NRE PRONGHORN PRESS

November 11 - Veteran's Breakfast -3rd grade performance

November 11 - PTO Meeting (All Welcome)

November 13 - Friday Late Start (first bell is 9:15am)

November 13 - Popcorn Friday

November 13 - DBC Fall Event

November 16 & 17 - Vision & Hearing Testing

November 16 - Discovery Informational Evening

November 18 - SAC Meeting

November 20 - Friday Late Start (first bell is 9:15am)

November 23 -27 - Thanksgiving Break

Hello NRE Families!

We hope you have had a wonderful week! It has been an action-packed and productive few days across our campus. From big testing milestones to seasonal fun and dedicated teacher learning, our school community has been busy growing together. Below, you’ll find key updates, highlights from our staff development day, and important reminders for the week ahead.

Celebrating Our 5th Grade Scholars

A huge round of applause goes out to our 5th-grade students for completing the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) this week! We are incredibly proud of their focus, hard work, and positive attitude throughout the testing process.

What is the CogAT?

The CogAT is an assessment designed to measure students' reasoning and problem-solving skills across three key areas:

• Verbal Reasoning: Assessing language-based problem-solving and comprehension.

• Quantitative Reasoning: Evaluating mathematical relationships and numerical problem-solving skills.

• Nonverbal Reasoning: Measuring spatial and visual reasoning using shapes, figures, and diagrams.

Unlike achievement tests that measure specific subject content, the CogAT looks at how students process information and approach novel tasks. Across our district, all 2nd and 5th-grade students take the CogAT. These results provide valuable insights to help our teachers customize instruction, identify student strengths, and support learning needs.

Halloween Photos & Student Privacy

As promised in last week's Pronghorn Press, check out some new Halloween pictures below! We received so many wonderful photos of students celebrating in their costumes—I only wish we could share them all. Because our newsletter is published on Facebook, we are careful to respect family privacy preferences and only include students whose parents have opted in for social media sharing.

Staff Professional Development Highlights

While students had a break from classes today, our teaching staff was hard at work participating in a dedicated Professional Development Day. Continuous growth for educators directly translates to stronger support for our learners. Today’s sessions covered a range of impactful topics:

• Leveraging AI for Problem Solving: Exploring how to use artificial intelligence as a practical classroom tool to engage in problem solving.

• Co-Regulation Strategies: Understanding the science and practice of co-regulation—helping students navigate stress, manage emotions, and build self-regulation skills through supportive teacher-student interactions.

• Tackling Math Word Problems: Learning specialized strategies to help students break down word problems.

• Executive Functioning in the Classroom: Gaining practical tools to strengthen students' organization, working memory, time management, and task initiation skills in their daily routines.

We are ready for the weekend and look forward to another fabulous week next week! Thank you for your continued partnership and support of our school community. Have a wonderful weekend!

Smiles,

Erin

We had a wonderful Author/ Illustrator visit this week! If you would still like to order an autographed copy of this fascinating book, please print this form and send it in with the money by November 13th. Thank you!!

Our Kitchen needs your help. Please consider signing up for a "regular" day and each week (as you are able) you can come in and be a consistent presence for the kiddos here at NRE! They love to see parents and grandparents in their school!

Here is the sign up! Lunchroom Help Volunteer Sign Up

We appreciate any help you can provide!

Thank you!!!

How to Receive Emergency Messages from DCSD

Log into the Infinite Campus Parent Portal and click on the “person” icon in the top right-hand corner of the page. Navigate to “Contact Preferences” and review your contact information. If you see an incorrect phone number or email, please update it in Infinite Campus, or contact the registrar at your child’s school to request an update.

Mental Health Resources

Below is a list of resources, should you have a concern that a loved one (or yourself) may be experiencing behavioral changes, mood swings, depression, or suicidal thoughts over the break.

Call 911 if there is an immediate threat to the child or others

• 988 - Suicide and Crisis Hotline

• Call or text “988” any time, 24/7 for free, confidential support.

• Colorado Crisis Services: 1-844-493-TALK (8255)

• Trained Crisis Counselor Hotline: (844) 493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255

• Chat online (open from 4pm-12am daily): Click Here

• Walk-in Locations (open 24/7): Location List

• Information About Types of Services and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado Crisis Services

• DCSD Mental Health Intervention website

• Mobile apps for wellness and recovery

• Let’s Talk Colorado

• iMatter (free virtual counseling sessions)

Douglas County has an anonymous reporting system available at all times. Anyone with a concern for someone’s well-being or safety can use Safe 2 Tell (1-877-542-7233) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.