Shout Out to our ESMS Baseball Team on winning playoff game #1!!! Game 2 will take place on
Thursday 5/23 - Harlem River Park #1 - 4:00pm. Go Tigers Roar!!
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News and Shout Outs!
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The Latest Edition of The Tiger Times Has Been Added to our Website!!
Another excellent publication put out by our Student Newspaper Club. You can read it HERE
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Auction Update !! Kweller Prep has generously donated 5 discount certificates to their summer SHSAT evening course.
To bid on this and many other hot offerings, log onto http://biddingforgood.com/esmspta/springonline
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Did you forget to bid at the ESMS auction? You are in luck!
The auction was an astounding success and the bidding was fierce with the proceeds going towards student programs! Thanks to generous donations, we have a few items remaining. You can browse and bid at http://biddingforgood.com/esmspta/springonline.
Spread the word and your ongoing support of ESMS is greatly appreciated. Thank You!!
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DOE 2019-2020 Calendar Has Been Published
You can find the 2019-2020 calendar here - https://www.schools.nyc.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-calendar-2019-2020
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Updates to the Outside Activities Page
Summer offerings, with approaching deadlines, are starting to roll in so be sure to check out our 'Activities and Opportunities for Students' Page.
You can find it HEREMS114 (02M114) - East Side Middle School
Upcoming Events
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NO SCHOOL TODAY
Happy Memorial Day!
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ESMS Library
8th Grade - NYS Intermediate Science Test (NYSIST)
A test designed to see what you have learned from 5th-8th grade in science class. There is a written portion and a performance portion to test both general knowledge and science skills. FAQ is HERE
Performance test: May 28th - 30th, with an adjusted schedule for these days. This portion of the test will only take one test session. Your class will be given specific details about your day/time.̵Written test: June 3th, periods 1-3
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Room 121
Student Council Meeting
Elected representatives of the ESMS Student Council and their committees meet during lunch.
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Harlem River Park #1
Baseball Playoffs Game 2 - See notes
Good evening,
After sharing my concerns with the league about the placement of a playoff game at the start of a holiday weekend, our next playoff game has been scheduled for Tuesday 5/28! Students will leave ESMS at 3pm to arrive on time.
Game 2: ESMS v MS 319
Date: Tuesday 5/28
Location: Harlem River Park #1
Time: 3:45pm.Please note that this shift in the bracket means that if the Tigers move forward in the playoffs, they may potentially be playing 5/28, 5/29, and 5/30. I will update parents as we go. Have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day, Go Tigers Roar!
Best,
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Canal St Mini Field
Ultimate Frisbee (Girls)
Quest vs ESMS (Girls) (@ Canal St Mini Field)
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Central Park North Meadow Field #7
Softball
Computer vs ESMS (@ Central Park North Meadow Field #7)
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Canal St Mini Field
Ultimate Frisbee (Boys)
ESMS vs Spruce (@ Canal St Mini Field)
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Shubert Theatre 225 E 44th St
704 - To Kill a Mockingbird
Students will bring lunch and eat in their classrooms before taking the Q to Times Sq. for the 1PM performance. Self-dismissal from Shubert Theatre at approximately 3:40pm.
Transportation to the show is free, but students using mass transit to go home will need a MetroCard.
Play info: https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird/Overview
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PS 527
Reading Buddies
Students volunteer during their lunch period to read to children at PS 527, next door to our school.
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Riverside Park (119th Street, courts #7 and #8)
Tennis
ESMS vs. TBD
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ESMS Cafeteria
Alumni Night for 7th Graders
7th Grader Students and Parents: Come hear from a panel of ESMS grads about their experiences at NYC public high schools. They'll be on hand to answer all of the questions that will help you get started on your own school search over the next few months. In addition to hearing from alumni at a dozen high schools popular with ESMS students, we'll be hosting reps from a few other interesting schools that do not currently have any of our grads enrolled.
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ESMS Cafeteria
High School Data Presentation
6-7th Grade Parents: At 7:30pm, following the preceding Alumni event, Mr. Getz and Ms. Hyman will be sharing this years' breakdown of 8th graders' exmission stats, covering specialized HS offers, grades or scores that it took to get into a sampling of popular schools, etc.
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Mr. Getz's Office
Student Poetry Club
Young poets are invited to write, share and publish their works. Join us every Thursday morning for our Poetry Corner!
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Classroom TBD
GLO - Girls Leadership Organization
Girls Leadership Organization (GLO) gives us space to learn about ourselves as future leaders of the world. Through discussions and activities, we look at how women are viewed by our peers, community, and the world at large, and we work to help one another discover our strengths.
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Meet Sven in the Cafeteria
Green Team Meeting
Students work with Mr. Sven Vilim to help our environment, both locally and globally. Among other initiatives, this club oversees the ESMS recycling program and maintains the school's gardens at the front and back entrances.
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Wagner Middle School
Tennis
Thursday May 30th
ESMS v Wagner
Location: Wagner Middle School4:00PM
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Central Park Great Lawn #3
Softball
ESMS vs Wagner
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Mr. Getz's Office
Skype Kenya
ESMS students develop and nurture friendships with students at our sister school, The Red Rose School in Kibera, Kenya.
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ESMS Homeroom
8th Grade - NYS Intermediate Science Test (NYSIST)
A test designed to see what you have learned from 5th-8th grade in science class. There is a written portion and a performance portion to test both general knowledge and science skills. FAQ is HERE
Written test: June 3rd, periods 1-3.
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Room 322
GSA Meeting
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance meets during lunchtime in a discussion group led by Mr. Forigua. All students are welcome.
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Talent Show 2019
Congratulations to all the participants in this year's ESMS Talent Show. It was an evening of awe, entertainment, and inspiration.
And thank you to all of you who came out and lent your support.
See you next year at Talent Show 2020!
Artists @ ESMS
ESMS artists,
Dylan Gayle and Hannah Vinson,
will be included in 5th Annual Manhattan Borough Arts Festival June 3-9 at the Museum of Modern Art. CONGRATULATIONS to our accomplished artists!
Congratulations to Brynn Heller who won third place and two honorable mentions in the CB8 District Student Art Contest. Her artwork is on display at displayed at Tenny and Betsy (197 East. 76th Street) until May 31.
Everyone is invited to visit the cafe to vote for Round 2 winners!
Principal's Book Club
Parents are invited to join our book-loving principals for monthly gatherings in the ESMS Library.
The Principally For Parents Book Club explores books chosen by Mr. Getz and Ms. Hyman, including notable fiction and non-fiction for adults as well as interesting books our middle school children are currently reading.
New Date! Wed, June 12th @ 6:30PM
Dear America, by Jose Antonio Vargas
“An engaging read, and a deeply moving memoir of coming of age with the odds stacked against you and not only forging a remarkable life for yourself, but becoming a voice for transformation and cultural change.”
Bonus: The discussion will be joined by special guest, Rose Villazor, a parent at the school who teaches immigration law at Columbia and Rutgers and is a good friend of the author, Jose Vargas.
If you plan to attend our Book Club, please email Parent Coordinator, Beth Servetar (esms.bethservetar@gmail.com).
Spring Auction & Gala
THANK YOU
to all the volunteers, live event attendees, donators, and generous bidders who helped make this year's auction an astounding success!
With the generosity of our supporters, the PTA is able to fund many of the programs that create an excellent artistic, athletic, and globally-rich environment to supplement the rigorous academic learning at ESMS.
Auction Winners:
-Items can be picked up from Beth Servetar all week
-Items can also be picked up on Thursday during student-led conferences
-Class Baskets can also be picked up Thursday evening, or arrangements should be made with Beth
Tennis 2019-2020
CONGRATULATIONS
to Arielle and Quinn on winning their doubles match! The team won 6-2 and is off to an amazing start!
A huge win on the 'first' ever ESMS Tigers Tennis Match.
ROAR!
Spring Musical - Willy Wonka!
ESMS at Sotheby's Student Art Show
Sotheby's Student Art Show
(Feb 13-14, 2019)
Congratulations to the four dozen ESMS Students who had their work exhibited
at this year's Student Art Show hosted by Sotheby's Auction House
Upcoming PTA Meetings
Final Meeting of the School Year!
June 12, 9:15 AM @ Cafeteria
General Meeting
PTA Elections
2019-20 Preliminary Budget Vote
ESMS' MathCounts Team
A shout out for Ms. Kalinkos and the ESMS MathCounts team!
They beat some stellar competitors and were named Best New School at the recent MathCounts Manhattan 2019 Competition.
MATHCOUNTS Manhattan promotes enthusiasm for and achievement in math among middle school students in our community.
More Information is HERE
Student Mental Health
Throughout the school year, Mental Health is an important topic covered in our classrooms and discussed at our PTA meetings. Utilizing curricula and guest speakers, topics relevant to our kids, and their well being, are explored.
Here are select resources you might find helpful:
Dr. Dennis's full presentation with tech slides from her 2nd visit
(Courtesy of Guest Speaker, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary of Hunter College)
Teen Mental Health Handout for ESMS Parents (Courtesy of ESMS Parent & Guest Speaker, Michele Galietta)
Mental Health Resources, Tri-state (Courtesy of Emotion Regulation Lab @ Hunter College)
NAMI Basics (Courtesy of Guest Speaker, Clara S. Kiely, MSW @ NAMI-NYC Metro)
Teen Anxiety Presentation & Teen Anxiety Study (Courtesy of Guest Speaker, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary of Hunter College)
How to Help Your Child in an Unhealthy Relationship (Courtesy of Guest Speaker, Annie Robertson, RAPP (Relationship Abuse Prevention Program)
RAPP offers free relationship counseling through their uptown offices. Students or parents may reach out to arobertson@egscf.org
A Recommended Read by Mr. Getz:
An excerpt from Mr. Getz's 2/13/19 email:
What happens to our girl leaders? Will this wave of young women who are currently in our schools help change the current status quo? What traditionally happens to a girl's confidence as she gets older? These are questions we have been asking at East Side Middle School. The article I've attached provides one professional's insight into these questions. It's a great article to start a conversation. We'd be eager to hear your thoughts. Best, David Getz
Read the NY Times opinion piece by Dr. Lisa Damour HERE
Safe and Healthy Technology Use
Student Advisory Program for 6th Grade Students
"Privacy and Balancing Technology Use"
Seton Hall University School of Law's Institute for Privacy Protection's is teaching a four-class program on "Privacy and Balancing Technology Use" to sixth graders at East Side Middle School. The program will be taught during the weekly advisory period by Seton Hall Law School students who are fellows at the University's Institute for Privacy Protection. They will cover privacy, reputational impact, advertising & content choice, and balancing time spent on screens and time spent offline.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Professor Julia Hernandez, who will be running the program through Seton Hall at julia.hernandez@shu.edu
Support East Side Middle School
Have you donated to your favorite middle school this year?
Please contribute to ESMS by donating HERE!
ESMS School Store
New Merchandise Just Arrived!
Show us your school spirit, Tigers!
Order today at esmsstore@gmail.com
Fairway Community Partners
SHOP LOCALLY AND GIVE BACK TO
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Last quarter, ESMS received $408! Thank you!
Keep Shopping!
For a Fairway Community Partners card, please contact
Parent Coordinator, Beth Servetar
(esms.bethservetar@gmail.com)
Yearbooks
The Yearbook Committee is seeking photo contributions.
Sports, club, trip, event and other school-spirit photos can be emailed into esmsphotos@gmail.com
Forget to purchase a 2018 Yearbook? Books can be obtained from Beth Servetar, Room 112.
$20 Cash or Check (made out to ESMS PTA)
Discounts - Academic Resource Fair
Academic Resource Fair
Discounts on Test Prep & Tutoring
We hope you found the Academic Resource Fair on 10/17/2018 informative
Vendors at the Resource Fair are offering special incentives to ESMS families.
Please take advantage of these great discounts and be sure to mention ESMS.
Please show them your support!
Stay Connected with ESMS
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If you are not receiving email communication from the school and the PTA, you may not be registered in our system.
All new families must complete this form in order to receive emails, newsletters, and other notifications from ESMS.
Please click here to submit your information.
Keep in touch, Tiger!
Opportunities for Students
Activities & Opportunities for Students
Low or no-cost programs, events and opportunities
for
middle school students
around the city!
More information HERE.
SUPPORT ESMS
Support ESMS by donating generously to the annual fund, buying Spirit Wear, using our Amazon Smile account, shopping with our Fairway Community Card, buying yearbook ads, attending the spring gala, bidding on auction items AND volunteering your time.
THANK YOU!
Student Newspaper
The Student Newspaper Club is proud and excited to announce the latest edition of the
-- Tiger Times --
Read it Here
Second Edition
First Edition
A student-created newspaper designed to share news and happenings at East Side Middle through the student lens.
Congratulations and with appreciation to Jacob Abroon, Darragh Boyle, Rhone Galchen, Zachary Meryn, and Jared Meryn for this fabulous offering.
Stay tuned for future issues
ESMS Marx Brothers Historic Committee
The Marx Brothers Historic Committee at ESMS
created this map so that people can take a self guided tour of the historic locations connected to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers, America's greatest comic family. Enjoy!
(Stay tuned for our next map, Gilded Age Mansions)
Safety Cell Phone Database
Are you entered in our Safety Cell Phone Database?
Are you entered in our internal database of student and parent cell phone numbers? We will program cell numbers into the School Messenger system in order to be able to send important text messages to kids and/or parents if needed. (For example, if there is a safety event at our school while students are out for lunch or right before school starts, we would like the ability to immediately send them instructions.)
CLICK HERE to enter cell phone information for the student and at least one parent or guardian. THIS APPLIES TO ALL FAMILIES GRADES 6-8, even if you submitted last year.
Nothing you submit through this link impacts your child's information elsewhere (not in the DOE's main database or on your child's blue card), and it will not be shared or used for purposes other than urgent notifications.
ESMS Student Philanthropy
THE ESMS SKYPE KENYA CLUB
Funded New Classrooms For Our Sister School in Kenya
ESMS tribute signage at The Red Rose School
ESMS Sister School in Kenya
A message of appreciation from The Red Rose School
ESMS Student Activists
Ultimate Frisbee Team Rocks!
OUR AWESOME 2018 ULTIMATE FRISBEE TEAM
Undefeated through the regular season and runners-up to the New York City Championship.
Go Tigers, Roar!
Manhattan Soccer Champions
ESMS Boys Soccer Team
2017 MANHATTAN CHAMPIONS!
Checkmate!
ESMS Placed 6th
at The New York State
Scholastic Chess Tournament!
And the Chess Team displayed their awesome skills at the Ben Kallos Chess Challenge!
Student Poetry Club
Welcome to our corner, where we gather to write, share and publish our poetry.
It’s a wonderful creative space for young poets to embrace their inner talent.
If that appeals to you, please come join us to explore great poems!
Thursday mornings at 8:00 in Mr. Getz's office
-The Students of the ESMS Poetry Corner
Read some of our published poetry here.
Art History Club
Middle School Art History Club
Old Masters, New Eyes!
One Saturday a Month
11:00am at The Frick Collection
Classes are free for East Side Middle School students
but registration is required HERE.
Mr. Getz Around The World
ESMS Principal David Getz and His Wife Jacqui Getz (Principal of the new 75 Morton School)
Visit Chile to Collaborate With Educacion 2020
If you read Spanish, you can learn more about this international education forum here!
8th Grade Field Trip
East Side Middle School
Would Like to Thank the Cast and Producers of
for a great Broadway experience and for the private Q & A session following both matinee performances!
ESMS Video
Sotheby's invited ESMS students
to speak about freedom and what the
Emancipation Proclamation means to them.
View the amazing results here.
NYC Spelling Bee Champ
TO ESMS STUDENT NEEL IYER
WINNER OF
THE 2018 NEW YORK CITY SPELLING BEE!
Read all about Neel's victory here!
We were so proud to watch Neel on the televised Scripps National Spelling Bee in May!
JAZZ AT ESMS
Thank you to the talented musicians from Jazz at Lincoln Center for performing at East Side Middle School!
This series of concerts at ESMS was part of
Democracy & Jazz,
illustrating the ideals of American democracy through the lens of America’s greatest and most democratic art form: jazz.
New Dance Program for 6th Graders
Enriched Curriculum
With the Integration of Dance for
All ESMS 6th Graders
View this short video (below) of Ken Robinson, PhD, a noted expert on creativity in schools who lectures worldwide on the importance of valuing arts education, especially the instruction of dance. His philosophy helped guide our plans to bring more dance education to our students. Dr. Robinson is the author of the influential book on learning, The Element, as well as the best-selling Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education, a book chosen by Mr. Getz in a recent "Principally For Parents Book Club."
See a portion of his widely-viewed TED Talk on the subject, HERE.
Parent Seminar
Our thanks to all parents who attended Dr. Michele Galietta's recent seminar on mental health issues affecting teens and adolescents. Stay tuned to this space for a link to further resources.
ESMS Student Honored
CONGRATULATIONS TO ESMS STUDENT
ELLERY BERGMAN CHUDNOW
Winner of the Middle School Principals' Association
Youth Leadership Award
ESMS Debate Champs
CONGRATULATIONS TO ESMS STUDENTS
Valerie Franchitti, Lili Matta and Sydney Philips
FOR THEIR QUARTER-FINAL PLACEMENT IN THE 2018 NEW YORK CITY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP!
We are so proud of you, Tigers!
ESMS Moms Skype Kenya
ESMS MOTHERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR SKYPE SESSIONS WITH THE POWER WOMEN OF KIBERA, KENYA
We meet every other Friday morning (check our website calendar for exact dates). Help us support these amazing women near our sister school in Kenya. For more information, email Manuela (manufish1@gmail.com).
ESMS Artists Honored
TWO EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS DISPLAYED PAINTINGS AT MoMA!
The Manhattan Borough Arts Festival Featuring Works by Public School Students
The Museum of Modern Art
Nicholas Vasilescu, 7th Grade
Natalie Bassini, 7th Grade
ESMS Students Write Legislation
Three ESMS Students Submit a Resolution to the New York City Council
Advocating That All NYC Middle and High Schools Create a Gender Sexuality Alliance
Read all about it here.
The Elephant Corner
Meet Murit
Murit is an orphaned elephant in Kenya, adopted by ESMS students through the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Click here for a diary about our elephant's progress (enter keyword "Murit") and to see the impact of our funds.
If you would like to add a donation, please email our Parent Coordinator (esms.bethservetar@gmail.com).
ESMS on NY1 News
Check out this NY1 NEWS STORY featuring our great students at East Side Middle School contemplating "If kids could choose their own classes...."
ESMS Supports Affordable Housing
ESMS Students Speak at Press Conference for New Housing Unit on our Block
"Affordable housing helps the community and aids families during hard times," said East Side Middle School student Jack Zimmerman. "It is a dream to many people and we support that dream."
Women in Need, a non-profit agency that houses and provides social services for families, will soon offer safe apartments to single women with children until they can get back on their feet. This initiative has been supported by the ESMS Student Council, whose members joined community leaders in announcing the new housing.
View the entire press conference here
or read the DNAinfo article.
ESMS Students on TV
David Getz in the News
Check Out This Swell Profile of
ESMS Principal David Getz
And congratulations to Mr. Getz on winning the"Our Town Thanks You Award" in recognition of our school's contribution to the Upper East Side community.
(Enjoy it here!)
ESMS Ballroom Dance Performance
Our Eighth Grade Ballroom Dance Squad heats up the stage with "Disco Inferno!"
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 our Amazon Smile. If not signed up, register at the Amazon Smile Page: smile.amazon.com, select:
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Location: New York, NY
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