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Boltz Middle School
Newsletter
May 2015
Letter from the Principal
6th, 7th and 8th Grade Parent
I hope this letter finds you well. The purpose of my letter is to share information about the
last days of the school year.
Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Poudre School District.
Grade 6
May 7 Spring Concert
May 11 Permission slips will go home for Horsetooth fieldtrip
May 12 CMAS End of Year testing for English
May 13 CMAS End of Year testing for Math
May 19 Spring Band, Choir, and Orchestra concert
May 26/27 Geography Assessments
May 28 Fieldtrip to Horsetooth
May 29 Last day/Half day-no lunch served on this day
Grade 7
Week of May 4th-OWL testing begins for high school level Foreign Language courses
May 18 Algebra Summative Assessments begin
May 19 Spring Band, Choir, and/ \gfxzhk\\]1qweip] Orchestra concert
May 26 Social Studies Summative
May 28 Field Day
Boltz Middle School | 720 Boltz Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 | phone (970) 472-3700| fax (970)472-3730
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Letter from the Principal (continued)
Grade 8
Week of May 4th-OWL testing begins for high school level Foreign Language courses
May 8
Science Summative Assessments
May 14 Last day for late work and book return
May 19 Spring Band, Choir, and Orchestra concert
May 20 U.S. History Summative Assessment
May 27 Alegebra and Geometry Summative Assessment
May 28 Warren Park
May 28 Promotion Ceremony at FCHS: students arrive at 6:10 and parents enter at 6:40
Congratulations to Corey Martin,
Boltz Office Manager, for Being
Selected as Employee of the
Year!
“You got it!” Who could possibly say that phrase 20 times
a day and always with a smile? Corey Martin, the office
manager of Boltz Middle School. The presence of Corey in our front office is a gift to our
staff and parent/student community. And this gift is three-fold as is evident given her special
qualities. First, she is extremely competent. Her competence is easily seen in the everyday
operations of our school. Her “job” often encompasses that asterisk at the bottom of the
page: “Other duties as assigned.” Furthermore, Corey is professional. She is known for her
ability to keep her cool in rough situations. Finally, her sense of humor works wonders in
those tough situations that can arise from time to time.
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6th GradeNews
English
Sixth grade English will read Red Midnight focusing on themes such as perseverance,
change, hope and love, continue reading non-fiction, complete a small research project,
experience small snippets of Shakespeare, and analyze and write poetry before we end 4th
quarter.
Keep reading and turning in bookmarks for the 40 book challenge; there will be a celebration
at the end of the year for kids who complete the challenge!
We have truly enjoyed your children this year and it is hard to believe that the year will soon
be coming to an end. Summer reading is critical in fostering a life-long love of reading and
maintaining skills taught throughout the school year. Keep your eye open for summer
reading program information to come home with your child in May.
Math
We cannot believe how close we are to the end of the school year! The year has flown
by. We truly appreciate you allowing us to work with your children.
In 6th grade math we will be continuing with 3-d shapes, surface area and volume. If
you think about it, ask your students what the difference is between the two. Hopefully
discussing it will help them to keep it straight. After 3-d shapes we will move into statistics.
Please remind your student that even though we are close to the end we still have work to do
and they are still in need of supplies etc.
Have a great summer!
Your 6th grade math team
Science
6th grade science is moving into physical sciences. This unit is going to be hands on, and
will incorporate many labs and demonstrations. Atoms and molecules are hard concepts to
understand so we will complete activities to help visualize these standards. We will be
learning about matter and how mass and volume determine an objects density. The students
will learn about molecules and how they are different in each state of matter. The students
will also learn about atoms and their subatomic particles, the elements in the periodic table
and how it can be read. The vocabulary may be difficult for your student to understand so
please look over the Unit overview in your student's interactive notebook to help them
prepare for each test and the district assessment.
Mr. Baumgartner and Mr. Garcia.
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Orchestra Reminders
Please take a moment to check out the NEW Boltz Orchestra
website: www.boltzorchestra.weebly.com
Upcoming Performances:
 May 7th: 6th Grade Orchestra/Band Spring Concert
 May 9th: Kayla Foundation Fundraiser Performance-Chamber Orchestra Only
 May 12th: 7th/8th Grade Spring Music Extravaganza
 May 16th: Trills and Thrills Festival at Elitch Gardens-Chamber & 8th Grade Orchestra
 May 28th: 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony: Chamber Orchestra Only
Melissa Claeys: [email protected] OR 970-472-3768
Read 180 Students
Attention all read 180 students. Do not forget that your biography projects are due by May 8.
You can find the assignment on Blackboard under "Content." Please be prepared to present
starting on May 8! I look forward to seeing your hard work.
-Mrs. Hardouin
From the Front Office
Attendance
If you know that you will be picking your child up early, please send a note with your
student to the front office before school stating the time you will be arriving so that we can
issue an early dismissal pass. It's a win-win, your child will be waiting for you when you
arrive and we lessen the disruption to classrooms.
Report Cards
Boltz will not be printing or mailing 4th quarter report cards. PSD’s student information
system is set up for families to be able to view and/or print Report Cards at home. In order
to print or view, you will need to follow the directions below.
Steps in ParentVUE and StudentVUE to print your student’s report card:
1. Open up the following link: https://pvue.psdschools.org/ and log in
2. Under the Navigation Bar, click Report Card
3. Click on the blue link that says “Click here to view report card for Quarter 4”
4. The report card will open and you can print it for your records
Report cards will be ready for viewing/printing no later than June 5th 2015.
If you do not have access to a computer or printer, or just need more guidance, please feel
free to contact our Registrar, Mrs. Eatinger, at 970-472-3702.
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Attention 7th Graders and Parents of 7th Graders Take Note!!
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7th Grade field Trip is on April 28th to Midtown Arts Center. Students need to dress-up
for the show.
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Last day to turn in assignments: May 22rd
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Last Week of School: May 25th- May 29th
Mon- No School
Tues- Regular Schedule
Wed- Regular Schedule, students should bring in a pre-washed white t-shirt by today
for tie dye project (we will soak them in solution this day)
Thurs- 7th Grade field day at Boltz
Morning- field game stations and tie dye
Sack lunch outside
Afternoon- movie in gym- kids will vote for their choice, otter pops on the lawn
Bad weather-move games inside to gym, and tie dye to art room
Fri- All school celebration
*** Also….. We are in need of empty contact solution/saline bottles, empty two liter soda
bottles, and newspaper for our end of the year tie dye project. ***
7th Grade Math – 8th Grade Placement for Math
Due to the shift in standards and the increased rigor in all levels of math courses, it has been
recommended that a body of evidence be used to support math placement in high school
math courses. Therefore, 7th grade math placement recommendations will be decided after
MAPs testing the last week of April. At that point, students will be informed of their 20142015 math growth and placement for the 2015-2016 school year.
CM2 and CM2XL
7th grade math just started our unit on probability. This unit is about the concepts of
probability and will help students understand common ideas that they read or hear about
every day. After our probability unit, 7th grade will be moving to circumference and
area of circles. Students will investigate the relationships between diameter, radius, Pi,
circumference, and area. Students will take an investigative approach to discovering these
relationships. We will conclude our 7th grade year of math with dilations, translation, and
rotation transformations
~Mrs. Campain, Mrs. Elder and Mr. Tedford
7th Grade Algebra
Algebra students are wrapping up their quadratics unit and then investigating several
different models to interpret data and statistics. They will be incorporating technology on
a daily basis as well as understanding the algorithms used with technology. Their final
assessment will be an at home project that they will be presenting to the class. They will
have an opportunity to be creative and personalize their project to reflect their interests.
Algebra students will be taking a final for this course. The dates for the final are May 19th –
May 22nd.
~Mrs. Campain and Mrs. Elder
7th Grade English
Students are in their final unit for English: The Banned Book Unit. For this unit, students
will learn about First Amendment rights and how these can impact both an author and
audience. We hope this unit will help students understand the relevancy and potential
necessity of censorship in their daily lives.
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7th Grade continued
Students in Ms. Rasmussen’s English class will be reading The Sledding Hill by Chris
Crutcher and a choice banned book from the American Library Association list (available on
Blackboard). Students will also hold a mock school board trial over The Sledding Hill to
experience the process of banning a book. A permission slip was sent home for both books.
Students in Ms. Paiva-Walz’s and Mrs. Griffith’s class will be reading Gathering Blue by
Lois Lowry. They will also read a collection of historically banned or challenged children’s
books and research the circumstances regarding the challenged publications. Each student
will deliver an oral presentation to debate the merits of banning or allowing the story’s
reading.
*** Parents- if you have any chapter books that your student is done reading,
please consider donating them to our classroom library. We love having our own
books to loan out to kids. ***
Geography
During the final several units of the year, geography courses will continue to explore the
amazing world of east and Southeast Asia. We will complete our year by investigating the
indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand!
Science
To end the year, science is learning about LIFE!! The students are studying photosynthesis
through a hands on plant lab. The students are also learning about how complex the human
body is by examining the main body systems and seeing how all the systems need to work
together in order for survival. Hands-on dissections will take place to allow for visual 3-D
learning of the organs and systems.
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Subject: New Procedure for Printing Report Cards
Since our student information system is set up to print report cards from home, we will not
be printing 4th quarter report cards and mailing them home as we have previously done.
We are here to help if you do not have access to a printer. Please contact Lisa Eatinger and
she will print and mail your student’s report card. You may reach her at 970-472-3702 or
you can email her at [email protected].
Here are the steps in ParentVUE and StudentVUE to print your student’s report card:
1. Open up the following link: https://pvue.psdschools.org/ and log in
2. Under the Navigation Bar, click Report Card
Click on the blue link that says “Click here to view report card for Quarter 4”
The report card will open and you can print it for your records
Report cards will be ready for viewing/printing no later than June 5th 2015.
8th Grade News
Important Dates for Your Calendar
 May 13: 8th grade textbook check in
 May 13: 8th grade initial locker clean out during advisory (leave only necessary items to
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finish the year)
May 14: 7th and 8th grade last day to turn in assignments and last day for retakes
May 25: 6th/7th and 8th grade regular schedule
May 26: 8th grade check out sheets passed out in 1st period
May 27: 6th/7th and 8th grade regular schedule
May 27: 8th grade final locker clean out in advisory
May 28: 8th grade at Warren Park-Math; Summative Math Exam in morning
May 28: 8th grade Promotion Ceremony at FCHS in the evening
District Exams
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History: May 19nd
Science: May 8th
World Language: May 12-15 and 19-23
Math: May 28
8th Grade Science
In 8th grade science, we will be completing our weather and climate unit by the middle of
May. We will end this topic with a group project where the students will be expected to
study a particular weather phenomenon and design a disaster plan for presentation to their
class. The school year ends with tower building, a project taken from a Science Olympiad
project of years past.
Field Day Participation
The following is a copy of the contract that your 8th grader will sign as an agreement with the
8th grade team for participation in the field trip to Warren Park that the 8th Graders take on
Thursday, May 28. These contracts will be passed out to students toward the end of April
I, ____________________________________, understand that in order to participate in the
end-of-year 8th grade trip to Warren Park on May 28th, I must have a clean discipline record
for the remainder of the school year. In the event of one (1) Office Referral and/or 3
Problem Solving Sheets in the month of May I will not be able to participate in the trip.
Student Name (printed): ____________________________
Student Signature: _________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name (printed): _____________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature:__________________________________
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8th Grade News (continued)
Social Studies
As we head toward the end of the school year, your students will examine how we added
large sections of our country as we headed westward during our expansion period. Finally,
our studies will turn to the causes of the Civil War and how the United States changed as a
result. It has been a great year for your children and we wish you a fun and exciting summer.
Pre-AP English 8 with Mrs. McGrew
The Pre-AP students have recently read the William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. Of
course, we have studied the basic comprehension (both literal and inferential) and
vocabulary. However, beyond those, students have discussed mob psychology and emotional contagion. Their final writing assessment will center around this novel and the
importance of the character Simon.
Next the students will read Elie Wiesel’s novel Night which is his account of the Holocaust.
It is a difficult ‘read,’ however, in Wiesel’s opinion books such as this should be read so that
we ‘never forget.’ We will also read John Steinbeck’s short novel The Pearl. Many students
have purchased their own copies since one of our reading strategies is ‘margin notations.’
Dear 8th Grade Boltz Community
It has truly been a pleasure to serve as your principal this school year. I arrived at Boltz
Middle School five years ago, and I am so proud of our current eighth grade class. What an
amazing group of students. One of the things I love to do is attend after school events and
watch our students outside of the school setting. Each year, I receive emails and phone calls
telling me how polite and kind our student community is. This 8th grade class has lived up to
our reputation around citizenship! We are very proud of the culture we have built and we
appreciate all you have done to support that culture.
Besides the time they spend with you, they have spent the majority of their time with their
teachers during the last nine months. We have talked to your children about expectations,
celebrated in their success, discussed their academic progress, and challenged them to work
hard. Now, we are ready to celebrate their transition to high school in our annual award’s
ceremony that will take place at FCHS on May 28th. Students should arrive by 6:15 p.m. for
the purposes of rehearsing. Parents will be permitted to enter into the gymnasium at 6:40
p.m. Students are expected to dress up for this special event. In the coming days, I will
meet with all eighth grade students to share this expectation. I will also remind students that
we have several weeks of school remaining, I want students to finish strong and continue to
take advantage of their learning opportunities.
There is no other job more important than growing a responsible and good human being.
Thank you for your partnership with Boltz Middle School. We appreciate you and look forward to the excitement the end of the school year brings.
Best Regards,
Penny Stires
Principal
Boltz Middle School
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Last Day of School
The Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools and the Assistant Superintendent of
Secondary Schools have approved the following schedule for the last day of school, Friday,
May 29, 2015.
NOTE: NO LUNCH WILL BE SERVED ON 5/29/15
Elementary
Schools will dismiss 3 ½ hours earlier than normal scheduled time.
Half day kindergarten will NOT be in session on 5/29/15
Full day kindergarten will dismiss 3 ½ hours earlier than normal scheduled time.
Middle School
High School
Any other school/program will dismiss 3 ½ hours earlier than normal scheduled time.
News From the Health Office
A few reminders as we approach the end of the school year:
ALL medications must be picked up by the release bell on the last day of school, or earlier
if your student does not need the medication up until the last minute! (Remember this is a
half day!) NO EXCEPTIONS! Medications cannot be sent home with students per district
policy. All medications not picked up by the end of school on May 29th will be properly
disposed of and will not be kept at the school over the summer for the next year.
You will need NEW paperwork and health care action plans for next year, they can be
completed anytime between now and the start of school, and if you don’t wait until August
you can avoid the rush at your physician’s office!
If you will have an incoming 6th grader they will need a TDap booster next school year.
Please make plans to get this done over the summer and bring the record to school in August.
New 2015-16 state requirements will require 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine for
all K through 12th grade students.
This will affect current 8th-11th grade students for next year.
Please check with your provider to see if your student has had 2 doses of the varicella
vaccine. (Many students have already received two doses)
If not, please schedule an appointment for your student to receive a second dose and
bring the record to your health office so you can ensure your child’s record is
complete for next year.
Please contact your school nurse if you have further questions or concerns.
Thank you and have a great summer!
Erin Camper, RN – School Nurse
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ATHLETICS
Sideline Suggestions for Parents
I ran across this document and it might be something that you include in your pre-season
packets or coaches meetings...
Sideline Suggestions (10 Things Kids Say They Don't Want Their Parents to Do) By Darrell J. Burnett, Ph.D.
1. Don't yell out instructions.
During the game I'm trying to concentrate on what the coach says and working on
what I've been practicing. It's easier for me to do my best if you save instructions and
reminders for practice or just before the game.
2. Don't put down the officials. This embarrasses me and I sometimes wonder whether the
official is going to be tougher on me because my parents yell.
3. Don't yell at me in public. It will just make things worse because I'll be upset,
embarrassed, or worried that you're going to yell at me the next time I do something
"wrong."
4. Don't yell at the coach. When you yell about who gets to play what position, it just stirs
things up and takes away from the fun.
5. Don't put down my teammates. Don't make put-down remarks about any of my
teammates who make mistakes. It takes away from our team spirit.
6. Don't put down the other team. When you do this you're not giving us a very good
example of sportsmanship so we get mixed messages about being "good sports."
7. Don't lose your cool. I love to see you excited about the game, but there's no reason to
get so upset that you lose your temper! It's our game and all the attention is supposed to
be on us.
8. Don't lecture me about mistakes after the game. Those rides home in the car after the
game are not a good time for lectures about how I messed up -- I already feel bad. We
can talk later, but please stay calm, and don't forget to mention things I did well during
game!
9. Don't forget how to laugh and have fun. Sometimes it's hard for me to relax and have
fun during the game when I look over and see you so tense and worried.
10. Don't forget that it's just a game! Odds are, I'm not going to make a career out of
playing sports. I know I may get upset if we lose, but I also know that I'm usually feeling
better after we go get a pizza. I need to be reminded sometimes that it's just a game.
Yearbook
Don't miss the chance to purchase a yearbook for your student. We have a few remaining
books that will be sold on a first come basis. You may place your order at jostensyearbooks.com or pick up an order from at the Boltz Main office. If you have already purchased
a book, thank you very much! It's one you won't want to miss.
Lisa Paiva-Walz
Language Arts, BMS
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German Exploration
We have begun 4th quarter and will conclude our introductory course to the German
language.
Our most recent units of study have included colors and clothing. Colors and clothing terms
were taught and tested. At the end of this unit, the students invaded Frau McGrew’s “ugly
clothes” closet. Some chose to participate in clothing “races” which resulted in students
dressed in fairly unique outfits. Evidence of this “dress up” activity can be viewed in the hall
just outside Frau’s classroom door.
Most recently, the students have learned how to talk about their school day. They can tell
someone what classes they have and what their favorite class is. Letters will be written to
teachers (in German) which will highlight the students’ classes and preferences. These
letters will be delivered to the teachers who may very well ask the students to translate!
In the next unit we will spend time learning the vocabulary of city places and directions.
Later the students will learn a bit about free time activities.
Tschüss!
Frau McGrew
German 1A
Students in German 1A are continuing to review the topics of description/introduction of
self, school, and free time activities. have just completed their first 8-11 sentence paragraph
in German! The topic for this paragraph was “Your School.” The paragraph had to include
a general introductory statement about school and then three main ideas with supporting
details about their school/school day. They could include the names of their classes, when
they have those subjects, their grades, their opinion about a specific course and any supplies
that they might need for school.
In addition, students are continuing to speak and write about various topics or themes: intro
of self, school free time activities. We are visiting the computer lab where students are
allowed to practice the format of the OWL test. This is the computerized testing system they
will use for the district speaking/writing/listening/reading summative assessments in May.
Recently we are going into the computer lab to do some practice tests in preparation for the
district exams. Frau McGrew has created some German quizzes in the OWL program that
familiarize students with the format of the district assessment. Students may practice some
of these review quizzes at home if they wish.
German 1B
Students in German 1B are just beginning their unit on “food.” They are learning to speak
and write about the foods they eat for various meals and where the foods can be purchased.
They are also learning to speak and write about their food preferences.
In addition, students are continuing to speak and write about various topics or themes: intro
of self, school free time activities, family and food. We are visiting the computer lab where
students are allowed to practice the format of the OWL test. This is the computerized testing
system they will use for the district speaking/writing/listening/reading summative
assessments in May.
Recently we are going into the computer lab to do some practice tests in preparation for the
district exams. Frau McGrew has created some German quizzes in the OWL program that
familiarize students with the format of the district assessment. Students may practice some
of these review quizzes at home if they wish.
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ART
6th Grade Art
Caricature Sculptures
After a discussion about Roman Portraiture, students modernized the idea into caricatures!!
Creating clay busts with a paper armature inside the next steps are to fire these and paint
them to bring them to life!
Ethan Nguyen, grade 6
Mark Woolwich, grade 6
Brayden Aldaco (left) and Jackson Bigge’s caricatures of each
other!!, grade 6
CONTINUED
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ART (continued)
7th and 8th Grade Art
To prepare for our VALUE PORTRAITS, 7th and 8th graders are practicing different drawing
techniques to feel more successful in the sense of realism that is coming up with their value
drawings done in charcoal. Lots of preparation, but all well worth the effort!
Kennedy Polovich’s practices in drawing, grade 7
Brianne Hudson, grade 7
Brigney Cornejo-Alvarez, grade 8
Andrew Zancanella, grade 8
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ART (continued)
MASK MAKING
After much preparation, our masks are finally finished!!
Elijah Forzani Garrison, grade 8
Hannah Peterson, grade 8
Mariah Rivera, grade 8
Mirabella Hannum, grade 8
Our next project is based on Art and Nature—and how to bring function into our artwork!
Already, many wheels are turning; concepts will range from mugs, to vases, to bird houses to
fairy homes, and much more!
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