Sandburg

Elementary

School

June 7, 2019 Sandburg Office Closes for the Summer (We will be checking messages during the summer.) July 29, 2019 Main office opens August 12, 2019 Teachers report to Sandburg August 15, 2019 Sandburg Open House 2-4 pm August 16, 2019 First day of school for grades 1-5, Early dismissal at noon. Kindergarten Assessments by appointment August 19, 2019 First Full Day of School for Grades 1-5 August 20, 2019 First Full Day of School for Kindergarten August 21, 2019 Back to School Night Session 1: 6-6:45 pm Session 2: 6:45-7:30 pm 

Sandburg Teachers & Staff Appreciation is May 6-11th. The PTO is looking for volunteers to help make a luau theme door decor for each classroom and staff office by Friday, May 3. Please take a look at the signup below if you can help! Door Décor Surprise The PTO will also be hosting a Luau theme Luncheon and Waffle Bar in honor of our wonderful teachers and staff. We are looking for food, drink and serving donations. Luau Luncheon Waffle Bar

We are excited for the Third Annual Sandburg’s Got Talent Show! Sandburg values all our students and their talents and want give an opportunity to share with their peers. On May 1st (2nd and 3rd depending on numbers) interested 3rd-5th grade students, who have completed the application, will participate in grade level peer performances. Students will perform a 90 second routine as an individual, with a partner, or in a small group. Any music needed must be edited and given to Mr. Rowe (mrowe@lps.k12.co.us) in the form of an MP3 for the audition. CDs cannot be used for the program due to equipment incompatibility. Any student/group who would like to perform should fill out the google form linked at the bottom. One form per group needs to be submitted by April 19th. During the grade level peer performances, the specials team use a rubric to determine which performances will be showcased at the school wide talent shows on May 22nd at 10:30am and again at 1:30 pm.  Polished planning and practicing is highly encouraged, as we can only take a limited number of acts for the show. Important Dates: Google Forms submitted by April 19, 2019 Auditions/Grade Level Performances during specials time May 1, 2019. School Wide Talent Show will take place during the school day on May 22nd, 2019.   Link To The Google Form  

We are looking for 3-5 parents to serve on our Carl Sandburg School Accountability Committee (CSSAC). CSSAC is our accountability committee and is required by Colorado State Law. The committee advises on significant school policies, procedures, and programs, and contributes to the continuous improvement of student achievement.  We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 9/10/19, 10/8/19, 11/12/19, 1/14/20, 2/25/20, 4/14/20/ and 5/12/20 from 6-8 pm at Sandburg. If you are interested in being part of CSSAC, please complete the nomination form by April 26th.  The community will vote on our members the first week of May. Please call me if you have any questions. Here is the link to the nomination: CSSAC Nomination Form.  Parents serve for two years if possible.

The results of the 2018 climate and culture survey are now available online. Thanks to our students, parents, and employees for participating!

Remember, graduation ceremony venue has changed for all high schools!  Please see our web page for additional information. Ritchie Center for AHS, HHS, and LHS. Heritage High School Theater for Options High School.

Dear LPS Parents: I want to provide additional information related to today’s events in Highlands Ranch and the impact on LPS. At 2 p.m. today, we were alerted by local law enforcement there was a reported shooting at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch and the suspects had not been apprehended. All LPS schools were immediately put on Secured Perimeter, and the decision was made to not dismiss students until district security and local law enforcement determined it was safe to do so. As a reminder, when LPS schools are on a Secured Perimeter, students remain inside and no one enters or leaves the school. Our students remained safe at school and were not in harm’s way. LPS sent text messages within minutes regarding the Secured Perimeter to LPS parents who have opted in to text messaging through their Infinite Campus Parent Portal. We also posted this information on Facebook, Twitter and all school and district websites. At 3:09 p.m., we were notified by local law enforcement it was safe to dismiss school. Once we were allowed to release students, LPS sent a follow-up text regarding today’s dismissal procedures. We believed it was important to have elementary students who normally walk home be picked up by a parent. We appreciate parent support for the change in dismissal for elementary students who are walkers. Our middle and high school students were dismissed as normal. As was expected, given the late release of elementary schools, busses were running 45 to 60 minutes late. Parents, thank you for your patience, understanding and care. We also want to thank our partners in local law enforcement for their timely and appropriate action in our area, and we are thankful our students and staff knew exactly what to do in a Secured Perimeter situation.   We continued to work with our partners in law enforcement throughout the day and will do so in the coming days. Any time there is police activity in our area, we increase the presence of district security and local law enforcement throughout our district, in and around our schools and at activity/athletic events. We ask our parents and community members to continue to join us in our vigilance. Together, we keep our children safe. School staff, including mental health professionals, will be prepared to provide support for students. If your child needs individual support, please contact your school. You may find this resource helpful when talking to your child. As always, thank you to our administrators, teachers, school staff, transportation staff and security department for the guidance and support they give our students every day. I want to take this opportunity to again remind everyone that Safe2Tell is an important tool that anyone can use to anonymously report concerns to law enforcement and school officials. We also ask our students and parents to tell their school principal if they have concerns so that we can reach out to those who need support. As I mentioned earlier, we communicated with parents today via text message. If you did not receive these texts, please check the message preference settings in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal and make sure both “Emergency” and “Priority Notification” are selected to receive text messages on at least one cell phone. We continue to keep our friends and neighbors in the Highlands Ranch STEM School community in our thoughts. Thank you for your patience and cooperation today as we work together to keep our students safe.   Sincerely, Brian Ewert, Superintendent