Erie Middle School
Tiger News
September 20, 2024

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2024 State of Colorado Official Student Count Day

Attendance is an essential part of our state required October Count.  The 2024 STATE COUNT DAY is Tuesday, October 1st.  It is super important that we have strong attendance on this day! Our state requires us to confirm our enrollment through this count process. Please help us by helping your student get to school on time on October 1st (and every day!).

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Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences at Erie Middle School are October 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 9th from  3:20 to 7:30 p.m.   

All Conferences are in person this fall and need to be scheduled through our online Meet the Teacher Scheduler.  The Meet the Teacher Online Scheduler opens for parent sign-ups on Monday, September 23rd at 6:00 p.m.  and will close on Wednesday, October 9th at noon.

Please click here to sign up for your conference.

You will also be receiving an email on Sunday, Sept. 22nd with this same information.

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Science Olympiad

Erie Middle School! Do you love science? Want to learn and experiment with other middle school scientists? Want to compete against other schools and show off your science skills? This is the club for you! Join Mr. White in our 2nd year exploring many areas of science and engineering. We meet weekly on Tuesday mornings. Information meeting for students on Monday September 30th (3:05pm-3:30) or come to the club Tuesday Oct. 1st at 7am.

2024/25 Event List

Email Mr. White with any questions: [email protected]

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Boys Basketball Registration

🏀 Basketball Registration Now Open! 🏀

Attention all students and parents! Basketball registration is officially open and will remain so until Monday, September 30th. 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. Please note, students must be registered to participate in practice sessions. Practices kick off on Wednesday, October 2nd, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of the team!

Let’s make this basketball season a slam dunk!

Click here to Register.

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EMS Bookfair

This year’s Erie Middle School Book Fair is going to be epic! More Books. More Choices. More Fun.

Check it out Tuesday, October 1 – Wednesday, October 9. Open evenings during conferences on 10/1, 10/3, 10/7, and 10/9.

Find a new book and make it your Best Day Ever!

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Yearbook

If you cannot scan the QR code, please use this link.

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Gifted and Talented Referrals

Gifted and Talented Referrals 

Each year, schools in St. Vrain Valley School District complete a process to identify students who demonstrate exceptional ability or performance in one or more academic and/or talent areas and may, therefore, qualify for Gifted/Talented educational services. These students usually perform at least two years above grade level in their strength area(s), and they require additional academic challenges in order to support their continued educational growth and progress.  In addition, they usually demonstrate characteristics of unique creativity and high motivation in their strength areas. 

Referrals are open through the month of September and will close on the last day of the month. Referrals after that date will be addressed on a case by case basis. Completing a referral guarantees a review of the student profile to determine if testing is recommended for the student. The process for identification requires a body of evidence and often takes place throughout the school year.

The process takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, please reach out to the grade level GT representative. 

Link to the Referral form

Jennifer Saless 6th Grade

Samantha Fenster 7th Grade

Jody Guzman 8th Grade

Referencia para Servicios de Dotados y Talentosos

Cada año, las escuelas del Distrito Escolar de St. Vrain Valley lleva a cabo un proceso para identificar a los estudiantes que demuestran capacidad excepcional o desempeño en una o más áreas académicas y que llenen los requisitos para recibir servicios para estudiantes Dotados/Talentosos.  Estos estudiantes regularmente demuestran un desempeño de por lo menos dos años sobre su nivel de grado en las áreas de fortaleza y requieren un grado de dificultad académico superior para apoyar su crecimiento y progreso educativo.  Además, estos estudiantes demuestran características de creatividad única y alta motivación en sus áreas de fortaleza. 

El periodo para recibir referencias estará abierto durante el mes de septiembre. La fecha límite para referir a sus estudiantes es el último día del mes de septiembre.  Las referencias recibidas después de la fecha límite serán consideradas conforme sean recibidas.  Al remitir una referencia, se le garantiza un repaso del perfil  del estudiante para determinar si es recomendable hacer pruebas adicionales.   El proceso de identificación exige un conjunto de pruebas y con frecuencia se lleva a cabo a lo largo del año escolar.  

El proceso toma aproximadamente 5 a 10 minutos para completar.

Enlace a la Forma de Referencia:  Forma de Referencia

Jennifer Saless 6th Grade

Samantha Fenster 7th Grade

Jody Guzman 8th Grade

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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

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