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Mark Your Calendar!

• September 21 - No School - Professional Development for Teachers
• September 29 - Picture Retakes
• Oct 2 - Fun Run - 10:15-11:00am
• Oct 6 and Oct 8 - Conferences - More information coming soon!
• Oct 9 - SAC Mtg 1:00-2:00pm
• Oct 12-16 - Fall Break - No School

Ponderosa High School is celebrating Homecoming this week! Some of the high schoolers stopped by MVE on Tuesday and had a chance to hang out with our students! 🐎 Go Mustangs 🐎

Dear Parents and Families,

As we move into the fall, we want to highlight a critical date for our district: Thursday, October 1, 2026. Student count day is the official date each fall when Colorado school districts record their enrollment numbers, which the state then uses to calculate per-pupil funding for the year.

The state determines our funding based on three factors around this date: your student's active enrollment, their scheduled instructional time, and their daily attendance. To ensure our funding is accurate, the state evaluates attendance specifically on October 1st and during the standard two-week window encompassing the week before and the week after Count Day.

How you can help support our schools:

• Make Attendance a Priority: Please make every effort to ensure your student is present and engaged in their learning on Thursday, October 1st.
• Keep the Momentum: Consistent attendance throughout the entire two-week window surrounding Count Day is strongly encouraged to ensure accurate state reporting.
• Communicate Absences: We understand illnesses and emergencies happen. If your child is sick, please notify our attendance office right away. Proper documentation allows us to navigate state exceptions if a student must miss the exact count date.

Northeast is going all out for our 60th and we can use YOUR help! Volunteer to help with some of our stations during the celebration so we can have the most fun possible! Check out our Sign Up Genius to see where you can fill in! Have a High School Student who needs volunteer hours? This is a GREAT opportunity for them to earn some hours while having a blast!

The countdown is on for our Northeast Elementary 60th Birthday Celebration! We are incredibly excited to bring together current and former students, families, staff, and friends to celebrate 60 years of memories, traditions, and the amazing Northeast community!

Our celebration is shaping up to be an event you won’t want to miss! Plans include a dunk tank, DJ, photo booth, face painting, yard games, bounce houses, cotton candy, popcorn, balloon creations, and more! We’ll also enjoy special performances from the PHS Marching Band and NE Choir.

Come hungry! Redstone Bank will be serving hamburgers and hot dogs, and we’ll also have Talking Tom’s Coffee Truck, a taco truck, Rita’s Italian Ice, Hip Pops and, of course, birthday cake to celebrate the big 6-0!

This milestone is about so much more than a birthday. It is an opportunity to celebrate the generations of students, staff, families, and community members who have made Northeast such a special place for the past 60 years.

Please continue to spread the word and invite former Northeast students, staff, families, and neighbors to join us. We would love to fill our campus with Eagles from across the decades!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you as we honor our past and look forward to all that is ahead.

When: Saturday, September 19th, 2026 12:00-3:00

Where: Northeast Elementary

Rooted in Tradition. Inspired by the Future.

Interested in learning what the PTO is all about? Join us September 18 at the Pradera Clubhouse (5225 Raintree Dr, Parker, CO 80134) from 6:00-9:00pm to meet the PTO Board, connect with other families in our school community, hear about this year's events and see where you can plug in to help! Whether you’re a returning PTO family or new to our school, we’d love to see you. Stop by, say hello, and discover the many ways you can help make this school year special for our students and staff! Snacks and drinks provided!

There is NO school on Monday, September 21!

The Fun Run is coming and YOU can be a part of it! Our students get SO pumped when YOU are a part of their events! We need volunteers to help sort and distribute PRIZES to our students! AND if you'd like to be a part of the actual event, we need volunteers to bring excitement, encouragement and energy while counting laps and a few volunteers to keep our students hydrated at the water station! Use the links to sign up to help and read more about our Fun Run in the next announcement!

Fun Run Prize Distribution

Fun Run Event Volunteers

It’s time! You can sign up your students for our Mountain View and Northeast Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $70,000 for providing field trips to all students for Mountain View and Art Room furniture, library books, and recess equipment for Northeast. Signing up is easy and comes with a fun prize for your student!

️⭐ Just Sign Up On MyBooster.com ⭐️

Our school is working toward a BIG goal and Great Wolf Lodge wants to celebrate with us! Registered families will have the chance to earn some awesome rewards. Log in to mybooster.com today and share your student’s donation page with your whole pack. Just for receiving their first donation, students can earn their very own Wolf Ears!

Key Dates to Remember:

🎉Fundraiser Kickoff in School – 09/23/2026

👟Event Day – 10/02/2026

Want to know the easiest way to fundraise for the school? Set up your King Soopers Card to donate to the school when you shop! Just sign in to your King Soopers account, find Community Rewards and search for Northeast/Mountain View PTO. This is an easy way to donate without having to do anything extra!

We are bringing back our Volunteer of the Month! Have you noticed the designated Volunteer of the Month Parking Spot at the schools? Providing this space is just a small way we get to thank our volunteers. If you see them parked in the spot, or walking around campus, please be sure to thank them!

This month we want to give a huge shout out to Rose Nilson! Rose took on being our Community Events Chair this year and went above and beyond with ALL of the Back to School Events last month and has already been working on getting our future events organized! She is absolutely crushing it! Make sure you tell her thank you if you see her around!

Grab your family and friends and get ready for some unforgettable fun at exclusive discounted prices through the Foundation for Douglas County Schools! From exciting attractions to memorable experiences, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Best of all, every ticket purchased helps support Douglas County students, teachers, and schools, with a portion of each sale giving back to our community.

Purchase your tickets HERE and make your next adventure count!