PTO Announcements

Earning For Learning

Thank you all for turning in your Southlands receipts this month for Triple Points.  We will still be accepting receipts tomorrow.

Chick fil-A was another great success and we would like to thank all of our wonderful families and teachers for attending.  It is always such fun to see everyone "outside of school" sometimes.

Yearbook

Yearbook order sheets have been sent home with the students and are due by February 10th.  Please note that with the Personalization Icons, these are only available for High School Yearbooks.  Sorry for any confusion but elementary schools cannot order the Icons.  Also, the personalization that is included on your yearbook is the students name.  If you are ordering one book for your entire family you may request personalization such as "The Smith Family" or contact Kenfra Elmore at mkelmore@msn.com. if you have questions.

Box Tops for Education is beginning our Spring collection contest. Please send in your boxtops with your students next week.

Student Council Candy Grams

will be onsale from Feb. 1-10 during lunch for the students.....parents may purchase before school from 8:15 - 9:00

Cherokee Trail would like to pass along the following message to our school:

As part of our Winter Spirit Week, Cherokee Trail High School is raising money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Make-a-Wish is an organization that raises money for kids with life threatening diseases, to get a wish granted. We would like to come together as a community and raise money for Make-a-Wish.

During the week of January 30th to February 3rd, we will be raising money to give to this foundation. Below are ways that you can get involved:

 1.     On Tuesday, January 31st, Cherokee Trail will be hosting a restaurant night at Rumbi Grill in Southlands Mall. Please mention that you are from Cherokee Trail, and they will donate a percentage of their sales to us. Their hours are from 9 a.m-5 p.m. The fundraiser lasts through these hours.

2.     On Wednesday, February 1st, there will be a Pack the Gym for Boys Basketball at 7:00 PM as Cherokee Trail High School. They will be playing Cherry Creek High School. The cost will be $5 dollars for parents and $3 dollars for students with IDs.

3.     On Thursday, February 2nd, we will have a Dodgeball Tournament at 3:45. There is a $3 dollar entry fee at Cherokee Trail.

4.     On February 2nd, we are hosting a restaurant night at Chick-fil-a in Southlands Mall. Please mention that you are from Cherokee Trail, and they will donate a percentage of their sales to us. Their hours are from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

5.     On Friday, February 3rd, there will be a Pack the Gym for Girls Basketball at 7:00 PM at Cherokee Trail. They will be playing Eaglecrest High School. The cost is $5 dollars for parents and $3 dollars for students with IDs.

At all of these events, there will be a table set up with a Student Leadership representative if you would like to donate additional money to Make-a-Wish.

All of your support to this cause is greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Lisa Porter, our Activities Director at eporter11@cherrycreekschools.org or 720-886-1927.

Upcoming District Class

We would like to help spread the word about an upcoming class available to all parents in the district.

Think: Kids

Rethinking Challenging Behavior Using Collaborative Problem Solving A new parenting approach to prevent and solve behavior challenges

Who Should Take This Class?

Do you struggle with parenting a child who, in spite of his or her best intentions, seems to lack the ability to cope with frustration, perceived injustice or stress?  Does your child's emotional roller coaster leave you feeling drained and angry on a daily basis?  Do you find that discipline strategies that work well for most kids only seem to make the problem worse for yours?  Does your child get "stuck," seemingly unable to move on or think about things in a flexible manner? If so, then this class is for you!!!

What is Collaborative Problem Solving?

The guiding philosophy of this approach is "Children do well if they can." The goal of Collaborative Problem Solving is to teach children and adolescents and adults how to work toward mutually satisfactory solutions to problems underlying difficult behavior. The approach is based on the belief that children's difficult behavior is often the byproduct of a delay in the skills of flexibility, adaptability, and frustration tolerance. This research based approach emphasizes a proactive focus on solving and preventing problems before they occur instead of focusing on rewards, consequences or time-outs to manage children's behaviors.

Facilitators:

Dr. Lisa Wolff, CCSD School Psychologist Mrs. Denise Sironen, CCSD School Psychologist

LOCATION:

High Plains Elementary 

Media Center

6100 S. Fulton Street

Centennial, CO 80111

DATE:

Saturday, Feb. 25th, 2012

TIME:

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

COST:

$20 includes lunch and the book, The Explosive Child, by Dr. Ross Greene

Full Scholarships available for families who receive free and reduced lunches.

For more information and to register, please contact:

Sally Milian

CCSD Wellness Office:

720-554-4247

smilian@cherrycreekschools.org

Thanks to all of our families and teachers for such wonderful support.....GO PANTHERS!!!  Your PTO Team