Sagebrush Elementary
Family Update 9/30/22
Funding for our School
Dear Sagebrush Families,
We are approaching another important point in the year called October Count. During this 10 day window, the state of Colorado monitors attendance five days before and five days after Monday October 3, 2022. Our attendance of enrolled students determines our state funding. Families, please do your part to ensure your student is at school each day between now and October 10 AND especially on Monday, October 3rd. We thank you for your support!
Another important means of increasing our school funding is through our status as a Title 1 school. This is based off of our numbers of students receiving free and reduced lunch. We are asking that everyone, regardless of household, income fill out the form. You can find the form here. Title 1 funding helps to support our intervention program, instructional coaching for our teachers, and para-educator support.
Thank you,
Chris Powell
Sagebrush Principal
School Attendance
Students eating breakfast may arrive in the cafeteria as early as 7:40 to eat. If students are not eating breakfast, they may line up and socialize outside their grade level doors beginning at 7:45. Avoid the traffic and arrive early.
Important Dates
10/1 - LGBT History Month Begins
10/1 - Veteran & Military Appreciation
10/3 - School "official count" day
10/4 - 10/5 - Yom Kippur
10/5 - Donations are Due for Fun Run
10/6 - Culture Night
10/8 - (Saturday) STEAM-a-Palooza
10/12 - Prize Day for Fun Run
10/28 - TRUNK-OR-TREAT
Culture Night October 6th !!
Please join us October 6th, 2022
Come join our students and staff in a celebration of all of the unique and beautiful cultures that exist within our school!
Please join us for Sagebrush’s World Culture Night Celebration, an evening of food, music, games, crafts, and more!
We encourage you to bring a traditional food, drink, craft, song, or dance from your culture, and we invite you to dress in any traditional clothing from your identified culture.
There will be live music, a henna artist, and displays of cultures around the world created by our very own Sagebrush students.
We cannot wait to see you there!
Questions? Contact Shannon Shearer,
720-886-8313
Veteran and Military Appreciation!
Enjoy a free Military Block Party with fun and interactive exhibits, honor veterans and active military members, and cheer on your favorite football team at the 2022 CCSD Veterans and Military Appreciation event on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Legacy Stadium!
One Chip Challenge is NOT allowed at School!
Dear Parents and Guardians:
We are asking for your help in protecting our students from the dangers of the “One Chip Challenge,” a social media challenge that has sent both children and adults to hospitals in several states.
In this challenge, people are encouraged to record and post their reaction as they eat a single tortilla chip seasoned with Carolina Reaper pepper and stinging Scorpion pepper.
Eating these chips can cause serious reactions, including intense stomach pain, profuse vomiting, chest pain and difficulty breathing.
Please talk with your students about the dangers of participating in these types of challenges and help them develop the skills they need to say no to dangerous activities.
Thank you so much for your partnership in keeping our students safe and healthy.
Kona Ice will be at Culture Night!
Kona Ice will be here during World Culture Night. This will be on Thursday, October 6th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Bring cash or card.
Twenty percent of the proceeds support Sagebrush Elementary!
STEAM-A-PALOOZA
Join us for STEAM-a-Palooza VII, a FREE district-wide event, on Saturday, October 8 at the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus. Choose between Morning(9am-12pm) or Afternoon(1pm-4pm) sessions filled with hands-on learning, exploring and fun!
Highlights to explore include:
- Near Space weather balloon launches at the start of each session
- Program and control robotics
- Race your friends with Lego derby cars
- Fly your aerospace creations
- Discover career pathways offered by Cherry Creek Schools
Registration is now open!
VIDEO:
REGISTER HERE:
PLAYWORKS!
We are thrilled to partner with Playworks at Sagebrush this year. Playworks is a nonprofit organization that partners with schools in order to engage students in healthy play, increase social emotional skills, and develop youth leaders.
At Sagebrush, we have our site specialist Coach Chuck who we share with another school in Aurora in a Relay Program. With Coach Chuck, Sagebrush has the following components:
Structured Recess: Structured game choices are provided at recess to increase inclusion and engagement with safe and fair recess play.
Recess Team Training: Playworks conducts monthly recess team training, where our recess staff learns new games and engaging group management techniques.
Class Game Time: Classes learn playground games for 30 minutes once per month, and these games can then be extended to recess.
Jr. Coach Program: selected 4th and 5th grade students develop leadership coaching, and assist with K-2 recesses once per week. This will begin in October.
Leagues: Starting in the winter, Playworks will offer 6 week leagues where students will have the opportunity to engage in non-competitive sports activities after school.
To learn more about Playworks, and find hundreds of free games and activities, please visit the Playworks website at: https://www.playworks.org/
Information from PTCO
PTCO MEETING
Oct 13th 6:30PM, Sagebrush Library, babysitters available. If you require babysitting please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/u9NnRtmAVPoXd33AA
Fun 4 Run Donations are DUE!
parents/students can send out donation requests/informational emails to friends and family.
10/5: All Donations Due
· All donations are due today. We are asking that donations be done online via our website. If
you do receive cash or checks, please send them to the front office.
10/12: Prize Day
Trunk or Treat
The event will be from
6 PM - 8 PM
Sign up here:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050b48aba62ea31-trunk4
PLEASE NOTE: due to CCSD policies, NO WEAPONS OF ANY KIND (real or fake) are allowed at this event! No masks covering your face are allowed.
Our Vision
Sagebrush Elementary
Chris Powell-Principal
Dena McMurtry- Assistant Principal
Michele Cruz - Office Manager - 720-886-8303
Marisela Ramirez- Registrar- 720-886-8302
Lesley Fleming- Attendance Secretary- 720-886-8301
Angela Pesche - School Nurse- 720-886-8310
Attendance Line- 720-886-8395 or email us at sagattendance@cherrycreekschools.org
Gail Bond- Director of Before and After- 720-886-8370
Email: cpowell13@cherrycreekschools.org
Website: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/sagebrush
Location: 14700 East Temple Place, Aurora, CO
Phone: 720-886-8300
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