THE DRAKE DEETS
A weekly communication to our families on all the things Drake!Drake Middle School12550 W. 52 Avenue Arvada, CO 80002
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Drake Middle School12550 W. 52 Avenue Arvada, CO 80002
March 29th, 2024 EDITION
April 1-11 CMAS testing (see schedule below)
April 4 PTO- Dine out for Drake at Mod Pizza
April 16 SAC Meeting 5:15-6:15 (Library)
PTO Meeting 6:30-7:30 (Library)
April 18-20 Spring Musical Guys & Dolls
April 19 Coffee with the Counselors
April 24 PTO Fro Yo Day
April Calendar
IMPORTANT INFORMATION for FAMILIES
Upcoming CMAS- Important Information
State assessments will be happening soon. State assessment scores are important for schools so that we can determine how well your student is connecting with our instruction. Overall, results will help us to continuously improve our instruction for students. Please see this handout for more information about why your student's participation in CMAS is important for Drake!
CMAS Schedule and Details
From day to day during CMAS, students will have different schedules. Please be sure to check the daily schedule for information on what days you student will attend school and which days that will not. Please be sure you student's charge their devices daily, and if they have any damage to their device, have them see Ms. Chubb in the Library. Thank you for your help in ensuring this goes smoothly. If you have any questions, please contact the assessment coordinator, Sean Hoorelbeke at sean.hoorelbeke@jeffco.k12.co.us.
*If your child finishes testing early and asks to be picked up early, if possible, please allow them to stay and complete the day. It can be extremely disruptive to the testing environment if students are trying to leave early without an early pick up scheduled with the office.
April 1- Regular Instructional Day for 6, 7, 8 grades (students with accommodations will begin testing)
April 2- 6- CMAS
7- NO SCHOOL
8- CMAS
April 3- 6- NO SCHOOL
7- CMAS
8- NO SCHOOL
April 4- 6- CMAS
7- CMAS
8- CMAS
April 5 - NO SCHOOL for all grades- DRAGON DAY FOR 5TH GRADE
April 10 & 11- 8th grade Science CMAS in classes. ALL STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL.
Next Year Registration!
Next Year Registration!
Drake's counseling team will be in science classes the week of April 8th-April 12th for a transition presentation and to request electives. Please review the Course Information Guide with your student, prior to when counselors are in science classes. Any 6th grade student interested in any of the 6 possible electives they can choose from, must fill out this form. Drake 7th grade students should review their Planning Sheet, so they are prepared with what electives they want to request.
Registration Schedule:
April 8th- All 6th grade science classes AND Mr. Reeke's 7th grade science classes
April 9th- Mr. Vasquez's science classes
April 12th- Mr. Donohue's science classes
Additionally, students in Mr. Vasquez's class will also get a short presentation from our JCMH counselor, Angie Kelley, on 5 simple stress-reducing tips for 8th grade. Please review this letter that discusses what Ms. Kelley does and how Drake is partnering with JCMH. If you have any questions or do not want your student to participate in Ms. Kelley's presentation, please reach out to Amanda Hodson (amanda.hodson@jeffco.k12.co.us).
Help Needed: Can-Struction
Help Needed: Can-Struction
Please help support our entry in the first ever Jeffco Can-Struction Event. Our students are collecting cans to create a piece of pie complete with fork and whip cream. Our entry will be on display at the Colorado Mills Mall from April 29-May 6th in the Food Court. Afterwards all of the cans will be donated to local food banks. We will accept any cans for donation- however to complete our design we need the following cans of tuna, baked beans, and corn.
Thank you for your support of our community!
Spring Musical Tickets on Sale Now
Spring Musical Tickets on Sale Now
Tickets are on sale now for Guys and Dolls, Jr. running April 18-20. Go to onthestage.com to get yours today!
Drake TV
Drake TV is here to keep our community Connected, Informed and Entertained.
Click Here to enjoy this week's student-produced broadcast, featuring the following segments:
Day Without Hate
Foothills Animal Shelter
Women's History Month?
Miss an episode? Click Here to visit our archive!
Community Closet In Need of Donations
Drake has started a Community Closet that any student can access for a wide array of personal hygiene supplies, clothing, and school necessities free of charge.
We are happy to accept donations of gently used or new clothes! Donations can be dropped off in the front office. Just let the front desk know it is a donation for the community closet. Here is what we are low on in the closet:
Pants & shorts: kids sizes
Socks: all sizes
Shoes: kids sizes
FOR 8TH GRADE
8th grade Awards and Continuation
SAVE THE DATE! This year, we are excited to announce that we will be changing tradition by combining our well-loved 8th grade Awards Assembly with a Continuation Ceremony. More details to come, but 8th grade families should SAVE the evening of May 22, 2024 for this special event. All 8th grade students will be acknowledged and celebrated at this event!
Upcoming 8th Field Trip
8th grade students will be going on a science related field trip to Skate City in late April or early May. On the field trip, students will learn the science involved in playing roller hockey. Students will eat lunch at Skate City as well as have time to skate. Students should bring a bagged lunch or bring money to buy lunch. Students will go with their Access teacher on one of the following dates: 4/22, 4/23, or 5/3. Please check the permission form for the day your Access teacher will be attending. We will leave school in the morning at 10:00 am and return to school at 3:00 pm. Buses will be provided for transportation to and from Skate City. The cost of the field trip is $16 per student. You can pay your field trip fee online. Please complete the permission slip linked here so we can get an accurate number of students participating in the field trip. Permission slips for the field trip are due April 15th. We are looking forward to an exciting and fun field trip with your student!
8th Grade End of the Year Field Trip
We are going to Elitch Gardens!!!
May 17th
The cost is $30
Food is not included in the fee.
Parents can pay the fee online.
Teachers will NOT collect any money.
You CAN be uninvited from this trip. Please keep doing your best. Remember 37 days left!
We will ride the light rail to and from Elitch’s.
Permission slips and more information will come out as we get closer to going.
MENTAL HEALTH
Drake Counseling Department
Drake Counseling Department
Drake Counselor Trimester 3 Newsletter
Drake's Mental Health Team will be hosting their 3rd Coffee with the Counselors event for this year. We will discuss what next year will look like, review what the counseling team has done this year, and ask for feedback for next year’s counseling program. Please RSVP here.
Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning
Day Without Hate T-shirts for 2024 are now available to order! Please print this Day Without Hate Order Form, fill it out, and have your student bring the order form and payment to their Advisement teacher by Tuesday, March 12th. They extended the due date! All proceeds go to the DWOH Scholarship that is only available to Jeffco students.
Social Emotion Learning Questions for Families for the 03/11/24 Lesson
From PTO
Important Info from PTO
Important Info from PTO
NEXT PTO MEETING
Please join us for our next PTO meeting on April 16th at 6:30 in the Drake Library.
DINE OUT FOR DRAKE - APRIL 4TH
Visit Mod Pizza (9515 Ralston Rd.) anytime on April 4th and order an individual pizza or a large pizza for the family - and get it fast. Make sure to mention Drake Middle School when you order and 20% of all orders will go back to Drake. For online or app orders use the code MODGIVES20. Mod Pizza Website
CMAS TESTING
We would like to give our students a little boost during the week of CMAS testing (April 2-4) by providing them with a snack each day!! Treating our students can be made possible with you! Items can be dropped off at the front office no later than the morning of April 1st. We ask that snacks be individually packaged. If you'd like to donate monetarily, cash or check (made out to Drake PTO) can also be turned in to the office. You can also donate at the Drake PTO website. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Sign up Genius Thank you! If you are interested in volunteering to help divide up snacks for classrooms, send an email to drakemiddleschoolpto@gmail.com
TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
Teacher and Staff appreciation week is Monday May 6th through Friday May 10th, and with your help, the Drake PTO is going to appreciate the heck out of our Drake teachers and staff!. If you're able, please donate any amount to help us with all the appreciation events throughout the week. Anything you donate will go to showing the entire staff THEY ROCK! All funds donated will be applied to the Teacher Appreciation event costs. Thank you for all you do and let's have a great finish to the school year.
SPIRIT GEAR (NEW)
We have four fun spirit gear items for sale through April 12th.
Available items: Decal - Water bottle - Mug - Lip balm holder: All with the Drake Logo!
All items will be delivered to Access Teachers by April 26th.
FROYO DAY ON APRIL 24TH - 5TH period
Treat your student to a Frozen Yogurt from Bliss during 5th period on April 24th. Each FroYo is $5. There are 4 flavors to choose from! Cake batter, Chocolate, Cookies and Cream and Mango Sorbet. ORDER HERE!
We have to get our order to Bliss a week before, so orders must be placed by April 17th.
We appreciate your support in this fundraiser for Drake PTO. All funds raised go to help the school. We understand not all kids will be able to participate due to circumstances beyond their control. PTO will donate one FroYo per class for the teacher to raffle off. If you would like to help us with donations we would appreciate that. If you have questions about nutrition and allergies please visit the Bliss Website. Any other questions please email drakemiddleschoolpto@gmail.com
WISH YOUR STUDENT A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Wish your student a Happy Birthday on the Drake digital marquee!
Get your student a "Happy Birthday!" with their name to rotate through the messages on the marquee throughout the day you choose (located at the entrance, off 52nd Ave.).
The cost is $20, with all funds going back to Drake PTO. We need a minimum of three days to get the message scheduled and uploaded to the marquee. Click here to order today!
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Awest Cheer- Incoming 9th graders
Awest Cheer- Incoming 9th graders
CALLING ALL INCOMING FRESHMAN! The Arvada West Cheerleading program will be hosting Evaluations for the 2023-24 season on April 22nd-25th. Please visit the following link to read through the Evaluation Packet where you will find all of the information needed to be prepared for and participate in the Evaluation process. Please register and keep up to date on all reminders and information on our social media @arvadawestcheer
Reach out to Coach Biddle at mckenna.biddle@jeffco.k12.co.us with any questions.
Link to Evaluation Packet: EVALUATION PACKET
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