TRAILBLAZER ELEMENTARY

| ABOUT | VISION | MISSION  |  | INSTRUCTIONAL BELIEFS | PRINCIPAL | | School Song | School Pledge | ACT Team | |  Successory Cards  |  Dress Code  |  Safety Policies  | |  Yellow Flag Procedure  |

2015 Wickes Road Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Telephone (719) 328-6300 Fax (719) 260-1049 Built and opened in 1998 School colors:   Forest Green, Deep Purple, White

Mascot:  Timber wolf

 

Vision Statement Trailblazer Elementary School seeks to help children develop academic and social skills that will enable them to become lifelong learners and productive citizens. Mission Statement Our learning community is committed to:   Providing quality standards-based instruction,  Ensuring that all children receive necessary interventions, and Supplementing the regular instructional day with extended learning opportunities. Instructional Beliefs We believe: A shared vision and a common purpose create the foundation of our learning community.  Each child is unique and important.  The universal language of words, numbers, and the arts is the basis for all learning. Curriculum must be constructive, connected and challenging.  Success is the best motivator.  Excellence in character promotes excellence in living and learning.       Meet Trailblazer's Principal David Morris             Contact Info: 328-6300 or morride@d11.org     Trailblazer Elementary is now in it’s twelfth year.  Built in 1998 against the foothills in northwest Colorado Springs, it is a school-community that shares a common vision; where students and teachers are the heartbeat of our success.  At Trailblazer, we provide an environment that encourages students to be successful, and feel valued and accepted.  Our school is a place where everyone comes together to promote learning.  The focus of our dedicated Trailblazer Staff is to bring students together to build a learning community, to bring the curriculum together to achieve coherence, and to bring resources together to enrich our climate so that our students become knowledgeable, successful and socially responsible citizens.  Trailblazer is a great place to be!  Please come visit, we welcome you! Successory Cards      The Successory Card contains your students’ name and space for a personal message from you. The message can be of a personal, academic, or social nature rewarding and praising your child for a job or deed well done. The principal will announce your child’s name during morning announcements, as being a “Successory Card” receiver, and then personally delivers the message you have written to your child. The Cards are located in the office, and can be purchased for 50 cents apiece. Please stop by and fill out a card or two. Thank you for participating in and supporting such a wonderful program designed to bolster confidence and reward successful events in your child’s life! Dress Code To assist in your understanding of what dress is not acceptable for school-related activities, the following list of items is provided:       *Jogging shorts/running shorts/ “cut-off” shorts (or any shorts or other similar article of clothing shorter than mid-thigh)       *Skirts and dresses shorter than mid-thigh Sunglasses & hats or bandanas (inside the building) Underwear as outer wear Rubber shoe thongs (“flips flops”)       *Bedroom slippers       *Inappropriately sheer, tight, or short clothing garments (e.g.), “midriffs”; halter tops: backless clothing:” tube” tops; “muscle” tops, etc.), that inappropriately bare or expose traditionally private parts of the body       *Sagging clothing       *Any clothing, paraphernalia, grooming, jewelry, accessories or body adornments that contain advertisement, symbols, words, slogans, patches, or pictures that are sexually suggestive; that are drug, tobacco or alcohol related; or that are obscene, profane, vulgar, lewd, indecent, or plainly offensive       *Any clothing, paraphernalia, grooming, jewelry, accessories or body adornments that are disruptive or potentially disruptive to the learning environment; that pose a threat or potential threat to the safety or welfare of the student or any other person; or that are or could be considered to be symbols of gang involvement or activity       *Any other similarly inappropriate grooming or hygiene Please feel free to call the school office if you have any questions about the student dress code policy. Safety Policies      Safety is on all of our minds, and we ask that you remember to follow these policies. They are in place for the protection of all our students, staff, and visitors.      #  ALL visitors/volunteers must check in at the office before proceeding to a classroom.      #  ALL visitors/volunteers must wear an identification sticker while in our school. These stickers must be visible at all times.      #  We welcome all volunteers. We do ask, however, that you do not bring younger siblings when volunteering as it is a distraction to our instructional time and a safety issue for the younger sibling.      #  When taking a student out of school early, you must come into the office and sign them out. At that time, the student will be called to the office and released from school. No student will be released from the classroom unless the teacher has received notification from the office.      #  Students are not to be dropped off before 7:45 a.m., unless they are involved in a school-sponsored activity. There is no outside supervision until 7:45 a.m.      #  If parents come to school to get their student(s) at regular dismissal time, we ask that you wait outside your student’s exit door and not in the pods or corridors.      #  For the safety of our students, staff, and visitors, the front doors are locked 24 hours, 7 days a week. Easy-to-follow directions on how to gain access into the building, during school hours,are posted on the front door.      As a staff, we will continue to reassure our students that our school is a safe place to be. Please observe our policies and help us keep our children safe and secure! Parking Lot Safety Issues Upon entering the parking lot, PLEASE observe all posted signs and marked parking spaces. Note that the curb area in front of the kindergarten playground is a drop off point only. It is strictly a NO PARKING AREA, which means the driver may not leave the vehicle or remain in this space for any length of time. Also, please do not leave small children in your vehicle if you leave it to take your child to their classroom. Toys and Other Personal Items at School Students are not allowed to bring toys, of any kind, to school as they distract from the educational process. Cell phones must turned off and remain in the student’s backpack during the day. Any toys or other personal items brought to school will be taken from the student and returned only to the student’s parent by the principal. Yellow Flag Procedure      Trailblazer will have a yellow flag procedure in place on days when the wind chill temperature is below 20 degrees, or when there is heavy precipitation.      At the front and side entrances there will be yellow flags to indicate to students that they may go into their classrooms at 7:45 a.m. Students may use the front entrance to enter the building on yellow flag days only. Teachers will be in their classrooms to supervise. RETURN TO TOP         TRAILBLAZER SCHOOL SONG                (sung to the tune of “Yankee Doodle Dandy”) We’re the kids from Trailblazer  Our school stands in the shadow of Pikes Peak We work real hard to be the best we can   And respect the things that make us unique.   The Timberwolf’s our mighty mascot     Like us he builds a strong community,     We’re really proud of who we are     We’re one big family     At Trailblazer everyone succeeds. . .        At Trailblazer everyone succeeds!    RETURN TO TOP   SCHOOL PLEDGE I will act in such a way That I will be proud of myself and others will be proud of me also. I came to school to learn and I WILL learn I am going to have a great day. RETURN TO TOP