The Grizzly News

Principal Message

Dear Meadow Point Families,

We hope you all had a wonderful time with your family. We are always excited to have our students back and look forward to a great two more weeks before winter break. This week we had our Voices of Color (VoC) parent meeting and had the opportunity to engage in powerful conversations around emotional intelligence and self-care. This week on Wednesday we will have a virtual PTCO meeting and we will share our Panorama results (Social Emotional survey. Students 3rd-5th grade took this survey, we will have our school psychologist Dr. Tiffany Carlson share the results. On Thursday we have our first ever Chocolate caliente y pan dulce spanish conversation, and we will have an english translator. We are looking forward to sharing space with you!

Safety: Please ensure your students are exiting and entering your vehicle on the sidewalk side at drop off/pick up. The safety of our students is our number one priority. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

View our STEAM Night CCSD report here: Meadow Point STEAM Night

Please visit this page to find information on many resources available to you.

Family Resources Page

Holiday Season and School Attendance: A Reminder

As the holidays approach, we know many families have exciting plans, and we want to remind

you of the importance of maintaining regular school attendance during this time. The weeks

before the break are often filled with critical lessons, assessments, and preparations for the new

term. Missing school can create gaps in learning that are difficult to catch up on. Make-up work

does not fully help students recover missed instruction, and one student’s absence impacts

classmates’ progress due to the collaborative nature of learning.

Every school day counts in helping your child grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We

encourage you to plan travel and events around the school calendar whenever possible. If you

know your child will be absent, please let us know in advance so we can support their continued

learning. If your child will be absent for an extended period of time please reach out to Principal Zuno.

Winter break: Dec. 23- Jan. 6

Thank you for helping us meet our attendance goals. Wishing you a joyful and safe holiday

season!

Here is a video our highlighting some of our Meadow Point students on the importance of attendance. View Video

In partnership,

Gabriela Zuno, Principal

This week, we encourage you to talk to your kids about gratitude. According to dictionary.com, gratitude is “readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness”. I know you’ve probably told them a thousand times to say “thank you” and appreciate the good in life. It turns out that gratitude has positive effects on well-being, and the research backs it up!

“Research has shown that people who experience gratitude have more positive emotions, such as joy, love, and happiness; have fewer negative emotions, such as bitterness, envy, and resentment; have increased feelings of connectedness and improved relationships; experience greater satisfaction with school and improved academic achievement; and even have better physical health than people who don’t take the time to notice and appreciate the good things in their lives.” - NASP Communique, 2009

So this week, set aside 5 minutes a day to talk with your student about something you are each grateful for. It might just set everyone’s day off in a positive direction.

Grounding is an exercise frequently used for anxiety and other emotions that might have you feeling a little detached from your body and space. You use your senses, sight in the case below, to bring you back to the present moment.

When fear (or a similarly unsettling emotion) arises:

1. Look around the space you are in (e.g., your home or work).

2. Pick five objects in your space as you look around.

3. Say the name of each object out loud. For example: phone, pencil, table, coffee cup, calculator.

4. Repeat this three to five times, deliberately repeating the names of each of the five objects while taking some deep breaths.

5. Scan your body. Do you feel more grounded in space and time? Does your brain feel clear? Does your body feel calm?

If you are not feeling grounded, repeat this process a few more times or try with another sense. You can also use smell, touch, or sound to help ground you. Having some strong mints, warheads, or sour patch kids on hand might be helpful, as the intense flavors can help bring you back yourself.

• Meadow Point parents self-care include the following things: taking a walk, listening to nature sounds, family yoga, breathing exercises, and bike rides.
• We had over 200 students attend STEAM night.
• The Family Literacy program offers English classes to our families. A new class will begin in January.

● Wednesday, December 11: PTCO 5:30-6:30

● Thursday, December 12: Chocolate y pan ducle with the Principal 5:00-6:00

● December 23 - January 6: Winter Break

● January 7 - Back to school from Winter Break

● January 20 - No School

● January 22 - District Voices of Color at Grandview High School 6-7:30

Thank you for your generous donations to the November food drive! Between your donations and our recent partnership with Smoky Hill Methodist Church, our school pantry is nice and full! Please come in and take some food items if you are in need before the winter break.

Emily Prascher

Meadow Point Community Liaison

Help Support Meadow Point Elementary While You Shop!

King Soopers

A portion of money spent comes right back to our school, and it couldn’t be easier!

To use the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program:

*Visit www.kingsoopers.com and log into your King Soopers account. Search for Meadow Point Elementary PTCO under Community Rewards and click enroll.

*New users will need to create an account which requires some basic informaon, a valid email address and a loyalty card.

*If you do not yet have a King Soopers loyalty card, they are available at the customer service desk at any King Soopers.

REMEMBER, purchases will not count for our organizaon unless you register your loyalty card. You must swipe your registered King Soopers loyalty card or use the phone number that is related to your loyalty card when shopping for each purchase to count.

Main Line: 720-886-8600

Attendance Line: 720-886-8695

Jessica Darmstedter, Nurse: jdarmstedter@cherrycreekschools.org

Joei Sayers, Administrative Health Liaison: jsayers@cherrycreekschools.org

Emily Prascher, Family Liaison: eprascher3@cherrycreekschools.org

Debbie Fribbs, Office Manager: dfribbs@cherrycreekschools.org

Trudy Koopman, Registrar: tkoopman@cherrycreekschools.org

Lindsay Folker, Assistant Principal: lfolker@cherrycreekschools.org

Gabriela Zuno, Principal: gzuno@cherrycreekschools.org

Website: meadowpoint.cherrycreekschools.org
Location: 17901 East Grand Avenue, Aurora, CO, USA

Amharic:

እነዝህን መረጃዎችን በተመለከተ በቋንቋዎ ዕገዛን ለማግኘት ከፈለጉ እባክዎን ተሊሌን በዝህ እሜይል ያግኙዋት thirpa@cherrycreekschools.org

Arabic:

يرجى الاتصال بـ (جميعة صباحي أو جاودة العلمي) على (jsebbahi@cherrycreekschools.org أو

jdajanialami@cherrycreekschools.org للحصول على الدعم مع هذا المورد باللغة العربية.

Chinese:

如有需要，请经由ahan10@cherrycreekschools.org，与韩馥联系，以您的语言获得此资源的支持。

Korean:

귀하의 언어로 이 자원에 대한 지원을 원하시면 (리아 리) 에게 (llee6@cherrycreekschools.org) 로 문의하십시오.

Russian:

Пожалуйста, обращайтесь к Ларисе Бака по адресу: lbaca3@cherrycreekschools.org для получения поддержки с помощью этого ресурса на своём языке.

Somali:

Fadlan la xiriir Omar Nur cinwaanka emaylka-onur2@cherrycreekschools.org si aad u hesho macluumaad ku qoran luqadaada.

Spanish:

Si necesita ayuda con este recurso en su idioma, póngase en contacto con Ilse Chavez Maldonado en ichavezmaldonado@cherrycreekschools.org, Rosa Han en rhan4@cherrycreekschools.org, Helena Gognat en hgognat@cherrycreekschools.org o Milagro Nuanes en mnuanes@cherrycreekschools.org

Vietnamese:

Vui lòng liên hệ với Thuý Ngọc tại Lchung2@cherrycreekschools.org để được hỗ trợ về tài nguyên này bằng tiếng Việt.