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On The Go: healthy eating for busy kids
Between your own hectic schedule and your teen's whirlwind of activities,
finding time for nutritious food
can be a challenge. Here is a way to make sure healthy eating doesn't
go out the door when your child does.
Take food along! Encourage
your youngster to take from food home when she or he is going to
games or other activities. She will be less tempted to buy the high-fat,
high-sugar snacks usually offered. For example, she could carry
fresh fruit (apples,
kiwi, plums, grapes), bags of trail mix (combine whole-grain cereal,
nuts, and raisins), or baby carrots. Teen Food and Fitness
State accredited, award-winning Media Center
Colorado and Durango School District 9-R accreditation
"High" academic performance rating in the Colorado Department of Education's State Accountability Report
Grant-funded Learning Center for at risk students
School-wide bully-proofing and incentive programs
Reading, writing, mathematics, geography, science, and history are all taught using the team approach. We meet students' individual learning needs by challenging our instruction to address each students' learning style, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. We use online and computer-based instruction, individualizing reading programs , and student learning groups based on similar academic abilities. Escalante offers a challenging array of exploratory courses, including keyboarding, art, technology, foreign language, band, orchestra, choir, PE, health, interpersonal skills, and computer instruction.
Escalante Teachers and Staff
The staff includes 37 licensed and highly qualified teachers,
many with masters' degrees and beyond. All staff members have
been trained in interdisciplinary instruction, literacy strategies, and
middle-school-level
instruction. Escalante has a complete support staff of principals,
counselors, librarians, physical education instructors, computer, art,
band, choir,
orchestra, music appreciation, foreign language, family and
consumer studies, resource, special education, gifted and talented and
technology-lab teachers.
Secretaries, custodians, health aides, instructional aides,
cooks, a Parent Partner and School Resource Officer complete out school
staff.
Special Activities / Opportunities for students:
Each team teaches interdisciplinary units on river studies, Worlds Fair, History Day, multicultural issues, and more. We offer a full sports program for seventh and eighth grade students: football, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and track. Students also have ready access to two computer labs, three computer mini-labs, state-of-the-art audio/visual capabilities, national and international videoconferencing, technology lab, science labs, media center, classroom computers, and computer-aided learning facilities.
Special Services:
Escalante is nestled against the Animas River below the Purple Cliffs. The campus includes athletic fields, nature study trails next to the Animas River, outdoor learning and physical education facilities. Our classrooms have been designed in clusters to create grade-level learning teams with our students. Each team area has its own technology and classroom support.
Enrichment programs include independent Study (our gifted-and-talented program), Exploratory Challenge, Destination Imagination, Speech and Debate, Drama, Outdoor Adventure Club, Journey Through Our Heritage (an Exploration of the history and cultures of the people of the Southwest), Invention Convention, and Knowledge Bowl. Programs for special student needs include individualized curriculum, and advanced math, extended learning, resource services, special education, and an English-language learners program.
Behavior Expectations:
Because there are many students at Escalante Middle School, it is necessary to have guidelines that allow productive learning to occur. The following rights are based on common sense, Courtesy, consideration of safety, and respect for the rights of others.
The right to a positive learning environment: Everyone has the responsibility and the right to learn, and no one has the right to interfere with the learning of others. Students have the obligation to be prepared to learn. This includes being as school regularly and on time and completing assignments.
The right to be respected: Teachers' and students' dignity, welfare,and material possessions shallbe respected.
The right to learn in a safe environment: Fighting, threatening behavior, and possession of any type of weapon will not be tolerated. Drugs, tobacco, and alcohol are not allowed in school.
Consequences: Good behavior will be recognized with special recognition and privileges. If you chooses to ignore behavior expectations, there will be consequences for your behavior. If students choose to ignore behavior expectations, teachers will...
Work with students to modify behaviors.
Contact parents and counselors.
Meet with students, parents, counselors, and administrators to develop behavior plans.
If misbehavior continues, or in cases of serious infractions, the student will be referred to the administration. (please see the Parent/Student Handbook 2005-2006 for full explanations and definitions)
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