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, October 2015 The FALCON FLIER

High School Info for

8th Grade Students

Read more...pg 5

Letter from the Principal Last year, 23 students completed Falcon Feather #7,

Teamwork. It is the most complex of the Falcon

Feathers. This leadership principle develops the habit

Read more...pg 2

Report Cards This year our grading process will continue on a nine

-week basis. This nine-week grade report will reflect

“ Grades in Progress” Read more...pg 6

National History Day Article For eighth-grade graduates of Euclid Middle School

history has taken on new meaning since competing in

the National History Day contest this year. Read more...pg 8

Coffee and Conversation for

Incoming 6th Grade 2016-2017

Read more...pg 9

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

Read more...pg 4

TSA Nationals Twenty-one Euclid Middle School students repre-

sented our school at the National TSA Conference in

Dallas, Texas from June 28-July 2, 2015.

Read more...pg 8

The Stride

5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run Read more...pg 10


T H E F A L C O N

F L I E R

Euclid Middle School, Littleton Public Schools

2015-2016

Dates at a Glance

October 7

PLC Late Start Day

Classes begin at 9:54 A.M.

Euclid Accountability Committee

3:30 - 5:30 P.M.

October 13

Coffee & Conversation

9:30 - 11:00 A.M.

October 14

Scheduled Conferences

4:30 - 7:30 P.M.

October 15

Scheduled and Arena Conferences

Non-Student Day

October 16

Non-Student Day

October 22

PTO Meeting

9:30 - 11:00 A.M.

October 25

Littleton Stride

October 26– 30

Book Fair

October 28

PLC Late Start Day

Classes begin at 9:54 A.M.

7th & 8th Grade Musical

7:00 P.M. Gym

October 29


8:45 A.M. & 12:40 P.M.

October 30


7:00 P.M. Gym

November 4


3:30 - 5:30 P.M.

October 2015

Dear Parents,

Last year, 23 students completed Falcon Feather #7, Teamwork. It is the

most complex of the Falcon Feathers. This leadership principle develops the

habit of synergy. It directs students to discover that working as a team is

rewarding and effective. Students’ pictures and projects are posted in the

main hallway. Next time you’re in the building, take a look at how our mid-

dle school students served the community and learned about teamwork

along the way.

7th graders are encouraged to earn Falcon Feathers #5 and #6 in order to be

eligible next year for 8th grade leadership positions. Our 6th graders have

eagerly jumped into the Falcon Feather program. Already, many have

turned in their first Falcon Feather. Many of our students were successful

last year and we look forward to seeing all of them grow this year.

A class of 8th grade students are organizing, managing, celebrating and pro-

moting the Falcon Feather awards. Students may turn in Falcon Feather

worksheets any Friday to their core teacher. The ‘Leadership Class’ then

awards the Falcon Feather, a colored dog tag, on the next late start day. In

addition, they place a recognition sheet on the student’s locker. In Decem-

ber they will hold a celebration during the school day for all 6th graders who

earned at least one Falcon Feather.

Our annual Magazine Sale ended recently and was a success. Almost fifty

percent of this will be profit for the school which will be used for our stu-

dents. This positive support of our school in hard economic times sends a

strong message. The Euclid community supports our students and school. It

is an honor to serve at a school that has such strong parental involvement.

Thank you.

It has been a great start to the year as I see our students jumping into all that

our school community has to offer. We have a fun and challenging year

ahead of us.

Sincerely,

Gary Hein Principal



This area will have the minutes from the Euclid Accountability Committee meetings. Watch for information re-

garding what is going on at Euclid.

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

Thank you Euclid Community for your support in another very

successful fundraiser! Our sales totaled $45,000, up from last

year! Thank you to all the volunteers and Amy Reichardt for co-

ordinating this successful fundraiser. Please attend our next PTO

meeting on October 22nd, 9:30 am to 11 am to hear about the

spending proposal for our “Gifts to School” program. Another

bonus to attending the meeting: our very own Euclid counselors

will be presenting and we will have time for questions!

Missed any newsletters? Please check out the PTO Website!

https://sites.google.com/site/euclidpto/minutes-newsletters


Euclid Intramurals By Clint Borel, Intramural Director

The track season ends with the 8th grade tournament Monday, October 5th at LPS Stadium and the last 7th grade meet

was Monday, September 28th at Euclid. A big thank you to all track coaches: Clint Borel, Lynn Duran, Evan Biddulph,

and Steve Coll.

6th Grade Co-ed Volleyball/Basketball:

There were opportunities for 6th graders to get involved in middle school athletics without the stress of competing

against another school. Thank you to Paul Howe, Alan Claussen and Teresa Vigil for coaching these young athletes.

8th Grade Girls Basketball and 6-8th Grade Wrestling

will be starting this month!

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. Brain Bowl will be on Mondays after school this year. 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 Sponsors: Mr. Grimes or Mr. Biddulph

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.

http://www.littletonpublicschools.net/content/district-approved-flyers


STUDENT SERVICES

Counselors are excited about the new school year. We

have had a busy beginning of the school year, meeting

new students, giving core talks, preparing for counseling

groups, and working with students, teachers, parents, and

administrators to assist students toward a successful

school year. We are very excited to work with our Euclid

students. Please continue to contact your grade level

counselor as you determine a need.

Tara Kolker Mindy Morris Mt. Antero Mt. Columbia

Mt. Evans Mt. Elbert

7 Below Quest

Trailblazers Discovery

303-347-7819 303-347-7820

8th GRADE STUDENTS

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

[email protected].

“Freshman Showcase” is Wednesday, December 2

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 beginning “Lion Club Shadow

Visits” the beginning of October.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 8:15am-10:15am

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:15am-10:15am

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.

“Freshman Lion Pride Preview” is Thursday,

November 5 from 6:30-9:00pm.

Freshman class of 2020 that are interested in Littleton

should go to meet the Principal, and learn about the

academics and extracurricular activities the school offers. There will be an informational sessions for International

Baccalaureate.

Heritage High School has many “Shadow Days” for the

2015-2016 school year.

Thursday, November 5, 2015 7:15am-11:40am

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. Their “Freshman Show Case” will be on

Tuesday, November 3 from 6:30-8:30pm. Freshman

class of 2020 that are interested in Heritage should go to

meet the Principal, and learn about the academics and

extracurricular activities the school offers.

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 all 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.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

4:30 – 7:30 pm Scheduled by parent or teacher

Thursday, October 15, 2015

12:00 – 3:00 pm Scheduled by parent or teacher

4:30 – 7:30 pm Arena conferences (10 minute drop in)

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Student Services News Counselors: Mel inda Morris : 303 -347-7820

Jul ie Vrooman: 303 -347-7821

Anne Keely , Secretary: 303 -347 -7810

mailto:[email protected]


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.

EUCLID'S GRADE REPORTING SYSTEM

This year our grading process will continue on a nine-

week basis. This nine-week grade report will reflect

"Grades in Progress." This means that the student does

not receive final grades until the end of each semester.

The first nine-week "in progress grades" will appear on

the first grade report. The second nine- week grade

report will show the final grades for the first semester of

the school year. Grades in progress are currently

available for parents and students to view on Infinite

Campus Portal.

In an effort to keep parents informed, those students not

working at a satisfactory level (D or F) or those students

who have shown a recent, significant change in grades

and/or effort would have received a formal Mid-Quarter

Academic Report the week of September14, 2015. The

first nine week grading period will end on October 16,

2015. Please call your grade level counselor if you have

questions.

COUNSELING GROUPS

Counselors are in the process of gathering names for the

following counseling groups: Divorce, Social Skills,

Grief and Loss, and Parents with Illness. Our Social

Skills group will begin in October. If you are interested

in nominating your student for one of these groups,

please contact the counseling department 303-347-7810

CHANGE OF ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER/

EMAIL ADDRESSES

If you have made any changes to background

information such as changes in address, phone number

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Student Services News Counselors: Mel inda Morris : 303 -347-7820

Jul ie Vrooman: 303 -347-7821

Anne Keely , Secretary: 303 -347 -7810

(work or home), email address, health and medication, or

emergency contact person(s), please call Student Services

at 303-347-7810 so that we may update our records.

Thank you!

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. Keely 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, gift certificates for students and

wrapped holiday gifts for families. 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).

Inter Faith is currently taking applications for families

that would like to receive a Thanksgiving Basket and/

or a December Holiday Basket from September 21

through October 30, 2015. For more information on

how to apply, requirements, and time of registration,

families should call 303-789-0501 or go to www.ifcs.org


GT News By Valerie Grenawalt

Western Academic Talent Search

Center for Bright Kids Western Academic Talent

Search applications are available. Deadlines depend on

tests, but range from November to February. See the

Bright Kids site linked here for the application.

Spelling Bee

All students will have an opportunity to qualify for the

EMS Spelling Bee by taking a written test in their lan-

guage arts class. The top thirty students will advance to

the Euclid Spelling Bee which is scheduled for Thurs-

day, December 3, 2015. The EMS Bee finalists will

advance to the LPS District Spelling Bee held after

school on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Powell

Middle School.

Sponsor: Mrs. Grenawalt

Architecture Bubble Fest!

Architecture was the 7th grade GT exploratory offered

first quarter. On October 2, the students took a walking

tour of downtown Denver. Students also created a gi-

ant three dimensional bubble out of plastic sheeting,

duct tape, and a box fan. On October 15, they present-

ed their bubbles during a Bubble-fest in the EMS cafe-

teria. Parents and peers were invited to attend.

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 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.

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. For further information,

check the website at www.coloradogifted.org.

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.

Future Events:

District Chess Tournament: Saturday, December 5,

2015 from 8-3 at Newton Middle School

Art News By Tammy Andersen

Congratulations to the 6th and 8th graders with artwork

on display in the double classroom gallery at Eu-

clid. 8th grade art students are displaying a colored

pencil still life drawing where we focused on color

blending and shading. 6th grade art students have their

realistic, abstract and non-objective still life draw-

ings. They focused on different art styles within a sin-

gle subject. 8th Grade Artists: Anneliese Anthamatten,

Owen Bilek, Chy Cruz, Simeon Ehm, Hannah

Forsberg, Mia Hurst, Emma Keyser, Dalena Le, Ella

Lewis, Michael McCarron, Savannah Mefford, Jenna

Milligan, Jenny Seale, Mickenzie Spradlin, Grace

Whitehorn and Jenna Wilson; 6th Grade Artists: Lizzie

Hicks, Greta Kerkhoff, Anika Kimes and Denelle Mar-

tin.

Congratulations to the 6th grade art students with their

realistic, abstract and non-objective drawing on display

in the Euclid library. Students really focused on obser-

vation skills as well as color pencil blending tech-

niques. Students include: Aleysha Gonzalez, Maya

Grover, Taylor Hanson, Cymber Lebahn, Michael

Majewski, Corbin Purdum, Molly Tate and Samuel

Wilhelmi.

Congratulations to the 6th grade art students with their

realistic, abstract and non-objective drawing on display

in the Euclid main office and the Student Services of-

fice. Students really focused on observation skills as

well as color pencil blending techniques. Students in-

clude Summer Blankenship, Tinley Enzminger, Clara

Henckler – Davis, Andrew Mack, Jonny Rupprecht,

Russell Watson, and Romy Wideen.

District Spelling Bee: Wednesday, February 10, 2016

from 3-8 pm, at Powell Middle School

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 “EMS GT Services”.

ALPs

Every student identified for Gifted and Talented ser-

vices will receive an Advanced Learning Plan

(ALP). These plans will be completed first semester

and a copy of each will be sent to parents.

Enrichment Activities

Join in! Check the “Euclid After School Activities”

section for additional information on the many clubs

offered at Euclid.

https://www.centerforbrightkids.org/programs/academic-year-programs/western-academic-talent-search/index.html


Chromebooks This is a big year for the Falcons, all students have re-

ceived their own personal chromebooks for the first

time in Euclid history! Sixth, seventh, and eighth grad-

ers were all trusted with their own chromebook to take

home. It is the student’s responsibility to bring their

chromebook to school with them everyday, fully

charged and ready to learn! Pictured below Mr. Hein

hands a Chromebook to Brayden Laga.

National TSA Competition By Evan Biddulph

Twenty-one Euclid Middle School students represent-

ed our school at the National TSA Conference in Dal-

las, Texas from June 28-July 2, 2015. The students are

Daniela Ascencio, Jeffery Christianson, Joseph Eriqat,

Hannah Fuchser, Ethan Gray, Mia Henderson, Emma

Hopson, Charlotte Lee, Connor O'Meara, Grace Perry,

Ethan Perry, Jaelynn Plummer, Emily Qualls, Ethan

Rausch, Juston Robson, Holly Rossman, Audri Sault-

ers, Brodie Schiemann, Nicholas Shields, Jack Sophir,

and Grace Whitehorn.

Over 5000 students participated from throughout the

USA, Turkey, and Germany. The winners from Eu-

clid are:

Tech Bowl:

1st Place - Joe Eriqat, Charlotte Lee, Ethan Perry

STEM Animation:

3rd Place - Charlotte Lee, Audri Saulters

Go Green:

Top 12 - Daniela Ascencio, Emily Qualls, Grace

Whitehorn

Video Game Design:

Top 12 - Jack Sophir, Juston Robson, Jeff Christian-

son, Ethan Rauch, Nicholas Shields, Ethan Gray

Chapter Team:

Top 12 - Joe Eriqat, Connor O'Meara, Ethan Perry,

Hannah Fuchser, Jaelynn Plummer, Nicholas Shields

Well done Euclid TSA!

National History Day By Anna Sutterer

For Sabrina Ehrnstein, Eva Grenawalt, Sofie Martinez

and Makenzie McKenna — eighth-grade graduates of

Euclid Middle School — history has taken on new

meaning since competing in the National

History Day contest this year.

Ehrnstein can tell you about Albert Ein-

stein and his Jewish culture, a bit about his

theories and how he advocated for civil

rights. She does all this with a German ac-

cent.

Grenawalt’s website on journalists Robert

Woodward and Carl Bernstein, whose re-

porting toppled President Richard Nixon

from power, is an interactive multimedia

compilation focused on truth.

And Martinez and McKenna reveal the

lasting effects of newspaperman Joseph

Pulitzer’s reforms through their role-play

as newsboys and reporters.

To read the complete article click here: http://littletonindependent.net/stories/Students-

bring-history-to-life,192082

http://littletonindependent.net/stories/Students-bring-history-to-life,192082

http://littletonindependent.net/stories/Students-bring-history-to-life,192082


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.

Sunday, October 25th, Join us for The Stride

The Stride is an exceptional event that focuses on bringing together Littleton Public Schools and the local community to focus on health & wellness as well as encourage school spirit. In its 20th year, The Stride offers a one of a kind, incredibly fun and unique experience for all ages! The main objective of this event is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle for families and our community as well as build partnerships and increase financial support for Littleton Public Schools.

The Stride, presented by Littleton Adventist Hospital, is a 10K & 5K run/walk and offers a Kids Fun Run too. All ages are encouraged to participate and there is something for everyone at The Stride! Whether you are a seasoned runner ready to take on one of Denver Metros’ most challenging 10K courses, a beginning runner focusing on your first 5K, or somebody who likes to go on fun walks with friends; there is fun to be had for the whole family! For more information and to register, click here. Register online through September 24th for savings on the entry fees.

Simply register for your favorite LPS school and help them win a $1,000 grant from the LPS Foundation!

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