IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:
- PSP NEWS
- CONCERT CHOIR
- FROM THE AP
- STAFF CHAT - PRINCIPAL'S PODCAST
- FROM THE PRINCIPAL
- NEW FLYERS - SUMMER CAMPS
- GIFTED & TALENTED NEWS
PSP NEWS
Spirit Wear: Want to show your CTE pride? Order CTE Spirit Wear online from a local company and it will be delivered to your student's classroom in two weeks.
PSP Membership & Yearbook Order: Become a supporter of PSP, order your yearbook, and get a CTE Stallion decal! Complete the form, attach payment, and send it to the CTE office.
CONCERT CHOIR 2018-19 - BOBBY ANDERSON
Choir is open to all 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grade students and runs from late September through mid February. It’s a great way for your kids to meet new friends, be part of a collaborative group, learn more about choral music and have a fun time! Our rehearsals will run on Thursday mornings from 7:45am till 8:30am. We will be working toward performing 3 concerts…two in December, then the Chaparral Feeder Area Choir Concert in February.
MORE INFO COMING HOME SOON FROM MR. ANDERSON!
FROM THE AP - ROBIN HUNT
Safety First!
* HERE are some great ways to ensure your student's safety while traveling to school!
* Thanks for your support following our first Evacuation Drill. The students did an awesome job!
Please mark your calendars now for Walk To School Day on September 27th. What a great time to find the best walking route to school and to enjoy the outdoors on your way to and from school.
Academic Excellence
Our teachers are currently gathering baseline data in Reading and Math through our new district wide assessment, iReady. Over the next few weeks students will be writing to prompts for teachers to determine next steps in writing instruction and student learning. We are planning to have an exceptional year of academic growth!
NO SCHOOL
3Sep18 - Labor Day - have a happy & safe weekend!
4Sep18 - 6th grade Outdoor Ed meeting - 5-6pm
STAFF CHAT - THE PRINCIPAL'S PODCAST
NEW THIS WEEK: Mr. Miller has posted a podcast for his weekly Staff Chat. Each podcast is available on CTE's YouTube channel - please subscribe and never miss any of the fun! Each week he will have a short interview with one of our staff members. Please enjoy the first episode of season 2 with Allison Putman.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL - JOSH MILLER
The Principal Chronicles continue ... As many of you know my youngest entered middle school this year and I cannot tell you how different things are from a year ago. My oldest is in her last year of middle school (in Jefferson County) but holy cow, those two schools are very different.
For example, my youngest is in a pod where all of her teachers are about 75 feet apart and talk to each other on a daily basis about all of their students. My oldest walks about 3 miles every day crisscrossing her building in order to make it to her classes, in a three minute passing period as opposed to five. We actually measured her distance with a fitness tracker (I know we are sad and have no life).
Another difference is their electives. My oldest has an elective right now called technology which is fairly ambiguous and is turning out to be a fancy way of saying typing. My youngest is in an elective called multi-media where she is doing a stop animation video where a frog meets a tree (why a frog would feel it necessary to meet a tree is a different chronicles all together, but I digress). I was actually shocked at the level of technology at both schools.
The last difference I'll mention, although there are literally hundreds more, is after-school options. My oldest has the choice, as an 8th grader, to play tackle football (umm no), play volleyball (maybe), Sign Language Club (pretty cool), or something called Comic Club. My youngest can do volleyball or run cross country (if you ever met my youngest you would know that neither isn't happening), be in a school play, drama club (both are right up her alley especially drama club), or something called Iron Chef where she could cook (she tried for that one but it filled up in about 7 minutes). Not only that, if students want to start their own club all they have to do is get a teacher and they are good to go.
Just having the view of how the two districts operate really makes me appreciate being a part of DCSD. Our kids have so many more opportunities than students in other parts of Colorado. It also makes me extremely motivated to ensure our students here at CTE have every opportunity to explore and find out what they truly love as well as prepare them academically for whatever lies ahead.
That is it for this week. Stay tuned next week when the Principal Chronicles continues...
- Drawing Classes from Young Rembrandts - flyer
- Taste of DCSD Open House - 19Sep18
- after school Spanish at CTE
- Strategic Kids Chess at CTE
- Strategic Kids LEGO at CTE