Erie Middle School
Tiger News
February 28, 2025

Hello Tiger Families,

I’d like to take a moment to share some news that will change our leadership team for next year. After 4 years at EMS as Dean of Students (and 25 years in education!), Mr. Tomasek will be retiring at the end of this school year. We wish Mr. Tomasek all the best in his new adventures!

We will be working with our district leadership team as we look to begin the process of finding a new Tiger to join our administrative team.

Sincerely,

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Late Starts

Late starts occur on the first Wednesday of each month, with school beginning at 10:30 AM. Buses will run 2.5 hours later than their usual schedule.

Upcoming Late Starts:

Wednesday, March 5th

Wednesday, April 2nd

Wednesday, May 7th

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Track and Field Registration

Track and Field registration opened on Monday, February 24th. To register your student visit our EMS Website: EMS.SVVSD.ORG

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PTO Meeting

Our next PTO meeting will be Thursday, March 6th from 6pm – 7pm in the EMS Library.

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2025-2026 Colorado Schools Vaccine Requirements

Please click here for the English version of the vaccine letter. Haga clic aquí para ver la versión en español de la vacuna.

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WEB

(for current 7th graders only)

7th grade students were given applications for the WEB program earlier this week. If your student needs another copy, please have them go to the Counseling Office to get one.

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Project Launch

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Drone Shows

St. Vrain Valley Schools is proud to host the state robotics tournaments across three different weekends. This commitment to robotics is unbelievable and we appreciate Trail Ridge Middle School, Altona Middle School and Erie HighSchool for being the host schools of the tournaments.

We are especially happy to recognize that both the student robotics leadership team and the student drone performance team are working together to create the best possible experience for everyone. The robotics leadership team has worked all season hosting tournaments across the district and now are able to share their expertise at the state tournaments. The drone performance team has created custom drone animations specifically designed to celebrate the world of robotics. Their collaboration and dedication are truly commendable.

As we celebrate our district-wide robotics program, we want to extend a special invitation to all school communities to enjoy these spectacular drone shows. It’s a truly unique and inspiring performance you won’t want to miss!

VEX IQ State Robotics – Friday, Feb. 28th at 6:20pm, Trail Ridge Middle
V5 Middle State Robotics – Friday, March 7th at 7:30pm, Altona Middle
V5 High State Robotics – Friday March 14th at 8:00pm, Erie High School

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Needs Assessment Process

Did you know that Erie Middle uses a data-based approach to support student mental health at school? Twice per year, all students complete a confidential survey where they identify if they would like additional support from a school counselor or if they would like to be a part of a support group. Support groups are short term (4-6 weeks) small groups that meet once per week during Advisory. These groups create a structured setting in which students learn and discuss new skills about topics such as managing stress, navigating friendship issues, and gaining more confidence. The groups and surveys are facilitated by our Mental Health Interventionist, Ben Knighten. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to him at [email protected].

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Main Street

For the safety of your student, please do not drop off or pick up your student on Main Street. Dropping off and picking up on Main Street also causes traffic build up. We have a drop off lane on the North side of the school off of Cheeseman Street. Please see the photo below for our drop off procedures.

Please DO NOT ENTER the bus pick up lane in front of the school between 7:40am – 8:10am and 2:40pm – 3:15pm. The teacher parking lot is also not a drop off or pick up spot for your student.

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Student Fees

2024-25 classroom fees have been posted to your student’s Infinite Campus account.  Please log on to your Infinite Campus parent portal and click on Fees.  

If your family would qualify for free or reduced lunch, that designation will apply to your fees.  Click here for the 24-25 Free/Reduced application.  You will be notified from our district office about your qualification. 

Infinite Campus parent portal account questions:  please email [email protected]

Fee questions:  please email [email protected] 

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Attendance

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow

Thank you for everything you do to communicate regarding your child’s absences. We have a lot of traffic in and out of our main office during the school day so we have procedure in place to be more efficient and smooth for our students and families.

We understand that sometimes you will not be able to sign your student out until you arrive at the school. In this case, we have posted a QR code in the first lobby and have added chairs for your convenience.  Please remember to bring your ID each time you pick up your student.  If an ID check is needed, we will have you step into the front office. After that ID check we will have you wait for your student in the first lobby. We will have them meet you there as they come through the front office.

We have many times that the person picking up doesn’t know our procedures. Please share this information with your spouse, significant other, grandparents, siblings or anyone else that may be picking up your student.

As a reminder, always get a note from any type of appointment your student has for attendance purposes.

If your student is absent for a full day, you have 48 hours to call in with the reason for the absence, after that it will be marked unexcused. Per board policy, if a student is absent 10 days excused or not, absences will begin to be marked “unexcused” unless previously noted and approved by school administration or there is a doctor’s note provided to the school.

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Extended Absences

Extended Absences: Please notify the school at least 2 weeks prior to any extended absences via our Google form. You and your student will also need to sign off on our “Extended Absence Form” located in our front office. This form helps students and parents understand how to communicate with teachers and make up schoolwork after the absence.

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Recent Updates

Please check out our “Recent Updates”. Each week, our newsletter topics will be in this area. Clicking on the button that says “View all News” in the above graphic or below is the best way to see new topics and also any older information you may be looking for. Thank you!

To see this school years newsletters please visit our EMS website and look under the tab “About”.

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Upcoming Events

Quick Links

St. Vrain Valley School District School Schedules

Erie Middle School Bell Schedules

Attendance Link