News and Shout Outs!

• Represent your heritage, your country, your homeland!

  Represent your heritage, your country, your homeland at ESMS's annual International Night!

  We invite all of our families to join us on Monday, March 23rd from 6-8PM for The ESMS International Festival! This celebration is a collaboration between the ESMS Student Council, ESMS parent volunteers, and families. Our goal is to showcase every country represented within the ESMS community. Each country will have their own station to display various aspects of their culture, such as food, music, and national traditions.

  Parents and students who are interested in hosting a table should complete the International Festival Form linked here.

  Please reply by Monday, February 10th.

   

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• Apply Now for Exciting Spring Break STEM Enrichment Programs! (Deadline is Feb 10th)

  Do you have a student in kindergarten through grade 12 who is interested in having fun, unique, STEM experiences this spring break? Apply now for STEM Matters NYC enrichment programs! Explore your passions and uncover new interests at the NYC Department of Education’s Genovesi Environmental Study Center and NYC Center for Aerospace and Applied Mathematics; the Bronx Zoo; Central Park Zoo; Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum; Museum of the City of New York; New York Aquarium; New York Botanical Garden; New-York Historical Society; Prospect Park Zoo; Queens Botanical Garden; Queens County Farm Museum; Queens Zoo; Solar One; Staten Island MakerSpace; Staten Island Zoo; and Wave Hill. Meet and work with field experts in programs that feature real-world learning experiences.  

  STEM is taking over the city this spring break! Don’t miss out, spots are limited and the application deadline is Monday, February 10.  Download a flyer, learn more, and apply now. 

   For questions, contact STEMMattersNYC@schools.nyc.gov.

   

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• Free SHSAT Mock Exams for ESMS Families. Act now!

  Bee Tutored, an ESMS Academic Resource Fair participant, is excited to share their specialized SHSAT free mock exams and New York State ELA/Math test prep with East Side Middle School.    They are offering free SHSAT mock exams by entering the code 2020ESMSFREEMOCK at http://bit.ly/2T1wyNd for February 8 and http://bit.ly/2uoBf9H for February 29. The codes expire on February 29, 2020.  See attached flyer.

  Bee Tutored is a boutique tutoring company founded in 2007 that provides at-home one-on-one tutoring, small group classes at our locations and partners with some of the best schools and nonprofits across the city. We also provide tutoring for SHSAT, NY State NYS ELA/Math, SSAT, ISEE, general academic support, foreign languages, high school admissions consulting and more. Preparing for specialized exams can be an intense process and we'd like to help support you and your student.

  Bee Tutored
  www.beetutored.com
  917.482.4880
  learn@beetutored.com

  Bee Tutored operates out of  two locations:

  Upper West Side
  150 W 83rd Street
  New York, NY

  Park Slope
  823 President Street
  Brooklyn, NY

   

  • Bee Tutored Free SHSAT Mock Exam ESMS.pdf

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• Town Hall Meeting with Chancellor Caranza (March 10th, 6:30PM)

  Save the Date for the CEC D2 March 10th Town Hall meeting with Chancellor Carranza.  6:30PM
  

  The Chancellor will be taking questions! You can submit a question by emailing CEC2@schools.nyc.gov and putting 'Question for the Chancellor' in the subject line. Comment cards will also be distributed at the Town Hall.  Translation services will be available. 

  Location:  MS131, 100 Hester Street, Auditorium, New York, NY 10002
  
  Click here for English Flyer

   

  Click here for Spanish Flyer

  Click here for Chinese Flyer

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• Cardio Fitness Event to be Rescheduled - Stay Tuned!

  Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, the Cardio-Fitness event originally scheduled for January 31st will need to be rescheduled.  We will update the website and send out an email once the new date is set.  For those who already submitted payment, we can hold it towards the new date or issue a refund upon request.  Apologies for any inconvenience.  - ESMS PTA

   

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• Community Board application deadline extended to Feb. 14.

  Those New Yorkers who are dedicated to making a difference in their neighborhoods have an extra three weeks to apply to become a Community Board member. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer has extended the deadline from January 21st to February 14th.

  If you live, work, or go to school in one of Manhattan’s 12 community districts, you’re eligible! Apply online or complete a paper application. (The online application must be completed in one sitting, so it is suggested you read the paper application first and prepare your answers offline.) All applications are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 14, 2020.

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• Another Successful Academic Resource Fair!

  Thank you to ESMS families, Administration, PTA, and most importantly our vendors for making this year's Academic Resource Fair a great success!  Vendor discounts for ESMS Families will be posted soon!

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• Gender Neutral Bathrooms Available at ESMS!

  Please let your children know that there are now two gender-neutral, single-user bathrooms at school, for use any time by students or staff.  They are on the 3rd and 5th floors and are marked.  Note - the  the 3rd floor bathroom also contains free feminine products (and always available from the parent coordinator's office).

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• ESMS Medication Policy Updated!

  In conjunction with Nurse Miclat's December 9th email, sent out by Mr. Getz, we updated our Family Policy Handbook (2019-2020)  to include the following paragraph regarding medications.  The revised handbook can be downloaded from our website under the "About ESMS" on the navigation bar.

  If your child requires medication during school hours, please contact the school nurse for the requisite form to be filled out so that medications can be dispensed accordingly. If your child requires medication while at school and does not have a Medication Administration Form on file, you may come to the school and administer the medication. It is protocol that you do so in the Medical Room with the nurse present.  This applies to all medication, whether doctor prescribed or over the counter. If you have any questions or need related assistance, please contact the school nurse at 212-360-0114, x6153.

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• College Planning (already?)

  On 11/19/19, ESMS invited Anthony Becker, CFP, to return to our school to speak at our PTA meeting. Mr. Becker's topic was "Planning for the Costs of College" which was highly received by the audience.   Mr. Becker is offering ESMS families a reduced fee consultation!

  For Mr. Becker's handout and contact information, please visit our Resource Page at https://www.esms.org/resources 

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• ESMS has amazing poets in their ranks! The ESMS Poetry Club has just released their latest batch of fine works. Visit our

  Poetry Club page at: http://www.esms.org/poetry

   

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• Growing Up NYC After School Programs Database

  Did you know that New York City provides a database of free & low cost after school programs in NYC, searchable by program type, borough, and age.

  For more information, visit - https://growingupnyc.cityofnewyork.us/afterschool/?ages=pre-teen&ages=teen&page=2

  For future reference, this link has been added to our Activities and Opportunities for Students 2019-2020 page on our website under 'After School' on the navigation bar.

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• Free Microsoft Office 365 For Your Family

  The DOE provides free Microsoft 365 ProPlus to students and families. Much of this software has education-specific content that supports our students’ academic improvement. In addition, familiarity with these tools will help prepare students for college and careers. 

  Visit nycstudents.net to download Microsoft Office 365. You will need to enter the student's OSIS number, last name, and date of birth, or the student's username.

   

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• Updates to the Outside Activities Page

  Fall offerings, some with registration deadlines, are starting to roll in so be sure to check out our 'Activities and Opportunities for Students' Page.
  
  You can find it HERE

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• Make Your Amazon Purchases Work For ESMS!

  Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible purchases to the ESMS PTA when you shop via  Amazon Smile.  If not signed up, register at the Amazon Smile Page: smile.amazon.com, select:
  East Side Middle School PTA
  Location: New York, NY

  Once selected, start all your Amazon purchases via http://smile.amazon.com

  Thank you for your support!

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