Sondra Locket-Cameron Both eighth grade classes are in the Solid Geometry block, working, among other tasks, to construct the five pure Platonic Solids – tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, and dodecahedron from both paper and plasticine. Students have learned about recreational mathematics, the ideal we can create in our minds vs. the reality of matter in our hands, … Read more
Kids SmART is excited to offer our winter break program to you this upcoming break! For info on the program that they are offering, click here. Please remember that you must be registered through Kids SmART and paid before you can attend.
Sadie Metter, seamstress extraordinaire and MPCS mama, has volunteered her time and talents to sew curtains for many shelves and windows around campus. All we need now is the fabric! Before Sadie can begin, we need to raise $550 more to buy the fabric. $150 has already been raised! Contribute to the Fabric Fund To … Read more
HelpCounter Tip of the Week: Create a shortcut on your phone’s home screen so that you can easily access volunteer opportunities and log your hours. (Login Link, Android Instructions, & iPhone Instructions). Don’t forget to click on “Keep me logged in on this device” on the login screen so that you can easily your info in the future.
The Scrips Program is a great way to raise money for MPCS by buying gift cards for stores that you frequent. To sign up, visit shopwithscrip.com and register. Our school’s enrollment code is E4A3E95F34319. Orders will be available for pickup in the office on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month.
At this rate, we are going to easily exceed our goal of 10,000 volunteer hours for the year. THANK YOU for all you do! We couldn’t provide the children with such a unique, comprehensive educational experience without you! Please take a few minutes to log your volunteer on HelpCounter. It is not only a show of … Read more
Donations (cheese, chips, dips, veggie trays, desserts, crackers, etc.) are needed for the faculty/staff holiday party on Friday, December 16. This is an easy way to earn volunteer hours – for every $10 you spend, you earn one volunteer hour! If you spend any time baking or cooking, that time also counts! Sign up to contribute … Read more
Why Did We Move Grades 1-8 to a Pickup Queue on the Frontage Road? The Wheat Ridge Police Department recommended the new system for picking up our children each afternoon. Traffic patterns were assessed, recommendations were gathered, and the new method was created to address the needs of both Mountain Phoenix Community School and the surrounding residents. … Read more
by Kelly Morrow As the days get cooler and the leaves fall from the trees, we move from the season of autumn toward the darkest days of the year. The sunlight continues to decrease and the nights lengthen, as winter promises to arrive soon. Looking into the natural world, we see the earth growing quieter. … Read more
