News from the Nest — March 19, 2021

Posted March 19, 2021

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Vol. 5, No. 27

DPS Presents a FREE Health Fair for Families!

In partnership with Denver Health, Connect for Health Colorado, and other local organizations, DPS is excited to host a FREE, outdoor health fair at Place Bridge Academy (7125 Cherry Creek Dr. North) on Friday, March 26 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Families can visit the fair to receive the services listed below.

COVID-19 testing
Basic vision testing
Dental exams with a dental hygienist (limited to the first 30 people)
Preventative health screenings: Glucose Testing (A1C), Blood Iron Testing (anemia), Body Mass Indexing Calculation, Blood Pressure Checkup, and more.

Click here to see more information or click here to register!

Extra News

Just a reminder: Spring Break is Monday, March 29 to Monday, April 5. School resumes on Tuesday, April 6.
Reminder for ECE ONLY: ECE students have no school on Friday, March 26. This day is a professional training day for our ECE staff.
Don’t forget, families are able to collect their box tops digitally for our school! Learn how here.
Due to the uniqueness of this school year, we will not be holding our traditional student-led conferences this semester. Instead, we’ll be following the standard DPS policy of scheduling spring conferences as needed by the classroom teacher or student’s family. Thank you!
ELA families, you’re invited to the next Multilingual Education DAC meeting on Wednesday, March 24!

Upcoming Events

Click here to view the McKinley-Thatcher school calendar.

Fri., 3/26 — School Values Assembly, 7:45am-8:15am (everyone is invited to join us on Google Meet!)
Fri., 3/26 — ECE ONLY: No School (professional learning day for ECE staff)
Mon., 3/29 to Mon., 4/5 — NO SCHOOL: Spring Break (classes resume on Tues., 4/6)