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August 2018 Carmel Middle School
1740 Pepperwood Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(719) 579—3210
The Principal’s Office Falcon Families,
Welcome to the 2018-2019SY at Carmel. Our staff is excited to
continue our academic work
and building our school culture. Our focus on continued growth
in reading, math, and writing
continues to be our priority as we engage students in learning.
Following the International
Baccalaureate (IB) framework for learning is critical to our
students’ success and begins with
our learner profiles and critical thinking.
In order to support our students’ growth, our reading and math
interventionists will work
with small groups of students to improve the percentage of
students performing at grade-
level. We also offer Power Hour (after school from 4:15—5:15) to
support our students in
reading and math. This year, we will invite students to attend
beginning September 11 on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday’s only. Saturday school may
also be an option; you'll
receive more information towards the end of August.
Our counselors are fully implementing the Second Step Program in
which they provide
lessons about:
•Growth Mindset and Goals
•Values and Friendships
•Thoughts, Emotions, and Choices
•Serious Peer Conflicts
As part of our Positive Behavior intervention and Support (PBiS)
program we will recognize
and celebrate the work of our scholars:
•Students earn Carmel bucks (C-bucks) for demonstrating our
learner profile
attributes
•Students may spend the C-bucks in our Falcon store
We invite you to participate in our Very Involved Parent program
(V.I.P. program). One of our
goals is to increase our volunteer hours each month, and we need
your help and support to
make it happen.
Thank you for taking part in your child’s education!! We
appreciate the time you put in as a
family to make sure your child or children are ready for school
each day.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call
719-579-3210.
Sincerely,
Lorna Breske, Principal
The Learner Profile
Attribute of the Month is
Communicators.
As communicators, we:
Express ourselves
confidently and
creatively in more than
one language and in
many ways.
Collaborate effectively,
listening carefully to
the perspective of
other individuals and
groups.
IB Profile Highlight:
Communicator
Principal, Lorna Breske
Assistant Principal, Monica Glickman
Assistant Principal, Josh Stewart
Dean, Shawn Weatherill
IB Coordinator, Amanda Wermers
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We are proud to share our different department staff for this
upcoming school year!
Language and Literature
Mr. Bridger Stapleton, Mr. Bruce Kooken, Mr. Josh Madrid, Ms.
Samantha Rehberg,
Mr. Braden Studhalter, and Ms. Julie Jones
Mathematics
Ms. Patience Agana, Ms. Lauren Kichnet, Mrs. Rowena Borromeo,
and Ms.Emily Ibarra
Science
Mr. Alain Briand , Mr. Ian Perry, Ms. Kelly Wise, and Mr. Jesse
Baca
Individuals and Societies
Mrs. Deb Lanzas, Ms. Rachel Chizever, Mrs. Jordan Lager, Mr.
Richard Gilbert, and Mr. Chad Fetyko
World Language
Mrs. Linda Ngwesse, Ms. Clare Koppin, and Mrs. Keyla Alicea
Diaz
Visual and Performing Arts
Mr. Paul DeNardo and Ms. Katie Baker
Technology/Design
Mr. Seth Cook and Mr. Joe Gilson
Special Education
Ms. Mary Ann Andres, Mrs. Alejandra Santiago, Mrs. Kaitlyn
DeNardo, Ms. Maria Quartullo, and
Mr. David Furphy
Physical Education/Health
Ms. Gina Fair and Mr. Dominique Hill
Our staff is dedicated to developing your children as
high-achievers and global citizens.
We look forward to working with you and your child this school
year!
DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
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August
Grade-level
assemblies with
4th quarter
awards
Check In
8am —4pm
Check In
8am —4pm
Check In
11am—7pm
Ice Cream
Social
3pm—4pm
1st Day of
School
8:30am—
4:00pm
For more information and updates, please visit
www.hsd2.org/CMS
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (CMSFalconsHSD2)
Back to School
Summer Fest
Cross Country
Volleyball Volleyball
Spirit Day:
Carmel Shirts
Spirit Day:
College Shirts
Spirit Day:
Carmel Shirts
Spirit Day:
Carmel Shirts
Back to School
5:30—7:00pm
Cheerleading
Try-outs 5pm
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COUNSELOR CORNER
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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We are engaged in pursuing authorization from the IB
Organization as an IB
World School, which will give us full permission and support to
offer the IB
MYP (IB Middle Years Programme) at Carmel Middle School. This
school
wide program will be a huge part of each scholar’s learning
experience at
Carmel.
The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally
minded people
who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship
of the
planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.
Please contact our IB MYP Coordinator, Mrs. Amanda Wermers for
more
information at [email protected].
Carmel Middle School is a candidate school* for Middle Years
Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World
School. These are schools that share a common
philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging,
international education that Carmel Middle School believes is
important for our students.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of
its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP),
the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma
Progamme and IB Career-related Programme. Candidate status gives
no guarantee that authorization will be granted.
We are excited to work with your child this school year!
We will be supporting your child through our PBIS systems where
we
celebrate the positive behavior and hard work your child has
been
doing. We work with our Very Involved Parents (VIP) to open our
Falcon
Store for students to purchase a variety of items with their
earned
C-bucks. We are looking to celebrate more this year the high
grades and attendance of your
children!
We will be implementing the Second Step program to support with
bullying and social-emotional
wellness. Information available at:
http://www.secondstep.org/middle-school-curriculum
We will be working with families for additional supports that
students may need. This could
include behavior, attendance, grades, and social-emotional
wellness.
If you have any questions, please reach out:
Ms. Sirena Mese: [email protected] or (719) 579-2621
Mrs. Katie Barrows: [email protected] or (719) 579-2631
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Eligibility: Students must
• Not have more than 1 failing grade in any class
• Not have behavior issues and/or referrals
• Have a current physical on file with the health clinic or
coach prior to
the beginning of the season
• Be in attendance during school in order to participate in
evening games
Student may be removed at the Coaches discretion if the student
violates any of
these criteria.
If you have any questions, please contact our Athletic Director,
Rachel Chizever at
[email protected].
Students at Carmel Middle School are expected to wear a Carmel
logo or solid color (blue, black, or white) polo shirt along with
blue, black, or khaki pants, shorts or skirts. Students can wear a
second layer blue or black crewneck or pullover sweatshirt. They
are expected to dress in a way that contributes to a healthy social
environment and an academic atmosphere.
Students must come each day covered from shoulder to
mid-thigh.
If a skirt is worn, it should be at least knee-length.
No ripped and/or torn clothing.
No excessively baggy clothing.
No exposed underwear.
No excessively tight clothing.
No open-toed shoes including flip-flops, slides, crocs, or
Birkenstocks.
No hoods worn on school grounds.
Any inappropriate or distracting clothing or jewelry is
prohibited.
No hats, sunglasses, bandanas or do-rags are allowed on school
grounds.
No writing or drawing on their own or another person’s skin.
Clothing and/or jewelry with symbols related to drugs, alcohol,
sex, violence and/or media images are prohibited.
Outside jackets and non-CMS sweatshirts with hoods must be taken
off and put in lockers at the beginning of the day.
The faculty and staff of CMS reserve the sole right to interpret
and enforce the student dress code. Students who violate the dress
code will be required to take off the item and/ or change into and
wear a school uniform for the day, call home for appropriate
clothing to be
brought to school for them or be sent home. Repeat dress code
violations may result in further discipline consequences.
Spirit Day
On Fridays and scheduled Spirit Days, students may wear blue
jeans with a Carmel logo or solid color (blue, black, or white)
polo shirt. ______________________________
On the calendar it includes the Spirit days for Carmel shirts
and college shirts. Students are able to wear jeans with a Carmel
shirt or a college shirt per those days.
ATHLETICS: 6TH—8TH
DRESS CODE
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“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in
winning” - Pelé, soccer player
As listed in 2018-2019 Student Handbook (available online and in
planners)
Fall: Football, cross-country,
and volleyball
Winter: Basketball and
wrestling
Spring: Soccer, softball, and
track
Year-Round: Cheerleading
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BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION
Front Office:
It is important to have updated contact information for your
student. If you need any of the following corrections made to your
student’s contact information, please contact our Registrar, Mrs.
Vasquez–Barela at [email protected] or 719.579.3216
• New address
• New phone number
• Adding or deleting household members
• Adding or deleting approved persons to pick up your
student
• Other emergency contact information
WE ARE A BOX TOP SCHOOL!
Our goal for this year is to earn $1000 through the collection
of box tops.
Support our school’s funding by bringing box tops into the front
office.
Health Office:
With a new school year beginning, it is important that your
student has updated and accurate information on file in our
clinic.
The following information must be updated annually:
• Medications to be taken at school
• Allergies (food)
• Diabetes Management
• Asthma
• Immunizations
Please contact our Health Tech at 719.579.3210
Attendance Office:
If your student will be absent for any reason, please call our
attendance line to report their absence. All professional
documentation must be submitted within 48 hours of your child’s
return. Any absence that has not been parent excused (see handbook)
or does not have professional documentation, will result in an
unexcused absence. If you have any questions, please contact our
attendance secretary, Ms. Marissa Merino at mmerino@hsd2org or
719.579.3215.
• To our VIPs for supporting with student and staff
celebrations, dances,
copies, sharpening, and so much more.
• To dPix for their continued support and for helping with our
science fair
LAST YEAR WE HAD 368 VOLUNTEER HOURS. OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS
TO
HAVE AT LEAST 405 HOURS.