Peak Press
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we settle into the school routine, our top priority remains the safety and well-being of all our students, families, and staff during arrival and dismissal. We need your help to ensure our parking lot and surrounding streets remain safe and efficient for everyone.
Please review these essential safety reminders for drop-off and pick-up:
No U-Turns: U-turns near the bus loop (from either Heritage or Wildcat directions) create dangerous blind spots and disrupt traffic flow. Please use designated turnarounds instead.
Right-Turns Only at Summit View Parkway: When exiting the car loops onto Summit View Parkway, please turn right. Left turns across traffic disrupt the flow, delay the entire car line, and put our crosswalk staff and students at risk.
Follow Staff & Volunteer Instructions: Our staff members and crosswalk monitors are out there every day for the safety of your children. Please respect their signals and directions at all times.
Use Designated Crosswalks: Always use marked crosswalks when crossing the street with your children rather than crossing midway through active traffic lines.
Buckle Up for Safety: Ensure all children remain safely seated and buckled inside the vehicle until you have reached a complete stop in the designated drop-off area. Kids should never lean out of windows or sunroofs while vehicles are moving.
We know car line can require extra patience, but taking these extra precautions ensures that every student arrives and leaves safely. Thank you for your cooperation and for keeping our school community safe!
After-School Playground Use
Important Update
Dear Mountain Peak Families,
We want to share an important update regarding our playground after school.
Beginning immediately, the Mountain Peak playground (including the swings) will be closed after dismissal until 3:40 p.m.
We have noticed an increasing number of students remaining on the playground after school rather than heading directly home or moving to their designated car loop/pick-up area. During dismissal, our staff is focused on safely supervising students as they exit the building, walk or bike home, board transportation, and connect with families in our car loops. When students remain on the playground, it becomes difficult for us to ensure that every student is where they are supposed to be and has been safely dismissed.
To help us maintain a safe and orderly dismissal, we ask that all students leave school grounds or report directly to their designated pick-up area at dismissal. Students should not stop to play on the playground while waiting for siblings, friends, or rides. Parents and younger siblings must also refrain from entering the playground and swing area UNTIL 3:40pm. Please gather along the fence line while you are waiting.
The playground & swings will reopen for family use at 3:40 p.m., once our dismissal process is complete. At that time, students may return to the playground with appropriate parent/guardian supervision.
We appreciate your help in reinforcing this expectation with your child. Our goal is simply to make sure every Mustang gets where they need to go safely at the end of the school day.
Thank you for your partnership and support!
Mountain Peak Elementary
School Accountability Committee
Thank you to those who stepped forward to be a part of our SAC (School Accountability Committee)! Here are our members:
Co-Chairs: Angela Andrews and John McIndoe
Vice Chair: Melissa Crooks
Recorder: Andrea Lewis
DAC Liaison: Unfilled
Community Representative: Brian Tyson
Please reach out to Mrs. Lawson at kmlawson@dcsdk12.org if you are interested in filling the DAC Liaison role for this school year.
Come Cheer on the Mountain Peak Choir!
Join us at a Colorado Rockies game on September 22nd as the Mountain Peak Choir teams up with Sand Creek Choir to sing the National Anthem!
Tickets start at just $18!
Your ticket purchase helps support both school choir programs while supporting students at an amazing opportunity to perform at Coors Field!
Come cheer us on and enjoy a great night of baseball, music, and school spirit!
Click here to buy your ticket(s) now!
Mustangs Make History: Our First-Ever Talent Show
The first-ever Mustangs Have Talent Show is here! We want to see just how talented the students at Mountain Peak are!
Anyone can audition! Whether you sing, dance, play an instrument, tell jokes, or have another amazing talent, we want to see it!
How to Audition
Your act must be under 3 minutes long.
Your audition should be performance-ready.
Auditions will be submitted through a video submission.
You must also turn in a permission form to Ms. Hess.
All audition information and permission forms can be found HERE and outside the music room. Auditions are Due October 2nd.
Show us what you've got, Mustangs!
Book Fair
Big News, Mountain Peak Families! Get ready for our first Mountain Peak Book Fair! For one special week, our school library is transforming into a giant pop-up bookstore, and we can’t wait!
Shopping Hours for Families:
Monday, September 28:3:30-4:30
Tuesday, September 29:3:30-6:00
Wednesday, September 30: 3:30-4:30
Thursday, October 1: 3:30-6:00
Student Shopping During School:
All students will get to tour the fair and make a list during the school day! Children with an eWallet set up can shop with help from Mrs. Kathy.
Set up your eWallet here. *PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR STUDENT(S) WITH CASH*
Colorado Rapids School Attendance Program
Colorado Rapids School Attendance Program:
Mountain Peak: Your Attendance Matters: Starting September 9th through October 9th, if you miss two days or fewer, you will receive a free ticket to a Colorado Rapids game of your choosing in October.
Chick-fil-A Restaurant Night - 9/30
SAVE THE DATE! Join us for a Mountain Peak Elementary Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday, September 30th, from 5:00–8:00 PM! Enjoy dinner while supporting our Mustangs! Be sure to mention Mountain Peak Elementary when ordering so our school receives a portion of the proceeds. Placing a mobile order? Use code MPE930 to make sure your order counts toward our fundraiser.
Sponsor Spotlight - LNZ Custom Design
We’re giving a big Mustang shoutout to LNZ Custom Design for stepping up as a Gold Peak sponsor of Mountain Peak Elementary! We love seeing Mustang family businesses invest in our school and help support our PTO to provide meaningful opportunities and resources for our school! Thank you for being part of the Mountain Peak community!
Sponsor Support - Burn Boot Camp
We’re proud to have Burn Boot Camp Highlands Ranch as a Gold Peak Sponsor of Mountain Peak Elementary! One great way to support the businesses that support our school is to give them a try. Burn Boot Camp is offering 4 weeks for just $69—their BEST deal of the year! Join some of your fellow Mountain Peak families who are already members and get a great workout with complimentary Child watch included. Give Burn Boot Camp Highlands Ranch a try and support a business that supports Mountain Peak! Sign up today for their 4-week promotion by clicking here.
Community Events
Gather your family and friends for some great, discounted fun opportunities brought to you by the Foundation for Douglas County Schools. Please click this link to purchase tickets and find out more information!