With a new year comes the

ever present cold weather.

Colorado is notorious for a

mixed bag of weather condi-

tions. Please remember to

dress your students warmly

and prepare for the inclem-

ent weather. We send stu-

dents outside in 20 degree

and above weather condi-

tions so gloves, hats, jackets

and appropriate footwear are

always a good plan.

I wish you and your family a

healthy, happy and prosper-

ous 2015. Together, we will

do great things this year!

Happy New Year!

I am looking forward to 2015

and the excitement that a new

year brings. Time seems to fly

by and we want every minute to

count in our second semester at

Turnberry. We have so much

more learning and growing to

do.

January is a busy time for us.

We are already beginning regis-

tration for our 2015-16 Kinder-

garten classes. Please do not

hesitate to contact the office if

you need guidance with that

process. We just completed our

first Kindergarten Open House

and it was exciting to meet new

families in our community that

will soon join our Turnberry

family.

We have our last Community

Learning Night of the school

year coming up on Thursday,

January 22nd from 6:00 pm-

7:30 pm. We will focus on

CMAS testing and what that

means to your student. There

will also be an AVID session

on SMART goals and transi-

tions. Come for dinner, stay for

learning and in between, fit in

some time for our ever popular

book swap.

JANUARY 2015 T I M E S

Important Dates

January 13th-February 12th

3rd - 5th Grade Volleyball

Tues/Thurs 3:30-4:30 pm

January 14, 2015

Skate City 2:15 -5:45 pm

January 16th

PTA Family Game Night 6:00 - 7:30 pm

January 19th No School MLK Day

January 20, 2015

PTA Meeting 8:45am & 6:00pm

Main Office Attendance Line Fax Health Office

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Option 1

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Principal’s Message

Turnberry

Times

We hope you have noticed our communication adjustments this school

year. We are still doing a Sunday phone dialer and will continue to do so.

We will also send out additional phone dialers occasionally as deemed

pertinent. For all other communications throughout the week, we will be

sending out e-mail only dialers. In order to receive these, as well as the

links attached to our dialers, please make sure we have a current e-mail

for you. You may make these changes yourself if you have signed up for

Infinite Campus. You may also contact the office if you have any ques-

tions.

Communication

P A G E 2

The Thinking Classroom! Let’s take a look at under-standing! Six basic facets of

understanding have been

identified through the per-formance assessments of

Wiggins and McTighe.

1. Can explain: provide

thorough , supported ac-counts of phenomena,

facts, and data.

2. Can Interpret– offers

translations, analogies, models, etc.

3. Can Apply-effectively

use and adapt what we

know in diverse contexts.

4. Have perspective-see

and hear points of view through critical eyes and

ears.

5. Can Empathize– find

value in what other might find odd, alien, or

implausible; per-

ceive sensitivity on the basis of

prior direct experience.

6. Have self-knowledge–

perceives personal style, habits of mind that both

shape and impede our own understanding.

One of our tenets of the

THINKING CLASSROOM at Turnberry is:

Teachers including time for thinking and reflecting. Un-

derstanding is always a matter of degree that can be

supported through ques-

tions, reflection, discussion, and the use of ideas. Teach-

ers at Turnberry are giving students time to think and

reflect in order to provide

learning experiences and reflections that will evoke

and develop desired under-standings, promote academ-

ic depth, and make excellent

performance more likely!

T I M E S

this fun and educational family

event. Our teachers and staff do a

fabulous job of preparing for this

night and we look forward to

sharing with you the goings on at

Turnberry!

Our last Community Learning Night

of the 2014-15 school year will be

held on Thursday, January 22, 2015

from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm. The night

will focus on CMAS testing and what

that means to your student. There

will also be an AVID session on

SMART Goals and Transitions host-

ed by Heather Kalinowski, 4th grade

teacher. The evening will begin with

a free pizza dinner hosted by our

amazing Turnberry PTA at 5:30 pm.

There will also be a book swap that

your students can contribute to and

then swap for new/used reading ma-

terials. We hope that you can attend

Community Learning Night

Parents are always welcome

to come and visit school any-

time. They will be asked to

notify the classroom teacher

ahead of time and sign in at

the office. All adults wishing

to enter the school will be re-

quired to show identification.

Once parents or visitors have

signed into the office, they

will receive a “VISITOR”

badge. Parents or visitors

who are not wearing a badge

will be asked to sign in at the

office.

Important Dates

January 22, 2015 Community

Learning/AVID Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

January 29, 2015 Mad Science

3:40pm - 4:40 pm

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten regis-tration has begun!

Full day and half day programs are availa-ble. Please visit the Turnberry office or

call 720-685-5356 for more information!

Our next Kindergar-ten Open House will

be February 5th from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

The Full Day Kinder-garten Lottery will be held on February 6,

2015 at 4:00 pm.

Volunteer Opportunity

P A G E 3 T I M E S

If your student is

going to be absent

please call the at-

tendance line prior

to 8:30am on the

day of the ab-

sence.

ID is required and

must be presented

in order to visit or

checkout a student

from school.

Breakfast will be

served at 8:00 AM.

Playground will

open at 8:15 AM

for students who

do not eat break-

fast.

If you will be pick-

ing up your child

after school, please

designate a spot to

meet them.

Students will be

lining up at the

8:25 bell in order to

enter their class-

rooms by 8:30 to

begin learning.

Turnberry has many volunteer opportunities available. Of

late, we are looking for safety volunteers to assist us with

our morning and afternoon parking lot supervision. As a

Turnberry family, it is time to come together to support

safety for our children in a positive manner. We encourage

parents and family members to visit our office if you are

available in the morning hours from 8:15 am - 8:30 am or

in the afternoon from 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm. Our parking lots

are very busy with vehicle traffic and foot traffic. We have

a limited staff but we care a lot about your children. If we

can all follow the rules, we are setting a good example and

keeping kids safe. Let’s continue to make Turnberry the

best inside and outside of the building. You can make a

difference by giving 15-30 minutes of your time as often as

you are able. We look forward to hearing from you! Here

are some helpful parking lot tips:

Please refrain from cell phone usage while driving on school grounds.

This is a legal concern as well as a safety issue.

Please do not allow your student to get out of the vehicle unless you

have parked in a designated parking spot or are utilizing the drop

and go lane. Cars that stop anywhere else disrupt the flow of traffic

and create a large safety issue for children.

If you choose to drop your student off in the drop and go lanes,

please make sure you are at a curb and have your child exit the vehi-

cle curbside.

If you are on foot, please utilize designated crosswalks.

We have a front and back parking lot for your drop off/pick up

needs. The bus parking lot is off limits to all other vehicles.

Please do not leave your car unattended. This has been very problem-

atic. If you need to leave your vehicle, please park your car in a park-

ing space.

Please use patience and respect. We are a Turn-

berry family and our actions may reflect on the

building your students call home.

Thank you for your efforts to make safety a pri-

ority for all of our students!

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS: Itching behind the ears and above the neck Some people will show no symptoms INCUBATION PERIOD: Nits hatch in 10-14 days. Adults live 3-4 weeks. HOW IS IT SPREAD? Head lice are spread by direct contact with the head of an infested person, or by contact with items used by an infested person (such as combs, brushes, and hats). Lice cannot hop or fly. HOW LONG CAN A PERSON PASS THE INFECTION TO OTHERS? A person is contagious as long as they are infested with live lice or nits close to the scalp that have not yet hatched. PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Individual cases are not reportable. The school nurse/facility director should be consulted for specific con-cerns, or consultation with the state or local public health agency is available. CONTROL OF SPREAD: EXCLUDE child with an active infestation. o CHILD CARE: Children should be excluded until 24 hours after treatment has begun.

o SCHOOLS: Children should be excluded with an active infestation from the end of the school day until after the

first treatment (nits need not be removed, although recommended). Students likely to have had direct head-to-head contact with an infested student should be checked for lice preferably by their parents/guardians at home and treated if live lice are found.

Checking entire classrooms or schools has not shown to be effective at controlling spread.

Parents/guardians of infested students should be instructed about in-home control measures and should check other household members for lice (give attached “How to Control Head Lice” to parents).

Students clothing and personal items should be stored separately (hooks, cubbie holes, etc.).

Teach children not to share personal items (like hats).

Launder clothing and bedding in hot water (130F) for a minimum of 20 minutes and dried on the hot setting, OR dry clean. This should be done for items in the facility and at the home.

Items that cannot be cleaned should be placed in a plastic bag for 2 weeks.

Carpet and furniture can be vacuumed or gently ironed (not sprayed with insecticide).

Combs and brushes should be soaked in disinfectant solution (1/4 cup bleach to 1 gallon of water) or lice-killing solution for 10 minutes.

“No-nit” policies that require children to be nit free are not recommended because they have not been shown to be effective controlling outbreaks and may keep children out of the program needlessly.

We wanted to share this information with you as it is full of good in-

formation and useful tips now that we are in the cold weather sea-

son and kids dress in layers. We hope you find it helpful!

HEAD LICE (PEDICULOSIS) WHAT IS HEAD LICE (PEDICULOSIS)? Head lice are common among children in all socioeconomic groups, and are not a health hazard or a sign of un-cleanliness. Lice are the size of a sesame seed and feed on small amounts of blood. Lice lay oval-shaped eggs (nits) that are firmly attached to hair close to the scalp. Animals do not carry lice that can spread to humans, and human lice do not live on animals.

TREATMENT: Over-the-counter and prescription treatments are available. Treatment instructions should be followed closely. Flammable or toxic substances, such as gasoline or kerosene, should never be used. Nits can survive treatment, so a second treatment is often needed 7 to 10 days after the first treatment. Removing nits from the hair using a nit comb is recommended. How to Control Head Lice 1. Shampoo the child's hair (and other infested family members) with an appropriate shampoo or cream rinse, which is labeled for controlling lice. Some examples of lice shampoos or rinses include: A – 200 Pyrinate, Kwell, Nix, Rid, and R & C. These and other products are available at your local drug store, or they may be prescribed by a doctor. Be sure to follow the instructions on the label!!! Do not use remedies or products that are not labeled for controlling lice as these may not work, and they may even be harmful. 2. Be sure to shampoo all affected family members at the same time! Any family member with nits (eggs) in the hair or with an itchy scalp should be treated. 3. After shampooing, family members should change into clean clothes. Wash all dirty clothing, linens, and towels in a hot or warm wash cycle. Non-washable items may be dry-cleaned, or they may be vacuumed and sealed in plastic bags for two weeks. 4. Soak combs, brushes, hair picks, etc. in hot (almost boiling) water for at least 15 minutes. 5. Vacuum chairs, couches and other furniture where the children sit, sleep, or play in order to pick-up any loose nits or lice. You do not need to apply household pesticides. 6. Be sure to shampoo everyone once again 7 to 10 days later!!! The timing is very important. In addition, remem-ber to wash dirty clothes, vacuum furniture and treat combs and brushes on the same day. 7. To better your chances for a successful treatment, take the time to remove nits from your child’s hair, prefera-bly by using nit combs which are available at local drugstores. Nit removal is important as some of the eggs will survive the shampoo treatments. How To Avoid Getting Head Lice 1. Do not share hats, combs, brushes, scarves, or coats. 2. Hang your coats separately. Do not hang or pile them on top of each other.

Community

Learning/

Book SWAP!!!!

AVID

Night!!!!

CLN is Thursday, January 22nd, 2015

6:00-7:30

CMAS and PARCC

Workshop

What are these assessments?

Why are they important?

What do they mean for my student, my school, etc.?