Welcome to CLDE

CLDE (Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education) class provides language development and sheltered instruction to multilingual learners during student WIN time. This is an individualized "what I need time" for all students in the classroom to receive target instruction. I will be working with your student to develop stronger English skills in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. I have many fun learning activities planned for this school year and I cannot wait to see your child grow! Please reach out to me if you have any questions, my email is:

https://www.nlappscloud.com/

To ensure your child benefits from our free and reduced lunch program, please complete the Free and Reduced Lunch Form by October 1st.

Tops: Black polos with or without school logo

Bottoms: Black pants, shorts or skirts

NO RIPPED JEANS

During dress down/spirit days/Birthday Bash, students must still follow the school dress code which includes no ripped jeans or crop tops.

Middle School : Has the option of wearing a gray polo in place of the black polo.

Uniforms will be strictly enforced Monday through Friday. Black is an industry standard and will give students the ability to use them during performances and while working onstage and backstage. We encourage you to show your personality whenever possible. Shoes and accessories are the choice of the student.

We are excited to offer custom designs in school swag with our partner Gemini. These shirts can be worn in place of school uniform shirts any day of the week. Visit our school store below and get your order in.

Our school Facebook link for families to find our most timely information including events: https://www.facebook.com/MetropolitanArtsAcademy

Safety Protocols

This year we still have many routines and procedures in place to keep your child safe! Please read through this section carefully.

• Entry: At 8:05 students will enter the school and go straight to classrooms.
• Before School: Playing on the playground before school is not allowed. Supervision will not be available until 8am, so please do not drop your child off early!
• Dismissal: Students will exit the building the same way they entered.
• NO PEANUTS OR PEANUT PRODUCTS: We have students in our school with severe peanut allergies. Please do not send any snacks or lunch items that contain peanuts or peanut butter.

For parents who want to volunteer in the classroom or on field trips, this form will need to be completed and approved. The sooner you can get this done the better. It is good for one year from approval date.

We are a true school family and community. At Metropolitan Art's Academy we provide a rigorous arts integration program to enhance student creativity while catering to diverse learning styles. The Met views success by integrating competency based-learning with student agency to build learning targets at a customized pace using an artistic lens.

This will be my 30th year as an educator and I have taught preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade and CLDE. I absolutely love what I do and I truly believe I have the best job ever! I am very honored to be part of the amazing Met team! I enjoy traveling, gardening, hiking, reading, working out, running, painting, and playing with my silly cat Jasper. I also enjoy attending plays and visiting my son in NYC.

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, Behavioral Science, and Early Childhood Education. I hold a Master's Degree with honors in CLDE Education, and a Master's Degree with honors in Literacy. This will be my 13th year in Westminster Public Schools as a CLDE Teacher.

Hello Metropolitan Arts Academy families! My name is Rachel Fox. This year, I have the great honor of serving as a CLDE teacher at The MET. Fostering early literacy skills, and fueling the curiosity and confidence that drives life long learners, is my passion. This will be my 27th year in education and fourth year at the Metropolitan Arts Academy. I love the MET! Do you remember the opening song in the 1980's sitcom, Cheers? "Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name...and they're always glad you came..." We are always glad your students came to school.

When I am not at school, you can find me hiking, camping, playing with our mini-dachshund (Stella) and doing projects with my family. My kiddos, ages 20, 18, 15 & 13. Big life moments for us this year are sending the oldest two kids off to college at CSU, and teaching the 15 year old how to drive. We had a lazy summer which included a mini trip to Indiana to visit grandparents, Water World and Glenwood Springs. We took the same family photo at Glenwood Adventure Park this year, that we took back in 2014. I love seeing how our family has grown.