East Weekly

We’re feeling lucky at East to finally enjoy some warmer weather, giving students the chance to get outside for a short recess! It has helped students burn some energy throughout the day.

A few quick reminders for next week:

• Morning Drop-Off: If your child is waiting in the car each morning, please park in the side lot. Keeping the drop-off line moving is important for the Clotts Rd. traffic and buses.
• Group Chats: We’ve noticed an increase in school drama stemming from large group messages (15+ students). Please take a moment to check in with your child about their digital interactions and encourage positive, respectful communication.

Thank you for your support and partnership — have a wonderful weekend!

February 28: Fitness Fundraiser Kickoff!

March 3: Parent & Athlete Meeting for current 8th grade cheerleaders going to the HS in 25-26-- NEW!! (See athletics section below for details)

March 4: Choir Concert @ MS West

Concert dress is required for all Choirs.

The concert begins at 7:30 with the call times being as follows:

6:30 p.m. 7/8th Girls Ensemble

6:45 p.m. 8th Choir

7:00 p.m. 7th Choir

7:15 p.m. 6th Choir

March 7: End of Q3

March 10: No School for students

March 10: PTA Dine-out evening-- City BBQ! (See flyer below)

March 10: PTA Meeting

March 13: 6th & 7th grade Band Concert

Mar 18 - Mar 21: Fitness Fundraiser Collection

March 20: Orchestra Concert @ MS West

Mar 31 - Apr 4: Spring Break, No School

April 9: ELA State Test

April 10: ELA State Test

April 14: PTA Meeting

April 15: Math State Testing !!

April 17: Math State Testing

April 18: No School

April 22: Science State Test (8th grade only)

April 23: Fitness Fundraiser Raffle Picks

April 24: 8th Grade Shadowing Day

May 1: Fitness Fundraiser!

Hello parents!

There has been a lot happening behind the scenes in anticipation of our district's annual Spread the Word Day, which will be March 26th. For those of you new to the district or in need of a refresher, Spread the Word is a national campaign that started to decrease the use of the r-word and has grown to a global engagement campaign committed to creating socially inclusive places to learn, work, and live. This campaign has become very important to the Gahanna community and we love celebrating it each year!

This year we will again be selling shirts (and a tote bag!). This is our biggest fundraiser and very important to our special eduction program, so feel free to send the link out to anyone! We also hope you will consider purchasing a shirt for your student to wear on the big day.

The link will only be live for ONE week. so please order soon. Please take note of the following things when ordering and when sending the link to others:

You will need to choose MSE under 'Select School'

You will need to type your student name under 'Student Name'

You will need to type their house teacher under 'Student Homeroom Number'

Once orders have been filled and delivered to East, we will ensure your order is sent home with your student.

2025 Spread the Word fundraiser link

Please let me know if you have any questions! Thanks again for supporting our program!

Ready for a mouthwatering meal that supports a great cause? Join us at City Barbeque (108 S Stygler Rd) on Monday, March 10th between 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM and make a difference!

With every order you place, 20% will be donated to Gahanna Middle School East PTA.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to dine for a purpose! RSVP & details here: https://grouprai.se/s299803

#groupraise #gahannamiddleschooleastpta #citybarbeque #fundraiser

Parent & Athlete Meeting this Monday, March 3rd @ 7pm at the High School. Enter through the main front doors and you will be directed to the cafeteria/annex.

Questions or conflicts, email Coach Hardesty @ hardestyj@gjps.org

Boys Tennis

Where: Blacklick Elementary - Tennis Court around back

Date: Monday 3/10,11,12

Time: 5-6:30pm

MS East, 3/11/25

4:30pm boys track

5:15pm girls track

5:45pm boys lax

MS South, 3/13/25

5:45pm girls lax

6:00pm 8th softball

6:15pm boys tennis

MS West 3/12/25

5:00pm 7th softball

5:15pm 7th baseball

5:30pm 8th baseball

ACE 7/8 students have started Chapter 9: Angles and the Pythagorean Theorem.

Mrs Sprosty sent home Chapter 6 tests for Math 6 students and Unit 8 tests for ACE 6/7 students. ACE 6/7 will test over geometry on Thursday, 3/6. Grades are updated in Infinite Campus.

Please be sure to check Infinite Campus in case there are missing assignments because the quarter ends next Friday!

Our one stop shop for students’ assignments: The Launchpad

ELA - Students are continuing to work on their Listicle projects that they started this week. Students should also be halfway through their first historical fiction book by today!

Math 7- Students will be starting Chapter 7 next week. This chapter explores percentages and proportions!

ACE 7/8 students have started Chapter 9: Angles and the Pythagorean Theorem.

Job Shadowing permission slips went home through ELA today! Please discuss with your student possible options. We are still working on school sponsored options and will share that information when it’s available.

ELA Classes- Speeches will start next week!

Hello Travelers and Families!

Happy New Year to you all! We are officially in 2025 and are less that 5 months away from the D.C. trip! I wanted to send out a couple of reminders and an update about the trip so that you know what to expect over the next few months.

Reminders

• Payment dates were scheduled for January 10th, February 7th, March 7th, and April 4th. These dates were set to help families spread out the payments, but no one's trip will be cancelled, nor will fees be added for late payments. However, they do ask that the balances be paid by the last payment date of April 4th. If you have any questions about your account or payments, please reach out to Prodigy Student Travel at 614-436-8747.

• When students were registered, you were sent forms to be completed through Infinite Campus (IC). The Behavior Contract was sent to students and parents/guardians to be signed. The other forms were only sent to parents/guardians. Please make sure to complete these forms. Students cannot participate in the trip if these forms are not completed . Also, if you marked "no" on the medication form for any medication that your child needs to take with them on the trip, make sure to complete the appropriate additional medical forms linked in the "additional medical forms" document sent to you through IC.

Updates

• In March students will go through the process of selecting their roommates for the trip. We do our best to honor these requests and can normally do so unless we have cancellations or other issues that arise.

• In April we will have another virtual meeting to discuss the final itineraries for the trip, what to pack and what not to pack, behavior expectations while traveling, and the details about the morning we leave (where and when to meet, checking in, etc.) and our return.

• All medications, prescription and non-prescription, must be turned in to your school nurse in their original containers no later than two weeks before we leave for the trip.

Michael Hunt

Fitness Fundraiser information coming soon!

To report an absence, please call the front office at (614)478-5550 or email fischerj@gjps.org by 9:10am if possible.You also have the ability to login into Infinite Campus and mark your child's absence there. Please ONLY do this if your child will be absent for the entire day.

The Heart and Pride Award recognizes two outstanding staff members each month who make a profound impact on our students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools.

The Heart & Pride Nomination Form will remain available year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position.

PTA meetings take place on the 2nd Monday of each month in the GMSE library at 7:00pm. All are welcome!

Meeting dates:

• March 10

• April 14

• May 12

Help support and fund numerous initiatives for students and staff throughout the year. Stay tuned to our Facebook page, “GMSE Parents” (new members be sure to answer the questions to be admitted), and upcoming newsletters for more information about what we do and how you can help.

Please consider joining the Middle School East PTA.

Mar. 10, 2025: Staff Work Day - No School

Mar. 31-April 4, 2025: Spring Break- No School
April 18, 2025: Comp Day - No School
May 2, 2025: PD Day - No School
May 23, 2025: Last Day of School for Students
May 24, 2025: Class of 2025 Commencement