Emmett Middle School

As the school year draws to a close, it's a bustling time filled with finals, festivities, and end of the year wrap ups. If your student is involved in any of the upcoming events, further details will be provided. Here is a brief summary of what is going on at EMS.

May 15th

• 5th grade visit 9:30am-11am

May 17th

• Honor Roll Field Trip

May 20th

• Finals for 3rd and 6th

May 21st-

• Finals for 2nd and 5th

May 22

• Honor Roll Assembly

• 8th grade Field Trip

May 23rd

• Finals for 1st and 4th

• Chromebook Collection

• Locker Clean out

• ISAT Growth Field Day

May 24th

• Talent Show

• Pep Assembly

• Yearbook Distribution and Signing

Students will be ending the school year with end of the semester finals. They will be given 90 minutes to complete the final which will be as follows:

May 20- 3rd and 6th periods

May 21- 3rd and 5th periods

May 23- 1st and 4th periods

The EMS field trip for all qualifying* 8th graders will be on Thursday, May 22, 2024 from 9:00am-2:30pm. Students will be notified if they do not qualify and will have the opportunity to petition to attend.

The total cost for each student is $26. Each student will need to order a sack lunch from school, bring their own lunch or bring money to purchase a meal at Wahooz. Donations will be accepted to help students who cannot afford to attend. Students will need to follow the school dress code.

The permission slip and fee is due to the main office by Friday, May 17th . If writing a check, please make it payable to EMS. If you would be interested in chaperoning, please contact Mrs. Dawson at ddawson@isd221.net, or indicate so at the bottom of the permission slip.

Frontier Cinema is hosting all EMS honor roll students on the morning of May 17th where they will be able to watch a movie and purchase concessions. We are very grateful to them for working with us to provide this opportunity for our hard working super stars.

The honor roll field trip is open to all students in grades 6th-8th grade who had at least a 3.25 GPA first semester, above a 3.25 cumulative GPA and do not currently have a D or F in any classes. Students must also have exemplar behavior during the 23-24 school year. Eligible students will receive a notification and a permission slip during the week of May 6th with all instructions.

The ELA and Science ISAT assessments have concluded for most of the student body, and now we're gearing up for the Math ISATs on Tuesday, May 7th. Students are eagerly anticipating their scores and are enthusiastic about the progress they've made. Encourage your student to discuss their growth scores with you.

During the afternoon of May 23, we will celebrating each student who showed growth on their ELA and/or Math ISAT test. Several of our wonderful teachers are working hard to put together an afternoon full of fun activities and prizes such as Dutch Bros and Fiz gift cards, as well as the opportunity to throw a pie at a teacher.

For every 10-point increase in scores on the ELA and Math ISATs, students will receive a ticket that can be redeemed for various prizes and activities. Students will also receive additional tickets if they score a proficient or advanced on the Math, Science, or ELA ISAT.

If you would like to volunteer during the growth field day and/or donate to our celebrations, please reach out to Debbie Dawson at ddawson@isd221.net.

Students who exhibit growth on the ELA and Math ISATs will be excused from their end-of-year final exams in the corresponding subject.

May 6-10 -

• Teachers Appreciation Week

May 7

• Math ISAT Day

May 13

• Board Meeting

May 15

• 5th grade Visit

May 17

• Honor Roll Field Trip

May 20

• Finals 3rd and 6th

May 21

• Finals 2nd and 5th

May 22

• Honor Roll Assembly

• 8th grade field trip to Wahooz

May 23

• Finals 1st and 4th

• Locker clean out

• Growth Field Day

May 24

• Talent Show

• Pep assembly

• Yearbook Distribution and Signing

• End of 4th Quarter

• Last day for Students

Academics Debbie Dawson, Principal: ddawson@isd221.net

Attendance: Kimi Goslin, attendance secretary: kgoslin@isd221.net

Before/After School: Shannon Anderson, director: sanderson@isd221.net

Disciplinary concerns: Larry Nigro, Vice Principal: lnigro@isd221.net

Library Books & Chromebooks: Kelley Lankford, librarian: klankford@isd221.net

Medical: Jeanne Anderson, nurse: janderson@isd221.net

EMS Counseling appointments: Heidi Clark, Registrar: hclark@isd221.net

Sports: Mark Weekes, athletic director: mweekes@isd221.net

Student Council: Dana Williams, adviser: dwilliams@isd221.net

Study Hall/Genius Time: Shannon Anderson, coordinator: sanderson@isd221.net

Testing: Brent Becker, Instructional Coach: bbecker@isd221.net