The Panther Post

Good afternoon Panther Families,

A reminder that quarter two ended today. If you have any questions or concerns regarding grades, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's specific teacher. 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

You can expect to have your child bringing home quarter two report cards within the next week or so. I will be sending out a Parentsquare once report cards are distributed. Starting on Monday January 23rd, students will transition to their third quarter specials. Also, our 6th graders will transition to their next Exploratory World Language course. 6th graders were reminded of this during lunch on Thursday.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Christina & Emily

• January 23rd - Board of Education Meeting- Town Hall
• January 24th - After School Activities: Math Counts, Drama Rehearsals, Homework Club
• January 25th - After School Activities: Robotics Club, Drama Rehearsals
• January 26th - After School Activities: Ski Club,
• January 27th - Early Release for Students at 12:35 - Teacher Professional Development

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 of every student who demonstrates our PBIS pillars. We have two students to highlight this week! 6th Grader, Will Supinski, and 7th Grader, Carmelo Aresco, for showcasing Responsibility, Compassion and Pride.

Students in Mrs. Rahusen's 6th-grade music class are working on their "Modern Band Project". They got to pick either Ukulele, Guitar, Keyboard, or Bucket Drums and make a band with their classmates! Students choose the song, instrumentation, musical genre, and they got to arrange the song however they like. This project gets students working with their musical instruments in a way that teaches collaboration and creativity!

Embedded within the NGSS curriculum are science and engineering principles which encourage hands on learning experiences for students. Pictured are Ms. Cates' 7th grade science students working on an activity in which they were tasked with creating earthquake-proof structures. Students were given limited knowledge and were encouraged to work with their team to design a preliminary model only using gum drops, spaghetti and tape; with the goal of the structure being 60 cm tall. On day 2, we completed our structures, then tested their stability using cardboard to simulate an earthquake!

Mrs. Reilly's 8th grade scientists are using bean plants as they work on designing valid scientific experiments.

Our students did an amazing job performing at our Winter concert. Thank you to all the families that came to support our musicians! We look forward to performing for you again this Spring.

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 3:15 PM, depart from the mountain at 7:30 PM

The dates we have booked are:

Thursday, 1/26

Thursday, 2/16

Thursday, 2/23

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.

Just a reminder that we continue to run Homework Club. Students can join at any point. Facilitated by a staff member, students who are interested can stay after school until 4:00 to have a quiet, structured space to work on school work. There will be times that we collaborate with the high school and students from Interact come to help assist students. The next Homework Club session is Tuesday, January 24th and the club will run every other Tuesday after that. If you are interested in your child participating, please complete the following google form. If there are any questions, please contact our main office.

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!

Starting on Tuesday January 24th, Mrs. Parent will be facilitating Bible Club for students who may be interested in studying various quotes within the bible. The meeting will take place in the upper part of the library from 2:40 to 3:30. The club will take place every other Tuesday from there. Please complete the google form if your child is interested.

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.

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.

Therapy Dog Lady Juno visited with students during FLEX making a great start to the day!

Parents and staff donated some beautiful books to the library which will greatly enhance the library collection. Donations are appreciated. Ms. Fielding previews books and sends them to the appropriate school libraries in the district. A new puzzle table area is hosting a popular 500-piece United States of Football puzzle. Students, Aehan Amith and Alyssa Arnold, love to relax and read in the comfy sitting area.

Library Volunteen, Lexi Markham, is mastering the challenging art of covering books for the collection. Library Volunteens, Emily Rawlinson, Joey Guiliano, and Cayden Schoonerman, decorated for Lunar New Year, festooning a display with red and gold decorations and encouraging everyone to set a New Year intention. Not pictured: Venn Lyford and Julianne Poe

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 23 -JAN 27 (subject to change)

MONDAY, JAN 23

East Hampton boys basketball at Portland MS,

2:20 dismissal, 2:30 bus, 4:00 pm game.

Portland girls basketball at East Hampton MS, 3:30 pm game.

No Cheer

Note: EHMS Band will be playing the National Anthem and the first half during time outs.

TUESDAY, JAN 24

Boys Basketball practice 2:35 until 4:30 pm

Girls Study Hall 2:35 until 4:15 pm

Girls Basketball practice 4:30 until 6 pm

No Cheer

WEDNEDAY, JAN 25

Boys Basketball practice 2:35 until 4:30 pm

Girls Study Hall 2:35 until 4:15 pm

Girls Basketball practice 4:30 until 6 pm

No Cheer

THURSDAY, JAN 26

East Hampton boys basketball at McGee MS (Berlin),

2:20 dismissal, 2:30 bus, 3:30 pm game.

McGee girls basketball at East Hampton MS, 3:30 pm game.

Cheer attending game

FRIDAY, JAN 27 (1/2 day)

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.

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