TTE News

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November

• 6th - Staff Professional Development - NO SCHOOL / NO CHESS
• 9th - PTO Meeting (all welcome) 9:00; Cafeteria
• 11th - Veteran's Day Assembly at 2:00 pm
• 18th - Parent Workshop at RHMS (details below)
• 23-27 - Thanksgiving Break; NO SCHOOL
• 30th - Book Fair week
• 30th - Pastries with Parents; 7:30 am

December

• 3rd - Student Council Meeting 7:30 am
• 12th - PTO Meeting (all welcome) 9:00; Cafeteria
• 18th - No School / Staff Only
• 21st - Winter Break (No School 12/21-1/4)

January

• 4th - No School / Staff Only
• 5th - Welcome back to school from break
• 7th - Student Council Meeting 7:30 am
• 18th - No School / MLK, Jr. Day
• 22nd - Parent Night - Thriving Together 6:00 pm

Open Enrollment Round 1 is now open! If your student is currently enrolled through Open Enrollment and you have an incoming Kindergarten student for 27-28, you will need to request Open Enrollment for the younger sibling to attend TTE. First Round Open Enrollment will open on November 2nd 8:00 am and closes on December 1st at 4:00pm. Open Enrollment Link

Admissions for students in our attendance zone will open on November 13th. This will be for all students grades K-12 District wide. If you have an incoming Kindergarten student, please plan to complete this as soon as possible when it opens so we can plan accordingly for our student numbers and staffing purposes. We will share that link when it is live as well.

Art Enrichment - New session begins 11/11 on Wednesdays after school. Flyer & Link to Register

We love celebrating birthdays with our students! You are always welcome to bring lunch and join your child for a special birthday meal in Town Square. If your child would like to invite a friend to join you, they are welcome to bring one classmate!

• If you know the friend’s parents: Feel free to coordinate with them if you'd like to bring lunch for their child, too.

• If you don't know the friend’s parents: To make sure we respect all family dietary preferences and food allergies, please have the guest child bring their own packed lunch or get a school lunch to bring to the table.

• Show your children how to model their Pack Pride by using the wipes in Town Square to clean the tables/seats when finished so the next guests can enjoy a clean place to sit.

• Please do not bring items that would go back to the classroom as a distraction for the afternoon. Thank you!

We look forward to celebrating your child's special day with you!

Hi everyone!

If you don't know me, I'm the music teacher at Timber Trail! Outside of TTE, I play in the Rocky Mountain Flute Choir, and we're having a concert on November 14th that is catered towards children, so I wanted to invite all of you! This will be such a fun program, and I would love to see some familiar faces in the audience! It's completely free of charge and a wonderful way for children to experience live music!

I'm attaching the flyer as well, which has more details on it :)

Please reach out if you have any questions,

Camille Ringenberg

cringenberg1@dcsdk12.org

Our next Parent Workshop "Raising Kids In the Age of AI" is scheduled for Wednesday, 11/18, 5-6pm at RHMS. This workshop is available to all Douglas County parents as this topic was highly requested by many parents with kids across a wide age range (elementary, middle, and high school).

Attached is the flyer (here) for the workshop along with the registration link.

We are so excited for our Fall Book Fair the week of November 30-December 3rd!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! Get ready for a reading adventure with the newest books, bestselling series, and kid-favorite characters. Plus, every purchase earns funds for our school. BOOKS make the BEST GIFTS! The website is linked here with all of the things you need to know to prepare including previews. Please see the School Flyer here.

The Book Fair hours this year will be the following:

• Monday 11/30 8am - 4pm
• Tuesday 12/1 8am - 5:30pm (late shopping)
• Wednesday 12/2 7:30am - 4pm (Pastry w/Parents @ 7:30am)
• Thursday 12/3 8am - 12noon (short day)

The Book Fair runs with the help of our amazing volunteers, so please sign up in this Volunteer Sign Up link. Thank you so much for your help!

Welcome Pack Pride Parent Dads and Moms (Grandparents, Aunts/Uncles and Guardians) of Marvelous students!

We are looking for parent volunteers to help with lunch and recess! Pack Pride Parents is BACK! As a Pack Pride Parent, we're not asking you to be the teacher (the school has that covered-- Wheeww)! The goal of Pack Pride Parents is to be a positive role model and presence for our students. From sharing a warm smile or a heartfelt high-five to helping open those pesky pouches and tricky string cheese wrappers, a genuinely positive interaction can brighten a kiddo's day!

Please view these slides to see if this volunteering opportunity is right for you!

After viewing the slides and completing the orientation link, you can sign up to begin volunteering here.

There is a rolling cancellation schedule to accommodate all of DCSD. Please note these in your calendars and arrange for your child's change in transportation if affected.

Bus Route Cancellations the week of November 9-13; Route 231 & 235

Bus Route Cancellations the week of November 16-20; Route 232

Schedule for the year (up to the dates provided by DCSD)

DCSD Transportation Site Details regarding this process linked here.

Get ready to fuel up and hit the Road to the Rockies reading challenge! 🏔️📚

Whether your reader devours a chapter a day or crushes an entire series over the weekend, every single minute counts toward epic classroom bragging rights and awesome monthly loot. Plus, sticking with us on the trail puts them in the running for the end-of-year Grand Prize! 🎁

Please see this link for the Reading Logs.

Please have your student write their first and last name on the top. Thank you!

Find out what your school counselor, Mrs. Kenfield has been up to lately and enjoy learning new parenting ideas by going to this Newsletter.

If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to discuss your student with me, please feel free to reach out to me by either calling me at 303-387-5733 or emailing me at ljkenfield@dcsdk12.org.

Hello TTE Families,

My name is Matt LeClaire, and I'm the Before and After School Enrichment (B.A.S.E) Manager here at TTE. Please reach out if you have any questions. My email is mjleclaire@dcsdk12.org and our phone number is 303-387-5756.

Visit our website here.

The City of Castle Pines has reached out to say that the HOA for the Crossing’s Neighborhood are sending emails to the City regarding parents going through the community to drop off and pick up their students. The residents in that neighborhood have reached out to say that they are privately owned streets, not for public use.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and realize our school being in the location it is with limited parking is not ideal. Please use the designated pull through process coming into and exiting the school. Thank you so much!

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 going back to our community. Purchase tickets at: https://www.foundationdcs.org/community-events