The Stallion Scoop: 19Dec19

Posted on 12/19/2019

IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:

PSP NEWS
FROM THE OFFICE
CODING NIGHT FEEDBACK
CTE CHOIR
FROM MRS. HUNT
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CTE - CALENDAR
FROM MR. MILLER
FLYERS (NEW & ARCHIVED)

PSP NEWS All School Dance: Save the date for the annual All School Dance Friday, January 24th at 6:00pm. More information to come after the break and a request for volunteers to help the night of the dance to make sure this event is a success! Looking for easy ways to support CTE throughout the year? Check out the opportunities below:
Box Tops: While there are still come Box Tops on packages, most Box Tops are now collected via the app! This means no more clipping and collecting. Download the app, designate CTE as your school, and scan your receipts! To find out more information go the Box Tops site. We will continue to have a Box Tops competition so stay tuned for more details! King Soopers: CTE is enrolled in the King Soopers Loyalty Card Fundraiser. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and neighbors can earn fundraising dollars for something everyone already does - shop for groceries! CTE will earn a percentage of every transaction when you use your King Soopers Loyalty Card, exclusions apply. Follow the directions to support CTE with your King Soopers Loyalty Card:

1. Go to - www.KingSoopers.com.

2. Sign in or create an account if you don't have one already.

3. Under "My Account" find Community Rewards.

4. You can search for Cherokee Trail Elementary PSP or enter the code DW799.

FROM THE OFFICE - Anita Concialdi Elementary Progress Reports [EPR] will be available via the Parent Portal on 21dec19. Please visit this page for instructions on accessing your student's EPR.

FROM TECH - Anna Hylton If your family attended the Chaparral Feeder Coding Night on December 10th, please take a minute to fill out THIS SURVEY so that we can continue to improve this event in the years to come! Thank you.

CTE CHOIR SINGS AT O'BRIEN PARK - BOBBY ANDERSON

12dec19

FROM THE AP - ROBIN HUNT Happy Holidays!I want to wish each of you a wonderful holiday season. Our family celebrates Christmas by attending Christmas Eve services at our church and then Christmas Day together, my son, daughter and me. We are very excited to have some time away from our routine. I hope you all have something to look forward to and that you enjoy time with your families.
What's Happening at CTE (calendar)

19	DEC	7:30 - 8:30am	Orchestra Practice
		8 - 8:30am	Mindful Mornings (3-6th grades)
		2:45 - 3:15pm	Holiday Sing-a-Long
20	DEC	All day	NO SCHOOL: Teacher Work Day
23	DEC	All day	Winter Break
24	DEC	All day	Winter Break
25	DEC	All day	Winter Break
26	DEC	All day	Winter Break
27	DEC	All day	Winter Break
28	DEC	All day	Winter Break
29	DEC	All day	Winter Break
30	DEC	All day	Winter Break
31	DEC	All day	Winter Break
1	JAN	All day	Winter Break
2	JAN	All day	Winter Break
3	JAN	All day	Winter Break
6	JAN	All day	NO SCHOOL: Teacher Work Day
7	JAN	7:30 - 8:30am	Orchestra Practice
		8 - 8:30am	Mindful Mornings (3-6th grades)
8	JAN	7:45 - 8:30am	StuCo
9	JAN	7:30 - 8:30am	Orchestra Practice
		8 - 8:30am	Mindful Mornings (3-6th grades)

FROM THE PRINCIPAL - JOSH MILLER

The Principal Chronicles continue ... (Winter Break Edition) Well we finally arrived at the midway point of the school year. I say this all the time but "boy did the time fly by!". Of course, as soon as we get back to school in January, things really hit warp speed but I don't want to think about that right now, I just need to get through these next couple of days. On the home front, we don't really have much planned for the break. We get Christmas morning with the girls this year but then after that, they go off to their other households for the rest of break which kind of stinks since we get out of school so close to Christmas. That means that this weekend and the few days leading up to Wednesday will be jam-packed with as much Christmas stuff as we can fit in. We are going to Estes, painting ornaments, cookie baking/decorating, wrapping presents, finishing our shopping, and hitting the North Pole in the Springs. Yep, we are going to try and knock all of that out in just a few days. It should be interesting. The only other thing we have that is of note, is my youngest will have her first-ever basketball game tonight (Wednesday) vs. Sierra. For those of you who remember, I basically forced her to pick a sport that ended up being basketball. She started practice about a week ago and will play for Cimarron's C team. I haven't seen her practice yet outside of the few times we tried to get her to practice at the rec center, so I am excited to see what she can do. After the first practice, she LOVED playing and it was the best thing ever. Since that first practice however, she discovered that there is running involved in basketball and she isn't a fan of running. She discovered that catching the ball with your face doesn't feel very good. She discovered that her basketball shoes don't look like the other girls on the team (because her father didn't want to drop over $100 on basketball shoes that she may only wear for a month). Lastly, she discovered some of the girls "don't like her" stemming from some instance that happened between them way back in third grade. So basically I have no idea what is going to happen tonight, it could be awesome or it could be a total train wreck. Either way, I am sure it will make for a good story unless she doesn't play. Hope that doesn't happen since I just wrote this whole foreshadowing story about basketball. That is it for this week, have a safe and wonderful winter break and a happy holiday season. We will see you next time when all of you are taller!! Until next year, when the Principal Chronicles continue.

NEW FLYERS
ARCHIVED FLYERS (ALL)

* Tennis and Golf will be offered after school at CTE starting in February. CLICK HERE to view more info and to register. * We conduct after-school tennis and golf classes at elementary schools in Douglas County and will be having winter classes that will be open to students of other schools. We want kids to stay active and play sports throughout the winter and we would love to see your students in our classes. (flyer) * Young Rembrandts Drawing Classes, new session - (flyer)
* StrategicKids LEGO - flyer * StrategicKids Chess - flyer * order school picture packages online via Lifetouch.com
* Milk Caps for Moola - flyer
* Join Mrs. Dunker on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to learn how to be more mindful in your life. It's a wonderful, peaceful way to start your school day. Mindful Mornings is open to students in grades 3rd - 6th. See below for information about how to sign up and be part of this joyful journey into mindfulness. You can sign up at Mindful Mornings Sign-up

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: The Douglas County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, genetic information, or physical characteristics, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment of, or employment in educational programs or activities. The School District’s Compliance Officer is Ted Knight, Assistant Superintendent, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, [email protected], 303-387-0067. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public.

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District's Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Aaron Henderson, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, [email protected], 303-387-0127.

Outside Agencies

Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.

NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

Special Education records which have been collected by Douglas County School District related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of special education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for the period of five (5) years after special education services have ended for the student. Special education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, or completes his/her educational program at age 21, or moves from the district. This notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of Douglas County School District's intent to destroy the special education records of students who exited special education services as of June 30, 2016. These records will be destroyed in accordance with state law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise. After five years, the records are no longer useful to the district, but may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for social security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. The parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request a copy of the records by requesting the records at this link ( Douglas County School District Transcripts and Records Requests ).