Sandburg Community Update

Sandburg Families,

Week 2 is officially in the books and what a great week it was! Our Mountain Lions are settling into the school year, diving into their curriculum, mastering routines and structures, and showing us that they are ready for a fantastic year.

One of the highlights of the week was coming together for our first all-school morning meeting of the year! There is something special about having our entire Sandburg community together in one space. This month, we focused on one of our PAWS principles: Always Be Respectful. We talked about what respect looks like not only in the way we treat one another, but also in how we care for our school, our classrooms, and the learning spaces we share. Our school belongs to all of us, and taking care of our spaces is one way we show pride in our community and respect for the people who learn and work here each day. We also had the opportunity to spotlight several amazing Mountain Lions who are already shining their light and being leaders! We love seeing students step up, make positive choices, look out for others, and show leadership in big and small ways. We are excited about the year ahead as we continue our work in social-emotional learning, taking care of one another, and building a strong sense of belonging and connection for every student.

Our students continued their work with i-Ready this week, working hard to show their teachers what they know in both reading and math. These assessments give our teachers valuable information about each student’s strengths and areas for growth. Most importantly, they help us better understand our students as learners so we can provide the instruction and support they need throughout the year.

We are excited to welcome families to Back-to-School Night on Wednesday, August 26! We hope you will join us for one of our two sessions 5:30-6:00 OR 6:10-6:40 to learn more about your student's grade-level curriculum and learning experiences. We offer two sessions for families to attend if they have multiple students. Representatives from our PTO and SACC program will also be available to answer questions and help families get connected. Additionally, members of our LSS, Intervention, and Specials teams will be available to answer questions. Back-to-School Night is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child's experience at Sandburg and connect with the people who will be partnering with you throughout the year.

We are so excited about what this year holds for our Mountain Lions! Thank you to everyone who came to our first coffee with the principal of the year. It was so fun sharing with you all the important work we are doing here at Sandburg.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Warmly,

Lindsey Sieck

Principal

If your student is going to be absent or late please enter the information in your parent portal prior to the start of the school day. You will find that on the bottom left under more, absence request. If you are calling in, please call prior to the start of the school day @ 303-347-4675 and follow the prompts. The final option is to send an email to sandburgattendance@gmail.com

All three options are checked at 8:00 am, if the message is received later you most likely will receive a phone call from the office looking for your student.

Back to School Night - Aug 26th

Session 1: 5:30-6 PM

Session 2: 6:10-6:40 PM

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Attendance Line - With our new phone system we no longer have a separate attendance line. When reporting an absence remember you can do it through Infinite Campus on your parent portal OR you can call our main line 303-347- 4675 and follow the prompts.

PTO Sign Ups - PTO is looking for volunteers! They are currently seeking Room Parents for each classroom to help make this year special for our kids. If you’d like to stay in the loop with school events and support our community, please fill out this form to opt in to PTO communications.

Playground Pals - We also want to share an important update regarding our lunch and recess routines. While our Playground Pals program had great intentions, we have made the decision to pause the program moving forward. In an effort to keep our campus as secure as possible and minimize additional adults on the playground, recess will now be supervised exclusively by Sandburg staff members. Families are still more than welcome to join their students for lunch in the cafeteria! We just ask that you check out at the front office once lunch wraps up. Recess is such a vital time of day for our students to build independence, navigate peer dynamics, and simply enjoy unstructured play with their friends. We appreciate your understanding and support as we prioritize both campus safety and these essential social-emotional growth opportunities for our kids.

A few friendly reminders about our volunteer requirements and what it means to be a volunteer vs. a visitor. With so many special events at school, please take the time to review these expectations to avoid frustrations later. These requirements are required for any Sign Up Genius that room parents send out as well. These are all in place to keep our students safe. Thank you for understanding.

• Volunteers are individuals who have completed a district background check. If you’ll be working directly with students—leading groups, supervising activities, or attending field trips—you must be registered as a volunteer. Click here to register to be a volunteer.
  
  

• Visitors are guests who check in at the front office but have not completed the volunteer background check. Visitors are always welcome but may not be left alone with students.

Please take a moment to review our policies around illness.

Littleton Public Schools follows the “How Sick is Too Sick?” guidance on CDE’s website to help you decide when to keep your student at home and when it’s okay for them to return to school.

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