Lucile Erwin - Thompson School District R2-J · Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter Page 2 Drama...
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Home of the Wildcats! Lucile Erwin Middle School 4700 Lucerne Ave. Loveland, CO 80537 http://www.thompsonschools.org/erwin Office 970.613.7600 Attendance 970.613.7690 Tim Ridder, Principal An IB World School SEPTEMBER 2016 Guidance Office 970-613-7616 Parents-Calling in an absence or tardy PLEASE CALL LEMS NUMBER 970-613-7690 Thank you! Hello Loveland Families, We have had a great start to the school year! It has been wonderful getting to know your students and this staff. Please take note of the following as we continue into the Fall semester. LEMS Students who arrive early to school – Please stay outside by your pod unless you are doing the following: Eating Breakfast – LEMS students enter the cafeteria doors and stay in the cafeteria after they are finished eating breakfast. Going to the library – LEMS students enter with a PASS only! Dropping off an instrument – Students must exit immediately after dropping off your instrument. All other students must stand outside their grade level pod until they are allowed in the building. Weather changing – Students, please make sure you dress appropriately for the weather as it cools down this fall. Lunch Money – Please make sure LEMS students’ accounts have enough money in them. Class fees – Please pay class fees ASAP. If they are not paid, these fees get transferred to Loveland High School, and can impact whether or not LHS students can walk at Graduation. Lucile Erwin Front Office Hours - Starting on September 26, 2016 our hours for our main office will be 7:00 AM to 3:15 PM. This is in response to parent feedback. Thanks for all that you do at home to support your students! Tim Ridder Principal, Lucile Erwin Middle School Principal, Tim Ridder
Transcript of Lucile Erwin - Thompson School District R2-J · Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter Page 2 Drama...
Home of the Wildcats
Lucile Erwin
Middle School
4700 Lucerne Ave Loveland CO 80537
httpwwwthompsonschoolsorgerwin
Office 9706137600
Attendance 9706137690
Tim Ridder Principal
An IB World School SEPTEMBER 2016
Guidance Office
970-613-7616
Parents-Calling in an absence
or tardy
PLEASE CALL
LEMS
NUMBER
970-613-7690
Thank you
Hello Loveland Families
We have had a great start to the school year It has been wonderful getting to know your students and this staff Please take note of the following as we continue into the Fall semester
LEMS Students who arrive early to school ndash Please stay outside by your pod unless you are doing the following
Eating Breakfast ndash LEMS students enter the cafeteria doors and stay in the cafeteria after they are finished eating breakfast
Going to the library ndash LEMS students enter with a PASS only
Dropping off an instrument ndash Students must exit immediately after dropping off your instrument
All other students must stand outside their grade level pod until they are allowed in the building
Weather changing ndash Students please make sure you dress appropriately for the weather as it cools down this fall
Lunch Money ndash Please make sure LEMS studentsrsquo accounts have enough money in them
Class fees ndash Please pay class fees ASAP If they are not paid these fees get transferred to Loveland High School and can impact whether or not LHS students can walk at Graduation
Lucile Erwin Front Office Hours - Starting on September 26 2016 our hours for our main office will be 700 AM to 315 PM This is in response to parent feedback
Thanks for all that you do at home to support your students
Tim Ridder Principal Lucile Erwin Middle School
Principal Tim Ridder
Page 2 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Drama receives a Donors Choose grant
Drama received two wireless handheld microphones and two 50 mic cables Thanks to all those who helped us fill this need for the drama students at Erwin
Inspire Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Mr Wests PLAY 60 class would like to thank GENYOUth National Dairy Council Fuel Up to Play 60 and the NFL for sponsoring a flag football class kit and curriculum to inspire healthy lifestyle choices for our youth
From LEMS Nursersquos Office
Parents please review your childs immunizations on parent portal Many 6th graders are still in need of their Tdap due by November 16 2016 Also if your child is exempt from any immunizations for personal or religious reasons please see the new yearly immunization form to be completed for Non-Medical Exemptions by November 16 2016
Please access the exemption form via the district website at wwwthompsonschoolsorgclick on Explore Departments Health Services Immunizations and finally Electronic Exemptions forms OR go towwwcoloradogovvaccineexemption Call our health office at 970-613-7605 with
questions or you may fax your childs immunizations or exemption forms to 970-613-7635 or 7619
Choir
In October the choirs will perform community service at both Sugar Valley and Harvest Pointe retirement centers as well as at Embassy Suites for the Gifted and Talented (GT) state conference We believe serving our community in these ways helps us create a connection to those outside school and also helps bring joy to someones day that wouldnt have ordinarily had the opportunity to hear fun music The retired folks in our community especially enjoy getting to see our young people and share stories of when they were in school
Page 3 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
8th Grade Team
Hello from eighth grade We have a bit of information to help you know what is happening with your kids at school In science students are working on scientific process skills and learning how to design investigations and will be exploring matter and physics next Math is trying a new homework system involving the online program TENMARKScom students and parents can find tutoring help there as well Students have already gotten their login information and should be getting on the site already Parents can set up an account to monitor their childs progress Individuals and society (history) is wrapping up a unit on personal finance and will be starting to study Jamestown Students are doing a novel study of The Outsiders in language and literature feel free to tune into some Elvis to get them into the time period Its been a great start and we are enjoying your kids Thank you for sending them prepared and positive
6th Grade Team
Sixth grade is off to a great start Students are settling in and becoming more comfortable with their new school In Individuals and Societies students are learning about maps and practicing their geography skills Mr Jackson and Mr Georges classes recently did a fun map activity outside at the track that students loved Students are also working on learning the different types of maps and how to use different geographic tools to solve problems This unit will last until about mid-October and afterwards students will begin learning about culture and how where you live influences how you live
Page 4 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Thompson School District
Continued
7th Grade Introductions
We would like to introduce you to some of your students teachers for their 7th grade year In October we will profile the teachers who are not in this September edition We want to thank you for a wonderful start to the 2016-2017 school year
Ms Theresa Ann McCarthy I begin my 21st year in teaching and my 18th year at Lucile Erwin Middle School I teach 7th grade social studies and 8th grade US history I am also the Student Council adviser
I am a Boston girl who loves her Boston sports teams I am a BIG Boston Bruins Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan which I know does not make me very popular here in Bronco Country My college teams are the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Colorado Buffaloes
In my spare time I enjoy playing competitive softball volunteering with my college alumni groups and hanging out with my dog Rudy
I look forward to another great year Its good to be a WILDCAT
Mrs Sue Teumer I have been the GT educator at LEMS since 2005 and I am in my second year sponsoring National Junior Honor Society here During the first two thirds of my career I taught special education elementary and college students and even taught on a therapeutic farm
I am passionate about the outdoors and about animals and focuses much of her out-of-school time in these areas
Ms Linda Hewett I am entering my 29th year of teaching What Shock You dont look that oldhellip all appropriate responses to that comment I began teaching in Albuquerque New Mexico spent eight years at Mary Blair Elementary and have worked as a 7th grade MATH teacher at Erwin since it opened In my younger years my passion was playing and coaching sports especially softball Now that I am all grown up I love watching all sports and am the Athletic Director at Erwin
When I am not at school you will find me spending time with my family my friends and my dog Lucky
I love traveling the outdoors my book club my church reading my friends my family and sleeping in on the weekends I am proud to be an Erwin teacher and am excited about this year
Page 5 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
LEMS Website
Stay up-to-date and informed
View ldquoLEMS News amp Upcoming
Eventsrdquo
Click on a specific news item or event for more
information
Browse the website to learn more about
Our School Athletics Clubs Family Resources
Family amp Community Policies amp Procedures and
Staff
Mrs Katie Corrigan I teach English Language Development which is a core replacement literacy course We cover all the ELA common core standards through a different curriculum and emphasize growth for English Learners in the academic language areas of speaking listening reading and writing My students are lucky to be bilingual and I am lucky to get to work with such great kids
I am originally from Minnesota so my students constantly have to listen to stories about going Up North or spending time in the woods or at the lake I love to travel and have visited eight different countries My husband Martin and I love to travel together and now that we have a 17 month old daughter Vivienne we are traveling more within the continental United States Our two cats Simon and Mathilda appreciate our shorter trips these days I love to play the piano and read but I am beginning to learn the joys of spending time outdoors in Colorado
Ms Chelsea Gosdin My name is Chelsea Gosdin soon to be Mrs Chelsea Schlabach I teach 7th grade math here at Lucile Erwin Middle School and I am already loving it
I enjoy the outdoors and always like to be on the go I lived and worked in the mountains for 8 years so naturally whenever I get time that is where I can be found I love to ski snowboard camp and fish I have two dogs that accompany me on all of my adventures
I look forward to growing with the students here at LEMS and having a fun year
Karen East Greetings all from the upstairs science classroom My name is Karen East and I am beginning my 28th year in public education 25 of those in the Thompson School district I am also one of the original staff members who helped open Erwin Yep Irsquove been around for a long time It can be a little depressing when students ask me if I remember having their mom or dad in my class
I am a Colorado native growing up in Canon City SO I say GO BRONCOS
I am also a very strong advocate of the IB program In my spare time I work for the IB organization training other teachers and administrators completing site visit to other IB school and I work as a consultant for IB schools that are just starting out
I also love running There isnrsquot anything better than getting in a long trail run on one of Coloradorsquos trails Irsquom thrilled to be working with our sondaughter this year
Continued
Page 6 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Mr Nicholas Bonnet This is my third year at Erwin as a 7th grade literacy teacher I also am an assistant director for the annual spring musical
I consider myself a native of Colorado even though I technically was born in California I was raised in Longmont Colorado and attended CSU for my teaching degree in English Education
My free time is spent on bike trails in Fort Collins in the mountains and drinking delicious coffee I also love dancing to swing music and play some guitar on the side
Morgan Baldwin High fives jazz hands fist bumps Irsquom the new 7th grade science teacher at Erwin I will also be teaching Biology at Mountain View High School in the afternoons My husband and I moved from Grand Marais MN to Fort Collins in July and it is exciting to be here I graduated from Northwestern College in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Middle School Science and English This will be my third year teaching middle school science and I am looking forward to embarking on science adventures with you and your family Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns Go Wildcats
Mr Tom Southard I teach 7th grade social studies or as its known in the IB world Individuals and Societies This is my 15th year at Erwin and my 23rd year of teaching Social studies is the perfect subject for me to teach as I am a firm believer that the cornerstone of a strong democracy is free public education
Outside of school I enjoy cycling mountain biking and alpine skiing My wife of 41 years and I also spend time with our horses chickens dogs and cats Ive been a Denver Bronco fan since the days of Floyd Little and Lyle Alzado
Page 7 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Spring Musical
The Drama Pride class has chosen the spring musical for this year It will be PETER PAN JR Auditions will be held in the choir room during the first week of December Reminders will be on the announcements to sign up for an audition time
MESArc
MESArc is back for Season 7 and this means new challenges new products and a new set of students to take flight with The students of the MESArc program have always been working with industry leading businesses in the DIY RC Hobby this year however Flite Test has teamed up with the students to development content for episodes as well as future product development
Please watch the follow YouTube video on Season 7 Intro (httpsyoutubeLLsRTEthN8s)
LEMS PE
Welcome back students and parents We hope you had a fun and active summer We started off our first weeks of PE with fitness testing Your student was tested over push-ups sit-ups mile run and sit and reach The results of the their tests will be uploaded to infinite campus along with rubrics informing students on the guidelines based upon their performance All assignments will be accompanied with rubrics based on our standard based instruction Scoring for standard based instruction will be comprised of a 1-4 scale 1=Emerging 2=Progressing 3=Meets and 4=Exemplary Please make sure your student is
coming to class prepared for physical activity This means your students is dressing out everyday with a gray t-shirtLEMS PE shirt athletic shorts and tennis shoes We are looking forward to teaching your student and having fun in PE this semester
Wildcat Bands
Erwin Wildcat Bands have been busy from the beginning of the year Over 60 of the 6th Grade Beginners participated in either the District Summer Academy of Music or in Beginner Band camp at Erwin Also for the first time Mr Massey hosted a parent informational meeting in August to introduce parents to some of the new activities happening this year in Band Finally the band students created the Band Constitution and the Band Bill of Rights Through group work discussions and voting the band students ratified a list of rules and rights that we will work under in band this year Looking ahead mark your calendars for the first concert of the year on Oct 6th On Oct 7th the 8th grade band students are invited to play along with the Loveland High School Marching Band at a home football game Check the Wildcat Bands website at httpwwwlemsmusiccombandhtml for more information or call Mr Massey at 613-7629
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 2 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Drama receives a Donors Choose grant
Drama received two wireless handheld microphones and two 50 mic cables Thanks to all those who helped us fill this need for the drama students at Erwin
Inspire Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Mr Wests PLAY 60 class would like to thank GENYOUth National Dairy Council Fuel Up to Play 60 and the NFL for sponsoring a flag football class kit and curriculum to inspire healthy lifestyle choices for our youth
From LEMS Nursersquos Office
Parents please review your childs immunizations on parent portal Many 6th graders are still in need of their Tdap due by November 16 2016 Also if your child is exempt from any immunizations for personal or religious reasons please see the new yearly immunization form to be completed for Non-Medical Exemptions by November 16 2016
Please access the exemption form via the district website at wwwthompsonschoolsorgclick on Explore Departments Health Services Immunizations and finally Electronic Exemptions forms OR go towwwcoloradogovvaccineexemption Call our health office at 970-613-7605 with
questions or you may fax your childs immunizations or exemption forms to 970-613-7635 or 7619
Choir
In October the choirs will perform community service at both Sugar Valley and Harvest Pointe retirement centers as well as at Embassy Suites for the Gifted and Talented (GT) state conference We believe serving our community in these ways helps us create a connection to those outside school and also helps bring joy to someones day that wouldnt have ordinarily had the opportunity to hear fun music The retired folks in our community especially enjoy getting to see our young people and share stories of when they were in school
Page 3 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
8th Grade Team
Hello from eighth grade We have a bit of information to help you know what is happening with your kids at school In science students are working on scientific process skills and learning how to design investigations and will be exploring matter and physics next Math is trying a new homework system involving the online program TENMARKScom students and parents can find tutoring help there as well Students have already gotten their login information and should be getting on the site already Parents can set up an account to monitor their childs progress Individuals and society (history) is wrapping up a unit on personal finance and will be starting to study Jamestown Students are doing a novel study of The Outsiders in language and literature feel free to tune into some Elvis to get them into the time period Its been a great start and we are enjoying your kids Thank you for sending them prepared and positive
6th Grade Team
Sixth grade is off to a great start Students are settling in and becoming more comfortable with their new school In Individuals and Societies students are learning about maps and practicing their geography skills Mr Jackson and Mr Georges classes recently did a fun map activity outside at the track that students loved Students are also working on learning the different types of maps and how to use different geographic tools to solve problems This unit will last until about mid-October and afterwards students will begin learning about culture and how where you live influences how you live
Page 4 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Thompson School District
Continued
7th Grade Introductions
We would like to introduce you to some of your students teachers for their 7th grade year In October we will profile the teachers who are not in this September edition We want to thank you for a wonderful start to the 2016-2017 school year
Ms Theresa Ann McCarthy I begin my 21st year in teaching and my 18th year at Lucile Erwin Middle School I teach 7th grade social studies and 8th grade US history I am also the Student Council adviser
I am a Boston girl who loves her Boston sports teams I am a BIG Boston Bruins Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan which I know does not make me very popular here in Bronco Country My college teams are the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Colorado Buffaloes
In my spare time I enjoy playing competitive softball volunteering with my college alumni groups and hanging out with my dog Rudy
I look forward to another great year Its good to be a WILDCAT
Mrs Sue Teumer I have been the GT educator at LEMS since 2005 and I am in my second year sponsoring National Junior Honor Society here During the first two thirds of my career I taught special education elementary and college students and even taught on a therapeutic farm
I am passionate about the outdoors and about animals and focuses much of her out-of-school time in these areas
Ms Linda Hewett I am entering my 29th year of teaching What Shock You dont look that oldhellip all appropriate responses to that comment I began teaching in Albuquerque New Mexico spent eight years at Mary Blair Elementary and have worked as a 7th grade MATH teacher at Erwin since it opened In my younger years my passion was playing and coaching sports especially softball Now that I am all grown up I love watching all sports and am the Athletic Director at Erwin
When I am not at school you will find me spending time with my family my friends and my dog Lucky
I love traveling the outdoors my book club my church reading my friends my family and sleeping in on the weekends I am proud to be an Erwin teacher and am excited about this year
Page 5 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
LEMS Website
Stay up-to-date and informed
View ldquoLEMS News amp Upcoming
Eventsrdquo
Click on a specific news item or event for more
information
Browse the website to learn more about
Our School Athletics Clubs Family Resources
Family amp Community Policies amp Procedures and
Staff
Mrs Katie Corrigan I teach English Language Development which is a core replacement literacy course We cover all the ELA common core standards through a different curriculum and emphasize growth for English Learners in the academic language areas of speaking listening reading and writing My students are lucky to be bilingual and I am lucky to get to work with such great kids
I am originally from Minnesota so my students constantly have to listen to stories about going Up North or spending time in the woods or at the lake I love to travel and have visited eight different countries My husband Martin and I love to travel together and now that we have a 17 month old daughter Vivienne we are traveling more within the continental United States Our two cats Simon and Mathilda appreciate our shorter trips these days I love to play the piano and read but I am beginning to learn the joys of spending time outdoors in Colorado
Ms Chelsea Gosdin My name is Chelsea Gosdin soon to be Mrs Chelsea Schlabach I teach 7th grade math here at Lucile Erwin Middle School and I am already loving it
I enjoy the outdoors and always like to be on the go I lived and worked in the mountains for 8 years so naturally whenever I get time that is where I can be found I love to ski snowboard camp and fish I have two dogs that accompany me on all of my adventures
I look forward to growing with the students here at LEMS and having a fun year
Karen East Greetings all from the upstairs science classroom My name is Karen East and I am beginning my 28th year in public education 25 of those in the Thompson School district I am also one of the original staff members who helped open Erwin Yep Irsquove been around for a long time It can be a little depressing when students ask me if I remember having their mom or dad in my class
I am a Colorado native growing up in Canon City SO I say GO BRONCOS
I am also a very strong advocate of the IB program In my spare time I work for the IB organization training other teachers and administrators completing site visit to other IB school and I work as a consultant for IB schools that are just starting out
I also love running There isnrsquot anything better than getting in a long trail run on one of Coloradorsquos trails Irsquom thrilled to be working with our sondaughter this year
Continued
Page 6 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Mr Nicholas Bonnet This is my third year at Erwin as a 7th grade literacy teacher I also am an assistant director for the annual spring musical
I consider myself a native of Colorado even though I technically was born in California I was raised in Longmont Colorado and attended CSU for my teaching degree in English Education
My free time is spent on bike trails in Fort Collins in the mountains and drinking delicious coffee I also love dancing to swing music and play some guitar on the side
Morgan Baldwin High fives jazz hands fist bumps Irsquom the new 7th grade science teacher at Erwin I will also be teaching Biology at Mountain View High School in the afternoons My husband and I moved from Grand Marais MN to Fort Collins in July and it is exciting to be here I graduated from Northwestern College in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Middle School Science and English This will be my third year teaching middle school science and I am looking forward to embarking on science adventures with you and your family Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns Go Wildcats
Mr Tom Southard I teach 7th grade social studies or as its known in the IB world Individuals and Societies This is my 15th year at Erwin and my 23rd year of teaching Social studies is the perfect subject for me to teach as I am a firm believer that the cornerstone of a strong democracy is free public education
Outside of school I enjoy cycling mountain biking and alpine skiing My wife of 41 years and I also spend time with our horses chickens dogs and cats Ive been a Denver Bronco fan since the days of Floyd Little and Lyle Alzado
Page 7 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Spring Musical
The Drama Pride class has chosen the spring musical for this year It will be PETER PAN JR Auditions will be held in the choir room during the first week of December Reminders will be on the announcements to sign up for an audition time
MESArc
MESArc is back for Season 7 and this means new challenges new products and a new set of students to take flight with The students of the MESArc program have always been working with industry leading businesses in the DIY RC Hobby this year however Flite Test has teamed up with the students to development content for episodes as well as future product development
Please watch the follow YouTube video on Season 7 Intro (httpsyoutubeLLsRTEthN8s)
LEMS PE
Welcome back students and parents We hope you had a fun and active summer We started off our first weeks of PE with fitness testing Your student was tested over push-ups sit-ups mile run and sit and reach The results of the their tests will be uploaded to infinite campus along with rubrics informing students on the guidelines based upon their performance All assignments will be accompanied with rubrics based on our standard based instruction Scoring for standard based instruction will be comprised of a 1-4 scale 1=Emerging 2=Progressing 3=Meets and 4=Exemplary Please make sure your student is
coming to class prepared for physical activity This means your students is dressing out everyday with a gray t-shirtLEMS PE shirt athletic shorts and tennis shoes We are looking forward to teaching your student and having fun in PE this semester
Wildcat Bands
Erwin Wildcat Bands have been busy from the beginning of the year Over 60 of the 6th Grade Beginners participated in either the District Summer Academy of Music or in Beginner Band camp at Erwin Also for the first time Mr Massey hosted a parent informational meeting in August to introduce parents to some of the new activities happening this year in Band Finally the band students created the Band Constitution and the Band Bill of Rights Through group work discussions and voting the band students ratified a list of rules and rights that we will work under in band this year Looking ahead mark your calendars for the first concert of the year on Oct 6th On Oct 7th the 8th grade band students are invited to play along with the Loveland High School Marching Band at a home football game Check the Wildcat Bands website at httpwwwlemsmusiccombandhtml for more information or call Mr Massey at 613-7629
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 3 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
8th Grade Team
Hello from eighth grade We have a bit of information to help you know what is happening with your kids at school In science students are working on scientific process skills and learning how to design investigations and will be exploring matter and physics next Math is trying a new homework system involving the online program TENMARKScom students and parents can find tutoring help there as well Students have already gotten their login information and should be getting on the site already Parents can set up an account to monitor their childs progress Individuals and society (history) is wrapping up a unit on personal finance and will be starting to study Jamestown Students are doing a novel study of The Outsiders in language and literature feel free to tune into some Elvis to get them into the time period Its been a great start and we are enjoying your kids Thank you for sending them prepared and positive
6th Grade Team
Sixth grade is off to a great start Students are settling in and becoming more comfortable with their new school In Individuals and Societies students are learning about maps and practicing their geography skills Mr Jackson and Mr Georges classes recently did a fun map activity outside at the track that students loved Students are also working on learning the different types of maps and how to use different geographic tools to solve problems This unit will last until about mid-October and afterwards students will begin learning about culture and how where you live influences how you live
Page 4 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Thompson School District
Continued
7th Grade Introductions
We would like to introduce you to some of your students teachers for their 7th grade year In October we will profile the teachers who are not in this September edition We want to thank you for a wonderful start to the 2016-2017 school year
Ms Theresa Ann McCarthy I begin my 21st year in teaching and my 18th year at Lucile Erwin Middle School I teach 7th grade social studies and 8th grade US history I am also the Student Council adviser
I am a Boston girl who loves her Boston sports teams I am a BIG Boston Bruins Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan which I know does not make me very popular here in Bronco Country My college teams are the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Colorado Buffaloes
In my spare time I enjoy playing competitive softball volunteering with my college alumni groups and hanging out with my dog Rudy
I look forward to another great year Its good to be a WILDCAT
Mrs Sue Teumer I have been the GT educator at LEMS since 2005 and I am in my second year sponsoring National Junior Honor Society here During the first two thirds of my career I taught special education elementary and college students and even taught on a therapeutic farm
I am passionate about the outdoors and about animals and focuses much of her out-of-school time in these areas
Ms Linda Hewett I am entering my 29th year of teaching What Shock You dont look that oldhellip all appropriate responses to that comment I began teaching in Albuquerque New Mexico spent eight years at Mary Blair Elementary and have worked as a 7th grade MATH teacher at Erwin since it opened In my younger years my passion was playing and coaching sports especially softball Now that I am all grown up I love watching all sports and am the Athletic Director at Erwin
When I am not at school you will find me spending time with my family my friends and my dog Lucky
I love traveling the outdoors my book club my church reading my friends my family and sleeping in on the weekends I am proud to be an Erwin teacher and am excited about this year
Page 5 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
LEMS Website
Stay up-to-date and informed
View ldquoLEMS News amp Upcoming
Eventsrdquo
Click on a specific news item or event for more
information
Browse the website to learn more about
Our School Athletics Clubs Family Resources
Family amp Community Policies amp Procedures and
Staff
Mrs Katie Corrigan I teach English Language Development which is a core replacement literacy course We cover all the ELA common core standards through a different curriculum and emphasize growth for English Learners in the academic language areas of speaking listening reading and writing My students are lucky to be bilingual and I am lucky to get to work with such great kids
I am originally from Minnesota so my students constantly have to listen to stories about going Up North or spending time in the woods or at the lake I love to travel and have visited eight different countries My husband Martin and I love to travel together and now that we have a 17 month old daughter Vivienne we are traveling more within the continental United States Our two cats Simon and Mathilda appreciate our shorter trips these days I love to play the piano and read but I am beginning to learn the joys of spending time outdoors in Colorado
Ms Chelsea Gosdin My name is Chelsea Gosdin soon to be Mrs Chelsea Schlabach I teach 7th grade math here at Lucile Erwin Middle School and I am already loving it
I enjoy the outdoors and always like to be on the go I lived and worked in the mountains for 8 years so naturally whenever I get time that is where I can be found I love to ski snowboard camp and fish I have two dogs that accompany me on all of my adventures
I look forward to growing with the students here at LEMS and having a fun year
Karen East Greetings all from the upstairs science classroom My name is Karen East and I am beginning my 28th year in public education 25 of those in the Thompson School district I am also one of the original staff members who helped open Erwin Yep Irsquove been around for a long time It can be a little depressing when students ask me if I remember having their mom or dad in my class
I am a Colorado native growing up in Canon City SO I say GO BRONCOS
I am also a very strong advocate of the IB program In my spare time I work for the IB organization training other teachers and administrators completing site visit to other IB school and I work as a consultant for IB schools that are just starting out
I also love running There isnrsquot anything better than getting in a long trail run on one of Coloradorsquos trails Irsquom thrilled to be working with our sondaughter this year
Continued
Page 6 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Mr Nicholas Bonnet This is my third year at Erwin as a 7th grade literacy teacher I also am an assistant director for the annual spring musical
I consider myself a native of Colorado even though I technically was born in California I was raised in Longmont Colorado and attended CSU for my teaching degree in English Education
My free time is spent on bike trails in Fort Collins in the mountains and drinking delicious coffee I also love dancing to swing music and play some guitar on the side
Morgan Baldwin High fives jazz hands fist bumps Irsquom the new 7th grade science teacher at Erwin I will also be teaching Biology at Mountain View High School in the afternoons My husband and I moved from Grand Marais MN to Fort Collins in July and it is exciting to be here I graduated from Northwestern College in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Middle School Science and English This will be my third year teaching middle school science and I am looking forward to embarking on science adventures with you and your family Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns Go Wildcats
Mr Tom Southard I teach 7th grade social studies or as its known in the IB world Individuals and Societies This is my 15th year at Erwin and my 23rd year of teaching Social studies is the perfect subject for me to teach as I am a firm believer that the cornerstone of a strong democracy is free public education
Outside of school I enjoy cycling mountain biking and alpine skiing My wife of 41 years and I also spend time with our horses chickens dogs and cats Ive been a Denver Bronco fan since the days of Floyd Little and Lyle Alzado
Page 7 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Spring Musical
The Drama Pride class has chosen the spring musical for this year It will be PETER PAN JR Auditions will be held in the choir room during the first week of December Reminders will be on the announcements to sign up for an audition time
MESArc
MESArc is back for Season 7 and this means new challenges new products and a new set of students to take flight with The students of the MESArc program have always been working with industry leading businesses in the DIY RC Hobby this year however Flite Test has teamed up with the students to development content for episodes as well as future product development
Please watch the follow YouTube video on Season 7 Intro (httpsyoutubeLLsRTEthN8s)
LEMS PE
Welcome back students and parents We hope you had a fun and active summer We started off our first weeks of PE with fitness testing Your student was tested over push-ups sit-ups mile run and sit and reach The results of the their tests will be uploaded to infinite campus along with rubrics informing students on the guidelines based upon their performance All assignments will be accompanied with rubrics based on our standard based instruction Scoring for standard based instruction will be comprised of a 1-4 scale 1=Emerging 2=Progressing 3=Meets and 4=Exemplary Please make sure your student is
coming to class prepared for physical activity This means your students is dressing out everyday with a gray t-shirtLEMS PE shirt athletic shorts and tennis shoes We are looking forward to teaching your student and having fun in PE this semester
Wildcat Bands
Erwin Wildcat Bands have been busy from the beginning of the year Over 60 of the 6th Grade Beginners participated in either the District Summer Academy of Music or in Beginner Band camp at Erwin Also for the first time Mr Massey hosted a parent informational meeting in August to introduce parents to some of the new activities happening this year in Band Finally the band students created the Band Constitution and the Band Bill of Rights Through group work discussions and voting the band students ratified a list of rules and rights that we will work under in band this year Looking ahead mark your calendars for the first concert of the year on Oct 6th On Oct 7th the 8th grade band students are invited to play along with the Loveland High School Marching Band at a home football game Check the Wildcat Bands website at httpwwwlemsmusiccombandhtml for more information or call Mr Massey at 613-7629
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 4 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Thompson School District
Continued
7th Grade Introductions
We would like to introduce you to some of your students teachers for their 7th grade year In October we will profile the teachers who are not in this September edition We want to thank you for a wonderful start to the 2016-2017 school year
Ms Theresa Ann McCarthy I begin my 21st year in teaching and my 18th year at Lucile Erwin Middle School I teach 7th grade social studies and 8th grade US history I am also the Student Council adviser
I am a Boston girl who loves her Boston sports teams I am a BIG Boston Bruins Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan which I know does not make me very popular here in Bronco Country My college teams are the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Colorado Buffaloes
In my spare time I enjoy playing competitive softball volunteering with my college alumni groups and hanging out with my dog Rudy
I look forward to another great year Its good to be a WILDCAT
Mrs Sue Teumer I have been the GT educator at LEMS since 2005 and I am in my second year sponsoring National Junior Honor Society here During the first two thirds of my career I taught special education elementary and college students and even taught on a therapeutic farm
I am passionate about the outdoors and about animals and focuses much of her out-of-school time in these areas
Ms Linda Hewett I am entering my 29th year of teaching What Shock You dont look that oldhellip all appropriate responses to that comment I began teaching in Albuquerque New Mexico spent eight years at Mary Blair Elementary and have worked as a 7th grade MATH teacher at Erwin since it opened In my younger years my passion was playing and coaching sports especially softball Now that I am all grown up I love watching all sports and am the Athletic Director at Erwin
When I am not at school you will find me spending time with my family my friends and my dog Lucky
I love traveling the outdoors my book club my church reading my friends my family and sleeping in on the weekends I am proud to be an Erwin teacher and am excited about this year
Page 5 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
LEMS Website
Stay up-to-date and informed
View ldquoLEMS News amp Upcoming
Eventsrdquo
Click on a specific news item or event for more
information
Browse the website to learn more about
Our School Athletics Clubs Family Resources
Family amp Community Policies amp Procedures and
Staff
Mrs Katie Corrigan I teach English Language Development which is a core replacement literacy course We cover all the ELA common core standards through a different curriculum and emphasize growth for English Learners in the academic language areas of speaking listening reading and writing My students are lucky to be bilingual and I am lucky to get to work with such great kids
I am originally from Minnesota so my students constantly have to listen to stories about going Up North or spending time in the woods or at the lake I love to travel and have visited eight different countries My husband Martin and I love to travel together and now that we have a 17 month old daughter Vivienne we are traveling more within the continental United States Our two cats Simon and Mathilda appreciate our shorter trips these days I love to play the piano and read but I am beginning to learn the joys of spending time outdoors in Colorado
Ms Chelsea Gosdin My name is Chelsea Gosdin soon to be Mrs Chelsea Schlabach I teach 7th grade math here at Lucile Erwin Middle School and I am already loving it
I enjoy the outdoors and always like to be on the go I lived and worked in the mountains for 8 years so naturally whenever I get time that is where I can be found I love to ski snowboard camp and fish I have two dogs that accompany me on all of my adventures
I look forward to growing with the students here at LEMS and having a fun year
Karen East Greetings all from the upstairs science classroom My name is Karen East and I am beginning my 28th year in public education 25 of those in the Thompson School district I am also one of the original staff members who helped open Erwin Yep Irsquove been around for a long time It can be a little depressing when students ask me if I remember having their mom or dad in my class
I am a Colorado native growing up in Canon City SO I say GO BRONCOS
I am also a very strong advocate of the IB program In my spare time I work for the IB organization training other teachers and administrators completing site visit to other IB school and I work as a consultant for IB schools that are just starting out
I also love running There isnrsquot anything better than getting in a long trail run on one of Coloradorsquos trails Irsquom thrilled to be working with our sondaughter this year
Continued
Page 6 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Mr Nicholas Bonnet This is my third year at Erwin as a 7th grade literacy teacher I also am an assistant director for the annual spring musical
I consider myself a native of Colorado even though I technically was born in California I was raised in Longmont Colorado and attended CSU for my teaching degree in English Education
My free time is spent on bike trails in Fort Collins in the mountains and drinking delicious coffee I also love dancing to swing music and play some guitar on the side
Morgan Baldwin High fives jazz hands fist bumps Irsquom the new 7th grade science teacher at Erwin I will also be teaching Biology at Mountain View High School in the afternoons My husband and I moved from Grand Marais MN to Fort Collins in July and it is exciting to be here I graduated from Northwestern College in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Middle School Science and English This will be my third year teaching middle school science and I am looking forward to embarking on science adventures with you and your family Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns Go Wildcats
Mr Tom Southard I teach 7th grade social studies or as its known in the IB world Individuals and Societies This is my 15th year at Erwin and my 23rd year of teaching Social studies is the perfect subject for me to teach as I am a firm believer that the cornerstone of a strong democracy is free public education
Outside of school I enjoy cycling mountain biking and alpine skiing My wife of 41 years and I also spend time with our horses chickens dogs and cats Ive been a Denver Bronco fan since the days of Floyd Little and Lyle Alzado
Page 7 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Spring Musical
The Drama Pride class has chosen the spring musical for this year It will be PETER PAN JR Auditions will be held in the choir room during the first week of December Reminders will be on the announcements to sign up for an audition time
MESArc
MESArc is back for Season 7 and this means new challenges new products and a new set of students to take flight with The students of the MESArc program have always been working with industry leading businesses in the DIY RC Hobby this year however Flite Test has teamed up with the students to development content for episodes as well as future product development
Please watch the follow YouTube video on Season 7 Intro (httpsyoutubeLLsRTEthN8s)
LEMS PE
Welcome back students and parents We hope you had a fun and active summer We started off our first weeks of PE with fitness testing Your student was tested over push-ups sit-ups mile run and sit and reach The results of the their tests will be uploaded to infinite campus along with rubrics informing students on the guidelines based upon their performance All assignments will be accompanied with rubrics based on our standard based instruction Scoring for standard based instruction will be comprised of a 1-4 scale 1=Emerging 2=Progressing 3=Meets and 4=Exemplary Please make sure your student is
coming to class prepared for physical activity This means your students is dressing out everyday with a gray t-shirtLEMS PE shirt athletic shorts and tennis shoes We are looking forward to teaching your student and having fun in PE this semester
Wildcat Bands
Erwin Wildcat Bands have been busy from the beginning of the year Over 60 of the 6th Grade Beginners participated in either the District Summer Academy of Music or in Beginner Band camp at Erwin Also for the first time Mr Massey hosted a parent informational meeting in August to introduce parents to some of the new activities happening this year in Band Finally the band students created the Band Constitution and the Band Bill of Rights Through group work discussions and voting the band students ratified a list of rules and rights that we will work under in band this year Looking ahead mark your calendars for the first concert of the year on Oct 6th On Oct 7th the 8th grade band students are invited to play along with the Loveland High School Marching Band at a home football game Check the Wildcat Bands website at httpwwwlemsmusiccombandhtml for more information or call Mr Massey at 613-7629
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 5 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
LEMS Website
Stay up-to-date and informed
View ldquoLEMS News amp Upcoming
Eventsrdquo
Click on a specific news item or event for more
information
Browse the website to learn more about
Our School Athletics Clubs Family Resources
Family amp Community Policies amp Procedures and
Staff
Mrs Katie Corrigan I teach English Language Development which is a core replacement literacy course We cover all the ELA common core standards through a different curriculum and emphasize growth for English Learners in the academic language areas of speaking listening reading and writing My students are lucky to be bilingual and I am lucky to get to work with such great kids
I am originally from Minnesota so my students constantly have to listen to stories about going Up North or spending time in the woods or at the lake I love to travel and have visited eight different countries My husband Martin and I love to travel together and now that we have a 17 month old daughter Vivienne we are traveling more within the continental United States Our two cats Simon and Mathilda appreciate our shorter trips these days I love to play the piano and read but I am beginning to learn the joys of spending time outdoors in Colorado
Ms Chelsea Gosdin My name is Chelsea Gosdin soon to be Mrs Chelsea Schlabach I teach 7th grade math here at Lucile Erwin Middle School and I am already loving it
I enjoy the outdoors and always like to be on the go I lived and worked in the mountains for 8 years so naturally whenever I get time that is where I can be found I love to ski snowboard camp and fish I have two dogs that accompany me on all of my adventures
I look forward to growing with the students here at LEMS and having a fun year
Karen East Greetings all from the upstairs science classroom My name is Karen East and I am beginning my 28th year in public education 25 of those in the Thompson School district I am also one of the original staff members who helped open Erwin Yep Irsquove been around for a long time It can be a little depressing when students ask me if I remember having their mom or dad in my class
I am a Colorado native growing up in Canon City SO I say GO BRONCOS
I am also a very strong advocate of the IB program In my spare time I work for the IB organization training other teachers and administrators completing site visit to other IB school and I work as a consultant for IB schools that are just starting out
I also love running There isnrsquot anything better than getting in a long trail run on one of Coloradorsquos trails Irsquom thrilled to be working with our sondaughter this year
Continued
Page 6 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Mr Nicholas Bonnet This is my third year at Erwin as a 7th grade literacy teacher I also am an assistant director for the annual spring musical
I consider myself a native of Colorado even though I technically was born in California I was raised in Longmont Colorado and attended CSU for my teaching degree in English Education
My free time is spent on bike trails in Fort Collins in the mountains and drinking delicious coffee I also love dancing to swing music and play some guitar on the side
Morgan Baldwin High fives jazz hands fist bumps Irsquom the new 7th grade science teacher at Erwin I will also be teaching Biology at Mountain View High School in the afternoons My husband and I moved from Grand Marais MN to Fort Collins in July and it is exciting to be here I graduated from Northwestern College in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Middle School Science and English This will be my third year teaching middle school science and I am looking forward to embarking on science adventures with you and your family Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns Go Wildcats
Mr Tom Southard I teach 7th grade social studies or as its known in the IB world Individuals and Societies This is my 15th year at Erwin and my 23rd year of teaching Social studies is the perfect subject for me to teach as I am a firm believer that the cornerstone of a strong democracy is free public education
Outside of school I enjoy cycling mountain biking and alpine skiing My wife of 41 years and I also spend time with our horses chickens dogs and cats Ive been a Denver Bronco fan since the days of Floyd Little and Lyle Alzado
Page 7 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Spring Musical
The Drama Pride class has chosen the spring musical for this year It will be PETER PAN JR Auditions will be held in the choir room during the first week of December Reminders will be on the announcements to sign up for an audition time
MESArc
MESArc is back for Season 7 and this means new challenges new products and a new set of students to take flight with The students of the MESArc program have always been working with industry leading businesses in the DIY RC Hobby this year however Flite Test has teamed up with the students to development content for episodes as well as future product development
Please watch the follow YouTube video on Season 7 Intro (httpsyoutubeLLsRTEthN8s)
LEMS PE
Welcome back students and parents We hope you had a fun and active summer We started off our first weeks of PE with fitness testing Your student was tested over push-ups sit-ups mile run and sit and reach The results of the their tests will be uploaded to infinite campus along with rubrics informing students on the guidelines based upon their performance All assignments will be accompanied with rubrics based on our standard based instruction Scoring for standard based instruction will be comprised of a 1-4 scale 1=Emerging 2=Progressing 3=Meets and 4=Exemplary Please make sure your student is
coming to class prepared for physical activity This means your students is dressing out everyday with a gray t-shirtLEMS PE shirt athletic shorts and tennis shoes We are looking forward to teaching your student and having fun in PE this semester
Wildcat Bands
Erwin Wildcat Bands have been busy from the beginning of the year Over 60 of the 6th Grade Beginners participated in either the District Summer Academy of Music or in Beginner Band camp at Erwin Also for the first time Mr Massey hosted a parent informational meeting in August to introduce parents to some of the new activities happening this year in Band Finally the band students created the Band Constitution and the Band Bill of Rights Through group work discussions and voting the band students ratified a list of rules and rights that we will work under in band this year Looking ahead mark your calendars for the first concert of the year on Oct 6th On Oct 7th the 8th grade band students are invited to play along with the Loveland High School Marching Band at a home football game Check the Wildcat Bands website at httpwwwlemsmusiccombandhtml for more information or call Mr Massey at 613-7629
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 6 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Mr Nicholas Bonnet This is my third year at Erwin as a 7th grade literacy teacher I also am an assistant director for the annual spring musical
I consider myself a native of Colorado even though I technically was born in California I was raised in Longmont Colorado and attended CSU for my teaching degree in English Education
My free time is spent on bike trails in Fort Collins in the mountains and drinking delicious coffee I also love dancing to swing music and play some guitar on the side
Morgan Baldwin High fives jazz hands fist bumps Irsquom the new 7th grade science teacher at Erwin I will also be teaching Biology at Mountain View High School in the afternoons My husband and I moved from Grand Marais MN to Fort Collins in July and it is exciting to be here I graduated from Northwestern College in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Middle School Science and English This will be my third year teaching middle school science and I am looking forward to embarking on science adventures with you and your family Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns Go Wildcats
Mr Tom Southard I teach 7th grade social studies or as its known in the IB world Individuals and Societies This is my 15th year at Erwin and my 23rd year of teaching Social studies is the perfect subject for me to teach as I am a firm believer that the cornerstone of a strong democracy is free public education
Outside of school I enjoy cycling mountain biking and alpine skiing My wife of 41 years and I also spend time with our horses chickens dogs and cats Ive been a Denver Bronco fan since the days of Floyd Little and Lyle Alzado
Page 7 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Spring Musical
The Drama Pride class has chosen the spring musical for this year It will be PETER PAN JR Auditions will be held in the choir room during the first week of December Reminders will be on the announcements to sign up for an audition time
MESArc
MESArc is back for Season 7 and this means new challenges new products and a new set of students to take flight with The students of the MESArc program have always been working with industry leading businesses in the DIY RC Hobby this year however Flite Test has teamed up with the students to development content for episodes as well as future product development
Please watch the follow YouTube video on Season 7 Intro (httpsyoutubeLLsRTEthN8s)
LEMS PE
Welcome back students and parents We hope you had a fun and active summer We started off our first weeks of PE with fitness testing Your student was tested over push-ups sit-ups mile run and sit and reach The results of the their tests will be uploaded to infinite campus along with rubrics informing students on the guidelines based upon their performance All assignments will be accompanied with rubrics based on our standard based instruction Scoring for standard based instruction will be comprised of a 1-4 scale 1=Emerging 2=Progressing 3=Meets and 4=Exemplary Please make sure your student is
coming to class prepared for physical activity This means your students is dressing out everyday with a gray t-shirtLEMS PE shirt athletic shorts and tennis shoes We are looking forward to teaching your student and having fun in PE this semester
Wildcat Bands
Erwin Wildcat Bands have been busy from the beginning of the year Over 60 of the 6th Grade Beginners participated in either the District Summer Academy of Music or in Beginner Band camp at Erwin Also for the first time Mr Massey hosted a parent informational meeting in August to introduce parents to some of the new activities happening this year in Band Finally the band students created the Band Constitution and the Band Bill of Rights Through group work discussions and voting the band students ratified a list of rules and rights that we will work under in band this year Looking ahead mark your calendars for the first concert of the year on Oct 6th On Oct 7th the 8th grade band students are invited to play along with the Loveland High School Marching Band at a home football game Check the Wildcat Bands website at httpwwwlemsmusiccombandhtml for more information or call Mr Massey at 613-7629
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 7 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Spring Musical
The Drama Pride class has chosen the spring musical for this year It will be PETER PAN JR Auditions will be held in the choir room during the first week of December Reminders will be on the announcements to sign up for an audition time
MESArc
MESArc is back for Season 7 and this means new challenges new products and a new set of students to take flight with The students of the MESArc program have always been working with industry leading businesses in the DIY RC Hobby this year however Flite Test has teamed up with the students to development content for episodes as well as future product development
Please watch the follow YouTube video on Season 7 Intro (httpsyoutubeLLsRTEthN8s)
LEMS PE
Welcome back students and parents We hope you had a fun and active summer We started off our first weeks of PE with fitness testing Your student was tested over push-ups sit-ups mile run and sit and reach The results of the their tests will be uploaded to infinite campus along with rubrics informing students on the guidelines based upon their performance All assignments will be accompanied with rubrics based on our standard based instruction Scoring for standard based instruction will be comprised of a 1-4 scale 1=Emerging 2=Progressing 3=Meets and 4=Exemplary Please make sure your student is
coming to class prepared for physical activity This means your students is dressing out everyday with a gray t-shirtLEMS PE shirt athletic shorts and tennis shoes We are looking forward to teaching your student and having fun in PE this semester
Wildcat Bands
Erwin Wildcat Bands have been busy from the beginning of the year Over 60 of the 6th Grade Beginners participated in either the District Summer Academy of Music or in Beginner Band camp at Erwin Also for the first time Mr Massey hosted a parent informational meeting in August to introduce parents to some of the new activities happening this year in Band Finally the band students created the Band Constitution and the Band Bill of Rights Through group work discussions and voting the band students ratified a list of rules and rights that we will work under in band this year Looking ahead mark your calendars for the first concert of the year on Oct 6th On Oct 7th the 8th grade band students are invited to play along with the Loveland High School Marching Band at a home football game Check the Wildcat Bands website at httpwwwlemsmusiccombandhtml for more information or call Mr Massey at 613-7629
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 8 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Color Run 5K
This past Saturday Sept 24th marked Lucile Erwinrsquos second annual 5K and largest fundraiser Congratulations to our color run finishers
Our third place goes to Mackenzie Lindgren-8th grade Second place-8th grader Daniel Lange First place-6th grader Landon Gilliland
Consumer Family Studies
Check out lemscfsweeblycom to stay updated on what were designing in CFS
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
Page 9 Lucile Erwin Middle School Newsletter
Yearbook 2016-2017
Two important announcements for ordering your students year book All grades can order baby ads
Get off to a great start this new school year by ordering your students yearbook now to get in on the last Early Bird Special (Price of Yearbook go up Nov 4th)
Specials
1st Attention Parents of especially 8th Graders (But available for ALL grades) The ldquoearly birdrdquo deadline for submitting your childrsquos personal recognition in their yearbook with a photo of your choice or several photos inserted to commemorate their last year of middle school (if 8th) or each of their middle school years-to get it in on time the deadline is coming up on October 18th-must be submitted by Nov 15th LEMS has a wonderful designer to commemorate your students life -so gather up those priceless photos
Donrsquot miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity Visit wwwTheYearbookCompanycom (who Jostens uses to create baby ads) or call 951-274-9561 Order now for the LOWEST price for the year The Baby AdEarly bird ad deadline is October 18th
2nd You can buy your yearbook in 3 easy payments Details and instructions are on the following link + you will see more fun items along with a yearbook available to commemorate your studentrsquos school year httpwwwjostenscomappsshopprecartaspCID=160982ampPFID=2007062116422563048ampskipbook=n After Nov 4th Winter amp Spring price is $40 For ORDER FORMS for both Yearbook and Baby Ads you can visit LEMS Yearbook Sponsor amp Secretary Stephanie Sheldon in Lucile Erwinrsquos Front Office or phone 970-613-7601
