Posted April 9, 2021
Cory Families,
Happy Friday! I want to highlight the consistent themes that I observe in our remote and in-person classrooms. I observe teachers building strong relationships, planning for authentic learning, allowing time for play and the arts, increased attention to children’s overall well being, and collaborative learning experiences which are essential to supporting the whole child.
With such an uncertain and challenging year, many have feared ‘learning loss’ which creates a fixed mindset filled with repetitive remediation and disengaged students. I am proud of our staff who reinvented what school looks like during such a challenging year. Our focus on building strong relationships allowed our staff to understand what children know or have experienced so teachers can support students in building on and drawing connections to new learning. With focusing on social emotional supports and skills through the students day, our staff has enabled students to see their strengths, own their learning, and be confident in their ability.
Cory’s bell schedule for next school year is slated for 8:50-3:50. Although, the district determines our bell schedule with transportation, there may be some flexibility in changing our bell time. I would like staff and community feedback to determine the ideal bell schedule for Cory. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey. Bell Time Survey.
I will be sharing more information about next school year in the coming weeks. I am still waiting for important updates from the district for the 2021-2022 school year.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Best,
Joan Wieser
Joan_Wieser@dpsk12.org
Principal
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Although we have had a mixed up hybrid year with remote and in person learning, we have been able to make some amazing memories! The yearbook this year is a great way to connect, enjoy our successes and be able to look back at what a crazy year this has been!. Please order via the link below and pay no later than May 8th. Payment can be completed through Venmo or drop a check/cash off in the office. Payments can be sent via your child.
Calling all 4th grade families!! Please help stock the teachers lounge Wednesday, April 13th. There will be a box outside of the side cafeteria door on Florida as well as at Kiss n Go in the morning. Individual items like snacks, drinks, granola bars, popcorn, mixed nuts, etc are all great ideas!!
Thank you,
Erin Robbins and Naurin Gilger
Saturday, May 22 at 10 am – the Cory PTA will put on a fun run (once around the Cory-Merrill campus) for all Cory families. We will ask families to register so we can plan waves for social distancing, but there is no fee. Stay tuned – we will send out the registration form by email soon!
Summer workshops formerly offered at Denver School of the Arts will be offered through Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop this year. Azar Kohzadi, Creative Writer co-director at DSA is offering two “Creative Writing Sampler” camps, one in-person and one online, each of which cover all major genres of creative writing and help kids to build skills to make any type of writing more vivid and imaginative. Links and course descriptions are below. Please note folks must register through Lighthouse for these camps. Scholarships are available.
Creative Writing Sampler – Online – June 14-18
Ages 9-12
Link to Sign Up: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/workshop/creative-writing-sampler-ages-9-12?session=3658
Creative Writing Sampler – In-person (Lighthouse) – July 19-23
Ages 9-12
Link to Sign Up: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/workshop/creative-writing-sampler-ages-9-12?session=3688
There will also be one online memoir+college essay for teens at Lighthouse just before next school year begins, in case your child or anyone beyond DSA is looking for a powerful and personal week-long session sure to produce multiple strong college essays. This session runs August 9-13. To sign up, please go here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/workshop/memoir-and-college-essay-ages-16-18?session=
Please note more of her summer offerings are coming soon, including workshops at Denver Botanic Gardens.