All elementary/K-5 teachers are participating in the District Literacy Initiative. This resulted in the school district receiving approximately $131,000.00, which supports CTE programming across the entire school district. Hosted the largest number of incoming 6th grade students for Jump Start in August. Celebrated the wrap up of the 2nd annual 8th Grade Legacy Book Project. During the first quarter, 54% of our students achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher and made the Honor Roll! Students at Columbine are participating in a school-wide design challenge focusing on the environmental impact in their community. They have studied topics such as Readers Theater, Shakespeare, The Stock Market Game, advanced math, and social/emotional lessons geared towards the needs of gifted students. The extra two days of instruction bolstered students ability to successfully navigate the 5/6 transition. Number of students on who earned the AP Capstone Diploma or the AP Scholar Distinction in the Class of 2022: Collaborative music events in Choir and Instrumental Music among EHS and EMS and SHPK8, Open House for interested 8th grade families in November 2022; 8th Grade Registration Night on January 19, 2023, 69 courses completed during the day with a 87.34% completion rate, 19 courses completed after school with a 100% completion rate, Daniels Scholarship Finalist in the Class of 2023 Stephen Hampton. Re1J). Altona Middle School Aug 2018 - Present 5 years. Burlington hosted Dyslexia Awareness Night for families across the district. Our median growth percentage in math is 57% and for reading it is 90%. Even with the inclement weather there were more than 200 people in attendance. Our STEM Coordinator, Mrs. Shaffer, is now Apple Certified. Our progress towards annual typical growth in reading was 125% (19% improvement from a year ago). More than 200 alumni attended our Tours and Tailgate event. Aug 22, 2023 Fourth grade class shows a median growth score of 89%. They will continue to learn about careers from experts in a wide variety of fields. Timberlines Student Leadership Team is now offered for grades 6th-8th, with 12 students each grade, as well as including elementary grades monthly. All Freshman Seminar teachers worked closely with interventionists and counselors on a research-based social/emotional curriculum such as Sources of Strength and 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens to help students learn new skills, feel safe, and connect at school. Fall Rivers annual FoxTrot has raised over $42,000 in donations this fall. Thus far for the second session, we have 59 students registered. Teachers focused on literacy and math, and they wove science into lessons throughout the day. This creates a positive connection and helps set the tone for the year. Also, 83% of students achieved our credit-earning expectation for our school. Homework club meets twice weekly in the library with two certified teachers staffed to support students needing extra help with homework. Highlands just recently started a mindfulness club that meets before school on Tuesdays/Thursdays. The certifications qualify for CDIP reimbursement, potentially bringing in tens of thousands of dollars to the school district. This club is also focused on teamwork between students. Our team included Sunset Middles music program in this event. Vivian Nguyen partnered with the Longmont City Council, Longmont Police Department and the DEA to collect expired medications, keeping them out of the local water system. The band was selected to perform at the Colorado Bandmasters Association Festival on March at Fort Collins High School. Four students successfully auditioned into the Combined League Honor Orchestra. We held our first Silver Creek feeder Cafecito and over 20 families attended. School districts and industry partners continue to request to tour our facility to view our outstanding programming. Students have enjoyed additional learning on a variety of subjects. We have completed the first year of the Weld Trust grant. ; Team 2654P Pronounce This win Robot Skills & Excellence Award. Our final competition is a game on the competitive field named Marsagedon. Additionally, they have led interactive tours for prospective families and have helped to organize staff vs student volleyball, basketball, and kickball games. There are 46 students participating in the GT program and identified 16 second grade students for continued testing. Model United Nations EHS has 26 student Model United Nations. We had 125% median progress towards annual typical growth in reading on the mid-year iReady which is a 39% increase from last year. iReady mid-year winter data shows students are making great progress towards typical annual growth in reading and math. It enrolls 808 students in grades 1st through 12th. Intentional Algebra 1 and English 9 grade tracking during staff collaboration time. Students with disabilities moved from the does not meet category for growth to approaching in both ELA and math. Altona Middle School is a public elementary school located in Longmont, CO in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. During the first Wednesday of each month, students engage in lessons related to these classes in their elective, math, and language arts classes. The number of students two or more years below grade level decreased from 37% to 19%. School information is provided by the government. The student-teacher ratio is 20, which is worse than that of the district.The student population is made up of 47% female students and 53% male students. New Meridians AP Psychology class is now in its fourth year. Offered a Halloween-costume exchange / donation so families could get new costumes at low to no cost. STEM classes are in their second year, building on our partnership with Amazon and this year the group created and launched rockets based on the challenge associated with the book. Held inaugural summer school in June and with over 60 students in attendance. At-Risk Guided Study class called SOAR in coordination with Laura Hess and SPED. Student Council successfully ran our canned food drive where we collected 900 pounds of food to donate to the Our Center in Longmont. Skyline continues to strengthen two-way communication by allowing teachers to schedule times with their family liaison to make phone calls home, connect with families, and build relationships. Alpine has launched a successful new Affective Needs BASE program, where staff embrace new students and their needs. CETC counseling has over 400 concurrent enrollment requests approved for this semester. 4600 Clover Basin Drive Longmont, CO 80503 Phone: 720-494-3980 | Fax: 720-494-3989, Website AccessibilityLegal NoticesTitle IXCommunity StrongStaff Login. Hispanic students in 4th and 5th grade had a higher median growth score than their white peers by 30 percentage points. This approach is child-centered and emphasizes active learning. They are not guaranteed to be accurate, up to date, or complete. Nine students in Leigh Levesques Introduction to Sports Medicine class secured an internship with their home high school athletic trainer. The Eagle Crest Annex Club has over 80 students that plan cross-cultural exchange projects, presentations, and video calls between the schools. CETC is in its 51st year of offering premier career and technical education programming to the St. Vrain Valley School District students. Eagle Crest implemented a school wide PBIS program to support expected student behaviors across their community. K-5 students won 3rd place in both the summer and fall Myon Reading challenges. Mr. V and Mr. Manny have been a great addition to our Mead family. Over 15% of our 8th grade students applied for and participated in our WEB program which focuses on peer mentoring and planning connecting activities for our 6th grade students. These were students who struggled as a Freshmen. The number of students participating in our Robotics program increased by 40% from last year. Hosted four volunteer 90-minute training sessions for volunteers who are now back in our school assisting our students and staff. ELL- Access Testing 71% growth in Elementary, third highest in St. Vrain. Gabby Schultz hosts monthly Mini Medics classes with 4th and 5th graders at APEX. Aug 9, 2023, Start: 4 were here. Standards-Based Education:Our school is a standards-based school. Blair Hunter, SSN teacher, has written a successful Grant for more inclusive playground equipment sponsored by the Weld Trust and our Parent-Teacher Organization. The Welding program is a high-demand program. Altona Middle School is a public school in Longmont, Colorado that is part of St Vrain Valley School District RE 1J. These robots help to personalize K-5 math, reading and social/emotional lessons to meet the needs of every student. 3D printers are used with our middle school students as an option for the end product. 40 College Rep Visits to LHS this Fall 2022, October Community Service Katja OMalley, November Forensics/Creative Writing Greta Wedel, Monica Herzog, AP Physics Teacher: Knowles Fellowship, Sam Holloway, Science Teacher: Knowles Fellowship, Doubled the number of students taking courses at the Career Elevation and Technology Center and Innovation Center from fall 2021 to fall 2022. 6th graders are developing prototypes of moon bases using the program TinkerCad. Skyline hosted two rounds of Career Talks for students with local businesses, military branches, technology companies, and other industries that were presented to our students. In PE, 3rd-5th students received golf instruction in partnership with Saddleback Golf Courses golf pro. 50 students participated in the Drama Club. Student council representatives, who are selected by their peers in grades 3-5, organize school wide projects throughout the year. Silver Creek offers a rigorous academic pathway for students pursuing Advanced Placement and Honors courses with 23 weighted grade Advanced Placement options and numerous weighted grade Honors courses available throughout ninth and tenth grade. Sprouts staff have been running a cooking workshop with students. Westview received more than 150 open enrollment applications last year, far exceeding applications to any other middle school. Enrollment increased by 61%. 4 students were accepted to the All State Choir program. Vice President of BrainCo: Lawrence Franchini, Talks about their products and work with athletes from Formula1, MLB, and Olympic athletes, Marine Biologists, Researchers: Chrissy Frederick. Catch the latest news and updates in our weekly email communications archives. Date: 8/23/2023 Time: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM First Day of School for Elementary (Grades 1-6) & Secondary Students Date: 8/24/2023 Time: 7:30 AM - 4 PM Kindergarten Conferences - No School for Kindergarten Students Date: 8/24/2023 Time: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM View All Events Mountain View is in the 15th year of partnering with a Uganda sister school. May 10, 2019 2:26 PM (photo by Macie May/Longmont Observer) This content was originally published by the Longmont Observer and is licensed under a Creative Commons license. FHS implemented four interventions for 9th graders as early dropout interventions: Small group weekly pull-outs with a focus on executive functioning. Currently we have 26 different extra and co-curricular clubs and intramural sports programs for students to get involved with outside of school hours. This information relates to schools run by this school's state operating agency. These students are showing high performance and high growth in reading. Increased the number of students earning 3.5 and above and 4.0 GPA for all three grade levels (6th-8th). CETC already has over 1800 course requests for the 2023-2024 SY. Microsoft Minecraft Education Edition: students learn coding and game design in Minecraft. Students who have graduated with a 4.0 GPA or higher: Cullen Aasmundstad-WilliamsCassidy AdamsHosannah AdamsMadelynne AdamsJaedyn AdlerHugo AguirreAndrew AlbertsKaterina AleksievGutierrez AlexandraAlyse [], Meet Some of St. Vrains 2023 Outstanding Grads, Outstanding Graduates Meet just a few of our approximately 2,300 outstanding graduates who will walk across a stage this week to receive their St. Vrain Valley Schools diploma. Successfully implemented, maintained, re-evaluated 110 Individual Education Plans (IEP) for children with special needs, approximately 35% of our schools population. STEM Explorers club which partners with CU Boulder worked with PhD students from Boulder and visited CU Boulder research labs. The specialists at Erie Elementary have continued creating an interactive enrichment page that students can access both at school and home. Skyline implemented an Agile classroom in their AP French classroom, providing instruction to students across the district. This program continues to create great support for our special education students. Students also wrote letters of gratitude which they presented to veterans in attendance. test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com, Enrollment information for Altona Middle School. Boys Basketball had 70 participants The travel team won the championship game against Soaring Heights highlighting their skill as well as sportsmanship. Band, Choir, and Orchestra held feeder concerts in the fall and had a winter gala. Students and families enjoyed food, games and crafts while also showing off their very cool Halloween costumes. One Cafecito focused on College and Career Readiness where parents learned what it takes to be work/college ready. VEX IQ Robotics competitive team has increased to over 30 4th and 5th grade students. The chairman of the school building committee listed the drawbacks of a proposed alternative site for a new middle school on Brush Hill Road. Eagle Crest has started a new practice of training all family members and community members who want to volunteer in our school. 70 students attended the Achievement Acceleration Academy two days per week, and over 30 more attended the after school targeted intervention. The partnership with A Womans Work is finalized and has been great. Cisco hosted our first quarterly event of the year at the Innovation Center, while Comcast had RaptorTECH tour their site on the Dry Creek campus in Centennial. AP success rate 21/22 (5 year pass rates): Juniors averaged 1033 on the NMSQT October 2022 administration, increasing their mean score between April PSAT 10 and October NMSQT by 20 points, 78% of EHS Juniors meet the Evidenced Based Reading and Writing Benchmark. Hundreds of students / community members participated. Since the start of school, 6,100 books have been checked out by students. Students attended a leadership retreat in the fall where they learned about leadership skills, team-building activities, and community service. Overall Rating Performance: iReady school wide winter growth data: Reading 90% and math 61%. Grades: 9-12. . The Competitive Robotics team expanded this year and now has 8 teams. National Mental Health Innovation Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Neuroscience Outreach Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, BrainCo (developed out of MIT and Harvard Innovation Labs), Strong midyear iReady median growth in reading especially in grades 3 (100%), 7 (125%), and 8 (143%), Extensive professional development on mathematics instruction, Top 2nd or 3rd attendance rates in SVVS for elementary (94.7%) and middle (93.6%) schools with 2nd lowest chronically absent rates at 14.4 % and 16.2%, Accelerated 5th grade math class taught by middle school mathematics teacher puts students two years ahead and on track to take geometry in 8th grade, 8th graders taking advance course work at EHS, Over 30 choice elective offerings including classes like Mars and Beyond, Video Game Design, Robotics, Drama, Ceramics, Multimedia and Spanish, 40 students AAA students receiving after school academic support, Honor Role 319 student on the 1st quarter honor roll with 99 students earning a 4.0 GPA, 60 students participate in Pride time class to support student initiated events like spirit week, dances, community service, Strong community events with high attendance for sports games, concerts, robotics competition, Innovation Exhibition Night, Halloween parade, and Spring Carnival, Veterans Day ceremony honor 42 veterans, Hope and Gratitude celebration (we easily have 2,000+ people attend the larger community events), Clubs: chess club, 100 Mile Club, GSA, art club, Eco Eagles, yoga (spring), movie animation club, Visiting planetarium K-5 students; Astronomy Nights scheduled for this spring, Serving over 100 students across EL and MS VEX IQ and VRC, Teamwork Champion and Excellence Award Winners, Host of the VEX IQ Slapshot Tournament (Feb 11), Host of the 2023 VEX IQ Colorado State Championship (Mar 11), Partnership with Sphero and SHPK8 Robotics to encourage females in STEM, Cyberpatriots: 4 teams (20 students) two qualifying for National Semi-Finals. Our Altona Competitive Program has 9 teams and were all able to compete in a tournament in the 1st semester. 715-839-6030, Start: Eighth to ninth grade transition 8th grade visited both CETC and the Innovation Center to learn about all the amazing opportunities they have to work forward to in the future. Fall Rivers Fundations instruction has been exceptionally effective across K-3. This paired with our early intervention strategies and unit recovery model are systems that will help FHS reach our ultimate four-year goal of having above a 96% graduation rate. Numerous 8th graders are already connected to high-level programs offered at Longmont High School. The Teen Parenting program Nursery Director and Nursery Para are participating in the program during the evening at the IC. AAA has been a big success with 30 students in 2nd-5th grades participating. Highest 3rd grade Language Arts CMAS score in SVVSD with 73% proficient and advanced. 14% of students participated in Thorne Nature after school programming. Over 130 students receive awards each month as recognition for showing these traits. Set school-wide, data-based goals for preschool readiness in literacy as a part of our schools supervision/evaluation process, year goal-setting, data collection, professional-development focus, etc. AAA continues to thrive at Hygiene for grades 3-5. They learned to use it in solving problems such as designing an environmentally sound future city, engaging in a passion project of their choosing, and in completing several engineering design challenges. Alpine has engaged the school community through art and music showcases throughout the school year. Neuroscience lessons are embedded in each of the modules for all grade levels. Ashley Booth, female wrestler for the Mead Mavs that won the 140 weight class at the NCCT and is currently ranked 2nd in the state at her weight class. We tied for first in median growth in reading in our districts middle schools and ranked second in math. 32% of our students are taking one or more AP courses, an increase of 10% from last year. The Student Council successfully ran a canned food drive and collected 5,334 cans to donate to the Our Center in Longmont. Kindergarten and 1st grade students enjoyed a visit from the Longmont Fire Department. economically disadvantaged students at Altona Middle School, Percentage of full-time teachers who are certified, Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience. They continually develop meaningful learning activities to engage students in their content. iReady data shows 169 out of 256 students are at or above grade level in reading and 132 out of 256 students are at or above grade level in math as of December. Additionally, Brandon was awarded an Education Foundation grant to promote his work with the Birds of Prey program. Recipient of The Weld Trust grant- year two. Units of study in the STEM lab have included Survival Skills and the Building Blocks of Science in addition to Computer Science. In partnership with the Districts Nutrition Services team, Columbines Green Team harvested vegetables from their school garden this fall. Blue Sky Bridge Child Abuse and Intervention Education presentations for staff, students, and families. CoED soccer had 42 participants the 8th grade team made it to the finals in the final tournament. Several staff members participated in the Teach to Reach conference hosted by SVVSD to learn skills and strategies to support multilingual learners. 13.1 miles away from Altona Middle School. This past semester, students earned seven credit hours through Aims. This resulted in collections of more than eight garbage bags of prescription medication. We submitted three scientific abstracts to the ASBMB (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) and will be presenting posters of their work at an undergraduate poster session at the ASBMB Annual Conference in Seattle, WA, Kimberly Hernandez: National Hispanic Recognition Award, Lauren Pavot: National Hispanic Recognition Award, Rowan Premer: National Hispanic Recognition Award, 100 year anniversary of LHS Marching Band, Nate Bonin, horn (upcoming tryout at The Julliard School in New York City), Boys Golf: Trace Sauders qualified for the state tournament.
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