The Panther Post

Good afternoon Panther Families,

At the end of the day today, students were given their second quarter report cards. The first page of the packet you will receive an explanation of our grading procedures coupled with a reference document on how to breakdown your child's overall grade in PowerSchool. The second page will include your child's report card with the back including a reference document to the rubrics for our Habits of Success. As you look through your child's report card, please reach out to your child's specific teacher if you have any questions regarding a particular class.

As always, if at any point you would like to set up a parent meeting with your child's team, reach out to the Team Leader to arrange. Team Leaders are listed below:

Team Diamond - Mrs. McCabe

Team Ruby - Mrs. Parsons

Team Emerald - Mrs. Aiken

Team Sapphire - Mr. Storrs

Have a wonderful weekend,

Christina & Emily

• January 30th - PBIS Assembly, Jazz band,
• January 31st - Math Counts
• February 1st - Art Club, Yearbook Club, Drama Club
• February 2nd - RESCHEDULED SKI CLUB
• February 13th - Board of Education Meeting
• February 17th - Teacher Professional Day (Staff only)
• February 20th-21st -February Recess

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.

Below is access to team's January newsletters. Don't forget to check out Team Amethyst's newsletter. This is our specials and P.E. team. Team Leaders will be sending out their December newsletters through Parentsquare.

Enjoy!

We are so proud when our students exemplify our PBIS pillars. 6th Grader, Brennan Van Cott is highlighted for showcasing Respect, Responsibility and Pride.

As part of our reproduction and growth unit, students have been investigating reproduction in angiosperms. The flower dissection gave them a hands-on experience to identify and observe the reproductive parts of a lily as they worked in groups to dissect their flower.

Students have started their research projects! They will be researching a topic that is meaningful to them and presenting their information at the end of the unit through a TED (Technology, entertainment, design) Talk, which is a short speech or presentation that "pitches" an idea or thought to an audience. The students worked to synthesize their notes and create notebook pages that focus on the central idea.

This week 6th graders in Mr. Quinn and Mrs. Searles’ math classrooms began a new unit using the resource Illustrative Mathematics. Students have begun a Geometry Unit where they are determining the area of polygons. Students were decomposing and rearranging new figures to represent their areas using various manipulatives of their choice. Students are enjoying working in collaborative groups and engaging in math discourse.

We explained to the students during rehearsal that crew would not be needed until mid-February at the earliest. As we grow closer to that time, we will make sure to post the exact date we want them to start attending rehearsals.

As for the cast, Mrs. Rahusen or Mrs. Werme will post who they need for the following week via Parentsquare and Google Classroom before the following week begins. Assume that if you are in the cast, you will be needed every rehearsal.

*You can click on the flyer to the right to access the schedule for the remainder of the year. (Schedule is subject to change)

*Rehearsals will immediately follow the school day and meet either in the library or music room (students will be made aware of location).

*Be sure to send your child with a water bottle, pencil, snacks, and their script.

Rehearsals are going Great!!

Thank you for your patience as we get Ski Club up and running!

We will be running things just as we did last year.

• Family members Grades 2 and older will be able to join at the club rates!
• There will be no bus to and from the school; students and their families will be responsible for providing their own transportation. The school will leave it to parent/guardian discretion as to how their child and equipment (which cannot be stored at the school) get to and from the mountain each week.
• Arrive at the mountain at 3:30 PM, depart from the mountain at 7:30 PM

The dates we have booked are:

Thursday, 2/16

Thursday, 2/23

We have rescheduled our first ski club trip to THIS COMING Thursday February 2nd! More information will be provided to the Ski Club Group on Parentsquare.

Pricing per person for the 4 passes varies depending on which package you choose:

Lift Ticket $140

Lift and Lesson $192

Lift and Rental Equipment $212

Lift, Lesson and Rental Equipment $252

While there are no refunds for missed days, Mount Southington will let you trade your lift ticket in for a different day later this season or the following one.

The PTO is busy planning upcoming events at EHMS!!

Please join us at our next meeting on

Wednesday, February 8th at 5:30pm in the EHMS office conference room.

We will discuss:

- Munson’s Chocolates fundraiser

- Restaurant events

- Panther Prowl planning (the largest fundraiser for our school)!

Come to listen and learn about the PTO or share ideas for future events and fundraisers.

We’d love to meet you!

Lunch Chess started in the library this week. Students from each lunch wave ate, visited, and played chess. Students taught each other the game and are looking forward to playing again. Students may sign up with their homeroom teacher Thursday morning to play during Thursday lunch.

The student Mural Project is complete and almost ready to start traveling to the Town Hall, East Hampton Public Library, and the Middle Haddam Library for display to the community. Many students contributed their time. Only one student at a time could work on each piece as this project took place during our initial Covid time together. It was a collaborative effort while we all maintained physical separation.

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.

Message from Nurse Hafele:

We are working on creating a collage of pets for the health office. Please send in a picture of your pet to add to our wall! Any and all pets welcome! Please hand in to Mrs. Hafele.

Now that Winter is upon us and the germs are starting to get a little too comfortable, let’s review the below guidelines.
Consider keeping your child at home for an extra day of rest and observation if he or she has any of the following symptoms:

• Very stuffy or runny nose and/or cough
• Mild sore throat (no fever, no known exposure to strep)
• Mild headache and/or stomachache
• Fatigue

Definitely keep your child at home for treatment and observation if he or she has any of these symptoms:

• Fever (greater than 100 degrees. May return to school after 24 hours of no fever WITHOUT fever reducing medications)
• Vomiting (Even once. Must wait 24 hours after last vomit episode to return to school)
• Diarrhea (Must wait 24 hours after last episode to return to school)
• Chills
• General malaise or feelings of fatigue, discomfort, weakness, and/or muscle aches
• Frequent congested, wet, or croupy cough
• Lots of nasal congestion with frequent blowing of nose

To help prevent the flu and other colds, please remind your child(ren) about good hygiene habits:

• Wash hands frequently
• Do not touch eyes, nose, or mouth
• Cover mouth and nose when sneezing/coughing and then wash hands
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick

Helpful resources:
Please contact your child’s pediatrician first. If unable to be seen, here is a list of
local walk in/urgent care locations if unable to be seen by pediatrician:
CVS Minute Clinic, East Hampton 866-389-2727
ProHealth Extended Hours, Glastonbury 657-5940
Middlesex Health Urgent Care, Middletown 860-358-4170
Colchester Urgent Care 860-531-9749

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

EAST HAMPTON MS ATHLETICS SCHEDULE JAN 30 - FEB 3

MONDAY, JAN 30

East Hampton girls basketball at William Johnston MS (Colchester), 2:20 dismissal, 2:30 bus, 3:30 pm game.

William Johnston boys basketball at EHMS, 3:30 pm game.

Cheer attending

Note: The boys basketball and cheer coaches will acknowledge our 8th grade athletes before the game at 3:25 pm.

Note: Deadline for volleyball registration

TUESDAY, JAN 31

East Hampton boys basketball at Portland MS, 2:20 dismissal, 2:30 dismissal, 2:30 bus, 3:45 pm game.

Portland girls basketball at EHMS, 3:30 pm game.

No Cheer

WEDNESDAY, FEB 1

Girls basketball practice 2:35 until 4:30 pm

Boys basketball study hall 2:35 until 4:15 pm.

Boys basketball practice 4:30 until 6 pm.

Note: Coaches to collect practice jerseys after practice!

No Cheer

THURSDAY, FEB 2

East Hampton boys basketball at Beman MS (Middletown), 2:20 dismissal, 2:30 bus, 3:45 pm game.

Beman girls basketball at EHMS, 3:45 pm.

Monitors: Head Cyndi B and Asst April A

Note: Girls basketball coaches acknowledge our 8th graders at 3:30 pm.

Note: Boys Coaches and Girls Coaches will collect uniforms after the game!

Cheer practice 2:35 until 4:30

Note: uniform collection. Please have it washed, dried, folded and in a bag with your name on it.

Note: This will conclude our winter season!

FRIDAY, FEB 3

NO ATHLETICS!

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.

EH Little League Registration is now open. Please follow the link to register. Registration is open until February 12th.

Registration for East Hampton Little League Baseball & Softball is available online from

January 1st to February 12th, 2023. The late registration fee is $50 per family. Our

hope is to have everyone register on time this year. Please forward this email to

anyone that may be new to EHLL (5 year old players, someone who didn’t play last

year, or recently moved to East Hampton.)

Please go to https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1181917 to register.

You can click the red login button if you already have an existing account and have

previously registered. If you do not have an account, click on Register and follow the

steps.

The registration fee for each program is:

Tee Ball Clinics- $50 (League Age 5) (Saturdays only, all parents will be expected to

participate.)

Tee Ball- $75 (must be league age 6)

Farm B Baseball $125

Farm A Baseball $125

Farm Softball $125

Minors Baseball & Softball - $150

Majors Baseball & Softball - $150

If you have more than one player there is a family cap fee of $300.

IF YOUR PLAYER IS NOT REGISTERED BY FEBRUARY 12 AND THEY ARE

ELIGIBLE TO PLAY MAJORS, THEY MAY BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST.

Age determination for Baseball and Softball are slightly different. Please understand

that Little League USA sets the age determination and it is flexible. Each town

designates certain ages depending on what programs are available. If you go to the

Little League USA website to look up a players age, it may say they are eligible to play

Majors baseball (if they are 9). East Hampton Little League then can decide to allow 9

year olds to play minors and not play majors. These decisions are made by the EHLL

Board of Directors. East Hampton Little League’s age determination rules are within

the guidelines of Little League USA.

Please click the link below to determine where your child will play in East Hampton this year:

2023 Age Determination for EHLL BaseballSoftball

We hope to see you out there this spring!

EHLL

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