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3OCT | PINK OUT DAY

6-10OCT | PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES (T&Th -> 7pm)

13-17OCT | FALL BREAK

21OCT | PSP MEETING @ 5:30pm

24OCT | FALL FESTIVAL @ 5:30-7:30pm

28OCT | CHAPARRAL SWEET STREET @ 5:30-7:00pm (see flyer below)

7NOV | DONUTS WITH GROWNUPS @ 7:30am

7-14NOV | BOOK FAIR

18NOV | PSP MEETING @ 5:30pm

18NOV | SAC MEETING @ 6:30pm

24-28NOV | THANKSGIVING BREAK

CONFERENCE MEALS

Our CTE Staff will be working extra hard next week for conferences, late evenings and coming in early. Please consider donating an item or you can make a monetary contribution on MySchoolBucks to help provide meals/snacks/drinks for our staff. PSP appreciates all of your support!

Teacher Conference Meals

FALL FESTIVAL CANDY WARS

Candy Wars have returned! Please bring in bags of candy starting Monday, October 6th and feed our candy monsters! Please label your candy by grade, there will be a party for the grade who wins the candy wars!

APPLE AWARDS

Each year, Douglas County School District invites families to nominate teachers/staff that have made a positive impact! Nominations are being accepted through October 20th, please consider nominating a CTE teacher/staff member! We all know that CTE has wonderful and amazing teachers/staff that truly make a positive impact on our students!

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!

In September we will be focusing on ENTHUSIASM. Here are the student indicators:

* I show a positive attitude at all times

* I am eager to learn

* I show active engagement throughout my day

AT HOME: Discuss with your student "What is something that you do where you have to persevere?

How might multiple perspectives fit with this question?"

KINDERGARTEN

1ST GRADE

2ND GRADE
3RD GRADE
4TH GRADE

5TH GRADE

6TH GRADE

SPECIALS

GIFTED & TALENTED

ACCESS FLYERS IN PEACHJAR

DEBORAH ORMSBY

One of the signs that fall has arrived is CTE's annual Field Day. If you were able to be at CTE last Friday to volunteer or cheer on students, know that students and all of the CTE staff appreciate that. Kids remember when we show up for them with experiences and quality time - both of which field day provides!

With Field Day behind us, we move into the October doldrums. With colder weather, less time outside, and the newness of the school year wearing off, it is harder for students to stay motivated and on task. Last year, I shared my value of encouraging students to continue to do their best and push through in these times of year when we are tired and ready for a break. When I was a high school administrator, it was at these times of the year that student attendance dropped off, grades struggled, and big behaviors occurred. I am also a firm believer, based upon what I have seen in secondary schools, that the habits our students build now truly do follow them into middle school, high school, and beyond. While we want our students to be kids first and foremost, encouraging them to build habits and skills that carry them through the doldrums is important!

Many of you know that I have three boys of my own. Anything I share here is something that we try to build and instill in our boys ... and I know it isn't easy as a parent - especially when we are tired and want a break ourselves! Some of the things we have tried with our boys that seem to work (at least for now) in our house are:

• breaking up homework into smaller chunks with breaks in between
• having a break before we start homework
• having conversations about the best part of the day and what we want to try to do differently tomorrow
• encouraging play outside when the weather is good
• getting physical activity and play (not on devices)
• having a good breakfast in the morning
• getting out the door in the morning with encouragement and a hug (even for my 16-year-old who thinks he is too cool for a hug from mom)
• and getting a little extra sleep at night

These simple, consistent habits truly do help build the resilience and self-discipline that benefit our kids far beyond the classroom.

JOSH MILLER

The Principal Chronicles continue ...

I can't believe that Fall break is nearly here. It seems as though it was just the other day when we were starting school. We are about to hit the "party time" of the year with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I know the holidays are stressful for people, but it is also a very fun time of year. Here at school we are chugging along. We have had our Fun Run, Field Day, and Outdoor Ed. The next big thing will be Halloween which is always entertaining to see all of our students' costumes. Outside of that, we have moved out of our first units of the year and are into our second units plus conferences are next week. I guess if it isn't one thing, it is another as there is always something happening here.

On the home front, as of this moment, my daughter is still enrolled at CSU. She is still passing all of her classes and she is still rushing the Kappa Delta sorority. She did text me for the first time late last week asking to come home. She said she had had a really rough week and wanted to get away. I said no. It was really hard to say but I think it is important for her to figure things out instead of running home. Sounds like she had some friend drama and even some boy drama. It has been a minute since she has had some boy drama. She didn't provide much detail but it sounds like said boy expressed some interest in her then totally ditched her. Not exactly sure what that means and but either way, that led to the "rough week". Not sure what else happened as once I told her she couldn't come home she hasn't talked to me since. What can you do??

That is it for this weeks episode, stay tuned for next week when the Principal Chronicles continues....

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