Author: ncochrane

Canyon Creek Cub Reporter
October 2, 2020
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Volume III October 14, 2010

Michael Chipman, Principal
www.canyoncreek.ccsd.k12.co.us

Main Office: 720-886-3600
Attendance Line: 720-886-3695

Oct. 13—PTO Restaurant Night
Anthony’s Pizza
Oct. 12—16—NO School
Fall Break
Oct. 20—Picture Retakes
Oct. 23– End of Trimester
Oct. 27—PTO Meeting 6-7 pm
(Virtual)
Oct. 30—Progress Reports go home
Nov. 2-6—Parent/Teacher Conferences
Nov. 6—NO School for students

Message from the Principal:
PASS Meetings
We will have had our first PASS Partnerships for Academically Successful Students) meeting as of the submission of this newsletter. Future PASS meetings will be held on the following dates: (All times 6:00 p.m. to7:00 p.m.)
Thursday, November 19th
Thursday, February 25th
Thursday, April 22nd
Our goal for these meetings is to create a community-driven forum where the agenda is determined by our Equity team and topics of interest from the community. Directions for joining the virtual Microsoft Teams PASS meetings are included on the next page. I encourage your attendance!
PTO Meetings
Want to get involved with school events focused on strengthening our school and community relationships? Please join our PTO meetings to get active in building the Canyon Creek community! Our first virtual meeting of the year is on Tuesday, September 29th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. All future PTO meeting will happen on the last Tuesday of each month from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Directions for joining the virtual Microsoft Teams PTO meetings are included on the next page.
Versailles Parkway Drop-Off Dangers
It has come to our attention that individuals are parking at the top of the hill adjacent to Canyon Creek to drop students off. Please be advised, this is extremely dangerous as cars coming up over the hill can not see you. Signs are posted stating this area of road as a No Parking Zone. Police regularly monitor this area for traffic violations as well. Please don’t jeopardize your and our children’s safety for the convenience of dropping off in this area!
Dogs on School Grounds
A reminder that dogs are not allowed on school grounds before or after school. All dogs can be unpredictable. Even the most docile breeds can have uncharacteristic behavior under various conditions. Stressful conditions make dogs more likely to bite. (pick-up and drop-off are stressful!) We are mandated to report dog biting incidences to the state. If your dog bites someone, the state will place the dog on a watch list and a fine is usually enacted on the owner. Please leave your dogs at home when escorting your children to and from school.
Michael Chipman

Food and Nutrition Services has some very exciting news!
Thanks to extended funding from the USDA, we are able to offer FREE meals – breakfast and lunch – to ALL students through December 2020!!
Per USDA guidelines, qualifying meals must include 3 of the 5 meal components – Meat/Meat Alternate, Grain/Bread, Fruit, Vegetable, and Milk – one of which must be a fruit or vegetable. Additional meals (i.e. extra slice of pizza, or extra entrée) or a la carte (snack) items, are not covered by the USDA and therefore must be purchased at cost.
Although meals are free, we encourage families to still fill out a Free and Reduced Meal Application for the 2020-21 school year if they haven’t done so already. This ensures these benefits continue in January 2021 and enables CCSD to receive all possible school funding. The meal application can be found on family.titank12.com.
I also want to take this opportunity to remind you that should your student’s class be quarantined at any point during the school year, they can come by any Cherry Creek Middle School location on Monday between 7:15 – 8:30 am and 11 – 12:30 pm to pick up 5 full days of meals to eat while they learn at home. Definitely keep this in mind as a resource in the event of a quarantine.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns and we will be happy to assist.
We cannot thank you enough for supporting our amazing meal program!
Take good care,
Kim Kilgore RD, SNS
Director of Food and Nutrition Services
Cherry Creek Schools

PARKING LOT REMINDERS

As we continue to work on the drop-off and pick –up process, here are a few key things to keep in mind before and after school:
- Please do not exit your vehicle in the “kiss & go” lane
- Pull all the way forward for others to drop-off passengers
- Please do not cross the solid white line. There are two lanes of traffic, if you are
in the drop-off only lane, please be patient and wait until the traffic continues
moving.
- When picking your child up in the afternoon , please know the parking lot fills
up quickly. Cars should only be parked in designated spots. Vehicles can’t be
left unattended in the fire lane, as this is a traffic violation.
- You can drive around the parking lot in a loop so you may stop momentarily for
your child to get into your vehicle.
- Please remember to follow all traffic regulations by keeping crosswalks and
driveways clear and leaving 8-10 feet from corner street curbs in the neighbor-
hood.
MOST IMPORTANTLY—do NOT stop in the lane of traffic on Versailles to drop your student off at the back of the building. This is quite dangerous because on coming traffic coming over the crest of the hill can’t see you until it’s too late!
REMEMBER:
We dismiss 350 students in 15 minutes!!

Friendly Reminders
Office hours are 7:30 am—4:00 pm
There are no dogs allowed on school grounds
Our attendance line is 720-886-3695. This is a
24-hour service provided for your convenience in
order to notify the school of an absence or late
arrival.
Please do not drop your students off before
7:45 am. We do not have adult supervision for
them prior to 7:50 am. If they are having breakfast
in the cafeteria, they may arrive at 7:30 am.
For snow delay or school closure information call 720-554-4701.
Go to our school website,
canyoncreek.cherrycreekschools.org for calendars,
schedules and valuable information.