FAQs

The school day begins at 7:50.  We expect students to be ready to enter the building when their respective teachers open the doors at 7:50 am.  If students arrive between 7:50 and 7:55, they are technically tardy but, for the sake of efficiency, teachers often let those students in or the office staff will rush the students to class without an office pass.  If a student arrives at 7:55 or later, they require a pass from the office and will likely be marked tardy.  Our tardy policy works the same as our attendance policy.

If the temperature is below 20 degrees, students will have inside recess and go directly inside in the morning. There will be a purple flag outside on the center doors near the staircase indicating an inside day. You will also receive a text alert if you have signed up for alerts. 

For safety reasons, do not use the front (East) parking lot during drop off and pick up. This is reserved for buses. If you need to park your car for drop off/pick up, please park in the lot on the south side of the building, on the side streets near the school, or the overflow lot at the corner of Gillaspie and Yale.

You can always call the main office at 720 561 3702.  Most of the time, your child’s teacher is the best place to start with any questions.

All up-to-date information, events, fundraisers, volunteer opportunities, helpful links and more can be found on the PTA website.  You can also email the PTA at CMPTA1@gmail.com with questions.

The office sends out our email newsletters as needed.

You will get a weekly communication from the school on Fridays with important school information.

 For alerts regarding weather or other school notifications, you can sign up for a text alert at go.schoolmessenger.com. Once you have logged in, click sign up, in the preferences. Confirm your preferences are in green to allow email, phone, and text. Once everything is set up, text the word "Yes" to 67587 from your phone to opt into text messaging. This is a one-time opt-in unless you change your cell phone number. You may opt out at any time by texting “STOP” to 67587.

We have a CM Calendar that includes all school events pertinent to families, on the front page of the CM website: https://cme.bvsd.org/.  You can scroll and see the year’s major events (back to school night, fall fest, parent-teacher conferences, etc.).

Parents and caregivers are welcome to join our Facebook page at: facebook.com/groups/CMelementaryPTA/ 

Check your student's Friday Folder each week. You will find student work and important communication from the school and the teacher. Please help your child remember to return this folder every Monday.

There are two equally important considerations:  1) In most cases (unless the concern is specifically about a teacher or the concern/question is unrelated to your child’s classroom), questions should go to the teacher first.  2)  As a small school, we want anyone and everyone to know that they can reach out to the principal at any time about anything (and just like teachers, email is preferred).  We don’t want families with important concerns to ‘hold onto them’ and not reach out to the principal, because of any sense of ‘formality.’  

To report an absence, leave a message on the attendance line at:  720-561-3702 or use the online infinite campus parent portal

All things enrollment (and open enrollment) go through the BVSD website page:

https://www.bvsd.org/parents-students/enrollment

CM is an Open Enrollment school. You do not need to re-open enroll once you are a student at CM.

CM Lost and Found is located in the main hallway by the playground doors,  you/your child are welcome to come at your convenience to look for your missing belongings. Please check in at the office first!

The various members of the office team may also be reached by email.  However, the main office is the reception for the school and can be the conduit for all forms of communication.  Families may stop by the office vestibule with questions or call the office directly at 720-561-3702.  Here are their roles and emails:

Patrice Kinderman - Executive Secretary - patrice.kinderman@bvsd.org

Lisa Nibarger - Health Para - lisa.nibarger@bvsd.org

Noel Yegian - Counselor - noel.yegian@bvsd.org

A background check is needed for participation at the school, classrooms, or field trips. ALL chaperones need to be background checked with our new system, RaPTAr. The office is not able to do this. Parents have to follow the steps at: https://www.bvsd.org/parents-students/get-involved/volunteers   The process takes 48+ hours to be completed. ALL parents who want to chaperone/volunteer, need to go through this new process. There is a $25.00 fee involved, and it needs to be renewed every 12 months - please contact the office if you need financial assistance with the fee (happy to help!).

-If parents/families visit during the school day (e.g parents invited to a student presentation), they will be asked to show their ID at check in the main office.

This website is where you sign up to volunteer at school, in the classroom, and at events. This is also where you can view class contacts lists. You must sign up to be included in the directory to have your contact available to other CM families. Find the Help at School link here.