As a reminder, the Colorado Education Association is organizing a rally at the capitol on March 20 to demand that the Colorado legislation does not cut state education funding. For most districts across Colorado, this rally is during spring break, for DPS this is a regular Thursday. In many schools, including Asbury, the majority of our teachers are taking one of their four allotted personal days to rally at the capitol and protest these cuts. As a result, 80% of the staff will not be at school Thursday. So, DPS has called a non-student contact day for Asbury for this Thursday, 3/20. For Asbury families, school will resume on Tuesday, April 1. CMAS Testing starts the week of April 7 for grades 3-5.
It is not our intention to disrupt learning and we tried very hard to keep Asbury open and I do want to apologize for any impacts that this closure has on your family’s schedule. That said, I know that we all support our educators in their fight for increased funding and their right to express these feelings.
Please see below for more information about continued supports despite the closure:
For Discovery Link families, we have been told that DL will continue to run their am and pm programming.
Breakfast and lunch will still be available to families. Please stop by between 9-11 on 3/20 to pick up to-go breakfast and lunch items.
If you would like to offer suggestions or feedback to the district, here are several avenues to reach out:
Contact Asbury’s DPS Board Member or District 1, Kimberlee Sia
Reach out directly to our Superintendent, Dr. Marrero.
In Partnership,
Jeanna Doung
What’s top of Mind?
Save the Date – Asbury’s 100 Year Celebration – Friday, September 5, 2025
Here’s a link to share your Asbury Story. Please fill this out!! Anyone who is affiliated with Asbury. Please share the word on the save the date and also share the link to this too.
Thank you so much for supporting our amazing March events at Asbury. We were so proud of our students for showing bravery to participate in the Spelling Bee and Talent Show. We also loved seeing our scholars read their hearts out during Read-A-thon and solve so many math problems during March Mathness. These events are a special part of Asbury and we would love to hear your feedback about what makes these events special for your family and also any opportunities that we can grow and improve. Please click on the link below to share any feedback to better support students next year.
Additionally, if your family brought in a pie or volunteered to support Pi day, we truly appreciate your kindness and generosity to make this day happen.
We recognize that March is a very full month and we truly appreciate all of your time, support, and generosity to make these events so special. We hope that you all enjoy a well deserved Spring Break.
Volunteers needed for Recess/Lunch Duty Coverage during CMAS
Please help us with lunch/recess duty during our CMAS testing so our teachers and paras can finish their proctoring. Recess/lunch duty is a fun experience. We promise! You will check in at the office when you arrive and then go out to the playground to support our students during recess and then when they are eating lunch.
Here is the link to the SIGN UP GENIUS. Thank you in advance.
These are two helpful videos (also in the sign up genius) to make your recess/lunch duty experience even better!
Are you interested in joining CSC (Collaborative School Community) group for the 25/26 school year? This is an important group that comes together and talks about budget, supports school level strategic planning and engages in work to ensure Asbury is on track and our priorities are in line with our needs! If you are interested, please reach out to Jeanna Doung.
Reminder: Spring Break is Coming up and all lost and found will be donated Friday March 21, 2025.
As a reminder, Asbury and DPS have spring break starting March 21-March 31. Students will be back in school on Tuesday, April 1. March 21 is an Asbury release day- teachers will come together to have professional learning, collaboration and planning time to ensure we are setting students up for success. Monday, March 31 is a DPS holiday, so the school will not be open at all, as DPS will not be open.
HR Updates
The Hiring Team has been working hard interviewing candidates for our open Special Education teacher and paraprofessional positions for the 25/26 school year. We have interviewed some amazing candidates and are hopeful that we will have some amazing staff join us next year. Once we have official news, we will share this information with you all!
Welcome our new nurse, Ariani Palmer, she will be with us 2 days a week. We are thrilled to have her support. She will be starting after spring break!
Open Positions:
We have a few DAS (1 on 1 paraprofessional) positions that support our students with special needs. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to reach out!
MI Special Education Teacher position open. If you know of anyone or are interested in yourself, please let Jeanna know.
We are interviewing for next school year. We have several openings including:
No registration necessary unless you want to get involved in specific things – SeeHERE (Click on DPS Students in this link).
Just save the date and plan to show up. It will be so cool. Prizes will be given out throughout the event!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Amy_Ravel@dpsk12..net
What’s Still Relevant?
Assessment Update (3rd, 4th, 5th grades)
CMAS/CoAlt Schedule and Parent Information Letter – Click HERE.
Testing Window at Asbury – April 7-April 17
3rd, 4th, and 5th grades will do ELA (3 units/grade) and math (3 units/grade)
4th will also do Social Studies (1 unit)
5th will also do Science (3 units)
By getting this information out early, we hope you can plan accordingly with appointments/trips/days absent from school. It is also really important that students arrive at school on time each day. It is really helpful to get all the testing completed as scheduled and limit the number of make-ups we need to do.
Note: The specials schedule will be flipped from 4/7-4/17 (ie. K, 1, 2 will have specials in the morning and 3, 4, 5 will have specials in the afternoon during this testing window.
CMAS Virtual Parent Information (3rd, 4th, 5th grade families!)
Thank you so much for taking a moment to watch this CMAS Information Video. We decided to do this instead of a live session (was scheduled yesterday) to make it more convenient for all of your busy schedules. If you have any questions, please reach out to Amy_Ravel@dpsk12.net.
If you want to, you can sit with your student and look through the practice resources to experience what CMAS is all about (new for 3rd grade families, review for 4th and 5th grade families).
Immigration Resources for Family and Staff: A Family Resource Toolkit is available in English and Spanish, and contains information and resources about rights, current DPS policies, training, mental health support, DPS resources, community resources and more. To request the toolkit in another language, email office_communications@dpsk12.net.
Report Card Window
Report cards will be ready after March 20 (Today!). This will be for the 2nd trimester. If you have any questions, please contact the front office.
What’s going on with PTSO?
This is not an April Fool’s joke – our next PTSO meeting will be VIRTUAL on Tuesday, April 1. Join us online at 6 p.m. to learn about all the fun things in the works at Asbury this spring!
Looking for some fresh new Asbury merch for the summer and next year? We’ve got you covered! Check out our cute store here: https://apmerch.com/asbury/. Store will close April 4th.
Going to be around for Spring Break? Skate City in Littleton is offering FREE SKATING! See the attached flyer below. Thank you, Skate City! (And mark your calendars: Asbury’s Skate City night is Monday, April 7, 6-8 pm) – Click HERE for the coupons and information.
Celebrate the first week back after Spring Break with our next Friday Fun! Kona Ice will be parked outside after school on Friday, April 4. Don’t forget your cups!
Mark your calendar for Spring Wing 2025!! Friday, May 2 is the big day!
Tickets go on sale in April.
LAST CALL! We’re looking for items to include in this year’s highly anticipated auction. Do you have extra tickets to a game, music performance, or other cool event, or have a hookup to some cool artists or local businesses who would like to be involved? Please contact asbury.ptso@gmail.com!
HOST AN EXPERIENCE! We are looking for a few more Asbury families to host an experience – this is a really fun part of our auction! Some ideas include Game Night, Progressive Dinner, Wine Tasting, Kickball Tournament, Family Olympics, Silent Disco, Moms and Margaritas, and Garden Party! If you and your friends have a great idea and are willing – please reach out to asbury.ptso@gmail.com.
What’s going on with Enrichments?
Please visit the Asbury Website for more information and details about enrichments offered during this session: Asbury Enrichments Schedule (update in progress)
