Cory Caregivers,
We had a wonderful week at Cory! Our 3rd-5th grade students were busy this week taking interims for math and literacy. Our 4th graders also took a social studies interim, and our 5th graders took science interim. We are so proud of our students for persevering through long exams and working so hard to show what they know. They did a great job!
We have a short week next week, and we are excited to welcome families to Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday! We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with you to ensure our students thrive and get their needs met. Thank you for making time to connect with your child's teacher.
Following up on the street safety message, I wanted to share another resource regarding biking safety: Education Resources - Bicycle Colorado. They actually have lesson plans and curriculum available (see attached: Bicycle-Colorado-SRTS-Curriculum-2025.pdf) that you can use at home to reinforce safe biking practices with your child.
Have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to seeing many of you on Monday!
Joan and Anna
Congratulations to our new fifth grade Student Council for 2026-27: Morgan F, Sloane S, Zuzu L, Sloane T, Ella L, Everett M, and Harry B!
We want to give a big shout out to all of our candidates this year. We are very proud of you all for stepping up and taking the risk to run. We know you will continue to be a role model for all Cory students by showing your positive attitude, speaking up for yourself and others, and sharing your thoughts and ideas.
IMPORTANT DATES:.
October 12 - No School for students Fall Conferences for Parents
October 13th - PTA Dine out @ The Campus Lounge from 4:00 - 9:00
October 15 - CSC meeting at 4:00 Library - Agenda
October 18 - PTA Fall Carnival
October 26th - Destination Imagination Meeting @ 3:15
October 29 - Halloween Parade - Details to follow
October 30 - No School for Students Teacher Work Day
November 1 - No School for Students Teacher Work day
November 6 - PTA Meeting @ 8:30
November 9th - Nov 12th - Scholastic Book Fair
November 12th - Literacy Night
November 19th - Family Thanksgiving Lunch
November 23 - 27 - Thanksgiving Break
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS OF THE WEEK for the week of October 5!
Thank you for showing our Cory Kindness Values. Go CORY COUGARS!
Values: Caring - Responsibility - Inclusiveness - Respect - Integrity - Courage
1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade |
Lucas A Julian FP Imogen V | Sophie W Andrew B Roger C | Imran M Zodae M Isabelle SB | Lina S Addison A Reagan S | Calvin P Eve B Michael R |
Transportation -Share My Ride k-12 Video
DPS Transportation is committed to providing essential technology for parents. The My Ride K-12 app is exactly that. With this app, parents can see when their students scan on and off the bus, view route details and receive late bus notifications. To better serve our community and help parents set up the app, please see this instructional video for the My Ride K-12 app
Safety and Security For Parent Volunteers - Raptor Sign in
ID Requirement: When visiting the school, it is required that all families bring a government-issued ID. This is to help us verify identity and maintain a secure environment for our students. You will be required to enter your information into the DPS system in the main office when you are visiting the building. This process takes a few minutes so give yourself plenty of time.
The Raptor system has an App and Passport that you can download to make the process more streamlined once your ID is verified. Here are the instructions on how to set up the Raptor application and the passport: .
Raptor Safe App and Passport (Spanish)
PTA NEWS
The PTA is sponsoring the Cory Carnival on Sunday, October 18 from 11am-2pm on the blacktop. Wristbands are available for $15 per child and provide access to games, prizes, face painting, popcorn, musical cakes, and inflatables. Wristbands can be picked up at the Carnival entrance on October 18.
https://johncorypta.givebacks.com/shop
In-N-Out meal tickets must be pre-purchased for $15, and each ticket includes your choice of a hamburger, cheeseburger, protein-style burger or grilled cheese with chips and a drink. Quantities are limited and the In-N-Out truck does not carry cash for day-of purchases, so please buy your meal tickets today.
https://johncorypta.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true
VOLUNTEERING
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Denver Public Schools! Background-checks are required to volunteer. Please log into the link and fill out the form for the Background check to Volunteer at Cory. Background Check
What is TSEAL? Transformative Social Emotional Academic Learning
“Transformative SEAL” is a process whereby young people and adults build strong, respectful, and lasting, relationships that facilitate co-learning to critically examine root causes of inequity, and to develop collaborative solutions that lead to personal, community, and societal well-being. This form of TSEAL is aimed at redistributing power to promote social justice through increased engagement in school and civic life. It emphasizes the development of identity, agency, belonging, curiosity, and collaborative problem solving
It's critically important that school wide TSEAL implementation intentionally nurtures an environment in which educators gain social and emotional competence by learning, collaborating, and modeling their social and emotional skills. Along with these social and emotional skills, schools must also fold in conversations about race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, language and ability so that the conversation about TSEAL takes into account the student’s fullest identities. It is recommended that schools do a deep dive into understanding how educators, students, and community can navigate conversations about race, sex, gender, ableism and other social identities in order to establish systems and supports that strengthen both adult and student Social Emotional Academic Learning.
Come along on our Cory TSEAL journey!
Unit 3: Self Regulation and Management - Value of the month is Responsibility
