The Panther Post

Good afternoon,

Spring Parent Conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 18th, from 1:00-7:30 and Thursday, March 19th, from 1:00-5:00. Those days will be early release days for students. Sign ups have been sent by teachers. You will sign up for which teachers you would like to meet with. If you are looking to set up a team meeting, please reach out to your child's Team Leader.

Team 6: Mr. Quinn - squinn@easthamptonct.org

Team 7: Mrs. Luukko- kcates@easthamptonct.org

Team 8: Mrs. Berube - mberube@easthamptonct.org

Our Spring Book Fair is coming up! More information will be shared next week on our Spring Book Fair. Students will have the chance to visit the fair during FLEX and lunch waves during the week of conferences. The fair will also be open during the afternoon of conferences for parents to visit.

We are eager to see our students' performance of Beetlejuice Jr. this weekend! We hope you are able to come see! Information is below.

Best,

Christina & Emily

Tues March 18th & 19th - Parent Conferences - Early Release Days for students

Fri. March 27th - Professional Development Day - Early Release Day for students

Online sale starts March 3, and ends April 10, 2026.

Yearbook Cost: $25

$5 for your child’s name printed on the front cover

$2 for each icon

Sales continue after 4/10/26 until all yearbooks are sold. Payment is cash or check ONLY. Personalization and icons are NOT available after 4/10/26.

Yearbook Cost: $30 after 4/10/26

Cash or checks accepted

Please make checks payable to: EHMS

Return form to Mrs. Buchan in the office.

Or

Order online

Below are students who received Positive Office Referrals for their behaviors that have exemplified our PBIS pillars of Empathy, Honesty, Mindfulness and Safety. Students were able to choose a reward from our menu of options! Great job to our Panthers!

Positive Office Referrals

Evelyn Nilsen, Abriana Parente, Sulekha Salad, Ben Foulis & Isabelle Nunes

Seventh graders are wrapping up their research unit by creating one-pagers that synthesize their notes into the central ideas of their topics. Students were excited to share their learning on World War I and II, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, historical immigration, and more. They will carry this background knowledge of key historical events and time periods into their next reading unit as they begin exploring historical fiction.

Our 8th grade students are continuing their work on solving equations with variables on both sides and are really starting to see how everything connects. We’ve been talking about how these equations can have one solution, no solution, or even infinitely many solutions, and soon we’ll connect that understanding to graphs of linear systems and what it means when lines intersect once, never intersect, or overlap. It’s great to see their confidence with algebra continuing to grow!

East Hampton High School Guidance has been coming to visit into 8th grade Specials classes to assist with course selection. The remaining 8th graders will be assisted with course selection this coming Monday March 9th as outlined below:

Pastor Period 2 Specials - March 9th

Pastor Period 3 Specials - March 9th (including any students who do not have specials)

O'Dell-Piper Period 3 - March 9th

O'Dell-Piper Period 5 - March 9th

Congratulations to our Boys’ and Girls’ Volleyball teams on a fantastic season! A special thank-you to our coaches—Mr. Fields, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Buchan, Mrs. Ricci, and our Athletic Director, Mr. Mercaldi—whose dedication helped make the season such a success. We hope our student-athletes had a great time and created lasting memories!

Spring Registration (Baseball and Softball) deadline on Sunday, March 15. Register on Arbiter Sports Registration. For further information contact EHMS athletic director Mr. Mercaldi at 860-463-6837.

🍫 On Sale Now! Munson’s Chocolate Fundraiser 🍫

Here’s a delicious way to support the students of East Hampton Middle School! Order your favorite confections from Munson’s Chocolates, and proceeds will go directly to helping EHMS students.
🗓️ Orders due by: March 7th
📦 Pickup: During parent/teacher conferences 3/18 & 3/19
📲 Place your order here: https://www.munsonschocolates.com/online-fundraising/east-hampton-middle-school-ptoct-4/
💰 Payment options:

• Check made out to EHMS PTO (labeled "Munson's Chocolate Order" and sent to school)
• Venmo @AmandaRKolb (#9889) – Use the same memo

🚨 Important: Payment must be received by March 7th to fulfill your order.
📢 Spread the word! Share the link with family & friends and remind them to include your child’s name when ordering. Staff & Teachers should use their own name.
Thank you for supporting EHMS students! 💙🐾

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.

Just a reminder that when we do not hear from a parent, then our attendance line will send out a call that your child is absent. Even if your child is sent home by the nurse the day before, we still need a call or notice each day your child is out.

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.

A message from the School Based Health Center:

School-based health centers help parents by getting their children help sooner, reducing transportation barriers, and working with families to get the care their children need.

Impact of Behavioral Health Services

Student Satisfaction Reports:

• Students report having a trusted adult makes them more likely to come to school.

• Improved peer relationships

• Improved communication with family members

• Increased ability to manage difficult situations

• Improved self-image

Clinical Observations:

• Improved relationships with peers

• Reduced self-harm

• Increased skills to manage difficult emotions

For more information - contact Lindsay DeFrancisco, LCSW

DeFranL@chc1.com

Enrollment form link:

https://www.sbhc1.com/

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