DSST: College View Middle School

January 8 MS Newsletter

01/08/24, 2:21 PM

College View Middle School

Middle School Newsletter

Monday, January 8, 2024


Front Office

 

Middle School Calendar & Upcoming Deadlines

1/10-1/11: ACCESS Testing

  • Each year, students in English learner programs take the ACCESS for ELLs language proficiency test. The test measures academic English language proficiency for students learning English in our school and throughout our state.

  • The attendance of English Language Learners and Multilingual learners is extremely important on these days. Students who are absent will miss class to make up any testing that was missed. 

  • Students will be released at regular time.

 

1/15: No School, MLK Day 

  • CVMS will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 15th. Students will return to school on Tuesday, Jan 16th 

 

1/16-1/17: iReady Testing 

  • iReady testing is happening Tuesday 1/16 and Wednesday 1/17, students will be taking the iReady Diagnostic Screener in both Math (1/16) and Reading (1/17) 

  • Please make sure students are present at school and on time on these days. 

  • i-Ready is an online program for reading and mathematics that will help your student’s teacher(s) determine your student’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year.

  • Students will be released at regular time. 

 

Joseline Flores, Front Office Manager
(303)524-6320


Announcements

Free Keyboard Lessons

  • Wednesday, January 10

  • 1:45-2:45pm (after school)

  • Contact Rose.Martinez@scienceandtech.org or (720)263-1377 to sign up!

  • All Middle School students are encouraged to come and learn more about piano and keyboards


Wolfpack Athletic Updates

 

SPRING SPORTS:

  • Registration opens next month! You can use the same links as the ones listed above.

  • This Spring, we will be offering four options for sports:

    • Boys Volleyball

    • Flag Football (co-ed)

    • Girls on the Run

    • Girls Soccer

 

Does your student belong to one of our clubs? Check out our club schedule below!


Community Engagement Updates

Coffee with Directors - Tuesday, January 9, 2024

All families are invited and encouraged to attend our informal meetings with the School Directors. This week, we will be writing messages of gratitude for our staff to start off the school year on a positive note!

  • High School 8:30-9:00 am - Mr. Erik Jacobson

  • Middle School 9:00-9:30 am - Mr. Graham Wynings

Coffee and light snacks are provided!

 

Family Working Group - Thursday, January 18, 2024

If you like to make progress and get things done, this is the group for you! Each month, we focus on one to three topics to tackle in an effort to improve our campus. 

January topics: 

  • Finalizing the Vision and Mission statements of our “College View Families” meeting spaces

  • Finalize a family survey about classes and workshops we will be offering to families during 2nd semester

  • Making phone calls to invite more families to join our upcoming meetings

 

Alumni Breakfast! 

We’re excited to have some of our past graduates on Campus on Wednesday, January 10. They will have a chance to talk to our current students and staff about life after CVHS!

 

January MLE DAC (Multilingual Education District Accountability Commmittee)

Date: Wednesday, January 24

Location:  CEC Early College

Time:  5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

You can find the flier in all 8 Consent Decree languages HERE

If you would like to go and are in need of transportation, please contact Rose.Martinez@scienceandtech.org or text (720)263-1377 to set up a carpool


Fundraising

The King Soopers Community Rewards program is an easy way to donate money to your school by shopping at King Soopers! Sign up on the King Soopers website is fast and free! Just connect your Sooper Card to the program using our organization ID (EH570) and buy your regular grocery list. The school will receive 5% back. The money will be used as an established scholarship fund for students in the high school to travel out of Colorado before they graduate. Please take 5 minutes to sign up and start donating to a great cause!


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