Good afternoon everyone,

Just a reminder that starting on Monday February 13th, overall grades will be visible to you on Powerschool. In order to see the individual grades, click on a student’s overall grade. From there, you will see the scores that make up the overall grade- Habits of Success and Achievement assignments. If there are any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to your child's specific teacher.

Today the Guidance Department from East Hampton High School came to introduce themselves to our 8th graders. Next week, our 8th graders will be taking a tour of EHHS. More information can be found within this newsletter. We look forward to partnering with our 8th grade families as we open the doors for each learners' high school experience and all the opportunities that await.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Christina & Emily

• February 13th - Board of Education Meeting
• February 14th - Valentine's Day!
• February 17th - Teacher Professional Day - No School for Students
• 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 February 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.

Students in 7th grade did some research on the Eiffel Tower - the history, the design and it's construction. Then we looked at specific sections of the tower and talked about the shapes that Eiffel used in the structural design - namely triangles and arches. We talked about why the triangle is such an important shape in strong sturdy structures. The students were then given the task of designing and constructing their own towers using only paper and masking tape. The goal is "tall" and "sturdy" hopefully using some of the design elements that they saw and learned about in the Eiffel Tower.

Students in Mrs. Donovan’s 7th grade math class are playing the “100s Game” to reinforce their Order of Operations with Integers skills, for their upcoming assessment on Wednesday, 2/15. Students are tasked with solving expressions and each time they get an answer correct, they can put their initials in a square on the 100 chart. Once the chart is filled in, students have the opportunity to win prizes.

8th graders in Mr. Pastor's art class are creating bird houses as we prepare for spring to come!

❤ Hearts for the Homeless Drive for February ❤

Collection information:

• As an 8th grade Capstone initiative, for the rest of February, there will be a collection drive for “Hearts for the Homeless” to collect supplies for Immacare, a mobile outreach program and emergency shelter in Hartford! Donations can be brought to the library where there is a collection box.

10 items that are needed:

o Men’s long sleeve t-shirts

o Shaving Cream

o Men’s deodorant

o Toothpaste – full size

o Toothbrushes

o Chapstick

o sweatshirts/hoodies

o Men’s sweatpants

o Men’s t-shirts

o Men’s thermals

o Men’s boxer briefs

o Men’s thermal socks

Students in Mrs. Aiken's classes can collect beads for every book they read! Students are able to display the beads on anything they choose! Here are some decorating chromebook and pencil cases!

The EHMS ELA Department has started a new reading initiative called First Chapter Fridays! Each Friday, students will hear the first chapter of an intriguing, engaging middle school book. Students will have the opportunity to check the book out from their teacher’s classroom library or sign up to check it out. Be sure to ask your child what book they read during ELA class! Below is Mrs. Gieras' class!

Our MathCounts club has their competition this Saturday at Uconn in Storrs. We wish them the best of luck! Here they are this week practicing for the upcoming competition.

On Monday February 13th, students will be able to select a carnation to give to another peer or teacher in the building. We ask for a $1 donation as purchase for the flower. Carnations will be available during all lunch waves and be passed out to students and staff on Tuesday.

East Hampton High School Guidance Department (Mrs. Rodowicz, Mrs. McCormack and Mrs. Malcolm) came to introduce themselves to our 8th graders. They gave a brief overview of programing that students can expect. Students were able to view the presentation with the guidance counselor they would be assigned to next year. Students will learn more during their visit to EHHS next week!

Below is the presentation that was shown to all 8th grade students today.

Below is my communication sent through Parentsquare that outlines all the opportunities we have this month to help support our 8th graders as we begin planning for their transition to high school.

We are always looking for great ideas and great volunteers to help support EHMS!!

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.

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 ATHELTIC SCHEDULE

FEB 13 - FEB 17 (subject to change)

MONDAY, FEB 13

Girls volleyball practice 2:35 until 4:30 pm

Boys study hall optional 2:35 until 4:00 pm in room 32

Boys volleyball practice 4:15 until 5:30 pm

TUESDAY, FEB 14

East Hampton girls volleyball (Teams: Pacersetters/Producers) to Cromwell MS, 2:20 dismissal, 2:30 bus.

Cromwell Boys volleyball at EHMS Note: Boys team pictures!

WEDNESDAY, FEB 15

East Hampton boys volleyball at Griswold MS (Rocky Hill), 2:20 dismissal, 2:30 pm bus.

Rocky Hill girls volleyball at EHMS (Teams: Panthers/Pride) Note: Team pic

THRUSDAY, FEB 16

Girls volleyball practice 2:35 until 4:30 pm

Boys study hall optional 2:35 until 4:00 pm in room 32

Boys volleyball practice 4:15 until 5:30 pm

FRIDAY, FEB 17

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.

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