Week of September 25, 2017

Thursday Folder Fliers:

Cimarron Movie Night

Colorado Rapids Night

Trunk or Treat at Iron Horse

Trunk or Treat:
We invite you to our fall Iron Horse Community Event! Iron Horse families are invited to join us on October 20th from 5-6:00pm to "trick or treat" safely from decorated vehicles. We will be selling hot dogs and chips for families that are interested in dinner. We are currently accepting donations of candy to help make this a successful event. We hope you can join us! 

Fall Conferences:

The Conference Scheduler is closing tonight at 11:59pm. Please ensure that you have signed up for a time to discuss your child's progress this year. 

Fall Conferences - Dinner for Teachers:

PTO is providing a taco bar for our teachers during conferences. If you can donate items for this dinner, please sign up on this link. Thank you! 

Book Fair Volunteers:

We are in DIRE need of volunteers to help make this a successful event. If you are available to help, please sign up here: Sign Up for Volunteering. Parents who donate their time will receive 10% off of their purchases. All funds from the book fair will be used to purchase sets of book series for the Junction.

The Junction:

Students are enjoying all of the varied activities available to them, and the ability to check out books as frequently as they'd like. I love seeing all of the kids going in and out of The Junction! Here is a great article that focuses on the transformation of a library to a learning common. 

Upcoming Events:

October 2-6: IHE Book Fair

October 4 and 5: Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 7-15: No School - Fall Break
October 18: PTO 3:45-4:45pm, SAC 5:00-6:00pm
October 19: Freddy's Night for IHE - 4:00-8:00pm

October 20: Trunk or Treat 5:00-6:00pm 

Week of September 18, 2017

Thursday Folders

STEM Club

DAC DCSD Budget Priority Meeting

Trunk or Treat at IHE

Students can practice reading anywhere! This is James M. reading to his steer. 

 Trunk or Treat:
We invite you to our fall Iron Horse Community Event! Iron Horse families are invited to join us on October 20th from 5-6:00pm to "trick or treat" safely from decorated vehicles. We will be selling hot dogs and chips for families that are interested in dinner. We hope you can join us! 

The Junction:

Students are having a fantastic time in our Junction! Students are able to check out books as needed throughout the week, but also have a scheduled time for class visits. Ask your child about the awesome things they are doing with Ms. Cunningham! 

Want to Earn Some Extra Money Supporting Iron Horse?

We are looking for classified substitutes to support our students during the lunch hours of 10:45am-1:35pm in the event that our regular employees need to be out. If you are interested in applying, please follow this link.  

Book Fair Volunteers:

Our Fall Book Fair is coming! We are in need of volunteers to help make this a successful event. All proceeds from our book fair will go back into our Junction. If you are available to help, please sign up here: Sign Up for Volunteering. Parents who donate their time will receive 10% off of their purchases. All funds from the book fair will be used to purchase sets of book series for the Junction. 

Allies in Promoting Prevention:

Douglas County's Prevention and School Culture department have partnered with schools to provide resources and information for parents and students to prevent bullying, school violence, substance abuse and suicide. The purpose of the department is to ensure that all students know where to get help and from whom. Here is a link to the department's page for parents: Prevention and School Culture. Here is this month's letter that explains what we are working on in September.

Upcoming Events:

September 22: No School - Teacher Professional Learning Day
October 2-6: IHE Book Fair

October 4 and 5: Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 7-15: No School - Fall Break
October 18: PTO 3:45-4:45pm, SAC 5:00-6:00pm
October 19: Freddy's Night for IHE - 4:00-8:00pm
October 20: Trunk or Treat 5:00-6:00pm

Week of September 11, 2017

Thursday Folders:

A Taste of DCSD

IHE Swirls Day

All Pro Dad's

Original Works

Fall Conferences:

Teachers will be holding conferences the week of October 2-6. Please schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher in order to learn more about their progress so far this year. The Online Scheduler will be open today until September 28 to schedule a conference with your teacher. In order to schedule a time, please use the directions below. 

To sign up, please go to the Iron Horse Website. 

Once you are at the website, click on the Parent Resources.

Once there, you will click on "On Line Scheduler"

This will direct you the the Online Scheduler page. From there, please select "IRON HORSE ELEMENTARY" and click "Go". Then you will need to enter your student's ID number (same as their lunch number) and the password "engineer". From there, you will be able to select a date and time for your student's assessment. 

Parking Lot:

We are continuing to have issues with parents/guardians not obeying traffic laws at the intersections of Tallman and Hilltop and Tallman and Club Dr. In order to keep everyone safe, please DO NOT stop in the middle of crosswalks or go the wrong direction into the school. Parker Police Department is aware of the issues and will continue to monitor and hand out traffic tickets. Thank you for your support in keeping our families and staff safe! 

Want to Earn Some Extra Money Supporting Iron Horse?

We are looking for classified substitutes to support our students during the lunch hours of 10:45am-1:35pm in the event that our regular employees need to be out. If you are interested in applying, please follow this link.  

PTO Meeting:

Please join us for our next PTO meeting on September 20th from 3:45-4:45pm. This is a great place to meet other parents and plan for upcoming events. 

SAC Meeting:

Please join us for our next SAC meeting on September 20th from 5:00-6:00pm. This meeting is a great place to learn more about our school and provide valuable feedback. You do not have to be a board member of the SAC to attend. 

Book Fair Volunteers:

Our Fall Book Fair is coming! We are in need of volunteers to help make this a successful event. All proceeds from our book fair will go back into our Junction. If you are available to help, please sign up here: Sign Up for Volunteering.

Principal's Coffee/Tea:

Please join me for the first principal's coffee/tea of the year on September 21st from 10:30-11:00am. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions, have conversations, and for us to get to know one another. If you have specific concerns, we can set up an individual time to discuss. Please RSVP here so that we can purchase the appropriate supplies. 

Upcoming Events:

September 21: Assessment Day - No School: Students come with parent/guardian at assigned time to participate in classroom assessments 
September 21: Swirls Day for IHE 11:00am-10:00pm
September 21: Principal's Coffee/Tea: 10:30-11:00am in the Junction

September 22: No School - Teacher Professional Learning Day
October 2-6: IHE Book Fair

October 4 and 5: Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 7-15: No School - Fall Break
October 18: PTO 3:45-4:45pm, SAC 5:00-6:00pm
October 19: Freddy's Night for IHE - 4:00-8:00pm
October 20: Trunk or Treat 5:00-6:00pm

Week of September 4, 2017

Thursday Folder Flyers:

Boy Scouts Rocket Rally
A Taste of DCSD
Colorado Rockies Tickets
Swirls for IHE
IHE Choir

Assessment Day: 

On September 21st, we will be assessing our students in the area of reading. This is also our district student count day, for which we receive funding. Teachers will be taking attendance for our records so please make sure to have your child attend. A parent or guardian must accompany each student. Students who attend BASE will be taken to their appointment by the BASE staff. OnLine Scheduler is now open until September 17th for our Assessment Day. In order to schedule a time, please use the directions below. 

To sign up, please go to the Iron Horse Website. 

Once you are at the website, click on the Parent Resources.

Once there, you will click on "On Line Scheduler"

This will direct you the the Online Scheduler page. From there, please select "IRON HORSE ELEMENTARY ASSESSMENT DAY" and click "Go". Then you will need to enter your student's ID number (same as their lunch number) and the password "engineer". From there, you will be able to select a date and time for your student's assessment. 

Want to Earn Some Extra Money Supporting Iron Horse?

We are looking for classified substitutes to support our students during the lunch hours of 10:45am-1:35pm in the event that our regular employees need to be out. If you are interested in applying, please follow this link.  

Spirit Wear:

Tomorrow is the last day to turn in order forms for our Spirit Wear fall order. Please turn in all orders to the front office. 

PTO Meeting:

Please join us for our next PTO meeting on September 20th from 3:45-4:45pm. This is a great place to meet other parents and plan for upcoming events. 

Book Fair Volunteers:

Our Fall Book Fair is coming! We are in need of volunteers to help make this a successful event. All proceeds from our book fair will go back into our Junction. If you are available to help, please sign up here: Sign Up for Volunteering.

Rolling Entry:

Thank you for all of your help with our rolling entry. Students are in the building by 8:35 every day! Please continue to wait until 8:20am to let students out of vehicles and pull forward as far as possible. 

Principal's Coffee/Tea:

Please join me for the first principal's coffee/tea of the year on September 21st from 10:30-11:00am. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions, have conversations, and for us to get to know one another. If you have specific concerns, we can set up an individual time to discuss. Please RSVP here so that we can purchase the appropriate supplies. 

Upcoming Events:

September 15: All Pro Dads/Donuts for Dads: 7:50-8:20am

September 21: Assessment Day - No School: Students come with parent/guardian at assigned time to participate in classroom assessments 
September 21: Swirls Day for IHE 11:00am-10:00pm
September 21: Principal's Coffee/Tea: 10:30-11:00am in the Junction

September 22: No School - Teacher Professional Learning Day
October 2-6: IHE Book Fair

October 4 and 5: Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 7-15: No School - Fall Break
October 18: PTO 3:45-4:45pm, SAC 5:00-6:00pm
October 19: Freddy's Night for IHE - 4:00-8:00pm
October 20: Trunk or Treat 5:00-6:00pm