Indian Peaks Elementary: Moose News

This week we hosted our very first Moose Day Parade!! Modeled after the book Balloons Over Broadway, by Melissa Sweet, 3rd-5th grade students collaborated to create their own version of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by creating parade floats transported by Sphero Indie Robots. Our entire group of Pk-5 students got to watch the parade and celebrate the season as a community! Thank you Ms. Julisa and Mrs. Trembly for organizing this fantastic event for us!

We also hosted a Cafecito for our Preschool Families, where we discussed how families can support early literacy skills through oral language! Thank you to Mrs. Ernst and the Preschool Department for sharing the love of reading books with our families!

The Boulder Ballet visited our school this week to share the art of dance with our Kindergarten - 5th Grade students. Thank you to our specials teachers, Mr. Knight, Mr. Emanuel, and Mrs. Auernhamer for creating enriching learning opportunities for all students!

Congratulations to our students who were nominated for November Student of the Month! We are so proud of you!

A reminder that our annual Canned Food Drive will kick off on Monday, December 2nd! The drive will be benefiting the OUR Center, here in Longmont. Our goal is to collect non-perishable food items, hygiene items, and toiletries to help stock their community market. If you would like to donate any items, please have your student bring them to school starting Monday, December 2nd. See the list of items needed below:

We hope your students are ready for the Thanksgiving Reading Challenge!

Students can read books on either MyOn or Sora, two of our online library systems, and have their minutes tracked. Schools with the most minutes read earn a prize that goes towards school needs.

Click Here for more information: Thanksgiving Reading Challenge

A reminder that Middle of the Year assessments begin after Thanksgiving Break. These assessments are important in helping us see each student's progress as well as set goals for the next months.

If your student will be out due to travel during the month of December, please let the classroom teacher and the front office know in advance so that we can schedule make-up testing sessions for your student.

A reminder that Wednesday, December 4th is Late Start. School starts at 11:40am. Buses run 2.5 hours later than their normal time.

December 2nd marks the beginning of Open Enrollment in St. Vrain. This is for families new to Indian Peaks who live outside of our attendance area as well as any Kindergarten students who will be attending Indian Peaks next year. To access our online registration system, please use the following link: New Student Registration

December 17th marks the beginning of Pre-Registration for Preschool. This is for any family who has a preschooler that will be attending Indian Peaks in August, 2025.

For questions on the registration process, please call our front office at 303-772-7240.

Monday November 25th - Friday, November 29th: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

Monday, December 2nd: Canned Food Drive Begins

Wednesday, December 4th: Late Start

And finally, I would like to wish all of our families and our entire community a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. I am grateful for our entire Indian Peaks community and wish you a great week! I can't wait to see everyone in December!

Thank you for your continued partnership and support. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 303-772-7240.