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Platte Canyon
Connection
Excellence in Education
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Opening the New School Year
By Dr. Brenda Krage, Superintendent of Platte Canyon School District
For teachers, principals, and school staff August is a very busy time of year. It is also very exciting as we prepare to open a new school year. At Platte Canyon School District the floors are polished, the buses have been serviced, teachers have ordered their supplies, and technology is ready to go! We are ready to welcome all of our students and families to the 2017-18 school year.
This year we will continue to move the district forward toward reaching the five expectations of the Board of Education:
Safe Schools with Positive Educational Environments High Student Achievement with Continued Growth Positive School Community Relationships Effective and Efficient School and District Management Highly Qualified and Motivated Staff
We have many exciting details to share and celebrate this school year.
We are welcoming our new principal at Deer Creek Elementary School, Mr. Jeff Lubansky. If you have not had an opportunity to meet him, please stop in and say, Hello! We are in the process of installing filtered water stations in the secondary campus buildings and school kitchens. The PCHS and FMS library has been enhanced to look, feel, and operate as a Learning Commons for our students and staff. This promotes the 21st Century Learning Skills that today’s students are expected to experience. Exposing our students to STEAM learning is well underway and will continue to grow. Our teachers now have the ability to project in our Anytime Anywhere learning environments.
Platte Canyon School District is a great place for students to learn and grow. It is also a great place to work and support the learning of our future leaders! We can’t wait to see you in our schools. Please visit www.plattecanyonschools.org.
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We’re excited to have students and parents attend the Back to School Night at their school.
- DCES will be on Monday, August 14 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
- FMS will be on Thursday, August 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.
- PCHS will be on Thursday, August 10 and begins at 7:00 p.m.
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Back to School Bash at BOERA: All School Picnic
When: Friday, August 11th from 2:00-5:00
Where: Rosalie Property-
What: All School Picnic and beginning of the school
year celebration!
o Bring your families for a picnic dinner and outside
fun
o Donations are encouraged as this is Fitzsimmons
Middle School Booster Club kick off
o Grilled Hot Dogs – Provided
o Each family should bring a dish to share & lawn
chairs and/or picnic blanket
Activities include:
- Guided Mountain bike ride (riders must provide their own bike and wear a helmet)
- Phone photo scavenger hunt
- Beach ball/volley ball (fun not competitive)
- Picnic games such as bean bag toss game, washers game, etc.
- Frisbee golf
- Drawings for prizes - FMS spirit wear
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Free & Reduced Meal Application
You can now complete the Free & Reduced Price School Meals application online! It is convenient and easy for parents to complete. Just use your IC Parent Portal to access the application. It only takes a minute to complete and will be processed the same day. Also, Look for Shelly Carlstrom or Kelly Varney at any Back to School Night for assistance.
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Staff and Community Notice
Beginning this school year PCHS is changing the traffic pattern for exiting the parking onto Hwy 285. The student parking lot will have a one-way flow for traffic. Incoming cars will enter directly under the bridge. All outbound cars will enter Hwy 285 at the west end of the student parking lot. We realize this will be a habit breaker for all of us, but the change has been made to increase safety for everyone involved. Look for new signage.
FMS parents, please remember the designated student pick up and drop off area is on the east side of the high school building in the student parking lot. For student safety, the parking lot at the west side of FMS is for School Buses only during drop off and pick up times.
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Platte Canyon SD will observe the Eclipse
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This celestial event is a solar eclipse in which the moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks all or part of the sun for up to about three hours, from beginning to end, as viewed from a given location. For this eclipse, the longest period when the moon completely blocks the sun from any given location along the path will be about two minutes and 40 seconds. The last time the contiguous U.S. saw a total eclipse was in 1979.
The Bailey area will be able to view a partial eclipse of 92% coverage of the sun around 11:45 am on Monday, August 21. Students and staff will be provided protective eyewear. Wearing protective eyewear is required for safety purposes. The protective eyewear provides a safe way to view the eclipse. Parents may opt their student(s) out of participating. Many teachers have been planning fun lessons for students to learn more about the solar eclipse. This will be a fun event for all of us to experience together.
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FMS Robotics Club
Fitzsimmons Middle School is starting a robotics club this school year. The robotics club will be delivered in an 8-week session format, be hands-on projects, utilize the MakerSpace and align with STEAM concepts. Interested students should sign up on Interests Sheets located in the office.
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PCHS and FMS Learning Commons
The PCHS and FMS library has been enhanced to look, feel, and operate as a Learning Commons for our students and staff. This promotes the 21st Century Learning Skills that today’s students are expected to experience. Stop in to see the enhanced teacher and learning space!
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Platte Canyon School District #1 | (303) 838-7666 | www.plattecanyonschools.org
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