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Laura Sharp <[email protected]> Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 11:38 AMReply-To: Laura Sharp <[email protected]>To: [email protected]

Dear eDCSD Families,

Please read below for next week’s announcements.

Support Opportunities Next Week

All Monday Blended students will participate in our first ever Science Fair! Students will present their

final projects on Wednesday December 9th at the Castle Rock Library. (This will replace the Monday

December 7th Blended session). Bring all of your materials to the library and be ready to share your

great work!

Review the Science Fair link above to see timeline suggestions!!!

We are so excited for the Science Fair on Wednesday, December 9th. It will be at the Castle Rock

Library (100 S. Wilcox, Castle Rock) from 9am-11am. Parent, please plan to stay and enjoy the

science fair. It will be fun for students to have a larger audience. Also, we may not need to stay all

the way up to 11am.

Each student will present his/her project to the rest of the class. Students should plan a short

presentation (no more than 5 minutes).

After each student presents, we will allow students to walk around and look more deeply at

each project.

What happened last week at Blended?

Students had a great time exploring a green hotel on Monday November 30th. This field trip really

highlighted sustainable and green methods in so many departments! They learned from:

The chefs

The fuel engineer

Housekeeping

Guest Rooms

Back of the Hotel

Food Services



What is coming up at Blended?

Monday 12/14: Please sign up for our Winter Celebration by clicking HERE!

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: ALL STUDENTSIt is time to start thinking about wrapping up our Sustainability/Environmental Unit. Your Summative

Assessment is due 12/16. VC students will present during a VC at 9:30am. Blended Students, you

are welcome to attend and present as well.

Here is the assignment: Electronic Recycling Advocate

Here is the Rubric: RUBRIC

Money Museum Field Trip InterestWe have a field trip scheduled for Tuesday, January 5th at the Money Museum in Colorado Springs.

The Money Museum would like an estimated count for that day, as they have a minimum number for

the tour they are doing for us. Please fill out THIS form to show if you plan to attend or not. We will

do a more formal RSVP in a few weeks.



New Elementary Progress Report (EPR) FormatPlease note that 1st Semester Report Cards will be available on Friday, December 18th. As you may be aware, the Elementary Progress Report (EPR) has been revised for the 2015-16 school year. The new EPR will provide some of the same information parents are accustomed to seeing about academic content, such as progress on reading, writing, and math skills. It will still use a four-point scale for grading, as well as report on attendance and behavior. It will now also provide parents with information about how students are doing on the district's World Class Outcomes and the 4Cs (Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, and Collaboration), as well as 21st century skills that are integrated into student learning. Please click here for more information.

Mental Health Memo from Dr. Wall, Topic: This week’s resource focuses on Helping Children Cope with Terrorism. Find out more here. If you have any questions or concerns related to the mental health of your child, please contact Dr. Wall at [email protected].

Free Microsoft Office 365 The district is offering free Microsoft Office on personal computers for teachers and students (non-district devices). Please use the following link for more information regarding this offer: https://www.dcsdk12.org/information-technology/office365

Parent University ClassesLearning With The Brain In Mind

December 10, 2015, 6PM

Pine Lane Elementary

Gain an understanding of how your child's learning brain functions. Parents will gain a better

understanding of how their child's learning brain functions and identify strategies to support them at

school and at home.

Strategies for the Energetic and Distracted Child

December 12, 2015, 1PM

Skyridge Medical Center

Energetic and distracted children can test a parent or teacher's patience to the limits. SkyRidge will help

parents with behavior management strategies parents can implement to help their children be successful in

school and at home.

- See more at: https://www.dcsdk12.org/parent-university#sthash.uvRL4B9O.dpuf



Moderate Needs Special Education Model Phase InThursday, December 10, 2015 7PMCantril Building, Room 203

This class helps parents understand how DCSD is working to better address the needs of students who receive moderate needs special education programming and services. Parents will learn about the issues facing special education programming and how DCSD is working to implement solutions to resolving these issues. Attendees will gain information about how the model provides more targeted, student-focused, personalized instruction and support for students. The course will highlight how the model has been developed to offer increased professional development for staff and instruction that is focused on research-based interventions to meet the unique needs of each individual student.

sponsored by the CU-Boulder Department of Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, and the Rocky Mountain Section of the MAA

AMC 10/12 A Tuesday, February 2, 2016 4:00-5:30 pm (tentative)

AMC 10/12 B Wednesday, February 17, 20164:00-5:30 pm (tentative)CU-BoulderThe Colorado Math Circle will be hosting the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) 10/12on both the A and B dates at CU-Boulder. These exams lead to the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) and USA Mathematical Olympiads (USAMO/USAJMO). In addition, selective colleges recognize high AMC scores as an indication of strong mathematical ability.The A and B exams offer different test questions;; you may take the AMC on both dates to maximize your score. Note that most large high schools offer the AMC A exams but few offer the B exams. Check with your math teacher if you are not sure. Here are sample AMC 10 and AMC 12 tests.If you would like to take the AMC at CU, please complete this registration form by December 13. Note that eleventh and twelfth graders must take the AMC 12. Younger students (including middle schoolers) may take either the AMC 10 or AMC 12.Fees: There is no charge to take the AMC test. Because we need to order the tests in advance, however, there will be a cancellation fee of $15 if you sign up and then do not take the test.



NACLO

Thursday, January 28, 2016

10:00 am to 1:00 pm

CU-Boulder

The Colorado Math Circle also will host the Open Round of the North American Computational

Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO), a contest that includes computational linguistics puzzles. No prior

knowledge of linguistics or foreign languages is necessary. Students who are strong in math usually

enjoy these puzzles. Visit the NACLO site for sample practice problems.

Note that the NACLO contest is designed for high school students. Middle school students should be

able to solve at least a few practice problems without help before signing up.

If you would like to participate in the Open Round of the NACLO, please register through the NACLO

website by selecting “Students”->”Registration". Choose "University of Colorado at Boulder" as your

testing location. There is no participation fee.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the AMC or NACLO.

Silva Chang

Colorado Math Circle Director

www.coloradomath.org

Your Partner in Learning,Laura Sharp, Dean

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