Summer Resources & Back-to-School Info

Posted June 2, 2022

Summer Resources for Families

We have collected a list of summer resources for families below!

Summer Programs for Kids

• Denver Public Schools Summer Program List
• Regis University’s Summer Reading Skills Program — visit their website here.

Summer Reading Resources

• DPS students of all ages are invited to participate in the “Summer of Sora” reading program, organized by DPS Library Services (Sora is DPS’s ebook and audiobook library!) We’ve also got a fun Bingo activity for students to complete here. Families can also visit our school library online at lion.dpsk12.org for other reading resources!
• Denver Public Library’s annual “Summer of Adventure” reading program!

Free & Low-Cost Summer Activities for Families

• DPS’s list of affordable summer family activities around the city.
• Great Outdoors Colorado & Generation Wild’s 20 Ideas for 20 Minutes Outside this summer. 
• The McKinley-Thatcher PTA is hosting three summer playdates for families!

Summer Assistance Resources

• DPS is offering free summer meals for kids at 47 different schools across the city! Click here for more information.
• City of Denver’s community resource list.
• Denver Health’s School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) will remain open at select locations during summer break. SBHC services are offered at NO COST to all Denver Public Schools students! Click here to see their summertime information.

Back-to-School Information

Save-the-Date for Our August Events!

• Monday, August 8 to Friday, August 12 – School Registration (online ONLY): complete registration paperwork, pay school fees, and receive important school year information through our website.  
• Thursday, August 18, 4:00pm-5:30pm – Open House: join us in our building to meet your teachers and tour classrooms. 
• Monday, August 22 – First Day of School & Welcome Celebration: our first day of school is Monday, August 22. Join us on our playground at 7:15am for our Welcome Celebration!

McKinley-Thatcher’s 2022-2023 School Year Calendar

• Click here to see our 2022-2023 school year calendar!
• Please note that, in addition to the district-wide “no school” days, McKinley has four special “no school” days:
  • Thursday, September 29, 2022
  • Tuesday, January 17, 2023
  • Friday, March 10, 2023
  • Friday, April 28, 2023

2022-2023 School Hours + Before & After-School Care

• Just a reminder that our 2022-2023 school hours are 7:30am to 2:30pm!
• Our Discovery Link (DL) program is offering AFTER-school care next year for ECE-5th grade students. Afternoon care will operate from 2:30pm to 6:00pm. DL is also hoping to offer BEFORE-school care FOR K-5th GRADE ONLY (not ECE) from 6:30am to 7:30am, but will only be able to do so if we have 15 or more children signed up. For more information, and to register, please visit the Discovery Link website.