Everitt Family Newsletter

Para traducir, haga clic en el enlace "Translate" a la derecha o encima de este boletín.

Happy Friday, Everitt families!

If you will indulge me a few moments to reflect, I would like to share some thoughts about the last three years. This class of 8th graders was my first class to see go all of the way through Everitt as this was my third year as principal of Everitt. My first year happened without any time to prepare. An assistant principal at Everitt at the time, I was offered an interim position as our principal took a position in another district right before school started. Like our 6th graders that year, I came in nervous and unsure of what to expect. I had never been a principal before just as they had never been middle schoolers before. One of the first things I did as principal was to hire the wonderful Katie Piane to replace me as AP. What a gift Katie has been! We grew up together, Katie, the middle school class of 2024, and me, over these three years. As Rhys and Liam pointed out in their Continuation speech, we grew in maturity, learning from the mistakes we made and discovering who we were along the way. That is the best thing about middle school. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of great things about working with middle school students -- their sense of humor, their brilliance, and their energy to name a few. But my favorite thing is watching them become who they are and getting to be a small part of that. Every class is special, of course, but this class has a special place in my heart because they are my first class and I have been incredibly blessed by doing these last three years together. Next year, Katie moves into an assistant principal position in Evergreen which will allow her to work closer to her home and to be with two of her wonderful children. And our 8th graders move on to high school. We will miss all of you and you will always be a part of us.

Below you will find photos from our last assembly, the 8th grade Elitch's field trip, 8th grade Continuation, award ceremonies and the last day of school for 6th and 7th graders. It has been a wonderful week of celebration and fun events. Thank you to our PTA for providing cake for Continuation and our wonderful 7th grade parents for serving it.

Final grades will be posted by the end of the day on Tuesday. We will also send an email to families of all students who made the honor roll this semester.

This will be our final newsletter of the school year. You will hear from us again in July with information about Camp Everitt and registration for the new school year. If you are interested in Camp Everitt for your incoming 6th grader, please keep August 5th - August 7th open. Camp Everitt is a wonderful way for your child to get to know some other 6th graders before the year begins. We are very excited to get to know your children and your family!

Thank you to the wonderful Debbie Dardano for putting the newsletter together each week.

Thank you for supporting and believing in your neighborhood school. It is our privilege to partner with you!

Amanda

Amanda Pouliot, Principal

Everitt Middle School

303.982.6288

Amanda.Pouliot@jeffco.k12.co.us

https://everitt.jeffcopublicschools.org/

5/27 ~ Memorial Day - No School

8/10 ~ Wheat Ridge Carnation Parade

***The following are changes to the previously published schedule:***

8/12 ~ Registration

8/14 ~ Back to School Night

8/15 ~ First day of school for all 6th graders (no late start & early dismissal)

8/16 ~ First day of school for ALL students

8/21 ~ School picture day

Check out the links below for an awesome guidebook for summer activities, a lot of them being local! One is an English version and the second is in Spanish. Thank you!

English Title I Summer of Fun 2024 (canva.com)

Spanish Title I Summer of Fun 2024 (canva.com)

PTA (PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION) CORNER:
Our focus is on building lasting connections between families, getting to know our student’s teachers, and creating opportunities to come together as a community, valuing our diversity and celebrating our differences.

Thank you for a great 2023/2024 School Year! Thank you to everyone who has attended meetings, donated your time, energy, delicious cooking, and monetary support throughout the year! Our PTA focuses on building community, making connections, and supporting our students and staff, your support is what makes it all possible. As we celebrate sending our 8th graders off to High School and welcoming in new 6th grade families we hope you will join us in August for another great year together. If this is your last year at Everitt, please see information below about staying involved at Wheat Ridge High School and please continue to stay in touch!

Help us Preserve Camp Everitt: A PTA task force met earlier this week to discuss how best to preserve Camp Everitt and have a plan to make sure it is available for incoming 6th graders this summer and ongoing. Our next steps will be looking for adult volunteers for 1 or 3 days (likely early August) as well as some High School kids. In addition we will be looking for a handful of local businesses as sponsors. If you are interested in volunteering or have/know of a business who might be interested in learning more please e-mail us at EverittPTA@gmail.com thank you!

Are you continuing on to Wheat Ridge High School? Our Wheat Ridge schools community is strong and continues on to “The Farm” at Wheat Ridge High School just up the road. We encourage you to join their PTSA, attend their meetings and be involved in their many activities and traditions to continue our strong community involvement. More info can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/wrhs-ptsa/

Renew Your Everitt PTA Membership:

Make your fall to-do list shorter by signing up now for your 2024-2025 PTA Membership. Dues are just $15 and allow us to be part of the state and national PTA networks and have seed money for our PTA projects. Even if you cannot make the PTA meetings regularly, becoming a PTA member is an excellent way to support our school community! To join, complete this form: https://forms.gle/MKp3Fokrn7zSioBY7 and Venmo $15 to @Everitt-Middle. Dues should never be a barrier for participation in PTA, so please email EverittPTA@gmail.com if we may help you with your dues payment.

Summertime Fundraising Made EASY with the King Soopers Community Rewards Program:

This is a great way to support the school without spending additional money, all you have to do is enroll and King Soopers will give back to Everitt! 🍎🥦🌽🥕🍇

• Go to http://www.kingsoopers.com

Once logged into your King Soopers or City Market account go to My account ~ Community Rewards ~ search for Everitt Middle School PTA either by name or FT620 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a loyalty card.

Find us online:

Check out our PTA page for reminders, important dates and meeting minutes: https://everitt.jeffcopublicschools.org/family_resources/p_t_a , and join our FaceBook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everittpta

We always welcome more ideas on ways to bring the Everitt community together and look forward to learning from each other. Please feel free to send any questions or suggestions to the PTA at EverittPTA@gmail.com.

Thank you,
Your Everitt Middle School PTA

With foundations of equity and excellence, Everitt empowers and inspires our students as individuals, lifelong learners, and creative critical thinkers to engage in authentic learning and contribute meaningfully to their communities and their world.

Email: amanda.pouliot@jeffco.k12.co.us
Website: https://everitt.jeffcopublicschools.org/
Location: 3900 Kipling St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, USA
Phone: 303-982-1580