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Everitt Family Newsletter
~ For Everitt Families: May 3, 2024 ~
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Happy Friday, Everitt families!
I'm going to spare you from too many words and simply say...check out the photos below from Wellness Day. It was amazing! We have several wonderful music events next week. Come and see our Everitt musicians! And next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Please have your child write a note to some of their teachers that have made a difference for them this year.
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
What's Happening Next?
5/6-5/10 ~ Teacher Appreciation Week!
5/7 ~ Jazz Concert @ WRHS 7:00 PM
5/8 ~ Everitt Theatre Guild presents "And Then There Was One" @ WRHS 7:00 PM FREE
5/9 ~ Music Department Performance @ WRHS
5/10 ~ Music Department Elitch's Trip
5/10 ~ Save a Tree Hat Day $1
5/13-5/17 ~ Sea Camp Week
5/22 ~ 8th Grade Awards
5/23 ~ 8th Grade Continuation 6:30 PM @ Everitt
5/24 ~ 6th & 7th Grade Awards
5/24 ~ Last Day of School for Students - Picnic & Early Dismissal
5/27 ~ Memorial Day
Wellness Day 2024
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE
Everitt Theatre Guild presents "And Then There Was One" Wednesday, May 8th at 7:00 PM at Wheat Ridge High School. Admission is FREE!
CONTENT WARNING: Toy guns and gunshot sounds.
Everitt Bell Schedule 2023-2024
Want to skip the lines and go straight to the fun on May 11th? Remember to bring your completed and signed BINGO sheet, and fill out the safety waiver with this link!" Link is here: Minor Participants- Schools | WaiverFile
Also! We are challenging families the last week before May 11th, to visit 5 businesses and get a blackout bingo-- they will get a fast pass for every line at Ninja Nation, plus a free bracelet for everyone in the family!
We are looking for several volunteers to help for 1-2 hours for Ninja Nation. If you are interested, please register at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4DAAA622A4F94-49431704-tb3bingo
Ninja Nation Obstacle Course
Please click on this link to watch a video about Ninja Nation. Thank you!
Student and Family Handbook
Conduct Code Slides
7th Grade Healthy Decision Making
7th Grade Healthy Decision Making
Everitt Middle School
3900 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
May 1, 2024
Dear families:
The 7th grade Healthy Decision Making unit will be taught beginning May 8, 2024 and ending about May 23, 2024. This unit is a continuation of the 5th grade Growing & Changing unit but with a greater emphasis on how to make responsible and healthy decisions. Students will learn a decision making process that can apply to situations related to alcohol, tobacco, other substances, and sexual decision making.
This unit will consist of the following topics:
Puberty
Gender & Sexual Identity
Healthy & Unhealthy Relationships
Internal & External Influences that can impact decision making
Consent & Communication
Understanding sexually transmitted infections and transmission
Pregnancy and Prevention (Birth Control Methods)
Substance Misuse
In order to uphold our Jeffco values and to be in compliance with Colorado state law, the unit will emphasize:
Inclusivity of all students
Positive youth development
Medical & scientific accuracy of information
Because we value the family and school partnership, occasionally your student may come home with “family homework”. These assignments are completely optional but may help you to have conversations with your student about your own family values and beliefs around these sensitive topics. Also, all values-based questions that are asked by students will not be answered but we will encourage students to ask their families about the questions not answered during class.
If for any reason you are uncomfortable with your student participating in this unit or you have additional questions, please email us at: Jessica.Mitchell@jeffco.k12.co.us or Michele.Harris@jeffco.k12.co.us
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Jessica Mitchell and Michele Harris
A MESSAGE FROM ALTA GAS STATION
The Alta gas station located on the corner of 38th and Kipling would like you to know that they will no longer be allowing students into their business after school without adult supervision.
6th Grade Important Messages
Dear Everitt families,
I have been doing some digging into littering and I found out some pretty provocative information on littering. If you have aluminum in your household, do you think it's safe to use? Sorry to break it to you, it's not invulnerable to use. If you put it over your food, it's not healthy for you or your pet. Your body can fight off the little pieces of aluminum that fall in your food dogs can't. Aluminum can kill your dog. Aluminum is one of the most "green" metals available. Recycling aluminum takes only 5 percent of the energy needed to extract new aluminum from ore. A roof made of aluminum can reflect up to 95 percent of the solar energy it takes in, which makes a building much more energy efficient. Aluminum is infinitely recyclable. Even though aluminum is infinitely recyclable, It's not easy to decompose. Aluminum foil takes about 80 to 400 years to decompose. Instead, you can use recyclable containers for your food instead of aluminum foil. Recyclable containers are way safer and healthier for the environment because it eliminates hundreds and millions of plastic packaging from going into the landfill. Every year 19 to 23 million of plastic waste leaks into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers and seas. This is really bad for the environment. If we don't change now, then what will our world become in the future?
Sincerely,
Lemontia and Trayvon
Dear Everitt Parents Of The 6th Grade,
Hello Everitt Families. Our names are Ava and Harper and we are about to inform you about paper waste. Paper waste is a really big problem in our school. We did a survey on the 6th grade and the results were saying that 67.7% of the 6th graders said that they saw paper scraps around the school. Also, 22.6% of the students said that they didn't have a recycling bin at home for used paper. Also, 54.8% of the 6th grade said that they threw away lots of paper a day. We also interviewed the janitor ( Mr. Anthony) and he said that he sees kids all the time throwing away paper and crumbling it up and throwing it on the ground. Also, Mr. Anthony told us that after school he goes around and picks up all the paper scraps and puts them in the recycling bin. So Everitt families, we are asking you to please inform your kids to recycle and save the trees. Thank you!
Summer of Fun 2024
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!
Math Family Resources
Looking to support your math scholar at home? Here is the landing page for all math family resources.
https://jeffcopublicschoolsorg.finalsite.com/learning/curriculum/mathematics
2024-25 Student Schedules
Next week during LAB classes, our current 6th and 7th grade students will receive their class schedules for the fall semester of 2024-2025 school year. Please review the schedule with your student to make sure they have the appropriate core and elective/intervention classes listed on their schedule. Students will be given the opportunity to request a change to their elective class. The change request form is located on the Everitt Middle School website under the Counseling tab. The deadline to submit a change request is May 10th. If you have any questions about your student's schedule, please reach out to their school counselor.
Heather Hanson
Students Last Names A-L
heather.hanson@jeffco.k12.co.us
Kirsten Aronson
Students Last Names M-Z
kirsten.aronson@jeffco.k12.co.us
PTA CORNER
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.
Help us Preserve Camp Everitt: Do you have ideas about how to continue to provide this meaningful experience to incoming 6th graders? Join us on Monday, May 6th at 9 am at Everitt for a Camp Everitt brainstorming session (check in at the office). We would love your help! If you are interested but can't make the meeting on 5/6, please email EverittPTA@gmail.com, and we will follow up with you.
Teacher Appreciation Week starts on May 6th: We have some wonderful things planned to celebrate our amazing staff, and we need your help! Please view the signup and contribute if you can. Thank you for your support and involvement this school year! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050449AAAA22A75-49462453-everitt
Renew Your 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.
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
EVERITT CLUBS
Some of these clubs may change due to student interest and students are always welcome to start a club by asking a staff member to be their sponsor. We are always also looking for parents/guardians who are willing to support a club. Please reach out to Amanda Pouliot if you're interested in leading a club. Clubs begin at 8:05 - 8:30 am unless otherwise noted.
Monday:
French Club (Pouliot - Conference Room)
Tri-M Music Honor Society (Letendre - Orchestra Room)
Jazz Band (Reardon - Band Room)
Strength and Conditioning (Bauer - Weight Room)
Tuesday:
Track & Field (Coaches May & Trenc 7:30-8:45 am on field)
Theatre Guild - (Pouliot/Adducci/Powers - Powers' Room)
Fiber Arts -Knitting, Crocheting (Gallagher - Gallagher's Room)
Upcycling Fashion Club (Allen & Cannon - Cannon's Room)
Wednesday:
Mixed Martial Arts/Taekwondo (Big Gym)
Junior Optimists Club (Lobby)
Sammy's Buddy Program - (Choi/SBP - Choi's Room)
Builder's Club (Maikranz/Kiwanis - Meet in the Cafeteria)
Dungeons and Dragons (Newell - Newell's Room)
Board Games (Van Woensel - STEM Room)
Thursday:
Track & Field (Coaches May & Trenc 7:30 - 8:45 am on field)
Fiber Arts -Knitting, Crocheting (Gallagher - Gallagher's Room)
Chess Club (Yankoviak - Yankoviak's Room)
Cheerleading (Pineda - Choir Room)
Friday:
Earth Club (Burg - Burg's Room)
Strength and Conditioning (Bauer - Weight Room)
Yoga (Piane - Yoga Room 8:00 am)
GSA (Burt - Burt's Room)
Students are welcome to join clubs that are already in session.
Celebrations!
Kayden P. - Kayden has locked in with his listening assessments and writing quizzes in Spanish this past week. ¡Bien hecho!
Teagan P. - Teagan was an empathetic and patient listener during our conversation activities. She used Spanish to encourage her speaking partner to try, and to use Spanish.
Livia B. - Livia was an empathetic and patient listener during our conversation activities. She used Spanish to encourage her speaking partner to try, and to use Spanish. Livia is COMMITTED to using as much Spanish as possible during class. She is a wonderful of "Take chances, make mistakes, get messy!"
Madelyn R. - I am such a cluttered person and Madelyn is such a help and asks to help me organize in my room every Thursday during study hall. Madelyn is a student in Tech Ed where she is accurate and precise. Her pen project is perfect example of how high of a standard to which she holds herself.
Christopher J. - Chris earned a 26% increase this week on Geometry and a total of 90% increase on Geometry in the month of April. Chris has been doing outstanding work in our thinking classroom this month. Thinking classroom is clearly how he learns best. Keep up the excellent work, Chris!
Wiley M. - Wiley is always positive and has a fun attitude about most everything. He shares his thinking and pushes for more creative ideas and answers, always looking for ways to be more inventive. Kids love working with him because he works hard but also makes the work fun.
Arianna G. - At the start of semester, Arianna was quick to tell me she had no ideas, had no skills, didn't know how to be creative...But now I see Arianna taking risks, putting in more effort, challenging herself to keep going even if the project is not perfect or needs more work. She is confident about making her ideas come to life and willing to make changes to improve her work.
Jessenya T. - Jessenya joined our Everitt community later in the year. She has jumped in to meet and make new friends, she is helpful and kind. Jessenya is ROCKing it in the art room with her creativity and thoughtful approach to her work.
Ever G. - Ever demonstrated grit during the CO2 project where he needed to create design solutions for his car in order to maintain the design he wanted to build. Great job Ever!
Fredi P. - IN Tech Ed, Fredi was a strong proponent for himself through the puzzle project, CO2 project and the pen project. He always approaches his work with the idea that he is not there "YET" , but he will reach his goal in time. Keep it up Fredi!
Adleigh E. - During speaking activities, Adleigh is very meticulous and careful to understand all components and jumps right in. Taking risks in one of the best ways to acquire a language!
Jaylynn A. - Jaylynn has been "locked in" during Spanish recently, especially during the odd and bizarre activities.
Ezra M. - Ezra pushed himself in the weight room and succeeded throughout the workout that he chose to do. He has started to attempt new workouts in the weight room and succeed at them!
Erick A. - Erick not only pushed himself in the weight room but also helped other students be successful and showed them how to do different exercises. He helped lift our classroom community, and challenge himself and others to better their physical fitness.
Roman A. - Roman recently changed his work ethic while in the weight room. He challenges himself to try new things and asks for clarification if he has confusion. Roman makes himself better by challenging himself and others.
Jackson C. - Jackson welcomed a new student as his shadow without a second thought. He made the student feel right at home and comfortable in our class and school as a whole. Jackson's kindness helped ease the new students tension of beginning at a new school!
JJ P. - JJ advocated for herself in PE today so she could participate in the activity that we were doing. She not only spoke up for herself but also asked for clarification when she did not understand something. By doing so, JJ was able to be successful!
Tyler C. - Tyler went above and beyond in identifying exercises and lifts that he completed in the weight room as well as identifying the muscles that were used for each one. He also used his resources to help him succeed in identifying the muscles he used.
Austin S. - Austin helped other students in the weight room. He helped them complete exercises by spotting them when needed, and showing them the correct form to use on different pieces of equipment.
Kamila M. - Kamila challenged herself in the weight room and tried something new. In doing so, she asked for guidance on how the exercise was completed and demonstrated it successfully.
Serenity B. - Serenity challenged herself in the weight room by trying something new. She asked for guidance on how the exercise was done and successfully completed the exercise herself.
Eli C. - Eli pushed himself doing box jumps in the weight room. At first he was hesitant to push himself to try harder and harder heights for jumping, but he did and was successful at doing so!
Royce P. - Royce challenged himself to do his best at box jumps in the weight room. He wanted to increase his jump to see how high he could go and was able to get to almost 4 feet for his box jump! He wishes to continue to push himself to get higher and higher jumps in.
Alison M. - Alison found a wallet on the floor, and immediately turned it in to an adult. Thank you Alison, you made that student very happy!
Charley S. - Charley has been a rock star student and kid her entire time at Everitt. She has grown so much over the two years I have been able to know her.
Elijah F. - In math, Elijah has been working hard to catch up on and learn the new material we cover each day. He is now asking several questions during each class period, completing assignments, and engaging in the learning. I have heard similar things about his change in work ethic from other teachers as well. Way to finish strong and keep up the good work! Elijah lent a helping hand during class today and helped set up and take down equipment when we were done using it, and moving on to a different activity.
Daphne W. - Daphne shows up with a great attitude everyday and attempts everything to the best of her ability. He positive attitude helps lifts others up and make them feel welcome!
Isla B. - Isla sets a positive example for everyone in our class. She shows respect to everyone while playing and afterwards as well. Her attitude and respect are a great presence in class.
Miles P. - Miles always tries his best no matter what is asked of him. He advocates for himself, and challenges himself against everyone else in our class. Miles has also recently started leading by a silent but extremely positive example!
Max H. - Max always sets a positive example for everyone in class and shows respect to all members of our class and throughout our school!
Indy E. - Indy always includes others and makes sure they feel welcome. He also advocates for himself and all of his teammates no matter the activity that we are doing.
Ian H. - Ian always tries his best, respects everyone in class, and encourages them to be the best they can be. He helps others out when needed and always checks in on them to make sure they are okay. Ian is a great leader among not only 6th graders but every grade.
Tucker C. - Tucker always has a smile on his face and makes others feel valued in our class. Despite his foot being hurt for a while, Tucker continued to push himself and try his best in class!
Will S. - Will, as a TA, always offers a helping hand not only to me, but everyone in our class. He makes sure everyone knows the goal and does his best to help them reach that goal.
Miller B. - Miller is not afraid to branch out and include others and be on different teams with different players. He always lifts them up and encourages them no matter the sport!
Bonnie M. - On her first day, Bonnie was an absolute rock star in class. She jumped in without skipping a beat and challenged herself and others to try their best!
Danica P. - Recently Danica has shifted her work ethic and there has been a huge improvement in our class. She encourages and includes others while also trying her best.
Chris S. - Chris always shows up to class with respect and a good attitude. He includes others and encourages them to join in.
Darely R. - Darely has been an exceptional role model for a couple of our new students at school. She not only helps them find their classes, but includes them during our class and makes sure that they understand what the goal is. Great job!
Gavin B. - Gavin shows up to class with respect and a great attitude. He always shows myself high levels of respect and kindness throughout the day. Gav checks in with everyone, myself included, throughout the day and is a great community member of our school!
Jesiah M. - Jesiah always tries his best and pushes himself. In doing so, Jesiah also exhibits excellent leadership skills that set a great example for others around him. Jesiah beat his Spring MAP testing goal for ELA. I have seen him put effort into improving his reading so this isn't a surprise. Hard work pays off!
Liam M. - Liam sets a great example for younger students in class, and always lends a helping hand as my TA. He isn't afraid to advocate for what is right, even if it is not the most popular. Liam builds not only our classroom community but school community as well!
Aria G. - Aria demonstrated grit an resiliency when working on her pen as pieces cracked sometimes and she had to start new pieces.
Christian R. - Christian showed braveness in class with his peers. Christian continues to grow and mature in social situation, I am proud of him!
Danny H. - Danny is always helping other students with their drill press, lathe and band saw set up.
Devanae N. - During the semester in Tech. Ed., Devanae was able every time to accomplish precision and accuracy in measuring her puzzle, co2 car and pen project. Obstacles challenged her and she prevailed every time.
Athena C. - Athena is confident in the tech ed. shop with all tools, procedures, skill and projects.
Khloe A. - Thank you for trying your hardest on MAP testing. You did great!
Sage W. - Thank you for being you :) You rock!!
Everitt Middle School
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