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10/5 - Silent Auction Planning Meeting, 8:30 am

10/12 - 10/16 - Fall Break - No School

10/22 - Talent Show Performance

10/30 - Halloween Parties

10/30 - Monster Mash, 6-8 pm

Reporting Attendance

We appreciate your patience as we finalize getting our attendance email ready for you all. Any parents who wish to submit information about their student's attendance can email our attendance line: mpe-attendance@dcsdk12.org

This is also a reminder that reporting attendance for your student should include reaching out to their teacher along with using one of these forms of communication:

• Emailing the attendance line (mpe-attendance@dcsdk12.org)

• Calling the attendance line (303 - 387 - 6807)

• Speaking directly with staff member at the front office

Attendance Letter Reminder

Hello,

This is a quick reminder that we will begin sending out Attendance Letters to families. These letters are intended to keep parents and guardians informed about their student’s attendance and provide information about how attendance can impact their learning and success at school. The letters also include information about additional support and resources that may be available to families who need assistance. We hope to work together with our families to support each student and help ensure they have the opportunity to be successful in school. Thank you for your partnership and support!

Our Watch Dog Dad program is officially up and running!! Thank you all for your patience with this matter. Watch Dog Dad is a school program that encourages Dads to be more involved in schools by helping out with students' lunches and recess. Whether you are only available to help with your students' lunch/recess or stay throughout all of them, we would love to have you!

Please click this link to sign up! We have set up individual 45 minute slots to sign up for but you are more than welcome to sign up for as many as you would like. The time slots start at 10:50am and end at 1pm.

Please check out the updated MPE calendar for the year!

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!

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!

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.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported the first annual Mountain Peak Fund Run! Whether you donated, volunteered, cheered on our students, or helped spread the word, your support made this fundraiser a tremendous success. The excitement isn’t over yet! Tomorrow is our Fund Run Round Up Assembly, where we’ll reveal the grand total fundraised, celebrate our students as they earn their prizes, and present our Fund Run awards - western style! We can’t wait to celebrate our Mountain Peak Mustangs and see what we accomplished together!

We sent out permission slip emails to all families who have a student that has qualified for the LIMO TO LUNCH! If you did not receive one and believe your child should have earned this prize point, please call the office as soon as possible!

We’re already getting ready for our Spring Silent Auction, and we’d love your help! There are opportunities for everyone—from helping out for just a few hours to taking on a larger planning role. Interested in getting involved? Reach out to ptomountainpeak.auction@gmail.com or join us for our first planning meeting on October 5 at 8:30 a.m. We’d love to have you be part of making this event a success!

Please join us next Wednesday, October 7th at 8:30am in the library for our PTO meeting to discuss all of the upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.

Want to make your child’s birthday or special milestone extra memorable? Reserve one of our three school spirit rocks and paint a personalized message to celebrate your child’s big day! Spirit rock signups are now available for November 2026 - May 2027! Click this link below to reserve a rock!

Reminder: Painting may begin at 4:00 p.m. the day before your reserved date.

We are so grateful to Southmoor Pediatric Dentistry for supporting Mountain Peak Elementary as a Silver Summit Sponsor! Your generosity helps our PTO provide meaningful experiences, programs, and opportunities for our Mountain Peak Mustangs throughout the school year. We are so thankful for businesses like Southmoor Pediatric Dentistry that invest in our students and our school community! Thank you for helping us build Mustang Pride and making a difference for our students!

PLEASE nominate a Mountain Peak Staff Member!

2027 Apple Award Nominations open September 12 - October 26th! Take a moment to recognize a Mountain Peak staff member who goes above and beyond for students, brings innovation to their work, and makes a meaningful difference in our schools and community.

Know someone who deserves to be celebrated? (Educational assistants, support staff, kitchen staff, classroom teachers, etc.) Nominate them for an Apple Award! Let’s make sure the outstanding educators and staff who inspire, innovate, and make a difference at Mountain Peak get the recognition they deserve! Please use this link!

It's that time again! Please join us on Wednesday, October 21st for our annual Taste of DCSD open house event at Castle View High School (4:30-7pm). This is a free event, open to our entire community where you can try the foods on our school menus, provide feedback about what you like and learn more about our Department. Highlights will be local items we are bringing in and scratch-prepared items. Come hungry and let us take the dinner prep for one night! Please share the attached flyer with your school communities!

2026 Taste of DCSD

How will your child's school benefit from the MLO? Please click here for more information.

Calling all 2nd–5th graders who would like to participate in 13th Annual Vista Nation Cross Country Race! Race takes place Thursday, October 8th from 430-630 at MVHS. $20 if you register before October 6th (plus processing fee) or $25 same day. Don't wait - click here to register. If you have any questions, please reach out to Sarah Bolthouse, erbsarah@hotmail.com

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!