May 6, 2025
Dear Swigert Community,
So many wonderful things to celebrate right now at Swigert! Mayhem has arrived. We hosted our seventh annual school wide Service Day last Thursday. Our students volunteered and supported the following organizations - There With Care, Ronald McDonald House, Project Angel Heart, Balfour, and Judi’s House. Our fifth graders went off campus to different locations including Bluff Lake, SAME Cafe, Urban Farm, and WeeCycle. This day and all of our service work ties to our school mission of supporting students who share a sense of agency for creating a better and more peaceful world. Here is a link to our Service Day Video and a few photos:
I want to share deep appreciation for all the volunteers who helped to create a wonderful and successful auction Saturday Night at the Colorado History Museum. Thank you to our PTA for putting it all together, I know it takes an incredible amount of time, energy and dedication. It was lovely to see and connect with so many families at the event. Thank you all for your incredibly generous support - we met our goal! Thank you, thank you, thank you! The funding allows us to continue our important International Baccalaureate programing, professional development, and staffing model that provides additional social, emotional and academic support for our students and staff.
We are excited about International Night on Thursday. Please join us as we celebrate cultures from around the world and enjoy lettuce and veggies grown and harvested from Swigert’s Community Garden. The event highlights different cultures from around the world as well as our staff and student body and celebrates our school diversity. You can find more information here.
Finally, I want to share a heartfelt appreciation for our Swigert educators this week, Teacher Appreciation Week. Swigert educators inspire me every day with their dedication and passion for their work and the students they serve! As Chris Jones says to his kids “you rock!”
Sincerely,
Shelby Dennis
May 5-9th: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5th: Registration opens
May 6th: Kindergarten Welcome
May 8th: International Night, 6-8pm
May 13th: ECE Meet and Greet
May 14th: SAC, 5-6pm & PTA Meeting, 6-7pm
May 15th: 1st-5th Grade New Family Info Session
May 16th: Field Day
May 19-21st BOGO Book Fair
May 22nd - 5th Grade Dance, 5-6pm
May 26th: NO SCHOOL
May 28th: Swigert Alumni Clap-Out
May 28th: Student led conferences
May 29th: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
June 2nd - 5th grade last day, clap-out, exhibition, and continuation ceremony
June 3rd - Last day for ECE-4th grade, noon dismissal
Swigert uses Google Calendar. Do you? If so, you can stay up to date on all school activities.
Just add the Swigert Calendar to your personal calendar. Learn how to do that at the bottom of this page: here.
Registration OPEN for 2025-2026
Yes, you have a spot for next year but the next step is registering with DPS. This is the annual process of providing and updating student and family information on file, including emergency contacts, health information and more.
For the 2025-26 school year, families can complete online registration either in the spring during the Early Bird window (May 5-23) or after July 28.
To register online, sign in to the Parent Portal, click on “See All Apps”, then click on “Online Registration” to verify or update your student’s information. Online registration can only be completed by the parent/guardian listed in the primary household of the student record.
See all the details and walk throughs here: https://swigert.dpsk12.org/registration-2025-26/
Medication Pick-Up
Dear Swigert Families,
Thank you for supporting the Denver Public Schools medication policy. Please make sure to pick up all medications and medical equipment used by your child on or before the last day of school. Colorado Guidelines state that medications are not permitted to be sent home with your child.
If your child is participating in a summer program, their medication will not automatically be transferred to the site of the program. It is up to the parent/guardian to pick up the medication from the school and transport it to the summer program site.
REMAINING MEDICATIONS WILL BE DESTROYED AT 1PM ON JUNE 3RD 2025.
It has been a pleasure to work with you and your child this school year and I look forward to next year. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at hoang_tran@dpsk12.net.
Sincerely,
Hoang Tran
School Nurse
Photos DUE May 16th
We are starting to work on the video that will be played at the ceremony. We would love to get from every family a baby/toddler/younger picture of your child and then a more current 5th grade one to be used in the video.
You can upload them to this google drive: 5th Grade Continuation Photos. You can also feel free to email them to me if that's easier at emily_pool@dpsk12.net.
Click the link - 5th Grade Continuation Photos.
Click on your teacher's name
Click +New (in the upper left hand corner on desktop. On your phone, it's a colorful + on the bottom right)
Select the two pictures you want.
Click File Upload
Name them with your child's first and last name (how you want it on the screen)
Please email them to me by Friday, May 16th!
International Night
When: Thursday, May 8th, 6-8pm
Who: All Swigert students and families
What: A celebration of our school diversity. A way to honor, celebrate, and learn about the diverse cultures represented at our school as well as share the harvest from our school garden
What to bring: Your family and a dish/dessert to share
Here is a schedule for the evening and you can see if here as well https://swigert.dpsk12.org/2025/03/17/international-night-3/
Field Day!
Field Day is on Friday, May 16th! Please ensure your child(ren) wear sneakers and weather-appropriate clothes for running. Please apply sunscreen to your child(ren) before the event, as well as ensuring they bring their water bottles to school.
ECE will have their own Field Day from 9-11 (see sign up here)
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade will have field day in the morning, 8:45 - 11:00
3rd - 5th Grades will have field day in the afternoon, 12:45 - 3:00
Lunch will be BBQ served outside (for students and staff only). Parents are encouraged to attend and cheer their children on. Feel free to bring a lunch to join your child for a picnic lunch before/after field day, too!
If rain is in the forecast, look for updated communication.
Field Day Lunch Times:
ECE - 11:20 am
K – 11:00 am
1st – 11:20 am
2nd – 11:35 am
3rd – 12:05 pm
4th – 12:15 pm
5th – 12:30 pm
Volunteers - Save the Date!
To everyone who has volunteered at Swigert this year in any way, we are hosting a breakfast to say thank you! We appreciate all you have contributed to our school community, this is a small way for us to share our appreciation.
When: Thursday, May 29th from 7:45-8:15
Where: Swigert Library
Discovery Link Fall Registration
Registration for the 2025–2026 Discovery Link school year is open at https://dps.arux.app!
See here for more info: https://elcs.dpsk12.org/o/equity/page/discovery-link-before-and-after-school-program
Fall enrichments sign up will not be until early August!
Class Pictures are LIVE
Spring Class Pictures are live! Head to Swigert's picture dashboard at: https://bloomschoolpictures.com/swigert
Scroll down to the bottom and click on the teal button that says 2024-2025 GALLERIES, enter email, click Spring 2025 Galleries, find your kids name and enter their school ID for the password. You can order directly from their site!
New Family Events
We're getting so excited to welcome all our new students to the Swigert family. If you need translation services for any of the upcoming welcome events, please reach out to Megan Tate and we can provide that!
Read Around the World Book Club!
The final Read Around the World book club text will take us to the continent of Australia. We will be reading Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 22nd from in Ms. Mosley's classroom (Room 210). Pick up will be at the front of the school.
Any student is welcome to join us, just please sign up so we can best prepare for snacks and activities.
Here is the link to register for our last book club meeting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNqXUPTAA2YgjujXBG3AvJAX9DUMhVPYq9uFnb0O_x7tsd0w/viewform
Questions? Reach out to Ms. Mosley at l_holcomb-mosley@dpsk12.net.
Spring Tie-Dye Swigert Shirts!
Check out these tie dye youth shirt, available now for preorder! They will also be available at International Night this week!
Middle School Readiness Workshop
Calling all parents of soon-to-be middle schoolers! Registration opens this Thursday at 8:00am for Ready, Set, Middle School, a 3-day middle school readiness workshop for rising 6th graders in the neighborhood this summer.
Nate Paul, who has 15 years of experience as a middle school educator (currently the GT coordinator at DGSN) has designed this workshop to launch kids toward greater independence, foster a growth mindset, and build a ton of practical skills for middle school success. It will be a FUN, confidence-building, inclusive experience. And because it will be held right here in the neighborhood, kids heading to DGSN, McAuliffe, Bill Roberts, Odyssey, Morey, DSA, and DSST Montview / Conservatory Green will likely have a chance to connect with some friendly faces before the big first day.
Registration opens this Thursday at 8:00am.
Research Study
A Swigert Eagle's big sister is working as a student researcher at UCLA on a study examining language and special categorization in first and second graders. Her research team is hoping to recruit mono-lingual English-speaking children between the ages of 6-8 years old to participate in the study. If a parent consents, the child will participate in a 15-minute zoom session and they will receive a $5 gift card (see the attached flier). Sign up here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzK8YR1KOIXTLkztRd850t16khrJ69VZDw9hLFBFvUCfqtrw/viewform
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.
If you need translation services for ANY Swigert event, please reach out to Megan Tate at mdonald@dpsk12.net
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.
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