IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:
- PSP NEWS
- WISH WEEK REVIEW
- GAMES DAY GEAR
- FREE CSO CONCERT
- EPICER @ CTE THIS WEEK
- SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
- COUNSELOR'S CORNER
- CALENDAR
- FROM THE PRINCIPAL
- NEW FLYERS
PSP NEWS
Upcoming events:
4/21 Games Night 5-7pm (flyer)
4/26 PSP Meeting 5:30pm
5/2-5/6 Teacher Appreciation week
5/6 Morning with Moms 8am
5/13 All School Dance 5-7pm
FROM STUDENT COUNCIL - WISH WEEK UPDATE
Thank you for all of your donations to Make-A-Wish Colorado. We are proud to say that we raised $3,333. Way to go, CTE!
FROM PE - MICHELE WHITTINGHAM
Cherokee Trail's Field Day is May 23rd. Field Day Spirit Wear is on sale NOW!
Click this link to order online. Orders are due no later than April 8th (purchasing field day gear is optional).
FROM MUSIC - BOBBY ANDERSON
FREE Colorado Symphony Orchestra Concert!
LIFT EVERY VOICE!
A celebration of our common human spirit
Join family and friends for this concert at Boettcher Concert Hall in the
Denver Center for the Performing Arts. This is the concert that our 3rd grade students
have attended 'virtually' for the past two years. Now is your chance to see it performed live....for free!
Sunday, April 24th at 2:30pm
RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE
EPICER @ CTE THIS WEEK
The reward for March golden stickers was voted to be -> HAT DAY! on Monday, 11Apr22.
We have explored each EPCER trait in detail throughout the school year - and for the last 2 months we will bring them all together and see how they work together in our world!!
For the EPICER lesson in April/May, each classroom will brainstorm an activity which exemplifies being EPICER - they will carry out their activity and for our last EPICER assembly of the year (on 20May22) we will show a slideshow of all the classes efforts!
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS - NOELLE DUNKER
What’s Happening in Social Emotional Wellness?
K/1/2: This week will focus on how we might have mixed up emotions (multiple feelings at one time). We will practice how to recognize the individual feelings we experience within the mixed up emotions.
3/4/5/6: We will grasp a better understanding of our nervous system and the ways that our brains automatically respond to a dysregulated nervous system. We will also practice test-taking strategies related to our emotions.
APRIL COUNSELOR'S CORNER - JANE STEINER
Is your child or someone you know struggling with anxiety? The District has partnered with Dr. Scott Cypers to release a series of videos for parents with a ton of information and how to help someone. The latest segment has just been released - all the videos can be found here.
Parent Articles
Finding a healthy balance with electronic devices
Screen time conversations with older kids and teens about their habits
Mental Health Resources
Masks may be coming off, but kids are still struggling from the pandemic. Here is a 3 part series from UC Health (7 min each) with tips from a doctor on managing the stress.
I Matter – Parents and youth (ages 12 and older) can take a brief mental health screening and schedule 3 free counseling appointments.
STEM Center for Strength – mental health and well-being resources
Safe 2 Tell Colorado
Do you know how to report a concern that threatens you, your friends, your family or your community? Safe 2 Tell Colorado is an anonymous reporting tool for parents and students. There are 3 ways to make an anonymous report – via website, app, or phone call.
Family Resources
Weekly snack/food bags provided by Parker Task Force – If your family is interested in having a bag of snacks/food sent home in their student’s backpack weekly, please fill out this brief form.
Families with housing instability
Universal Free Meal Benefits
UPCOMING CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE PRINCIPAL - JOSH MILLER
The Principal Chronicles continue ...
This past weekend crossed the line between my personal life and my professional life - the District's Apple Award ceremony, celebrating the very best teachers and staff, was held on a Saturday. This year, CTE's award winners were Ahna Briese (1st) and Meredith Becker (Nurse). I was very excited to celebrate with them on a weekend.
On the personal side, the place where I have been living for the last few months has been put up for sale. Those of you who know anything about the current housing market know that this is an all-out blitz of showings. We started our showings on Thursday and they were supposed to end on Sunday evening. Needless to say, all last week, I was basically homeless as I couldn't be home until after 8:30 every night.
So on Saturday, in order to be out of the house all day, we decided to go skiing for the day. After cleaning up the house for one-thousandth time, we headed up to Copper Mountain. As we were leaving, we got our first offer on the house. It was a decent offer but the agent wanted us to agree immediately. Keep in mind by Saturday morning, we had over 40 showings with several interested parties so we decided to wait a little later in the day to see where things went.
The skiing was great, the weather was beautiful but as the day wore on, no new offers came in. Since we had to be out of the house all day we decided to stay all the way until the ski area shut down before we headed home. Luckily I had brought clothes to wear to the apple awards. Right about the time we were ready to leave, we got our second offer on the house. This offer wasn't as good so we started debating whether or not we should just sign the first offer and be done with this whole thing.
Right about the time we reached Idaho Springs, we got our third offer on the house so we pulled over in Idaho Springs to have some dinner and figure out a game plan. Since this offer was better but roughly the same as the first with a little bit of difference, we decided that we should probably just sign the first offer since it now came with a deadline of 8 PM that night. After lots of back and forth with the relator, we decided to wait until just before 8 PM to sign the first offer. Since we were now late to the Apple Awards, I hit the gas and sped down to Parker. As we were pulling into the parking lot of the Apple awards, the fourth offer came in roughly 15 minutes before the 8 PM deadline. This offer blew the other offers away. By a lot! For the next two and a half hours, we negotiated back and forth between all of the parties from the parking lot. When all the dust had settled, the house sold for way over the asking price but I had completely missed the entire Apple Awards. It was great to sell the house but I felt horrible about missing such a special celebration. In the end, it makes a really good story. Lastly, congratulations to Mrs. Briese and Mrs. Becker. You two are some of the best people I know, both personally and professionally.
That is it for this week's episode. Stay tuned for next week when I may spin a tale of my daughter's passport which is a great story for another time. See you next week when the Principal Chronicles continue ...
NEW FLYERS
* Stone Canyon Summer Camps (flyer)
ARCHIVED FLYERS (ALL)
* Stone Mountain Summer Camp (flyer):
Register your student for a summer to remember today! Energetic and attentive staff, a wide variety of activities, and the potential for lifelong friendships await you when you arrive at our beautiful 99-acre location in the Rampart Range.
More information can be found at www.StoneCanyonEdge.org/summercamp
* TGA Tennis & Golf (flyer)
* Pop Warner Football (flyer)
* Science Matters STEM club (flyer)
* Chaparral Wrestling Club (flyer)
* join CUB SCOUTS (flyer)
* SARAH'S SPANISH SCHOOL (flyer)
* STEM CLUBS (flyer)
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