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24APR | NO SCHOOL - teacher only day

27APR | NO SCHOOL

28APR | SPRING CHOIR CONCERTS

29APR | 26-27 KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE @ 5-6pm

30APR-8MAY | HEXATHLON PRACTICE - T & THs @ 3:30-5:00pm

8MAY | HAXATHLON

11MAY | BAND & ORCHESTRA CONCERT @ CHS - 7-9pm

12MAY | EPICER SERVICE DAY

15MAY | CHAPARRAL SENIOR CLAPOUT @ CTE - 2:45-3:15pm

25MAY | NO SCHOOL - happy Memorial Day
26MAY | KINDIE FIELD DAY

27MAY | 1ST-4TH GRADE MARKET DAY @ 9-10am

27MAY | POLICE CLAP-OUT @ 1:45-2:00pm

28MAY | KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION @ 9-10:30am

29MAY | 6TH GRADE CONTINUATION @ 9-10am
29MAY | LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS - full day

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported the CTE All-School Dance last week, and the Wish Week Auction - we appreciate you!

Stay tuned for information about parent-teacher conferences in next week's Scoop.

We have a SPAM SITCH!!!

We have had reports of MANY families who are not receiving our emails lately (from classroom teachers, the office, the District!)

District IT is aware and trying to help ... but in the meantime - MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING DCSDK12.ORG EMAILS!

👈🏻 HERE'S HOW 👈🏻

Please read the meeting minutes from the April 14th SAC meeting - LINK.

FROM ART: MRS. SWENSON

LOCATION:

DCSD Legacy Campus, 10035 S Peoria St, Lone Tree, CO 80134

Elementary School Exhibition & Reception

• Exhibition Dates: May 1–7, 2026

• Open House Reception: Tuesday, May 5 | 3:30–5:30 pm

  • Student artists will be recognized and awards will be distributed. There will not be a formal ceremony.

Elementary Exhibition Viewing Hours:

• Friday, May 1: 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

• Saturday, May 2: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

• Monday, May 4: 10:30 am – 5:30 pm

• Tuesday, May 5: 10:30 am – 5:30 pm (Award ribbons will be posted; Reception from 3:30–5:30 pm)

• Wednesday, May 6: 10:30 am – 5:30 pm

• Thursday, May 7: 10:30 am – 2:00 pm

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!

In APRIL we will be focusing on the EPICER trait of R-E-S-P-E-C-T:
* I listen carefully to adults and students and do not interrupt

5TH GRADE

6TH GRADE

SPECIALS

GIFTED & TALENTED
COUNSELING NEWSLETTER

ACCESS FLYERS IN PEACHJAR

As I write this, there are officially 38 days, 6 hours, and 26 minutes left in the school year, counting the weekends and holidays. How do I know this? Well, I have a countdown clock in my office that I start on the first day of school each year. I use it as a reminder that we are running out of time to support our students. Granted, at this time of year, we do start to get worn out and will be ready for summer, but at the same time, it is critical to utilize the short amount of time we have with our students. The year always goes by so fast, and it seems like there is never enough time to get everything in. Hence, the need for a countdown clock.

On the home front, I am still in a bit of a holding pattern. I am moving in June to downsize now that my one and only is basically out of the house, but it is a little early to really figure out where I want to live. In addition, she is going to move home around the middle of May so that will be a little bit of an adjustment as well. Since I am downsizing, I am going to store all of her junk in a storage facility until she moves back into her sorority next year.

Although the sorority has been very expensive, she has enjoyed being there and has made quite a few friends. Hopefully, she doesn't flunk out of her classes but to be honest, she is actually doing really well in school. She isn't an academic All-American by any means but at least she is passing all of her classes. That is good in my book.

That is it for this weeks episode, stay tuned for next week when the Principal Chronicles continue ...

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Email: anna.hylton@dcsdk12.org
Website: cte.dcsdk12.org
Location: 17302 Clarke Farms Drive, Parker, CO, USA
Phone: 3033878125
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