Dates to Remember
5/2-5/6: Teacher Appreciation Week
5/2-5/20: Early Bird Registration
5/6: CSC Election Ballots Due
5/10: CSC & PTA Meetings at Steele, 5pm & 6pm
5/11: Kindergarten Round-Up (‘22-’23 Kindergarteners), 5:30pm
5/11: Men of Steele, Blackbird, 7pm
5/12: Talent Show Dress Rehearsal
5/13: All School Community Circle, 8:30 am
5/14: Garden Clean Up Day & Planting Prep, 9am-12pm
5/17: SDO at Viale Pizza & Kitchen
5/17-5/19: Steele Book Fair, 8am-4pm
5/18: Talent Show, All Welcome, 5:30pm
5/19: Talent Show During School, No parents
5/20: Field Day, Wash Park, time TBD
5/21: Garden Planting & Social, 2-4pm
5/23: Steele Art Show at Steele, 5pm - 7pm
5/24: Field Day Rain Day
5/30: No School, Memorial Day
6/1: 5th Grade Continuation & After Party, 5:30pm-9pm, South High School
6/6: Yearbook Photo Submission Deadline
6/30: School Supply Order Deadline
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Neighborhood Secondary Schools
Steele is a "feeder school" for our neighborhood secondary schools, Merrill Middle School and South High School.
For news about other schools and community organizations, see the websites for those associations.
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Dear Steele Families,
What a week! Our 5th graders had an amazing two days at Balarat, we had museum experiences that were incredible, we learned about the Muslim holiday, Eid and shared in an amazing musical performance, AND we spent the week celebrating our phenomenal teachers and second educators.
I often get asked what makes Steele so special. There are lots of answers to that question, but in the end it all comes down to the people who give their full hearts each day to our students. Teaching isn’t an easy profession. At Steele, our staff put in many extra hours and lots of extra energy into making sure every student is pushed, challenged, loved and celebrated. Steele is special because of the amazing humans who go above and beyond what is required because they love your kids. We are truly grateful for all they do!
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Have a great weekend!
Marti and Natalie
Marti_Rosenberg@dpsk12.net
Natalie_Shah@dpsk12.net
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School News and Announcements |
If you are interested in contributing to Year End Staff Gifts, please Venmo Gaby Wentworth @Gaby-Wentworth (indicate end of year gift) by next Wednesday, May 11th. Thank you for your generosity!
Below are staff members that will be gifted from your contributions:
- Specials: PE - Coach Welch, Librarian- Mrs. Mather, Music- Mr. Schmidt, Drama- Mr. Miller, Art- Ms. Molly)
- Office staff: Natalie, Melissa, Dedra
- Nurse: Ms. Andy
- Custodial Staff: Ms. Joy
- Lunchroom Staff: Ms. Maria, Ms. Anna, Ms. Silvia
- Intervention/Team Leads: Ms. Emily Z and Ms. Sarah J
- GT: Ms. Britney
- Counselor: Ms. Marie
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Volunteers Needed, Be a Part of It!
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Talent Show - 3 Parent volunteers needed to supervise students in holding rooms and direct them to their performing positions. Please email Melissa Nawrocki if interested
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5th Grade Continuation - It’s a beautiful tradition to witness. K-4th grade parents sign up here to help at the after ceremony celebration so the 5th grade parents can enjoy their student’s evening.
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Art Show - Sign up to help set up for the Art Show on Sunday, May 22nd and Monday, May 23rd by contacting Ms. Molly.
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Garden - Our beautiful garden begins to bloom this time of year and we need many hands to help it reach its potential! Please reach out to Theresa Nuber today!
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Recess - Come join your kid(s) and our fun staff at recess! Enjoy some sun while keeping our kids safe! Sign up here.
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Fun Steele Exclusives Available
Enjoy a fun-filled day at Wash Park with the ENTIRE FAMILY!! Your family will race around Wash Park in an obstacle course against other Steele Families. Finish off the day with some drinks and food with those you've just destroyed!!! Sunday, May 15, 2022. $100 per family (or team of up to 6). Contact Katie Ginder to throw your family into the ring.
School's out for SUMMER!!!!! Join us for a day in the sun at Wash Park on June 4th, at 2 pm while we run a very serious Badminton tourney. To the victors go the bragging rights and the hardware. Badminton Dress Whites strongly encouraged. Come alone or bring the whole family! Refreshments and light snacks provided. Email Theresa Nuber with questions or to sign up!
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Steele Talent Show
Our Stallions are STARS! Come and witness all the talent on Wednesday, May 18th at 5:30pm in the Steele Auditorium. There will also be an in school talent show on May 19th for students only, no parents please.
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Steele Winners at DPS District Fair
Congrats to all our scientists who presented their projects at the DPS District level science fair last Saturday! There were approximately 200 students in the district competition. Several Steele Stallions placed at the District Level including:
- Ezra Jacobson (K)
- Whitney Peterson (K)
- Colton Nance (1st)
- Maddie Campbell (2nd
- Matilda Harmon (3rd)
- Locke Denham (3rd)
- Eve Denham (5th)
It was a great showing for Steele Elementary!
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The Annual Book Fair will be May 17th-19th from 8:00am - 4:00pm outside the cafeteria on the north end of the school. Credit Card and eWallet will be acceptable forms of payment (no cash please). For more information on how to load your student’s eWallet account, visit the Book Fair home page.
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Steele Music Performances for each class have begun! Check the schedule to find your student’s date, time and details for their performance.
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Garden Clean Up Day & Planting Social
Come join the Garden team on May 14th for Garden Clean Up Day & Planting Prep 9am-12pm or on May 21st for Garden Planting & Social 2-4pm. We need your help! Join us and see what’s planned for the garden and/or sign up for a Summer Garden Bed! Reach out to Theresa Nuber.
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Last CSC & PTA Meetings
The final CSC meeting of the year is a closed meeting, but please come and join the last PTA meeting as we celebrate our successes and look to the future on Tuesday, May 10th at 6pm at Steele.
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Early Bird Registration
Early Bird Registration is open now and will be available until May 20th. Don't wait - Get it done now! It will not re-open until late July.
Steele is striving to get all students registered by May 20th, as this will help the front office going into the next school year. The grade level with the most fully registered students will earn an extra 15 minutes of recess for a dance party.
To register online, primary legal guardians of current DPS students must have an active DPS Parent Portal account. Visit myportal.dpsk12.org to sign up, or to check that your account is active and ready.
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Yearbook Photo Request - Send Us Your Pics! |
Hey Parents, Friends & Teachers! Do you have PHOTOS of Steele Events? The yearbook volunteers are currently working hard on putting together the yearbook. NOW is the time to submit your amazing photos! We would love to have your BEST shots. Help us make the yearbook fabulous for our kiddos. Please send photos in as events happen until the end of the school year.
Photos Wanted for these Steele Events:
- Class Field Trips
- Teacher Appreciation Week (5/2 - 5/6)
- 5th Grade Balarat (5/3 - 5/4)
- Community Circle (5/13)
- Talent Show (5/18)
- Field Day (5/20)
- Art Show (5/23)
- 5th Grade Continuation (6/1)
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5th Grade Continuation After Party
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The Steele PTA will host an after party in the courtyard at South High School immediately following continuation until 9pm. There will be pizza, drinks, cake, music and games. Come bring the entire family and join for one last celebration of this awesome class! More details to come! |
Pre-Order School Supplies by June 30!
It's time to pre-order your school supplies! The Steele PTA will be collaborating with 1st Day School Supplies again this year to help get your students the classroom supplies they will use next school year.
Steele will be using this program as a fundraiser where $3 from every kit sold will go to our PTA. We have included a Donate a Kit button if families want to sponsor additional kits for families that may need one. If you find that purchasing a kit for your children is a hardship, please reach out to your teacher or Ms. Rosenberg to reserve a donated kit.
Thank you for participating in this program! Don't hesitate to reach out with questions to School Supply Program Coordinator Johanna Woodrow.
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Merrill Middle School Events
Come join Merrill Middle School’s upcoming Jaguar Jamboree event on Saturday, May 14th 12-4pm on the Cory-Merrill campus. They will host games, food trucks, outdoor market and family fun! Do you own a small business and would like to rent a booth? Find more information here.
Merrill Middle School is also hosting a Spring Fling for incoming 6th graders. Please join the staff to tour the building and learn about enrichment and elective classes! Find more information here.
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22-23 Steele Calendar
Here is the Steele Calendar for the 22/23 school year. Please note that there are 3 additional days that are nonstudent contact days. We use these days to do deep planning which there is never enough time for.
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This is the last SDO of the school year - and trust us, you don’t want to miss this one! From 303 Magazine: "Viale Pizza Kitchen is an unexpected Italian gem. Handmade dough, elevated cocktails made with house tinctures and produce sourced from local farms, all at an approachable price — these qualities embody Viàle on Colorado Boulevard. From locally harvested tomatoes to Colorado made meats and handmade pasta, Viàle is both authentic and unassuming."
Join us on Tuesday, May 17th 4-9:30pm for a generous fundraiser as 15% of ALL sales return to Steele!
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