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From the principal’s desk…
From the principal’s desk…
Dear families,
There’s a lot happening at Douglass in February!
Family Fun Night is tonight, Friday, February 8 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Join us for the teacher experience raffle, bingo, goodies, and dancing. Tickets for the teacher raffle will be sold at the door, but get there early! Hope to see you tonight.
TCAP Reading begins Monday for Grade 3. Third graders will have two hour-long reading assessments via the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program – the interim statewide assessment that replaces the CSAP, and fills the gap before the new Colorado Academic Standards assessment is phased in beginning in the spring of 2014. This assessment will be a minor part of our third grade students’ days on Monday and Tuesday, February 11 and 12. And as you do every day for our kids, you can help them do their best by making sure they get a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast to begin the morning.
Second trimester grading period ends next Friday, February 15. The second trimester progress report card will be sent home with students on Friday, February 22.
No school for students – Monday, February 18 and Tuesday, February 19. Monday is the Presidents’ Day holiday, and teachers will spend Tuesday preparing the progress report cards.
Internet safety presentations for students and parents on Thursday, February 21. As a part of our commitment to the safety of our students, I have invited a team from the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office to Douglass to present information to students and parents about safety on line and on cell phones. The presenters are a team from the Child Sex Offender Internet Investigators – and they are referred to as the “Cheezo” unit. That’s also the name of the mascot that will appear at the safety presentations on the 21st.
The Kindergarten through 3rd grade presentation begins at 8:15 a.m., and is titled “Stranger Danger – Internet Strangers.” The 4th-5th grade presentation starts at 8:50, and focuses on online safety, social networking sites, and cell phone safety. Parents are invited to attend the presentations in the gym, and there will be time following the student assemblies for a question and answer session. You can get more information about the presentations at www.cheezo.org.
Parent conferences begin on Wednesday, February 27 and continue March 5 and 7 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. each night. If you haven’t scheduled your conference yet, please contact your teacher soon.
I look forward to seeing you often in February!
Your principal,
Jon Wolfer
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