PLA will host a Trick-or-Treat event on Thursday, October 29, from 3:30–4:00 PM.

Everyone will gather in front of the school and walk around together to collect candy.

Students are welcome to wear costumes on this day, but wearing a costume is completely optional.

For DPS safety guidelines, please remember:

No masks
No face paint
No toy weapons
No scary costumes

Thank you for helping us make this a fun, safe, and enjoyable event for everyone!




PLA organizará una actividad de Dulce O Truco el jueves 29 de octubre, de 3:30 a 4:00 p. m.

Todos se reunirán frente a la escuela y recorrerán alrededor para recoger dulces!

Los estudiantes pueden venir disfrazados ese día, aunque el uso de disfraces es totalmente opcional.

Siguiendo las normas de seguridad de DPS, les recordamos lo siguiente:

No se permiten máscaras.
No se permite maquillaje facial.
No se permiten armas de juguete.
No se permiten disfraces que den miedo.

¡Gracias por ayudarnos a hacer de este un evento divertido, seguro y agradable para todos!
4 days ago, Brenda Martinez
Halloween themed flyer with ghost and pumpkin icons. It reads "Dulcez y Truco" with a date, time, and location.
Poster with text 'Paseual LeDoux Academy Trick or Treat Street'. Ghost, bucket of candy, pumpkin, and candy bag. Date and time: Thursday October 29th at 3:30-4:00 pm.

The health office is working in collaboration with Eye Love Care to offer vision exams and eyeglasses to our students. If you would like your student to participate, please complete the authorization form that will be sent home. A flyer with a QR code is attached if you prefer to register your child online.

Thank you


4 days ago, Brenda Martinez
Flyer for comprehensive eye exams and glasses at school on Nov 12 and 13. Text, hearts, apple, books, backpack, glasses, and QR codes.
Eye Love Care flyer for school vision and lens exams. Dates, registration, and QR codes visible.

Dia de los Muertos Celebration at PLA!

We will be celebrating Día de los Muertos at PLA! If you would like to help Ms. Brenda set up the altars, we will begin on Thursday, October 22, at 9:00 AM.

If you signed up in your student’s classroom as a volunteer to help, please come to the front office after dropping off your student.

Thank you for your support!

Celebración del Día de los Muertos en PLA!

Celebraremos el Día de los Muertos en PLA! Si desea ayudar a la Sra

Brenda a preparar los altares, comenzaremos el jueves 22 de octubre a las 9:00 a.m.

. Si se inscribió como voluntario en el salón de clases de su hijo

a, por favor pase por la oficina principal después de dejar a su hijo/a.

Gracias por su apoyo!

8 days ago, Brenda Martinez
Multicolored poster with Day of the Dead altar image at center, surrounded by text. Altar has multiple levels with candles, skulls, photos, flowers.
Poster with "Altar Del Dia De Los Muertos" in bold text. A decorative altar shows candles, photos, marigolds, and other items.

Join us at our next MLE DAC meeting at Columbian Elementary School on October 21st from 9 am-11 am.

Acompáñanos en nuestra próxima reunión del MLE DAC en la escuela primaria Columbian el 21 de octubre 9 am-11 am

8 days ago, Brenda Martinez
A flyer has orange text on a white background with a floral design. QR codes are located at the bottom.
Multi-language flyer. Text reads "Octubre, Comité Asesor del Distrito sobre Educación Multilingüe (MLE DAC) 21 de octubre 2026 9 a. m. - 1 a. m."
Dear Families,
We have noticed an increase in students arriving late to school and want to remind everyone of the importance of arriving on time. Learning begins the moment students walk through our doors!

When students arrive late, they miss valuable learning opportunities, including play planning, socialization with peers, breakfast, calendar, opening group, and whole group instruction. These activities are intentionally planned to support students' academic, social, and emotional development.

Arriving on time also helps students build consistent routines and start their day feeling confident and ready to learn.

Every minute matters in preschool! Thank you for your partnership in helping your child arrive on time and ready for a successful day!
Warmly,
PLA Team
12 days ago, Kalen Hall
Animated lions sit around a colorful rug. Text on a whiteboard reads, "This place is reserved for YOU!"
Join us for our first MLE PAC meeting October 14
ACOMPÁÑENOS EN NUESTRA PRIMERA REUNIÓN MLE PAC Octubre 14
18 days ago, Brenda Martinez
An invitation with a white background. The event is titled "Join Us for Our First MLE PAC Meeting". Date is October 14.
An invitation in Spanish for a meeting on October 14. It lists details like time and location, and invites to learn about a multilingual education program.
October Lunch Menu

Menú de almuerzo de Octubre
22 days ago, Brenda Martinez
A table displays the weekly lunch menu for elementary school. Columns show the days of the week. Each row lists lunch options and drinks.
A grid showing weekly meal plans, each day with a different color, listing food items in various columns.
Weekly menu from Monday to Friday includes options like Beef Nachos, Chicken Nuggets, and assorted vegetables.

Gifted & Talented Update

Gifted & Talented (GT) in Early Education

What is Giftedness in ECE? Check out our GT DPS family website here and scroll to the bottom for ECE. Feeling the fall season? Try these seasonal curiosity activities at home, linked here (click here for Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic).

GT Department Family Series 26/27 Calendar

Mark your calendar for following family events here.  The next session is in person, with a special expert guest, on Tuesday, October 13th. Register with the link above.

Cognitive Testing

For testing information click here. The fall nomination window closes today, October 2nd, but spring nominations will open back up in December. 

Early Access

DPS offers early access to kindergarten and first grade. Read all about that process here. The fall Early Access interest form closes on October 15th. 

Gifted Education News

Harmonic and Divergent: Navigating Giftedness and Neurodiversity in Music - National Association for Music Education

Questions?

Connect with our GT Itinerant, Chelsea Chappell-Cox at chelsea_chappell-cox@dpsk12.net.


Chelsea Chappell-Cox
Gifted & Talented Itinerant, STL, M.ED.

Pronouns: She/Her/Ella

25 days ago, Kalen Hall
The logo for Denver Public Schools features a cityscape with mountains, a helicopter, and the text "Denver Public Schools" in blue.
To All Parents and Guardians at Pascual LeDoux Academy,

Thank you for choosing Denver Public Schools to provide educational services to your child. We are proud to be able to serve you and your children and we will continually strive to provide a safe learning environment for them.

The safety of all children, school staff and support personnel are very important to us. In order to maintain a safe environment for our children to study and learn, it is necessary that we practice our emergency and crisis response plans by having drills designed to exercise our procedures. We will be conducting various drills throughout the school year.

This letter is to inform you that our school conducted a Lockdown Drill today at 11am. We took this step as a proactive measure to ensure our preparedness in the event of an emergency, much like our regular fire drills.

Please know that the school will conduct one “Lockdown Drill” each semester of the school year. This type of drill will secure the school building and safely shelter all students, staff and visitors inside the building. The purpose of this drill is to keep the students safe from any danger outside or inside the building. During a “Lockdown Drill”, all perimeter doors to the school building will be secured, and will remain secured until the danger has passed. No one will be allowed to enter or leave the building until the authorities release the lockdown.

These safety drills are done to help maintain our schools as a safe place to learn and work. If you have any questions regarding any of these drills, or other safety concerns, please contact your school office.

Sincerely,

Amy Green
Interim Principal

A todos los padres y tutores de Pascual LeDoux Academy:

Gracias por elegir a las Escuelas Públicas de Denver (Denver Public Schools) para brindar servicios educativos a su hijo. Nos enorgullece poder servirles a ustedes y a sus hijos, y nos esforzamos continuamente por ofrecerles un entorno de aprendizaje seguro.

La seguridad de todos los niños, el personal escolar y el personal de apoyo es de suma importancia para nosotros. Para mantener un entorno seguro donde nuestros niños puedan estudiar y aprender, es necesario poner en práctica nuestros planes de respuesta ante emergencias y crisis mediante simulacros diseñados para ejercitar nuestros procedimientos. Realizaremos varios simulacros a lo largo del año escolar.

Por medio de esta carta, les informamos que nuestra escuela llevó a cabo un simulacro de confinamiento (*Lockdown Drill*) hoy a las 11:00 a. m. Tomamos esta medida de manera proactiva para garantizar nuestra preparación ante una emergencia, al igual que lo hacemos con los simulacros de incendio habituales.

Les informamos que la escuela realizará un "simulacro de confinamiento" cada semestre del año escolar. Este tipo de simulacro asegura el edificio escolar y resguarda de manera segura a todos los estudiantes, el personal y los visitantes dentro de las instalaciones. El objetivo de este simulacro es proteger a los estudiantes de cualquier peligro, ya sea fuera o dentro del edificio. Durante un "simulacro de confinamiento", todas las puertas perimetrales del edificio escolar se aseguran y permanecen cerradas hasta que haya pasado el peligro. No se permitirá la entrada ni la salida del edificio hasta que las autoridades levanten la orden de confinamiento.

Estos simulacros de seguridad se realizan para ayudar a mantener nuestras escuelas como lugares seguros para aprender y trabajar. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre estos simulacros o cualquier otra inquietud relacionada con la seguridad, por favor comuníquese con la oficina de la escuela.

Atentamente,

Amy Green
Directora interina





25 days ago, Kalen Hall
Icon of a padlock in a red circle.
Happy October 1st!
Check out our October newsletter and a letter about the importance of building good attendance in kindergarten and ECE


¡Feliz 1.º de octubre!
Vea nuestro boletín de octubre y una carta sobre la importancia de tener buen asistencia en la primaria de prescolar (ECE) y en la educación en la primeria.
26 days ago, Kalen Hall
An informational poster displays text and icons. It reads "El rugido del cachorro" with a dog paw print. Sections include "¿Que estamos aprendiendo?" and "Fecha importantes" with dates and activities.
A green and white page titled "The Cub Roar". It includes sections on "What we are Learning!" and "Important Dates".
A page with text and icons explains habits of good attendance for preschoolers and kindergartners. It includes tips and benefits.

PLA Learning Celebration Friday October 2nd

Celebración De PLA Viernes 2 De Octubre

27 days ago, Brenda Martinez

We’d love your input! We want to bring Calm and Kind Families to PLA. Calm and Kind Families are interactive sessions to help your family build resilience, support mental health, and handle everyday challenges with grace and compassion.

Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey and let us know if you are interested in attending, as well as which days and times would work best for your family.

Click here to take survey




¡Nos encantaría conocer su opinión! Queremos traer Familias Tranquilas y Amables a PLA. Familias Tranquilas y Amables consiste en sesiones interactivas para ayudar a su familia a desarrollar resiliencia, apoyar la salud mental y afrontar los desafíos cotidianos con gracia y compasión.

Por favor, dedique unos minutos a completar nuestra breve encuesta y díganos si le interesa participar, así como que días y horarios le vienen mejor a su familia.

Haz clic aquí para completar la encuesta

28 days ago, Kalen Hall
📣 Families, You’re Invited!
Please join us for our upcoming CSC Meeting!
📅 Tuesday, September 29
🕒 3:20 PM
Come learn more about what’s happening at our school, share your voice, and connect with our school community.
We hope to see you there. Join us!

Collaborative School Committee (CSC): A school-based committee (sometimes called a School Accountability Committee) made up of parents, teachers, and staff that advises on school improvement and budgets.

📣 ¡Familias, están invitadas!
¡Acompáñenos en nuestra próxima reunión del CSC!
📅 Martes 29 de septiembre
🕒 3:20 p. m.
Vengan a conocer más sobre lo que está sucediendo en nuestra escuela, compartir sus opiniones y conectarse con nuestra comunidad escolar.
¡Esperamos verlos allí! ¡Acompáñenos!

Comité Escolar Colaborativo (CSC): Un comité a nivel escolar (a veces denominado Comité de Rendición de Cuentas Escolar) integrado por padres, maestros y personal, que asesora sobre la mejora de la escuela y los presupuestos.
about 1 month ago, Kalen Hall
Cooking class info
about 1 month ago, Melany Martinez
Cooking class
We are so excited to kick off a wonderful month filled with learning, growth, and community. This month we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and we are proud to honor the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of our Hispanic and Latino families. We look forward to a fantastic month ahead and thank you for your continued support
about 1 month ago, Melany Martinez
A colorful infographic features icons of a paw, a house, a person, and a book. Text includes "El Rugido de los Cachorros" and "Como apoyar a su estudiante en casa" with dates and times.
News letter
August 12, 2026
Dear Pascual-Ledoux Academy Families,
Welcome to a brand-new school year! It is with great excitement, gratitude, and joy that I introduce myself as your Interim Principal for the 2026–2027 school year. My name is Amy Green, and I am honored to join the Pascual-Ledoux Academy family.
For the past 31 years, I have proudly served Denver Public Schools as a teacher, central office leader, assistant principal, and principal in both elementary and secondary schools. This is my fourth opportunity to serve as an interim principal, and each experience has reminded me that the heart of every great school is the people who fill it with hope, kindness, and a shared commitment to children. I am excited to build upon the incredible foundation already established at Pascual-Ledoux Academy and to partner with you as we help every child learn, grow, and shine.
At Pascual-Ledoux Academy, we believe that every child deserves to feel safe, known, valued, and inspired from the moment they walk through our doors. For many of our youngest learners, this school year will be filled with exciting "firsts"—first classrooms, first friendships, first books, first discoveries, and first big accomplishments. We are committed to creating a joyful environment where curiosity is celebrated, confidence is nurtured, and every child believes they can achieve great things.
We know that a child's greatest success happens when school and families work together. Your partnership, encouragement, and involvement make an incredible difference. Together, we will help our students develop not only strong academic skills but also the confidence, resilience, kindness, and character they need to become lifelong learners.
I invite you to join me for a Parent Meet & Greet on Monday, August 24, 2026, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. outside the school. Please stop by to say hello, meet members of our school community, and enjoy a popsicle with us as we celebrate the beginning of a wonderful year.
You will also see me throughout the week of August 24 welcoming students and families as we prepare for opening day. Our first day of school is Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and I cannot wait to greet our students with smiles, encouragement, and excitement as we begin this new journey together.
Throughout the year, you will receive a monthly family newsletter/video highlighting important dates, school events, celebrations, and resources to help keep your family connected. Please also mark your calendars for our Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. We look forward to opening our doors, sharing our classrooms, and celebrating the learning that will take place this year.
One of the most important gifts you can give your child is the gift of daily attendance. Every school day provides opportunities to build friendships, strengthen reading and math skills, solve problems, explore new ideas, and develop confidence. Consistent attendance helps children establish routines, feel connected to their classroom community, and experience the joy of learning every day. Unless your child is ill, we encourage every student to be present and ready to learn.
Thank you for entrusting us with your child's academic, social, and emotional growth. We are honored to be part of their educational journey. Together, we will create a school where every child feels they belong, every family feels welcomed, and every student is empowered to reach their fullest potential.
This year, we will learn together, celebrate together, and grow together. I look forward to meeting each of you and making the 2026–2027 school year one filled with unforgettable memories, meaningful learning, and extraordinary success.
With excitement and appreciation,
Amy Green
Interim Principal
Pascual-Ledoux Academy




about 2 months ago, Melany Martinez
Principal
Hello PLA Families,
We hope you enjoy the summer and we can't wait to see you in the fall for registration. Please use the summer to schedule any medical appointments to get your students up to date with their physicals and vaccines. See the flyer for in-person registration dates. Reminder the office will be closed starting June 1st - July 30th.
5 months ago, Yvette Luna
Registrations 26/27
Registrations 26/27
Hello PLA Families,

Can you believe the school year is already coming to an end? It has truly been a wonderful year, and we are so grateful that you have entrusted us with your precious little ones!

Please join us on Friday, May 29th from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. See the flyer below for more details. We hope to see you there!
5 months ago, Yvette Luna
Celebration
Celebration
Hello PLA,
Tomorrow is field day!
It is going to be a hot day, please be sure your students are dressed for the hot weather! Make sure they have the following items:
Water bottle
Hat
Tennis shoes
Sunscreen
6 months ago, Yvette Luna
Field Day
Field Day
Hello PLA,
Our Spring Festival is right around the corner! Join us this Saturday at 11:00 am -2:00 pm for a day full of fun!!
6 months ago, Yvette Luna
Spring Festival!
Spring Festival