Language is an asset, biliteracy is a gift.

El lenguaje es una ventaja, bi-alfabetismo es un don.

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Adventure Family Newsletter: September 25, 2026

Dear Adventure Families,

What an incredible Fun Run! Together, Adventure families raised an amazing $15,660.60, surpassing our $13,000 goal by more than $2,600! Even more meaningful was the joy and community we saw throughout the day—from families running together to students cheering each other on and celebrating every lap. Because of your generosity, our students will have access to field trips, guest speakers, special celebrations, attendance incentives, and other meaningful experiences throughout the school year. Thank you for showing our students what it means to be a community that comes together and invests in one another!

The Hispanic Heritage Month activities are providing lots of special joy and connections already! Iesha Mitchell, Hernando Villamil, and Karina Kucherova visited a few classrooms over the last two weeks. A few lucky grades also listened to the story "El mágico aún" from current Colorado Rapids players, Miguel Navarro (Venezuela) and Loïc Williams (Spain) this week. The celebrations and special visitors continue into October!

Saludos,

Sarah & Marisa

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Sept. 25 - Foam Party for top 20 fundraisers, 1:30pm
Sept. 30 - picture day
Oct. 1 - PK (full day and AM PK) field trip to Anderson Farms
Oct. 2 - VIVA volunteers meeting, 2:15-3:00
Oct. 5 - No school for PK
Oct. 6-7 - Museo de las Americas art project, grades 3-4
Oct. 14 - Museo de las Americas art project, grade 5
Oct. 14 - Body Lab, grade 6
Oct. 7 - 2nd grade field trip, Denver Zoo
Oct. 7 - PK (PM PK) field trip to Anderson Farms
Oct. 9 - Mapleton Homecoming; early release at 1:10 (K-6), no school for PK
Oct. 14 - 6th grade guest speaker (DMNS Body Lab)
Oct. 15 - Trunk or Treat, 4:30-6:30
Oct. 15 - No school for PK
Oct. 16 - No school for PK-6
Oct. 19 - No school for PK-6 (teacher planning day)
Oct. 29 - 5th/6th field trip to Boulder Philharmonic
Oct. 30 - Marmot Assembly, 8:00
Nov. 2 - No school for PK
Nov. 4-5 - parent/teacher conferences, 3:30-7:30 (by appointment)

View the 2026-27 Academic Calendar (K-12)

View the 2026-27 Academic Calendar (Preschool)

Trunk or Treat is October 15!

Get ready for a fun-filled afternoon at our Trunk or Treat! 🎃👻

Join us on October 15th from 4:30–6:00 PM in the school parking lot for an evening of decorated trunks, treats, and fun for the whole family!

🍔 In-N-Out Dinner Tickets – $8

We will be selling In-N-Out food tickets for $8 each, which include:

Hamburger or cheeseburger
Chips
Drink

Tickets can be purchased after school in the pickup line on Tuesdays and Thursdays or online using the QR code on the attached flyer.

💳 Card payments only.

⏰ Ticket sales end October 8th at 6:00 PM, so be sure to purchase your tickets before the deadline!

📱 Online Purchase: Click here.

Sign up to volunteer here!

We can't wait to see everyone dressed up, enjoying the treats, and celebrating together!

Trunk or Treat is proudly sponsored by VIVA. 🎃

Introducing: K-3 Biliteracy Book Backpacks

In response to parent and community request, we are excited to launch our new K–3 Biliteracy Book Backpack Program to encourage reading and listening at home in both Spanish and English! Each backpack will be checked out from our school library and will include a selection of audiobooks and decodable texts for students to enjoy and practice with their families. Before your child can borrow a Biliteracy Book Backpack, a parent or guardian must complete this consent form. Thank you in advance for caring for the backpack and all the materials inside it and returning everything in good condition for others to enjoy.

We are grateful to have been awarded a library grant from the Colorado Department of Education last spring that provided the funds for these special instructional materials.

Dual Language Corner

Our 4th grade Dual Language students recently participated in their first ever Bridge experience! The Bridge is an intentional instructional moment in a dual language classroom that happens at the end of a unit. During the Bridge, teachers and students bring Spanish and English together to transfer academic knowledge and compare how both languages work. Students share everything they learned during the unit in both languages, and the teacher records what they say. They make connections between the concepts learned in both languages, and they compare the structure of the languages. Fourth graders identified cognates in their Bridge. A cognate is a word that looks similar, sounds similar, and means the same thing in both languages. Cognates can help us learn and understand our second language. The fourth graders did an amazing job connecting and communicating their learning. We are so excited for more bridging opportunities in the future!

Meet the Marmot Team: Ms. Karla (PK)

VIVA: Volunteers Inspiring and Valuing All!

Celebrating every family, every voice.

The VIVA volunteer group chat in the Mapleton app is up and running! To be added to this group, please scan/click the QR code below. The next meeting is Friday, October 2 at 2:15 and we will be arranging the final details for Trunk or Treat!

Adventure Website

Breakfast and Lunch Menus

Language is an asset, biliteracy is a gift. Language is an asset, biliteracy is a gift.

El lenguaje es una ventaja, bi-alfabetismo es un don. El lenguaje es una ventaja, bi-alfabetismo es un don.

Adventure Family Newsletter: September 25, 2026 Adventure Family Newsletter: September 25, 2026

Important Dates Important Dates

Trunk or Treat is October 15! Trunk or Treat is October 15!