Sagebrush Elementary

Dear Sagebrush Families,

On Monday, we will be practicing a LOCKDOWN active threat drill. The intent of this drill is to practice our response to a situation where a LOCKDOWN is called, and police and district security personnel come to the school to help manage the situation.

When a LOCKDOWN alert is called, staff and students are trained to either secure themselves behind locked doors, remain silent, and out of sight, or self-evacuate if they are in a position where it is safe to do so. Police and District Security personnel are trained to rapidly respond to secure the school and check on staff and students by eventually entering and/or evacuating every room.

During a LOCKDOWN, adrenaline is often high for staff, students, and first responders. Therefore, it is very important to implement strategies that can help reduce anxiety and bring everyone back to a state of calm and reassurance.

One way to do this is to communicate a “code word” through our Redbag software to all classrooms, that will be used by responding officers and security personnel to reassure staff and students inside locked classrooms that police are knocking on the door and notifying classrooms they are coming in or requesting the occupants to come out. These “code words” are not pre-determined, but rather generated during the incident to allow for maximum security of the incident.

During the spring lockdown drills will use the “code word” system to practice this procedure.

As always, the drill we will be supported by District Security, School District Administration, Law Enforcement, and Fire/EMS personnel who will assist us in checking doors and classrooms and coaching us through the process. This is important as all of them will have a part in responding to help.

Each drill should take approximately 30 minutes as we practice various aspects of our LOCKDOWN procedure.

At the conclusion of the drill, our building Safety Team will debrief the drill to discuss lessons learned and provide us with strategies to improve our response. We invite all staff and students to provide feedback and ask questions about the process so that we can continuously improve our practice.

Thank you for participating with us in this important training event. Please feel free to contact myself or our District Security Team if you have any questions.

Warm regards,

Ch​ris Powell

Principal

We are excited to invite you to sign up for our upcoming family conferences which will occur the week of March 3! These conferences are a wonderful opportunity for you to connect with your child's teacher, discuss their progress, and collaborate on ways to support their learning journey.

Please visit the links below to schedule your conference at a time that works best for you. Please add your child's name in the comment box. Also, if you would like any other Sagebrush staff to attend the conference, add their names into the comment box as well. If you have any questions or need assistance with the sign-up process, feel free to contact the school office.

We look forward to seeing you and working together to ensure your child's success.

Kinder

Ronyak https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004280-mrs

Eisenbarth https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004379-mseisenbarth

Eastmond https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004329-mrs

1st Grade

McDaniel https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004378-mrs

Trescott https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004426-mstrescott

Sloboth https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004434-mssloboth

2nd Grade

Mrs. Crane https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004432-mrs

Mrs. Clay https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004480-mrs

Mrs. Craighead https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004471-mrs

3rd Grade

Mx. Cuellar https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004520-mxcuellar

Mrs. Elrick https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004514-mrs

Mrs. Pedrett https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004513-mrs

4th Grade

Mrs. Yi https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004557-mrs

Mr. B. Gonzales https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004559-mrgonzales

Ms. Paule https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004567-mspaule

5th Grade

Mr. Mayes https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004601-mrmayes

Mr. Anderson https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004564-mranderson

Mr. Han https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BABAE2BA2FA7-55004619-mrhan

️Sagebrush Elementary School Families-

We hope you have been enjoying our Sagebrush Elementary School’s KHC so far! We are entering our final week, so calling all heart heroes!! So far we have raised $4,175.42 of our $5,500.00 goal!

If you were HOPING to achieve some of our school special incentives.. Here's how!

Any student who raises $50 will qualify to purchase discounted tickets and get a special ON COURT experience with the Denver Nuggets! The class that raises the most gets a Glow Dance Party in PE Class! The first 10 students who complete Finn's Mission will get a limited edition Wylie and Bingo! And, every student who raises $150 will get to SLIME Ms. Brewer!

Congratulations to the following students who have already earned our school’s challenge: Maxwell W , Charlie C , Lincoln S , Connor H , Easton V , Carter S , Elliot C , Camryn W , David M , Cate C , Kori L

If you haven't had the chance to yet:

1. DOWNLOAD THE APP (iOS/Android) AND SIGN UP on our school's KHC page http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=11259&pg=company&company_id=494493
2. Share your KHC Page via text and/or socials
3. Give or receive one more donation if you're able!

When you sign up or share your KHC Page, that brings awareness to heart disease, stroke, and CPR. Awareness leads to funding, and funding leads to hope <3

Not sure what to give as a donation if you're able or set your personal goal at?

$12.79- 127.9 Million US Adults have some form of cardiovascular disease

$19.78- The year Jump Rope for Heart was established

$40- Every 40 seconds someone dies from a stroke in America

$53- How much it costs to fully certify someone in CPR giving them the ability to save a life

$60- the suggested amount of minutes of Daily Physical Activity for kids

$70.50- Since 1968 the reduction in cardiovascular mortality is for 70.5%

$81- 81% of youth who have used a tobacco product have started with a flavored product

$100-$110- to perform hands only CPR, press hard and fast in the center of someone's chest at the rate of 100-110bpm

Unfornately, due to lack of funding, Blessings in a Backpack will be reducing the frequency of their program to bi-weekly.

If you are currently receiving food, but are no longer in need, please contact the school so that we may utilize the food for another family.

In addition, at this time, it appears that they will not have the funding to run this program after this school year.

.

Calling all 3rd – 5th grade girls! Join Girls on the Run this spring! Get ready to activate your star power as you run, walk, jump, hop, or skip your way through training for a 5K! Teams will complete activities to help them learn to be happy, healthy and confident before running a 5K at the end of the season. Girls on the Run will start the week of March 3rd. We will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-3:40. Open to all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls. Please register NO LATER THAN February 28. For more information about the program go to www.girlsontherunrockies.org.

To request scholarship funds, please send an email to scholarships@girlsontherunrockies.org

Questions? Contact one of the coaches:

Lindsey Henderson – lhenderson@cherrycreekschools.org

Jenny Frank – jfrank6@cherrycreekschools.org

Shannon Bohling – sbohling@cherrycreekschools.org

¡GIRLS ON THE RUN VIENE A TU ESCUELA!

Llamado a todas las niñas de 3er a 5to grado! Participé en Girls on the Run esta primavera.

¡Prepárate para activar tu fuerza de estrella mientras corres, camines, brinques, y saltes tu camino a través del entrenamiento para el 5k! Equipos van a completar actividades para ayudarles a aprender a ser contentas, saludables y confiadas antes de correr una 5k al fin de la temporada. Girls on the Run comienza la semana del 3 de Marzo. Nos reuniremos los martes y jueves de 2:45 a 3:40.

Abierto a todas las niñas en 3er, 4to y 5to grado. La inscripción debe de estar completa para el 28 de Febrero. No despues. Para más información acerca del programa visite https://www.girlsontherunrockies.org/es/home .

Si quiere aplicar para una beca que le ayude a pagar mande su informacion a este correo electronico: scholarships@girlsontherunrockies.org

¿Tienes preguntas o quieres ser entrenadora? Pregúntale a Questions? Contact one of the coaches:

Lindsey Henderson – lhenderson@cherrycreekschools.org

Jenny Frank – jfrank6@cherrycreekschools.org

Shannon Bohling – sbohling@cherrycreekschools.org

.

Dear Cherry Creek Schools community,

As I mentioned in my message earlier this week, one of the areas of great uncertainty right now is around funding. Unfortunately, funding for K-12 public education is at risk. While it is too soon to know the extent of any federal funding that may be cut, we face another more immediate threat in the funding we receive at the state level. After nearly 15 years of more than $11 billion being cut from K-12 public education, the state is trying to do it again.

Governor Polis and state lawmakers are looking to make a major change to the way it funds schools that will drastically cut funding from 80% of school districts across Colorado, including $17 million from Cherry Creek Schools. This proposal would dramatically change the way the state funds K-12 education, moving from an enrollment averaging formula to a single annual student count. Enrollment averaging is a 30-year practice in the State of Colorado that provides stability and predictability for school districts to invest in students and ensure they have the resources they need rather than being forced to constantly adjust to drastic swings in funding due to small changes in enrollment. Eliminating averaging would have a disproportionate and immediate impact on schools, leaving many students across the state without the resources they need as soon as the 2025-26 school year.

Facing a budget deficit, the state is once again trying to cut K-12 education in order to balance the budget at the expense of our students and teachers. Any cut in funding would have a districtwide impact on all students resulting in staff layoffs, larger class sizes, reduced student offerings, and more. We need your help to let state lawmakers know these cuts are unacceptable, especially at a time of great uncertainty at the federal level. Public school districts have been used to balance the state’s budget for the past 15 years. The state must balance its budget somewhere else. Please visit www.kidsmattertoo.org to send a letter or click here to call CCSD lawmakers.

These cuts are unacceptable, and our kids deserve better. I urge you to make your voice heard today.

Thank you for your ongoing support of Cherry Creek Schools!

Sincerely,

Christopher Smith

Superintendent

District VOICES of Color engages community members in meaningful and effective partnerships that lead to positive outcomes for all students, but more specifically, students of color.

Please join us for this month’s opportunity:

When: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Where: Smoky Hill HS Library – 16100 E. Smoky Hill Rd Aurora, CO 80015

Topic: Language Support and Services

Please note, child care will be provided as well as interpreter services for our Spanish speaking families. For other language interpretation, please submit a request to the email address below at least five days prior to the meeting.

Additionally, District VOICES of Color meetings are not recorded nor live streamed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email CCSDEquity@cherrycreekschools.org.

For more information about District Voices of Color visit the Cherry Creek School District website: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/12789.

Thanks,

CCSD Equity, Culture and Community Engagement

The district has compiled a list of resources for families, including food pantries, immigrant supports, language supports, mental and physical health resources, and supports for unhoused families.

You can access the list here.

Human Resources will be hosting the final Giveback Cherry Creek Volunteer training for the ‘24-25 schoolyear in March and we’d love to have as many volunteers as possible in attendance. We currently have almost 40 active volunteers making a difference in our schools and want to continue to support our teachers and students.

Please see our website link .

Giveback Cherry Creek Volunteer Training

March 12, 2025 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

ESC – 4700 S. Yosemite St. Greenwood Village, 80111

RSVP Here

Contacts are updated by you, the guardians. You decide who you authorize to be an emergency contact and/or pick up your child from school.

Here are step by step instructions for updating your contacts:

Did you know that we have a lot of resources for students available after school?

These resources are also available over the summer!

Our Sagebrush kids website contains links for:

• Reading and Writing
• Math
• Science & Social Studies
• Additional learning sites

The student would go to the Sagebrush Elementary website, Students page:

https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=11468

When there, click on RESOURCES / LINKS.*

* Your student should be able to connect directly to this site. If your student does not automatically connect, they may need to enter their Cherry Creek email and password to access the webpage.

Plan your next adventure today!

From museums to gardens, there are so many ways to enjoy Denver and beyond without breaking the bank! Pro tip: Mark your calendars, and don’t forget to make reservations where required! ✨

PTCO information will be sent out at least every other week.

Please click on the link to read our newsletter:

https://secure.smore.com/n/q8xub

Thank you,

From your Sagebrush PTCO

Sagebrush PTCO

14700 East Temple Place

Aurora, CO 80015

mailto:Sagebrushptco@gmail.com

For all of your yearbook information, discounts, dedications and orders, this is handled through PTCO.

Please see their newsletter for all yearbook information:

https://secure.smore.com/n/ve9b4

Sagebrush Mission: We are unwavering in our commitment to help students become lifelong Learners and achieve their future goals.

Sagebrush Vision:

• At Sagebrush we are a nurturing and supportive community.
• We foster relationships and advocate on behalf of students to impact their whole well-being.
• We provide equitable access to quality instruction and hold high expectations for all students.

Chris Powell-Principal

Dena McMurtry- Assistant Principal - 720-886-8304

Michele Cruz - Office Manager - 720-886-8303

Marisela Ramirez- Registrar- 720-886-8302

Attendance Secretary line - 720-886-8301

Angela Pesche - School Nurse- 720-886-8310

Attendance Line- 720-886-8395 or email us at sagattendance@cherrycreekschools.org

Kirsty Janney - Director, Before and After- 720-886-8370

Email: cpowell13@cherrycreekschools.org
Website: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/sagebrush
Location: 14700 East Temple Place, Aurora, CO
Phone: 720-886-8300

If you find any errors, corrections, or information that is missing in our newsletter, please email the Office Manager so that we can fix our information!

mailto:mcruz@cherrycreekschools.org

Thanks in advance for working together with us!

English:

Please contact Channy Kong at mailto:ckong@cherrycreekschools.org for support with this resource in your language.

Amharic:

እነዝህን መረጃዎችን በተመለከተ በቋንቋዎ ዕገዛን ለማግኘት ከፈለጉ እባክዎን ተሊሌን በዝህ እሜይል ያግኙዋት thirpa@cherrycreekschools.org

Arabic:

يرجى االتصال بـ )جميعة صباحي أو جاودة العلمي( على ) org.cherrycreekschools@jsebbahi أو org.cherrycreekschools@jdajanialami للحصول على الدعم مع هذا المورد باللغة العربية.

Chinese:

如有需要，请经由 ctaylor9@cherrycreekschools.org 与凯瑟琳•泰勒联系，以您的语言获得此资源 的支持。

Hindi:

अपनी भाषा में इस संसाधन के समर्नथ के लिए कृपया जेम्स रसाइथिी को jrasaily@cherrycreekschools.org पर संपकथ करें।

Korean:

귀하의 언어로 이 자원에 대한 지원을 원하시면 (리아 리) 에게 (llee6@cherrycreekschools.org) 로 문의하십시오.

Nepali:

कृपया जेम्स रसाइथिीिाइथ jrasaily@cherrycreekschools.org मा तपाइथको भाषामा यो संसाधनको सहयोगको िागी सम्पकथ गननहथ ोिा।

Russian:

Пожалуйста, обращайтесь к Ларисе Бака по адресу: lbaca3@cherrycreekschools.org для получения поддержки с помощью этого ресурса на своём языке.

Somali:

Fadlan la xiriir Omar Nur cinwaanka emaylka onur2@cherrycreekschools.org si aad u hesho macluumaad ku qoran luqadaada.

Spanish:

Si necesita ayuda con este recurso en su idioma, póngase en contacto con Ilse Chavez Maldonado en ichavezmaldonado@cherrycreekschools.org, Rosa Han en rhan4@cherrycreekschools.org, Helena Gognat en hgognat@cherrycreekschools.org o Monica Pantoja en mpantoja@cherrycreekschools.org

Vietnamese:

Vui lòng liên hệ với Thuý Ngọc tại Lchung2@cherrycreekschools.org để được hỗ trợ về tài nguyên này bằng tiếng Việt.