Erie Middle School’s Weekly Newsletter 11/8/24

Erie Middle School logo with a tiger sitting on a scroll. To the right of the tiger is the words Erie Middle in orange. Below that in black is the words A Pre-Advanced Placement Focus School. There is a vertical gray line and then the St. Vrain Valley School District logo. It has the district name in maroon. A black graduation cap is over the "V" of Vrain. Under the district name in black are the words academic excellence by design.

Erie Middle School
Tiger News
November 8, 2024

Hello Tiger Families!

Happy Snowy Friday! Please take a few moments to read over all the important info for this week.


Family Holiday Photos

Date: Saturday, November 16
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 1200 Sunset St, Longmont, CO 80503

Details:
Have your family holiday photo taken by CETC students in a professional studio setting with multiple backgrounds.

Pricing:

$10 for digital copies
Christmas card packages starting at $25

This is a circular logo for Erie Middle School Basketball. The logo has a black background with an orange border. At the center is a detailed illustration of a tiger’s face, looking directly forward with an intense expression, symbolizing strength and school spirit. Around the tiger, the words "Erie Middle School" are written in bold white text along the top of the circle, and "Basketball" is written along the bottom. The black and orange color scheme emphasizes school colors and the tiger mascot, creating a bold and cohesive design.

🏀 Girls Basketball Registration Now Open! 🏀

Attention all students and parents! Girls Basketball registration opens Monday, November 4th and will remain so until Monday, November 18th . Ensure your student is ready to hit the court by visiting the EMS website at EMS.SVVSD.org. Navigate to the “Athletics” tab to complete the registration process or click here to register your student. Please note, students must be registered to participate in practice sessions. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of the team!

🏀 Let’s make this basketball season a slam dunk! 🏀


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.

This image is an overhead, satellite-style view of a school or public area with a marked "Kiss and Go Lane" for vehicles. Several key traffic instructions are overlaid on the image in bold yellow and red text with directional arrows, as follows:

Top of the image: The street running horizontally across the top of the image has two labeled instructions:

On the left side, a yellow arrow points to the left, and the red text in a yellow box reads "No left turn."
On the right side, a yellow arrow points to the right, and the red text in a yellow box reads "Right turn only."
Center of the image: The main Kiss and Go Lane is shown with a series of yellow arrows curving through a parking area. These arrows indicate the flow of traffic, leading vehicles through the designated drop-off zone. There is a red star near the middle of the turn to indicate a particular point of interest (likely a drop-off point).

Bottom of the image: At the bottom, a bold yellow message in red text reads, "PLEASE PULL AS FAR FORWARD AS POSSIBLE." This likely instructs drivers to continue moving forward to maximize space and efficiency in the drop-off area.

Overall, the image uses yellow arrows to guide drivers through the designated lane, with key traffic rules (no left turn, right turn only, pull forward) displayed prominently in red text on yellow backgrounds.

At the top of the image, large bold text reads "STUDENT FEES." Below the text is an illustration of an open book. On top of the book, there are three stacks of coins, each showing a dollar sign ($) to symbolize money. Surrounding the coins are two large pencils, one on each side of the book, along with small, decorative leaves. The overall color scheme uses shades of blue and teal, giving the image a clean and modern look.

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] 


This image encourages parents or guardians to Celebrate Your Student by providing a space in the yearbook to highlight and recognize their student with personalized messages and photos.

Each entry includes:

The student's name
A message from family or loved ones
A collage of personal or family photos
These entries offer a heartfelt way to celebrate achievements and milestones, along with well-wishes for the future.

Parents,

Recognize your 8th Grader with a Recognition Ad. Celebrate them for their accomplishments and achievements this year, but hurry, the Early Bird Pricing deadline is quickly approaching. Purchase today! Early Bird Pricing OFFER ENDS November 1st.

Ready to order your 8th grade ad? www.theyearbookcompany.com

Need a payment plan?

There’s no other school like your school. Set up a Payment Plan…Easy as 1, 2, 3. Spread your payments over time with our three-payment installment plan. Purchase today! OFFER ENDS November 1st.

Ready to order your yearbook? http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01086334

Thank you!


Graphic.  Black background. Red circle that says Erie Middle School. Green square that says Be Here. Purple starburst that says Every Day. Light blue rectangle that says All Day.    Yellow starburst that says Attendance Matters!  White wording that is on the left of the graphic that says 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 strongly encourage you to fill out this google form ahead of time to expedite the pick up process. This not only helps the front office staff, but helps you get in and out quickly.  We make every effort to call your student up to the office 5 minutes before the time you put on the form so they are ready to go when you get to school. If you arrive before your student makes it up to the front office, we will have you wait for them in the first lobby.

When a student is coming into school late, you can sign them in ahead of time OR they can sign themselves in when they come into the office.  You can drop them off, make sure they get in the front doors, and we will take it from there. When dropping off your student, there is no need for you to come into the front office with your child.

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.


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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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”.


Recent Updates

View our latest news and announcements

Yearbook 8th Grade Recognition Ad

Parents, Recognize your 8th Grader with a Recognition Ad. Celebrate them for their accomplishments and achievements this year, but hurry, the Early Bird Pricing deadline is quickly approaching. Purchase today! Early Bird Pricing OFFER ENDS November 1st. Ready to order your 8th grade ad? www.theyearbookcompany.com Thank you!

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Standard Response Protocol (SRP)

“Standard Response Protocol” outlines safety procedures for different emergency situations in a school setting. It provides instructions for students, staff, and parents to follow during emergencies.

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Code of Conduct

Dear Erie Middle School families, Thank you for your partnership and supporting the academic growth, safety, and well-being of our students. Every year, St. Vrain Valley Schools prints an up-to-date version of the Code of Conduct for students and families to review. This important document guides students and school staff on what expectations for school conduct and […]

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Achievement Acceleration Academy (AAA) – Session 1

Through Achievement Acceleration Academy (AAA), Middle school students will strengthen their math skills and understandings during this extended day opportunity. They will receive small classroom instruction from high-quality St. Vrain teachers, allowing them to move towards grade level proficiencies. Click here to Register Date & Time: Session 1 Tuesdays and Wednesdays, September 17 (there will be 3 […]

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Transportation

Please visit the district transportation website to learn more about eligibility for transportation and to fill out the online application for transportation. Parents must complete a new bus rider application every school year. Bus passes will come directly from your students bus driver. Questions about transportation or about passes can go directly to the transportation […]

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School Payments

New Method for Paying Infinite Campus Fees Beginning July 2023, the integration between IC and RevTrak will no longer be supported by IC. As a result, all fees assigned in IC, including course, materials, and iPad fees will no longer show up in Revtrak and will need to be paid directly in IC through Campus […]

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Traffic Flow Around EMS

For bus and student safety, please DO NOT ENTER the bus pick up lane in front of the school between 7:40am – 8:10am and 2:50pm – 3:15pm. The Parent Loop is located on Cheeseman St. on the north side of the school. Please DO NOT use the teacher parking lot as a drop off or […]

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