Hello Steck Families and Happy Friday:

Overall, it was a very positive week at Steck Elementary! Our 3rd-5th graders worked hard and showed resilience with CMAS testing.  The ECE - 2nd graders demonstrated our STARS traits by being supportive of the older kids during testing, including changing their Specials schedules and being quiet in the hallways during transitions.  In addition, the roll-out of the Outside Line-up in the mornings has already created an increase in school culture and community.  Thank you all for your support with this initiative. 

As we enter Spring and continue to enjoy this beautiful weather, it is great to see so many students and families staying after school to use the playground and fields, as well as to mingle and make new friends.  I encourage you to continue doing so!  And in doing so, please remember that the expectations we have during the school day are the same expectations we have after school and anytime on Steck grounds.  Some common expectations to remember and to reinforce with after school play include:

- Use of kind words and proper language.

- We do not throw mulch or wood chips for any reason.

- The slide is only for going down. We do not climb up the slide, as this has led to injuries in the past. 

- Only 1 student at a time going down the slide. 

- Take turns and share.

Lastly, I want to invite you to the upcoming PTSA Meeting & Coffee with the Principal on Tuesday, 4/14. We will meet at 7:40am in the school cafeteria.  If you are unable to attend in person, you can also opt to join virtually using the following link:

meet.google.com/gxz-ztzz-kgz

Thank you all! Have a good weekend.

Ken Burdette

Principal

Steck Elementary

We are excited to announce registration for the 2026–2027 Discovery Link and Little Links programs. Registration will open in phases by region, called Regional Rolling Registrations, and will then open for all sites and regions on May 5, 2026 at 6am. Families may choose to register during their school’s regional window or wait until May 5th when registration opens for all sites. This phased approach allows our team to review registrations and respond to families more efficiently.

Two Opportunities to Register:

Regional Rolling Registration - April 13-17 (Opens at 6am on the 13th)

Register during your school’s assigned regional week window.

OR

Open Registration for All Sites – May 5

Register on or after May 5, when registration opens for all schools and regions.

Discovery Link staff will be available at Steck on Tuesday, April 14 from 2:45pm - 5:00pm to help families with registration and answer questions.

For questions or more information, please visit the Discovery Link website or reach out to Ellie Hoffman, Discovery Link Program Supervisor, at elizabeth_hoffman1@dpsk12.net or 720-413-5891.

We need your help . . . Please refrain from scheduling appointments, vacations, etc. during the testing window

CMAS Resources

April 13-17 - Steck Discovery Link Registration Open

April 14 - Steck Discovery Link staff will be available at Steck from 2:45pm - 5:00pm to help families with registration and answer questions.

April 14 - PTSA meeting at 7:45am in the school cafeteria with coffee with principal

April 14 - CSC meeting at 6:00pm in the school teachers' lounge

April 17 - NO ECE (ECE only)

April 21 - 2nd grade field trip to the Denver Art Museum

April 24 - Steck Annual Spring Fling Family Dance hosted by Steck PTSA 

April 27 - ECE field trip to the Denver Botanic Gardens

April 30 - NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day

May 1 - NO SCHOOL Professional Development Day

May 8 - Steckretariat Fun Run 

Steck spring class pictures and 5th grade continuation galleries are now live and are ready to be shared with families.

Parent / Caretaker Dashboard:
Here is the link to view and order student’s photos:
https://thebloombeehive.com/steck

On this dashboard, families can:

View and order class photos and 5th grade continuation galleries

Order a yearbook! The deadline for this is Monday, April 27th, 2026 at 11:59pm.

Contact us directly for any questions or support at https://bloomportraits.com/ or 303-825-1974

We continue to improve and highlight our attendance of Steck students and staff! We are sitting at 94.4% overall for the 25-26 school year, with a goal of 95%. Great work!

We celebrated 226 students who had 95% or higher attendance for the month of March. We also celebrated  Mrs. Hansen’s Kindergarten class for having the highest overall attendance with a popsicle picnic!  Mr. Boone and Ms. Mackie Fritz were also celebrated  for their stellar March attendance!

Students who miss 1 day or less in the month of April will receive an April  Attendance certificate and a colorful mechanical pencil!  Being on time, improving attendance, and/or being responsible for make-up work are just some of the other attendance behaviors that teachers are “shouting out” each month!

We are also competing as Homeroom Classes to reach the highest overall attendance percentage for April. The winning class will get to have a class Kickball game with Mr. B!

Homeroom Attendance for April  so far:

ECE- Ms. Kirschling 95.00%

Kinder- Ms. Leonard 86.43%

Kinder- Ms. Hansen 91.00%

1st- Ms. Lang  96.28%

1st- Ms. Adatto:  96.15%

2nd- Ms. Maxfield 91.14%

2nd- Ms. Garay 93.00%

3rd- Ms. Gould 92.46%

3rd- Ms. McRae 93.97%

4th- Ms. Mackey 93.97%

4th- Ms. Brown   93.78%

5th- Ms. Stanton 95.39

5th- Ms. Kronen 96.67%

We appreciate all that our parents/guardians do to ensure that our young learners are at school each and every day!

Steck Elementary

Phone: 720-424-3870

Attendance_Steck@dpsk12.org

Attendance Line: 720-424-3880

PTSA Website