Posted September 1, 2023
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Dear Cory Community,
We had another amazing week here at Cory! Students are working hard, building classroom communities, and learning rituals and routines that will continue to help them be successful throughout the year! We are loving the strong, safe and welcoming classroom cultures that are being built. Students and staff have showcased perseverance to manage the hot temperature in classrooms to finding joy in the learning. With the generous donations from the PTA, students will cool off today with popsicles and a sprinkler this afternoon. Thank you to our community for the support and problem solving with the high temperatures in classrooms. Just a reminder, there is no school on Monday for the celebration of Labor Day so we will see you back in action on Tuesday, September 5th. Enjoy your long weekend with your family and friends.
School Performance Framework- SPF
What is this? The performance framework evaluates district and school performance on Academic Achievement, Academic Growth, and Post-secondary & Workforce Readiness indicators.
We would like to celebrate our amazing staff at Cory for earning the highest rating you can get with a GREEN which MEETS expectation for those growth areas! Way to go team! We will dive into our action plans based on the SPF with the community next week. Also, Cory was named in the top 2% of elementary schools in Colorado.
CMAS Information for 4th and 5th Grade Families:
Hard copy scores for our current 4th and 5th graders of their CMAS scores will be sent home soon. Please reach out if you have any questions. In the meantime, you can view the scores through the DPS Parent Portal. Here is the click path to do that.
Viewing CMAS scores in DPS Parent Portal
The Role of Standardized Testing and Achievement
CMAS Letter from School Leader to Families
Understanding ELA and Math CMAS Scores
Updates:
Choice and Enrollment Once a family is enrolled — or accepted — into a DPS school, the next step is registering with their school. This is the annual process of providing and updating student and family information on file, including emergency contacts, health information and more.
Please make sure you have registered your children for the upcoming school year!
Registration can be done online, or through the school in the fall. We recommend registering online because it’s convenient and saves time. Families can register online for the 2023-24 school year. Please finish registering your children for Cory. This is part of the process that needs to be completed by you. Enrollment is NOW OPEN – July 29 through September 9th, 2023.To register online, sign in to Parent Portal, click on “See All Apps,” then click on “Online Registration” to verify or update your student’s information. Online registration can only be completed by the parent/guardian listed in the primary household of the student record.
If you don’t have a Parent Portal account, please contact your school directly for registration information.https://myportal.dpsk12.org
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We have the BEST PTA ever! We would not be able to do our best for our students and school without the dedication and investment of our PTA and parents. I encourage you to join our Parent Teacher Association! Our PTA continues to amaze us with their fundraising efforts which provide incredible support for our staff and students. The PTA helps to fund things such as:
Important District Updates:
| Healthy School Meals for All: Complete the You Benefit! Form at Registration |
 All students in DPS will have access to free healthy, nutritious school meals beginning in the 2023-24 school year thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All program approved by Colorado voters! While meals will be provided for free to all DPS students through Healthy School Meals for All, families will still need to complete a form to ensure DPS gets full access to available federal funding. What this means for families:Please continue to fill out the You Benefit! form (formerly referred to as the Meals Application). We ask all DPS families to please complete the You Benefit! form during registration for the 2023-24 school year. By completing the form, you will help us access all available funds to cover the cost of meals, and other nutritional programs for students.Families who fill out the You Benefit! form may qualify to receive discounted school fees, class materials, bus passes, utilities support and more!All household income information provided through this form is strictly confidential and protected by law. Only one form is required for all children in the household. Immigration, migrant, citizenship or refugee status is not required when completing the form. Learn more about the Healthy School Meals for All program in a short video in English and Spanish, this flier (Spanish is on page 2), or by visiting the Healthy School Meals for All website. If you have questions about completing the You Benefit! form, please contact the DPS Food & Nutrition Services department by calling 720-423-5600 or emailing the foodservices@dpsk12.org inbox. |
PTA Updates
CORY MOVIE NIGHT: Tickets are available for Cory Movie Night on Saturday, September 9! We will be showing Super Mario Bros and the show starts at dusk. Buy tickets here.
Volunteer Services coordinates parent and community resources through volunteer onboarding, training, consulting, and matching of in-kind donations to schools, all of which support students, staff, and families of DPS.
Volunteer Background Check Process
Individuals interested in volunteering in-person or virtually are required to complete the DPS Volunteer Background Check . The Volunteer Background Check link is located on the DPS Volunteer Services website – https://equity.dpsk12.org/get-involved/volunteer-services/ 
Recess Supervision Sign-up
Thank you!
Joan Wieser
Principal
Kelly Urbanowski
Assistant Principal
ALL PARENTS/ GUARDIANS please click here to learn more about our schoolwide social and emotional screening system!
What is the BESS? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uzuaf813XixKszg3uUtUfOrO_I1tfyQRAb1yYQgpRjw/edit?usp=sharing
For more information and to opt your child out of the screener for the 23-24 school year, please click here. https://forms.gle/EK2WDrdTt8nyf17UA
NEW this year!!! Parents and guardians, please help us, help your child grow socially and emotionally this year! Take 5 (or less!) minutes to complete the BESS screener for your child. This helps us to better understand your child’s social and emotional needs in the home setting. Results will be shared at your child’s parent-teacher conferences. The Fall screening window will remain open until the end of September and will reopen again in Winter and Spring for two additional screening periods. You can complete the Fall screener for your child by clicking on the link here. Thank you for your partnership! https://review360connect.com/Prod/DenverPublicSchools/Parent
** Please see the Parent Portal for your child’s STUDENT number.
“Cory Concert Band is back and we’re excited to bring some new sectional teachers, and some exciting new music. If your student is a 4th or 5th grader, they can join even if they didn’t play last year (5th). Everyone is welcome! Join the fun today. Click this link to get more info about the program and meet your teacher. 
https://sites.google.com/view/cory-concert-band?usp=sharing”
DPS Discount Alert! Colorado Rockies at Coors Field
DPS Discount Days are back! We wanted to share more discount offers with your families, students and staff. Please see the information below for an upcoming Colorado Rockies home series:
Join us in supporting the Colorado Rockies on Friday, September 29, Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1 as they take on the Minnesota Twins in a three-game series at Coors Field. Tickets start at $12, with $2 from each ticket sold being donated back to the DPS Foundation! Buy your tickets today: Buy | Colorado Rockies Account Manager (ticketmaster.com)
You can also visit https://dpsfoundation.org/offers/ for more information on these discounts and other special offers. Any help you can provide in distributing these opportunities would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
