A Heartfelt Thank You and Warm Winter Wishes
As we close out the calendar year, we want to start by expressing our gratitude to this incredible LaunchED community. Thank you for your generosity in supporting the Our Center Food & Supply Drive. Your kindness and commitment to helping others embody the spirit of our community, and the donations you provided will make a significant difference this winter season.
We also want to send our warmest wishes to all our students, families, and staff. We hope you have a joyful and restful winter break filled with warmth, connection, and peace. We look forward to welcoming you back in the new year, ready for more learning and innovation!
Important Dates & Upcoming Events:
December 17th-19th: Final Exam Schedule 6th-12th Grade (see schedule below)
Dec 22-Jan 5: Winter Break for Students (LaunchED office will be closed)
Jan 6, 2026: First day of school in the new year!
Middle School Art
This middle school student was inspired to explore Procreate during her Middle School Art class. She says, “My process for making it was really using the different features in Procreate that were available to me. Using different brushes, color palettes, and really experimenting with the lightings!”
Thank you to Ms. Freeman for helping to inspire the creativity of our students!
All School Virtual Assembly: Slime the Principals (and a few teachers)
Our students raised an impressive amount of items during the recent Our Center Food and Supply Drive. And, one of the big incentives was to slime the principals!
Join us on Tuesday, December 16th, at 3:30pm in an all-school virtual assembly where we will slime the principals (Ms. McMurtry & Ms. Read) and a few guest teachers!
Link to the Assembly: https://svvsd.webex.com/svvsd/j.php?MTID=m88ba641596e0fc552ded4722f035f43a
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY–we have raised over 900 items!
As part of the incentives for raising so many items for the Our Center, students and their families can participate in the All-School Trivia! See the information below!
Access the All-School Trivia form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP1reD6r0xY2m_Xub05ekVZTWYiQhPxEBNKAfTsvtJ8E-Uew/viewform
You can work by yourself, with a team of friends, or your family! Only one form per team 🙂
Trivia Forms must be turned in by Friday, December 19th at 4:00pm.
The highest point getters will be entered into a raffle for some LaunchED swag!
Final Exam Week Schedule (6th-12th)
Please see the final exam week schedule for our middle and high school students for the week of December 15th-19th. Students are going over this information in their Advisory classes, but please check in with them to make sure they understand the schedule. Note–the afternoons of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are time for students to attend office hours with teachers by appointment if they are wrapping up any additional make up work. There are no afternoon classes for 6th-12th grade this Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday!
Important Updates for Families in Colorado!
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has asked us to share this information with our community: Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits for November may be delayed. If you need additional food before your SNAP benefits are available, there are local resources that can help:
Hunger Free Colorado Food Resource Hotline: 855-855-4626
Colorado 211: Call 2-1-1- or 866-760-6489 or visit www.211colorado.org (this resource also includes support for holiday needs as well)
Feeding Colorado: Visit www.feedingcolorado.org/find-food or email info@feedingcolorado.org
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