I funding. We need your help by please completing the form to support Iowa Elementary.

If you have not done so already, we are asking everyone to complete a free and reduced lunch application form. Please complete the form, even if you don't believe it applies to your family. Schools receive funding based on our free and reduced lunch count. Every application completed will benefit Iowa Elementary. Please click on the link below to complete the form. If you need support completing the form, please contact our main office.

If a family needs help completing the application, please contact Allison Quinn or Isela Cortes in the main office, and they can assist.

Lunch Application

Click on the below link for a list of community resources in the area.

https://www.aurorak12.org/community

New Life

https://www.nlccaurora.com/the-center

17690 E Iliff Ave Aurora, CO 80013

303-368-7567

Tuesdays 1pm-4pm and Saturdays 10am-1pm

Food

Bring ID and proof of residence (mail)

Hinkley High School Mobile Pantry

https://Foodbankrockies.org

1250 Chambers Rd Aurora, CO 80011

2nd and 4th Tuesday 4pm

Bring bags

Elevation Free Market

https://www.elevationcc.com/thefreemarket

15600 E. Alameda Pkwy Aurora, CO 80017

720-281-9735

1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month

Food

Aurora Interfaith Community Services

https://www.aurorainterfaithcommunityservices.org/get-help/

303-360-0260

Call after 830am to make appointment

Food, dairy, hygiene

Metro Caring

https://www.metrocaring.org/what-we-do

1100 E 18th Ave Denver, CO 80218

303-860-7200

Food, vegetables,dairy

• Dec. 20-Jan. 7 - WINTER BREAK, NO SCHOOL
• Jan. 15 - PTO/SAC Meeting, 5:00pm-6:00pm
• Jan. 20 - NO SCHOOL
• Jan. 24 - Bear Ball, 6:00pm-7:30pm
• Jan. 28 - Parent University (K and 1st Grade), 5:30pm-6:30pm
• Jan. 29 - Parent University (2nd and 3rd Grade), 5:30pm-6:30pm
• Jan. 30 - Parent University (4th and 5th Grade), 5:30pm-6:30pm

Main Office Hours - 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

School Hours - 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Students may enter the building at 8:45 am.

Telephone: 303-751-3660