Category Archives: News

Rock That Test!

Last month, our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders worked hard to show what they know on the  CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessment. Students showed their work, tried their best, and got pumped up by “Rock That Test!”


Spring Open House!

  We held our Spring Open House yesterday, 4/6/16, and it was an amazing success! We had over 200 students’ families join us for our annual Spring Open House. It was amazing seeing the Maxwell community connecting about academics, summer learning, and other amazing events and clubs at Maxwell – way to go! As a reminder, […]


Read Across America Day!

Maxwell celebrated Read Across America Day as our annual celebration of the love of reading and learning. The day started off with a very special performance from Seussical The Musical from our teachers. We then had our entire school “Read, Baby, Read!” as students, teachers, and staff lined the hallways and get lost in their books! At […]


Maxwell’s Movie Night and Fundraiser!

  Thursday, February 4th, Maxwell hosted Movie Night and a parent fundraiser. What a success the night was! We had 115 families participate in the fundraiser, and we raised enough funds to send our students on 10 more field trips this year! Our students enjoyed the movie night, presented by student council, and loved laughing […]


Free Books! Come to Winter Literacy Night!

  Join our Winter Literacy Night! Wednesday from 4:30-5:30, we will have our winter literacy night at Maxwell. We hope all families can attend. Families arriving between 4:30 and 4:40 will get one free book per Maxwell student!


Hip Hop Movement and Dance Workshops

Maxwell’s 4th Graders are engaged in a 5-month Hip Hop workshop series with local artist and CU-Boulder professor Larry Southall. Our students are learning the history of hip-hop culture, and how to apply their energy in positive ways through dance and music.


Goosebumps!

Maxwell had a special early screening of the Goosebumps movie! Our students had the amazing privilege to meet the cast of the movie, including actor Jack Black!