September 22nd - News

September 22nd - News
Posted on 09/22/2017
News from the Principal

Hello RMAE families,
A part of our mission is to support our students in pursing academic and personal excellence. This week I am proud to share how our middle school students are taking ownership in leading our student community. I am honored to announce the members of our Student Council Executive Board: President Hannah Hovey, Vice President Anna Jermano, Secretary Ashlee Grose, Communications Director Ellie White, and Co-Treasurers Riley Malecki and Reagan Kipp. We also have several 4th through 8th grade students on the council taking on many different leadership roles.In addition, all of our 8th grade students have adopted another grade to support the teaching of our Core Virtues. These student leaders will be creating lessons and activities for each month’s virtue and sharing it with their adopted class. This week the mentors and mentees got to know each other as they decorated their class “Shout Out” box. The picture below is one of the creations! We have such great students and that is a direct result of you! Thank you for sharing your pride and joy with us and enhancing our RMAE community!

Your Proud Principal,
Ann Hudson
[email protected]


RMAE Happenings

Warren Miller’s Line of Decent – presented by Volkswagen and RMAE – Warren Miller’s Line of Decent – presented by Volkswagen and RMAE. For 68 years, ski families have cheered on the official kickoff to winter with the ski film company that started it all and this year is no different. From BC to France, Montana to Colorado, as the family grows, the traditions grow richer. Tickets are $16 with a portion of the proceeds going back to the school! This event is likely to sell out so do not delay in purchasing your tickets.

Way to go Schoolpool/Carpool Information – Personalized emails with map links were sent out Wednesday morning to all families who did not opt out of this program. Way-to-Go- Schoolpool recently launched a new function for “activities” where parents can enter their child’s after-school activity (like soccer) and search their matches for the same activity. Please refer to the email for more information. The emails were sent from MyWaytoGo ([email protected]). If you did not receive the email, please check your spam folder.

Donation of Buckets Requested – Calling for Home Depot style buckets for the bucket drumming elective. If you can spare a bucket or two, please drop them off at the office. Thank you!

Important Reminders

Attendance Line Email – When emailing the school regarding your child’s attendance, please remember to use our new attendance email address - [email protected]. You may also notify the office by calling the school, 303-670-1070 (if rolled to voice mail, option 5).

October Count –  This year’s October Count attendance window is September 25th through October 6th with the actual count date being October 2nd.  As most of you are aware, the October Count determines our funding for the school year. It is very important that your student has consistent attendance during our attendance window. For student’s transferring into RMAE, they must be in attendance on October 2nd to be counted for funding.

Core Virtues:
September

Respect –
Treating others politely and kindly

Responsibility –
Doing your part for the groups that make us whole

Health and Safety

Medications at School – Please do not send medications (even OTC) to school with your children to administer themselves. If these medications were to get lost and a kindergarten student found them, the consequences could potentially be serious.

Jefferson County School District requires all medications to be kept in the clinic with the following regulations:

  1. In compliance with Jeffco Public School District Policy JLCD, Administering Medications to Students: Requires All medications that are administered at school or during a school sponsored event be signed off by a Healthcare provider and a parent/legal guardian. All medication includes prescription, over the counter, herbal/homeopathic, and (non) essential oils.
  2. All medication must be supplied in the original pharmacy container label stating student's name, name of medication, dosage, route and number of doses per day, times of administration, and date of discontinuance, if relevant.
  3. Medication must not be expired.
  4. Over the counter and herbal/homeopathic medications including (non) essential oils must also be supplied in the original package and manufacturer's dosage must be age appropriate. If the Healthcare provider is recommending a dosage that is different than manufacturer's instructions, then the Healthcare provider must provide an additional comment explaining the recommendations.
  5. It is understood that the medication is being given at the request of the parent/legal guardian as an accommodation to the parent/legal guardian. The parent/legal guardian agrees to release Jefferson County School District and staff from any and all claims which they now have or may thereafter have arising out of the administration of medication to the student that is consistent with the prescription label and/or direction label on the over the counter and herbal/homeopathic, or (non) essential oils medication package.

Immunization Clinics – Jefferson County Public Health is offering free/low cost immunizations in Arvada on Sept 30Nov 4Dec 2.

4th & 5th grade moms get acquainted at Murphy’s
for a night out

Mrs. Best's WEEKLY HEALTH TIP
Health Tip #4 - This week your student(s) will be bringing home the results to their fitness assessment. The health tip for this week is about goal setting. Review your child’s results and help them create a goal toward taking more responsibility in their physical, emotional, or mental health. The fitness assessments tested their physical strength, aerobic capacity, and flexibility. If they performed substandard to the healthy zones in any of the tests, help them create a goal to work on increasing one of these three areas of fitness.

The BMI stands for Body Mass Index, which shows whether their weight is in a healthy proportion to their height. If their BMI was substandard to the healthy zone for their age, then help them create a goal to eating higher quality nutrient dense foods in place of artificial and high sugar snack foods.

If your child is within the healthy zones of fitness and BMI, then help them create a mental or emotional goal toward making a more conscious effort in creating habits that help establish the core virtues of the month. The core virtues for this month are RESPECT and RESPONSIBILITY.

Please help your child write down their goal and put it in a place where they will see it everyday. It takes 22 days for a practice to become a habit.  Therefore, encourage your child to stay the course of consciously pursuing their goal for the next 22 days. Please have them bring a copy of their goal to me next week.  In P.E. class I will be help hold them accountable to their goals.  I intend to support, inspire, and encourage them in becoming more responsible in creating an abundantly healthy life! Thank you!!

Teacher Spotlight: Lynette Adams, 6th Grade Teacher – My name is Lynette Adams and I am teaching 6th grade at RMAE! I have taught for 10 years and have found it to be a true passion of mine. I am married to Dave and have three kids and was lucky to be able to stay home with them when they were very young. Mason is 11, Sebastian 7, and Alexis is 5. They are my true joy and I am so grateful for them. I really value family time and try to enjoy every moment, as I know it goes so fast.

Another passion of mine is running. I have done Boston Marathon once and recently got in to do it again this April.  I also love trail running and am going to attempt my first 50 mile ultra marathon next summer! Our family loves skiing and we are all very active. My kids are in many sports and we ski all winter long. I feel so fortunate to live in Evergreen, Colorado and we try to enjoy all that is has to offer.

Spotlight on Music – by Susanna Jacobson As a first-year teacher, I am delighted to be among the wonderful staff and students here at RMAE. I studied Music Education at CU Boulder (go BUFFS!) with voice as my primary “instrument” and graduated in May of 2017.

In my classroom, we focus on becoming active music-makers. My students spend a lot of time working together playing instruments, singing, folk dance, and creative dance. We then use these experiences to contextualize elements of music theory and music history. I believe music not only unites the mind, body, and soul; it is also a wonderful tool for teaching life skills, such as working toward a goal as a group.

I teach K-5 Music at RMAE, as well as the Middle School knitting, bucket drumming, and line dance electives. In addition to teaching, I also work as the assistant choir director and children’s choir director at a local church. Sharing the joy of music with children is one of the greatest blessings in my life.

Important Dates


Sep 28 – Movie Night
Oct 3 – PTO Meeting
Oct 3-5 – Book Fair
Oct 11-12 – Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct 12 – Board of Directors Meeting
Oct 12 – Book Fair Closing Party
Oct 13 – Staff Comp Day (No School)
Oct 19 – Spirit Wear Day

View the RMAE calendar for more details

Before/After School Activities

New Woodworking After School Club – Do you like to build things? Like working with tools? Are you okay with getting dusty? Then join Fine Woodworking Club! Mr. Dunbar will host this weekly after school program in the RMAE woodshop most Mondays from 3:15 to 4:45 pm. tThere will be a total of 10 classes, this semester. This club will be open to 5 students, in 5th to 8th grade. The cost will be $150, which includes all materials. Please email Mr. Dunbar at [email protected] if you would like to sign up or have any questions.

News from the Board

Read the most recent Board meeting recap on our website.

News from the PTO

Upcoming Events

Movie Night: September 28 – Movies with Teachers is back by popular demand! Six of our amazing teachers have volunteered to open their classrooms for a special afternoon of fun, movies and friends. Cost is $10/kid which includes: the movie, bottled water, popcorn and fruit snacks. Purchase Tickets at AtoZconnect.com and go to Store > Products > Events.

Movies:
La la land (PG-13)- Moritz
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 (PG-13) - Dunbar
Aristocats - Jacobson
Boss Baby - Vickery
Beauty and the Beast - Connor
Nut Job - Gordon

Students attending can wear PJ’s to school and bring a pillow, blanket and a stuffed animal.
For more information, contact Tiffany Fontaine at [email protected].

PTO Meeting: October 3  Our next meeting is Oct 3 after drop off at the school. We’d love to have you!

Book Fair: October 3-5 – RMAE's annual book fair will be held in the RMAE library before and after school. Local authors will join in the fun with readings, book signings and activities.

Closing Party at Hearthfire Books & Treats: October 12cCelebrate the half day of school with a fun afternoon for the whole family at Hearthfire. Enjoy pizza, frozen yogurt and purchase books for your kids and their teachers. 25% of all profit will be donated to RMAE! For more information, contact Carrie Wassemiller at [email protected].

Reminders

Student Art Contest – The annual search for artwork for the cover of the student Directory and Yearbook is underway. Please have your budding artist(s) submit their art work on unlined white paper to the front office by 3 pm on September 29. Each work of art will be displayed (anonymously) in the library during the week of the book fair and students will vote on their favorite. The winner will be announced on October 12th.

Facebook – Join our community on Facebook! Keep up with important events. Search for 'Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen' & Like the page.

Grocery Cards – Using your cards each time you grocery shop is a quick and easy way to earn money for your school! RMAE gets 5% when you load them. Contact Carrie Wassemiller to get a card: [email protected]

Volunteering

Thanks for all you do for your school! Our school is founded on a strong volunteer base, providing our staff and students with the added support needed to make our school a great place. We strive for the 60 hours per family time commitment that was written into our charter by the original founders in 1999. See the RMAE Volunteer page on the website for some ideas. Please log your volunteer hours in our new volunteer tracking system, AtoZ Connect. Look for an info sheet in Friday Folders.

For information on additional PTO events and fundraisers, go to our PTO web page.



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