IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:
- PSP NEWS
- STAFF FAVORITES
- FROM THE LMC
- FROM MUSIC
- EPICER @ CTE THIS WEEK
- SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
- COUNSELOR'S CORNER
- CALENDAR
- FROM THE PRINCIPAL
- NEW FLYERS
PSP NEWS
FROM THE SOCIAL OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Hello CTE community,
The holiday season is upon us! We would like to share some of our staff's favorite goodies as we enter this beautiful time of year. If you’re wondering what they love, check this document! We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and thank you for being the best community!
FROM THE LMC - KAREN NOTTINGHAM
What a wonderful time we had at our Wild About Books Fair! It was fun seeing our community come together through the various events. Our students rocked the Coin Challenge, with Kindergarten earning 1st place in donations! We loved seeing all the dads and family members at Donuts with Dudes and the Family Night Event. We are looking forward to seeing all the new books that will soon be available for checkout by our students!
The Book Fair could not have been possible without the many hours volunteered by the following families. A special thanks to the Schroeder and Kemp families for their work in creating an incredible jungle in our LMC - the kids love it so much we’re keeping it up for the year! Also, a big shout out to Mr. Miller and Mr. Bartuska for dressing up and reading books at our Family Night Event. Can’t wait to do it all again next year!
Allison Burrow
Amanda Bowland
Amanda Scofield
Angela Herrick
Angie Lenth
Angela Reid-Tupper
Anita Concialdi
Ashley Howard
Ashley Medina
Cara Woodward
Christina Clements
Cristina Miller
Jaclyn James
Jen Boyd
Jonathan Gallegos
Kaitlin Newman
Katee Brinkman
Katie Robertson
Katy Egle
Kristen and Patrick Knoll
Kristy Martin
Lacey Whittaker
Laura Schreiber
Laurie Maurice
Leslie Ford
Lisa Humm
Marie Spence
Mary Trombley
Megan Lapidus
Rob Maurice
Rosa Mohn
Sarah Thomas
Scott Bowland
Sean Boyer
Stacey Evans
Tim Kirby
Vickie Swa-Jones
Zach Van Sky
FROM MUSIC - BOBBY ANDERSON
CTE CONCERT CHOIR PERFORMANCE!
Come see and hear your CTE Concert Choir perform a holiday concert under the lights at the O'Brien Park Gazebo on the evening of Tuesday, December 14th, at 6:00pm.
EPICER @ CTE THIS WEEK
Each month we focus more closely on one trait - this month's EPICER trait is: PERSEVERANCE.
* I use determination to try to finish a task
* I have a growth mindset
* I continue through tough times and problem solve
FROM SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING - MRS. DUNKER
What’s Happening in Social Emotional Wellness?
We will be learning about the value of spending time in nature. Students will go on a walk around school and look at this world around them with “different eyes”. Being in nature helps to regulate our nervous systems when we feel overwhelmed by strong emotions.
COUNSELOR'S CORNER - JANE STEINER
Hello Parents,
Please take a few minutes to watch the next anxiety segment by Dr. Scott Cypers. This segment covers the vicious cycle of anxiety and provides insight into what triggers anxiety and how to overcome it. After viewing the video, if you are interested, you can log into a free live zoom session with Dr. Cypers to receive additional support and get your specific questions answered.
Helping Kids to Understand & Overcome Anxiety: Segment 02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaDtat-1YyE
Additionally, on November 22 at 6:00pm, Dr. Cypers will host a live zoom session for any parents or teachers that would like to get more information after watching this video. To access, please click this link https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/92060062793
The previous video and future videos are available at https://www.youtube.com/user/dougcoschools
UPCOMING CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE PRINCIPAL - JOSH MILLER
The Principal Chronicles continue....
Thanksgiving break is in the rearview mirror and, as crazy as it sounds, we are now in December. As always, this year is flying by. Currently our students and staff are working through our winter diagnostic as well as getting report cards ready for parents to view on December 18th. It is such a busy time of year around here. We always have so many things going on.
On the home front, I went to Mexico for Thanksgiving break. Since I did not have my daughter and my sister was out of the country, I figured why not leave the country as well. The first part of the week I spent time in an Airbnb in Playa del Carmen. It was so nice to completely check out. I swam in cenotes, visited Xel-Ha, and made lots of poor food choices. From there, I spent the second half of the week in Cancun. The water in Cancun was unreal and I spent nearly every moment of every day at the beach and continuing the tradition of poor food choices. It was a little strange to have Thanksgiving on a beach but who am I to complain?
The other rough thing that happened was the emergence of the new COVID variant. Since I did not check my email or watch any news during the week, I had no idea this was a thing until we had our flight canceled. In addition, we had our COVID tests delayed for four days until they did the proper testing. Luckily, when we arrived we asked for room insurance so all we had to pay was $49 for an extra night and didn't have to move rooms. Working with the airline was also fairly easy as we kept having to re-book our flight until we had our tests come back. Luckily all was negative and we ended up being able to extend our break by an extra day. It was not very fun however to roll into work after a day of travel and getting in late. I was riding the struggle bus all day on Tuesday.
That is it for this week. Stay tuned next week when the Principal Chronicles continues..
NEW FLYERS
ARCHIVED FLYERS (ALL)
* Chaparral Marching Band CRAFT FAIR (flyer)
* Science Matters STEM club (flyer)
* Chaparral Wrestling Club (flyer)
* join CUB SCOUTS (flyer)
* SARAH'S SPANISH SCHOOL (flyer)
* STEM CLUBS (flyer)
* Strategic Kids Chess (flyer)
* Strategic Kids Lego (flyer)
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