Email: em-office@d64.org
Website: https://www.d64.org/ems
Location: 8101 North Cumberland Avenue, Niles, IL, USA

Student Portal - TLC Schedule

Monday 4/28 - Math Room 209, LA Room 109

Tuesday 4/29 - Math Room 301, LA Room 102

Thursday 5/1 - Math Room 301, LA Room 207, Science/Social Studies Room 203

In ASSP, you can get help in math, language arts and miscellaneous (science and social studies) with a teacher from 3:05-4:00 PM. Come to ASSP if you need to:

• prepare for a test

• get questions answered from your homework

• review a concept that you missed or confuses you

• finish that writing assignment

As a reminder, the state deadline for 6th grade dental exams is in May. Dental Forms were sent home with 6th Grade students that we do not have forms for. Please be sure to check your student's backpack! If you have not already done so, please upload your completed dental examination form to PowerSchool. An exam dated after 11/15/23 will fulfill the requirement. If you need to schedule an appointment, please do it now to ensure completion by the deadline. Thank you!

The deadline to buy tickets to the 8th grade promotion party tickets is May 2nd.

To purchase please use this link to the Emerson PTO website https://emersonmspto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/321507

Volunteer to help the Promo Party!

It’s tradition that 6th and 7th grade parents help also, so the 8th grade parents can help their kids get ready and enjoy the night. Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B48ABAC23A2FE3-56369774-8thgrade#/

Please email the Emerson PTO with any questions

ems.pto.64@gmail.com

Join us this Sunday for an ice skating outing at the Skatium in Skokie!

Sunday, April 27

6:00-7:30pm

Skatium (9340 Weber Park Place, Skokie)

$15.00 per person

Skate rental available for $2.50; concessions also available with 15% of the proceeds going to the PTO!

Purchase tickets here: https://emersonmspto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/325809

Ticket sales are capped at 75 max, so don't delay!

Teacher Appreciation Week

The teacher appreciation gift/donation link is up! Please help us celebrate all our wonderful teachers May 5-9, by giving your desired amount using the membership toolkit link below. We are also looking for items to be raffled off. Do you have a favorite wine you’d like to give? A service or meal from a local business? A spa basket you would like to put together? A couple of must read books? Talk to your students and have them come up with a creative idea!

https://emersonmspto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/326433

Please contact jiyonaubey@gmail.com or Christy Shebuski - clshebuski@gmail.com for drop off and if you would like to help.

Spiritwear Store

There are sales posted every week with flat rate shipping regardless of order size. Check out our updated store.

Not a PTO Member Yet or WANT TO VOLUNTEER with an Event?

Join the Emerson PTO for the 2024-25 school year and stay connected! Sign up here.

Hello, Class of 2025!

District 64, Emerson/Lincoln, and your PTO have partnered to find two 8th graders at each school who have had a positive impact on the school to be awarded the Judith Snow Ethical Leadership Award. The recipients will be awarded $250 to spend as he or she chooses. The winners will also be recognized at the end-of-the-year celebrations and have their names on permanent display at the school.

Do you see yourself as this student? If so, read the information below or visit d64.org/judith-snow-awards. The deadline to have your application and recommendations submitted is Friday, May 2nd, 2025.

PURPOSE

The Judith L. Snow, Ethical Leadership Award, fosters awareness and respect for ethical behavior in a leadership role among District 64 8th-grade students. Award recipients will be recognized at the end-of-the-year celebration, as well as be presented with $250. The award is presented annually to one or two 8th-grade students at each middle school who demonstrate “ethical leadership."

Ethical leadership is defined as knowing your core values (Think Emerson SOARS and Lincoln ROARS), as well as having the courage to live by them in all parts of your life in service to the common good. It aligns your internal beliefs and values with your external behaviors and values for the purpose of advancing the common good. Ethical leaders are principled and lead with:

INTEGRITY | SELFLESSNESS | DEPENDABILITY | CARING | FAIRNESS

ELIGIBILITY

All D64 8th Grade students are eligible for the award. Members of the staff and student body should encourage any student who has demonstrated ethical leadership to consider submitting an application. Any student applying must secure a recommendation from a teacher or staff member, as well as a non-District 64 community member (coach, clergy, charitable organization leader). Student Application templates and recommendation forms are available online on the Emerson/Lincoln website.

SELECTION

Applications will be evaluated, and the award recipients will be announced at the end of the school year. The name of each award recipient will be engraved on the Ethical Leadership Award plaque displayed at each school. A monetary award to be used by the recipient as he or she chooses.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Applicant’s ethical and leadership skills, focusing on the following behaviors:

• Conduct within an organization or group.

• Demonstration of dependability, respect from/to others, giving to others, integrity, and teamwork.

• Involvement in an activity or activities demonstrating an understanding and implementation of ethical leadership.

• Recognition as an ethical leader by others.

IMPORTANT LINKS

Student Application Template

Teacher Recommendation Form

Community Member Recommendation Form

Remember to share your completed student application with Director of Communications - clilly@d64.org

A detailed email was sent to all 8th grade families today. Please see the seperate email for more detailed information.

8th Grade Trip to Maine South for Anastasia: April 29, 2025

8th Grade Promotion Party: May 16, 2025

8th Grade Great America Trip: WEDNESDAY May 21, 2025

Promotion Practice: May 27, 2025 - (must ride bus from Emerson to Maine East)

Promotion: May 27, 2025 - 5:30pm

**NEW THIS YEAR - LAST DAY OF ATTENDANCE FOR 8TH GRADE**

May 27th will be the LAST DAY OF ATTENDANCE for our 8th grade students. 8th Grade students will attend a mandatory promotion practice at 9am at Maine East after homeroom attendance is taken (more info and permission slips forthcoming). Students will load buses at 8:45 am and return to Emerson at 11:30. They will then eat lunch and WILL BE RELEASED AT 12:15PM. Please fill out THIS FORM to indicate if your student will need to ride a bus home at 12:15 or if they will be picked up/walk home. We will be running limited bus routes (our usual 4pm activity routes) for any students who need bus transportation home. We need your reply so that we can assure that we have enough buses to accommodate those who need transportation. Thank you for your help!

Spring is just around the corner, and what better way to welcome it than by supporting Emerson Middle School through our Flower Power Fundraiser!

Shop Online: https://bit.ly/EMSflower

Now through May 15

Orders ship after April 1 (directly to your home, $6.99 shipping fee)

Products include: Bulbs, seeds, and seed mats

50% of all sales go directly to the Emerson PTO to support student events, classroom supplies, arts & music programs, staff appreciation, and more!

Your purchase helps our school bloom—thank you for your support!