Upcoming Important Dates
- March 4th - MHAC Weighted Staffing Meeting - 6:45pm, Open Community Forum
- March 6th – Parent Conferences
- March 7th – No School
- March 11th - PTO Meeting, 6:30pm
- March 10-21- CSAP Testing Window - 3-5th Grades
- March 24-28 - Spring Break
- March 14th – PTO Silent Auction
- April 18th - Sock Hop
- May 20th – Hopkins Field Day
MHAC Weighted Staffing Meeting
Would you like to give your input on staffing for next school year? Mark Hopkins' Accountability Committee is hosting a community forum this Tuesday, March 4, at 7pm in the school library. Mr. Brueckner will let us know how many staffing points Hopkins has for the 2008-2009 school year. We will then have a discussion about what we value as a school community and give him feedback on staffing priorities. Please come and be part of this important discussion.
Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP)
Our 3rd-5th grade students will soon be taking the Colorado Student Assessment Program. A schedule of our testing dates is going home in the Tuesday Communications Folder. It is important for students to be well rested and eat nutritious meals. This assessment is used by the state, the district, and the school to see how well students are learning Colorado State Content Standards.
View our students interviewing Mr. Brueckner on our first Hopcast. 
Hopkins Parents and Grandparents: Do you have a spare 30 minutes one to four times per month? Many of our classes are in need of readers for the Read Aloud Program. This program encourages parents, grandparents, seniors and others to come into a classroom and read stories to the class. Being read to has been proven to be beneficial for all kids (and for those who read to them)! All that is involved is about 10 minutes picking out a book or books in the school library and about 20 minutes of reading time. If you are interested in reading for any of the following classes, please contact Michele Craig (Hopkins mom and Read Aloud Coordinator) at 303-797-6393.
Class reading days/times for those classes needing volunteers are as follows:
Skarwecki - Fri. - 11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Wilson - Fri. - 9:00 a.m.
Hermanson - Tues./Thurs. - 2:40 - 3:00 p.m.
Lonie - Weds./Thurs. - 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Polette - Mon./Weds. - 11:30 a.m.
Cardenas - Fri. - 2:40 p.m.
Thank you to all of you who already volunteer your time at our school! For those of you who would like to take an active part in your child's school experience, this is an easy and enjoyable way to do it!
Attendance Hotline
303-734-5555. Please remember to call the 24 hour attendance line if your child will be absent or late.
Communication going home in hard copy:
SS Youth Theatre Flier
PTO Silent Auction Flier
PTO Silent Auction Volunteer-Flier
Kids Pages - March