{"id":5033,"date":"2023-08-15T18:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:58:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:58:29","slug":"welcome-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/es\/2023\/08\/15\/welcome-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome Back Montclair Families! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoyed your summer with family and friends. We are thrilled to welcome all of you back to a year filled with learning and growing. I also hope you are relaxed, recharged and ready to start a new school year. I am so delighted that you are part of our amazing Montclair School Community where we value your positive energy, collaboration, and dedication to your children\u2019s success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am honored, grateful and excited to start this journey with you and your children. I am excited and eager to bring my skills as an educational leader to Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment and to work with you as a partner in education to ensure your children&#8217;s success. In addition, I would like to build strong relationships with all of you throughout the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&nbsp;we will focus on school safety, the Montclair values to develop character, the use of data to drive instruction, and providing consistent implementation of the curriculum in a rigorous manner so that we can continue to increase students&#8217; achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to&nbsp; invite you to attend our<strong> Back to School &#8211;&nbsp;Ice Cream Social <\/strong>and meet your teachers on<strong> Thursday, September 7 from 3:30-5:00 pm <\/strong>at Montclair. This will be a great time to strengthen our Montclair community, meet teachers and other families, and learn about the upcoming school year. We will also be hosting a vaccine clinic from 3:00pm -7pm. I hope to see each of you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First day of school for<strong> K-5 is Monday 8\/21\/23<\/strong>.<\/li><li>First day of school from <strong>ECE is Tuesday 8\/22\/23<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Please take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/calendar\/\">school calendar <\/a>for the upcoming school year.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The <strong>1st Thursday<\/strong> of each month is <strong>early dismissal at 1:10pm<\/strong> (ECE &#8211; 5th).<\/li><li>YMCA&nbsp; is available for families who need additional after-school support.&nbsp; YMCA&nbsp; Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/denverymca\">YMCA Registration Link<\/a><\/li><li>Our s<strong>chool day<\/strong> will be from <strong>8:05 am \u2013 3:05 pm<\/strong> Monday to Friday.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Students should arrive no earlier than 7:50 am each day.&nbsp; All students will have the opportunity to eat breakfast as part of DPS\u2019s Breakfast in the Classroom program.&nbsp; Our tardy bell will be at 8:10 am.&nbsp; If your student arrives after 8:10 am, they will need a tardy slip from the front office.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>School Fees are $40 per child <\/strong>and will cover all school supplies and field trips for the year.&nbsp; To pay your school fee visit:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/myportal.dpsk12.org\/\">Parent Portal<\/a>&nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/payonline.dpsk12.org\/\">Click here for instructions<\/a>)<\/li><li>You can now <strong>report student absences online<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpsk12.org\/attendance\/\">Click here for more information<\/a><\/li><li>DPS has made changes to <strong>Montclair bus routes<\/strong>: Check your <a href=\"https:\/\/myportal.dpsk12.org\/\">Parent Portal<\/a>&nbsp; for more information or call DPS transportation at (720) 423-4600.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the event you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 720-424-5380. Our doors are always open for all of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking forward to a wonderful year,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Barks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Principal&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/\">Montclair.dpsk12.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/dj.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/dj.png 409w, https:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/dj-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/montclair.dpsk12.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/dj-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Back Montclair Families! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I hope you enjoyed your summer with family and friends. We are thrilled to welcome all of you back to a year filled with learning and growing. 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