Cheerfully,

Kiersten Hall

Hello Legend Feeder School Families!

We are so excited to see all of your excitement to get involved in our community this Wish Week! Please understand how much of a difference your involvement has and will continue to make!

Looking ahead, our Wish Week is from January 24th-January 31st (or February 3rd for Cimarron) in 2025. Down below are ways you guys can get involved through dress up days, sponsors and nightly events.

• Friday (1/24) - Fly To France Friday

Theme: French Fashion (French Clothes, Touristy Clothes, Stripes, Blue, White, Red) $1 to participate

Nightly Event: Skate City

• Monday (1/27) - Mountain Monday

Theme: Ski Day (Winter Gear, Goggles, Beanies, White, Blue, Grey) $1 to participate

Nightly Event: Come watch our Pickleball Tournament for $5 at 6PM in the Legend Gym

Restaurant Sponsor: 4PM-9PM at Raising Canes

• Tuesday (1/28) - Checkmate Tuesday

Theme: Game Day (Royalty, Chess Pieces, Red, White, Black, Checkers) $1 to participate

Nightly Event: Drive In Movie (Ratatouille) for $10 per person at 6:30-8:30 PM in the Legend Blue Parking Lot

Restaurant Sponsor: Artisan Pizza and Coldstone all day

• Wednesday (1/29) - Waves and Wheels Wednesday

Theme: Leather or Beach (Biker Outfit or Surfer Outfit, Blue, Yellow, Black) $1 to participate

Nightly Event: Cheese Your Principal at the Legend Basketball Game at 7PM in the Legend Gym, price TBD

Restaurant Sponsor: Chick Fil A All Day, Texas Roadhouse 5-10 PM, and Colonna’s 10:45-4

• Thursday (1/30) - Treble Thursday

Theme: Music Day (Formal Attire or Favorite Artist/Band, Pink, Purple, Black) $1 to participate

Nightly Event: Orchestra Concert/Masked Singer at 5:30 PM in the Legend Theater

Restaurant Sponsor: Crumbl Cookie 4-7

• Friday (1/31) - French Finale

Theme: 2025 Wish Week SHIRTS (Blue)

Another way for you to get involved is to buy Wish Week Shirts for your students using this QR code on MySchoolBucks. Each school's code is linked below and the price for each shirt is $25. The site is live now but it closes on January 17th. If you miss your chance on the presale we will be selling shirts before and after school as well!

The next opportunity is our Parents Night Out coming up on January 25th from 6-10pm at Legend. Here is some general information below:

Who: Our 2025 Wish Kid, Legend Student Leaders, Legend Staff, a Registered Nurse, and your students! Students from Kindergarten up to 8th grade are welcome! They will be split into three age groups, K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.

What: A kid's community event with lots of events, including crafts, games, a movie, and bounce houses. Drinks, snacks, and a dinner of pizza will be provided. We encourage parents to treat themselves to one of our restaurant sponsors. A percentage of any purchase will be donated back to Legend Wish Week to support our Wish Kid. While we watch your kids in a fun-filled night, you can enjoy a relaxing night out.

When: Students can attend any time between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM

Where: Legend High School, 22219 Hilltop Rd, Parker, CO 80138

Why: To have fun and support our wonderful Wish Kid and the Make-A-Wish Nonprofit Organization!

The cost per child is $40. Each additional child will be $5 off. (For example, two kids would be $75 and three kids would be $110). The way to pay is through MySchoolBucks which you can find a QR code for on the flier below. Students will shift through rotations in their age group. They will only be together for 15 minutes during drop off, during dinner, and while the movie Night at the Museum (rated PG) plays during pick up. Students will always be monitored and will never be left unattended with other students or caretakers! To ensure your child’s safety, we will have a ratio of 1 caretaker to 4 students. These caretakers consist of trusted Legend’s Student Government members and Legend Staff members. We will have a registered nurse on sight for any emergency care. Below is also a flier with some of this information on it.

Thank you so much for your involvement! Attached below is a video about the impact of Make-A-Wish that we would love for you to watch and show your kids.

Make-A-Wish Informational Video

Thank you for your involvement and we look forward to what this amazing week will bring!

WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for a school day. WatchDOGS may read and work with students, play at recess, eat lunch with students, watch the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well.

Parents/guardians may excuse their students from testing if they wish to do so by following this process.

Round 2 of open enrollment starts on January 22, 2025. For more information on how to apply for open enrollment, please see the DCSD information HERE. If you have questions for our registrar, you can contact jjohnson11@dcsdk12.org

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As part of the DCSD Universal Screening process and our commitment to equitable identification for gifted programming, DCSD will administer the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT 7) Feb. 3rd-13th. This assessment indicates the level and pattern of cognitive development of a student in comparison to grade and age mates. Please see below for specific information based on your child’s current grade.

2nd Grade Universal Screen

• As part of this process, ALL students in 2nd grade who have not been identified for gifted programming will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) in February. This assessment indicates the level and pattern of cognitive development of a student in comparison to grade and age mates. These general reasoning abilities, which start developing at birth and continue through early adulthood, are influenced by experiences gained both in and out of school.

• If your child is already identified for gifted programming, they will not participate in this universal screen testing. Your Gifted Education Facilitator will contact you directly with more detailed information about this process.

Gifted Identification Referral Testing

• If your child is in grades K, 1, 3, 4 and you believe he/she needs evaluation for Gifted Identification and Services, you may refer your child for testing by initiating the Gifted Identification Process.

• NOTE: Requesting this assessment automatically initiates the process to evaluate for Gifted Identification.

• Please request CogAT testing for your child by completing the Referral for Gifted Identification linked:

• Frontier Valley Referral Survey

• Upon receipt of this form the Gifted Education Facilitator will connect with you to discuss next steps in the gifted identification process.

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If you have questions regarding the CogAT assessment, please contact:

Elizebeth Simpson - Frontier Valley Gifted and Talented Facilitator - essimpson@dcsdk12.org​

This month, counselor lessons will be about problem-solving strategies. Grades K-2 will focus on helpful learning strategies (being a good listener, showing effort) and 3-5 grades will focus on conflict resolution, including size of the problem, compromising, and apologizing. We are also finishing up our Bullying Prevention Unit. I am looking forward to seeing all our little buffalos continue to learn and grow!

Thank you to those of you who filled out the form for our Career Day. If you would like to participate in our Career Day, please let me know by filling out this form.

Please reach out anytime if I can provide support. Also, check out my growing Community Resource Sheet.

Liz Van Otten, School Counselor

evanotten@dcsdk12.org

(303) 387-8486

We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break 🛷 and are excited to welcome you back for the new year! Are you interested in joining FVEA or volunteering during events? You may email us or come to our next FVEA meeting.

• Ongoing Fundraising opportunities for our school!

• King Soopers Rewards- Sign up under ““Frontier Valley Education Alliance”

• American Furniture Warehouse- Mention Frontier Valley at checkout

• Longmont Dairy Bring in your milk caps!

• Interested in joining FVEA or volunteering for events? Email us: frontiervalleyfvea@gmail.com

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