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Coming Up

Jan 15 - Artisan Pizza CO Restaurant Night

Jan 17 - NO SCHOOL (Professional Development Day for Teachers)

Jan 20 - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Jr Day)

Jan 22 - PTO Meeting 5pm @ MVE Library

Jan 24 - Read-a-Thon Begins

Conferences week of Jan 27th - More Information Coming Soon

Hello Everyone!

The PTO hopes you had a wonderful, relaxing winter break. We are hitting the ground running with a few upcoming events for January. Thank you for sharing this with the community!

• Are you starting to meal plan for next week? Make sure to include our PTO's January Restaurant Night Out at Artisan Pizza (12311 Pine Bluffs Way #107) from 11:00-7:00 on January 15th. 🍕 Stop by for lunch and dinner and mention you are with the MVE/NE PTO for 15% of sales to come back to our schools. Thank you for your support!

• Mountain View - Northeast has decided to hold a Read-A-Thon this year! Read-A-Thons actually get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more.

  Our Read-A-Thon starts Friday January 24, 2025.

  About one week before our Read-A-Thon starts we will send home instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress.

  We encourage you to activate your reader’s account today by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/qDJsDt/1 and following the simple instructions.

  We've chosen Read-A-Thon because it will not take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills.

  We hope EVERYONE participates.

  Thanks so much,

  Mountain View - Northeast

• Save the date in your calendar for our January PTO general meeting. Our date has changed to January 22nd at 5:00 PM in the MVE library. All NE and MVE families are welcome to join. We will hear budget updates from our first semester of fundraising, hear from the principals, and chat about upcoming events. See you there!

• Check out all the upcoming events happening in January and February. Screen shot this information to place in your calendar so you don't miss out on everything coming up!

One of the key benefits of PLCs is the ability to share best practices among teachers. When educators come together to discuss what works in the classroom, they can implement these strategies across the board, leading to more consistent and effective teaching for all students.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

DCSD is committed to implementing equitable practices to increase access to advanced/gifted learning opportunities. Based on state and national recommendations and requirements, we implement Universal Screening for students in 2nd grade (February).

2nd Grade Universal Screen

As part of this process, ALL students in 2nd grade not identified for gifted programming will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) the week of February 3, 2025. This assessment indicates the level and pattern of cognitive development of a student in comparison to grade and age mates. These general reasoning abilities, which start developing at birth and continue through early adulthood, are influenced by experiences gained both in and out of school.

If your child is already identified for gifted programming, they will not participate in this universal screen testing. Your Gifted Education Facilitator will contact you directly with information about this process.

Kindergarten/ 1st Grade Gifted Identification Referral Testing

• If your child is in K or 1st grade and you believe he/she needs evaluation for Gifted Identification and Services, you may refer your child for testing by initiating the Gifted Identification Process.

• NOTE: Requesting this assessment automatically initiates the process to evaluate for Gifted Identification.

• Please request CogAT testing for your child by completing the Referral for Gifted Identification linked HERE.

• Upon receipt of this form the Gifted Education Facilitator will connect with you to discuss next steps in the gifted identification process.