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TODAY - First Friday Coffee with the Principal, 8:30

Jan 13 - SDO at Shake Shack Cherry Creek + free lemonade stand after school

Jan 14 - PTA meeting at 6pm (childcare provided, $10/child, age 4+)

Jan 14 - Science Fair In-person Info Session following PTA meeting

Jan 15 - 4th Grade Performance of Mary Poppins at 5pm in the auditorium

Jan 20 - NO SCHOOL, MLK Day

Jan 27 - CSC Meeting, 5-6pm (agenda)

Jan 31 - All School Birthday Celebrations during Recess

Coming soon - a Steele Book Club reading The Anxious Generation by Jonathon Haidt. Stay tuned for details!

It's go-time!! We need to start planning the 2025 Steele Auction! Do you have a good idea of where we should host it? Are you thinking of a fun theme we haven't done before? Then we need you!!

Whether you’re ready to take on a leadership role or just want to volunteer a few hours to hang out with other Steele parents, we can’t wait to hear from you! Click [here] to sign up and we’ll keep you updated on upcoming planning meetings and opportunities.

The Wash Park Home Tour will be here before we know it, and we are in need of an operations lead and a marketing lead. The Home Tour is one of our big fundraising efforts for the school. The money raised helps fund many important elements for our school and staff.

Please contact washparkhometour2025@gmail.com or text/call Tonya Weekley at 303-257-7838 if you are interested in volunteering. Let's make this year a success and support this amazing event!

Our next CSC meeting is on Monday, January 27th from 5:00-6:00 pm in room 211. CSC meetings are always open to the community, so come on by! This month's discussion focuses on the budget and you can find the minutes here.

If you'd like to join via Google Meet, here is the info: https://meet.google.com/ria-qyin-taz Or dial: ‪(US) +1 707-366-0552‬ PIN: ‪321 505 782‬#

This is an important reminder that the staff parking lot (off of Alameda and Lafayette Street) is for staff members only.

We are seeing an influx of families driving through and parking in the lot to drop-off and pick-up students.

This creates gridlock, safety issues, and takes parking spots away from staff members who are parking for the day.

Additionally, our staff arrives at different times throughout the day and we need to ensure our employees have a parking spot available when they arrive.

This includes Discovery Link drop-off and pick-up.

Thank you for your consideration.

-Steele Elementary Staff

The Steele Science Fair is back in 2025! Two options for information/help sessions for parents and students will be held next week: in-person on Tuesday, January 14th at 6:30 PM in the auditorium immediately following the PTA meeting, or Thursday, January 16th at 5:30 PM on Zoom (Meeting ID: 858 562 4168, password: science). Classroom visits are scheduled for Monday, January 13th to introduce the students to the science fair, with an information sheet being sent home with them in conjunction with the visits.

The Science Fair will be held on Friday, March 7 with a community open house the night before on Thursday, March 6. The open house will allow students to set up their posters and practice their presentations for friends and family. Tri-fold poster boards are available from the office for $4 if your student is ready to get started.

Find info here: https://steele.dpsk12.org/news-events/parent-resources/4950-2/

Or email SteeleScienceFair@gmail.com if you have questions.

DPS has started an A La Carte program for students. This means that students can purchase additional items with their lunch. To do this, students must have money in their My School Bucks account. Steele is working to get a list of items being sold as well as their ingredients and will share that when we have it.

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

Box Tops for Education

Minted - Use code: FUNDRAISESTEELEPTA

STEELE INFO: School Calendar| Lunch Menu | My School Bucks Login | Specials Rotations | Steele Directory | DONATE NOW

AFTERSCHOOL INFO: Discovery Link Login | Discovery Link Info

PTA INFO: Sign-up to Volunteer | PTA Website | Contact PTA

COMMUNITY INFO: Merrill Middle School News | South High School Raven News

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