EJMS Jaguar Weekly Feb. 26-March 1

Keeping our School Community in the Know

From Principal Pickerill's Pen

EJMS Families,

We are heading out of a leap year in February and into the beginning of March. This coming week is our Black History Month Celebration Assembly. This student-led event is an exciting time to showcase the culture and history that has shaped our community.

We have a busy five weeks of school from now until Spring Break!

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, February 27th - Black History Month School Wide Celebration
Thursday, February 29th - African American Read-in at 6:00 - 7:30 in the EJMS Library
Tuesday, March 5th - Spring Choir Concert at 7:00 PM in EJMS cafetheater
8th grade Washington DC trip 3/7/24-3/11/24
Monday, March 18th - Spring Showcase
Friday, March 22nd - Culture Fair

This week, we're excited to put a direct focus on Black History as we end Black History Month. First, to set the scene, enjoy some of our newly decorated doors.

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Next, we have the Black History Month Schoolwide Assembly in the morning on Tuesday, Feb. 27. We invite you to view this online. Stay tuned to our school social media to get the live link before it begins.

The Student led Assembly will include

⚫ EJMS Choir

🔴 EJMS Band

🟡 Student Readings

🟢 Guest Speaker: Divine Carama

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We'll end the month with our African-American Read-in Thursday evening. All of our EJMS families, friends, and community members are invited to join us from 6:00 - 7:30.

The National African American Read-In (AARI) is a groundbreaking effort to encourage communities to read together, centering African American books and authors. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. This initiative has reached more than 6 million participants around the world.

We will join in this movement for the first time this year and invite you and your family to join us. Several of our students will be reading original works as well as works by black authors and we plan to have an open mic time as well as many works available if you'd like to bring or find something to share.

The evening will also include snacks and door prizes.