Good evening Owls!

I hope that you’ve had a lovely weekend thus far and were able to get out and enjoy the balmy weather that was forecast for today. Hopefully the sun and relatively high temps will melt the remainder of the snow piles and make everyone’s commutes that much easier this week.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and see you tomorrow,

Jen

 

Monday, February 1 – RTI Cycle 3 Begins

4:00-6:00 Playoff Basketball Games in Hearst Gym (Hearst vs Hyde at 4, Eaton vs Marie Reed at 5)

 

4:00-5:00 Girls Basketball v. Takoma, Hearst Gym

 

3:30-4:30 Staff Meeting

4:00-6:00 Playoff Basketball Games in Hearst Gym (Shepherd or Janney vs Lafayette or Oyster Adams at 4, Hearst or Hyde vs Eaton or Marie Reed at 5)

4:30-6:00 PTA Executive Board Meeting, Conference Room

 

9:00-12:30 2nd Grade Field Trip to Tudor Place

 

Friday, February 5 – Term 2 Report Cards Distributed

8:45-9:15 Parent Chat, Library

2:45-3:15 Parent Chat, Mr. Herreras’s Room

 

Monday, February 8-Thursday, February 11 – School Spirit Week

Tuesday, February 9 –CES Field Trip to Kennedy Center, 11:30-2:30

Friday, February 12 – PD Day – no school for students

Monday, February 15 – President’s Day – no school for students

Monday, February 22 – Teacher Work Day – no school for students

Reminder: Annual Enrollment Packet Mailing

The DCPS Enrollment team, who facilitates the annual enrollment packet mailing each March, will not mail the multi-page enrollment packet to the homes of DCPS families this year. Reasons for this shift include: 1) Several thousand “undeliverable” packets; 2) lack of use by families; and 3) the growing expense of mailing. Instead, the team will send a postcard mailer to families, which will provide them with essential enrollment information and remind them to enroll starting April 1. (Note: This change will not affect the summer mailer that is sent out to families in August.) If you have questions, please contact the Enrollment team.

 

DCPS Study Abroad: Family Information Session (2/2)

The Global Education team is hosting a Family Information Session regarding free international travel for eligible 8^th and 11^th grade students. More information on the Study Abroad opportunity can be found in the attached “CKH Letter to Parents” letter. The meeting is on 2/2 from 6-8 p.m. at Eastern. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. All DCPS students and their families are encouraged to attend. Thestudent application deadline for DCPS Study Abroad is 2/15.

 

Alternative School Program for At-Risk 5^th and 6^th Graders

A resource for rising (or retained) at-risk 5^th and 6^th graders experiencing instability (foster care, homeless, family in crisis, living in kin-care),Monument Academy is a free weekday boarding with the mission of serving these students. Monument Academy offers personalized learning plans for each student, 8:1 student-teacher ratio and 13:1 student-social worker ratio, pediatric psychiatry through a partnership with Georgetown University, Trauma Systems Therapy through a partnership with New York University, and 5:1 student-houseparent ratio in a family-style boarding program. Please contact Danielle Nelson, Well-being Counselor and Family Recruitment Coordinator, by phone at (202) 545-3180 ext. 116 for more information.