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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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September 17th - New parent support group for children with special needs in Greenwich Public Schools. Strong moms and dads raise strong kids. Network with other special needs families as we form an inclusive and accepting community for our children. Join us for monthly meetings. Our first meeting will be held on September 17 at First Church in Old Greenwich (108 Sound Beach Ave, Old Greenwich) from 6:30-8:30. Refreshments to follow.
Tuesday, September 24
National Voter Registration Day
The League of Women Voters Greenwich will host a voter registration drive at Greenwich High School, as well as:
- Boys & Girls Club Greenwich: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
- Neighbor-to-Neighbor, 8:30am - 10:30am
- YWCA - 9am - 10:30 am and 4-6pm
September 29 - Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Mud Run 5K. at Camp Simmons (744 Lake Avenue in Greenwich) at 9:00am. This event is in support of BGCG after-school programs Registration is now open,
October 20th- 15 th annual Walk/Run at Tod's Point. To register or volunteer visit the Abilis website.
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OFFICE REMINDERS
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Please click HERE for reminders from the office regarding Absences, Early Dismissals, Nurse's office information, and Aspen login support.
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| PTA NEWS |
DON'T FORGET TO JOIN THE PTA!
PTA Membership is how we fund the enhancement programs, activities and educational opportunities provided to students at EMS. Please join the PTA! We aim for 100% family participation.
When you join the PTA, you receive unlimited access to our online directory. All families are able to edit and verify their family information for the online directory; however, only those who join the PTA will have access and use of the online directory. New this year- the PTA will only be providing our directory to PTA members through our membership website; there will be no print directory this year. Verify your information and join the PTA at EMSPTA.COM.
MEDIA CENTER UPDATE
Donations from last year are hard at work making updates to our media center. Although you may not notice many changes yet, we are making progress behind the scenes with new furniture arriving shortly. With continued fundraising efforts throughout the year, we will see more exciting changes to the Media Center. Stay tuned for more info!
HELP WANTED!
We have lots of opportunities to volunteer for the PTA this year! We are currently looking forvolunteers in the following areas:
- 7th grade dance chairs
- GatorBytes editors
- Nominating chair
- Curriculum enrichment committee members
Look for the Spirit Wear table at upcoming school events:
Sept 18th, 7pm - Open House
Sept 26th, 6:30pm - Open House
Shop on Amazon and support the PTA! Through AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of price of eligible items to EMS PTA. Please see here for more details.
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EMS NEWS
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Wednesday, September 18th, 7pm
7th Grade & 8th Grade Parents
Thursday, September 26th, 6:30pm
PRINCIPAL GRADE LEVEL MEETINGS
Grade 6 - 10/2 9am
Grade 7 - 10/3 9am
GATORWALK - VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS NEEDED
GatorWalk is coming soon! Help us celebrate the 6th year of one of EMS favorite school wide events. We need volunteers to sign up to donate prizes that are given out to the students. You can bring gift cards to the Front Office by Friday, October 11, 2019
We also need volunteers to help out with setting up the path, cleaning up and watching students walk around the school the day of the event. Please sign up for a shift if you can.
The GatorWalk is the school's fundraiser to support the Student Activities Fund which is used to fund student clubs, intramural sports, competitive sports, academic competitions, music programs, transportation to events, competitions & various field trips.
Gator Walk will be held on Friday, October 18th - rain or shine. It will take place at school, after lunch. For more information contact Theo Gittens in the office.
SCHOOL PICTURES
Forms will be given out during school for ordering/prepayment. Pictures will be taken during PE classes. Please sign up to help here. One volunteer per shift is needed to help check-in the students.
For Daily Student Announcements CLICK HERE (updated weekly by 10am).
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OFFICE NEWS
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RULES OF THE ROAD
- USE RIGHT LANE ONLY TO DROP OFF YOUR CHILD IN THE FRONT AREA OF THE SCHOOL.
- DROP-OFF ZONE is along the curb.
- Please have your child EXIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE anywhere along the curb.
- THE LEFT LANE is for THROUGH TRAFFIC ONLY, no drop-off or pick-up
- It is dangerous for students who then have to cross moving lanes of traffic.
- Use the left "through" lane to drive to the rear of the building which has multiple open entrances for morning arrival and afternoon pickup.
- All classrooms are easily accessible through those entrances and there is more room for multiple vehicles.
- DO NOT block traffic to drop off your child at the stop sign on HENDRIE AVENUE in front of the school or on Lockwood Drive by the EMS exit.
- DO NOT PARK in the BUS LOOP or BLOCK IT at any time during the day.
- ONLY park in designated parking spots around the circle or in the back of the school.
- DO NOT double park or leave your vehicle unattended during drop-off and/or pick-up.
- DO NOT block the crosswalks or parking spaces at any time during the day.
ABSENCE AND EARLY DISMISSAL REMINDER TO PARENTS
Absences:Please call the office at 203-637-1744 by 8:00 am to report your child's absence. Non-medical extended absences of more than three days require an extended absence form from the main office. Teachers are not responsible for preparing student work under this condition; completion required upon return to school with teacher supervision. It remains the student's responsibility to inform teachers of their absences and meet with them upon their return regarding make-up work.
Early Dismissal for Personal Reasons:If you need to pick your child up early, please send a note with them to the main office in the morning. Dismissals or bus passes are by note only, no voice messages please. Please do not leave early dismissal messages on the attendance voicemail. It is understandable that last minute appointments cannot be avoided, however the main office tries as much as possible not to disrupt the classrooms. Emergencies excepted of course.
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| YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE - DONATE TO THE PTA |
We are a non-profit organization. Please consider donating to
support the many programs, activities and educational opportunities at our school.
Donations are tax deductible. We thank you for your support.
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