We look forward to seeing you at conferences next week. Thank you for your patience as we adjusted the technical issues with the sign ups. Since there was a delay, Parent Conference Sign Ups will close on November 12th at 3:00. As mentioned, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's Team Leader.

Best,

Christina & Emily

Our PBIS Committee has planned a Spirit Day for Tuesday, November 12, to show appreciation to our Veterans. Students are asked to wear Red, White, and Blue. As an extra incentive, any homeroom with all students wearing those colors will earn 5 points toward their grade-level team.

Mon. Nov. 11th - No School - Veteran's Day

Wed. Nov. 13th - Early Release for Students Dismissal at 12:35 - Parent Conferences 1:00 - 5:00

Thurs. Nov. 14th - Early Release for Students Dismissal at 12:35 - Parent Conferences 1:00 - 7:30

Mon. Nov. 19th - 8th Grade Parent Night at EHHS 6:00

A calendar view of before and after school activities is linked below and included on the calendar on Parentsquare.

We appreciate everyone who was able to attend our 8th Grade Parent Night. This is an exciting milestone for our students, and we’re thrilled to partner with you to provide the best support for your student and family during this transition. As we move through the year, we’ll keep you informed at each step of the way, with updates shared through the Panther Post and Parentsquare.

This week, each student received a handout for you to review, sign, and return. Please have your student bring the signed form back to their homeroom teacher by Friday, November 15th.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. For your convenience, I’ve attached both the presentation from the parent night and a digital copy of the handout.

Please see the link below with a letter from Eric Verner, the Principal of East Hampton High School, inviting you to an orientation taking place for parents on November 19th at 6:00.

In 8th grade math, we kicked off a new unit focused on Linear Relationships. Throughout this unit, students will develop a deeper understanding of key concepts like slope, rate of change, and the constant of proportionality. They will explore how these concepts are interconnected and how they can be used to describe real-world situations.

Eighth-grade students are concluding their dystopian book clubs with a creative journaling project. This week, they were tasked with synthesizing insights from their readings into a two-page, purposeful journal entry. Drawing on notes and ideas about setting, characters, systemic obstacles, and real-world connections, students crafted entries that encapsulate the themes and essence of their novels.

Below are students who have received Positive Office Referrals for their behaviors that have exemplified our PBIS pillars of Respect, Responsibility, Compassion and Pride. Students were able to choose a reward from our menu of options like eating outside with friends or prizes that we have. Great job!

6th Graders

Aleksa Niosi, Troy Butler, Aiden Heath, Jayden Caliskan

7th Graders

Jacob Sylvester, Ryley Cohen, Josslyn Marrero, Madison Herman, Keyliz Cardona, Abigail Coyne

8th Graders

Savannah Duplin, Logan Matte, Gianna Jarzabek

We are excited to announce that our Scholastic Book Fair will be here next week! Based on parent feedback, we have made a change to our fair to allow students to make purchases during the school day.

On Friday November 8th, students received a flier and a Book Fair Wish List that we are asking students to bring home to complete with you. We encourage you to talk with your child about their wish lists. Please confirm if you’d like to approve purchases in advance or if your student has permission to choose items on their own. Students are to bring their wish lists with them when making a purchase at the Book Fair. If a student does not bring their signed wish list, they will not be able to purchase

During ELA classes on November 12th & 13th, students will have the opportunity to visit the book fair and purchase books from their wish lists. We ask that student come prepared with a signed wish list during this time, in order to purchase books. There will be additional times throughout the week where students can bring a signed wish list in order to buy books if they do not have it with their ELA class. Books can also be purchased online.

Linked is a Book Preview that showcases the selection features at most Book Fairs. This preview contains a digital book flier, downloadable “blurbs” about Scholastic’s featured books along with video trailers for these featured books.

Even if you are not attending conferences, you can still come visit the fair to make a purchase. The book fair will be open for purchasing during the following times:

Wednesday November 13th - 1:00 - 5:00

Thursday November 14th - 1:00 - 7:30

In addition, students will have the rest of the week to make purchases during the school day. An online payment option, eWallet, is a new digital payment option which allows students to shop cash-free!

Can’t make it to the Book Fair? Shop The EHMS Scholastic Store™ online to choose from over 6,000 products! From November 11th through November 24th, purchases during this time will directly support our library.

TUESDAY, NOV 12

Basketball tryouts (no study halls during tryouts)

Girls basketball 2:35 until 4:30 pm (Grades 6, 7 and 8)

Boys basketball 4:30 until 6 pm (Grades 8, with invite only for some 7th and 6th)

(Arrive back by gym doors at 4:15 pm.

FRIDAY, NOV 15

Basketball tryouts (no study halls during tryouts)

Girls basketball 2:35 until 4:30 pm (Grades 6, 7 and 8)

Boys basketball 4:30 until 6 pm (Grades 6, 7 and 8)

(Arrive back by gym doors at 4:15 pm.

Team to be announced via Parentsquare.

We're so excited to be ramping up the Ski and Snowboarding Club!

• We will be going to Mount Southington
• There will be a bus to and from the school; students will be able to store equipment at the school. Students may also use the locker rooms at school to change.
• The price of the bus will be determined by the number of students signed-up
• We will have a Parent Information Zoom meeting first week of January with Mrs. Amaral
• There will be a google Classroom for Students to receive information
• Students will have a meeting (within the school day) about expectations the first week of January
• Bus will arrive at the mountain between 3:15-3:30 PM, depart from the mountain at 7:30 PM

The dates we have booked are:

Thursday, 1/9

Thursday, 1/16

Thursday, 2/6

Thursday, 2/13

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How to Register?

Next week Registration through the school will open. You will sign-up via Parent Square. December 13th will be the cut off. December 9th will be registration through the mountain. You will sign-up and pay for tickets, rental, and/or lessons directly through the mountain.

Registration/Sign-up instructions coming soon, so stay tuned!

🎉 Pizza & PTO! 🍕
FUNDRAISER NIGHT AT ROSSINI'S
Thursday, November 14th | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Parent-Teacher Conference Night)

🍕 Take a night off from cooking!
During Parent-Teacher Conferences, treat yourself and your family to a delicious meal from Rossini's Italian Restaurant, where a portion of the proceeds will directly support the Middle School PTO!

🍽️ Eat In or Take Out
Conveniently located and offering great food, Rossini's is the perfect solution for a busy conference night!

🕓 When: Thursday, November 14th, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Where: Rossini's Italian Restaurant, 62 W High St, East Hampton

www.rossiniseasthampton.com

🍴 What’s in it for you? Awesome food + supporting our school!

Whether you're dining in or taking out, every meal helps our students!

Thank you for your support and enjoy some amazing pizza! Every bite counts! 🍕💙

Friendly reminders from your school nurse:

*School field trips are starting to pop up! Please make sure I have your child's medication/s in the health office so that they may participate.

*There are lots of germs going around right now so please remember to keep your child home if they are not feeling well. Even if it's just for the morning so you can reevaluate and send them to school if they have improved. Reminder that you should be fever-free for 24 hours to return to school WITHOUT fever reducing medication. Students must be able to keep food and fluids down (without vomiting or diarrhea) in order to return.

Thank you for your continued support!

Per the East Hampton Board of Education’s Attendance Policy and Connecticut statute, parents and guardians may only approve the first 9 absences of the school year with a parent note. Absences 10 and above can only be excused with further documentation and under specific circumstances.

In addition, 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.

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.

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.

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!

The attached bulletins below were developed through a collaborative effort among the Department of Children and Families, the Department Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Office of Child Advocate, the Department of Public Health, the State Department of Education, and the Governor's Office. The content includes information on suicide, helpful tips to support people of all ages, and where to go for additional support and resources.

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