It takes multiple hands to make a school GREEN! 💚✋

Barnum Elementary received a green rating on the state’s district performance framework and to commemorate, we are adding all students and staffs hand prints to our halls!

BIG things are happening at Barnum and we are just getting started! 🥳
3 days ago, Barnum Elementary
Principal kneeling in front of a white wall with green handprints. Papers are pinned to the upper wall.
We did it! And we will continue to push forward to stay in GREEN! We will have our GREEN day on Tuesday, September 8th. Please make sure to speak with your students today about wearing green to celebrate our GREEN status. Students may bring a snack to celebrate during the last 30 minutes of the day!
8 days ago, Barnum Elementary
A white background displays the Barnum School logo and text about achieving GREEN status. Surrounding it are school items like pencils, a globe, and a backpack.
White background with green leaves. Text reads "BARNUM School Status Celebration" and "Nuestros estudiantes" in green. A paw print, apple, and various school items surround the text.

Back to School Night is Wednesday Sep. 2!

We encourage all family of Barnum Bears to attend this event to meet the teachers, learn about the school year, and the Barnum academic standard.

The event starts at 3pm!

Please review the 2026-27 Student Handbook for more information about Barnums standards.

English

Spanish

11 days ago, Barnum Elementary
An open notebook with "Back to School Night" in large letters, an eraser, and a pencil.

Hello Future Barnum families,

Are you looking for a welcoming elementary school for your student for the 2026-27 school year? Become a Barnum Bear! Barnum Elementary is still enrolling new students through Monday, Aug. 31.

Barnum offers a variety of programs and supports designed to help students learn, grow and thrive, including:

Gifted and Talented programming
Dual Language, ESL and TNLI language supports
ECE-3 and ECE-4 options in both English and Spanish
Kindergarten in English and Spanish
Physical Education and ELCSports
Boys' and girls' basketball
Breakfast, lunch and after-school programs
Special education supports

Ready to join the Barnum community? Apply today!

https://dpsschoolchoice.my.site.com/Apply/SiteLanding?utm_source=barnum&utm_medium=web&utm_id=2627round2

15 days ago, Aryanna Lamas
Informational graphic with the Barnum Elementary logo and two students. To the right is text in a rectangle with the words "Join Our Community. Inspiring young minds and building confident leaders. Enrollment closes August 31st." Below is the website, "barnum.dpsk12.org" and the phone number "720-424-9590"
Alexandra Ramirez was recently given an award from the Denver Public Schools Foundation. This award came from the Denver Public Schools Foundation’s A to Z Grant Program, which funds materials, resources and opportunities that fall outside classroom budgets, and have a lasting impact on students. The A to Z Grant has funded more than $3.2 million to schools in DPS since the program’s inception in 2006. You can learn more about DPS Foundation and support the A to Z Grants on their website.


The A to Z Fund is funded through collective donations made to the DPS Foundation from organizations, companies, individuals and foundations. Every dollar makes a difference in the support of our educators and students.
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Registration days
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Inscripciones
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Vaccine clinic
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vaccine clinic
Barnum's Field Day
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Field day
Holiday Spirit Week
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Holiday Spirit Week
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Thanksgiving break-No school
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Thanksgiving break
Leslie Costa-Guerra (Speech Therapist) at Barnum was recently given an award from the Denver Public Schools Foundation to support her Barnum students. This award came from the Denver Public Schools Foundation’s A to Z Grant Program which funds materials, resources and opportunities that fall outside classroom budgets, and have a lasting impact on students.
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