Steele Stallion Press

Feb 11 - CSC Meeting @ 5p, PTA Meeting @ 6pm

Feb 12 - SDO at Postino on Broadway

Feb 14 - 18 - NO SCHOOL, President's Day

Feb 19 - Men of Steele at Kentucky Inn, 6:30pm

Feb 27 - Talent Show, 5pm

Mar 6 - Science Fair Open House

Mar 7 - Science Fair Finale

Mar 13 - 3rd-5th Dance Party

Dear Steele families,

Although February 14th is a non-student contact day for Denver Public Schools, we won't let that stop our Valentine's Day fun! We've decided to celebrate a day early to ensure all our students can participate. Keep an eye out for your child’s classroom newsletter for exact party times.

We encourage students to participate in the tradition of exchanging Valentine's cards. However, to ensure inclusivity, if your child decides to bring Valentines, please make sure they have one for each classmate. This practice promotes a sense of community and prevents any students from feeling left out.

To accommodate various dietary restrictions and ensure food safety, we require all treats to be store-bought and pre-packaged. This allows parents to review ingredient lists for potential allergens. Please do not send homemade treats for this event.

We look forward to celebrating this day of friendship and kindness with our Steele community!

Check out this week’s Caught in the Act Winners!

Marti

Marti_Rosenberg@dpsk12.net

Students in grades 3-5 are preparing to take their second round of DPS interim assessments. We would like to inform you about important changes to these evaluations. This year, the interim assessments will focus on year-long standards rather than semester-specific content. Additionally, the results will be utilized internally by our teachers for instructional planning purposes, allowing us to better tailor our educational approach to student needs.

To ensure you stay well-informed about your child's academic progress, we will continue to provide regular feedback through assessments and projects following each Bridges and CKLA unit. These evaluations offer a comprehensive and accurate representation of student achievement. We encourage families to rely on these unit-based assessments, rather than the interim results, as the primary means of monitoring your child's ongoing academic growth and performance.

Attention 5th Grade Artists: The Shakespeare Festival is looking for artwork to be featured on this year's T-Shirts and Posters! For the past 2 out of 3 years, our school's art has been selected!

This year, the contest theme is inspired by the following quote from The Tempest: "I long to hear the story of your life, which must captivate the ear strangely".

5th Graders should submit their artwork by the end of the day on Tuesday, February 11 to Ms. Molly's contest bin! Good luck artists!

Dine out and do good!

On Wednesday February 12th, Postino on Broadway will donate 20% of proceeds back to Steele. Order online for pickup using code STEELE, or show this flyer in the restaurant.

Location: 145 N. Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Code: STEELE

The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment has updated its public guidance for routine decisions about when children and staff should stay home from school or childcare.

Please read the updated document here.

There has been an increased incidence of lice infestation in our schools and community. It is important to check your child’s hair for head lice routinely. See the below Fact Sheet and Parent Letter for information on how we can:

-Inspect for Lice

-Prevent the Spread

-Treat Cases that do arise

We are incredibly proud of our multilingual families and staff members at Steele. Did you know there are over 18 languages spoken in our building? They include:

• English
• Spanish
• Chinese
• Portuguese
• Croatian
• Swedish
• Haitian Creole
• Polish
• French
• Russian
• Ukrainian
• Arabic
• Czech
• Swiss German
• Ethiopian
• Korean
• French Creole
• American Sign Language

Do you speak another language that's not on this list? If so, tell me about it! Please write to Ms. Amy at amy_roberts1@dpsk12.net so we can add to our amazing list.

A Family Resource Toolkit is available in English and Spanish, and contains information and resources about rights, current DPS policies, training, mental health support, DPS resources, community resources and more.

Denver Film is excited to present you with a FREE opportunity to make a meaningful impact by sponsoring our youth animation education program happening this February 8th & 9th at the Sie FilmCenter.

Register here!

You're invited to a Steele Garden Team Mixer & Info Session!

Join us on Thursday, February 13th, at 7 PM at Blackbird's Community Room to connect with fellow garden enthusiasts, learn about our plans for the rest of the school year, and see how you can get involved. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just curious, we’d love to have you there!

Expect good company, light refreshments, and plenty of green-thumb inspiration.

Let us know if you can make it!

See you there,
Stephanie and Suzy
Steele's Garden Team Co-chairs

steelecommunitygarden@gmail.com

Click this for more info about Steele Garden Team projects and our calendar.

The talent show will be held on February 27th in the Steele Auditorium. A day-time performance for students will be held at 1:30pm with an evening performance for families at 5:00pm.

Show line-up will be posted on Friday, February 7th at 3:05pm.

The Steele Science Fair is back in 2025! The Science Fair will be held on Friday, March 7 with a community open house the night before on Thursday, March 6.

The deadline to sign up is 2/24/25. Sign up here!

We need Science Fair judges and volunteers! No experience or science background required. Have fun and learn something new. Volunteer sign up here:

Find more info here or email SteeleScienceFair@gmail.com. Tri-fold poster boards are available from the office for $4.

We are teaming up with other local elementary schools to fundraise for the Marquez Charter Elementary School in Los Angeles. On the flyer you can find both a QR Code and Venmo username (@friendsofmarquez), that can be used to donate directly to their Venmo. When donating, we encourage people to put in the memo "Love from Denver".

King Soopers - to link your card, search Steele or EG710

Box Tops for Education

Minted - Use code: FUNDRAISESTEELEPTA

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