Cherokee Trail

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• FROM THE OFFICE
• WHAT'S HAPPEING IN WELLNESS
• COUNSELOR'S CORNER
  
• CALENDAR
• FROM THE PRINCIPAL
• NEW FLYERS 

BE EPICER @ CTE
At Cherokee Trail we focus on six traits, teaching and fostering them in our classrooms and school-wide in order to create learners who are strong academically and socially. They are:
ENTHUSIASM * PERSEVERANCE * INTEGRITY * COURAGE * EMPATHY * RESPECT
Read more on the EPiCER page!

Online registration for any students who has not yet completed it: Express Check-In

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION (link)

K/1/2: This week will focus on how to be our best learner in Wellness and beyond.

3/4/5/6: We will talk about what lifts us up and how being in a state of contentment positively impacts everything about our lives.
Click here for a way to support our Wellness class.

Welcome Back! My name is Jane Steiner and I am the School Counselor at Cherokee Trail Elementary. I am excited and honored to start my 5th year with my amazing CTE family and my 17th year as a school counselor! I am committed to encouraging, supporting, and empowering our students to become their best selves. My primary task is to help ALL students become better learners by providing a comprehensive and developmental counseling program that meets their academic, personal/social, and career development needs.

While following district and state protocols, I will be meeting with students individually and in small groups, conducting classroom lessons to build student success skills, and collaborating with parents and staff. 

Support provided can be therapeutic, but the role of a school counselor is not to diagnose or provide therapy. I am able to provide temporary/short-term support to help students overcome acute issues having an impact on their school performance. I am a resource similar to the school nurse in that she can provide help, but refers out for more serious problems. Licensed mental health counselors are the appropriate resource to provide ongoing therapy sometimes needed by families and children. 

As the counselor, I have the privilege of providing support to every student at CTE. Confidentiality is respected, unless they plan on hurting themselves, hurting someone else, or someone is hurting them. Although I do not require parental consent, if you would like to request I meet with your child for a specific concern, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

I look forward to a great school year and supporting all our wonderful students at CTE!  Feel free to email me: [email protected]  

IMPORTANT LINKS

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

Free/Reduced Meal Benefits

Parent Articles:

Transitioning to Kindergarten

Your Five Year Old

Wait Until 8th (Balancing your child’s phone use)

Social media overuse in young adults

The Principal Chronicles Continue ....
The Principal Chronicles is back again for the ninth consecutive year. I cannot believe I have been at Cherokee Trail for nine years and in the education field for 23 years. Basically, what I am saying is that I am old, and have been around a long time. Having said that, I am still honored to be a part of this community and I truly love being here.

This summer here at school was a lot more mellow than last summer. We didn't have any construction projects or any major renovations. We just spent our summer cleaning and prepping to start the year. We wanted our students to come back to a clean and organized building. Other than a few spots that still need to be painted, I think it was mission accomplished. Besides a super clean building, we added a small number of new staff members and are sticking with all of the same academic programs we had last year. Our focus for this year is all about supporting our students in all areas. We want to make sure our teachers are the most highly trained in the district and give them the tools to help our students no matter what happens. 

On a personal note, my summer was spent finishing our basement and renovating our kitchen. My daughter and I spent some time with my parents and sister in Africa. We were in Botswana for about two weeks and saw a lot of amazing animals and had some unreal experiences. The memories we made will last a lifetime. 

That is it for this week's edition, stay tuned all year for all of our adventures here at school and also at home. We are so excited everyone is back and it is going to be a great year. See you next time when the Principal Chronicles continue ...

NEW FLYERS

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