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Laura Sharp <[email protected]> Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 1:54 PMReply-To: Laura Sharp <[email protected]>To: [email protected]
Dear eDCSD Families,
Please read below for announcements for this coming week, March 7-11.
Support Opportunities Next Week
On Monday March 7th, students will be completing financial literacy comics, then, move into planning forour school garden.
What is coming up at Blended?
Our next field trip will be to Hammond’s Candies on Tuesday, March 29th from 10-11am.
What happened last week at Blended?
On Monday, February 29, students finished our marketing campaign and entrepreneur cycle. Thestudents designed their own friendship bracelets as part of the company they created.
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Save The Dates- State Mandated Testing
Please read the eDCSD State Mandated Testing Letter for days, times and locations for PARCC, CMAS,PSAT and ACT testing.
The West Support Center is located at 701 Prairie Hawk Dr, Castle Rock, CO 80109, United States in CastleRock.
Please plan on bringing water, snacks, and a sack lunch both days. If you have a conflict with thesedates, please contact Janda Bliek ASAP: [email protected]
For more information, please visit the State Mandated Testing tab on our school website.
Open Enrollment for the 16/17 School Year
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If you know someone who is interested in attended eDCSD for next year, please let them know that OpenEnrollment is underway. For more information, please visit here or call our office at 303-387-9465.
Mental Health Memo from Dr. Wall, Topic: Adolescent Lying: What it costs and what to do
This week’s resource focuses on adolescent lying. Find out more here. If you have any questions orconcerns related to the mental health of your child, please contact Dr. Wall at [email protected].
Personalized Learning Newsletter
Please see this link for information regarding how we are supporting personalized learning at eDCSD andwhat supports we have in place for students and parents.
Prevention Press
The Douglas County School District publishes a monthly resource for parents related to health andwellness. As part of the DCSD Strategic Plan, safety (including physical and psychological) is a toppriority. This month’s newsletter can be found here.
Parent University
Special Education Family Resource Fair
March 10, 2016
6:30PM
Chaparral High School
College Planning & the Family Corporation
March 10, 2016
7PM
Cantril 203
When do we start saving? How much do we save? Where can we find the money to save? How much isenough? Is it too late? Every family has assets available to them that they might not know about, or didn'tknow how to use. We provide insight into maximizing the family earning potential, and re-directing thosecapital resources toward saving for college, retirement, and family wealth. We will give the attendeesinsight on how to run your family finances like a corporation in order to fund the different departments ofthe household: Current Expenses, Future Expenses (College, Retirement), Incoming Capital, Assets.
Developmental Milestones
March 16, 2016
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1PM
Sky Ridge Women’€™s Atrium Classroom
Every child is different, and so is every parent's experience; but experts have a clear idea about the rangeof normal development from birth to age 5—and signs that a child might have a developmental delay.Learn about milestones organized by period of development, and tips on when to contact a healthprofessional about your concerns. Remember—there is no penalty for being cautious about yourgrowing child, and if there is a problem acting early can make all the difference.
Youth Education Safety in Schools
Please see this flier with information about the March 8th Youth Education Safety in the Schools (YESS)parent academy. It is going to be an exciting night with a keynote delivered by veteran Y.E.S.S.instructors, Chaparral High School students performing skits related to substance abuse to help parentsunderstand what is really happening in the teen world, and three very informative breakout sessions ledby subject matter experts that are geared to inform and empower parents when it comes to drugs andsubstance abuse.
Safe 2 Tell
Safety is our priority at eDCSD. Safe2Tell Colorado provides students and adults, in Colorado schoolsand communities, an increased ability to both prevent and report violence by making ANONYMOUSreports. The 24‐hour anonymous bystander tip line, staffed by professionals from the Colorado StatePatrol, is available to students, parents, and communities to report any concerns regarding their safety orthe safety of others. Since 2004, Safe2Tell Colorado has received thousands of reports on issues relatingto bullying, suicides, substance abuse, child abuse, planned school attacks, weapons, fights, mentalhealth issues, and other concerning behaviors.
How to Make a Report:
MOBILE APP: Students, parents and community members may download the mobile app from the AppleApp Store (ios) or Google Play (android) and may make a report from their smartphone.
WEB: Reports may be submitted online by completing a secure, anonymous web report atsafe2tellco.orgby clicking "Submit a Tip."
CALL 1‐877‐542‐7233: Concerns can by given to trained Colorado State Patrol dispatchers by calling thetoll‐free hotline.
Free Microsoft Office 365
The district is offering free Microsoft Office on personal computers for teachers and students (non-districtdevices). Please use the following link for more information regarding this offer:
https://www.dcsdk12.org/information-technology/office365
Your Partner in Learning,
Laura Sharp, Dean
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