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Art News Congratulations to the 6th grade art students with
their watercolor landscapes on display in the li-
brary this quarter. Students worked on many
Read more...pg 7
Holiday Concerts
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 5
GT News Littleton Public Schools sponsors various mini-
symposiums on current topics in gifted educa-
tion. All parents and teachers are welcome to attend.
Read more...pg 8
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 4
8th Grade Assembly Next semester the eighth grade students will hear
HIV positive Barb Wise tell her story. Her promo-
tional brochure states she “takes the audience through Read more...pg 9
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T H E F A L C O N
F L I E R
Euclid Middle School, Littleton Public Schools
January 6
Euclid Accountability Committee
3:30 - 5:30 P.M.
January 18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
No School
January 20
Coffee & Conversation
9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
January 21
PTO Meeting
9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
January 27
PLC Late Start Day
Classes begin at 9:54 A.M.
January 28
Honor Roll Ceremony
First Semester 11-12
7:00 P.M. Gym
February 2
District Jazz Band Festival
Goddard M.S. 5:00 P.M.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
2015-2016 Dates at a Glance
December 1
Jazz Band Concert
7:00 P.M. HHS Auditorium
December 2
PLC Late Start Day
Classes begin at 9:54 A.M.
Euclid Accountability Committee
3:30 - 5:30 P.M.
6th Grade Band & Choir Concert
7:00 P.M. Gym
December 7
6/7/8 Orchestra Concert
7:00 P.M. Gym
December 9
All School Holiday Lunch
during lunches
December 10
Guitar Recital
7:00 P.M. Cafeteria
December 11
Falcon Feather
Semester 1 Celebration
1:45 P.M. Cafeteria
December 14
7/8 Holiday Choir Concert
7:00 P.M. Gym
December 16
7th & 8th Grade Band Concert
7:00 P.M. Gym
December 17
PTO Meeting
9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
December 21 - January 1
Winter Break
January 4
Non-Student Day
Teacher In-service
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Euclid Accountability Committee
Gary shared an email/article by BriefCASE (Colorado Association of School Executives) that included a section on
Boards of Education. Gary had the group read the article and then share their thoughts/observations.
PTO Report: Friday 11/13/15 is LPS Night at the Denver Nuggets.
The 7th Grade party is 11/12/15 and is free to students (expenses covered by PTO). It has a Hollywood theme (teachers
said the kids are pretty excited).
The holiday lunch will be on 12/09/15 (parent Heather Quiroga is organizing it), and the cookie exchange will be on
12/02/15.
The December PTO meeting will feature new Superintendent Brian Ewart.
ETAC discussed appropriate screen time.
DAC: Amanda
There were three great candidates running for school board (election was 11/03/15 and new LPS school board members
are Jim Stephens and Robert Reichardt).
There are 15,800+ students in LPS (EMS has about 700 and Powell has 900+).
Student Learning Objectives: Ed Clous and All
Ed shared a very detailed PowerPoint presentation that included links to examples from cores/classrooms. Highlights/
notes include: SLOs include staff development, PLCs and instructional leadership. The roots of SLOs stem to Denver
Public Schools in the late 1990s. SLOs are now used in 25 states as a means to measure student outcomes. SLOs are not
used for teach pay for performance. SLOs are course-long learning objectives set by teachers along a learning progres-
sion towards critical learning outcomes. They include ambitious, realistic and measurable objectives.
Ed demonstrated SLOs for science, social studies, math and language arts and noted the emphasis on verbs in the exam-
ples (e.g. solve, analyze, cite evidence, support). Ed also showed examples of monitoring and progress reports.
Next fall, SLOs will be a part of district teacher evaluations (so EMS will be well-poised when this comes along).
Gary noted that there’s a “just right” time to share SLOs and data with parents. Odds are that teachers are already sharing
the terminology in parent-teacher conferences and parents just don’t know that they pertain to SLOs. It is good that EAC
is educated on this and can help communicate SLOs to the larger parent community (all agreed that it’s too soon for any
SLO information night with parents).
Parent committee members for 2015 - 2016
Amanda Pfaltzgraff, Facilitator 303-734-2311
Teri Carlson, 720-934-1474
Lula Guilbert, 303-917-4078
Parent committee members for 2015 - 2016
Michelle McMurray, 720-283-6979
Erin Weaver, 303-861-7969
Julie Hopson, 720-570-9752
PTO News Julie Hopson
PTO President
https://sites.google.com/site/euclidpto
Missed any newsletters? Please check out the PTO Website!
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EUCLID AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Euclid Intramurals
By Clint Borel, Intramural Director
7th Girls Basketball: The 7th grade season ended Monday, November 9, with the final
game at Euclid. Special thanks to 7th grade coaches Steve Coll and Teresa Vigil!
8th Girls Basketball: The 8th grade basketball season will be wrapped up with the fi-
nal tournament at Euclid on Saturday, December 5. Come and support our Falcons
starting at 8:00 am. Special thanks to 8th grade coaches Paul Howe and Kevin Kolasa!
6-8th Grade Wrestling: The season will end with the tournament at Newton Thursday,
December 3. The grapplers are having a great season, come and support our Falcons!
Special thanks to coaches Justin Riffle and Clint Borel.
6th Grade Coed Basketball: Basketball began Tuesday, November 10 and will continue through December 9. Special
thanks to 6th grade coaches Jordan Fidler and Teresa Vigil.
Upcoming Sports: 7th & 8th Boys Basketball will begin after Winter Break!
EUCLID AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
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 Friday
mornings. Open to everyone! See Mr. Mena to get the purple form so you are ready to play. Meets: Friday Room: Gym Sponsor: Mr. Mena
Brain Bowl: Mind Benders! Work in teams to solve brain
teasers in a game-show environment. All grade levels are invited. Student teams will compete in the Brain Bowl Met-ro Tournament during February of 2016. Meets: Monday Room: 97 Sponsor: Mr. Richardson
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. TSA will be starting on October 6 after school in the Technology Lab. Meets: Tuesdays Room: Wood Tech/Modern Tech labs
Spelling Club: Did you know the French word connois-
seur has been the most frequently used word on Scripps National Spelling Bee word lists? Spelling Club will meet Wednesday mornings from 7:10-7:45. It is open to all grades and will meet beginning in late The spelling club site can found on the EMS site under the “For Students” tab and “After School Clubs” link. Meets: Wednesday Room: 182 Sponsor: Mrs. Fast
Math Counts: Sharpen your pencils! Math Counts is an
advanced-level mathematics competition and is open to all students who love math. Individuals and teams com-pete at district and metro competitions in February of 2016. We hope to advance to the State Competition in March again. Watch for announcements of our first meeting. Room 83 Sponsor: Ms. Garrison
Interested in other sports and activities? Click here to see what other district approved opportunities are available.
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8th GRADE STUDENTS-HIGH SCHOOL
INFORMATION
Arapahoe High School has 3, “8th Grade Shadow Days”
and they are full at this time. There is a wait list that
parents can sign up for under the Arapahoe High School
Website.
For any further questions please email
“Freshman Showcase” is Wednesday, December 2, 2015
from 6:00-8:00pm in the Sitting Eagle Gym.
Freshman class of 2020 that are interested in Arapahoe
should go to meet the Principal, and learn about the
academics and extracurricular activities the school offers.
Littleton High School is offering “Lion Club Shadow
Visits” on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 8:15am-10:15am.
To register for a 2 hour tour, sign up online at the
Littleton High School Website. IB applications are
available the beginning of October.
Heritage High School has many “Shadow Days” for the
2015-2016 school year.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:15am-11:40am
Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:15am-11:40am
Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:15am-11:40am
Thursday, March 3, 2016 7:15am-11:40am
Thursday, April 7, 2016 7:15am-11:40am
To register for a half day tour, sign up online at the
Heritage High School Website under Shadow
Opportunities.
END OF FIRST SEMESTER/SEMESTER GRADES
The first semester of the 2015-2016 school year will end
on December 18. Students will receive final cumulative
grades for this eighteen-week period. Grades will be
available for parents and students to view on Infinite
Campus Portal Wednesday, January 13. These semester
grades are final. The final grades become a part of each
student’s cumulative record.
EIGHTH GRADE PARENTS
If you live out of the school district and plan to attend one
of the Littleton Public School high schools, now is the
time to open enroll at one of them, (Arapahoe, Heritage,
Littleton).
If you live in the district and do not plan to attend your
home high school, please remember that you must open
enroll at the high school your student would like to attend.
If you live out of the school district and plan to attend a
school that is NOT in Littleton Public Schools, please
notify Mrs. Keely so your records can be sent to the
appropriate high school.
Students who live in the “area of choice” were mailed a
letter in November regarding their choice of high school.
Please return the letter, indicating your preferred high
school, to Mrs. Keely in Student Services during the first
week in January. Please note that everyone does not live
in an “area of choice.” If you did not receive a letter, your
address is not a designated “area of choice.” Please call
Mrs. Keely if you have any questions.
SECOND SEMESTER 2016
Second semester provides all students with a fresh start
and the opportunity to focus on future successes. Students
will begin the second semester on Tuesday, January 5.
There is no school for students and staff on Monday,
January 18 in order for everyone to observe Martin Luther
King Day. Please mark your calendars.
SECOND SEMESTER SCHEDULES
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grade students will receive their
new schedules when they return to school on Tuesday,
January 5. CORE teachers will distribute second semester
schedules to their sixth and seventh grade students during
the regular core times. Eighth grade students will report to
their CORE classes to receive their schedules at 7:54 AM.
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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PARENT CONFERENCES
All School Conferences: These conferences are regularly
held in October and February. These are times for parents
to meet teachers in order to discuss student successes and
concerns. There are two formats for school conferences.
Scheduled: These pre-scheduled conferences are 20
minute time periods in which a teacher or parents can
make an appointment to conference together. These
conferences tend to focus on students who are struggling
academically.
Arena: Arena Conferences offer the opportunity for
parents to meet with teachers for ten-minute conferences
without an appointment. This enables parents to
conference with any or all of their students' teachers in a
short period of time. During this time period, all Euclid
staff will be in various designated areas in the school
according to grade and exploratory/elective area. These
conferences are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
4:30 – 7:30 pm Scheduled by parent or teacher
Thursday, March 31, 2016
4:30 – 7:30 pm Arena conferences (10 minute drop in)
Parents are welcome to request a conference with a
teacher(s) at any time during the school year. This type of
informal conference can be arranged by calling the
counselor who works with your student's core. The
counselor will coordinate and schedule the conference in a
timely manner. Parents can also call a teacher(s) directly
and schedule an appointment.
SAFE TO TELL
Just a friendly reminder that Safe 2 Tell is a great resource
for our students and parents to use after school hours if
they need to report a safety concern. This is located on the
Euclid website. All tips that come in remain anonymous.
COUNSELING GROUPS
Counseling groups have begun for the school year. These
include: Divorce, Social Skills, Grief and Loss, and
Parents with Illness. If you are interested in having your
student participate in one of these groups, please contact
the counseling department. 303-47-7810
CHANGE OF ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER/
EMAIL ADDRESSES
If you have made any changes to your household
information, such as changes in address, phone numbers,
email address, health, medication, or emergency
contacts, please call Mrs. Keeley in Student Services. We
can then update Infinite Campus for you. 303-347-7810
VACCINATION INFORMATION FOR ALL
EUCLID STUDENTS
Please have your student’s immunizations updated as
soon as possible. If you signed a yellow “Immunization
Notification and Plan” please have your student
immunized according to the plan and bring in
documentation to Mrs. Keeley in the Counseling Office.
Your student should have completed the following
immunizations.
1 Tdap 2 Varicella
3 Hepatitis 2 MMR
If you do not have a regular family physician, you can
call Tri County Health at 303-761-1340 for information
about immunizations. 1-800-757-3999 is a centralized
number for making appointments for immunizations with
Tri County Health.If you have any questions, call the
Student Services Office at 303-347-7810
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
Counselors receive many requests for community
assistance prior to the holiday season. Some of the
opportunities are for Inter-Faith Community Services,
Santa Claus shop, gifts for students and holiday gift
baskets. If you and your family could benefit from one
of these referrals, please call the Student Services office
so we may put you in touch with these opportunities.
This would be extremely helpful to us as we are not
always aware of your needs. Please phone 303-347-7810
or 303-347-7820 (Ms. Morris).
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 6th grade art students with
their watercolor landscapes on display in the library
this quarter. Students worked on many different wa-
tercolor techniques in this assignment. Student Art-
ists include: Kinzi Acosta, Greta Kerkhoff, Jake
Koorsen, Cymber Lebahn, Denelle Martin, Lillie
Rudnik, Jadyn Winkler, and Russell Watson.
Congratulations to the Euclid art students with art-
work on display in our office galleries. This quarter
we are featuring still life drawings, and watercolor
landscapes by both 6th and 8th grade art stu-
dents. Artists include: Clara Henckler-Davis, Jenna
Milligan, Kate Misken, Riley Owen, Emily Qualls,
Mickenzie Spradlin, Molly Tate and Christian Wat-
son.
This November eight Euclid Art students have their
artwork on display in the main entrance of the LPS
Education Service Center. If you are there be sure to
walk through the main lobby and check out all the
Euclid pieces.
Congratulations to the eight art students chosen to
represent Euclid at the Education Service Center
Main Entrance Gallery. Student work was selected
based on an exceptionally high level of craftsmanship
and creativity. Exhibition Artists include: Simeon
Ehm, Taylor Hanson, Clara Henckler-Davis, Dalena
Le, Michael McCarron, Savanah Mefford, Molly Tate
and Russell Watson. Work will be on display
throughout the month of October.
Congratulations to the 12 Euclid students with art-
work selected to compete at the city level of the Li-
on's Peace Poster Contest. This year we had 43 stu-
dents participate with the top entries being selected to
continue further in the contest. This year’s first
round winners include: Hannah Forsberg, Em-
ma Keyser, Dalena Le, Jenna Milligan, Sarah
Rossman, Amanda Salvatore, Jennifer Seale, Natasha
Shoob, Mickenzie Spradlin, Christian Watson, Grace
Whitehorn and Jenna Wilson. Good luck artists, we
would love to have one of you represent Euclid at the
Regional, State, National and International level of
this contest. Thank you to every artist who contribut-
ed artwork - the selection committee really struggled
narrowing down entries at this first round.
Congratulations to the Euclid Art students with
artwork on display in the Double Classroom gal-
lery. This quarter we are featuring a variety of dif-
ferent work. Student Artists include: Anneliese
Anthamatten, Owen Bilek, Eleanor Dutcher, Mia
Glommen (2 pieces), Immy Henderson, Mia Hust,
Greta Kerkhoff, Emma Keyser, Anika Kimes, Da-
lana Le, Lauren Little, Riley Owen, Vasha Rich-
ardson, Serenity Rivera, Amanda Salvatore (2
pieces), Natasha Shoob (2 pieces) and Grace
Whitehorn.
Kitchen News
Dear Parents,
Now that school is underway and everyone is get-
ting used to their routine, I would like to take care
of the lunch charges that have accumulated since
the beginning of the year.
I have been letting students charge when they have
not had lunch money. Things are busy, especially
for the new 6th graders, and I didn't want lunch to
be stressful.
Now that we are settled in, I would like to see less
charges for breakfast and lunch. Please be sure to
send your student with money or put it in their ac-
count through MySchoolBucks.com.
If your student has charges, please send the appro-
priate amount to take care of the charge.
If you have questions about an account, please
don't hesitate to call me or e-mail me.
Thank you so much for your help,
Diana McCubbin
303-347-7827
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GT News
By Valerie Grenawalt
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 recommen-
dations to the school board regarding gifted services in
our district. The council meets 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the
Educational Services Center Board Room once a month
during the school year, generally the second Monday of
the month. All parents are welcome to attend. Contact
Valerie Grenawalt for specific dates
We would like to thank our EMS G/T Advisory repre-
sentatives, Pam Iken and Robyn Tripp for their in-
volvement at the school and district level. As the par-
ents of Euclid GT students, Pam and Robyn are great
resources for questions, comments or concerns regard-
ing gifted programming at Euclid.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:00-3:00
LPS District Chess Tournament
Newton Middle School
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3:00-8:00
LPS District Spelling Bee
Powell Middle School
Thursday, December 3, 2015 12:30-2:43
Euclid School Spelling Bee
Euclid Double Classroom
GT Parents, did you know?
The EMS GT site links to a presentation with details
about gifted programming services for 6th – 8th grad-
ers. To access the GT web page, go to the Euclid web-
site, click on “Core” and then go to “Gifted and Talent-
ed.” The presentation is on the “HERE” link found
under “Program Overview”.
ALPs
Every student identified for Gifted and Talented ser-
vices will receive an Advanced Learning Plan
(ALP). The plan defines the GT services your child is
receiving this year, as well as one academic and one
affective goal. These plans will be completed the first
semester and a copy of each will be mailed to parents
for your information. No follow up or signature is re-
quired.
Enrichment Activities
Join in! Check the “Euclid After School Activities”
section for additional information on the many clubs
offered at Euclid. Clubs sponsored by gifted services
include Brain Bowl and Math Counts.
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End of Semester and
Last Day of School
Friday, December 18, 2015
Second Semester Starts
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Enjoy Your
Winter Break!
HIV/STD Awareness Speaker – Eighth Grade Assembly Connecting Consequences with Choices
Next semester the eighth grade students will hear HIV positive Barb Wise tell her story. Her promotional brochure
states she “takes the audience through her journey from diagnosis at age 27, to navigating the consequences of a terminal
illness, to being happily married. Barb uses her humor, vulnerability, honesty, and emotion to empower young people to
make wise choices.” This is the eighth year at Euclid of presenting this assembly to eighth grade students. Every year
we receive positive feedback from students and parents.
This presentation will compliment and enhance the LPS 8th grade Health and Science curriculum. In eighth grade,
students are expected to learn about interpersonal relationships, decision making skills and self awareness, dating and
marriage, teen pregnancy and parenting, reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancy, the im-
mune system and the spread and prevention of communicable diseases.
Barb and Rick Wise live in Littleton and have presented at many middle and high schools around the country. They
have presented many times to Euclid’s eighth grade class to positive reviews. Barb’s story helps students connect conse-
quences with choices, examine facts about HIV/AIDS, gain optimism for the future, desire real commitment and under-
stand the value of delaying sex until marriage.
Because of the content of this presentation, only eighth grade students will attend. Parents of any sixth, seventh or
eighth grade students are invited to the gym to hear this speaker. If you would like to listen in, please contact Nalisha
Cotter, the principal’s secretary, at 303-347-7811 to let us know so that we can provide seating for adults. An exact date
and time is still to be decided.
Because of the nature of the topic discussed, we understand if you would not want your eighth grade student to attend
this assembly. About one week prior to the assembly an email will be sent to every eighth grade parent. Call the above
number to exclude your child from this assembly.
National Program Evaluator Lisa Rue stated, “During interviews with families, parents recall the day their student heard
the presentation because it initiated a family conversation over dinner – now that’s a powerful story.”
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Parents of Incoming 6th Grade Students
Euclid Middle School Year 2016-2017
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.
Join Gary Hein,
Euclid Middle School Principal,
for coffee and information about
Euclid Middle School.
October 13, 2015
November 17, 2015
January 20, 2016
February 4, 2016
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Final Conversation
April 7, 2016
7:00 p.m.