The Panther Post

Good afternoon,

It is hard to believe that we are coming to our last full week of school next week. We look forward to all the events that will be happening in the coming week. A reminder that we are coming to end with our last quarter and students will be receiving their report cards on the last day of school.

Best,

Christina & Emily

Mon., June 5th: 6th Grade Field Day, Jazz Band

Tues., June 6th : 5th Grade Parent Night at 6:30

Thurs., June 8th: 8th Grade Step Up Ceremony 1:00pm, 8th Grade Semi-Formal 7:00

Fri., June 9th: 7th Grade Field Day, 8th Grade High Meadow Trip

Tues., June 13th: Last Day of School (1/2 Day)

Each month Team Leaders will share an update on current happenings throughout the team. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to your child's Team Leader. Contact information is within each newsletter. Team Leaders should be sending April newsletters soon!

Below is access to team's May newsletters. Don't forget to check out Team Amethyst's newsletter. This is our specials and P.E. team.

Enjoy!

Seventh graders have been working on publishing a realistic fiction writing piece for their final writing unit of the year. Students worked hard to develop setting, characters, plot lines, and studied techniques that authors use to foster themes across the text. Some students even chose to set their realistic fiction within the historical time periods from their historical fiction novels.

Students in Mr. Kiser’s 8th grade math class are finishing up their unit on Linear Systems. Linear systems are used to model real word problems that involves one variable changing at a constant rate with respect to another variable. Linear systems can be used to estimate income over time, predict profits, or compute mileage rates.

Thursday was a BLAST! I am super proud of the 8th graders and their initiative cooking and cleaning. They planned, implemented, and executed a three-course meal complete with drinks and service on the target language. To say these kids enjoyed it would be an understatement! I heard the word quickly spread and I know my 7th graders are already planning what they would like to cook next year! Merci Beaucoup!

Hats off to both groups and a special thanks to Mr. Aresco, Mrs. Werme and Mrs. Sanderson for helping to assist!

The EHMS Band would like to express our deepest gratitude to the East Hampton Rotary Club for donating a $500 Rotary Club grant this year to the EHMS Music Department to purchase three new marching drums.

Pictured with the new marching drums from left to right are 7th grade band students Kaeden Owen, Kayla Rau, and Gabby Zisk. These drums were played in school concerts, school events, and at the East Hampton Memorial Day Parade.

Thank You East Hampton Rotary Club for supporting our East Hampton schools!

Neil Shilansky

East Hampton Middle School

Band Director

Find out how you can help with this GREAT CAUSE – our kids, our school!

East Hampton Middle School PTO needs Board members and volunteers for the 2023-24 school year

Grab a friend and join us to say hello and learn more:

Wednesday, May 31st between 5:30 and 6:30pm in the EHMS front office

Interested but can't make it? Email us at ptoehms@gmail.com and we will arrange to meet up another time.

With our current Board members moving on to the high school, your help is KEY to ensuring that EHMS PTO can continue to support our school! All the PTO funding ($10,000+ per year) that benefits EHMS will just - POOF! - disappear when nobody is left to lend a hand. We are willing to show you the ropes - you won't be left to figure it all out all alone :-) There are so many things you can help with - even for one event - so that the PTO can continue to support our kids!

Volunteers are needed for the following planning committees. If nobody steps forward, the events won't take place and fundraising is at risk for next school year:

• Pantherfest (three or four coordinators needed)
• Spirit Wear (one coordinator)
• Teacher / Staff Appreciation (two coordinators)
• Teacher Conference Dinners (two coordinators)
• Munson's Fundraising (one coordinator)
• Panther Prowl (two coordinators)
• Yard Goats (one coordinator)

We look forward to welcoming you to EHMS PTO, whether as a Board member or volunteer. Thank you!

EHMS PTO SPIRIT WEAR SALE

***25% OFF EVERYTHING – NO CODE NEEDED***
THROUGH MONDAY, JUNE 5th

ALL ITEMS MADE TO ORDER AND SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO YOU

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THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ALMOST HERE
BUT THERE'S ONE MORE CHANCE TO GET YOUR
EAST HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR BEFORE SUMMER STARTS!

Check out our online shop for tons of logo options and garment styles

Store link: https://1stplace.sale/17567

East Hampton Middle School PTO will earn a percentage of every sale to help support our school’s needs.

What better way to promote Panther Pride and school spirit while raising funds for EHMS?

If you have any questions, please contact the PTO at ptoehms@gmail.com

Thank you for your support and happy shopping!

East Hampton Middle School

YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW!

Cost of Yearbook: $30

Cash or checks are accepted

Please make checks payable to: EHMS

Paper forms are available in the main office or send an email with your student's name and Homeroom to cbuchan@easthamptonct.org

NOTE: Students will receive their yearbooks on the last day of school.

There will be NO yearbook sales on the last day of school.

The Nutmeg Game Show is coming! From now until the end of May, we will be running a fun reading initiative that will culminate with grade-level “Nutmeg Game Show” assemblies on June 6!

What Students Will Do:

• Read as many of the 3 Nutmeg titles selected for their grade level as they can. All books can be checked out in the LMC.
• Submit questions about the book(s) via Google Form linked on the library website here (These questions maybe used during the game show!)
• Form teams of 3-4 students to participate in a preliminary round within their ELA classroom in mid-May
• Winning teams from each ELA class will go on to complete at grade-level assemblies the end of May/June
• The winning team from each grade level will get to pick 1 friend to join them to watch a movie in the LMC during the last week of June…movie snacks will be provided!

With the start of spring comes planning for all our end of the year events. We have been honored with the opportunity to see your child grow over the last three years. Each student has become an integral part of our Panther community and has evolved into an individual with interests, passions, and goals. We look forward to partnering with you as we open the doors to your child’s high school experience and all the opportunities that await while celebrating and closing the door to all they have accomplished over the last three years at EHMS.

We are planning a culminating event for our 8th graders. On Thursday June 8th at 1:00, we will hold our 2nd annual 8th grade Step-Up ceremony in our gymnasium. We will continue to celebrate our students that evening (June 8th) with our 8th Grade Formal that will be held at EHMS from 7pm to 9pm. We encourage all families to come for pictures starting at 6:30pm. The next day, our students will be attending their 8th grade High Meadow class field trip on Friday June 9th. More specifics to these events will be communicated out, but we wanted to provide you the dates to save in your calendars! If there are any questions, please feel free to reach out to administration or our 8th grade co-advisors; Mrs. Donovan and Mrs. Mercaldi.

A reminder that the following email addresses can be used by parents to report and document their approval of an absence:

Memorial_Attendance@easthamptonct.org

Center_Attendance@easthamptonct.org

EHMS_Attendance@easthamptonct.org

EHHS_Attendance@easthamptonct.org

If you have successfully emailed the school, you will receive an autoreply that notifies you that the absence communication has been received and recorded. This process is effective for your child for the first 9 absences. After your student has more than 9 absences, additional documentation or communication is required to excuse the absence. However, please continue to use the email designated for your child's school to continue to notify the school that your child will be absent. You may call your child’s school at any time to report an absence but please make sure to follow up a phone call with a note or email to the attendance email.

Also, just a friendly reminder to have your child bring lip balm with them to school, if needed. This year has been tough for those lips!

Nutrition is so important for growth and development. Please be sure that your student is bringing enough snacks for themselves and remind them to eat breakfast and lunch. As a reminder, the school offers breakfast and lunch, free of charge for all families.

Is anyone else having Spring Fever?! If we aren’t going to be getting snow, then bring on Spring!

If at any point you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me at khafele@easthamptonct.org or call the school office at 860-365-4060.

Thank you!

Mrs. Hafele

If your child is having any Chromebook or technology issues please click on the link below to do some troubleshooting: EHMS TroubleShooting Tips

If the troubleshooting doesn't work click on the link below to submit an IT work ticket:

Chromebook Trouble Ticket

Please encourage your child to take pride and care in their device. Below is a video to review the proper care of Chromebooks with your child.

We are very excited to be welcoming this program back for the first time since 2019. Our Techno Camp is a wonderful opportunity for students interested in trade fields to come and get some really unique, hands-on experience working within some of the shop areas we offer here at Vinal. This year, we have instructors from the following shops: Hairdressing and Cosmetology, Diesel and Heavy Equipment and Electrical. In addition to the trade experience, we will also be partaking in some health and wellness and teamwork challenges each day.

The program will run Mondays through Thursdays between July 10th and July 20th, 2023 from 8:00AM-12:00PM here on Vinal's campus (60 Daniels Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457). At this time, we are working on making breakfast and mid-morning snacks available for all attending students. Please note that transportation does need to be arranged by individual families.

Anyone interested can use the following QR code to access the pre-enrollment form. This code is also on the flyer attached:

Board of Education Statement on School Safety:

The East Hampton Board of Education is committed to a safe and secure learning environment that honors and celebrates the diversity of our students, our community, and our nation. The Board of Education in partnership with the school community will not tolerate any threat of violence in the schools or any hate speech that targets any race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Each student is held to the highest standards of responsible decision making within a culture that is expected to foster compassion, caring, and empathy.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement of the East Hampton Public Schools:

The school community of East Hampton is committed to the mission of honoring and celebrating the diversity of our students, our community, and our nation. We strive to guide our students to conscious, deliberate, individual and collective actions that cultivate the respect of all races, religions, and social backgrounds. Our school community endeavors to produce graduates who are equipped with a greater understanding of the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nondiscrimination Statement of the East Hampton Public Schools:

The East Hampton Board of Education, in compliance with federal and state law, affirms its policy of equal educational opportunity for all students and equal employment opportunity for all persons. It is the policy of the District to promote nondiscrimination and an environment free of harassment regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability (including but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability, or learning disability), genetic information, marital status, or age or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, or age of any persons with whom the individual associates. The District shall provide to all students without discrimination, course offerings, counseling, assistance, employment, athletics, and extracurricular activities. The District shall provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The District shall make reasonable accommodations for identified physical and mental impairments that constitute disabilities, consistent with federal and state statutes and regulations.

Email: camaral@easthamptonct.org
Website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/o/ehms
Location: 19 Childs Road, East Hampton, CT, USA
Phone: (860) 365 4060