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Erie Middle School, Pre AP Focus School

Todd Bissell, Principal

Dr. Rachel Heide, Assistant Principal

Tiger Community,

The school year is off to a fantastic start. The students have returned with a

lot of energy and they are ready to learn.

Our iPad rollout events were very successful. We are very excited about this

technology for Erie Middle School. The teachers will be able to enhance and enrich

the learning within their classes by using this devise.

Thanks to everyone who attended the New Family Orientation Night and our

Back to School Night events. They were all well attended. If you would like to tour

the school please let me know and I can make arrangements.

A special thanks to the 8th grade WEB leaders. They came to school a few

days early for a training to assist the 6th graders feel welcome at Erie Middle School.

This fantastic program they put on helped the 6th graders transition into Erie Middle.

Thanks to the parents for bringing these leaders into school early and the WEB staff

who trained them. The 6th grade students had a fun and educational first day with

our WEB team.

Our annual Magazine fundraiser kicked off on Thursday August 27th and will

run until Tuesday September 9th. Last year money was raised to support and enhance

classroom supplies and materials. We appreciate all the support and participation

that have given us the opportunity to provide high quality education to our Erie Middle

School students. The participation of the entire Erie Middle School Community will

make the magazine sales a success.

We have many exciting events planned for this school year. From concerts to

clubs to athletic events, there are many ways for students to be involved at school.

We encourage all students to become active members of the Erie Middle School

Community. To stay current with the events at Erie Middle School please visit our

webpage and Facebook site.

Volleyball and Cross Country are getting started. Coaches and athletes are

busy preparing themselves for the upcoming games.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Todd Bissell

EMS Principal

PTO Meeting

6:30 PM

EMS Library

LATE START

WEDNESDAY

SEPT. 2ND

10:30 AM

TURN IN YOUR MILK CAPS TO RAISE

FUNDS FOR OUR SCHOOL!

OUR BOX IS LOCATED IN THE

MAIN OFFICE!

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Cross Country Practice

3:15-4:15 PM

1 Man Choir 7:25 AM

Volleyball Practice 3:15-4:45 PM

Cross Country Practice 3:15-4:15 PM

2 Late Start

10:30 AM

Volleyball Practice

3:15-4:45 PM


3:15-4:15 PM

3

Picture Day

Starting at 8:00 AM

Volleyball Practice

3:15-4:45 PM


3:15-4:15 PM

Game Club

3:15-4:30 PM

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Saturday, 9/5

Cross Country Meet

Centaurus Invite

@ Waneka Lake

8:00 AM

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NO SCHOOL

LABOR DAY

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Man Choir 7:25 AM



Tigers Who Code 3:15-5:00 PM

Academic Assistance 3:00-4:00 PM

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Volleyball Game

At Home

VS. Thunder Valley MS 3:30 PM


10 Volleyball Practice

3:15-4:45 PM


3:15-4:15 PM

Magazine Fundraiser

Turn In Day

Tiger Lily Choir

3:15-3:45 PM

NJHS

3:00-3:45 pm

Academic Assistance

3:00-4:00 PM

Game Club

3:15-4:30 PM

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Volleyball Intramural Games 3:30 PM

Large Gym

Saturday, 9/12

Cross Country Meet

Lyons MS

11:30 AM

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Volleyball Practice

3:15-4:45 PM

Cross Country

Practice 3:15-4:15 PM

PTO Meeting 6:30 PM

EMS Library

15 Man Choir 7:25 AM





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Volleyball Game At Westview MS

3:30 PM


3:15-4:15 PM


3:15-4:45 PM

Cross Country Meet

Twin Peaks Invite

Sandstone Ranch 3:45 PM


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Volleyball Intramural Games

3:30 PM Large Gym


3:15-4:45 PM

Cross Country

Practice

3:15-4:15 PM






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Volleyball Game At Timberline MS

3:30PM


3:15-4:15 PM


3:15-4:45 PM


3:15-4:15 PM

Academic Assistance

3:00-4:00 PM

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Volleyball Intramural Games

3:30 PM Large Gym


3:15-4:45 PM

Cross Country

Practice

3:15-4:15 PM






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Volleyball Game HOME

3:30 PM


3:15-4:15 PM

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Role of a Middle School Counselor Middle school is a very difficult time for most students. It is a time of personal exploration, a time to

seek out one's own identity, and physiologically a time of rapid growth. Coupled together, these two

attributes of the middle school aged student produces much insecurity and fear.

The middle school counselor provides expertise in establishing program development, design of pro-

gram implementation, and evaluation of everything from large scale education programs to dealing with

particular ailing individuals.

Typical middle school counseling involves assessments of current situations in school, in particular

programs and in the individual. The goals are to create an environment where each and every student is

able to find confidence in themselves and believe in their own competence as learners.

Middle School Counseling Services Middle school counselors provide support and services in a variety of ways. In the educational

environment, the middle school counselor will provide academic skills support, study and test-taking

skills, and will occasionally discuss career options even though students may be years away from

stepping out on their own. Career planning has proven to be a successful motivator for many school

counselors.

In the student management areas, middle school counselors will provide information about coping

strategies for students who have undergone some element of stress or tragedy. They will also aid in the

development of students' abilities to create positive peer relationships.

A difficult problem for any parent or educator of middle school students is the fact that during this age,

many students begin relying more heavily on other students for guidance and acceptance than parents.

Therefore, helping create strong decision-making abilities is a high priority for middle school

counselors.

Erie Middle School Counselors

Heather Solar - Last names beginning with A-K [email protected]

Genaro Villareal - Last names beginning with L-Z [email protected]

From the Counseling Office

A note from the Health Clerk’s desk:

Many, many thanks for ALL the generous donations for the Health Office. We are stocked!

We appreciate your effort in updating your student’s immunizations and bringing in the updated

immunization records. Now the process begins of entering over 200 records. Thank you for

your patience.

We will continue to collect updated immunization records as well as Food Allergy Plans, Asthma

Care Plans and medication WITH medication forms. All medication and health forms must be

signed by a doctor AND a parent / guardian.

Requirements for administering medication at school are as follows per district

requirements:

Physician needs to fill out AND sign a Permission for Medication form – please stop by Erie

Middle School to pick up a blank form or ask your student to stop by the Health Office.

A parent / guardian needs to sign the form.

The medication name & dosage must match the form. NO EXCEPTIONS.

When you are ready to turn forms into the school, here are the options:

Bring them to the Main Office at Erie Middle School.

Email them to [email protected]

Fax them to school at 720-652-8293

Sincerely,

Nicole Meadows

Health Clerk

303-828-3391 (Main number)

mailto:[email protected]

Attendance Policy

One criteria of a student’s success in school is regular and punctual attendance. Fre-

quent absences may lead to poor academic work, lack of social development and pos-sible academic failure. Regular attendance is of utmost importance for student inter-

est in school, social adjustment, and scholastic achievement, particularly for closing the achievement gap. Students who have good attendance generally achieve higher

grades, enjoy school more, and are more employable after leaving school. BOE poli-cies JH and JH-R outline the attendance policies for the SVVSD.

Excused absences

The building principal or designee will grant excused absences with substantiated rea-sons as outlined in BOE policy JH. At EMS communication about attendance is of the

utmost importance to us and as a result we will abide by the following:

At three days of excused absence the parents of a student will receive a letter from the school notifying them of the absences

At six days of excused absence a second letter will be sent home

At nine days of excused absence a third letter will be send and we may call to set

up a meeting with the parents to discuss attendance

Unexcused Absences

According to BOE policy JH and JH-R the minimum number of unexcused absences a

student may incur before judicial proceedings are initiated to enforce compulsory at-tendance is four days in one month or ten days during any school year.

FROM THE DESK OF:

DR. RACHEL HEIDE

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

http://www.svvsd.org/files/policy/JH.pdf

http://www.svvsd.org/files/policy/JH-R%20.pdf

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