02/16 5th grade fieldtrip to Ameritowne
02/19 Presidents Day- No School for students
02/20 Assessment Day-No School for students
02/23 February Birthday Celebrations
02/23 Moose Munch Bunch Lunch- 2nd grade
02/27 Hour of Code (8-8:40
am)
02/27 Dine out night: La
Fogata (5-9 pm)
03/02 Dress
Up As A Famous Person Day
03/14 Multicultural
Night
Moose Munch Bunch-hosted by 2nd grade
Calling all second grade parents! We need your help to provide
lunch for our teachers!
This month's fare: Mac and Cheese Bar.
Let's fancy up our second grader's favorite food and give our
teachers a real cheesy treat!
Dine
Out Night at LaFogata
Our
dine out nights have generated over $1,700 for the school! Join us for the next
one,
Tuesday, February 27th at LaFogata on Quincy.
Save
yourself an evening of cooking and support our school at the same time!
Hope to
see you there.
Southmoor Auction--Donations Needed
The push to $80K has started – and we need your help collecting
donations.
Please help by asking local businesses, your employer, your friends
and families for donations.
Donations can include gift cards, good, corporate matches and of
course cash.
Help
your child’s class earn an extra recess and ice cream party – the class who
collects the most donations will be the lucky winner!
Learn more at https://southmoorauction.weebly.com/donate.html and
thank you for supporting our school.
Help
us find free money!
Looking
for a way to support Southmoor but can’t always make it to school or a meeting?
We’re looking for someone to help us identify grant opportunities (find free
money) for the school.
No
experience with grant writing required – just some time to comb the internet
and a passion to help! Please contact Jill VanAbbema at vanabbema@hotmail.com for more information or if
interested.
Thank
you!
Staff
Appreciation Week Update
It
was a great day to work at Southmoor yesterday! Thank you to those of you who
donated to help us spoil our wonderful staff with breakfast burritos, a coffee
cart and free car washes.
Didn’t
donate but want to? You still can: just visit https://www.paypal.me/SouthmoorPTO and
note “teacher appreciation” to make your donation.
Dress Up As A Famous Person Day
Student Council is raising money for the Denver Dumb Friends
League!
Plan to dress as your favorite character or famous person on Friday,
March 2nd.
Your $1.50 donation will go straight to our furry friends.
Multicultural Night
Celebrate Southmoor's vast diversity at MULTICULTURAL NIGHT, on
March 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
YOU CAN HELP by: creating a table or craft teaching others about
your culture
or favorite country; sharing a special food; or joining the
fashion show.
Sign up using the attached form and return it to school by March
1.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to be a part of this special night.
Southmoor Station
Area Visioning Meeting
Want to have a say
in what happens with the land across the street from the school?
Join Kendra
Black and other city leaders on
This is your
opportunity to help shape the future of our neighborhood and create a community
vision.
The meeting will
be held at TJ and starts at 5:30. Hope to see you there!
News from the Community
We are
excited to announce Kim Bevill,
a highly respected Keynote Speaker from Gray Matters, will be
coming to Merrill
Middle School on Wednesday 2/28/18 from 6:00 – 7:30pm.
Kim
trains educators and parents on the applicable neuroscience and the
instructional strategies that work for anyone with a brain!
She
will be highlighting the following topics and will provide strategies for
parents, teachers and kids to get the most out of our amazing brains:
•
Relationships and Academic Achievement
•
Health & Wellness/Stress and the impact on Academic Performance
•
Happiness & Gratitude – How and Why It Improves Academic Behavior
Parents, Kids and Teachers are all invited
for this free event! We encourage you to bring a $5 or $10 gift card (e.g.
Starbucks, Chipotle, Target)
per
attendee as a donation towards the “Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies”
Program at Merrill.
It's not too late to order a
YEARBOOK!!
Order
online at http://www.balfour.com/colorado/denver/southmoor-elementary-school/ There are limited quantities, so reserve yours today!
Do you have any pictures from a school event, class party or just visiting your student for lunch and recess?
Send your pictures to Caitlin at caitlinstorey@ymail.com.
Save
the date – All For One Golf Tournament
Southmoor
parent and supporter Bryan Dean and his company are hosting their 5th
Annual All For One Golf Tournament on June 9th.
Last
year the tournament generated $1,000 for Southmoor with hopes of a greater
donation this year! More information here.
Physical Wellness
News
*Jump
Rope for Heart
JRFH is,
once again, going wonderfully. If your
child did not receive or misplaced the information, have them visit with me.
Donation
envelopes are due by Wednesday, February 28th.
I
appreciate everyone who participates in this meaningful fundraiser, at any
donation level, to support children with congenital heart disease.
*100
Mile Club
There are
many students who have been braving the morning cold temperatures to get their
laps in.
We all are
looking forward to Spring! Fourth grader
Joseph Poole is our latest 100 miler!
Also,
fifth grader Issac Jaquette and fourth grader Hannah Mitchell have reached 300
Miles!
I’m proud
of all the students who come to school early to get some exercise to jump start
their day.
*Nutritionist
Visit
A big
thanks to the PTO for sponsoring a visit from a nutritionist on Monday. Each fifth-grade class, learned about the
concept of eating a rainbow of colors
with
fruits and vegetables every day. Each
color or phytonutrient has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and/or anti-bacterial
benefits for the body.
The rainbow concept also allows an individual to consume a
food that may not taste well, to them, but combined with other flavors, is not
noticeable.
Also, they learned about the effects of sugar on the body and
how much is in some drinks and food.
Each child received an information sheet to use at home.
*Tri Star Basketball Competition
The Tamarac Optimist Clubs annual basketball skills
competition is scheduled for Saturday, February 24th at the
Eisenhower Recreation Center.
For more details, visit www.tristarbasketball.org. It is free to all girls and boys ages 8-13
years.
Live Well,
Joseph
Bazzanella
Physical
Wellness Education
Artist
of the Week (02/012)- Van Current //3rd grade
