What Does The Fox Say?

My daughter is 11yo. She started middle school this year. I'd say that her journey and development has been pretty typical. All children have challenges and successes as they grow. 11yo has OCD and anxiety. Making friends, building confidence, and applying coping strategies are things she has struggled with throughout her childhood. As parents, we know that when our children struggle, we struggle with them. We have our moments of tears, screaming/yelling and apologies but we've also had so many moments of small wins and big laughs. Each of us has had to push, pull and grow in new ways. The memories of the first-day-of-school-attachment-tears, her angst because she was never assigned to the same class as her best friend, crying through the first school performance, my missing parent conferences because I forgot (yes, I put it on the family calendar!), fighting over doing homework, feeling the guilt of not being present enough in her life because I am a working parent and the never-to-be-discussed-again COVID virtual learning still linger in my mind. Those moments felt so hard. But now that those years are over I can also truly remember and embrace her being proud of earning high grades on assignments she worked hard on, winning a prize at the book fair raffle, playing the ukelele instrumental group solo, hugging her while she screamed, "I hate compulsions!", her pure and never-ending energy playing with friends, the joy she feels with every new stuffed animal she gets (oh, there are soooo many), mustering all her courage to get through piano recitals, and every single time she opens her arms to me and says, "Hugs!" All kids have challenges in and out of school. She knows that we are here for her. She knows she is loved when she is home. I am thankful that through her elementary years, there was at least one adult my daughter trusted and felt safe with. We know your children are everything. We know that there are so many small and big moments (size of the problem!) that help them become stronger than they knew possible. At Inspire, your kids are surrounded by caring adults, who challenge them to grow in the best way possible. It doesn't mean they (your kids) and we don't get frustrated, stressed, overwhelmed. It means that we get through it together. As we near the third month of another school year, I hope your child knows this to be true - we are here for them.

Together, we are Inspire.

Linda August

Principal

Important Dates

10/10/24: NO SCHOOL, PD Day

10/11/24: NO SCHOOL, Vacation Day

10/14/24: NO SCHOOL, Family Conferences

10/15/24: Spirit Day: Pajama Day (Fox Trot Prize!)

10/18/24: Friday Celebration, 7:40am-7:55am

10/23/24: Black Family Night, 5:30pm-6:30pm

10/24/24: MLE - PAC Meeting, 5:00pm-6:00pm

10/25/24: Friday Celebration, 7:40am-7:55am

10/26/24: Fall Festival, 11:00am-1:00pm

10/28/24: Spirit Week: Fall Theme or Colors

10/29/24: Spirit Week: 80s Day

10/30/24: Spirit Week: 90s Day

10/30/24: Door Decoration Deadline

10/31/24: Spirit Week: Costume Day

11/1/24: Spirit Week: Dia de los Muertos

11/1/24: Friday Celebration, 7:40am-7:55am

11/8/24: Friday Celebration, 7:40am-7:55am

11/8/24: Celebration of Learning, 1:40pm-2:40pm

NO SCHOOL Days, 10/10, 10/11, 10/14

No school days are announced via the WDTFS, teacher newsletters, on the marquee, are on the school calendar and school calendar webpage. Please make sure you know these dates. It's confusing for students and a challenge for staff if students arrive at school during a no school, no student contact day.

Fox Trot Spirit Day, 10/15/24
Thank you for all your support and donations during the PTO Fox Trot. Our Fox Trot Spirit Day is Tuesday, 10/15!

• We reached out 50K fundraising goal so the whole school will have Pajama Day.
• The top 5 classrooms also earn a Stuffie Day:
  5th Place: Ms. Ullman & Ms. Soifer
  4th Place: Ms. Woo
  3rd Place: Ms. Fargason
  2nd Place: Ms. Botello
  1st Place: Mr. Martin

Save-the-Date, Fall Festival, 10/26/24

• Saturday, 10/26/24 11:00am-1:00pm
• This is a free event for the Inspire Community! Lots of bounce houses, face painting, and balloon animals. Bring cash/credit for the food trucks and vendors. Hope to see you there!

Fall Spirit Week is Coming! 10/28/24 - 11/1/24

• Monday, 10/28/24: Fall Theme or Colors (orange, green, yellow, brown)
• Tuesday, 10/29/24: 80s Day
• Wednesday, 10/30/24: 90s Day
• Thursday, 10/31/24: Costume Day
• Friday, 11/1/24: Dia de los Muertos

Door Decoration Contest! Deadline, 10/30/24

Our annual door decoration content is back! If you are interested in coordinating your child's classroom door, reach out to the homeroom teacher.

Getting Ready for Costume Day, 10/31/24

Costume Day is Thursday, 10/31/24. To ensure a safe and fun day please adhere to the following guidelines:

• No masks
• No face paint
• No blood
• No weapons
• No blow up costumes

Celebration of Learning, Friday, 11/8/24, 1:40pm-2:40pm

Celebration of Learning is an opportunity for families to come into the building and hear about what their child is learning. Families should attend either between 1:20pm-1:40pm, based on their child's last name. This is to allow families to move around comfortably within the school and in classrooms. Please attend during the correct timeframe as our staff checking in families will be instructed to follow the schedule below:

• NOTE: The order is flipped from last year to be fair to working parents.
• Student Last Names L-Z
  1:20pm-1:40pm: guest arrival
  1:40pm-2:10pm: visit homeroom for literacy*

• Student Last Names A-K
  1:40pm-2:10pm: guest arrival
  2:10pm-2:40pm: visit homeroom for literacy*
• Multiple Children Across Grade Levels
  Note: If you have multiple children in the school, please arrive at the 1:40pm start time so there is enough time to visit all classrooms.
• *All homeroom classes will share out learning in literacy during Trimester 1.
  Trimester 2 will focus on Science.
  Trimester 3 will focus on Social Emotional Learning.
• All Families

  May visit Physical Education (gym)
  May also visit staff in the following rooms:
  - Special Education (133)
  - Multi-lingual Education (134)
  

• Grades 4-5
  May also visit Art, Drama, STEAM classrooms
  Note: Grades 2-3 will be during trimester 2 and Grades K-1 will be during trimester 3
  

• Pre-Register for Walk-In Entry
  
  • Deadline: Registration closes 2 days before an event. If you are not registered then you must go through the Front Office to check in.
  • Complete the registration form for your YOUNGEST child only. When you arrive, you will check in by your YOUNGEST child's grade level.
  • Inspire Event Registration

Message from the PTO

Family Resources

• DSST: Conservatory Green HS & MS 4th Annual Latine Heritage Month Celebration
  Tuesday, October 15th, from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
  CGHS 5590 Central Park Blvd, Building 4, Denver, CO 80238
  There will be food, cultural performances and informational tables.
  Questions? Contact Paulina Molina at Paulina.Molina@scienceandtech.org.

• Multilingual Education (MLE) District Advisory Committee (DAC)
  Wednesday, Oct. 16th from 9-11 a.m at the Denver Zoo.
  Event flyers in preferred languages. Pre-register here.
  For more information, visit the MLE website or contact Olga Olivas at 720-423-3058.

Email: linda_august@dpsk12.net
Website: https://inspire.dpsk12.org/
Location: 5650 N. Elmira Ct., Denver, CO, 80238
Phone: (720) 424-4850