Mrs. McElroy Message

Dear STEM Elementary Families,

We are so grateful for your incredible support during our Boosterthon Spartan Sprint! Thanks to your generosity, we were able to exceed our fundraising goal and host an amazing run for our students. We truly appreciate all you do to support our school, our staff, and most importantly our students.

Book Fair

The fall scholastic book fair is this week (Nov 10-14). Students will have the opportunity to shop books with their class throughout the week. We will also need volunteers to help run the book fair throughout the week. Please use this link to volunteer.

Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive

The student council will be hosting a Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive. Our food baskets will be delivered to Doull Elementary School for needy families. Each grade level will be responsible for donating specific items to the food baskets. We also want to include King Soopers gift cards for $25 in each basket. Our goal is to make 50 complete food baskets.

K: Canned fruits and vegetables

1st: Canned soup or dry soup mixes

2nd: Mac -n- Cheese and other pasta

3rd: Canned meat and beans

4th: Dry breakfast items (i.e. cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix etc)

5th: Dry snack foods (i.e. granola bars, fruit snacks, gold fish etc.)

All grades can donate King Sooper gift cards in $25 increments

Backpack Society:

The Backpack Society partners with schools in Douglas County, Littleton, and Englewood School Districts to provide meals to kids on weekends and breaks. They also provide weekly groceries to families that might need extra help.

Backpack Society Programs

Student Weekend Bags

Students receive a bag of food each week during the school year, each bag contains 6 meals plus snacks. Bags are packed and delivered to the school by Backpack Society volunteers and the school will distribute them to the student before the weekend.

Family Grocery Program

A weekly grocery program meant to assist not only the child, but their family too. Families have a choice of receiving a weekly grocery box or shopping in our the Backpack Society "No Cost" Market.

Crisis Boxes or Food Box

An emergent supply of food and basic toiletries to help students or a family until they can be connected with county resources.

Holiday Programs

Offered at Thanksgiving and the Winter Holiday season, the holiday program provides a family of 4 to 6 people a traditional holiday meal.

If you and your student are interested in being part of the Backpack Society program, you can sign up here or contact Jill Dean (jill.dean@stemk12.org) for additional assistance.

Lost and Found- Action Needed

The weather is getting cooler, and many warm layers are being left behind and ending up in our Elementary Lost & Found. We currently have more items than we can store. Please write your child’s name on jackets, hoodies, hats, gloves, and water bottles, and take a moment to check the Lost & Found racks this week. Unclaimed items will be donated soon—thank you for helping us reunite belongings with their owners!

Have a wonderful week. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

In partnership,

Amie McElroy

Elementary Principal

amie.mcelroy@stemk12.org