Author: ford_aaron

Parent/Teacher conferences for this semester will be on Tuesday, February 9th and Wednesday February 10th (invite ONLY night, no sign ups) from 4-8:30 pm.  You may sign up for a 10 minute time slot with each of your student’s teachers by clicking on the link below.  Sign ups for Tuesday are first come, first served. […]

A team of 7th and 8th graders (see below) from Altona Middle School just won $5,000 in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge for creating the best app concept of all middle schools in the state of Colorado! Check out their concept video here: https://vimeo.com/146573406 Now help Team Altona win the nationwide App Challenge Fan Favorite Award […]

In November, our teachers were asked to spend time in each other’s classrooms to observe and learn.  Each teacher observed multiple teachers from like and unlike disciplines.  Some of our teachers even chose to go outside of Altona and learn from educators from other schools.  Our staff reflected together and had some amazing takeaways from […]

Attention all 6th graders!! Your wonderful WEB leaders will be hosting a holiday movie night on Thursday, December 17th, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm in the Rattler’s Den. For just $1, you can watch the movie Elf on the big screen, and your WEB leaders will serve you hot cocoa and a candy cane for no extra […]

I’ve been reading a book by George Couros called “The Innovator’s Mindset.”  It has really helped stimulate and challenge my thinking on how to move forward with shaping a shared vision for Altona. He discusses 8 Characteristics of the Innovator’s Mindset.   The first characteristic he discusses is empathy.  As educators, we strive to provide […]

Nine FCCLA students were accompanied by advisor Linda Dageenakis on a field trip on Monday, Oct. 26th to the FCCLA Northern Conference held in Greeley.  Students heard a presentation by a Colorado author and attended workshops on a variety of FACS related topics.  Students pictured from left to right: Isabella Mendoza, Beyonce Vigil-Lopez, Ruby Scott, Amber Nusser, Shea Cunningham, Diana Grigore, Cynthia DeLuna, […]

Altona will be hosting our annual fall social, themed “Science Fiction Universe,” on Friday, November 13th, 2015 from 4-6 pm.  Cost for the dance is $5 and 20% of all proceeds will be donated to the Community Food Share.  Mark your calendars and we hope to see you there!

We will be holding our annual Open House and Parent Update night on Thursday, November 19th, from 6-7:30pm.  This is both an opportunity for parents and students interested in enrolling at Altona to gather information about our school and programs, as well as for our current parents to hear more information about our recent successes, ongoing […]

Would you like to help out by donating or cooking some food for Altona’s wonderful staff as they host parent/teacher conference nights on October 13th, 14th, and 21st?  You can do so by signing up using one of the links below.  A BIG THANK YOU goes out the Sean and Rebecca Gafner, owners of Longmont’s […]