This week and next week, we will take intentional time to reflect on our achievement in all classes at EMS. We will be cueing students to review PowerSchool to publish/track their progress on Essential Standards in their academic planner. Do you know your student's academic standing? Your student can show you in PowerSchool AND you can review your student's planner (see the image to the left).

Throughout the last two weeks your student worked through our iReady Math and Reading Diagnostic tools to measure Math and Reading skills. Your student's achievement - in addition to your student's performance on in-class academic learning tasks - will help our team enroll your student in FLX B and FLX C sections to ensure continuous growth throughout the academic year.

On 1/31/22 we will be sending you individual growth reports for your student and you to view. We want you to know how well your student is learning at EMS. Below are images describing our students' overall, schoolwide growth:

Math Celebration:

--Half of all students met their annual Math goal (and we are half-way through the year)

--87% of students who were 3+ years below in Math ability, met their annual goal

Reading Celebration:

--100% of all 8th graders demonstrated growth in Reading

--83% of students, schoolwide, who were reading 3+ years below grade level, met their annual reading goal (and we are half-way through the year)

Science 6: We are learning about what causes weather! Students engaged in a discussion after viewing a demo to explain why a cool deflated balloon begins to rise once heated. The answer is that air molecules spread out when heated, making the balloon less dense than the air around it!

Students used a video of the demo for our discussion so that all are physically distanced during class.

Science 7: Students have been working with intent on writing Claim, Evidence, Reasoning paragraphs! Students have also begun a multi-week process of collecting data on, analyzing, discussing, and ultimately improving the feedback they are giving to peers!

Science 8: Students built and wrote about models this week. Students are exploring how objects with more mass have more gravitational force as they bend both space and time (like our fabric stretched).

Call the weekend COIVD-19 case hotline on the weekend. It is self-automated; select the right school (per the prompt) and leave a message. The voicemail you leave will be directed to our Vice-Principal, Mr. Kelley so we can begin to identify potential close contacts.

The number you need to call to notify us about your student's positive case is: 971-220-6594. Thank you for partnering with use to keep our students in the classroom with as little interruption as possible.

Our mission is to equip each student with the skills necessary to be resourceful and successful.

Email: emsinfo@estacada.k12.or.us
Website: www.ejhs.estacada.k12.or.us
Location: 500 Northeast Main Street, Estacada, OR, USA
Phone: (503) 630-8516
Facebook: facebook.com/estacadamiddleschool
Twitter: @estacadamiddle