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Page 1, December 2016 / January 2017 The FALCON FLIER
Art News Congratulations to all the students with artwork se-
lected to be displayed for the Mix and Match Art
Show in the Double Classroom Gallery at Read more...pg 5
Spring Events
Read more...pg 2
High School Shadow Days All three LPS high schools host eighth graders for on
-site visits. Dates and phone numbers are listed for
additional information Read more...pg 4
GT News The GT 7th grade exploratory for 2nd quarter allows
students to learn about architecture in theory and
practice. After researching different architectural
Read more...pg 6
T H E F A L C O N
F L I E R
Euclid Middle School, Littleton Public Schools
After School Activities Information about after school events is on the daily
announcements that are made every morning. There
are bulletin boards in the cafeteria and posters Read more...pg 3
PTO News Julie Hopson
PTO President
Missed any newsletters? Please
check out the PTO Website!
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T H E F A L C O N
F L I E R
Euclid Middle School, Littleton Public Schools
2016-2017
February 1
Euclid Accountability Committee
3:30 - 5:30 P.M.
February 2
District Jazz Band Festival
Goddard M.S. 5:00 P.M.
February 9
Academic Risk Conferences
4:30 - 7:30 P.M.
District Band Festival
AHS 7:00 P.M.
February 15
PLC Late Start Day
Classes begin at 9:54 A.M.
February 16
PTO Meeting
9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
February 20
President’s Day
March 1
Euclid Accountability Committee
3:30 - 5:30 P.M.
6th Grade Musical
7:00 P.M. Gym
March 2
All School Party
2:45 - 4:15 P.M.
March 6
District Orchestra Festival Concert
LHS 7:00 P.M.
March 7
District Choir Festival Concert
7:00 P.M. TBD
March 10
Non-Student Day
Teacher In-service
Mark Your Calendars with these Dates
March 2
All School Party
2:45 - 4:15 P.M.
March 10
Non-Student Day
Teacher In-service
March 23
Arena Conferences
4:30 - 7:30 P.M.
March 27 - 31
Spring Break
April 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
CMAS Testing
April 24
Non-Student Day
May 11
8th Grade Party
2:45 - 4:15 P.M.
May 24
Falcon Flash
May 25
Continuation
1:00 P.M. Gym
May 26
8th Grade to Elitch Gardens
Last Day of School
You can see all of the activities at Euclid by going to
http://euclid.littletonpublicschools.net
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EUCLID AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Euclid Intramurals
By Clint Borel, Intramural Director
8th Boys Basketball:
8th grade boys season is underway and the high fliers at Euclid are doing great! Mark
your calendars for February 25th and come support the Falcons in the district tourna-
ment @ Goddard. Special thanks to the coaches Steve Coll and Jordan Fidler.
7th Boys Basketball:
7th grade boys open their season at Euclid on January 30 vs. Goddard, come and sup-
port our Falcons! Special thanks to 7th grade coaches Paul Howe and Clint Borel.
Upcoming Sports:
7th and 8th grade Girls Volleyball and 6th grade Track & Field
EUCLID AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Interested in other sports and activities? Click here to see what other district approved opportunities are available.
How do I get involved?: Information about after school
events is on the daily announcements that are made every morning. There are bulletin boards in the cafeteria and posters announcing starting dates are displayed in the halls. Watch here for announcements about new clubs and activities. Club fee is due at the beginning of attending one club. After the initial payment, the club fee includes unlimited attendance at any clubs.
Soccer Club: Come play soccer at 7:00 AM on Thurs-
day (6th Grade) or Friday (7th & 8th Grade). Open to eve-ryone! See Ms. Fidler or Mr. Mena to get the purple form so you are ready to play. Meets: Thursday or Friday 7:00 - 7:45 AM Room: Gym Sponsor: Ms. Fidler or Mr. Mena
Brain Bowl: Six student teams competed in the Brain
Bowl Metro Tournament on January 21, 2017 at Heritage High School. Teams advancing to the next level will con-tinue meeting as needed, coordinated with sponsors. Meets: Thursday 2:50 - 4:10 PM Room: 0292 and 0297 Sponsor: Mrs. Neufeld and Mr. Tuke
Technology Student Association - TSA Club: Do you love building or engineering? Technology Student Association (TSA) is a club where students build projects for the state TSA competition held downtown each winter. All projects are robotics or wood-based. Meets: Tuesdays 2:50 - 4:10 PM Room: Wood Tech/Modern Tech labs Sponsors: Mr. Grimes or Mr. Biddulph
Spelling Club: Seventh grader Henry Mansfield won the
Euclid Middle School Spelling Bee, held in December. Henry beat sixth grader Isabella Cole by a narrow margin in the final round. Watch the Falcon Flyer for announce-ments regarding any EMS students who qualified for the LPS District Spelling Bee on February 8 at Powell at 3:30. Spelling Club is finished meeting for this school year.
Green Team: Are you interested in environmental issues
and activities? Join the Euclid Green Team! We an-nounce our meeting dates via the daily bulletin and email. We meet on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 3:00 pm in room 1116, usually once or twice a month. Our first February meeting is February 7th. Sponsors: Mrs. Bradbury & Ms. Remkus
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PARENT CONFERENCES--A LOOK AHEAD Please mark your calendars for Parent Conferences that
will be held Thursday, February 9 from 4:30 to 7:30 P.M.
Conferences for 6th and 7th grade will be student lead
and will be facilitated by CORE teachers. 8th grade will
have arena conferences held in the cafeteria. These
conferences are a 10 minute drop in and unscheduled.
Euclid staff members are available for informal
conferences at any time during the school year. Parents
can initiate a conference by calling a teacher's voice mail
number or the counselor who works with your student.
COLORADO MEASURE OF ACADEMIC
SUCCESS (CMAS)
This year the State of Colorado has combined all of our
testing, including PARCC, testing under the umbrella of
CMAS. All of our testing will be done the students
individual Chromebooks. Please help remind your child
each night to fully charge their Chromebook so they are
ready during testing. They can also bring their chargers
to school those weeks in case they need to use them.
Testing this year has been set for the week of April 3rd
and April 10th. It is very important that your student
be in school during this critical testing time. Please
mark your calendars. If you have questions regarding our
Standardized Testing Program, please call Student
Services at 303-347-7810. Thank you.
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2016-2017
SCHOOL YEAR
Counselors will begin to register current 6th and 7th grade
students during the weeks of April 17th and April 24th. At
this time your student will bring home registration
materials related to grade level course offerings. Please
review these materials carefully with your child. It is
important for students to make appropriate course
selections for the next school year. It is recommended
that parents assist their student(s) with these choices.
Parents indicate their input and approval when they sign
the registration card. This signed registration card must
be returned to the Student Services Office for processing.
Student Services will publish specific dates in the March
Newsletter as to the deadlines for returning the
completed registration card. Counselors will also visit the
elementary schools to register current 5th graders the week
of March 20th. Please call Student Services at 303-347-
7810 if you have questions or information for us.
8TH GRADE PARENT- HIGH SCHOOL
INFORMATION
HHS-Registration Information Night (REQUIRED
FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS). Tuesday, February
7 at 6:00 pm in the theater. Students will be able to
register for classes immediately following the
presentation. A walk-in registration will be held on
Saturday, February 11 from 8-11 am in the library and
Tuesday, February 14 from 3-5 pm.
LHS-Highlights of Choice Night and Registration,
(REQUIRED FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS).
February 2 at 6:30 in the forum. The makeup date is
March 7 at 5:30 p.m.
AHS-Freshman Registration Night, Monday, April 17th
at 6:00pm.
Website http://www.litttletonpublicschools.com/ and go to
level transition and click on the specific High School.
STUDENT INFORMATION
If you have made any changes to background information
such as changes in address, phone number (work and
home), health and medication, or emergency contact
person(s), please contact the school so that your student's
records will be correct.
REMINDER There is no school on Monday, February 20th for
President’s Day.
Student Services News Counselors: Mel inda Morris : 303 -347-7820
Tara Kolker : 303 -347-7819
Anne Keely , Secretary: 303 -347 -7810
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Art News By Tammy Andersen
Congratulations to the art students representing Euclid at
this year's Littleton Public Schools District K-12 art show
at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Commu-
nity College. Student artists include Bella Johnson, Olivia
Rowley, Marissa Sirois, Asher Stephan, and Russell Wat-
son.
Congratulations to the Euclid art students with their water-
color landscape on display in the library. Student artists
include: Madisyn Adas, Liam Begly, Sean Crecelius, Milo
Hauer, Aidan Johnson, Aris Larson, Sophia Luem, Eden
Morgan, Mallory Mullen, Alicia Rivas, Katie Schultz, and
Aviva Smith.
Congratulations to the Euclid art students with their ce-
ramic work on display in the main hallway. 6th Grade
Ceramic Suns: Ava Antolinez, William Baker, Rhiannon
Barnett, Boden Broyles, Addison Doyle, Madelynn Shep-
ler, Annika Sokol, and Talon Valdivia. 7th Grade Coil
Pots: Sofia Calderon, Trenton Forsberg, Mackenzy Gip-
son, Sophia Hopson, Ella Kates, Skyler Kennedy, Chloe
Kovaka, Jayce Letson, Andrew Mack, Zoe Mackey, Liam
Martin, Andrew Nguyen, Nidia Romero, Lillie Rudnik,
Genna Rump and Annabella Williams.
Congratulations to the Euclid art students with work on
display in the main office areas for the start of next
year. Participating artists include: Jordyn Coats, Daisy
Crowell, Gabby Fuentes Yanacheak, Jillian Hurley, Bella
Johnson, Kache Kingston, Grace Paquette and Annika
Sokol.
Congratulations to the Euclid art students with work on
display in the art room display case. Right now we are
featuring a wide variety of work. 6th Grade Ceramic
Suns: Jace Aiken, Carter Dorsch, Ashley Le Compte,
MacKenzie Parus, Sophia Sitter and Eden Tripp.
6th Grade Foil Relief: Aislyn Barnett, Farrah Carlile, Saw-
yer Cowles, Claire Cozard, Amiyah Martinez, Miles
Mino, MacKenzie Parus, Andrew Rasmussen, Rose Ri-
stea, Alicia Rivas, Sophia Sitter, Emily Smith, Mirek
Soucek and Adrianna Valdez.
7th Grade Carving: Emilee Cirbo, Jovina Gladu, Ian
Jorgensen, Henry Mansfield, Isabella Molina, Karma
Rome, Ethan Spilsbury, and Russell Watson.
8th Graders - Can you lend a hand?
Thanks to Mr. Leudke, the Green Team, and NJHS, we
now have a recycling container for cans & bottles in the
lunchroom! But, we need your help! Our student leader
needs 8th graders willing to help empty the container at
the end of their lunch period, and it takes two students at
a time, but it's super quick! If you'd like to earn service
hours and Be Real tickets/treats, please email Mrs. Brad-
bury at [email protected], or Ms. Remkus at [email protected]. We will get you started!
7th Grade Coil Pots: Russell Watson.
7th Grade Gargoyles: Elle Berendt, Lynsey Claybough,
Henry Mansfield, Isabella Molina, Andrew More, Sofia
Quiroga and Tania St John.
8th Grade Silk Paintings: Joe Amaya, Daisy Crowell,
Amy Gianetto, Bella Johnson, Sam Johnston, Grace
Paquette and Destinee Sarmiento.
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GT News
By Valerie Grenawalt
NJHS
The National Junior Honor Society is a national recogni-
tion program that honors students who excel in the five
key areas of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, charac-
ter, and service. Euclid Middle School provides NJHS
students with an opportunity to engage in collaborative
service in the community, metro area and world.
All sixth and seventh graders who achieved a GPA of 3.75
or higher for first semester received a letter inviting them
to apply for membership in the National Junior Honor
Society. Applications for membership were available in
the Student Services office. Applications will be due Feb-
ruary 2, 2017 for consideration and evaluation by our
school committee. Students will be receiving a letter ad-
vising them as to whether or not their application was ac-
cepted by early April. The induction ceremony will be
held on the evening of April 27, 2017.
Summer Enrichment
Euclid families have found the Summer Enrichment Pro-
gram at UNC to be a high quality experience for gifted
learners. Check the following link for information on
their program: Summer Enrichment Program (SEP).
Email Val Grenawalt at [email protected] if you
would to speak with other parents whose students attend-
ed the SEP.
LPS Gifted Services
Littleton Public Schools sponsors various mini-
symposiums on current topics in gifted education. All
parents and teachers are welcome to attend. Watch the
Falcon Flyer for announcements concerning these
presentations.
The LPS Gifted and Talented Advisory Council studies
current issues in gifted education and make recommenda-
tions to the school board regarding gifted services in our
district. All parents are welcome to attend.
We would like to thank our EMS representatives to the
GT Advisory Council, Pam Iken and Robyn Tripp, for
their involvement at the school and district level.
Littleton Association of Gifted and Talented (LAGT),
our local GT affiliate of the Colorado Association for
Gifted and Talented, sponsors periodic programs as well
as a state conference. Watch for announcements of these
events or check the organization website at
www.coloradogifted.org.
Enrichment Activities
Join in! Check the “Euclid After School Activities” sec-
tion for additional information on the many clubs offered
at Euclid. Clubs sponsored by gifted services include
Brain Bowl and Math Counts.
SHOW YOUR SCHOOL SPIRIT! We have ordered a limited quantity of Spirit Wear items that you can purchase. We will have items on display
during lunches beginning Tuesday, February 7th . QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED SO BE THE FIRST TO
COME BY!! See Mrs. Rand in the attendance office with any questions. The order form is attached so you can
see what we have available!
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Join Gary Hein,
Euclid Middle School Principal,
for coffee and information about
Euclid Middle School.
October 4, 2016
November 9, 2016
January 26, 2017
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Final Conversation
April 6
7:00 p.m.
Parents of Incoming 6th Grade Students
Euclid Middle School Year 2017-2018
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
Conversations are identical in content and include:
Overview of the school academic program
Presentation of elective and exploratory program
Review of programs for Gifted and Talented
Information on a safe learning environment
Explanation of exemplary math acceleration program
Overview of the Student Activities Program (Intramurals/Clubs)
Question/Answer session
Tour of the building
This session is especially helpful for parents who are still undecided about where to educate their middle school child.
Although a R.S.V.P. is helpful in order for us to provide refreshments,
you are most welcome as a drop in visitor. You may R.S.V.P. to 303-347-7811.