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"Cache La Poudre Middle School is a school where respect, rigor, relevance, responsibility and relationships drive learning."
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| Cache La Poudre Middle School is an amazing little school located on the edge of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Our small size of 400 students and staff has allowed us to become a community of learners where every student is known and valued as an individual. Our dedicated staff has committed themselves to an innovative teaching style and spirit which embraces the future but still respects our past traditions. | |
Cache La Poudre Middle School is a school where respect, rigor, relevance, responsibility and relationships drive learning. Cache La Poudre Middle School is a safe, high performing school where students learn, work and grow with an experienced and dedicated staff. |
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WEB Orientation (6th Grade)
We would like to thank all of the staff, parents and community members who attended our Branding Committee meetings and community information nights this spring. After reviewing our community survey data and discussing the outcomes of our meetings, the CLP staffs have unanimously decided to begin the process of becoming a Primary Years International Baccalaureate Program at CLPE and a Middle Years International Baccalaureate Program at CLPMS. Staff trainings will begin this summer and we are excited to begin this journey to continually improve the teaching and learning at CLP Schools. This year we began creating a PreK-8 campus through various student and staff activities and will continue that pursuit in the years to come. We look forward to this process as we facilitate the 21st Century learning for our students.
The IB authorization is a three to five year process which has been started, and those strategies will be implemented as we work toward formal authorization from the International Baccalaureate Program.
This is an exciting time for us and our school community. We look forward to becoming a part of the Poudre School District IB community, as it has proven to provide the highest levels of instruction and learning for all students. Please join us as we begin our next journey as Pirates on our voyage to Educate Every Child, Every Day.
Roxann Hall (Principal - CLP Elementary School)
Skip Caddoo (Principal - CLP Middle School)
What is the Middle Years IB Program (MYP)?
The purpose of this WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) orientation is to make the transition from elementary school to middle school a positive one. Eighth graders will be serving as leaders and mentors to the sixth graders. Large and small group activities are designed to address the students’ needs and concerns in an enjoyable manner. Wear comfortable clothing. When you arrive at school, find your Advisory teacher’s room and drop your book bag off in that classroom before coming to the New Gym for Orientation. If you have any questions, please contact the WEB Coordinator, Maura Chaney either at chaneym@psdschools.org or by phone 970-488-7443.
WEB Orientation
CLP Middle School New Gym
Monday, August 16, 8:00 - 10:00
Shortened schedule of class rotation immediately following orientation until the 2:15 release time.
We are all excited to meet you!
Lunch prices for the 2010 - 2011 school year are:
Secondary $2.25
Reduced .40
Adult (with 8 oz milk) 3.00
Milk .45
Breakfast 1.00
Prices vary for a la carte items.
Lunch menus are posted under the Quick Links pull-down menu on the PSD web site at www.psdschools.org, in school newsletters, and printed weekly in the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
Lunch program available to qualifying families
Applications for the federal free and reduced-price school lunch program were mailed home to all heads of households in late July/early August. Students participating in the program during the previous school year may be automatically enrolled in the program for the first 30 days of school. Parents must submit a new family application each school year and are required to complete only one application per household. The application may be returned to a school or to the Food Service Office. Identity of students participating is kept strictly confidential.
Eligible families should complete and return the form even if they do not plan to participate in the lunch program. Students who qualify for the federal free and reduced-price school lunch program are also exempt from other fees and charges. A letter of eligibility for free and reduced-price meals will be sent to the parents/guardians of qualifying students. An information release form will be included with the eligibility letter. Complete the information release form and return it to your school office. Information: (970) 490-3557.
Congratulations to the boys track team! District Champions at the District Championship meet at French Field on 5/19/10. Congrats also to the girls track team for a strong showing. Coach Jewett says "I couldn't believe it! It was a real team effort with almost every member of the team breaking their personal record". Way to go CLP!!!!!!
See photo album from celebration
Come Celebrate CLP’s 60th Anniversary!
When: Sunday, May 16th from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Where: Cache La Poudre Middle School
What: We are celebrating 60 years of educating students and would like alumni to be part of this celebration. Come to our open house. We will have student tours, memorabilia, refreshments and exhibits from the past sixty years. Live music from The Tim Gauthier Trio with Andrew Vogt.
All are welcome!
In our quest to continue providing the highest quality education to the students in the community of LaPorte and outlying areas, the administrators and staff at Cache La Poudre Elementary and Middle schools are considering significant changes in the way the schools operate. This is an exciting process as both school communities investigate various educational options and opportunities to address the needs of each school. We are coming together to address three important issues: 1) providing rigorous, competitive curriculum and instruction. 2) reducing expenses, and 3) increasing enrollment.
An option at the forefront of discussion is increased collaboration between the elementary and the middle school to create a more unified K-8 campus. This unique partnership may allow us to share facilities and staffing, to create efficiencies in transportation, food services, and office space, to streamline instruction and provide improved special education support. We are currently in the process of garnering input from the community as we research and discuss several instructional and curricular programs such as Project – Based Learning (PBL), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Core Knowledge.
This is a challenging period of transformation in public education. Our staffs are excited as we look forward to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of the children in LaPorte and neighboring areas. Cache La Poudre alumni have always gone on to serve our country in ways we cannot count, and we plan to continue preparing students to be productive citizens and community leaders in perpetuity.
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1st Quarter (Fall 2010) Newsletter
Eleven of our Latina youth were privileged to attend the CSU Latina Leadership Conference where they learned about leadership, healthy body image, and college planning. Hosted by the Latina Sorority on campus, an inspiring group of girls possessing high quality leadership skills, showed our girls today can achieve their dreams. The impact this conference had on our girls was immeasurable and captured in the following quotes:
“There are no excuses not to go to college”
“Today changed the way I look at myself and others”
“I didn’t see myself going to college before where now I see myself going”
“I learned to be a positive leader rather than a bad leader. Today changed me”
On Friday March 12th, eight students got up in from of a crowd of over 400 people and gave a great show of their talents. Performances included singing, dance and unicycle acrobatics! All of our performers showed great talent and courage as they entertained the entire school and guests for nearly 45 minutes. The judges had a very hard time picking a winner but in the end the $50 cash prize was awarded to Zeus with a very close second to Kayle and Koy. More Photos.
Congratulations to Koy Ecton, Mason Rowley and Caleb Dunfee for being selected as the CLP Rotary Students of the year! Congratulations also to Chrissy Biggs for being selected at the CLP's Rotary Teacher of the Year! The winners were selected by the CLP staff from a long list of nominees.
The CLP Middle School Music Department in collaboration with the RMHS Music Department would like to announce this year's Artist in Residence, jazz vocalist Sunny Wilkinson with The Ken Walker Quartet on April 15, 2010, 7pm (Doors open @ 6:30pm) at the Lincoln Center.
This event brings professional musicians to Fort Collins to work with PSD students in clinics and workshops during the school day and then perform an evening concert for the community with student groups opening.
CLP Middle School Vocal Jazz Ensemble and the RMHS "Spotlight" will open this concert. Tickets will go on sale at the Lincoln Center Box Office on March 2, 2010 for only $10 each. More InfoThere is always something going on at CLP. Read about our students and staff as they make the news. Add your comments. Updated throughout the week. Click Here.
The last troop shipment to Afghanistan is March 1, 2010.
Please drop off donations to Ms. Chaney, Room 118.
Read letters and see pictures of CLP's adopted platoon.
Things we need for the shipment.
Information on Adopt-A-Platoon
In order to speed the lunch lines and enhance the "dining experience" for our students during lunch, we are requesting that students pay money into their school account in the morning or during the day at the front office, instead of making change during busy lunch time. We are also requesting that if students do wish to pay cash for lunch that they have exact change available.
Leadership students are currently conducting an energy conservation program. These students will be inspecting classrooms throughout the school day. Leaders will be checking to see if the classrooms are following proper energy rules, such as usage of natural light or if appliances are off while not in use.
We expect students to wear clothing that promotes a positive, safe, productive, and learning-focused school environment. With this in mind, please adhere to the following requirements when choosing how to dress each day:
1. No pajamas, lounge wear, slippers, or other bedroom attire may be worn to school.
2. Under clothing cannot be visible, including underwear, bra straps, and shorts worn under pants. (Sagging pants will not be allowed. Pants must be worn at the student’s waistline.)
3. Shoulders, stomachs, armpits, and chests must be covered. Students cannot wear spaghetti straps, tank tops, open-mesh, see-through clothing, “muscle” shirts, or low cut tops.
4. Students may not wear ripped or torn clothing.
5. Short shorts or skirts are not allowed. Shorts and skirts must extend to mid-thigh, or the student’s fingertips when arms are hung straight down with relaxed shoulders (whichever is lower).
6. Clothing advertising or promoting guns, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, violence, gang related activities, or sex, or which offends, threatens or demeans others is not allowed. (This includes gang tattoos on the skin.)
7. No hats or sunglasses may be worn by students during school hours.
8. Metal chains on wallets are not allowed.
*Students wearing clothing that violates any of these requirements will be asked to call their parents to bring them appropriate clothing.
*For students who violate CLP’s dress code multiple times, a parent conference may be scheduled and/or detention and In School Suspension will be assigned.
Lockers – This year we will allow students to bring in their own combination lock, in addition to the regular school lock, to place on their locker. We are allowing this for safety reasons. If a student brings in their own lock, they must give the combination to the front office before placing the lock on the locker. Only combination locks will be allowed.
Honors Classes – We will be offering Honors classes to 7th and 8th graders this year. Our Social Studies and English curriculum will offer the Honors classes using the pull-out model, while our Science curriculum will continue with the differentiation model. Students must have appropriate test scores and a teacher recommendation prior to being placed into the Honors classes. All teachers will continue to implement Pre-AP instructional strategies to all students in all classes in order to maintain the highest learning levels.
Lunch Detention and ISS – Students will be reminded of our updated policy during study hall the first week of school.
Electronic Equipment – We strongly encourage students not to bring Ipods, cell phones, or any other electronic equipment to school. We do not allow students to use these during the school day at any time. Equipment will be confiscated if seen. This equipment is small and is easily stolen and very rarely retrieved. Therefore, we ask that you do not bring this equipment to school; if you do so it is at your own risk.
It is extremely vital that your student be at school. Colorado school law requires that students attend and that it is the parents’ responsibility to have their student attend school until the age of 17. Colorado law states that secondary students must attend school for 1056 hours out of 1080 hours. This equals four days of absences. You will be notified if your student has more than four days of absences. Students must have all absences excused through the attendance office. You may call our 24-hour attendance line at 490-3087 or our attendance clerk at 488-7405. If the parent does not notify the school of their students’ absence, then the school will contact the parent to verify the students’ absence.
“CLP is a school where everybody knows everybody. There is more one on one learning because the teachers take the time to make sure you succeed.”- Parker Gauthier