PEACE

Parent Empowerment and Community Engagement Vol 5 May, 2023

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Welcome

Here it is. YOUR newsletter

Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! Chào mừng! Добро пожаловать! 欢迎!



The PEACE committee is so excited to put this newsletter together for you. We are committed to providing this space for news and information meaningful and useful to you. Our goal is that YOU, our D49 families, will provide input and direct this space. Your involvement and feedback is crucial. We want you here, engaged with us. Tell us what you want. Send us your concerns and ideas.


We value you and respect you. You are our family! We want to increase your engagement with your school and community across the district.

Mission Statement

The mission of the D49 PEACE committee is to support and empower our CLDE families by, listening and acting on their needs, engaging the community, and providing important information regarding the education of their children.

Table of Contents

In this newsletter:

*School calendars

*Important Dates to remember

*Jobs in the District

*Gratitude and Thanks

*School /Student Spotlight

*Pikes Peak Library District Information

*Bear Creek Nature Center

*Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

*Helpful Websites

*Tutoring

*Grants Grub Review

School Calendars

School Calendar for 23-24 School Year

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Important Dates to remember


*May 26th - End of 4th Quarter - Early release for Elementary and Middle Schools

*May 26th - Falcon High School Graduation

*May 27th - Vista Ridge High School Graduation

*May 29th - Memorial Day - District Closed

*June 18th - Father's Day

*July 4th - Independence Day

*August 1st - First day of school for kindergarten, 6th grade and 9th grade

*August 2nd - First day for all students

*August 11th - Elementary Assessment Day-no students

*August 18th - Personal Pro Day - No Students

*September 1st - Professional Development Day- No Students

*September 4th - District closed for Labor Day

*September 29th - Elementary Professional day- NO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

*October 6th - Parent Teacher Conferences-No Students

*October 9th-20th - District closed for fall break

Memorial Day

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Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2022 will occur on Monday, May 30.

Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season.

Independence Day

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Also called the Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. The written declaration stated that the American colonies were tired of being ruled by Great Britain. They wanted to become their own country.

Jobs in the District

District 49 is hiring bus drivers. A school bus driver is responsible for the safe operation and transport of school-aged children to and from school. A full-time bus driver position is fully benefitted and has a guaranteed minimum of 5 hours per scheduled workday. A commercial driver's license (CDL) is required, however, paid training is provided to obtain that license.

More information is available in the job listing.


Para Educator (teacher’s aide) - This is a position where you would work with students under the supervision of a teacher. Required: Associate’s degree, 48 semester credits, or pass district approved para test preferred (required for Title positions).

Nutrition Services (cafeteria worker): Would need a high school diploma or equivalent; no experience required; experience in school food services or restaurant preferred.

Click here to see job openings: https://www.applitrack.com/d49/onlineapp/default.aspx


Gratitude and Thanks

The CLDE Teachers and team would like to give a heartfelt Thank You to the moms that came and cooked for us at our last meeting. The food was fabulous! We appreciate you all so much.



1. Miriam Rusiell

2. Maria Ramirez

3. Oralia Miranda

4. Noemi Hernandez

5. Karina Cruz

6. Elba Rodriguez

7. Carmen Banuelos

8. Eva Escamilla

9. Yudelki Gonzalez Perez

10. Jennifer Peláez

Thanks also to Iraida and Yudelki and Karla for the thoughtful gifts. You guys take good care of us. The time and effort that you put into getting all of our students to sign their names, did not go unnoticed.

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School Spotlight

Vista Ridge High School

Vista Ridge High School students have a lot to celebrate!

Awards, Prom and Seal of Biliteracy recipients!

Pikes Peak Library District

Click on the link for more information about summer activities at the East and Falcon Libraries.

Please consider enrolling in the summer reading program.

There are a lot of cool prizes and kids love it!

Summer Reading Program

Bear Creek Nature Center Summer Activities

Check out the great outdoor programs this summer.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Plan to spend a day at the amazing zoo we have in our city.

Helpful Websites

Color in Colorado https://www.colorincolorado.org/

Pikes Peak Work Force https://ppwfc.org/

Tutoring

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Your student is learning language and content at the same time. In order to do both effectively, they may need additional help from an educator. The CLDE Office pays educators across the district to provide tutoring. Not all schools offer tutoring, Please check with the CLDE teacher in your child's school to see if tutoring is available.

Grant's Grub Grabs

The Skirted Heifer

The Skirted Heifer has some of the best burgers in town. You can go with their traditional skirted heifer burger, which has an enormous helping of cheese added to it or you can try one of their specialty burgers. I’m fond of the hangover burger myself with an addition of Pueblo green chilies to a patty with egg, cream cheese, bacon and bloody Mary sauce.


They’ve also just added a rewards program so you can get points for shopping with them and earn free treats like an ice cream sandwich on your birthday.

Grant Geis

Meet the PEACE CLDE Team