Posted January 10, 2025
Dear SKCEE Families,
Happy New Year!
I hope you had a fun-filled winter break. We are so happy to see the students and you all again. We had a great first week back, which culminated with the Fashion Show today in the auditorium. It was a joyful and adorable event! Thanks to those of you who joined us, and special thanks to our Specials team, Cookie Caskie, Sara Whatmore, and Kelly Kurtz for making it happen!
DPS School Choice window opens on January 15th. All students entering Kindergarten, ECE 4, or ECE 3 need to participate, (even current SKCEE students!). You can learn more at this link.
On Friday, January 17th, we will be providing technology and translation (Arabic and Spanish) support for families needing assistance with the process at 8:30 and again at 2:00. Sign in at the front office, and we will send you to the space where we are holding the event.
Some of you were alarmed, and most were curious, when you got the “Licensing is Here” message on Reachwell Wednesday. We have a way to communicate internally with our staff using Reachwell, but the wrong button was clicked, and you all were made aware of accidentally. I have great news about the monthly visit: we received ZERO violations!
We will be completing our monthly fire drill and our required second semester lockdown drill on Tuesday, January 14th in the morning. The children are accustomed to fire drills, but the lockdown may be new, or different for them. Please know we inform the children that we are practicing to keep ourselves and our school safe, but we do not go in depth about why we need to be prepared for a lockdown emergency. Students will hear “locks, lights, out of sight” on the school speaker, and adults take them to their designated safe space within the classrooms. The DPS Safety officer and I walk the building checking that doors are locked and peeking in windows. After the protocol we share feedback with the adults if we need to make any adjustments to the process. While the thought of the tragedies that require us to practice this protocol break my heart, and cause a multitude of emotions for staff, families, and some students, please know we train for emergencies, and all SKCEE staff are First Aid and CPR certified, which is unique to a school. Our first priority is student safety, and this helps us keep our community safe.
Have a great month, and, as always, thank you for your partnership and support.
With Love,
Principal Shelley Boberschmidt
ECE Update:
We wrapped up our Light and Clothing units, and are excited to start with Simple Machines next week. Look for a lobby transformation soon, and get excited to learn about all the amazing items you interact with daily that are considered Simple Machines.
Kindergarten Update:
Kindergarten is learning about Indigenous people in knowledge, and for skills they are working with blends and decodable readers. In math they are working on number lines.
We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break! Wishing everyone an amazing 2025!
Join us for the upcoming PTA meeting:
Thursday, January 16 at 5pm
Room 101 (child care will be provided)
Don’t cook, Dine Out!
Wednesday, January 29
Qdoba: 1156 South Colorado Blvd. location
We look forward to providing additional updates and opportunities to get involved after our first PTA meeting of the year!
January 14: Monthly Fire Drill and Second Semester Lockdown Drill
January 15: DPS School Choice window opens at 10:00 am (closes February 18 at 4:00 pm)
January 16: CSC Meeting at 3:45, PTA Meeting at 5:00 (Childcare provided)
January 17: DPS School Choice Tech and Translation support at SKCEE 8:30 and 2:00
January 20: No School: MLK Jr. Day
January 29: Qdoba Dine Out!