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We are in the Final Days to Order Your DCSM 2025 Yearbook! Order by 4/29. Act Now! We don’t want your student to miss out on this special keepsake. Buy before the deadline to be sure the book arrives for signing day at school! The final deadline for two FREE personal pages is today, April 21! Don't worry if you have more memories to share! You can add extra pages for just $1.99 per set of two pages. Secure your student's yearbook today and give them a keepsake they'll treasure forever. Order & Personalize Your Yearbook Now! https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016038252054199 Best, DCS Montessori Charter School Yearbook Team

If you've been waiting to order your DCS Montessori Charter School Yearbook, don't wait anymore. We don’t want your student to miss out on this special keepsake. We are in the final days to purchase and If you do not buy before the deadline, the book will not arrive for signing day at school! The final deadline for personal pages is April 21! Bonus Alert! Your yearbook includes two FREE custom pages where you can add your own photos and memories. It only takes 10 minutes to make it uniquely yours! Deadline to personalize: April 21, 2025 Don't worry if you have more memories to share! You can add extra pages for just $1.99 per set of two pages. Secure your student's yearbook today and give them a keepsake they'll treasure forever. Order & Personalize Your Yearbook Now! https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016038252054199 Best, DCS Montessori Charter School Yearbook Team

Spirit Nights build community while fundraising for our school! Funds raised from the Spirit Nights listed below will be used to purchase new classroom materials for our school! The Montessori Educational Foundation is grateful for your support at these events! Today, April 17 - MOD Pizza 10:30 am to 9:00 pm 4989 Factory Shops Blvd, Castle Rock You're invited to a Spirit Night at MOD Pizza!!! Please mention our fundraiser when ordering or use the code MODGIVES20 when ordering online! 20% of your bill will be donated to the Montessori Educational Foundation for DCS Montessori! Thank you for your support!

Have you purchased your 2024-2025 Yearbook yet? Don't miss out. Last day to purchase is 4/29. If you are a returning customer, just login with your email account from last year. Click on the link below and log into your Treering.com account. https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016038252054199 If you are buying for the first time go to Treering.com and type in our School Passcode - 1016038252054199 or click the link below. https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016038252054199

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We would like to invite you to the Battle of the Books Quarter finals tonight! The 3rd grade/4th grade team will battle at 5:00 and the 5th grade/6th grade team will battle at 6:00. (FYI, they will not be right after each other. There will be a battle in between). Wear your green and come support our teams at the Castle Rock Library, 100 S Wilcox St, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

DCS Montessori is closed today (Friday, February 21st) due to inclement weather conditions. Our school follows the decision making by Douglas County School District. Here is further information from them: The Douglas County School District will be CLOSED on Friday, February 21 due to inclement weather conditions. We recognize that temperatures will warm up later today. However, Douglas County and Jefferson County received the brunt of this storm. There is currently up to a foot of snow accumulation in some areas of Douglas County with more snow expected over the next few hours. This means that even with a delay, we would not be able to get school parking lots cleared in time for the start of school. In addition, road conditions are currently very slick. As always, in the event of a closure, all DCSD buildings are closed. The Douglas County School District will be CLOSED on Friday, February 21 due to inclement weather conditions. We recognize that temperatures will warm up later today. However, Douglas County and Jefferson County received the brunt of this storm. There is currently up to a foot of snow accumulation in some areas of Douglas County with more snow expected over the next few hours. This means that even with a delay, we would not be able to get school parking lots cleared in time for the start of school. In addition, road conditions are currently very slick. As always, in the event of a closure, all DCSD buildings are closed. Preschool, elementary, middle school and high school classes are cancelled

Today, February 20 - Parry’s Pizza 11:00 am to 9:00 pm 5650 Allen Way #119, Castle Rock Order Lunch or Dinner and Support our school while enjoying a meal with friends at Parry's or with takeout/delivery at home! Please mention DCS Montessori to your server or use the “Fundraiser” button in your online order! 20% of your order will be donated to the MEF!

DCS Montessori BOTB Annual Book Drive and Book Sale Is Coming! Book Drive: March 24-27 Book Sale: Friday, March 28 Spring Cleaning? Do you have some gently used or new books that you no longer want and are taking up room on your bookshelves? The Battle of the Books Teams are hosting a Book Drive/Book Sale. You can donate your old books and get some new ones too! Here is how it will work: Book Drive: Donate your gently used or new books, Mon-Thurs, March 24-27. We will be collecting books during carpool and we will have collection bins by the library. We will take any books or movies in good condition, but we are especially looking for children’s books. Please no text books, manuals or used coloring books. Book Sale: On Friday, March 28 we will have a Book Sale in the library. We will turn the library into a Bargain Book Store. The students will come to the library with their classes and shop for books. Most books will be $1. Why: Our DCS Battle of the Books Teams are raising money for next year’s teams. We like to pay it forward! We will donate all unsold books to our sister school in Colorado Springs (Will Rogers Elementary, where more than 85% of the students live below poverty level). They will be given to the students for free. So even if they don’t benefit our Battle of the Books Teams, they will go to good use! Any adult books or movies will be given to retirement and nursing homes. Primary Sidewalk Book Sale: Friday, March 28 11:00-11:30. We are filling a few carts with primary books and will be on the sidewalk by the Main Entrance doors from 11:00-11:30. Parents may shop before they pick up their primary students. Parents need to park in the parking lot and walk over to the sale. Please do not leave your car in the carpool lane and shop. All books will be $1 or less. Thank you for your support of literacy and our Battle of the Books Teams! Ms. Holly and the Battle of the Books teams If you have any questions, please email Ms. Holly at hhmorgan@dcsdk12.org

Battle of the Books Update Last Thursday night our fearless teams fought in their 3rd battles of the season. It was an exciting night! The 3/4 Team gave us our first challenge of the season. They missed a question and immediately challenged the verdict. Challenging is very nerve wracking and takes a lot of courage. Unfortunately our team could not find what they needed to in the book, so the challenge was not accepted. But still the whole audience clapped for them for trying! The other team was not able to answer it for a steal. The other team missed 2 questions and we stole one of them, which meant we won with a final score of 48-38! The 5/6 Team started their battle strong with their spokesperson shaking the opponent's spokesperson's hand at the beginning of the battle! They had an awesome battle, getting 3 steals from the other team. The 5/6 Team won with a final score of 59-25. Thank you to all our DCSM family who came out to cheer us on! We are so grateful for you! Please join us this week Thursday, February 20th at 7:00 and 7:30 at the Castle Rock Library, 100 S Wilcox St, Castle Rock, CO 80104. Keep Reading, DCSM! Sincerely, Your DCSM BOTB Teams

TONIGHT - February 13 - Gelato & Co. 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm 830 New Memphis Ct., Unit B-100, Castle Rock Enjoy delicious gelato with some friends while supporting our school! Please mention DCS Montessori! 20% of sales will be donated to the MEF!

DCS Montessori is operating on a Delayed Start tomorrow, Thursday, February 13th. At our main campus, we will begin school at 10:00am and arrival will begin at 9:35am. At the Middle School campus, school begins at 9:40am, and students can arrive at school starting at 9:30am. Before Care will begin at 8:30am.

Tonight, February 12 - Pines Bar & Grill 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm 7280 Lagae Rd, Castle Pines Meet your friends for dinner or pick up take out while supporting our school! Please mention DCS Montessori! 10% of sales will be donated to the MEF!

DCS Montessori is operating on a Delayed Start tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12th. At our main campus, we will begin school at 10:00am and arrival will begin at 9:35am. At the Middle School campus, school begins at 9:40am, and students can arrive at school starting at 9:30am. Before Care will begin at 8:30am. Only students who are enrolled in our Before Care program may attend. Dismissal times will remain the same as on normal days.

Today! March 9 - Eileen’s Colossal Cookies 10:00 am - 5:30 pm 2201 Wildcat Reserve Pkwy, Highlands Ranch Please join us for this in-store only fundraiser! Please mention DCS Montessori and 15% of sales will be donated to the MEF!

Working on your Taxes? For Preschool, Childcare Tuition and other payments, log into your account at www.myschoolbucks.com. Select your student. Click on “School Store” at the top right of the page. Select “My Order History.” If you have your payments on an automatic schedule, you’ll click on “School Store” at the top right of the page and select “Scheduled Payments.” Next click on the Recent Payments tab. You can download this information. Our EIN or Tax ID Number is #84-1412032. You’ll also find this in the footer of this newsletter as well as our website. This is not to imply that any of these fees are tax deductible, this is for you and your tax professional to determine.

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Last night both of our Battle of the books teams had their first Battle of the season. We are excited to announce that both teams won! Both the 3rd and 4th grade and the 5th and 6th grade teams have the same score. Both teams did not miss any questions and they stole the one question their opponents missed. These were very tight battles and both of our teams handled the pressure with grace! We were so proud of our teams! Thank you so much to everyone who came to watch the battles! Wow! It was almost standing room only! We hope you have as much fun as we did! What a great way to start our season! We invite you to next week's battles. They will be on Thursday, 2/6, at 6:00 and 6:30 at the Castle Rock library! Go DCS Montessori! Ms. Holly and the BOTB coaches

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