February 2015 February 2 - 6 Jump Rope for Heart in P.E. Thursday, February 12 4:00 p.m. PTA Meeting in the Library Friday, February 13 See classroom letter Classroom Valentine Parties Monday, February 16 NO SCHOOL Elementary Teacher Planning Day Tuesday, February 17 Papa John’s Pizza Night Tuesday, February 24 4:00 p.m. Talent Show Auditions EARLY MARCH 2015 DATES TO KNOW Monday, March 2 10:00 a.m. School of Choice Window Opens Thursday, March 5 End of Third Quarter Friday, March 6 NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day (All Schools) Sunday, March 8 Daylight Savings Time begins Thursday, March 12 Report Cards go home Thursday, March 19 6:30 p.m. Talent Show & Dessert March 23 – April 3 Spring Break 2015
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February 2015
February 2 - 6 Jump Rope for Heart in P.E.
Thursday, February 12 4:00 p.m. PTA Meeting in the Library
Friday, February 13 See classroom letter Classroom Valentine Parties
Monday, February 16 NO SCHOOL Elementary Teacher Planning Day
Tuesday, February 17 Papa John’s Pizza Night
Tuesday, February 24 4:00 p.m. Talent Show Auditions
EARLY MARCH 2015 DATES TO KNOW
Monday, March 2 10:00 a.m. School of Choice Window Opens
Thursday, March 5 End of Third Quarter
Friday, March 6 NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day (All Schools)
Sunday, March 8 Daylight Savings Time begins
Thursday, March 12 Report Cards go home
Thursday, March 19 6:30 p.m. Talent Show & Dessert
March 23 – April 3 Spring Break
2015
School Not In Session
Please note that students will not be in
school on this date in February: Monday, February 16 – Elementary Teacher
Planning Day
From the Principal’s Desk…
State Assessments
Colorado assessments are changing in order
to accurately assess student mastery of the
new Colorado Academic
Standards. With the standards
being more focused, coherent
and rigorous, assessments must
adapt to align with them. There
are 2 testing windows for 3rd grade students
and 3 testing windows for 4th & 5th grade
students. More information will be provided
for parents of those students. This
assessment will be online for all student this
school year unless they require specific
accommodations indicating otherwise.
Please go to the state website
www.cde.state.co.us for more information.
D51 Foundation Awards
Each year the D51 Foundation awards 5th
grade teachers who earned the highest
growth in reading, writing, and math for the
prior school year. Congratulations to our
own Jenna Hansen, who has been awarded
with the highest growth in reading based on
our state assessment data.
(Jenna is teaching 3rd grade this
year, but last year she was
teaching one of our 5th grade
classes.) This means that Jenna
was above all 4th and 5th grade
teachers in our elementary schools
throughout the district! She is amazing – be
sure to congratulate her!
CELEBRATION: On Saturday, February 7
at 7:00 pm at the CMU Ballroom there will
be a White Ice Cocktail Party honoring
teachers and schools who have earned top
awards for the work they are doing for our
students in District 51. Go to
www.d51foundation.org if you would like
to get tickets for this event.
Classroom Valentine Parties
You will receive information from your
child’s classroom teacher informing you of
the specifics regarding plans for classroom
Valentine’s Day parties.
Parties will take place on
Friday, February 13th
unless you hear
otherwise.
School of Choice The School of Choice window for the