Week of October 16, 2017

Thursday Folder Fliers:

Strategic Chess
DCSD Nuggets Night
DCSD Denver Center for the Performing Arts
IHE Freddy's Night
IHE Texas Roadhouse Night
IHE Texas Roadhouse Roll Sales

Freddy's Night:

Please join us for IHE Freddy's Night tonight! Bring the flyer above and IHE will receive 15% of all sales. 

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! 

DCSD Budget Information:
Douglas County School District Administration has developed 5 videos to inform the community about the current district budget, as well as general information about how school budgets are funded. Please visit this link to view the 5 videos available: 
DCSD Budget Videos

PTO Feedback Needed:

PTO would like your feedback on our main fundraiser every year, Boosterthon. Please go to this link to take the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8KL9QY6

Halloween Parties:
All classrooms will hold Halloween parties on October 31st from 8:45-9:30am. Breakfast items will be served. Students may come to school in costume (over their school clothes) and will change after the parties have taken place. Students should follow the student dress code and refrain from wearing/bringing the following items:

• masks
• facepaint
• weapons
• gore
• items with inappropriate language

Hats may be worn during the party but should be removed after the party ends. Please contact your student's teacher with any questions. 

PTO Texas Roadhouse Roll Sales:

PTO is again selling Texas Roadhouse rolls for your Thanksgiving dinner. Roll sales start November 2nd. Orders will be ready for pick up on November 15th - just in time to enjoy on Thanksgiving! Order forms are available in the office or through the link at the top of the blog. 

IHE Literacy Night:

Please join us for food and reading fun! We will be hosting our first annual Literacy Night on Thursday, November 9th from 6:00-7:30pm. IHE will be providing pizza, drinks, and cookies. Following dinner, parents and students can attend different stations to learn about fun ways to engage in reading at home. Please look for the flyer invite in your child's Thursday folder today. Please RSVP so that we can purchase the correct amount of food. We hope to have you join us for this fun evening! 

Veteran's Day Celebration:

We will be celebrating our veteran's on Friday, November 10 at two different times; 10:30-11:00am and 1:30-2:00pm. Celebrations will take place in the gym. Lunches will remain at the same times. All veteran's are welcome to join us for our celebration and/or lunch. 

October Allies Promoting Prevention:

Please read this month's letter regarding our October topic: Letter

Upcoming Events:

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 

October 20: Texas Roadhouse Roll Sales Begin

October 26: Picture Retake Day

October 31: Halloween Parties 8:45-9:30am

November 6: Texas Roadhouse Night for IHE 4:00-10:00pm

November 7: No School - Teacher Professional Development

November 9: Family Literacy Night 6:00-7:30pm

November 10: Veteran's Day Celebration 10:30-11:00am and 1:30-2:00pm

November 15: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm

November 15: Legend Feeder SAC Meeting @Legend High School 4:30-6:00pm

November 20-24: No School - Thanksgiving Break