About LEMS

Lucile Erwin Middle School opened in the 1998-1999 school year. LEMS is named for Lucile Erwin who was a physical education teacher and counselor in Thompson R2J for thirty-eight years before retiring in 1983. Lucile was born in Longmont on April 2, 1913, and was raised on a farm southeast of Loveland. While in grade school, Lucile decided that she wanted to teach. She majored in physical education at the University of Colorado. She taught in Brush, Colorado for two years before beginning a teaching assignment in Loveland. Although Lucile taught physical education at all levels, her work was primarily at the junior high level. Her memories of the kids remain positive. She says, “I enjoyed that age. Those kids just intrigued me.”

The International Baccalaureate Program aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end, the organization works with schools, governments, and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. The Middle Years curriculum is organized around three major concepts: Intercultural Awareness, Holistic Education, and Communication.

We strive to develop learners who have attitudes and dispositions that will be successful in all parts and phases of life. These are called the IB Learner Profile Traits We want to develop learners who are:

• Inquirers
• Knowledgeable
• Caring
• Balanced
• Thinkers
• Open-minded
• Communicators
• Risk-takers
• Reflective
• Principled

The IB curriculum is designed around eight subject groups: languages A & B, individuals and societies (social studies) technology, mathematics, arts, science, and physical education/health. The units of study begin with key concepts and inquiry statements through which students can connect their learning to the world outside the classroom. The Middle Years Program is for grades 6-10. Erwin students can continue in the MYP at Loveland High School. In year 5 (sophomore year) of the program, students are able to demonstrate their deep knowledge of an area of interest through the personal project.

LEMS’s primary purpose is to educate all students to help them fully achieve their potential. We recognize teaching and learning must be interactive and meaningful and appropriate to each student’s development and learning style. LEMS strives to be a safe, nurturing school where self-confidence, self-worth, achievement, and initiative are promoted.

At LEMS, we work together as staff, students, parents, and community to:

• Set measurable school goals for which we are accountable
• Establish and practice high, measurable expectations in classrooms, on our school grounds, and in the community, during academic classes, student activities, and in student leadership.
• Teach fundamental and advanced skills as required by the TSD curriculum, state standards, and the school community.
• Support interdisciplinary learning and encourage growth to ensure each student reaches his/her full potential.
• Provide a physically and emotionally safe environment for learning.
• Promote a productive work ethic, and listen to students’ needs.
• Enable students to face, survive and excel in society, keep current with technology, and use critical thinking and reasoning skills.

 

In order to help you learn and accomplish the school goal of high academic achievement, LEMS offers support in a variety of ways:

• High teacher expectations for each class
• Student-Led Conferences
• Academic support
• Athletic and club eligibility
• I.B. International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IB MYP)
• Infinite Campus for grades and attendance, 24 hours/day
• Reading and math support classes for those who need them
• Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
• PBiS System to celebrate student successes throughout the year