Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!

We would like to warmly welcome our new students and families joining the Denison Montessori community. We are also thrilled to see our returning children and families very soon! This is a long Denison Digest with lots of information about the upcoming school year.

Please be sure to read all of this Digest and visit the links included so you have answers to many of the questions you may have about the upcoming school year! We are excited to see your children very soon.

Kindly,

Ms. Natalie, Principal

Denison Announcements

In-person registration will be taking place August 6th & 7th from 8:00 - 3:30 p.m. in Denison’s library. Class lists will be available at registration.
- Wednesday, August 6th: Primary (ECE3, ECE4, & Kindergarten) students & their siblings*
- Thursday, August 7th: Upper & Lower Elementary Students (1st-6th grade)
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Please note that children cannot start school without completed registration forms! Please call the Denison office at (720) 424-8080 with questions after August 4th.
- Parents: Please bring updated immunization information with you to registration.
- Parents: We will be collecting your $50 classroom donation.
- The First day of school is Monday, August 18th for 1st through 6th grade.
- Kindergarten students will start on Tuesday, August 19th
- All four year olds will start on Tuesday, September 2nd.
- Three year olds will be phased in the week of August 25th. You will receive your start date from the teacher by August 22nd.
- If you have completed registration online, please bring your confirmation page.
- Please note that we will be able to help you register your child more efficiently if you come to registration on your designated date.
- You can find all the dates for this year on the Denison ‘25-’26 calendar

We have some new staff to welcome to the Denison Montessori community this year. Please introduce yourselves to them and help each of these individuals feel welcome!
- Keiko Brunson, Special Education teacher
- Lisa Cohen, Social Worker
- Keta Bracamontes, Lower Elementary paraprofessional
- Marlene Cortez, Restorative Practices Coordinator
- Jillian Crutchfield King, Primary paraprofessional
- Rebecca Hanna, Upper Elementary paraprofessional
- Felicia Martinez, Primary paraprofessional
- Jay Sifontes, English Language Development Paraprofessional
- Tate Thygesen, School Technology Partner
- Tony Laveo, Facilities Manager
- TBD, Music teacher (Unfortunately, the teacher we hired in May was unable to stay with us for the upcoming school year.)

Class lists will be available at registration. Please see the Family handbook for full information on the classroom placement policy. You can access it using the following links in English, Spanish or Vietnamese.

Please review the linked information about school drop-off and pick up routines and times for the 2024-2025 school year in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. These are the same as last year!
- Primary: ECE3, ECE4, Kindergarten: English, Spanish, Vietnamese
- Lower and Upper Elementary: 1st - 6th grade: English, Spanish, Vietnamese

Did you know that your student’s attendance can impact their socio-emotional and academic growth? Studies have shown that students who miss multiple days of school per year are at risk for reading below grade level. Denison Montessori wants to support all students’ regular, daily attendance. Please review our updated attendance guidelines, available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, for information about state, DPS, and Denison Montessori attendance policies.
If your family needs assistance in getting your child to and from school every day, please pick up information about our SchoolPool program at registration. We are pleased to partner with Schoolpool, a free program to make it easier to get to school.
Before and after school care is available for all Denison students through DPS’s Discovery Link program. You can register online or reach out to Maria Trujillo, Denison’s Discovery Link Program Supervisor, at maria_trujillo@dpsk12.net.
After school enrichment now uses Arux as the registration platform. All enrichment program offerings can be viewed online prior to registration. View Enrichment Programs in Arux. Click on their school’s name/logo to view available programs. The Fall Registration Window opens: Wednesday August 6 at 6:00 AM and closes Tuesday, August 26 at 10:00 PM. All families must create an Arux account before registering. This document has Instructions to Create an Arux Account and then you can Go to the Arux Community Portal to create an account, login, and register. For support, please contact the Enrichment team directly at enrichment_extendedlearning@dpsk12.net

Mark Your Calendars

August 6, Registration: Primary (ECE3, ECE4, & Kindergarten) Students & Their Siblings*
August 7,, Registration: Upper & Lower Elementary Students (1st-6th grade)
August 18, First Day of School: 1st-6th grade
August 19, First Day of School: Kindergarten
Week of August 25th: ECE3 students begin school, details to be shared by your child’s teacher
September 1, Labor Day holiday: no school for students or staff
September 2, First Day of School: ECE4
September 4, Back to School Night: 4:30 - 6:00, details coming soon. Childcare will be provided, sign up coming soon
September 22, Professional Day
: no school for students

Denison Montessori School

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year