IMPORTANT DATES
DECEMBER
19 Progress report published to parent portal at 4:00 pm
20 No school - Winter break
JANUARY
6 School resumes
7 Kindergarten registration for current families 9:00 am -2:00 pm
8 Kindergarten registration for new families 9:00 am-2:00 pm
9 Kindergarten registration 9:00 am-12:00 pm
13 TTEA meeting in cafeteria
17 No school- Professional Development Day for teachers
20 No school- MLK
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES TTE
Timber Trail Elementary has once again been selected to receive the John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award from the Colorado Department of Education. The John Irwin Award is distributed annually to schools in the state with the highest student achievement levels on the statewide assessment. We want to congratulate our staff and students for their continued hard work and commitment to excellence.
SQUARE 1 ART
Square 1 Art was sent home today. If your order is incomplete, please do not panic! The rest of the shipment is scheduled to arrive within the next few days. We understand that many of you need to ship your items. We will process the order as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
GIFTS FROM THE HEART- DONATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL DECEMBER 18
Timber Team will be collecting items for the Douglas County Task Force this holiday season. Donations will be accepted from December 2nd - December 18th. Each grade level will be collecting different items, please see below for your child's grade level.
Task Force Collection
Kindergarten : Diapers, formula, and wipes (no baby food please, it expires too quickly)
1st Grade: Toiletries such as Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, lotion, Q-tips, and dental floss
2nd Grade: Animal supplies such as dog food, cat food, cat litter
3rd Grade : Cash and grocery gift cards
4th Grade : Non-perishable food items
5th Grade : Non-perishable food items
BATTERY RECYCLING AND SAVE WATER PROJECT
Brownie Troop # 4133 needs our help in protecting our water! Battery recycling is an activity that aims to reduce the number of batteries being disposed as municipal solid waste. Batteries contain a number of heavy metals and toxic chemicals; their dumping has raised concern over risks of soil contamination and water pollution. A battery recycling bucket is located in Town Square at Timber Trail. Please help by bringing in your used small batteries.
CHOIR NEWS
On Tuesday, December 10th, 39 students in the TImber Trail 4th and 5th grade choir performed at the Azura Memory Care facility in Castle Rock. Thanks to the financial support of TTEA, students were excused from school to be a part of this wonderful community service project. Singers came away from this experience with a sense of compassion and gratitude, and with inspiration to continue volunteering. Some of the repertoire included a large jazz feature accompanied by show props such as top hats, canes, white gloves, and sequined bow ties. The final selection was a song that fused hip-hop with the popular classical composition Pachelbel's Canon in D, and featured a variety of student musicians, violinists, rappers, and a guest second grade piano accompanist. Choir was offered this fall as an enrichment program before school and the next choir season will start up again in the spring.
-Happy holidays from Mrs. Berndt
LAST CALL FOR LOST AND FOUND
Jackets, sweaters, hats, water bottles are overtaking the cafeteria! Please stop by the cafeteria and check for lost items. ALL items will be donated to a local charity on Thursday, December 19. Please help us out by labeling your child's coat, gloves, etc.
PARENT PORTAL ACCESS AND PROGRESS REPORTS
Your child's progress report will be available through the Parent
Portal on Thursday, December 19 at 4:00 pm. This is the only way you will be able to access your child's progress report. Please make sure you are able to log in to your portal account prior to December 19.
Please click the following link to access your account.
https://campus.dcsdk12.org/icprod/portal/icprod.jsp
If you are having problems logging in, please click the 'Problems
logging in?" on the Campus Portal site. If you need additional assistance email TTEPortal@dcsdk12.org
PARKING AND PARTIES
Please plan accordingly for parking during the winter parties. We encourage carpooling or walking if the weather is nice. Just a reminder that the streets in the Village Homes development to the east of TTE (Bristolwood Dr and Bristolwood Ln) are private and parking is not allowed within that neighborhood. Please do not park in the bus loop or fire lane.
