Thursday, January 31, 2019

Week of January 28, 2019

Thursday Folder Flyers:

 Reflection on Our Year So Far:
Wow! It has been an incredible year for our students and staff! This year, we implemented a Student of the Month based upon our monthly values and honor these students each month in front of our entire school community and families. It is one of the best mornings and I look forward to it each month, as does our staff. It is such an honor to work with these amazing students! Our students of the month so far this year (including January) are:
I would also like to thank the community for coming together to support reading and IHE teacher needs through our Read-a-Thon. What an fantastic event! I loved talking with so many students and their parents about the increased desire to read and the amount of time spent reading books. Through this event, PTO was able to fund the following (all requests from our staff) which will be purchased within the next month to six weeks (with the exception of the Social Studies curriculum):
  • RAZ Kids for grades K and 1
  • Headphones for grade 1
  • Literacy Footprints for grades 2, 3 and 4
  • Social Studies Curriculum (to be determined based upon the new Colorado Academic Standards) for grade 5
  • Ukeleles for Music
  • Skillastics Sets for PE
  • Self Portrait Mirrors and Rulers for Art
  • Pencil Grips, Mr. Mouths, and other supplies for the Special Education Department
  • Charging Stations for multiple grades to store chromebooks and ipads
  • New playground equipment (as requested from the students)
We could not have done this without you! 

 Finally, I cannot wait to share with you all about our Staff Experiences raffle that will begin on Monday! Iron Horse staff has developed several different experiences for students. Students can purchase chance tickets ($5 each) for a variety of experiences with different staff members including: manicures, dart warz, bedtime stories, bike rides, Bigfoot hunting, a night at the symphony, pizza and movies, cooking class, dinner and a movie, and SO MANY MORE. Tickets will be drawn and the winners notified on February 14th. Please see the packet in your child's Thursday folder today for more details. 

 I am so blessed to be a part of this community, this school, and your families' lives. We truly are a family and nothing brings me greater joy than this school!

 Resources for Furloughed Employees:
While the government shutdown has been lifted for the next two weeks, in the event that we experience another shutdown, here are some available resources: 
CDE sent out resources for families who are being affected by the federal shutdown. 

In addition, 2-1-1 has a very comprehensive list of community resources available – just dial 2-1-1 or visit the 2-1-1 webpage. It has great information about how furloughed workers can file for unemployment benefits, food assistance programs, and offers of help from many local and national businesses. 

Legend Feeder Wish Week:
We are excited to support the Legend Feeder Wish Week, which begins on February 8th
and concludes on February 13th. Wish Week is an opportunity for our schools to raise 
funds to support a child's Make A Wish "wish". This year, we are raising funds to support 
our wish kid, Kenzie, travel to Australia. We will be selling Wish Week shirts for $20. These
shirts allow students free entrance to the following events:

1. Feeder School Festival on Feb 9th at Cimarron MS from 4:30-6:30. If you wear your
Wish Week shirt, you will get 5 free tickets for the carnival games! 
2.  Who Done it? Photo Scavenger Hunt at Legend on Monday Feb 11 at 6:00pm. Wear 
your t-shirt and form a team of 4. Get in for free! Great prizes will be given to the winners! 
3. Legend Teacher Talent Show on Tuesday, Feb 12th at 7pm. Come see teachers 
showcase their talents!

Students can also participate in our spirit days across the feeder:
Monday, February 11: Cow Day (our Wish kid loves Chick-Fil-A)
Tuesday, February 12: 80's Day! ( our Wish kid loves the show Stranger Things)
Wednesday, February 13: Outback Day! (our Wish kid wants to go to Australia and loves
the ocean and outdoors)
Thursday, February 14: Wish Week Shirt Day! 
Nutrition Services Update:
Nutrition Services has an exciting promotion called "Eat Healthy, Play Healthy" coming to 
Iron Horse. In collaboration with the Denver Nuggets, Tyson Foods, and Dannon, we will 
be holding two contests that could win IHE a chance to have lunch with Rocky 
and/or win a $500 micro grant that will go towards lunchroom and kitchen improvements.  
(Dates Rocky will visit are: Elementary- Tuesday, February 12, 2019 and Middle Thursday, 
February 7, 2019.)

To have Rocky come to Iron Horse for lunch, our school needs to get the most votes.  
To do this, students, parents and staff can submit their votes to 
https://www.k12-promo.com/douglas Voting opens 1/28/19 and closes 2/1/19.  Only 
one vote is allowed per person per day. 

Parking Lot: 
As we are entering the second half of the year, please remember the following parking
lot procedures and rules:
 - Pull all the way forward to the mobiles when dropping off/picking up
 - Do not exit your vehicle when dropping off/picking up - if your child needs extra support, 
please park and walk them to the front entrance
 - Do not drop off students in the parking lot or allow students to walk across the
crosswalk without an adult (from either side)
 - Do not use your cell phone while in the drop off/pick up lane
 - There is no entry into the gravel lot from the North entry point - this is only for 
exiting traffic
 - The gravel lot will be closed at approximately 8:15am and 3:15pm for student safety 

Parents Night Out:
The Legend DECA club will be hosting a Parents Night Out at Iron Horse on Friday, 
February 8 from 7:00-10:30pm. The first child is $20 and each additional child is $5.
Further information is listed in the flyer at the top of this post. 

Staff News:
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Cyndi Reddy, our Health Assistant. 
She will be greatly missed and our new assistant will have very big shoes to fill! 
We are currently reviewing potential candidates and hope to fill the position soon. 
Please see below from Mrs. Reddy:
After a great deal of reflection and discussion with my family, I have made the 
difficult decision that the time has come for me to resign my position at Iron Horse. 
I have truly enjoyed the time I have worked here.  You are all part of an amazing 
group of people whom I refer to as "my other family". I feel it is now time to focus 
my efforts on taking care of my mom and putting my finance degree to work.  
Coming to this decision has not been easy, and I will truly miss the friendships 
that have blossomed here at IHE. 

Upcoming Events:
FEBRUARY:
February 4: Teacher Experience Raffle Begins
February 5/6: Family Art Nights 5:00-7:00pm
February 8-13: Legend Feeder Wish Week/Spirit Days
February 14: Teacher Experience Raffle Ends
February 15: NO School - Teacher Training Day
February 18: NO School - President's Day
February 20: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm, SAC Meeting 5:00-6:00pm
February 21: Tokyo Joe's Restaurant Night for IHE

MARCH:
March 12: Spring Conferences 4:00-6:00pm
March 14: Spring Conferences 4:00-8:00pm
March 16-24: SPRING BREAK
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