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January

• 17th - No School - Staff Professional Development Day
• 20th - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 22nd - Urban Air PTO Fundraiser (5-7 pm)

February

• 3rd - TTE PTO Meeting; 9:00 am in the Library
• 14th - No School - Staff Professional Development Day
• 17th - No School - President's Day

As we continue to strive for a smooth and productive start to each school day, we kindly remind you of our morning schedule. The first bell rings at 8:30 AM, signaling that it’s time for students to head to their classrooms. The tardy bell rings at 8:35 AM, marking the official start of the school day. It is essential for students to be in their classrooms and ready to begin by this time.

We understand that mornings can be busy and weather can be unpredictable. We appreciate your efforts in helping your children arrive on time. When students arrive after the tardy bell, it can disrupt the flow of morning routines and learning for both teachers and students.

Your help is crucial in ensuring that all students have a calm and focused start to their day. Let’s work together to make every morning a great beginning! Thank you for continuing to make Timber Trail the school "Where Hearts and Minds Connect."

Great job to all of our participants in the Spelling Bee on Friday, 1/10. Our winner is Dhruti Beeram, and Emma Elze took second place. Good luck to Dhruti in the next round!

Chess Enrichment - New session beginning soon - please see the flyer with details here.

Lego Club - New session beginning soon - please see the flyer with details here.

Yogis for Life - Current Session ends today, new session starting 1/30 - register here.

DCSD is committed to implementing equitable practices to increase access to advanced/gifted learning opportunities. Based on state and national recommendations and requirements, we implement Universal Screening for students in 2nd grade (February).

2nd Grade Universal Screen

As part of this process, ALL students in 2nd grade not identified for gifted programming will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) the week of February 10th 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 information about this process.

Kindergarten/ 1st Grade Gifted Identification Referral Testing

• If your child is in K or 1st grade 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 HERE

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

Bus Route Cancellations the week of:

January 21-24 - No Cancellations

January 27-31 - Route 235

Schedule for the year

Please plan to participate in our wonderful reading program, Road to the Rockies. Students can earn prizes each month, and be eligible for a grand prize at the end of the year.

The reading Log for January is linked here.

Hello TTE Families,

My name is Matt LeClaire, and I'm the Before and After School Enrichment (B.A.S.E) Manager here at TTE. Please reach out if you have any questions. My email is mjleclaire@dcsdk12.org and our phone number is 303-387-5756. Visit our website here.

The DCSD Foundation shares fun and discounted opportunities for our school communities! Please view their flyer here with details.

Upcoming Discounted Community Events include:

- National Western Stock Show - 1/11 - 1/26/25

- Back to the Future/DCPA - 2/7/25 2/9/25

- Mean Girls/DCPA - 2/28/25, 3/2/25

- The Wiz/DCPA - 4/25/25, 4/26/25

General link to purchase tickets or for more information is: https://www.foundationdcs.org/community-events