DCIS Connect Newsletter (Back to School Edition 2019-20)

Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Staff and Students Back to School Edition (Leer en Español usar el traductor de Google aquí.) WELCOME TO 2019-20!! School supply lists came out this week and can be found here. The first day of school for DCIS students is Monday, Aug. 19.  For the first week only, Monday will be a modified white day, Tuesday-Friday will be block days. On Monday, Aug. 19, students will have the following schedule: Advisement    7:50-8:20 2nd Period     8:25-9:05 3rd Period      9:10-9:50 4th Period      9:55-10:35 5th Period      10:40-11:20 LUNCH           11:20-12:10 6th Period      12:15-12:55 7th Period      1:00-1:40 8th Period      1:45-2:55 Advisement    2:30-2:55 Full DCIS 2019-2020 Calendar HAPPENING THIS WEEK ... First Day of School: Monday, Aug. 19 Taco Night and Chili Cook-off: Friday, Aug. 23, 5-9 pm MARK YOUR CALENDAR ... Labor Day, NO SCHOOL: Monday, Sept. 2 Fall Play Auditions: Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 9-10, Auditorium after school Back to School Night: Wednesday, Sept. 11 TACO NIGHT Join us for the 3rd Annual Taco Night, Chili Cook-Off & Dessert Competition on Friday, Aug. 23, beginning at 5 pm and hosted by DCIS PTSA. Come and enjoy yummy food, reconnect and meet with friends. RSVP and sign up for the Chili Cook-Off and Dessert Competition. BACK TO SCHOOL...  2019-20 BELL SCHEDULE This school year, DCIS will have different bell schedules for middle school and high school students Monday-Thursday. In order to keep up with our lunchtime club tradition and to make it easier for high school students to attend a wider variety of concurrent enrollment classes off-campus during the week, Fridays will be white days, with both middle and high school following the same bell schedule. Middle School Bell Schedule Green Days                                                     Blue Days Advisement 7:50-9:20                                     5th Period 7:50-9:20 2nd Period 9:25-10:55                                    6th Period 9:25-10:55 LUNCH 10:55-11:45                                        LUNCH 10:55-11:45 3rd Period 11:50-1:20                                     7th Period 11:50-1:20 4th Period 1:25-2:55                                       8th Period 1:25-2:55   High School Bell Schedule Green Days                                                     Blue Days Advisement 7:50-9:20                                     5th Period 7:50-9:20 2nd Period 9:25-10:55                                    6th Period 9:25-10:55 3rd Period 11:00-12:30                                   7th Period 11:00-12:30 LUNCH 12:30-1:20                                          LUNCH 12:30-1:20 4th Period 1:25-2:55                                       8th Period 1:25-2:55   Middle and High School Friday White Days 2nd Period 7:50-8:40 3rd Period 8:45-9:35 4th Period 9:40-10:30 5th Period 10:35-11:25 LUNCH 11:25-12:10 6th Period 12:15-1:05 7th Period 1:10-2:00 8th Period 2:05-2:55   STAY INFORMED In addition to subscribing to this newsletter, you can download the Flyer School App from Google Play or the App Store. Once you have downloaded the Flyer App, you can select your language and then tap the + button to add our school, DCIS at Baker. We will send out a push notification through the app to let you know when the weekly newsletter becomes available. We'll also use push notifications to announce important events and highlight news at DCIS. YEARBOOK PREORDER Preorder your yearbook through TreeRing. If you order before Sept. 30, there is a $6 discount. Regular price is $40. RAISE YOUR HAND...  PTSA Dear DCIS Community, Welcome to the 2019-2020 PTSA at DCIS Baker! I look forward to a wonderful year together, and my last year as PTSA president. If you would like to join the PTSA, please send an email to dcis.ptsa@gmail.com, including your name, address and phone number. The cost to join the DCIS PTSA is $10 per person (students also pay $10). You can pay for your membership(s) online. See the SignUp Genius for ways you can be involved in 2019-2020. You can also contact me at 303-913-4845 or dcis.community@gmail.com if there is something else you can offer, or if you have any other questions or comments. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Marie Meyer NEWSLETTER EDITOR NEEDED! Our two longtime newsletter editors will be vacating their positions at the end of this school year as the last of their kids will graduate. We already have one parent volunteer who is interested in taking over and are looking for another. Having two is hugely helpful for lightening the load and providing coverage during absences, time off, etc. No experience needed — we will train. Proofreading/editing skills and an eye for detail are desirable. Once you're trained, you can expect to spend about an hour a week (sometimes more, sometimes less) to get the newsletter out on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. You'll also learn how to send out push notifications through the school app (super easy).  Please send an email to dcisconnect@gmail.com by Friday, Aug. 30, detailing your interest and any related skills/experience. We hope you'll join us! It's a great way to keep on top of what's going on at the school and to get to know DCIS staff, other parents and students. TRAVEL CENTER NEWS...  WHERE IN THE WORLD? Many of you traveled this summer! It would be super cool to have postcards from your travels on this bulletin board downstairs to show where you have been.  You can mail them to the PTSA at 574 6th Ave., Denver, CO 80204. If you don't want to mail them, you can just bring them to school, put your name on them and place them in The Travel Center Inbox in the front office when you return. It's always fun to see where we have all been (from Breckenridge to Timbuktu) and sets the tone for adventure and travel for the school year.   PLANNED TRAVEL 2019/2020 AT DCIS Middle School and High School Guatemala or Peru – summer of 2020 – contact Kristen Miller in room 218A, or call her at 720.423.9053. China (Beijing, Suzou, Hangzhou, Shanghai) – June 8-16, 2020 – contact Peggy Liu in room 120 or call her at 720.423.9020.   High School England – summer of 2020 – contact Andrew Crossley in room 116A, or call him at 720.423.9035.   Canyonlands/Estes Park – April 2020 – contact Jilaine Sandlin or Connor Saller – for sophomores (10th graders) only   Italian Cultural Exchange – spring break 2020 – contact Marcela Quesada in room 115 or Sally Bishop in room 218 – for high school students of Italian only.   SUPPORT THE TRAVEL CENTER Is making travel available to DCIS students important to you? Support the DCIS TRAVEL CENTER by: Donating to the PTSA Travel Center Fund by sending an email to dcis.ptsa@gmail.com for the PayPal link and other information on how to support the Travel Center.. Attending the Travel Fair Dec. 12, 5-8 pm in the Cafeteria. What Does the Travel Center offer? The DCIS Travel Center is staffed by the Travel Coordinator who:  Facilitates the development of a vibrant, feasible, sustainable plan for travel at DCIS with the input of students, teachers and parents. Through education, research and support, empowers students and teachers to create equitable domestic and international travel experiences for students that support the DCIS mission, Core Values and proficiency in the GPS Outcomes. Develops and nurtures community- and school-based partnerships that will support and enrich travel experiences for students at DCIS. Promotes connections and intercultural experiences within the DCIS community. COUNSELORS' CORNER ...  COUNSELORS Tami Schmidt - 720-423-9006 Ted Brugman - 720-423-9094   SPORTS...  HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AT WEST  Fall sports at Denver West have officially started! If you want to play, you must complete your physical, family ID and registration. Get started here. Fees can be paid online and must be paid in order to participate. Football Cross Country Men's Soccer Women's Softball Women's Volleyball Boys' Tennis MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS AT DCIS Keep an eye out in this space and on the bulletin boards at school for information on middle school fall sports. Click here for district information on Prep League (middle school) sports, including a link to the physical form. Students will need a physical to try out/participate in sports. MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITY...  BECOME A COLORADO KIDS REPORTER  The Colorado NIE (Newspapers in Education) youth journalism program provides an opportunity for students under the age of 14 to join a community of writers, have a forum, increase their writing and photography skills, review products, books and movies, and share ideas with other youth.  We mentor the reporters as writers and photographers and provide periodic workshops. Reporters post their stories and photos to our youth journalism website. There is NO CHARGE to participate. There are no minimum or maximum levels of participation. Reporters (and their families) decide how much time to commit. If you would like the chance to write about events and people in Colorado and to review books, toys, games and movies, here is your chance. Get your application in and join us!  Click here to become a CK reporter. CONNECT ... DCIS Website DCIS Facebook Page DCIS Parents Group (closed, non-school-sanctioned) on Facebook DCIS Drama Club Facebook  DCIS Travel Center Facebook DCIS Foundation Facebook   DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Please send questions or comments to dcis.connect@gmail.com.  Every Thursday while school is in session, you'll receive this DCIS Connect newsletter in your email inbox to keep you up to date on all the events and happenings at our school. It's also available on the DCIS Connect app, which you can download at the Apple Store or Google Play. If you don't wish to receive the newsletter, click the Unsubscribe link below. If you're receiving multiple copies of the newsletter, please email dcis.connect@gmail.com to report the problem; be sure to indicate your first and last name and preferred email address so we can update our records. Newsletter submissions are due by noon on the Tuesday preceding the issue date. 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