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 mobile car loop 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 carline 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!
Visitor Badges/ Raptor App
When you are planning to visit the school, please bring your ID. Our Raptors are officially up and running! Please be patient with us as we work on printing your badge. If you would like to speed up the process of taking your picture you can download the Raptor App! If you need directions on how to set that up, please follow this link.
When it is all set up, please make sure to open the app before you enter the building to avoid internet failure. You will pull up your QR code in the app, scan it on the back of the raptors, ask your reasoning and then shortly after a badge will be printed. Please sign in and out in the red binder as well as signing in with raptor. When wearing your visitor badge, please make sure it is visible at all times while in the building. Thank you for your help in ensuring the safety of all our students and staff!
Late Drop-Off and Early Pick-Up
For late drop-off and early pick-up, we ask that parents walk their students into the school and check them in at the front desk. A Google form will be provided for you to complete, which will ask for your name, your student’s name, and the reason for the late drop-off or early pick-up, such as an appointment, tardiness, traffic, car problems, etc. This allows us to accurately record your student’s attendance.
When picking up your student early, please allow additional time to complete the form, for us to call your student down, and for them to walk to the front office.
With the busyness of the end of the day, we ask that if you need to pick up your student early, you please do so no later than 3:15 p.m. Thank you for allowing us to navigate this new school year together!
DONATE NOW to our Fund Run!
The first Mountain Peak Fund Run is one week away - Friday, September 18th.
So far our Fund Run has raised over $16,000! To celebrate the $10,000 prize level, TOMORROW - 9/11,
will be crazy hair/crazy hat day! Keep those donations coming so the kids can earn the $50,000 prize of inflatable fun!
DONATE NOW! Set up your child’s Fundraising page on Handbid using this link: Share this URL with friends and family all over the country! Cash/check donations are also accepted. Donations are due September 25th!
🚩🚩🚩BREAKING NEWS: ANY student who has sent in a donation or
created a page in HANDBID with a donation by September 15th
will be entered to win a special PRIZE from the PTO!🚩🚩🚩
Follow the PTO Facebook and Instagram pages for additional information on the Fund Run including Handbid tutorials, up-to-date information on prizes earned, and tips to double your donations!
Instagram: @mountainpeakpto
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mountainpeakpto
Art Class Coloring Contest
Welcome to a fun and creative opportunity for our young artists! During their first week of art class, students received a special coloring sheet to kick off the new school year.
For more information about the contest and deadline, click here.
*Please note that entering this contest is completely optional—it is a wonderful way for students to express their creativity and share their unique artistic style.
School Accountability Committee - DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Mountain Peak Community,
We are seeking dedicated community members to join our 2026–2027 School Accountability Committee (SAC).
To support a seamless inaugural year for MPE, the SAC Chairs from Heritage (Angela Andrews) and Summit View (John McIndoe) have agreed to serve as co-chairs for one final year. To complete our team, we have four key positions open:
Vice Chair: Assists the Co-Chairs and helps lead meetings in their absence.
Recorder: Takes meeting minutes and maintains committee records.
DAC Liaison: Attends District Accountability Committee meetings and serves as the bridge between district leadership and MPE.
Community Representative: Brings a local business or community perspective to support school goals.
For a more detailed descriptions on roles/responsibilities, click here. Your voice is vital to shaping MPE's future.
Next Steps & Important Dates:
Interest Form: If you would like to serve, please complete this form by Wednesday, September 16 (end of day).
Community Vote: If multiple candidates apply for a single role, a voting form will be sent to the community on Thursday, September 17.
First Meeting: Monday, September 28, 7:30 to 8:30 AM.
Note: The SAC will hold 3 to 4 total meetings throughout the school year, all from 7:30-8:30 am.
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!
SORA
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.
PTO Interest
Want to get involved but don’t have time for PTO meetings? We have plenty of ways to help that can fit your schedule! Please complete this form and let us know what works best for you. Every bit of help makes a difference!
Sponsorship Spotlight - iOrthodontics
We’re giving a big Mustang shoutout to iOrthodontics for supporting Mountain Peak Elementary as a Gold Peak Sponsor! Their generosity is helping our new school build a strong sense of community and make this first year one to remember. We’re proud to have local businesses like iOrthodontics in our corner. Thank you for investing in our students and helping Mountain Peak PTO make a difference!
Leaders for Douglas County Schools
DCSD is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Leaders for Douglas County Schools Class.
Leaders for Douglas County Schools (LDCS) is a program designed to give Douglas County School District parents/guardians and community members the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding of our district's mission, operations and strategic priorities. The program is especially appropriate for those who are interested in becoming more active participants in their child's school or the school district as a whole in order to provide the brightest futures possible for each and every one of the 61,000 students across Douglas County School District.
Information and expectations can be found in this Application.
Applications will be accepted through September 11th and we will run them through a lottery system on September 14th. We will be capping the class size at 45 people. Thank you.
If you have any questions, please email Alison Rausch arausch@dcsdk12.org
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!