Welcome to the 2007-08 school year! The graduating class of 2020 has walked through our doors with the smiles that only beginning kindergarteners can bless us with!

This year is a promising one. We are in our second year of Response to Intervention (RTI) and LIFT (Literacy Instructional Framework for Teaching), and are entering our first year of PBS (Positive Behavior Support). We’re also acclimating to our new Horizontal Housing.

If this sounds like a list of gobbledy-gook, you might be interested in another new “program” that’s beginning for the purpose of addressing a need I’ve been aware of for some time. As hard as I try to put education-ese into plain English for our parent community in newsletters and Instructional Insights and flyers in Thursday Folders, those publications are only one-way communications. There is not the chance to answer very legitimate questions about what we do and why, and to clarify written language. And as much as I encourage you to call, email, and come in, I do understand that these requests necessitate you coming to me. So now I will be coming to you.

This year I will be scheduling neighborhood “Come as you are” Coffees in homes throughout our attendance area so I can talk with you face to face, talk about your questions, clarify rumors that may be in the air, and give some basic information about how schools in Douglas County do business on a day-to-day basis.

I will be scheduling these Coffees on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and have tentatively scheduled the first three for August 15, 22, and 28. Watch Thursday Folders in the near future for more specific information about locations and times.

I am truly looking forward to these dialogues to improve communication between home and school!

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Student Council News
Another Successful Fundraiser!
The 2006-2007 Student Council would like to thank all the students and families who supported our Spring Earth Fair. With your help, we were able to donate $450.00 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. You should be proud that with your generosity, we were able to help make wishes come true.

Readers are encouraged to submit items for this column. Often we at school do not know the accomplishments of students outside school. Please include your phone number so we can reach you if we need more information.

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INFORMATION BOARD
This is a current listing of all items that can be found on our Information Board, which is located just outside the Music Room. The listing we are providing will give all parents an opportunity to see what is available, and they can have their student pick up any of the items from themain office, or parents can call our office to “order” items that can then be sent home with their student .

• Douglas County Foundations
• Child Health Plan of Colorado
• School Nutrition for your student
• Douglas County Schools 2007 Annual Report
• Cub Scouting Membership forms
• Girl Scout Membership forms
  

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Field Trips

TBA

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Lost and Found

Be sure to check out the Lost and Found by door #4 (Cafeteria). There are many lunch boxes, coats and jackets to be found there.

Coyote Creek Leadership Team


Jan Dow- Principal
Kristi Montagrifff- Assistant Principal
Kit Orlowski- Building Resource Teacher

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Coyote Creek S.A.C.
The School Advisory Council for Coyote Creek meets on the third Monday of every month, with the exception of December, June, and July. Current members of the Coyote Creek SAC are:

Chairperson________________
Vice-Chair________________
Recorder ________________
PTA Liason________________
DAC________________
DAC ________________

Voting Members:
TBA

Nonvoting Members:
Kristi Montagriff
Kit Orlowski