School Hours:
9:10 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Office Hours:
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone:
303-652-2828
Principal:
Nancy Pitz
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Dear Niwot Elementary Families,
Learning Celebrations are coming up this week on February 7, 8, 9. Be looking for more information from your teacher and the opportunity to sign-up. Learning Celebrations are our Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences where students have the opportunity to lead the time together. Please also check out the Mwebaza Art Fundraiser while you visit the school for Learning Celebrations.
Lost and Found is overflowing! Please take a moment to check out the rack in front of the school during drop-off or pick-up. Also, during Learning Celebrations is another great opportunity to see what your child might be missing.
Another important reminder to please go online to nominate a Niwot Elemetary Teacher of the Year. Each year the St. Vrain Valley Education Foundation honors outstanding educators from around the district. If you would like to nominate an outstanding teacher from Niwot Elementary, here is your opportunity to do so. Please click on the link below and nominate one of our amazing teachers: https://stvrainfoundation.org/programs/tribute-to-teachers/. We always have a large amount of teachers nominated every year and we look forward to the same this year. Thanks for taking the time to recognize our awesome teachers!
Please let me know what you need and how I can support you.
Sincerely,
Nancy Pitz
Principal
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The Week at a Glance: 2/6-2/10
School Counselor Appreciation Week
Monday, 2/6: 100 Mile Club (8:20am), Access testing
Tuesday, 2/7: Access testing, AAA (3:45-5:00pm), Learning Celebrations/Mwebaza Art Fundraiser
Wednesday, 2/8: Mwebaza Club (8:00am), Access testing, AAA (3:45-5:00pm), Learning Celebrations/Mwebaza Art Fundraiser, Talent Show Show-Offs (3:45pm-7:00pm)
Thursday, 2/9: 100 Mile Club (8:20am), Access testing, Learning Celebrations/Mwebaza Art Fundraiser, Talent Show Show-Offs (3:45pm-7:00pm)
Friday, 2/10: Student Council Sponsored "Sports Day", 100 Mile Club (8:20am), All-School Movement--weather permitting (9:10am), Access testing
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The week of February 6-10 is National School Counseling Week. A big thank you to Isabelle Goulder and Bethany Zeranski for everything you do to support our students, staff, families, and community. You are two of the very best out there!
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Welcome Ms. Xea
We are very excited to introduce our new Attendance Clerk---please welcome Xia Otero-Symphony (pronounced Zey-ah)! Xea comes to us from Albuquerque, New Mexico where she was an attendance clerk for the past 3.5 years at Inez Elementary School. She has relocated to this area and is very excited to be at Niwot Elementary School as an attendance clerk. She loves the work she does! Please begin emailing her for all attendance and registration related items at oterosymphony_xea@svvsd.org. You may also call the office to reach her at 303.652.2828.
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Welcome Ms. Gracie
We are very excited to welcome Gracie Winka to the Discovery Lab. Ms. Gracie was most recently a para in one of our ASD classrooms. Ms. Gracie is very excited to now be in the Discovery Lab as she has a big passion for STEM, design challenges, innovation and instruction. The students have already been busy coding, building, creating and designing. Make sure to ask your child about the amazing things happening in the Discovery Lab. Thank you, Ms. Gracie, for making it a favorite place to be.
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Our top Thanksgiving myOn readers, Ivy Brugh and
Sujash Gurung, earned a lunch with our SRO Officer, Officer Ken. Ivy and Sujash rode in his police car to Chick-fil-A where they enjoyed lunch, and they even got to make their own ice cream treats. Thank you, Officer Ken, for sponsoring this great prize for our top readers.
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Student Council will be sponsoring "Sports Day" on Friday, February 10! Wear your favorite sports jersey or sports gear.
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Responsibility:
PK (S): Mina Mikus
K-B: Esther Sartan
K-L: Michael Bryson
K-G: Jay Olsen
1-B: Nico DiPallo
1-L: Zeek Comeaux
2-E: Ella Jenniches
2-O: Ellar Nielson
2-C: Max Bradley
3-M: Ellie Baron
3-R: Lizzie Racz
3-B: Henry Himmerick
4-F: Cooper Edwards
4-C/K: Stella Bay
5-Y: Julianna Deems
5-W: Huxley Waycasy
5-C: Aiden Cook
Leadership:
PK (S): Eleanor Dreher
K-B: Teddy Leopold
K-L: Lorelei Campbell
K-G: Zoe Fezler
1-B: Ivy Brugh
1-L: Claire Bergman
2-E: Quinn Grossman
2-O: Lillian Marcoux
2-C: Addie Peterson
3-M: Oskar Leopold
3-R: Darby O'Gorman
3-B: Gardiner Hollander
4-F: Graham Ottem
4-C/K: Noah Metzger
5-Y: Levi Berkow
5-W: Mary Jane Moulton
5-C: Easton Camery
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Please know there will be no school on Friday, February 17 (Non-Student Contact Day) and Monday, February 20 (Presidents Day)
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Week of 2/6-2/10
Monday: Chicken Sandwich or PBJ Basket
Tuesday: Mini Tacos or Yogurt Basket
Wednesday: Corn Dogs/Mac&Cheese or PBJ Basket
Thursday: Dumplings or Yogurt Basket
Friday: Pizza or Salad
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February 13 - February 17
2/13: 100 Mile Club (8:20am)
2/14: Happy Valentine's Day! Cougar Choir (8:00am), AAA (3:45-5:00pm)
2/15: 2nd grade Staff Appreciation Luncheon, AAA (3:45-5:00pm)
2/16 100 Mile Club (8:20am)
2/17: No School (comp day)
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Dear Students, Parents, Community Members and Business Partners,
Thank you for your support of the students and teachers in the St. Vrain Valley community.
One of our favorite events of the year is the Tribute to Teachers award celebration sponsored by St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation. We love it because it recognizes and honors our outstanding teachers for their excellence in teaching.
Please help by nominating a teacher who you believe exemplifies excellence for a Teacher of the Year Award. Visit St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation's website at https://stvrainfoundation.org/programs/tribute-to-teachers/ for the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:45 pm.
Thank you so much!
| QR Code to 2023 Nomination Form |
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Learning Services is excited to launch - St. Vrain Parent University
St. Vrain’s Parent University program provides training, information, and resources to parents and caregivers in order to support the well-being and success of their children. By partnering with internal district departments, academic institutions, community organizations, and other agencies to equip families with additional skills, knowledge, and resources.
Classes offered through Parent University provide resources and information in areas such as safety, life skills, academic development, and financial literacy, and will provide families with tools that they can use to encourage their children to become successful while fostering school and community engagement.
Parent University is designed to:
- Increase parental engagement and participation in schools.
- Empower parents to become effective advocates for their children.
- Strengthen home-school-community partnerships.
- Allow parents an opportunity to network with professionals and other parents.
- Help parents develop the skills needed to implement positive parenting practices.
- Equip parents with the knowledge and awareness of resources available to them.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, February 7, 2023: Helping Teens Navigate Peer Relationships
- 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools
- Presented by Ryan Dawson, MA, LPC
- Click here to register
- Description: Looking for ideas and information to support your teen cultivate and maintain healthy peer relationships? Looking for tips to help your teen resist peer pressure to engage in harmful or risky behavior? Looking for strategies to reflect on your parenting skills in support of your teen? Join Ryan Dawson as he leads an interactive session for parents and caregivers to support them as they support their teen navigate peer relationships successfully.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023: Building Resilience in You, Your Child, and Your Family
- 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools
- Presented by Dr. Shelly Mahon
- Click here to register
- Description: The world has changed for a variety of reasons over the last few years, but one thing remained the same – our ability to be resilient. While the challenges we’ve faced can cause fear and worry, they also create opportunities to build resilience in ways we have not been exposed to in the past. Almost a half a century of research tells us that parents/caregivers are the number one source of a child’s resilience. So, what does that look like and how do you create that environment? In this interactive conversation, we will explore what resilience looks like for you, your child, and your family. We will address myths and dig into specific strategies that leave you empowered to go home and apply what you’ve uncovered and learned. You will see that resilience is in each and every one of us, it simply needs to be grown and nurtured.
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Please consider supporting a Niwot High School student and her IB CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) project!
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A reminder that students are outside for morning line-up and recesses when the temperature is 17 degrees or above (includes wind chill). Please remember to send your child to school with appropriate winter gear. Also, students are only allowed in the snow at recess if they have snow boots and snow pants on. If they don't have these items they will still be able to play on the blacktop.
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The attendance policy at Niwot Elementary is one in which the first 10 absences are excused as long as there is communication with the school. After 10 excused absences in a school year, a doctor’s note is required in order to excuse future absences. A student will be considered "habitually" truant when he/she has 4 unexcused absences in a month or 10 total unexcused absences in a school year. When a student is habitually truant the SVVSD School Advocate can potentially be involved and an Attendance Plan could be put into place.
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The half year insurance fee is now available in Infinite Campus. As new students enroll, the student should automatically be assigned the DTS: 1:1 Tech Insurance S2 ONLY 12.50 fee with an expiration date of two (2) weeks. Parents have two (2) weeks to pay the fee before it is automatically voided.
You may also offer the half year insurance to current students who did not opt into insurance in Fall 2022. However, you will need to inspect the iPad first to make sure it is in working condition before offering the insurance.
Spring 2023 Insurance: $12.50
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When is being sick too sick to come to school?
A child's ability to learn, perform and behave can depend on how they feel physically and illness plays a significant role in school absences. Often parents don’t understand when their child is too sick for school and when they can safely send them to school. If a student has a contagious illness that could cause illness in other children, they should stay home.
Students can come and remain at school if:
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They have a runny nose and a slight cough, but no other symptoms
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They have been fever free for 24 hours without taking any fever reducing medicine.
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Haven’t thrown up or had any diarrhea for 24 hours.
Students should remain home if:
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The child doesn’t feel well enough to take part in normal activities
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The child needs more care than teachers and staff can give, and still care for the other children.
The Health Services department follows guidelines developed by the Colorado Children’s Hospital when making a determination if a student is too sick to be at school. We also work closely with our local public health departments in Weld and Boulder Counties for communicable disease control guidance.
Links: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/DEHS_ChildCare_HowSickistooSickIllnessPolicy_English.pdf
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PTAC Sponsored Family Directory
Here is the link for the PTAC Family Directory. Families can log-in or sign-up and opt to share their contact information, as well as view other families' that have chosen to share.
https://niwotptac.membershiptoolkit.com/
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Materials and course fees are now applied for all students in Infinite Campus. As in the past, fees will be reduced or waived for students who apply and are eligible for free or reduced lunch and students experiencing homelessness under McKinney-Vento.
Code of Conduct: Please make sure to take the time and review the updated Code of Conduct and complete the parent acknowledgement online.
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MILK CAPS for MOOOLA is a program sponsored by Longmont Dairy that helps students earn money for their school and students. Longmont Dairy milk caps are worth 5¢ each. Just send your Longmont Dairy milk caps into the office, and we will take care of the rest!
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