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CECFC Middle School Newsletter
February 23, 2024
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February 27: Band, Jazz Band, & Choir at HS 6:00pm
February 28: After School Choir Rehearsal at HS 3:00pm - 4:30pm
February 29: After School Choir Rehearsal 3:00pm Until Beginning of Concert
February 29: Choir Concert 6:30pm in the HS auditorium
March 4 & 6: Talent Show Auditions After School
March 7: Parent Teacher Conferences After School
March 8: Staff Professional Development Day - No School MS/HS
March 11-15: Spring Break - No School MS/HS
March 29: Middle School Talent Show
**Information Sessions for Open Enrollment:
February 28: 9:00am -10:00am
March 6th: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
March 20th: 9:00am - 10:00am
March 27th: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Refer a family and you could receive $100 gift certificate for every new student who enrolls! For details check out our Refer-A-Friend Program.
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Teacher Appreciation Week will be here before we know it, and we need a committee committed to making sure our teachers are appreciated for all they do for our students, their families, and the community.
Parents, students, administrators, and community members alike often use Teacher Appreciation Week as an opportunity to celebrate and honor teachers who have impacted the lives of children, but it’s also a great occasion to improve the lives of teachers, too.
Please reach out to Brandy Simmers (simmersb@gmail.com) or Jessica Spears (persson.jess@gmail.com) if you'd like to be a part of coordinating this amazing event and ensuring our teachers are showered with the appreciation they deserve!
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PARENT/ TEACHER CONFERENCES | |
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Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held after school on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 3:30 PM-6:00 PM. Conferences will be held via Teams. There will be a limited number of time slots available. If you are unable to schedule a time, and wish to speak to a teacher another time, please contact the teacher by email.
Be sure to select the correct tab across the top for which teacher you wish to schedule with. Choose your time slot and schedule your conference. On the day of the conference, follow the instructions on the teacher’s page to log in via Teams. Please be prompt with your call and know that your conference is for 10 minutes only. If there is not a slot available at the time you wish, please reach out to that teacher by email to schedule another time.
Click on the following link to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13575DC01AFC2E4CEA18-alice
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BAND, JAZZ BAND, & ORCHESTRA CONCERT 2/27 | |
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Orchestra and Jazz students need to arrive at 5:30 pm to warm up. Band students need to arrive by 6:00 pm and will warm up while jazz band plays. Middle school students will need to wear their music shirt and black pants.
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The students pictured below had the opportunity to attend honor band and play with 20 other schools from around Colorado. Asta Noras on flute, Cayley Dysert and Callie Sutherland on clarinet, Will Raia on saxophone and Dana Higgins on French horn. | |
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February 28: After School Choir Rehearsal at HS 3:00pm - 4:30pm
February 29: After School Choir Rehearsal
3:00pm Until Beginning of Concert
February 29: Choir Concert at HS Begins at 6:30 pm
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Out of over 1500 auditioners in the state, Zoe Heckman and Andy Gonzalez were chosen to sing in the Colorado Middle School All State Choir this past weekend in Denver. The students worked with world-renown conductors for two days and performed a final concert at the prestigious Bellco Theatre. | |
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Do you sing? Dance? Play an instrument? Tell jokes? The list goes on and on, and we want to see your talent! There will be a Middle School talent show on Friday, March 29th. Sign up to audition for the talent show outside of Miss Sandlin's room! You must sign up before Friday, February 23rd. Auditions will be held after school Monday, March 4th, and Wednesday, March 6th.
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NEW CECFC FARM TO SCHOOL CLUB | |
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Are you someone who loves to cook or garden? Are you interested in farming or food cultivation? Join the new CECFC Farm to School Club! We will meet weekly on Tuesdays from 3:15-3:50 at Innovation High School and all grades are welcome! Our first meeting is February 27! Ms. Maxwell will meet students at the front desk at 3:10 to walk over to the high school. Send an email or a Teams message to Ms. Maxwell if you have questions.
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ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY | |
8th graders were asked to be creative and bring their materials in anything but a backpack. Lincoln chose a filing cabinet. | |
CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON! | |
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The students enrolled in the Chinese program are not only learning the language. They also experience the Chinese culture by wrapping dumplings, writing calligraphy with the traditional brush pens and making the paper cutting.
Some of the students will perform at the Chinese New Year Celebration in the CEC High School Auditorium on March 3rd (Sunday), at 3:00pm. The gala ticket includes watching the performance (3:00-5:00pm), participating in the raffle, cultural activities, and a dinner party. (5:00-7:30pm).
Children under 3 years old participate for free, tickets for children over 3 years old are $5 each, and the adult tickets are $10 each. To buy the tickets, using the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=70A0C4EA4A92DA5F49-47777595-2024&useFullSite=true.
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CONGRATULATIONS! ROBOTICS WINS AGAIN! | |
Congratulations to both of our competitive robotics teams on a wonderful regular season! Through hard work and determination, both Mechanical Phantoms and Ace of Spades have qualified for the state tournament in Denver on March 2nd. Way to go guys!! | |
In addition to qualifying for the Colorado Middle School Robotics State Tournament, Ace of Spades has also qualified for Nationals in Iowa in March!!! This is quite the accomplishment, and we couldn't be prouder of the kids! | |
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Another year of competitive robotics is upon us, and we would like to share a link that has been created for donations to the program for this season: CECFC Robotics Program Fund, Colorado Early Colleges
Please feel free to share this link with anyone you may think is interested in donating.
Thank you so much for your consideration, and feel free to contact head coach Mr. Englar Charles.Englar@coloradoearlycolleges.org if you have any questions! Go Wolves!"
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CEC Fort Collins Middle School Robotics is proudly sponsored by Fort Collins Utilities.
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Your student ID must be visible at all times while you are in the building. Please wear your ID. See Mrs. Schroeder in the front office for a temporary ID or get your replacement ID from Mrs. King on the 3rd floor. The cost of a replacement ID is $5.
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Parent/guardians, please remind your students to check the lost and found for jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, and etc. | |
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Please encourage your students to not bring their earbuds to school. Too many are lost or misplaced. Your cooperation is appreciated. Thank you!
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2023-24 SAC Committee
➢CECFC Leadership Team Member: Dee Dee Vicino
➢Chair: Jessica Spears
➢Co-Chair: Ade Lau
➢Secretary: Valerie Schultz
➢Treasurer: Nada Elmagbari
➢Appreciation Committee Chair: Brandy Simmers
➢CECFC School Representatives: Amy Kamin, Chris Vick
Please join us for future SAC meetings. If you can't join us in person, we hope that you can join us virtually. We will monitor the chat so that you can participate, ask questions, and provide feedback. Thank you for supporting our efforts to make CEC the BEST school in Northern Colorado.
April 17, 2023, 5:30 PM.
April 17th link:
Click here to join the meeting.
Meeting ID: 269 050 198 295
Passcode: cxR82R
Download Teams | Join on the web.
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ACT OF KINDNESS SHOUTOUTS | |
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Has someone in the CEC community shown you or your student an act of kindness? Click here or use the QR code provided to give them a shoutout on our Social Media pages! It can be big or small, but please share your experiences of kindness with us!
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SILVER LEVEL STATUS IN THE NATIONAL MATH CLUB! | |
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Congratulations on achieving Silver Level Status in The National Math Club! The National Math Club is funded by sponsors who help ensure MATHCOUNTS can offer math resources and programs, like the National Math Club, completely for free.
CECFCMS has earned Silver Level status for the 3rd year in a row and will go for the gold next month!
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these Mathletes from the swift completion of their appointed MathCounts round !!! Our MathCounts team met last Friday night, despite the driving snow, to prepare for tomorrow's Regional competition. Good luck, team! | |
FROM THE DESK OF MS. LERNER | |
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For February, Ms. Lerner would like to share tips and information about Caring: Self-Care for the last one.
Practicing, caring, and showing love for one another is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Practicing self-love and caring is the greatest gift we can give ourselves.
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One of the easiest (and sometimes hardest to make time for) ways we can care for ourselves is to slow down for a minute and focus on our breath. We call this mindfulness, breathing strategies and/or breathwork. Your breath brings oxygen into your body so that you can thrive. When you are physically or emotionally stressed, it affects how you breathe. Breathing strategies helps to calm your stress and bring balance to your body. It also helps to release emotions. | What are breathing or breathwork techniques? | |
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In addition, I want to remind you that Ms. Lerner is the McKinney Vento Liaison. Here is some information about that program (see next segment).
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8TH GRADE BABY PICTURES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA | | |
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8th Grade Parent/Guardians
Would you like to see your 8th grader spotlighted this semester on the CEC social media pages? Send your 8th grader's name, baby picture, a recent picture, and a fun fact to mary.bain@coloradoearlycolleges.org to be featured!
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Happy New Year! Here are some friendly reminders about illnesses and absences. Let’s have a healthy spring semester!!
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Illnesses: Please DO NOT SEND students to school if they are ill.
- Contact Attendance with details if your student is out due to illness.
- Students must stay home for at least 24 hours after a fever has resolved without fever reducing medications to lower the fever.
- Students must stay home for at least 24 hours after vomiting and/or diarrhea without medication to reduce those symptoms.
- If your student has missed [5 consecutive days] or [7 days in a two-week period] due to illness, please provide medical documentation for these absences to be excused.
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· COVID-19: If your student is diagnosed with COVID-19, they should remain home from school for 5 full days since symptom onset or positive test. Your student should return only after symptoms have resolved. Masking is recommended for days 6 through 10.
Contact Info:
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IMMUNIZATION RATES FOR MMR 22-23 | |
How’s our school doing on vaccinations? Annually, schools must report immunization and exemption numbers (not student names) to the state health department. Here are the school's immunization rates from the 2022-23 school year for MMR. | |
A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL:
LET'S GET LOUD!
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Hello Wonderful CEC Families,
As some of you may be aware, the government in general is not a huge fan of homeschooling. Of course, we know better and believe homeschooling is a truly wonderful opportunity for many people. At Colorado Early College, we fully embrace the idea that families know what is best for their children and they should have a choice in education. Many of our students are part-time students who are homeschooled at home or attend our online homeschool. Unfortunately, we have a battle on our hands. There are people in government who do not believe in homeschool enrichment. Being on the ground floor with our students and families, we know that these people are completely wrong and narrow-minded. We see the beauty that our program brings to our students and families.
Please, PLEASE take a moment to share your story with the State Board of Education. We want to overwhelm them with your stories so they can see that we are indeed important and necessary. What does your family love about CECFC MS (or homeschool enrichment in general)? How would it affect your students if we didn't have our program? They will hold a session in mid-December to take action on homeschooling items. Please click on the link below and fill out the form on the right-hand side ASAP. It's quick and easy and we MUST BE HEARD! It's time for homeschoolers and Charter School students and families to get LOUD!!! Please help us save our program.
CLICK HERE TO SHARE YOUR VOICE
Thank you so much for your help,
Dee Dee Vicino
Head of School
Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins Middle School
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DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A PRESCHOOL ON SITE? | |
Key Explorers offers a 10% discount for CEC families! | |
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? | |
Please contact Mrs. King at lori.king@coloradoearlycolleges.org if you are interested in volunteer opportunities. We need classroom volunteers, cafeteria volunteers, volunteers for field trips and off campus events, and more! Research shows that parents have a major influence on their child's achievement, and volunteering at school is a great way for parents to positively impact student achievement. | |
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Tell your friends and families that enrollment for the 2023-24 school year is still open and you could receive $100 gift certificate for every new student who enrolls!
For details check out our Refer-A-Friend here.
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SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL WITH KING SOOPERS | |
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Log into your account at www.KingSoopers.com
- Go to Community Rewards
- Search Colorado Early Colleges (EG422)
- Click Blue Enroll Button
Thank you for your continued support!!
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INFINITE CAMPUS (IC) MOBILE APP | |
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Parents, Guardians and Students, did you know IC is not only on the web but there is a mobile app as well? You can check attendance, grades, assignments, set notifications, and so much more!
Download the Infinite Campus Parent and/or Student App today to stay connected!
For more information, click the button below.
| If at any time you are having problems with Infinite Campus and/or Teams, please contact our support team at: support@coloradoearlycolleges.org or click the link for support information: https://coloradoearlycolleges.org/support/ | |
2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR | |
2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR | |
2023-2024 STUDENT & FAMILY HANDBOOK | | |
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Welcome new and returning CEC Families! Please take a moment to read our MS Student and Family Handbook to familiarize yourself with our school policies.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at (970) 893-4549 and we will be happy to assist you.
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CECFC MS Main Line: (970)893-4549
Attendance: (970) 682-2007
Attendance Email: fcmsattendance@coloradoearlycolleges.org
Address: 4512 McMurry Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80525
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