Dunstan Newsletter

May 9, 2025

Dear Parents and Guardians of Dunstan Middle School Students,

Thank you again for your support this week! Here are some exceedingly positive activities and events that occurred here this week.

• The long-awaited mural was started at the front entrance! This mural was designed by our students in partnership with an artist from the Lakewood Cultural Center. PTA contributed funds and kids are working alongside artists to install the mural!

• We added more plants to the front garden beds. These were donations from a staff member. Some students offered to help us install them so they worked with our Facility Manager to install the new plants.

• Today we held our 1st Parade of Graduates! The graduating class from GMHS walked through the halls today while all students and staff applauded and congratulated them! Their graduation is next Friday at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Visiting is an excellent way for them to revisit their school prior to this occasion!

• Today we held the 8th Grade Dance to honor our 8th Grade students! This event was planned and hosted by our 70 WEB leaders. Planning for this event requires lots of work in advance and coordination with the high school who loans us decorations from After Prom! Thank you to our WEB Coordinators and Leaders!

• To support our Technology Student Association who are trying to raise funds to take a handful of students to Tennessee this summer for a competition, we had a hat day on Thursday and on Friday parents could purchase donuts for Advise classes. Thank you to PTA who backfilled and purchased donuts for the remainder of the school - so all classes had donuts! The funds from these events will go towards sending students to the national competition.

• Thank you in advance to the 8th Grade parents who are supporting the upcoming BBQ lunch for our students! This is the first time we have held a BBQ lunch to honor our 8th graders. Parents are graciously coming with their grills to cook for the students next week.

This is a great time of year! Please join me in honoring our students who are continuing to engage in learning, working hard, and enjoying the end of a school year together!

Respectfully,

Jen Pennell

May:

• 9: 8th Grade Dance 6:30-8:00 PM

• 12: Elementary/DMS Orchestra Concert, GMHS auditorium, 6:00 PM

• 12: On-Track Letters

• 13: 5th Grade Band Concert, DMS gym, 6:00 PM

• 14: On-Track Appeals

• 14: Dunstan Band and Jazz Band Concert, DMS gym, 6:00 PM

• 15: Dunstan Choir Concert, DMS cafeteria, 6:00 PM

• 16: GMHS Graduation

• 21: On-Track Celebration

• 22: 8th grade last day of school

• 22: 8th Grade Continuation @ GMHS from 6:00-7:30 PM

• 23: Last day of school for 6th and 7th, Early Release

• Today we are sending out our second cell phone survey of the year. Jeffco is using this survey to gather family feedback on cell phone usages in schools. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey by May 11th, 2025

There are still some yearbooks available for sale. If you would like to purchase a yearbook, you can pay by card over the phone 303-982-1287 or in person. You can also send money with your student. The cost is $25.00, and they are on a first come first serve basis.

Hello!

Please help us celebrate our wonderful 8th grade students, and the class of 2029, on their last day of middle school at Dunstan on Thursday, May 22nd. We plan to BBQ some hot dogs and hamburgers (veggie burgers will be provided) and celebrate our 8th graders heading off to high school next year! We are accepting donations, so please click the link HERE to sign up.

For the safety and enjoyment of our Rooney Ranch families at the upcoming carnival on May 9th, all attendees, including older siblings of current Rooney Ranch students, must wear a wristband. Older siblings of current Rooney students will be asked to have a student ID or verification using Infinite Campus to pick up their wristband if they plan on attending. Please note that this event is exclusively for current Rooney Ranch families, and individuals without a wristband will be asked to leave.

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If you have any questions, comments, concerns, things you would like to add to the newsletter or if you notice any errors, please reach out directly to Leslie Pruitt at leslie.pruitt@jeffco.k12.co.us or Michael Kitch at michael.kitch@jeffco.k12.co.us. Thank you!

We are looking for volunteers to fill important roles on the Dunstan PTA next school year:

• President
• Vice President
  
  

Learn how these PTA roles support our community at https://sites.google.com/view/dunstanpta/about-us

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