TIGER EVENTS

April 15 Tuesday

Track Practice

3:15-4:30 PM

Student Council

3:00-3:45 PM

Academic Assistance

3:00-4:00 PM

Chess Club

3:05-4:00 PM

April 16 Wednesday

No TRACK PRACTICE

Soul Sisters

3:15-4:15 PM

April 17 Thursday

Academic Assistance

3:00-4:00 PM

Tiger Lily Choir

3:15-4:00 PM

6th Grade District Track Meet

3:00 PM Lyons HS

April 18 Friday

Art Club

3:05-4:15 PM

Track Practice

3:15-4:30 PM

Erie Middle School, Pre AP Focus School

Todd Bissell, Principal

Dr. Rachel Heide, Assistant Principal

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Important Bus Pass Information for

Parents of Students Riding the Bus

As we near the end of the 2013-14 school year,

I would like to thank you for encouraging your

student/s to show up with their bus pass each

and every day this past school year. Doing so

has provided our students with a greater level of

safety and security. As explained during initial

roll out and distribution, students only receive

one free bus pass. Therefore, your student’s

bus passes must be safely stored over the sum-

mer months until the start of the new school

year to avoid the cost of a replacement.

Should your student require a replacement pass, please contact the Bus Pass coordinator by sending an email to buspass@svvsd.org or calling 303-702-7540. The replacement cost for lost, stolen and/or mutilated bus passes is $5.00 and shows up as fee under your student’s name in Infinite Campus. Sincerely,

Randy McKie

Director of Transportation

Erie Middle School Community,

Throughout the school year, Erie Middle School (EMS) participates in several

safety drills. These drills are conducted to prepare students and staff for a variety

of emergency situations. At approximately 12:45pm, on Tuesday, April 15th, EMS will conduct an offsite

reunification drill. During this exercise our school will practice a full-scale evacu-

ation and relocate to an undisclosed, safe location. Students will return to Erie

Middle School no later than 3:00pm. The Colorado Safe School Act requires we hold this type of drill every three

years. Walking is involved during this drill, so please make sure your child wears appro-

priate shoes and outdoor clothing. If you have any questions about this drill, feel free to contact me directly. Please

see the attached document for more information. Sincerely Todd Bissell EMS Principal College Board Pre-AP 303-828-3391

720-438-8302

CMAS: COLORADO MEASURES OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Back in August of 2010 the Colorado Department of Education adopted the Com-

mon Core State Standards (CCSS). Here is a link with information about this adoption:

http://www.cde.state.co.us/contentareas/ccss_in_the_colorado_standards

Prior to this adoption the state used CSAP as a measure of how well students were doing on the state

standards. With the adoption of the CCSS, CSAP made way for the transitional assessment (TCAP),

which we just recently completed assessing here at EMS.

As we move toward complete implementation of the CCSS, while also maintaining the unique

elements within the Colorado State Standards, we will be transitioning to new ways of assessing our

students’ mastery of the standards. During this month of April, we will begin piloting a new testing

system called Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS). For this year’s pilot CMAS will cover

7th grade Social Studies and 8th grade Science. These assessments will occur completely on the com-

puter versus the traditional pencil and test booklet approach that both CSAP and TCAP have taken in

the past. Students will be on the following testing schedule:

8th grade Science

April 17th, 18th, and 21st

7th grade Social Studies

April 22nd, 23rd, 25th

In order to help with accurate testing please ensure your students are well rested and present

for each day of testing. Please feel free to contact the school at 303.828.3391 with any ques-

tions regarding this new assessment pilot.

3180 County Road 5 Erie, CO 80516 303-828-4213

We will be hosting a Boys Soccer informational meeting

on Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 pm for all incoming fresh-

men. We would like to invite all boys who may have an inter-

est in playing soccer during the 2014/15 school year to at-

tend this meeting with a parent. We will be discussing sum-

mer plans, season expectations, and laying the ground work

for the development of a competitive and exciting program.

If you have any questions, please contact Shane Smith at

720-951-5815 or at ssmith@jumpbunch.com.