TIGER EVENTS

MAY 19TH22nd
May 20 Tuesday
Perfect Attendance Breakfast
7:00 AM

No Academic Assistance

8th Grade Bridge to High School
Ceremony
6:30 PM
Erie High School

May 21 Wednesday

Renaissance Assembly
8:05-9:00 AM

EMS Staff vs. Student
Basketball Game
3:00 PM

May 22 Thursday

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

7th Grade Field Day

8th Grade Breakfast
8:00 AM

Monday, August 18th
Incoming 6th graders, new 7th
and 8th graders start
8:00 AM-3:00 PM

Tuesday, August 19th
All students start
8:00 AM- 3:00 PM

Erie Middle School, Pre AP Focus School
Todd Bissell, Principal
Dr. Rachel Heide, Assistant Principal
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Lost & Found Items:
We have MANY lost and found items in the Cafetorium.
Please look for lost lunch boxes, coats, etc. What-
ever is left on Friday, May 23rd will be donated to
Our Center in Longmont.
Thank you! EMS Custodians
*STUDENT MEDICATIONS*
ALL MEDICATIONS (INCLUDING THOSE
FROM 6TH GRADE OUTDOOR ED. AND
THE 8TH GRADE D.C. TRIP) NEED TO BE
PICKED UP IN THE HEALTH OFFICE BY
3:00 PM THURSDAY, MAY 22ND
ANY REMAINING MEDICATIONS
WILL BE DESTROYED
SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015
MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH
INCOMING 6TH GRADERS
NEW 7TH & 8TH GRADERS BEGIN
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH
ALL STUDENTS BEGIN
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Supply lists are available at
ems.stvrain.k12.co.us
8TH GRADE BREAKFAST

Over the past several years, the eighth grade teachers and students have enjoyed a
traditional year-end breakfast. This year, breakfast will be from 8-10 on Thursday,
May 22 in the EMS Cafetorium. We would LOVE to have parents and family join us
as well!!

In order to facilitate this, we divided the class up into groups based on last name.
Below you will see what we are requesting you to contribute in order to continue this
tradition. We ask that you bring enough of your dish to serve about 10-15 people.

Please make sure that your food is fully cooked and ready
to serve!!


A-B cups, plates, silverware
C-F Drinks
G-K Egg dishes
L-P Breakfast meats
Q-T Carbohydrates (pancakes, French toast, butter braids, etc.)
U-Z Fruit

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Your 8
th
grade team


SAVE OUR POLLINATORS
THE BEES NEEDS STUDY


Did you know that Colorado has more than 900 species of native bees and
over 550 right here in the Front Range? Yes, we do need our Colorado
bees, they assist in pollinating our plants. Without them our plants would
be unable to produce fruits and vegetables. The Bees Needs is a study di-
rected by the CU Museum of Natural History to learn more about how our
communities can support bees.

Ms. Gillis's 7
th
Grade Science classes will be installing two bee houses on
the school storage building on the north end of the football field. One of
the bee houses has a cut-away side panel where you can observe the wood-
nesting, solitary, native bees. Did you know that bees build nests in tun-
nels to protect their young? Dont worry, the bees are gentle and wont
sting. Learn more at http://beesneeds.colorado.edu.

NEEDED Volunteers to observe the bee houses every other week from June
through September. Volunteers will make observations of the activity/nesting in
the bee houses, collect data, take photographs, and go to the Bees Needs web-
site to log the data. This would be a great family activity! You also may be able
to get a bee house for your home. Check out the participation section on the
website for more information.

If you are interested in volunteering to collect data from the EMS bee hous-
es or have any questions, contact Beth Gillig at gillig_beth@svvsd.org .
Please give the dates you would be available to make observations if you
are interesting in volunteering.

Thank you for supporting our Colorado pollinators!