Month of the Military Child Events & Activities

District Wide Activities

• April 1st - Military & Family Culture 101 for Educators
  • This 1-hour training will be hosted by Suzanne Teke (D49 MSTC) and Abby Hahn, the School Liaison from Schriever SFB
  • Topics covered will include: Components of Military Life, Supports & Resources, Military Child Trauma & Stressors, Abuse & Reporting, Military Interstate Childrens Compact Commission (MIC3), & more.
  • Aha! Registration Link: https://d49.pl.powerschool.com/ia/empari/learning2/registration/presentRegistrationDetails/13162
  • Creekside Success Center Room 206 8:30am - 9:45am. 
  • If your school would like to host a sesson, please contact Suzanne Teke at suzanne.teke@d49.org

• April 15th - Purple Up for Military Kids!
  • Wear purple to show your support for military-connected students!
  • Stay tuned for an opportunity to order D49 specific t-shirts!

• April 20th - Military Family Appreciation Fair
  • Vista Ridge HS 9am-noon
  • Crafts, activities, resource organizations, & more!!!

School-based Activity Suggestions

• Bulletin Boards 

  • Create at least 1 purple bulletin board in your building to celebrate military-connected students to be revealed to students on April 2nd. Below you will find a couple of samples, but feel free to go wild with your creativity!

  •  I have also created a paper version of a wall hanging popular among military families. These would be created by an entire family. It doesn’t necessarily have to just be military-connected families. You can find the PDF of this linked to the right. 

• Art work, poems, & other creative activities about military life 
  • Selected works will be displayed at the Military Family Appreciation & upon approval, during a school board meeting in April. 

• Military Child Recognition Ceremony or distribution of Certificates of Appreciation to military-connected students
  • PowerSchool will provide military-connected status for some students in our district.  However, this is a self-declaration by parents when they register and when they fill out the Intent to Return form.  In order to catch as many students as possible, I would recommend you put out a call to all families to indicate if they would like their child to receive a certificate.  Please be sure to include students from the following subcategories: veteran, retiree, active duty, guard, reserve, & DOD civilians.

Bulletin Board Ideas:

Military Family Wall Decor