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Linda Parker
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From the Principal’s Desk . . .
Happy New Year and welcome back to 2016! I hope you all had a peace-filled and fun
Winter Holiday break with your families!
December was extremely dynamic at C2E as it always is. We enjoyed the Scholastic
Book Fair, Hour of Code, and classroom concerts. Winter Holiday parties in elementary
wing and Finishing Well in Middle school rounded out the quarter. Middle school sports
kicked off both boys and girls basketball seasons. The staff left for Winter break
exhausted but pleased with the progress shown by I-Ready mid-year benchmark results
which they will be sharing with you this month, and completely stoked by the school’s
PAARC results released in mid-December.
The 2016-2017 school calendar has been reviewed by Governing Council and is attached
to the newsletter. It is also now available on the C2E Website. As always, please review
it and plan your vacations for scheduled breaks. We need your child in school every
scheduled day to maximize our student’s growth. There is no substitute for the
instruction that occurs inside the classroom.
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January brings the countdown to testing season at C2E. Our PAARC and CMAS results
last school year were extremely strong and I am anxious for year 2 results to help us
determine growth. We do use IREADY to determine our student’s growth but having
another data point to assist us in programming academics helps us be more thorough
and accurate. We have almost filled our Kindergarten for next school year. Siblings have
been given priority and we are now working through the extensive wait list. We will not
be opening extra classes in any grade level for next year and we will be running at
capacity.
Finally, I am sending a huge thank you to all parents and grandparents for helping us
with giving tree donations in December. Thanks to your generosity, learning spaces
have been updated in both elementary and middle school. I invite parents to come in
and check out the awesome things the teachers are doing to make their classrooms
movement friendly and engaging!
Go Mammoths!!
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Mark Your Calendar with the Following Important Dates:
January 4 ~ Kindergarten Tuition Due
January 15 ~ No School/Teacher’s Only
January 18 ~ No School
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Tumbling Club
Are the kids driving you crazy in the house? Do your kids like to be upside down and roll
around? Time for tumbling club to begin!!!
Tumbling is a great confidence builder and increases both upper and lower body
strength and flexibility.
Tumbling Club is for students in grades K-5 at any level, is wildly popular and fills up fast.
Spots will be filled on a first come first serve basis and are limited to the first 18 per
session. There are two sessions of Tumbling available.
Choose a session, choose a day. Click here to sign up. After you sign up, please fill out
the Club Athletic Packet (click here) and turn it in with the $35 club fee to the office. This
must be turned in before your child can participate. For questions, please contact Seana
Meitler at [email protected]
Challenge to Excellence 2016 Yearbook
Buy yours today!
Standard yearbook price - $20.00
Packages are also available!
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With Yearbook Code: 7482516
Scan the QR code to go directly to the
online website.
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Celebrate school choice...and having the opportunity to choose C2E for your children!
Battle of the Books 2016!
Congratulations to our final team members Monday, Jan 25th
selected to represent C2E and participate in Wednesday, Jan 27th
the February battles!
3rd/4th Grade Battle Schedule (on Tuesdays at
Douglas County Libraries has 14 schools
participating in the Parker Branch BOTB
this year. C2E is one of them!
Congrats to the 5th/6th Grade Team:
Alex Ramsey-5th
Allie Pallotta-5th
Skylar Nollenberger-6th
Sami Cohen-5th
Avi Brockman-5th
Peyton Tinsley-6th
Hannah Worland-6th
Congrats to the 3rd/4th Grade Team:
Final team selection to be announced
soon! Parents, please refer to communication
from the coaches regarding final team
selection.
Fall Practice Schedule 3pm-4pm at C2E:
Wednesday, Jan 6th
Monday, Jan 11th
Wednesday, Jan 13th
Monday, Jan 18th
Wednesday, Jan 20th
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Parker Library):
2/2 5-5:30pm vs. Frontier Valley
2/9 5:30-6pm vs. Parker Core Knowledge
2/16 6-6:30pm vs. North Star Academy
2/23 6:30-7pm vs. Cherokee Trail
3rd/4th Grade Coaches:
Chandra Francis [email protected]
Becky Archunde [email protected]
Gregory Archunde [email protected]
5th/6th Grade Battle Schedule (on
Wednesdays at Parker Library)
2/3 5-5:30pm vs. Frontier Valley
2/10 5:30-6pm vs. Parker Core Knowledge
2/17 6-6:30pm vs. North Star Academy
2/24 6:30-7pm vs. Cherokee Trail
5th/6th Grade Coaches:
Jennifer Tinsley
[email protected] or 720-219-2858
Aimee Worland [email protected]
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VISION/HEARING SCREENING
Dear Parents:
Each year Douglas County Schools conduct vision and hearing screening for all students in the statemandated grade levels K, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9, as well as new students to the District. The audiologists
oversee the hearing screening and the school nurse consultants oversee the vision screening. Since
the audiologists and the nurses are responsible for many thousands of students, parent volunteers
are utilized to expedite the screening process. The vision screening assistant, audiology technicians
and adult volunteers conduct the screenings.
It is important for you to understand that this is a mass screening to detect academically significant
vision and hearing problems. Certain visual or eye problems will not be picked up in a screening
program, therefore, it should not be considered a substitute for a professional eye exam, particularly
in students who are experiencing difficulty in visual tasks or who have frequent visual complaints.
Students will be vision screened using a Sloan standardized letter chart, an LEA symbol chart or the
Spot Vision Photo Screener. The Spot Vision Photo Screener by Welch Allyn (SPOT) is powered by
sophisticated technology that detects the indication of the following vision issues: near sightedness,
far sightedness, unequal refractive power, blurred vision, pupil size deviations and eye misalignment.
The process is improved if students with glasses are wearing them or at least have any corrective
lenses with them for the screening. This helps to avoid unnecessary referrals for an eye exam.
The hearing screening may be done on a day your child has a cold or an ear infection. If a problem is
detected, your child will be rechecked at school, referred to your doctor or referred to the Audiology
office for a more complete evaluation. If your child is on medication for an ear problem and is being
followed by your doctor, please inform the Audiologist.
Referral letters are sent to the parents of students who fail the vision or hearing screening. Please
return the completed referrals as it assists us in updating your student’s records and improves the
follow up process. Hearing referrals are to be returned to the Audiology/Special Services office and
vision referrals are to be returned to the school. Any questions that you may have about the school
hearing and vision screening can be answered by the Audiologist or school nurse at the phone
numbers listed below.
If you would like to opt out of vision or hearing screening, please request the opt out in writing at
least the day before the screening, so that the request can be sent to the appropriate personnel.
Thank you in advance for your support of these very important programs.
Audiologist: Lorrie Baptiste 303-387-0848
Nurse: Kelly Driver, RN BSN 720-284-7545
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A Note From Your PVA President
Happy New Year!
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The PVA is proud to support C2E by raising
funds to improve the library and bring 21st
Century learning to our school this year. It’s
been an amazing year of support from our
parent volunteers.
WOW! Together we raised just over $25,000
from the Mammoth March! Thank you to all
the families and friends that supported the
Our next PVA meeting is Tuesday, February
fun run this year. It’s because of this support 16th, right after carpool from 8:00 to 9:00
that we can improve our library.
am. Please join us for coffee and learn more
about the PVA and how you can get involved.
The Monster Book Fair and Cookie Exchange
was a huge success! Annette Kullmer and
“We make a living by what we get, but we
Karen DiPietro lead a wonderful event to
make a life by what we give” ~Winston
continue the fundraising efforts for our
Churchill.
library. Thank you so much for the fun
shopping and incredible book selection.
Have a wonderful New Year,
Join us Thursday, January 7th, for Spirit Night
at Chick-fil-A in Parker. They will be donating Jami Pichot,
2015-2016 PVA President
10% of sales from C2E families and friends,
just mention Challenge to Excellence when
you complete your order. No cooking or
dishes for us that night!
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Please visit the PVA website for upcoming
events and volunteer opportunities at https://
sites.google.com/site/c2epva/home. We
have some great events coming up, including
our popular Father-Daughter Dance and
Donuts with Dad. Check out the ‘Mark Your
Calendar – Dates to Remember’ box below
and check out the articles in this newsletter
for more information.
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Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A: Thursday, January 7th
Spirit Wear Days: Friday, January 8th, and Friday, February 5th
Father Daughter Dance: Friday, January 22nd
Donuts with Dad/Grandpa: Thursday, February 11th
PVA Meeting: Tuesday, February 16th, 8:00-9:00 am
Staff Appreciation Luncheon: Thursday, February 25th
MAMMOTH MARCH UPDATE:
The Mammoth March was an INCREDIBLE success!
We want to send out a HUGE thank you to all of our C2E families for your support,
volunteer time, and fundraising efforts. Together we raised $26,450.00!! This
fundraiser has given C2E an enormous jump start on our goal of embracing a 21st
century learning environment!
C2E has spent the Fun Run monies to finish making the C2E Library a child centered
space. All donated, adult sized furnishings have been replaced with the following:
Kid- and movement-friendly furniture, including puzzle tables and puck seating
Upholstered small group intervention station surrounding
Early elementary-sized white board table
In addition, we have revamped elementary classrooms to include six, child- and
movement-friendly tables with ‘wiggle and bounce’ kid-friendly seating. These tables
help us break away from traditional public school classrooms to student-centered
learning spaces that are flexible and enable kids to work easily in groups or individually,
while fulfilling their need to move.
Finally, we have moved away from traditional middle school math to white board
tables, which allows collaboration and for students to gain greater understanding.
Mammoth Chair and Co-Chair
Michael Temple and Chandra Francis
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SPIRIT NIGHT AT CHICK-FIL-A
Thursday, January 7th – 3:00-8:00 pm
Support C2E while you “Eat Mor Chikin!”
Our next spirit night is Thursday, January 7th at Chick-Fil-A in Parker. This is a great
chance for your family to join fellow C2E parents and students to support C2E by doing
something you do every night, eating dinner. Whether you eat in the restaurant or go
through the drive-thru, mention you are there for C2E and a portion of the proceeds
from your meal will come back to the school. It’s a win-win! Don’t forget to share this
with family, friends, and neighbors too!
When: Thursday, January 7, 2016, 3:00-8:00 pm
Where: Chick-Fil-A, 9335 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker
Questions?? Contact the event Chair, Jami Pichot: [email protected],
or Co-Chair, Christina Zwerenz: [email protected].
FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE
Friday, January 22nd,
from 6:30-8:30 pm in the C2E Gym
SAVE THE DATE! The theme for this years’ FatherDaughter Dance is One Night in Paris! It promises to
be a magical night for the daughters of C2E and the
special men in their lives.
We will have a DJ, dancing, refreshments, prizes, and more for every family to enjoy!
Tickets are $16 per family. Please RSVP online at the PVA website
(https://sites.google.com/site/c2epva/payonline) by Friday, January 15th.
Tickets will be also be available for purchase at the door for $20 per family.
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MONSTER BOOK FAIR RESULTS!
We are thrilled to share that we SMASHED our Monster Goal of $10,000 in sales for the
Scholastic Monster Book Fair this year! With your help, our total sales were a recordbreaking $11,500!!! INCREDIBLE!! At time of press it was early days in our Book Fair
wrap-up and we’re waiting to hear the final amount that we’ve earned so stay tuned!
That number may go up with our online sales too! We truly appreciate all of your
support in raising these funds and hope that you and your kids enjoy the all the
fantastic items you purchased!
We could never have done this without the dedicated parents who supported this
year’s fair. We are extremely grateful for each of your efforts. Thank you all so very
much! We’d like to give a special shout out to Preethi Muralidar and Cara Johnson for
the awesome Monster decorations; Jennifer Tinsley for organizing the Parent Coffee
event and obtaining donations from Chick‑fil‑A and The Bagel Stop; Keagan DiPietro for
his help with the Monster Prize Draw Basket, Monster Box and entry slips; and last but
not least, C2E’s own Amy Clarke, who was a huge help to us in so many ways.
Our Monster Basket of Fun Prize Draw was won by Ayati Muralidar in Mr. Cleaver’s fifth
grade home room. Congratulations Ayati!
Loose Change Contest RESULTS!
WOW! As part of the Book Fair build-up, your children collected over $420 for the ‘All
for Change’ Spare Change Campaign! What a great effort! Teachers were able to
purchase books for their classroom library with the change collected. Thanks so much
for digging deep and finding all that loose change!
Our contest winners were Ms. Beaty’s fourth grade home room for elementary school,
and Mr. Glen Thompson’s home room for middle school. To celebrate their efforts,
these classes each win a Dress Down Day the first Friday after Winter Break! GREAT JOB
EVERYONE!
Annette Kullmer & Karen DiPietro – Chair & Co-chair
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BOX TOPS CONTEST UPDATE
The count is now in for our Box Tops/Labels for Education contest! Our grand total for
the fall contest is $1,000.49. This is AWESOME!!! Great job C2E families!!!
Thank you to everyone who collected items and made this contest such a success, and
many congratulations to our winners! Details below:
Elementary School: The classroom winner is Mr. Mendez with 2,241 items and the
individual winner is Eli Johnson with 1,254 items.
Middle School: The classroom winner is Mr. Thompson with 535 items and the
individual winner is Kristen Carson with 317 items.
I want to thank all of the parents who stepped up to help us count. We had 12
volunteers who were able to get volunteer hours at home. It made the process go so
much more smoothly. I would also like to thank Amy Clark for helping me to get the
volunteers. She has been an amazing resource and I truly appreciate all of the help!!!
Jennie Carter
Box Tops/Labels for Education Chair
HOLIDAY COOKIE EXCHANGE – THANK YOU!
A huge THANK YOU for all the dozens and dozens of cookies made by our volunteers!!
The teachers and staff loved it. It was a wonderful turnout. We cannot thank you
enough for all the baking of cookies and breakfast items brought in. Heather White did
a fabulous job setting up and decorating the conference room. It was the prettiest
cookie buffet I have ever seen! The teachers and staff each selected a dozen of cookies
to take home. There were a few dozen left over so they were placed in the break room
and were gone in no time. I did sneak a piece of an orange cinnamon roll and it was
delicious! I know that both homemade breakfast casseroles were also a huge hit.
Everything was gobbled up quickly I can assure you.
Annette Kullmer
Staff Appreciation Luncheon Chair
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DONUTS WITH DAD/GRANDPA
Friday, February 11th (RSVP by Friday, February 5th)
Bring your Dad, Grandpa, or Uncle to Donuts with Dad at
C2E on Thursday, February 11th, at 7:00 am in C2E’s Gym.
This is a great chance for kids to spend time with their dad and friends over yummy
donuts, coffee, juice, and fruit at school. Just make sure you’ve eaten a healthy
breakfast at home before you arrive.
RSVP online at the PVA website (https://sites.google.com/site/c2epva/payonline) to get
the early bird rate of $7 per family.
Due to limited space and planning time, an RSVP is required for this event. There will
only be limited admission at the door, and admission prices increase to $8 per family for
those who have not RSVP’d by the deadline date of Friday, February 5th.
When: Thursday, February 11th, 2016, 7:00-7:50 am
Where:
C2E Gym and Cafeteria
Cost: $7 per family - RSVP by February 5th
The PVA would like to thank Kunjani Coffee in Parker for kindly donating
coffee for this event. Check out their store at Lincoln and Jordan (10009 S.
Jordan Rd., Parker. Tel: 720-249-5594).
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Volunteers are needed to assist with set up, during the event,
and with clean up. Please sign-up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/20f0b49adab2ea20-donuts1
Questions?? Contact the event chairs, Christina Zwerenz: [email protected]
or Dana Durant: [email protected].
SPIRIT WEAR:
Next Spirit Wear Days:
Friday, January 8th, and Friday, February 5th
On designated “Spirit Wear” days, usually the first Friday of the
month, Spirit Wear may be worn with uniform bottoms.
Do you have your warm, winter Spirit Wear? With winter now truly
upon us, a C2E Spirit Wear hoodie is just the thing to keep your kids
warm in class. C2E uniform-approved Spirit Wear jackets, hoodies,
sweatshirts, long sleeve t-shirts, beanies, and scarves are also available. Order your
Spirit Wear items from our providers, Threaded Ink, right here in Parker! Go to their
website (www.threadedinkmedia.com - go to School Stores and choose C2E), order, and
pick up at your convenience. GO MAMMOTHS!
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RELOADABLE KING SOOPERS CARDS
Shop for Groceries and Earn for C2E!
Reloadable Safeway cards are now available at C2E’s front desk! C2E will receive 3%
back on all groceries purchased on your reloadable Safeway card, and 5% back on all
groceries purchased on your reloadable King Soopers card. Free money for C2E just
for buying groceries! Both cards are pre-loaded with $20, so we ask for $20 cash/
check to purchase the card. Or you can purchase with a credit card through PayPal for
$20 plus a $1 service fee (pick up at C2E’s front desk) by clicking here: https://
sites.google.com/site/c2epva/payonline
PVA MEETING:
Tuesday, February 16th, 8:00-9:00 am
We’re always interested in hearing your ideas and feedback about the events we
schedule. Please join us for coffee and learn more about the PVA and how you can get
involved. All parents are welcome! See you there!
VOLUNTEER VACANCIES:
We still have some key positions that we need to be filled. Let’s secure these positions
now, otherwise we run the risk of disappointment when these popular events need to
be cancelled last minute. No experience is needed, just a willingness to help! You can
sign up for one of the currently open positions here: http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/20f0b49adab23a64-pvachair
Spring Fundraiser:
Let’s think WARM! Spring may seem a long way off right now, but we need to start
planning our Spring FUNdraiser in the coming months. We have a super exciting idea
for this event and are seeking candidates to help us organize it. Why not get a group of
friends together, split the workload, and have a great deal of fun in the meantime?!
The PVA team will also be there to provide guidance and
support you. This event is scheduled for Friday, May 13th,
2016.
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