Posted January 24, 2025
Message from the Principal
Cory Families,
I am thrilled to share highlights from our recent week of learning at Cory, where our Collaborative School Committee (CSC) and School Leadership Team (SLT) have been working diligently to create a comprehensive budget for the upcoming school year. Our primary goal is to maximize support for our students and enhance their educational experience.
Our commitment to providing a nurturing and enriching environment remains strong, and we are excited about the potential new initiatives and resources that will be available next year. We believe that by investing strategically in our programs, we can further empower our students to reach their full potential.
Thank you for your continued support and involvement in our school community. Together, we can create a brighter future for our students at Cory Elementary!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
New Vocabulary Words for the month:
dormant, cumbersome, receptacle, brutal
Joan and Anna
Upcoming Events
Some Gentle Reminders for the school year
1. Cell phones and smart watches are not allowed in school. They may be kept in back packs. If you need to get in touch with your child, then please contact the front office
2. School begins at 8:15. With the tardy bell ringing at 8:20
3. If a student is late they must come into the front office and get signed in taking a tardy slip with them to class.
4. We go outside every day we can. Please make sure your children have the correct clothing coats, hats and boots if needed on cold weather days.
5. Students have a snack during the day with their class. Please try and remember to pack a daily snack.
6. If you are picking up your student early you must come into the building to the office and sign them out. This is for their safety along with ours to ensure we know where all students are all day. We prefer you are here before 2:45 to check out your students. We understand there are times when this is not possible as emergencies happen. When you arrive to pick up your student we will call the classroom to have your child come to the front to meet you, we do not want students sitting in the office waiting for their parents.
7. School is over at 3:20. If you have not picked up your students by 3:30 they will be waiting in the front office for you.
8. Sometimes the lunch menu changes in the cafeteria due to food not being delivered on time to the warehouse. We try to keep the menu consistent with what they say. Please understand Food Services is doing everything they can to provide the best meals to our students. Please feel free to call Food Services with questions or concerns. 720-423-5600.
9. Please do not send your student to school sick.
10. Please ensure your student has money in their lunch account if they want to purchase lunch or a second milk.
11.Please pack healthy snacks for the students to eat during the snack break.
12. On P.E. days, please make sure your child is wearing shoes appropriate for P.E.
13.Please do not park in the handicap spots unless you have a handicap pass that is registered to you and your car.
14. Please do not use the small parking lot for pick up or drop off of any students.
15.Please do not park in the Reserved family spots at any time even after school lets out as families can be picking up students later and have purchased those spots for anytime!
16.. Please do not stop in the middle of the parking lot to drop off kids.
The Winter BESS Social-Emotional Screener opens 12/21 for parents. PLEASE complete this survey (it takes only a few minutes) for your child. This parent survey is required to be completed by all 1st-2nd grader students, and highly encouraged for 3rd-5th graders. The class and grade level with the most parent completion for the Winter BESS will be rewarded!
We are reaching out to share resources that you may find helpful in the coming weeks and months. A Family Resource Toolkit, available in English and Spanish, contains information and resources about rights, current DPS policies, training, mental health support, DPS resources, community resources, and more related to immigration. Please take some time to review these resources below.
Family Resource Toolkit (English) – https://docs.google.com/document/d/17MlTTVGACaGi3IVnaVm1BKO-CKlv-F3GXvK3dJc9zCs/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ioz8arvfn1ip
Family Resource Toolkit (Spanish) – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQvnkZFZ70n2SSZsDYzzpI7KIJYG683t/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs
How to Talk to Your Child about Immigration:
Recommendations for Parents – https://infoaboutkids.org/blog/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-immigration-recommendations-for-parents/
How to Talk to Your Kids About Immigration – https://www.globalrefuge.org/news/talk-kids-immigration/
An End to DACA: Helping Children Manage Stress and Anxiety – https://www.embracerace.org/resources/an-end-to-daca-helping-children-manage-stress-and-anxiety
| Cory TSEAL Daily Lessons Unit 1: Positive School and Class Culture – August 2024 Unit 2: Self Awareness – September 2024 Unit 3: Self Regulation – October 2024 Unit 4: Gratitude – November 2024 Unit 5: Bullying Prevention, Upstander Behavior, and Conflict Resolution – December and January 2024/ 2025 Random Acts of Kindness (RAOK) https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/ We have taken our CASEL approved, highly effective, evidence-based Kindness in the Classroom® social emotional learning curriculum and made it better. By including a focus on equity, teacher self-care, and digital citizenship, we are excited to share a more engaging, relatable, and inclusive curriculum. Free lesson plans: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindergarten-grade-5-lesson-plans Second Step https://www.secondstep.org/ DPS TSEAL Manual 24/25 Parent Restorative Practices Toolbox |
DPS SchoolChoice Round 1 for the 2025-26 school year is now open through 4 p.m. on Feb. 18! This annual open enrollment process is for any student who wants or needs to attend a new school next year, particularly incoming ECE-3, kindergarten, sixth- and ninth-grade students.*
To submit your application:
You’ll be notified of your results in late March. In the meantime, find much more information on the SchoolChoice website. If you have any questions, review our FAQs, call 720-423-3493 or email schoolchoice@dpsk12.org.*Families applying for ECE-3 with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) from the DPS Department of Special Education should submit the Universal Preschool Colorado (UPK) application to apply for funding. Families who are applying for ECE-4 must submit the UPK application. Read below for more information.
2025 Spring Enrichments: Registration opens January 16th at 6am and closes on January 28th at 10pm. Please use the link below to sign up for classes. Cory Spring ’25 Brochure
Cory Elementary School Kids Heart Challenge program is quackin’! We can’t wait for you and your student to learn some of these amazing heart healthy habits and lifesaving skills!
Our goal is to raise $20,000.00 for the American Heart Association.
Here’s how you can get started:
We’re excited to share that our school has some fun ways to celebrate our impact!
Any student who raises $50 will qualify to purchase discounted tickets and get a special ON COURT experience with the Denver Nuggets! The class with the highest percentage of students register gets an EXTRA PE CLASS!! The first 18 students to complete Finn’s Mission will earn a limited-edition Wylie and Bingo!! Any student who completes Finn’s Mission will get to come to the KHC Glow PARTY! Also, every student who raises $250 will get to SLIME Mr. C!!
