Kindergarten Registration
Registration for the 23-23 Coyote Creek Kindergarten school year opens December 6th.
This is only for families that live in the CCE boundaries.
Please return complete packet to
Julie Lederfine at
jalederfine@dcsdk12.org or
drop off at the front office.
February
Friday, February 24th
- Canvas & Cookies in CCE Cafeteria (more information below)
March - A Look Ahead
- Lucky Duck Bingo (6:00-7:30pm) More information below
Monday-Tuesday, March 6th-10th
- Book Fair (Times will be posted at a later date)
Tuesday, March 7th
- Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:00-7:00pm) More Information at a later date
- PTO Meeting (6:00-7:00pm) -
Wednesday, March 8th
- Breakfast and Books (anytime between 7:30-8:30am)Time Change More information below
Thursday, March 9th
- Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:00-7:00pm) More information at a later date
Monday - Friday, March 13th - March 17th
- Spring Break - Wahoo!
Thursday, March 23rd
- 6th Grade Only - Continuation Pictures - More information at a later date
Friday, March 31st
- Boots and Ball Caps Auction (7:00-10:00) Time Change More information below
Spirit Wear Wednesdays
3/1 - Wear you TRHS Grizzly Gives Week T-shirt or wear green or blue
3/8 - Book Character Day (in celebration of Dr. Suess' birthday) dress like a character in our favorite book
3/22 - Concert/Musc T-shirt Day
3/29 - CCE Spirit Wear Day
Colorado Mandated Testing Update
CMAS and CoAlt are the assessments that are mandated by the Colorado Department of Education. These assessments are given to our 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders. All 3rd-6th students take the Math and English Language Arts assessments. Additionally, 5th grade takes a science assessment. Please make every effort to not schedule student appointments during testing times.
You can find more information about testing, including the testing schedule and opt-out information, on our school website HERE.
Grizzly Gives Week
It is time to start thinking about helping out ThunderRidge high school with their Grizzly Gives campaign. We will be collecting coins to show how much Coyote Creek Cares. Each classroom will have a bucket to collect the coins. This is truly about giving what you can- no pressure.
Here are the local families that TRHS has chosen to support this year:
The Allen Family
Mother – Brittany
Cha Cha – 12 years old
Sir Wooden – 4 years old
Gianna – 3 years old
Cha Cha was diagnosed with Sickle Cell disease, complicated by vaso-occlusive crisis and acute chest syndrome, when she was two years old. Sickle Cell disease is said to be one of the most painful diseases you can have and causes Cha Cha to be in extreme pain every day. Brittany was in an abusive relationship with the kids' father, and after realizing the situation wasn't safe for herself or her kids, she decided to leave him and is now a single mother. She does not receive any financial assistance from her ex.
The Samson Family
Father – Gurmu
Mother – Biset
Nathaniel – 9 years old
Edna – 7 years old
Joshua – 2 years old
Joshua has Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) which is a genetic disorder in which white blood cells called phagocytes are unable to kill certain types of bacteria and fungi. People with CGD are highly susceptible to frequent and sometimes life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections. Joshua had to have a bone marrow transplant and received this transplant from his older brother Nathaniel. Originally, the transplant went well. Still, shortly after Joshua was sent home from the hospital, his lungs and heart started to swell, and he was admitted back to the hospital for emergency surgery. He has been extremely sick since birth and requires a lot of care from his parents. Both parents had to stop working to care for their kids and have now fallen behind on their bills. One parent stays in the hospital with Joshua for a couple of days while the other parent takes care of the other two kids, and then they switch places for a couple of days.
If you want to support their evening spirit nights, they are as follows:
Monday February 27th
Chick 5-8
Cold Stone 5-8
Tuesday February 28th
Freddy’s 4-8
Wednesday March 1st
Wear TRHS or Green and Blue
Chipotle 4-8
Thursday March 2nd
Dutch Bros all day
Tropical Smoothie 3-6
Friday March 3rd
Cafe Rio
Monday March 6th
McDonald's
Tuesday March 7th
Grizzly Gives assembly - Ms. Rahne and some 6th graders will be presenting our big check at this assembly!
Canvas & Cookies
Tickets are on sale NOW for the Canvas & Cookies fundraiser: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/stores/checkout/getproduct?clientKey=ZZHVZS5TX305OUU&buttonID=21c87c1f-e46b-4027-8ff8-e6dbb6538598
Date: Friday, February 24th
Time: 6-7:30pm
Place: CCE Cafeteria
Mrs. Montano will guide painters step-by-step through a paint-along activity. Painters will be provided all art materials and a quality canvas to keep and take home plus a yummy cookie to enjoy at the event. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited to first 60 painters registered so buy tickets now! All proceeds will be used for supplies for the CCE art room.
If your family is in need of a scholarship for this event, please fill out this form.
Boots and Ball Caps Auction
Tickets are on sale for the adults-only CCE Boots and Ballcaps silent and live auction, taking place on Friday, March 31 from 7-10 at Redstone Crossfit Gym. This fun-filled evening will be filled with amazing auction items, live music, food trucks and more. Early bird tickets are $25 per person and includes two free drinks and a chance to win a prize.
All bidding for the silent auction and purchasing tickets will take place on "Handbid". To access, search in your app store for "Handbid" and enter your info and then search for "Coyote Creek Boots and Ballcaps". It's that easy!
Need childcare? No problem! Childcare is available for potty-trained kids at $15 per child and can be purchased when buying your event tickets.
Want to buy a ticket for a faculty member? If you'd like to treat a CCE faculty member by purchasing a ticket for them to attend, that's also available on the app!
CLASS BASKETS:
We will be creating themed baskets to auction off at our upcoming auction. We are asking each grade level to donate items based on a specific theme. Please sign up to donate an item, using the SignUp Genius links below! Please have your child turn in items and/or cash or gift cards to their teacher by Friday, February 24th. If you are donating an alcoholic item, please drop it off at the main office.
Lil Pups/BASE (Gift Card Bouquet basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-little#/
Kindergarten (Date Night basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-kindergarten#/
1st grade (Family Game Night basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-first#/
2nd grade (Colorado Avalanche basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-second#/
3rd grade (Coffee Lovers basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-third#/
4th grade (Summer BBQ/Lawn Games basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-fourth#/
5th grade (Kitchen Gadgets/Cooking basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-fifth#/
6th grade (Wine Lovers basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-sixth#/
Click HERE for the flyer
Robinson Math Festival
PE News
Coyote Creek Physical Education is partnering with the American Heart Association (AHA) by participating in the Kids Heart Challenge. Students will be learning to make healthy choices, the importance of staying physically active and helping families affected by heart defects. You may register your student by downloading the free Kids Heart Challenge app, finding our school, and signing up, or follow this link to sign up online: https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/khc_resources_search.html
From there, work to complete Finn's Mission to help us save lives. Students and families may contribute donations for the CCE Kids Heart Challenge from February 20-March 10, online by Friday, March 10th. A parent letter will be coming home the week of February 20th. Collecting donations for the AHA is completely optional. If you have questions, please reach out to Megan Balfe, Megan.balfe@dcsdk12.org. Thank you for your support!
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Megan Balfe
Physical Education Teacher K-6
Coyote Creek Elementary
Art News - Original Works Due March 3rd
Dear Coyote Creek parents and families!
It's that time of year to place your annual Original Works order!
Original Works is a creative arts program that scans an original piece of your students artwork and turns it into a personalized gift to give to your family and friends. This is one of our biggest fundraisers for buying supplies for the art room. This week, your student will be bringing home a personalized order form which includes an image of the artwork and all the ordering instructions. ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD. This year, all orders will be shipped directly to the school and then I will distribute the products to your child.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me at dmontano2@dcsdk12.org
As always, thank you for your support of our art program. Your purchase really goes a long way in buying quality supplies for our students.
Dianna Montano, M.A.
Visual Arts & STEM Instructor 
Breakfast and Books
Lucky Duck Bingo - Coming Soon in March
Date: March 3,2023
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Location: CCE Gym/cafeteria
Details: 10 free games of bingo. Purchase a duck for a change to win the Grand Prize. Snacks and water will be available for purchase.
Questions – contact Lyndsi Kocher, kocherlj@hotmail.com
Clothes Donations
If you are planning to clean out your clothes and shoe closets, think about donating your items in our green USagain clothing bin in the CCE parking lot from March 15- April 15th! The top school will win a $250 gift card for their school for the most collected items.
Thank you!
Summer Programs
- Stone Canyon Summer Camp - Register your student for a summer to remember today! Energetic and attentive staff, a wide variety of activities, and the potential for lifelong friendships await you when you arrive at our beautiful 99-acre location in the Rampart Range. More information can be found at www.StoneCanyonEdge.org/summercamp
- TRHS Theatre Camp click HERE
District Illness Guidelines
Thank you!
Backpack Society
Coyote Creek Elementary is excited to partner with The Backpack Society to provide students, their families, and school staff with food for weekends and during school breaks. You can sign up any time.
Please click HERE for more information.
ChildFind Preschool
Please click HERE for more information.
Emergency Notifications
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS: Text notifications for emergency situations (such as lightning dismissals) will still be sent, but you might need to enable these notifications in order to receive them. You can enable text notifications in the Infinite Campus Portal.
Directions:
Go to Infinite Campus Portal. Log in to Campus Parent
Click on the icon of a person in the top right corner
Choose Settings
Choose Contact Preferences
Go to Phone. Choose your preferences for SMS (text)
Click Save
If you have any issues with your Infinite Campus Portal account, please see this website
DCSD App
- We do have access to the DCSD App. You can find the app HERE for iPhones and HERE on the Google Play store. Once you download the app, choose Coyote Creek Elementary.
- This app provides general information and links from DCSD (for example, lunch menus, weather updates, and transportation information.
- Please use the Attendance Form or the Attendance Line (see above) to report absences. We are working on adding the Attendance Form to the DCSD app.
The Backpack Society
Coyote Creek Elementary Elementary School has partnered with The Backpack Society to provide students, their families, and school staff with food for weekends and during school breaks. Click the link below to register and each Thursday, your student will receive a bag of food and snacks for the weekend. You can sign up any time.
Clothes To Kids of Denver
With so many families continuing to struggle in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to remind you that Clothes To Kids of Denver is here to help. In case you aren’t familiar with us, we provide every shopper with 5 outfits, 1 coat, 1 pair of shoes, 1 bra (optional) and 5 pairs each of new underwear and new socks, all for FREE in a welcoming store-like setting. Students ages 3-21 (enrolled in preschool-12th grade or pursuing a GED) can visit every four months as long as they meet our basic eligibility requirements.
Curbside & In-Person Service Available - No Referral Required
Families wishing to make a shopping appointment should call us at 720-379-4630 or email us at appointment@clothestokidsdenver.org. For families who would prefer a contactless option, we are offering wardrobes via Curbside Service. This option enables parents and caregivers to request a wardrobe for any student in need, and our staff will shop on their behalf. No matter how families choose to shop, we do not require any type of referral or proof of income to shop. Details are on the Shop With Us page of our website.
Douglas County Community Resource Page
CRISIS SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE 24/7/365
Crisis Support is available 24/7/365
Call 1-844-493-TALK (8255)
Text "TALK" to 38255
Visit www.ColoradoCrisisServices.org or Safe2Tell.org
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The POP Tab Recycling Program
The Pop Tab Recycling Program is a fundraising project to support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver. The Ronald McDonald Houses in Denver and Aurora serve as a home away from home for many families whose children are seriously ill and are undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
How the program works
Aluminum beverage can tabs are collected and sold for cash. Also tabs from soup, tuna, and fruit etc. cans can be collected.
Please collect your tabs and bring them to the main office. Thank you so very much for helping!
Longmont Dairy Milk Caps
Join CCE PTO and King Soopers Contest
Did you know that CCE earned $8k through the King Soopers Community Rewards program last year?! Even more amazing is that this huge total was generated by only having 150 families signed up and identifiying CCE as the nonprofit organization that receives the benefits when they shop! Imagine how much we could raise if we had more participation? To accomplish that goal we're introducing a King Soopers Contest!
A few times during the school year the PTO will have a drawing for a $25 King Soopers gift card. To be eligible to win all you have to do is link your King Soopers account to Coyote Creek PTO and email a screen shot showing your enrollment!
Here's how to do it:
- Go to the app, click on the three lines icon on the upper right corner
- ***New users will need to create a King Soopers account which requires basic
- information, a valid email address and a rewards card.***
- 2. Click on "Rewards"
- 3. Then "Community Rewards"
- 4. Under “Link your Card to an organization” click on the link labeled “here” to search
- for Coyote Creek PTO either by name or WX862
- 5. Click Enroll
To be entered into the raffle:
Take a screenshot of your enrollment and email it to PTO Treasurer Amy Haines and you are in the drawing for the $25 King Soopers giftcard!
Are you already enrolled?
Thank you! Take a screenshot of your enrollment (under "Rewards" and "Community Rewards" and email it to Amy Haines and you are ALSO entered in the drawing for the $25 King Soopers giftcard!
Rules:
Drawings will be held 4 times this school year. The next chance to win is February 28th at midnight MST. Winner will be chosen via random number generator. If you win at any point during the year, you cannot win again. If you don't win, you don't need to reenter the drawing, your name will stay in the pool all year.
Bonus idea: Enter your other family members, coworkers, neighbors, dog walkers, etc. and send a screenshot from them for more entries to win! Staff is welcome to enter as well. Good luck and thank you!
Questions?
Contact PTO Treasurer Amy Haines.
Coyote Creek Spirt Wear
Need a few items to spruce up your wardrobe? We think you'd look great in something with the CCE logo on it! Click HERE for the Spirit Wear Link.
Click HERE for the newest promotional Items
For more information, contact Lyndsi Kocher at kocherlj@hotmail.com
Coyote Creek Spirt Wear!
CCE SPIRIT ROCK
Rent the rock and/or the school’s electronic marquee to recognize a student’s birthday, show school spirit, thank or recognize teachers or staff members, congratulatory events, etc. (Reservations for the marquee need to be made at least one week in advance. Also, marquee is not available on the weekends, during the summer or holidays when the school is closed.)
Rock Sign Up Link HERE
Marques Sign Up Link HERE
Boots and Ballcaps Silent and Live Auction Information
Tickets are on sale for the adults-only CCE Boots and Ballcaps silent and live auction, taking place on Friday, March 31 from 7-10 at Redstone Crossfit Gym. This fun-filled evening will be filled with amazing auction items, live music, food trucks and more. Early bird tickets are $25 per person and includes two free drinks and a chance to win a prize.
All bidding for the silent auction and purchasing tickets will take place on "Handbid". To access, search in your app store for "Handbid" and enter your info and then search for "Coyote Creek Boots and Ballcaps". It's that easy!
Need childcare? No problem! Childcare is available for potty-trained kids at $15 per child and can be purchased when buying your event tickets.
Want to buy a ticket for a faculty member? If you'd like to treat a CCE faculty member by purchasing a ticket for them to attend, that's also available on the app!
Click HERE for the flyer
CLASS BASKETS:
We will be creating themed baskets to auction off at our upcoming auction. We are asking each grade level to donate items based on a specific theme. Please sign up to donate an item, using the SignUp Genius links below! Please have your child turn in items and/or cash or gift cards to their teacher by Friday, February 24th. If you are donating an alcoholic item, please drop it off at the main office.
Lil Pups/BASE (Gift Card Bouquet basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-little#/
Kindergarten (Date Night basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-kindergarten#/
1st grade (Family Game Night basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-first#/
2nd grade (Colorado Avalanche basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-second#/
3rd grade (Coffee Lovers basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-third#/
4th grade (Summer BBQ/Lawn Games basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-fourth#/
5th grade (Kitchen Gadgets/Cooking basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-fifth#/
6th grade (Wine Lovers basket): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48a5a62da64-sixth#/