5. Please note: Secondary level students (grades 6-12) will attend school on September 16 and 20. Secondary students will not have school on September 17, as that will be a professional development day for secondary level teachers.
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7. The DRA2 provides teachers with very specific data to determine objectives for instruction, yet takes more time to administer and evaluate the results than previously used assessments.
8. The authors of the DRA2 recommend waiting until students are back into the routine of school to acquire more accurate results.If you would like to share your thoughts regarding this proposed calendar change, please contact the school board (bvs.board@bvsd.org), the elementary level assistant superintendents, Sandy Ripplinger (sandy.ripplinger@bvsd.org or 720-561-5086) and Von Sheppard (von.sheppard@bvsd.org or 720-561-5086) or the Director of Literacy, Angel Stobaugh (angel.stobaugh@bvsd.org or 720-561-5040). <br />-325829-119616<br />Feb. 8 & 11 8 am – 4 pmFeb. 9 & 10 8 am – 7 pm<br />Highlights of the Book Fair Diner:<br />Open during conferences!<br />WISH LISTS: Classes visit the Fair on Feb. 8th or 9th, for preview and wish lists.<br />Teachers will also create classroom wish lists,.<br />FAMILY Monday, Feb. 8, 4 – 7 Cooking with Chef Dave<br />EVENTS:Coal Creek Dad, David Lilja (who has just published his new cookbook, Mr. Mom’s Favorite Family Recipes) will be hosting a cooking demonstration on Valentine-themed sandwiches and snacks!<br />(Cookbooks, $12.95, will be available for purchase).<br /> Donuts at the Diner – Tues./Wed., Feb. 9 & 10 5 – 7 pm<br />Stop by and get your complimentary donut…..while supplies last.<br />GIVING: “Fill Our Plates” - benefiting Community Food Share, <br />We will be collecting money and food for CFS, which provides food for many area food banks.<br />Drop off cash and coin in designated “Tip Jars” throughout the fair.<br />Drop off boxes or cans of food in the “Tip Buckets” outside the fair.<br />Each donation enters you in a raffle for food prizes from local merchants.<br />WHAT WOULD Our goal is to sell at least 1500 books throughout the four days of our fair.<br />YOU DO Staff members have pledged “wacky” stunts, along the way if we reach our mini-goals.<br />FOR READING<br />CONTESTS: Poster Hunt – win a free poster<br />Lunch Counter Lingo – win a book sandwich<br />Guess How Many Gumballs – win the gumball machine (and its contents)<br />Guess How Many Straws – win the straw holder, straws and Twizzlers<br />
![Coal Creek News<br />Dear Coal Creek Families:The state’s fiscal crisis is finally hitting our schools in BVSD. The information published in the media since last fall all speak to a financial crunch that is going to impact public schools not only in our district, but throughout the state. Take the following headlines as an example:•“Budget Cuts to be Central Focus when Colorado Legislative Session Opens” – (Denver Post, January 10, 2010)•“Tense Session Ahead” – The Governor and lawmakers must deal with a budget shortfall of more than $1 billion in the 2010-11 fiscal year… (Denver Post, January 12, 2010).•“Boulder Valley Schools Brace for Deep Cuts” - (Daily Camera, November 11, 2009).•“St. Vrain Valley School District: Cuts Mean Layoffs” – At one point, CFO Terry Schueler, of the SVVSD stated the following: “Our goal at this point is, I hate to say it, sink slower than other districts.” (Longmont Times-Call, November, 2009).In this issue of our school newsletter, I have included an important message from Superintendent Chris King. His tag line reads, “A Statewide Fiscal Crisis is Hitting All 178 School Districts Throughout Colorado.” It is important for parents to understand that this situation is not something that is only happening at Coal Creek, or just within Louisville, nor is limited to BVSD. In fact, the state’s money woes will have an impact on a wide variety of public service resources in Colorado.It is also important for parents to realize that the information we receive in the District, and that I receive as the administrator for our school, constantly changes. Projections shared with us from last month and even last week have changed from what I presently know. And about the only thing we know for sure is that the economic landscape will continue to change during the legislative session ahead. Therefore, I would be wary of individuals who share with you that they “heard” classes will be at certain sizes next year, or that such and such is for sure going to be eliminated. I realistically cannot make accurate projections associated with class size, program offerings, personnel changes, or our actual budget until late spring; certainly NOT before then. I will also be working in conjunction with the faculty and our PTA/School Accountability Team to gain additional insight and input as it pertains to financial reductions in our school. Both of these groups have already been apprised of the financial situation in the District and I am confident that we will work together to ensure a continued high quality educational program for our students.(continued on next page) Coal Creek Elementary801 W. Tamarisk StreetLouisville, CO 80027Phone720.561.4500Attendance Line720.561.4502Fax720.561.4501Websitehttp://bvsd.org/schools/coalcreekFebruary 2010<br />CalendarFebruary 8 - 11Book FairFebruary 8, 9 & 10ConferencesFebruary 12Valentine’s PartiesFebruary 15President’s Day – No SchoolFebruary 16CSAP – Grade 3 Reading #1February 17CSAP – Grade 3 Reading #2 February 25End of TrimesterFebruary 26Professional Day – No School <br />(continued from previous page)<br />In the weeks and months ahead, I ask for your patience and understanding. I’ve personally lived through a situation much worse than our current reality during my tenure as a principal in Oregon many years ago. In that case, we were required to shave almost $60 million dollars from our school district over a relatively brief period of time! Though certainly stressful, I can assure you that our schools survived, the children thrived – minus a few “bells and whistles” from the school – and we came through those rough waters all the stronger. I know that the same will be true for us at this current time.<br />I encourage parents to become as knowledgeable as possible about fiscal matters in our state and the things you can do to make your voice heard. Do your research from many perspectives, and try to attend one of the several community information meetings that will be presented by our leadership in the District in the near future. <br />Best, <br />John Kiemele, Ed.D., Principal<br />Cell Phone Policy at Coal Creek<br />With the holiday season behind us, I realize that some children may have received cell phones as a wonderful gift. Therefore, this is an opportunity to clarify the school’s policy in regards to students and cell phone use on campus. <br />In short, Coal Creek School is a “Cell Phone Free Zone” during regular school hours. In addition to being an interruption to the learning process, our experience has shown that such devices have a high chance of being lost, damaged, or stolen if brought to school; for those two reasons, parents are strongly discouraged from allowing your child to come to campus with a cell phone.<br />Parents are reminded that if the need arises for you to communicate with your child during the school day, please contact the office at our main number: 720-561-4500. Messages are usually routed to your child’s teacher in the classroom within a few moments of our reception of the phone call. We also encourage parents to clarify after school plans and activities with their child(ren) PRIOR to coming to school; if plans do change, please contact our office so that we can relay that information. <br />This practice is aligned to those of multiple schools in the District; though I realize that at the secondary level, teens may be allowed to use phones during passing periods and/or during their lunch at some schools, I do not feel this is an appropriate practice for our youngsters at the elementary level, and we believe it would cause more problems than be of benefit to the children.<br />If parents allow their child to come to school with their cell phone and it is seen in use, it will be confiscated by a staff member and parents will need to make arrangements to come to campus to secure the item. Should you feel it is necessary to send the phone with your child in order to reach him/her off campus after school hours, please make sure your child understands that the phone needs to be kept in his/her backpack and turned off.<br />Please note that cell phones ARE NOT allowed in classrooms during the CSAP testing period. They should be left at home during this time.<br />Thank you for your understanding; please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.<br />Sincerely,<br />John Kiemele, Principal<br />Science Fair<br />Student Participants<br />Kate WoodAlena WohlNatalie WilcoxOwen WhiteMax White Kristen WhiteSydney WheelerWalter WesselingJack VincentSara Victor Max ValiMuhammed TigrekConnor ThomasMarcos SullivanSabrina Stern<br />Emma SternMarkisha StephensCaleb SmithDylan SheetsBrendan Sheets<br />Jackson ScolnickMollie SchneeJared SchneeAmelia SchantzSean Scanlon<br />Annika RothackerEdden RosenbergMcKenzie RonacherGrace ReppyElizabeth Reppy<br />Carson RenjilianMason ReinSebastian ReidMaggie PieperNicolas Pedersen<br />Ian NelsonSebastian MyersHayley MorganEmily MooreRyan Miller<br />Riley MillerIan MillerColin MillerQuinton McNamaraNikita Marlin<br />Luis LopezIsabella LincolnFiona LighthiserCarmen Lighthiser<br />Kyle LeonesioClaire LaurieJack LanghartAlana KihnCaitlin Kessner<br />Renee KendrickGrace KellyNicholas KauzaKatherine KauzaKade Jones<br />Brooke JonesRachael JacobsEmily JacobsSophie HughesLindsey Hughes<br />Caleb HuberJake HofgardElyssa HofgardJeffrey HerseyErin Hersey<br />Ethan HeinAbigail HeinCarolyn HayesCooper HanleyCaroline Hagelin<br />Brooke HagelinBenjamin GygiAnna GygiJack GleasonCeleste Gibson<br />Justin GheletaAmelia GeiszlerCaroline FrenzelSarah FitzpatrickTanner Filion<br />Benjamin FantalisCyrus EvansAvery EvansAnthony DolanZakhar Dmitriyev<br />William DienstfreyBenjamin DienstfreyConor DeveryJohn DentonAyla Danabasoglu<br />Breccan CorzineMia CoronelliHolden CoronelliJeffrey CollinsDavid Celano<br />Anna CassadyJuliette CarneySamuel CarnerChloe CarlstromJohn Carlson<br />Mila BushKaren BuriJake BrownKira BienerAcadia Biener<br />Gillian BeauchampEmily BaxterWeston BarnhillJaycie BacaGrace Arnsberger<br />Jordan AratoKatharine MacDonald<br />Thanks to the following:<br />Sam BarnhillDiana BaumgartnerRolf BaumgartnerEllen BernsRandy Cummings<br />Laura DentonAshley DeveryMike DeveryMichael Dolan Candice Evans<br />Kelly FitzpatrickJoanne ForthMeghan FrenzelBridget GibsonBud Harris<br />Kurt HofgardChristian HuberMeg HummelJohn JoyLaura Stanko Joy <br />Brent KendrickMichelle KovalskiRebecca LasicaWeimei LuoAlicia Miller<br />Scott MitchellErika MorrealeSuzan Myers Wendy Pearson Pauline Croog<br />Erika PenzBrian ReidDuane RosenbergMike SchantzIrv Stern<br />Becky Swanstrom David ThulRita ValiEmily WesselingDavid Wood<br />Lana Anderson Penczek Mrs. Baumgartner’s classroom refreshment volunteers The Coal Creek PTA<br />Parent Snapshot Survey<br />In February – Planning and Assessment deploys online Parent Snapshot Survey to all households with email addresses (one household per school).<br />We encourage parents to complete the Parent Snapshot Survey and to be aware of the new online survey process.<br /> <br />Rock Stars FebruaryGradeTeacherStudent 1Student 2 KAMBufferEvan TothBenji DienstfreyKAMThomas Savannah JordaanEverett BryantKPMBufferAnders WienerMaggie Hefflon1GamblinLuc FilionLindsay Underwood1MarshallTanner GehrHaley Welch1RachubinskiJack LeeRose Rampy1SwanstromSammy MosierJimmy Pieper2AdamsEllia OsofskyMax White2HiblFrancesca MacriLeo Nelson2WaldenBrooke HagelinWill Chadwick2WilsonSarah FitzpatrickEthan TenWolde3BaumgartnerNatalie WilcoxJacob Meska3BernsNick AnastasiAshley Plumley3ForthAidan RampyAlyssa Montoya4ArnoldJustin HarveyAmanda Matteson4HallJohn MorealeVal Jonas4McCarthyLauren MehrhoffCyrus Evans5HarrisJoe PeoriaEmma Hundsdorfer5MorrealeShae PorterMack Welch5MyersMelissa GordonJake Brown<br />BVSD Superintendent’s Office Releases Initial Schedule of 10 Community Budget Forums for February and March-Wednesday, February 10 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Louisville Middle School Library, 1341 Main St., Louisville-Tuesday, February 23 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder-Monday, March 1 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Broomfield Heights Middle School Library, 1555 Daphne St., Broomfield-Thursday, March 4 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Lafayette Elementary School, 101 N. Bermont Ave., Lafayette-Monday, March 8 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Boulder High School Library, 1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder-Wednesday, March 10 from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Nederland Community Center, 750 Highway 72, Nederland-Monday, March 15 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Mamie Dowd Eisenhower Library, 3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield-Monday, March 15 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Nederland Middle/Senior High School, 597 County Rd. 130, Nederland-Tuesday, March 30 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Rd., Lafayette-Wednesday, March 31 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., LouisvilleMusic Programs5th Grade:Harris – Tuesday, February 23 8:15-8:50Morreale – Wednesday, February 24 8:15-8:50Myers – Thursday, February 25 8:50-9:25(Performances in the music room)<br />Help to HaitiStudent Council would like to thank you for your generous donations last week! The official GRAND TOTAL was $2,256.55!Spelling BeeCongratulations to:1st Place:Elyssa Hofgard 2nd Place:Aki Grill3rd Place:Jake Hofgard Lost & FoundLost & Found items not claimed by March 19th, will be donated to local charity during the week of spring break.National Geographic BeeCongratulations to Joe Peoria, the winner of the Coal Creek National Geographic Bee, which was held on January 8. The question that won the Bee for him was: Question: Which Mediterranean country, located at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, is Europe’s largest exporter of cotton? Answer: Greece Congratulations also to the second place finisher Jake Brown, and to Cyrus Evans, John Morreale, and Sabrina Stern, who tied for third place.<br />Easy Fundraising Opportunities!<br />We have many easy fundraising opportunities that are ongoing for the rest of the school year. Money raised goes to the PTA to continue to support our school.<br />This month we will be focusing on our twice yearly collection of Box Tops For Education. We are getting ready to submit our spring collection and if we work together we can DOUBLE what we made last year in this easy fundraiser! <br />Simply cut the Box Tops square from 100's of grocery store products, be sure to leave the expiration date on, and submit to the school. Turn in your Box Tops to your child's classroom by Friday, February, 19th. The class that brings in the most Box Tops will win a Pizza Party! For a list of products go to www.boxtops4education.com. There are also two promotions going on right now that give our school bonus Box Tops.<br />,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/february-2010-boulder-valley-school-district3076/85/february-2010-boulder-valley-school-district-1-320.jpg)
![Register at www.rewardyourschool.com. The school receives 5 bonus Box Tops when you register your King Sooper shopping card number and receives additional bonus Box Tops when you make purchases during February and March. Additional information can be found at the registration website.As always, you can turn in the following items to your child's classroom. Our school receives money and/or supplies for each of these items that we submit.<br />,[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)