Cottonwood Creek Cougar Chronicle
October 23, 2020
A Message from your Principal, Katie Johnson
We continue to be successful at Cottonwood Creek as we navigate this school year during a pandemic. Our students and staff are diligent about Wearing masks, Washing hands, and Watching distance. As I walk our building, I see students learning and teachers teaching.
In the meantime, we are preparing for a possible remote learning situation. We have been working with our students to join Microsoft Teams meetings at school. We have learned that one of the best ways to access MS Teams is to download the MS Teams App at home which is far more reliable.
CLICK HERE to access the link to the download the Teams App. The “desktop” download is for regular computers and laptops, and the “mobile” is for phones, iPads, etc. When opening the app for the first time, your child will be prompted to sign in. Students should use their mycherrycreek username (with @cherrycreekschools.org) and password. Once downloaded, students can simply go straight to the Team App to find meeting links created by their classroom teacher, or they can go through mycherrycreek.org --> Teams tile --> choose to open the meeting in the app when prompted.
Below you will find the schedule for all CCSD Elementary students during remote learning. If/when we move to remote learning, we will provide more information about Synchronous and Asynchronous learning. This information is shared to provide you with information in advance so you are able to think about what things will look like in a possible remote learning situation.
Thank you again for your continued support in helping keep our staff, students and community safe and healthy.
Respectfully,
Katie Johnson
Principal
Cottonwood Creek Spirit Week
October 26-30 marks the start of the 2nd trimester! Let's celebrate the success from trimester one and have some fun! Please note the change with crazy hair/sock day due to picture retakes.
Monday, October 26: Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday, October 27: Hat Day
Wednesday, October 28: Crazy Sock Day
Thursday, October 29: Jersey Day
Friday, October 30: Pajama Day
Picture Retakes
Crosswalks and Safety
Flu Shot Clinics
Now is the time to protect your family against the flu. Cherry Creek Schools and STRIDE Community Health will be offering free and low-cost flu shots to anyone six months and older, during clinics on the following dates:
4A and 4B
I encourage you to take a moment to educate yourself on 4A and 4B by visiting https://www.citizensforcherrycreekschools.com prior to voting this fall.
4A at a Glance
Operational Expenses – $35 million
Due to continued drastic underfunding by the state of Colorado, CCSD is facing a shortfall of more than $60 million over the next two years. To ensure that every student succeeds, we must provide safe and supportive classrooms with excellent teachers, nurses on hand every day, mental health supports, and the technology tools necessary to learn. Revenue would be collected at a rate of $1.65 per $100,000 of home value, a small price for a huge investment.
4B at a Glance
Without imposing any new taxes, 4B allows for Cherry Creek School District No 5 debt to be increased by $150 million. This would allow for:
- $7 million to build a mental health/day treatment center to support students.
- $26 million for new and improved safety and security measures to include a new intercom system, push-button deadbolt locks for all classroom doors, secure double vestibules at elementary and middle schools, camera upgrades, and a new fire alarm system throughout the district.
- $12 million to ensure all students have access to technology during periods of remote learning at a one device per student ratio and update core facilities such as Data Center, wireless network, web filtering, and firewall.
- $9 million to provide funding for every high school to renovate space to create innovative environments that transform learning.
- $5 million for Cherry Creek Innovation Campus Expansion, including expanding programming options and creating new pathways for in-demand careers and expanding nursing and mental health certification programs.
- $88 million for major maintenance and a possible new elementary school in southeast Aurora. Repairs include asphalt/concrete, doors/hardware/keys, glazing, carpet/floors, mechanical/electrical/plumbing, fire protection, roofing, and utility/special infrastructure.
- $3 million for a renovation of the cafeteria space at Village East Elementary School.
COVID-19 Symptom Checker
To access the COVID Symptom Checker Tile:
- Log in to mycherrycreek and click on the COVID Symptom Checker tile
- Use the QR code to the right
- Or click on this link - https://bit.ly/ccsd-health.
Monday: 106 students completed the Symptom Checker
Tuesday: 97 students completed the Symptom Checker
Wednesday: 105 students completed the Symptom Checker
Thursday: 92 students completed the Symptom Checker
Friday: 95 students completed the Symptom Checker
We have 523 students attending in person at Cottonwood Creek this year. Let's make a goal to have at least 260 students complete the Symptom Checker Monday, and every day there after.
Learn More about CCSD Parent Technology Resources
Support in your Native Language
English:Please contact (name of liaison) at (email) for support with this resource in your language.
Amharic: እነዝህን መረጃዎችን በተመለከተ በቋንቋዎ ዕገዛን ለማግኘት ከፈለጉ እባክዎን ተሊሌን በዝህ እሜይል ያግኙዋትthirpa@cherrycreekschools.org
Arabic:يرجى الاتصال بـ (جميعة صباحي أو جاودة العلمي) على (jsebbahi@cherrycreekschools.org أو jdajanialami@cherrycreekschools.org للحصول على الدعم مع هذا المورد باللغة العربية.
Chinese: 如有需要,请经由ahan10@cherrycreekschools.org,与韩馥联系,以您的语言获得此资源的支持。
Korean: 귀하의 언어로 이 자원에 대한 지원을 원하시면 (리아 리) 에게 (llee6@cherrycreekschools.org) 로 문의하십시오.
Russian: Пожалуйста, обращайтесь к Ларисе Бака по адресу: lbaca3@cherrycreekschools.org для получения поддержки с помощью этого ресурса на своём языке.
Somali: Fadlan la xiriir Omar Nur cinwaanka emaylka-onur2@cherrycreekschools.org si aad u hesho macluumaad ku qoran luqadaada.
Spanish: Si necesita ayuda con este recurso en su idioma, póngase en contacto con Ilse Chavez Maldonado en ichavezmaldonado@cherrycreekschools.org, Rosa Han en rhan4@cherrycreekschools.org, Helena Gognat en hgognat@cherrycreekschools.org o Milagro Nuanes en mnuanes@cherrycreekschools.org
Vietnamese: Vui lòng liên hệ với Thuý Ngọc tại Lchung2@cherrycreekschools.org để được hỗ trợ về tài nguyên này bằng tiếng Việt.