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3/16-4/6: NO SCHOOL - Extended Spring Break
4/7-17: NO SCHOOL Alternative Learning - more to come
3/18: S.C.A.T. Book Drive Ends
3/18: S.C.A.T. Meeting -
CANCELED
3/23: Picture Day -
CANCELED
4/1: District Vision Surveys Due
4/8-22: CMAS Testing -
CANCELED
4/17: Family Dance Party -
CANCELED
5/9: Wash Park Home Tour -
CANCELED
5/22: Steele Talent Show
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Volunteering at Steele
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Most volunteer opportunities at Steele can be found on the
Membership Toolkit site. Simply log in and click SignUp at the top of the page.
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Lost & Found
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Steele's Lost & Found area is located just outside the cafeteria entrance. Please check regularly for items belonging to your child.
All leftover Lost & Found items are donated on the last school day of each month.
Clothes to Kids of Denver (CTKD) provides students in-need or in-crisis with a week's worth of school clothes, including a winter coat. Bring your donations to school any time and place them in the grey CTKD bin located outside the cafeteria. Questions? Email our school's Bin Champion,
Bri Barkes. For more information about CTKD,
click here.
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Neighborhood Secondary Schools
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Steele is a "feeder school" for our neighborhood secondary schools, Merrill Middle School and South High School.
To view Merrill's newsletter, click here.
Sign up to tour and shadow.
To view South's Rebel Report, click here.
For news about other schools and community organizations, see the websites for those associations.
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From the Principal
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Dear Steele families,
It is times like these that make me even more grateful to be a part of the Steele community. It is impressive how many of you have come together to support and lift each other up. Please don't hesitate to reach out for things you need. We are here for you!
With Governor Polis's recent announcement that schools will remain closed until April 17th, I know you are concerned about what that means for your child's education. Things are moving quickly and we are doing our best to
deal with each new curve ball. We all want our students to grow and thrive during this uncertain time. The extended break continues until April 7th. Teachers have shared some optional resources to support learning during this time. After the 7th, we will move to a virtual learning model. More information about what that entails will be coming shortly.
As you may have heard, all state testing has been canceled for this year. This means that students in grades 3-5 will not take CMAS which had been scheduled for April. Hopefully, this news will take a little of the stress off of our students during this time.
We will continue to send the Stallion Press each week. If you have pictures or stories of your time in isolation that you'd like to share with the community, please send them to me. We are going to need to be a bit creative in how we connect until we see each other again. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this time with your families.
Take care,
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School News/Resources
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Resources for Keeping Students Engaged at Home Over the Extended Break:
Here is a compilation of hygiene best practices and critical food/ mental health/ emergency resources:
COVID-19 Information and Resources:
Food Resources:
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Chalkbeat has
created a map of locations across the state where kids can get meals while schools are closed.
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Mental Health Resources:
Family friendly and uplifting videos and stories:
Access to Important Information:
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Major internet providers
, including Comcast and CenturyLink, have pledged not to cut service to homes and small businesses that can't pay their bills because of disruptions related to the coronavirus. They will also make their Wi-Fi hotspots available to anyone who needs them.
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PTA News
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Hey Steele families,
Let's all take a deep breath as we navigate this new situation. Steele is more than a brick and mortar school...we are a community! If you have not already joined the
Steele Elementary Private Group on Facebook...this is a great time to do so. This is an easy way to stay connected, post ideas and share stories that make us feel closer.
We will look to DPS for any formal instruction but let's look to each other for informal learning ideas! Science projects, outdoor learning and creative writing...share your stories, your expertise and your passions.
All planned Steele PTA functions will be halted until school resumes according to DPS policy and we will update accordingly. Currently that means the Wash Park Home Tour has been canceled until 2021 and all planned Steele Exclusives will be postponed and rescheduled if possible.
Stay Steele strong!
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To submit information to this newsletter, send it in edited, final-draft format to the appropriate person listed below by 5 PM on Wednesdays:
For all other questions, please email Jessica Meehan and Sarah Almy Moore (parent volunteers) at
[email protected].
Click
here
for Stallion Press submission guidelines.
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