IMPORTANT DATES September 2- Labor Day- No School September 6- Mother & Son Kickball Game 4:30 pm September 9- TTEA Meeting 9:00 am Girls on the Run begins 3:30 pm September 10- Destination Imagination Meeting 6:00 pm TEXT MESSAGING OPTION AVAILABLE ON PORTAL If interested in opting in, parents/guardian need to login to their portal account and go to Contact Preferences. Please check the Text (SMS) check box if you would like to receive text messages sent by the school. Don't forget to click SAVE. To change or add a cell phone number, please contact the front office. This method of communication will be used sparingly, not for our weekly updates. DISCOVERY (GIFTED AND TALENTED) PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS The Douglas County School District has designed intensive programming for elementary school students in grades 2 through 6 who require educational programming beyond what can reasonably be expected from the regular classroom. These programs are located in six elementary schools throughout the district. Please go to this link to learn more about the Discovery Program. If you are interested in having your child attend one of these programs for the 2014-15 school year, there is specialized testing that needs to occur in the next few weeks. Please email our Building Resource Teacher, Debbie Clemente byTuesday, August 27 to request testing for your child. ENRICHMENT There are a variety of enrichment opportunities available for our students. Information will be included in teachers' weekly emails and will also be available under the "Enrichment" tab on the TTE website. Information will be coming soon regarding chess club, Timber Tales, Destination Imagination, art club, and choir. PICTURE RETAKES Picture make up day is scheduled for October 29. MOTHER & SON KICKBALL GAME- ONLY 5 MORE DAYS TO REGISTER Space is limited. Registration is required. Date: Friday, September 6 at Coyote Ridge from 4:30 pm to dark Rain date: Friday, September 13 Please visit www.timbertrailparents.org to register Moms and Sons. You must be registered with the site before proceeding to register for Kickball. Registration closes on Monday, August 26th SPACE IS LIMITED! Questions: Contact either Jenny Hanna at jhanna4@msn.com or Aimee Buffington at aimeebuff@comcast.net WANTED: DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM AND CO-TEAM MANAGERS Destination Imagination (DI) is returning to Timber Trail. DI is a national, competition based tournament aimed at fostering self-sufficient and creative problem solvers. Teams are forming in September and South Metro tournament is held in the Spring. MEETING FOR PROSPECTIVE TEAM AND CO-TEAM MANAGERS IS ON SEPT 10, 2013 Team managers may be parents or teachers and the teams meet when and where you want them to meet. There is an informational meeting September 10 at 6:00 pm in the TTE library for prospective team managers and co-team managers. This meeting is for you if: a. you think you might be interested in being a team manager but want to learn more. b. know that you want to be a team manager. c. want to ensure your child has a team by being a team manager. If you are unable to make the meeting but are interested in being a team manager, please contact Michelle Misuraca at michellemisuraca@gmail.com Please Note: We will not be able to accommodate all interested students without enough team managers. Teams can be as small as two students and as large as seven. If you are interested in DI but not interested in being a team manager, this meeting is not for you. Information on how to sign your student up to participate is forthcoming. Please see the TTEA DI website for more information. |
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