9-9-16 Email Blast

SEPTEMBER

            Red Apple Recycling challenge entire month

  9        Mother and Son Kickball Tournament

            Coyote Ridge Park - 4:30 pm

12        TTEA meeting - library 9:00 am

20        Smart Cow Yogurt Bar Community Event -Castle Rock

22        Official Count Day  

22        Move-a-Thon

23        No school for students - Professional Development Day

26        Fall Book Fair starts

27  SAC meeting-6:00 pm

30        Fall Book Fair ends

OCTOBER

 3        TTEA meeting-library 9:00 am

 6        Red Apple Recycling Challenge ends

 7        Fall break starts

17       No school for students - Professional Development Day

18       School resumes

25       Van Gogh Picture retakes


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MaT “JUST MOVE IT” KICK OFF

Our ONE and ONLY organized fundraiser has started! Details on how to start your pledge page are in the envelope your student brought home last week. CLICK HERE to see our Move-a-thon website for more information.

Look for the Move-a-Thon icon on the Parent's Bulletin Board when you login to our website to donate.  

MOVE-A-THON

Pledge Drive



DON’T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR VAN GOGH STUDENT PHOTOS

Check your student’s backpack for directions to order online.

Need help ordering?  Call Van Gogh at 303.679.9003

Don’t love the picture?  Absent on picture day?  Retakes are Tuesday, October 25.


SPANISH ENRICHMENT OPEN TO KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE

Classes start soon! Sign up today!

See attached flyer.


ATTENDANCE DOES MATTER - PLEASE BE IN ATTENDANCE SEPTEMBER 22!

Every school district across Colorado are mandated by state law to count their students. This number is incredibly important, because the headcount is used to determine how much state funding each district-- and in turn, each school-- receives.

While Douglas County School District always encourages student attendance and participation, September 22 is important because of its direct impact on funding, it is just one day. If students are too sick to go to school or must be absent for another important reason, the District does have an ability to report updated numbers.


LEGACY VILLAGE UPDATE

Actual construction began yesterday (9/8/16). Activity onsite will consist of the demolition on the existing roads and concrete. This will take place for a majority of next week as well. There will be trucks entering and leaving the site however all activity will be contained onsite.


TTE CUSTOM CALENDAR - FALL AND SPRING BREAK DATES REMINDER

Timber Trail Elementary follows the DCSD 2016-17 Conventional calendar.  The exception to this is Monday, October 17, 2016 (Monday after fall break) and Monday, March 27, 2017 (Monday after spring break)  when TTE students will not attend school due to teacher professional development.  These two dates only pertain to Timber Trail.  Other schools in the Rock Canyon feeder will have school on those two days.  Timber Trail has five more minutes in our day to provide for two additional staff development days in the year.  Our B.A.S.E. program will be open those days to provide a childcare option. Again, this change is only for Timber Trail Elementary, not the entire district.  Timber Trail will be following all other dates as listed on the district conventional calendar which can be found here. TTE CALENDAR


SMART COW YOGURT BAR COMMUNITY EVENT

Head on over to Smart Cow in Castle Rock for some delicious FROYO

and earn $ for our school.  

WHERE:  36 E Allen Street, facing Founder’s Parkway (between Five Guys and Red Robin)

WHEN:  September 20, 2016

Part of EVERY sale, all day long, will be donated to TTE!





RED APPLE RECYCLING CLOTHING DRIVE CHALLENGE!

Fall is in the air!   Clean out your closets and help Timber Trail raise money. Challenge starts September 6, ends October 6! Cash awards will be given to the top three schools for collecting the most pounds during their clothing drive. 1st place - $750, 2nd place - $500, 3rd place - $250.


2016 FALL AND WINTER COMMUNITY EVENTS FROM DCEF

September 17, 7:00pm - Colorado Rapids Community Night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

October 12-13, 10:00 am-7:00 pm - Denver Botanic Gardens (Chatfield) Corn Maze and Hay Rides

November 11, 7:00 pm; Colorado Avalanche Community Night at Pepsi Center

Denver Center for Performing Arts Community Events

December 4, 1:30 pm or December 8, 6:30 pm

“A Christmas Carol”

December 17, 11:00 am (ticket availability limited)

“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer:  Musical”

December 30, 2:00 pm (ticket availability limited)

“Finding Neverland”

For more information or to order tickets, visit www.dcefcolo.org




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