May 6th - 10th : Teacher and Staff Appreciation

May 14th - 12:45 : PTO Meeting

May 16th - 8:30 to Close : Dine Out for Drake at Colorado Tap House

May 22nd - 6:30 : 8th Grade Continuation

May Calendar

Yearbooks for Sale Until Sold Out

We are still selling yearbooks, but be forewarned, we will most likey sell out. Please don't put off your purchase and have a sad kiddo on the last day. I've seen it happen every year, and it just breaks my heart. Get yours at yearbookforever.com. They are $50.00, and we're coming in at 160 awesome pages! They're gorgeous!

Can-struction

Thank you all for your support of the Jeffco’s 1st Annual Canstruction event at Colorado Mills Mall and our Drake Slice of Pie project. Our community collected 2ooo cans. The top access classes were Ms.Smanyaphirak, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Schmelzer, and Mrs. Vera! We were also able to help several other organizations with their structures. Check out all of the projects at the food court from April 29th-May 12th. On May 13th all of the food will be donated to the Community Table. A special thank you to the Community Farm for bringing the baby goats for our top access classes and all of the leadership/robotics students who helped out with the build. 

End of School Year Schedule

May 17- 8th grade field trip- see details below

May 23- last day for 8th grade- 11:30 release- busses will not run this day for 8th grade; there will be busses at 4:00 for 6th and 7th grade

7th grade field trip- details to come

6th grade field day- details to come

May 24- last day for 6th & 7th grade- lunch will be served, busses will run; dismissal at 1:30.

Spring Social

Once again, our social this week was a huge success!  Thank you so much to all of the parents that helped with supervision and a special thanks to Ms. Johnson and Leadership  for all of your hardwork!  There was everyting from food trucks, to silent disco, to teacher dunk tank and games outside- the smiles say it all!  See photos below- there was fun had by all!

24-25 School Year Information

While we still have 4 weeks left of the 23-24 school year, I wanted to begin answering some questions and sharing information about the 24-25 school year. 

• BELL SCHEDULE- Our bell schedule will be changing.  We will be moving to a 7 period day (with a modified block), which will allow teachers adequate time to plan together in their grade level content teams.  This will benefit students tremendously, as it will allow teachers to discuss and respond to student classroom data, and will allow for learning and implementation of instructional strategies that benefit and engage students.  

  • HERE is our bell schedule for the 24-25 school year.  

  • In order to allow students to continue to take 6 electives per year, this also encourages the transition from trimesters to semesters.

• TEAMING- Unfortunately, due to the size of our school, we will be moving away from having grade level teams (6th grade- Wolf Creek/ Telluride, 7th grade- Steamboat/Aspen, 8th grade- Breckenridge/ Copper Mountain).  I know that teams, especially during the 6th grade transition, have been a source of comfort of parents.  As our school has continued to grow, we have seen a large percentage of our students and teachers, who are no longer able to benefit from the advantages of teams. We do plan, however, to copy rosters for access and advisement, as well as continue with strategic locker placement, in order to continue to encourage strong relationships between students and teachers.

I know that change can be difficult to envision, and our goal every year is to have as little of change as possible.  It will  continue to be our goal to have as little of change as possible in order to encourage continuity and consistency for our students, teachers and community.  Thank you all for your support and understanding as we navigate the size of our school, as well as our student, teacher and community needs. 

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:

• Book Banter

• NFL Trades

• Harry Potter Day

• History of Nike

• Spring Social Music Video
  
  

Miss an episode? Click Here to visit our archive!

Continuation/Awards Ceremony invite & RSVP

All 8th grade students and their families are invited to attend our first Continuation/ Awards Ceremony.  All 8th graders will be acknowledged at the ceremony and our traditional special awards will be presented. Please see this invitation for details, and be sure to RSVP by May 15. 

8th Grade End of the Year Field Trip

• We are going to Elitch Gardens!!!

• Friday, 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 your grades up and behavior on point.

• We will ride the light rail to and from Elitch’s. 

• Money and permission are due by Friday, May 10th!

• Elitch's Permission Slip

Drake Counseling Department

If you were unable to attend the Coffee With The Counselors this morning, feel free to look through our presentation to see what we covered! 

We discussed how to access your student's Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) results & resources from earlier this year. Students will complete ICAP all throughout middle school and high school. It has a plethora of resources about careers, interests, colleges, post-secondary options, etc., that we encourage parents/guardians to explore with their students! Here are directions for students to access their Naviance profile. 

Bell Schedule

School Supplies

Student Guardian Handbook

Transportation 

Drake Concerns Flow Chart

Infinite Campus How to

Drake Clubs Flyer