Links: 24-25 Calendar (Spanish Calendar)

• Dec 20         No School for students - Skinner-only Staff PD Day 

• Dec 23-Jan 6  Winter Break 

• Jan 6           No School - DPS Staff Development Day 

• Jan 7           Students Return

• Jan 15         PTO 5:30-6:30pm

• Jan 20         No School - MLK Jr. Day

• Jan 29        CSC Budget Meeting 4-5:30pm

Happy Holidays! As a reminder, students do not have school on Dec 20th. We will have our 70th Annual Skinner Staff Alumni Luncheon and Staff Professional Development Day!  Students will return to school on January 7th. Hope everyone has a wonderful break! 

Skinner Families, Thank you for your partnership! We are grateful for all of your support from Colorado Annual Gives, Staff Holiday Gift Cards, Holiday Store, and Winter Snowball Dance. All of these contributions of your time and donations make staff and students feel so valued!

Thank you to all the families who were able to make donations for gifts for Skinner teachers and staff members. Thanks to your generosity, every member of the staff at our school is receiving a $55 gift card for a local restaurant. Way to support our amazing crew, and support local businesses!

Tasty Food sites will be open during Winter Break to provide free meals and/or snacks for youth ages 3-18. No registration or ID is required. Find a location near you. *This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Please note: All Tasty Food sites will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1 in observance of the holidays. Regular operations will continue on all other days during Winter Break.

DPS’ Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team has compiled a comprehensive resource list of meals, housing, mental health winter activities/programming and other resources to share with students and families.

Skinner's support staff team is in need of your help! Please check our Amazon wishlist and consider making a donation so we are able to provide to our students in need. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to our community's youth. Please click here and order some items today! Thanks in advance for your generosity.

Several teachers have DonorsChoose projects posted hoping to obtain classroom and project supplies for their students. Please click here to see all of the projects and consider a donation to one ore more projects today! Thank you in advance for your generosity.

CSC: Collaborative School Committee - first Wednesday of every month 4:00-5:30 in the Skinner Library. CSC includes parents, admin, staff meeting to discuss issues, impacts, and solutions for the school

PTO: Parent/Teacher Organization - first Wednesday of every month 5:30-6:30, usually in the Skinner Library (Please check the Skinner calendar to confirm date.)

• Fundraising, teacher appreciation, parent volunteers. 

• Check out Skinner Website PTO for more information. 

We are excited to share that Skinner has chosen to participate in the CCS Student Profile Report Project in partnership with DPS’ Career and College Success team to provide a personalized resource to support our students as they explore and navigate their post-secondary career journey.

• What is the profile?

  • CCS profile is a personalized report with details about your student’s career + college success journey including their interests, participation in courses and career experiences, and opportunities for the future.

• How do I see my student’s profile?

  • From parent portal, click More → Academic Pages → Career & College Success Reports

  • From student portal, click My ICAP Plan → Student Profile Report

• What do I do with the profile?

  • Use it to engage in conversation with your child about their career exploration! Potential questions to discuss:

• What stood out to you in the profile?

• What are industries and/or careers of interest and what can you do to prepare for that career now?

• What are specific next steps you might take in the next semester/school year to continue exploring different careers/industries?

The Round 1 SchoolChoice window for the 2025-26 school year opens at 10 a.m. on January 15 and runs through February 18, 2025 at 4 p.m.

The DPS SchoolChoice open enrollment process is for any student who wants or needs to attend a new school for the following school year, typically incoming kinder, sixth- and ninth-grade students. If your student will be a rising 7th or 8th grader and you would like your student to remain at Skinner, you do not need to complete the SchoolChoice process.

To participate in SchoolChoice, families submit one SchoolChoice application per student, on which they rank their top schools in order of preference, up to a limit of 12. DPS then uses a computer algorithm that matches students to schools based on those preferences, as well as school admission priorities and available space. Families need to have an active Parent Portal account to submit a SchoolChoice application.

Want to see a prior issue of Skinner Family News? Links are posted on the Skinner website, click here to access.