University Park Elementary School -

Last week, 4th Grade students joined Mrs. Ludwig on a field trip to see a concert with the theme Colorful Colorado performed by the Colorado Symphony, which commemorated Colorado’s sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary) and the history, culture, people, and communities that have made our state what it is today. The concert featured a wide array of music and local artist collaborators, including the Martin Gilmore Band and Osha Renee.

We wanted to share a few highlights from this year's Black History Living Museum. Our owls did a great job sharing their research with each other! Thanks, everyone, for the important research!

Feb 24th: Doubleheader Dineouts at Kaos Pizzeria and Sweet Cow!

On Tuesday, February 24th, from 4-7pm, Kaos Pizzeria will be donating 15% of all sales back to our school. No need to mention any codes, and this is valid for both dine-in and take-out/online orders.

Also on 24th, all day long, Sweet Cow - Platt Park (just down the street from Kaos) will be donating 40% of sales back to UPark. When paying, just mention our school name, and that you are there as part of a school fundraiser.

Enjoy some delicious pizza and pasta from Kaos, and then go to Sweet Cow for a tasty dessert! Share with your friends, family, and neighbors!

5th Graders have just turned in their Black History Month VIP projects and they're teaching us a lot -- have a look!

Check out our 5th graders' Go for the Gold! Olympics project. Students researched the featured sports and they're keeping track of the medal count as the games continue.

Here are a few snaps from 4th and 5th grades' trip to Young Ameritowne last week. For those not yet in the know, Young Ameritowne offers a financial literacy curriculum for 4th and 5th grade students that culminates with a field trip to "Young Ameritowne" where students work and run their own city for a day. It's a major highlight of the year for our upper grades!

Restaurant Days at Taziki's Hampden
On February 10th and 11th from 3-8pm each day, Taziki's Hampden will be donating 20% of associated sales back to our school.

For dine-in orders, please mention our school name before payment. For orders via Tazikis.com and the Taziki's app, during checkout, please select the "Spirit Night" pop up and add it to your cart.

Save the dates for these upcoming restaurant nights:
February 24: Kaos Pizzeria and Sweet Cow
March 11: Raising Cane's

Thanks to everyone who made our first annual Math Night such a success! We loved sharing our math skills with our families.

Multilingual teachers and students shared a thoughtful project they worked on together considering the complexity of their multilingual experiences.

School these days is full of powerful art inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy.

Save the Dates for These Upcoming Dine Out Fundraisers!

January 28: Blackjack Pizza
February 10-11: Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
February 24: Kaos Pizzeria and Sweet Cow

Happy Belated MLK Day from everyone at Team UPark!

Student Council Spirit Fridays in January

The UPark Student Council organized fun spirit Fridays for the month of January! Participation is optional, but students can dress up each Friday according to the themes listed below.

January 16th: Decades Day: Dress up in your favorite decade outfit
January 23rd: Disney v. Sports: Dress in your favorite Disney or sports attire
January 30th: Future Me Day: Dress up for your future career

From 4-8pm on Wednesday, January 14th, Panera Bread (2466 S Colorado) Blvd) will be donating 20% of sales back to our school. Please show either a printout or digital version of the following flyer, to the cashier:
Panera dineout flyer

For online orders, please enter promo code FUND4U.

This fundraiser is only valid at the Panera Bread at 2466 S Colorado Blvd (University Hills Plaza, on Colorado, between Iliff and Yale; near Target).

If you would like to participate in the Pay it Forward program, you can purchase physical or digital Target gift cards. See the full details in the UPark Family Newsletter or call the main office with questions.

We are loving all the learning our students are doing this Native American Heritage Month! Take a look.

This weekend's Fall Grounds Clean-Up was a huge success! Thank you so much to Andy Yara-Zelenski for leading this effort for so many years, and thanks to everyone who came out to work. It's beautiful!

We hope you'll join us in celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November!

Don't forget! All day TODAY Beau Jo's Denver will be donating 20% of pre-tax sales of food and gift card purchases. Wednesday evenings are also "Family Nights", featuring Magic Rob, a fantastic family-friendly magician.

Please note that you must either provide a physical copy or show a digital version of the following flyer, to the server/cashier:
UPark/Beau Jo's dineout flyer.

This fundraiser is valid for both dine-in and to-go orders, as well as gift card purchases, and is only available at the Beau Jo's Denver location at 2110 S University Blvd (University/Evans).

Winter may be on its way, but our third graders are keeping our hallways bright with their still life flower art. Art is essential at UPark!