November 19, 2024

Dear Swigert Families 

I am thankful to work in a school that encourages changemakers in our world and supports innovative practices to spark curiosity and critical thinking. Our fifth graders last week choose a person who has helped to create meaningful change in this world and brought that person to life with a costume and a short speech. I was so taken by their creativity and passion for their work. They also chose to use this opportunity to do a coin drive to support Make A Wish Organization to support our fellow student- Conrad Robinson- and his campaign to raise money to grant wishes to families battling terminal diseases. He created his own climb-a-thon, climbing over 50 routes, and raised $60,000 to support 8 families with their wishes. We will be honoring Conrad and Make A Wish in a school wide assembly Wednesday from 2:30-3:00 Swigert Make A Wish Campaign. So proud of our changemakers! We'd love it if your student would wear blue or Swigert gear tomorrow for this assembly.

We are hosting a literacy night for parents tonight from 5-6 if you want to come learn more about our literacy program at Swigert, dyslexia and how to support your children at home please join! Our K and 1st families received detailed info and also our families of students in reading intervention.

I am thankful for our community and I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. If you are walking through our halls this week, check our what our students are grateful for on our Thankful Tree. 

Sincerely,

Shelby Dennis 

Check out all the wax museum pictures HERE.

Our DEI parent group would like to invite you to listen to the Embrace Race Podcast.  It is a fantastic resource for learning about how kids learn about race, and dives into some common myths about this topic.  We would love for you to join us on this learning journey!  We are in week 4, and  you can find the links to both episodes below. In addition we have an optional Google Form for people to fill out to record thoughts and wonderings from the podcast.  It can be filled out after any/all of the episodes (or none at all, if you would prefer not to). The Google Form is all anonymous unless you want to self identify.  

Here is the link to the fourth episode:

https://www.embracerace.org/resources/does-talking-about-race-make-you-racist

Here is the link to the Google Form:

https://forms.gle/GAVrGXFYNarVrUXBA

Thursday, December 12th from 6-8pm

What: A celebration of different winter holidays and an opportunity to learn about a variety of cultural traditions.

What to bring: a dessert to share & your family

We will provide: storyteller, one man play, holiday displays, family crafts, harp player, plates/utensils, and hot cocoa to take home

We’d also love donations of boxes of single packets of hot chocolate mix for Winterfest! You can drop them off in the main office or with Emily Pool!

The Food Drive has been extended through this week - Friday November 22nd!

PTA is hosting a food drive to restock our food pantry There will be bins for each grade level.

ECE - Granola bars/multi-pack snacks

Kindergarten - Ramen

1st - Canned chicken/Canned tuna

2nd - Cereal - not super large boxes from Costco and no bagged cereal

3rd - Canned fruit – 15oz or less

4th - Canned vegetables / Tomato sauce – 15 oz cans, not large ones from Costco or glass containers

5th - Pasta/Grains/Rice/Mac N Cheese

All- Reusable cloth bags

Mrs.Ross (4th Grade Teacher) works closely with her sister in an organization called Bridge the Gap Colorado. This holiday season, they will be hosting their annual Soles and Smiles event- a community initiative focused on bringing joy and essential items to local families. To make this happen, they aim to give away at least 100  new pairs of sneakers and toys to children in need. With that, they're accepting toy donations within the Denver metro area. Mrs.Ross will have a toy donation box outside of her classroom, room 313, November 18th-December 11th. Please reach out to Mrs.Ross at sandra_ross@dpsk12.net if you have any questions. Thank you!

We strive to have great communication about all things Swigert.

Please visit our website at www.swigert.dpsk12.org learn more about Swigert and events that are coming up.

You can also join our Friends of Swigert International School, a private Facebook page. We post pictures of events at school, interact as a school family, and you can see friendly reminders of upcoming events.

Wondering who to contact if you have questions about? See table below:

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To reach Swigert International School:
Office: (720) 424-4800
Attendance: (720) 424-4740

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