Casey hosted poetry on Saturday
By Milena M.
Last Saturday, Casey students attended a poetry writing and reading session with Jack Collum, an accomplished Boulder poet. There were 32 people, including some students from all grades as well as some Casey parents. They learned how to write acrostic and list poems, then wrote a poem on the theme of their choice, then shared them to the rest of the group.
There were pastries after and Twirl supplied fro yo. “It was a tremendous success!” said Ms. Singey. They wrote and read poems, then enjoyed their just desserts.
Last Saturday, Casey students attended a poetry writing and reading session with Jack Collum, an accomplished Boulder poet. There were 32 people, including some students from all grades as well as some Casey parents. They learned how to write acrostic and list poems, then wrote a poem on the theme of their choice, then shared them to the rest of the group.
There were pastries after and Twirl supplied fro yo. “It was a tremendous success!” said Ms. Singey. They wrote and read poems, then enjoyed their just desserts.
Welcome new teachers: Ms. Hershey
By Audrey J.
Ms. Hershey is a Language Arts teacher for the 8th graders here at Casey Middle School. This is now her tenth year of teaching. Before teaching here she taught at Nederland Middle School.
She moved to Boulder temporarily, but Ms. Hershey then explained, “I fell in love with Boulder's open spaces, bike paths, and focus on sustainability and never left.”
After moving to Boulder ,she began searching for a new job, “I had been hearing positive things about Casey for years and was looking for a new challenge, so when I saw the job posting for a Language Arts teacher at the end of last year, I leapt at the chance!.”
On her first day Ms. Hershey’s impression of Casey was a blur “Honestly, I was so overwhelmed on the first day that I can't remember what I thought!”
Ms. Hershey gave a list of wonderful things about Casey Middle School including: “motivated students; the committed and professional teachers, staff and administrators; the physical resources and technology; and living in the same community where I teach.”
Before she came to Casey she earned her BA in English from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania and her MA in Instruction and Curriculum from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
We welcome you into the Cubs family, Ms. Hershey.
Ms. Hershey is a Language Arts teacher for the 8th graders here at Casey Middle School. This is now her tenth year of teaching. Before teaching here she taught at Nederland Middle School.
She moved to Boulder temporarily, but Ms. Hershey then explained, “I fell in love with Boulder's open spaces, bike paths, and focus on sustainability and never left.”
After moving to Boulder ,she began searching for a new job, “I had been hearing positive things about Casey for years and was looking for a new challenge, so when I saw the job posting for a Language Arts teacher at the end of last year, I leapt at the chance!.”
On her first day Ms. Hershey’s impression of Casey was a blur “Honestly, I was so overwhelmed on the first day that I can't remember what I thought!”
Ms. Hershey gave a list of wonderful things about Casey Middle School including: “motivated students; the committed and professional teachers, staff and administrators; the physical resources and technology; and living in the same community where I teach.”
Before she came to Casey she earned her BA in English from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania and her MA in Instruction and Curriculum from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
We welcome you into the Cubs family, Ms. Hershey.
Eighth graders working on portraits
By Ella W.
This year Casey is doing something different for the 8th grade slide show that will be shown during eighth grade promotion. Ms. Hoverstock tried it out with her 2nd period art class. The students had to take pictures of themselves that portrayed who they were and what was important to them. By taking the pictures themselves they will have a lot more say in what is shown during the graduation.
Most kids are excited to take their own pictures and show who they are. “I have no idea what I am going to submit. But it sounds like an interesting project,” said one timid student. “I think it’s amazing and I can’t wait to start” said another expressing mostly positive towards the new idea.
The pictures are due by the end of April to the following email: 8thgradeportrait@gmail.com
Ms. Pierpont explained why the change. “We are doing it this way because in the past, a group of students would volunteer to do it. And then it mattered who was taking the pictures and how they felt about the person who was taking the pictures. If they did not like the person who was taking the picture, they may be less likely to have their picture taken. [This way] you can be surrounded by friends, close up, you have control,” she said.
She warned eighth graders that, “If we don’t get at least 75 during the month, we will just go back to the old way.” She added that, “We will have links on line so students can look at them and see what other students have done. This is how we would like to do it from now. It would be a shame to go back to doing it the other way. We have a group of girls who have already volunteered to take pictures [of all the eighth graders] if this doesn’t work out.”
As you can see it is really important to get your pictures in. You don’t want to be one of the kids who does not turn something in and takes the project away all together, right? Talk with your friends. You can have them take pictures of you and help you figure out what you want to take a picture of to show who you are. Examples are already posted on the Casey library website to help get your ideas flowing .
This year Casey is doing something different for the 8th grade slide show that will be shown during eighth grade promotion. Ms. Hoverstock tried it out with her 2nd period art class. The students had to take pictures of themselves that portrayed who they were and what was important to them. By taking the pictures themselves they will have a lot more say in what is shown during the graduation.
Most kids are excited to take their own pictures and show who they are. “I have no idea what I am going to submit. But it sounds like an interesting project,” said one timid student. “I think it’s amazing and I can’t wait to start” said another expressing mostly positive towards the new idea.
The pictures are due by the end of April to the following email: 8thgradeportrait@gmail.com
Ms. Pierpont explained why the change. “We are doing it this way because in the past, a group of students would volunteer to do it. And then it mattered who was taking the pictures and how they felt about the person who was taking the pictures. If they did not like the person who was taking the picture, they may be less likely to have their picture taken. [This way] you can be surrounded by friends, close up, you have control,” she said.
She warned eighth graders that, “If we don’t get at least 75 during the month, we will just go back to the old way.” She added that, “We will have links on line so students can look at them and see what other students have done. This is how we would like to do it from now. It would be a shame to go back to doing it the other way. We have a group of girls who have already volunteered to take pictures [of all the eighth graders] if this doesn’t work out.”
As you can see it is really important to get your pictures in. You don’t want to be one of the kids who does not turn something in and takes the project away all together, right? Talk with your friends. You can have them take pictures of you and help you figure out what you want to take a picture of to show who you are. Examples are already posted on the Casey library website to help get your ideas flowing .
Casey students hear Colorado Symphony
By Gael F.
The Colorado Symphony has played to many audiences and played several outstanding pieces in front of thousands of people. This Tuesday was no exception. Casey Band and Orchestra students left their first period classes to go to Boettcher Concert Hall. Students rode a quick bus ride to the performing arts center in Denver where they would attend a concert by the Colorado Symphony.
Many other schools also attended the concert. Approximately two thousand students and teachers saw the performance. It consisted of about five pieces of music, and five different origins: Chinese, Native American, Mexican, German, and Irish. Before every piece the conductor would tell us to watch for different parts in the song. A banjo player join for one song and a Native American played the flute as a solo for another piece.
The Colorado Symphony has played to many audiences and played several outstanding pieces in front of thousands of people. This Tuesday was no exception. Casey Band and Orchestra students left their first period classes to go to Boettcher Concert Hall. Students rode a quick bus ride to the performing arts center in Denver where they would attend a concert by the Colorado Symphony.
Many other schools also attended the concert. Approximately two thousand students and teachers saw the performance. It consisted of about five pieces of music, and five different origins: Chinese, Native American, Mexican, German, and Irish. Before every piece the conductor would tell us to watch for different parts in the song. A banjo player join for one song and a Native American played the flute as a solo for another piece.
