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14 AUGUST 2025
27AUG | PSP Restaurant Night - Cold Stone @ 4-8pm
2SEP | Mindful Mornings @ 8:00am
7SEP | NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
8SEP | PSP MEETING @ 3:45PM
9SEP | Mindful Mornings @ 8:00am
9-11SEP | 6th grade Outdoor Ed
14-18SEP | bus cancelled
15SEP | Fun Run
16SEP | Mindful Mornings @ 8:00am
21SEP | NO SCHOOL - PD Day
23SEP | Mindful Mornings @ 8:00am
23SEP | Picture Retakes
25SEP | Field Day - grades 1-6
28SEP-2OCT | Parent Teacher Conferences
28-29SEP | Vision & Hearing Testing
28SEP | Chaparral Homecoming Parade @ 3:30-6:30pm
1OCT | Chaparral Homecoming Game @ 6-9pm
12-16OCT | NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
PLC LATE START TOMORROW
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Stallion Families,
We are officially wrapping up our third week of school! Classrooms are buzzing with energy, and students have begun taking the iReady assessment, which will help us tailor instruction to your child’s individual needs. Thank you for ensuring your student arrives ready to learn each day—consistent attendance plays a vital role in student growth.
Our staff held their first Friday late-start session last week for collaborative planning and data analysis. We greatly appreciate your support in making this important professional development time possible. As a reminder for Friday mornings, the first bell rings at 9:20 AM, and the cafeteria opens for breakfast at 9:10 AM. Because our team is in meetings, there is no staff supervision outside, so the playground remains closed. Students should only be on school grounds before or after school if accompanied by an adult.
We are also continuing to refine our dismissal procedures to make the process as safe and efficient as possible. Please remember to bring a valid ID whenever you enter the building to pick up your student.
Finally, Cherokee Trail Elementary is hiring Educational Assistants for duty coverage, classroom support, and our SSN program. It is a wonderful team and incredibly rewarding work, so if you are interested, please check the District careers page for our open positions. Thank you for a fantastic start to the school year, and I hope to see many of you at our Cold Stone Night this evening!
Warmly, Jodee DeRose - Principal
MINDFUL MORNINGS
FROM MUSIC
Choir is Back at CTE!
Mr. Halley would like to invite you to join the choir at Cherokee Trail Elementary. The choir program here at CTE is booming and last year it had over 80 members! All choir students get a choir shirt and the opportunity to perform the national anthem before a Colorado Rockies game-they get to be on the field at Coors Field for this! We also have two big concerts in the CTE gym for friends and family in the winter and spring semester.
The choir is open for students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade and meets in the morning from 7:40-8:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays. You only need to attend one day a week but you can attend both if possible. You can find the dates for the rehearsals and performances for our winter semester HERE.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Halley ghalley@dcsdk12.org and thank you for supporting the arts here at Cherokee Trail Elementary.
George Halley - Music Specialist
FROM ART - COMING SOON!
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!
This year we have some new things planned - stay tuned for more information!
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GIFTED & TALENTED
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NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: The Douglas County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, genetic information, or physical characteristics, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment of, or employment in educational programs or activities. The School District’s Compliance Officer is Ted Knight, Assistant Superintendent, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, complianceofficer@dcsdk12.org, 303-387-0067. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public.
CHEROKEE TRAIL ELEMENTARY
Email: anna.hylton@dcsdk12.org
Website: cte.dcsdk12.org
Location: 17302 Clarke Farms Drive, Parker, CO, USA
Phone: 3033878125
Facebook: facebook.com/ctestallions