Citizens Connection

Included in this week's newsletter:

• Drop-Off and Pick-Up Reminders
• NEW - Submit Absences Through Your Parent Portal!
  
• Food Pantry Donations
• Dental Screenings Tomorrow
• First Friday - Friday, November 7th
• Fall PBL Field Trips & Presentations
• Public Notice - Special Education
• Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre Discount Code

For the safety of our school community, please remember that all student drop-off and pick-up during arrival/dismissal should occur through the car line around the back of the building. The front entrance is reserved only for families who have received prior approval due to individual accessibility or support needs.

With recent updates to the traffic flow of Broadway Blvd., it is especially important that all families dropping off or picking up in a car are following the car rider route (pictured here). Doing so helps keep traffic moving safely and ensures a calmer, more efficient experience for all families, as well as ensure we are being good neighbors to our Midtown community. If you do not wish to wait in the car rider line, you are welcome to park on a surrounding street and walk to the front entrance for drop-off or pick-up, which is often the faster option.

Thank you for helping us make arrival and dismissal time safe and stress-free for everyone!

As you hopefully found out at your family conference last week, you can now submit student absences through your Parent Portal! For the remainder of this school year, please begin to use this new convenient feature, though you are still welcome to email/call regarding absences if you have any issues with your Parent Portal. We will begin using this system exclusively next school year!

For more information, you can view this info sheet or the short instructional video below. For help logging into your Parent Portal, please email Ms. Kidd. For other questions regarding submitting student absence requests, please speak with Ms. Jamesetta or Ms. Gina at the front desk.

CWCKC's food pantry is in need of donations! We are accepting non-perishable food items such as canned fruit, canned soup, cooking oil, and breakfast cereal. Please drop off donations in the bin found in the front lobby of the Broadway building before Tuesday, November 18th. All collected items will be available to Citizens families at the November pop-up pantry on November 20th. Contact Jessie Cox with any questions!

Tomorrow, November 4th, KC Care will be onsite at our Broadway campus for dental screenings. Students in all grades will receive a screening, which involves a brief check of students teeth and mouths with a dental mirror. Screenings will be held inside the school building and will be conducted by KC Care dental staff and UMKC dental students. You will receive communication from KC Care if your child needs follow up care. If you DO NOT want your child to be screened, then you must send back an opt out form or contact Johanna Chambers, Director of Student Support at johanna.chambers@cwckansascity.org or 816-979-3591.

All kindergarten through 5th grade families are invited to join us for this month's First Friday this week! Please have your student escort you to their classroom at 7:45 am to see what they've been working on in class, then we'll all come together in the MPR for our assembly led by the 5th graders. See you there!

Our 2nd through 8th graders are diving into their schoolwide fall PBL unit, which revolves around water! In preparation, each grade level will participate in either a presentation at school or a field trip to begin their research. Below you'll find the dates for each, and you can expect to hear from your child's teachers with details. Don't forget to add the Fall PBL Showcase on December 12th to your calendar!

• Clean Water Messages at Swope Park Bandstand Area

• Trash Tally at CWCKC (Broadway Campus)

• Hitchhiking with H20 at CWCKC (Broadway Campus)

• KC to the Sea at Water Service Building

• Force of Water at CWCKC (Broadway Campus)

• Water Testing at Trailside Nature Center

• Macro Monitoring at Trailside Nature Center

Please click here for a public notice regarding special education services at Citizens of the World - Kansas City. You can reach out to Ms. Denney with any questions.

Our partners at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre created a promotion code exclusively for CWC community members to attend plays/productions at a discounted price. Please see directions listed below:

1. Access the MET Theatre's website at metkc.org
2. Click on the play/production that you would like to see.
3. Select "classic seating"
4. Go to the checkout menu
5. Enter the code wtcitizens in the promotions/gift code box

For any additional questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Stafford at Carl.Stafford@cwckansascity.org

Don't forget to check the Family Dashboard for the full calendar, including upcoming field trips!

November 4th - Dental Screenings (K-8)

November 7th - First Friday (K-5th grade), 7:45 am

November 18th - School Photo Retakes & Class Photos

November 20th - Pop-Up Pantry, 3:30-6 pm

November 20th - Board of Directors Meeting, 6 pm (Offices at Park 39, Annex-A)

November 24th-28th - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December 5th - First Friday (K-5th grade), 7:45 am

December 12th - PBL Showcase (2nd-8th grade), 2 pm

December 19th - End of 2nd Quarter

December 20th-January 4th - Winter Break

January 5th - No School (Professional Development Day)

January 6th - School Resumes

Email: info@cwckansascity.org
Website: www.cwckansascity.org
Location: 3435 Broadway Boulevard, KCMO, 64111
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