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14 AUGUST 2025
14AUG | Back to School Night [kindergarten] @ 4-5pm
17AUG | 1st full day [kindergarten] bells @ 8:35am-3:30pm
18AUG | Java with Jodee @ 9:00am-9:30am
19AUG | Picture Day - during school
20AUG | PSP mtg @ 3:45pm-4:450pm
21AUG | REMINDER: every Friday will be a delayed start this year | bells @ 9:20-3:30pm
24AUG | Run Club begins @ 7:40am
27AUG | PSP Restaurant Night - Cold Stone @ 4-8pm
7SEP | NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
9-11SEP | 6th grade Outdoor Ed
15SEP | Fun Run
21SEP | NO SCHOOL - PD Day
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
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Stallion Families,
What an amazing first day! It was wonderful to welcome our students back into the building for the 2026–2027 school year. I cannot thank you enough for showing up this morning to cheer on our kids and celebrate what is sure to be an incredible year. We are definitely hitting a home run!
Important Dismissal Guidelines
Dismissal is always a busy time of day. To help ensure a safe, smooth, and efficient process for everyone, please review the guidelines below.
Walker Pick-Up Locations If you are walking to the building to pick up your student, please use the following designated doors:
Kindergarten: Pick up at the front of the building at your student’s exterior classroom door.
1st Grade: Pick up at the lower-level door to the right of the ramp (labeled with a blue "D").
2nd & 3rd Grade: Pick up at the bottom of the ramp by the blacktop (doors labeled with a blue "E").
4th & 5th Grade: Pick up at the door near the preschool mobile (labeled with a blue "F").
6th Grade: Students will be released directly from the mobile classrooms.
Families with Siblings: Please make a plan with your students where you would like to meet, it is generally easier for older students to walk to younger student pick up locations. Practice meeting at that location and share this information with your student’s teachers.
Car Line Pick-Up
Stay to the Right: Pull into the parking lot and stay to the right along the curb.
Fill the Gaps: Once in the carpool lane, please pull all the way forward as the cars ahead of you leave.
Stay in Your Vehicle: Remain inside your car and be prepared to share your student’s name and grade level with the staff members assisting outside.
Help Us Move Quickly: Please remind your student to keep an eye out for your vehicle so we can expedite the pick-up line.
Important Reminder: Please do not park in the pick-up lane or the bus lane at any time. Doing so impedes traffic and slows down the process for everyone.
Wheels Safety (Scooters & Bikes) Students riding electric scooters, regular scooters, or bicycles home must follow the rules of the road. For everyone's safety, students must walk their bikes or scooters to the edge of the school property to avoid collisions with families during arrival and dismissal. If you have any questions about e-scooter/e-bike rules, please see the ParkerCO.gov website for guidance.
Upcoming Event: Java with Jodee
Please join me on Tuesday, August 18th, at 9:00 AM in the CTE cafeteria for Java with Jodee. I look forward to connecting with you and getting to know our community better!
Thank you again for helping us kick off the school year on such a high note. Stallion Pride is alive and well!
Warmly, Jodee DeRose - Principal
FROM THE OFFICE
Have you completed Express Check-In? This is our online registration, and it must be completed each year for EVERY student.
As part of this process you will complete the CTE Tech Contract, and pay school fees via MySchoolBucks (complet the Free & Reduced application if you would like fees waived).
1. EXPRESS CHECK-IN
2. SCHOOL FEES
3. CTE CONTRACT
4. FREE & REDUCED APPLICATION (if needed)
YEARBOOKS
Welcome Back to School! Yearbooks are now available to purchase (distributed in May). Yearbooks are $23 each, additional yearbooks are $18 each. USE THIS LINK
PSP RESTAURANT NIGHT
Cold Stone Creamery - 27AUG26 @ 4-8pm ... CTE staff will be guest ice cream scoopers!
4:00-4:30 - Mr. Halley & Ms. Zavadil
4:30-5:00 - Ms. Christou, Ms. Labate, Mrs. Boutilier
5:00-5:30 - Mrs. Metheney & Mrs. Taraba
5:30 - 6:00 - Mrs. Long & Mr. Bartuska
6:00 - 6:30 - TBD
6:30 - 7:00 - Mrs. Bosco, Mrs. Tyler & Ms. Ranieri
7:00 - 7:30 - Mrs. Jakubowski, Ms. Carey & Mrs. Scott
7:30 - 8:00 - Preschool Ms. Shayla and Ms. Megan
FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH
NEW HOURS
M-TH: 8:25
F: 915
Students having breakfast before school must enter directly through cafeteria doors in the back of school - they will be dismissed from the cafeteria at the 1st bell.
Cherokee Trail will once again provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.
Even though meals are free, families are still encouraged to provide household income information through the free and reduced form. This information helps schools receive important funding and allows eligible families to continue receiving support for school-related fees and expenses.
FROM PE
MICHELE WHITTINGHAM
RUN CLUB - see the flyer - register HERE.
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!
CLASSROOM PAGES & NEWSLETTERS
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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