Good afternoon,

We wish all our Panther families a wonderful, restful spring break. We hope our students and staff have the opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends. We will see everyone again kicking off our Kindness week on April 15th!

Best,

Christina & Emily

Mon April 8 - 12th - Spring Vacation Week - No School

Mon April 15th - 22nd - Week of Kindness sponsored by Lions Club International

Tues April 16th - 8th Grade Field Trip to Yardgoats!

Mon April 22nd - Earth Day!

Mon April 22nd - Board of Education Meeting, Town Hall 6:30 pm

Fri April 19th - Wear Purple for Military Kids

Team newsletters are linked below! Enjoy our latest editions from our teams including Unified Arts!

EAST HAMPTON MS ATHLETICS SCHEDULE APRIL 15 - APRIL 19 (subject to change)

MONDAY, APRIL 15

Baseball/Softball 2:35 until 5 pm

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

Baseball/Softball 2:35 until 5 pm

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

Baseball/Softball 2:35 until 5 pm

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

Baseball/Softball 2:35 until 5 pm

FRIDAY, APRIL 19

East Hampton baseball/softball at Cromwell MS, 2:20 dismissal, 2:30 bus, 3:30 pm game.

Note:

Softball Woodside Intermediate School (30 Woodside Rd, Cromwell, CT 06416)

Baseball Cromwell Middle School

7th grade students have started their final reading unit of the year, Historical Fiction. While exploring the Historical Fiction genre, students will learn how settings can deeply impact plot, theme, and characters. Students were given the chose of which book/historical time period they would like to explore. Historical events and time periods included 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, World War II, and the Civil Rights Movement.

We are excited to celebrate Kindness Week beginning on Monday August 15th as we partner with the East Hampton Lions Club. We have various activities throughout the week where our focus is on kindness to ourselves, each other and our panther community. We will end on Monday, April 22nd with a whole school assembly with Chris Poulos, a world champion athlete, youth motivational speaker, and aspiring author who shares powerful life lessons as he demonstrates amazing bicycle stunts. He specializes in core values, anti-bullying, and character education. Below are our winners in our kindness t-shirt contest where their designs will be provided on t-shirts for every student to wear at our assembly on April 22nd!

Students in 6th grade math have begun their work on exponents. Students will learn about exponent notation and simplifying expressions using the Order of Operations.

Our 7th graders visited Mystic Aquarium on Tuesday. Although the sun wasn't out, students had a great time connecting their learning of marine ecosystems and food chains from science classes.

During lunch waves today, we held a Connect-4 competition. Lunch tables took turns coming up to play a game. Our committee, along with our student representatives have been developing activities where students and staff have a small part of their day where they can positively connect with one another while having some fun.

Don't miss the eclipse on April 8th! For more information check out this website!

Looking for a way to give back? Want to help make the world a better place? Then please join the EarlyAct Club at any of our upcoming events and opportunities to spread compassion! ALL are welcome and no previous club experience is required. Check out our rolling monthly agenda to see where you can help us to make a difference!

East Hampton Middle School

YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW!

Online sale starts March 25, and ends April 19, 2024. Yearbook Cost: $25

$5 for your child’s name printed on the front cover

$1 for each icon

Sales continue after 4/19/24 until all yearbooks are sold. Payment is cash or check ONLY. Personalization and icons are NOT available after 4/19/24.

Yearbook Cost: $30 after 4/19/24

Cash or checks accepted

Please make checks payable to: EHMS

Return form to Mrs. Buchan in the office.

Or

Order online Click on “Order Your Yearbook.

The East Hampton Board of Education and the school community as a whole promote a secure and productive school climate, conducive to teaching and learning that is free from threat, harassment, any type of bullying behavior, and teen dating violence. Therefore it shall be the policy of the Board that bullying and/or teen dating violence committed against a student by another student is prohibited. The Board believes that a school environment in which students feel safe, supported, engaged and helpfully challenged is optimal for learning and healthy development. The Board seeks an environment in which students and adults feel socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically safe; an environment that is free of harassment, intimidation, teen dating violence and bullying. Our website provides links to various policies and reporting forms including our Safe School Climate Plan. Hard copies are also available in our main office. If at any point you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to building administration for further assistance.

School breakfast is a great way for students to start their school day and its FREE to everyone!

Please review your student(s)’s available balance for any lunch purchases at our secure “e-Funds for Schools” portal: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56523 Funds should be added on an as needed basis to ensure the account balance covers all purchases.

Communications to families about your meal account come directly from the payment portal. Please be alert to these emails and remove from your “junk” status the following addresses:

easthampton@mealmagic.cloud

easthampton@Familyportal.cloud

A phone call is appreciated, but only an email to our attendance inbox or written note can officially excuse absence 1 through 9. Below is our attendance email:

Note: Between the school name and the word Attendance is a underscore ( _ )

EHMS_Attendance@easthamptonct.org

If a student has four unexcused absences in one month or 10 unexcused absences in a year they are classified as truant. If a child misses 18 or more days in a school year – excused or unexcused absences – the student is classified as chronically absent.

Access to the East Hampton attendance policy is available HERE

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.

Happy New Year! Did you resolve to be more on top of your and your child’s health this year? Here’s an easy solution: Sign your child up for School-Based Health Care. Your child’s school works with Community Health Center, Inc.’s School-Based Health Care program to provide health services to your child during the school day. This means they won’t miss as much class and you don’t need to miss work to support their health care needs. Learn more about the services offered at your child’s school and enroll today at SBHC1.com!

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