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Dear ESMS 6th Grade Families:
You are invited to come visit your child's STEAM class!
Student groups will be demonstrating their coding projects during the periods below. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Please arrive promptly as indicated.
Visitors will wait together just outside the lobby for a short time at the start of the period, and then families will be led to B9 as a group.
601 - Wed. 12/19 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
602 - Thurs. 12/20 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
603 - Mon. 12/17 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
604 - Mon. 12/17 1st period - arrive 9:10am
605 - Fri. 12/21 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
Let me know if you have any questions: yu@esmsnyc.net. We hope to see you there!
Anita Yu
Dear ESMS 6th Grade Families:
You are invited to come visit your child's STEAM class!
Student groups will be demonstrating their coding projects during the periods below. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Please arrive promptly as indicated.
Visitors will wait together just outside the lobby for a short time at the start of the period, and then families will be led to B9 as a group.
601 - Wed. 12/19 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
602 - Thurs. 12/20 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
603 - Mon. 12/17 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
604 - Mon. 12/17 1st period - arrive 9:10am
605 - Fri. 12/21 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
Let me know if you have any questions: yu@esmsnyc.net. We hope to see you there!
Anita Yu
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance meets during lunchtime in a discussion group led by Mr. Forigua. All students are welcome.
Varsity Boys & Girls
Monday Dec 17th
Wagner @ ESMS
4pm Girls
5pm Boys
Varsity Boys & Girls
Monday Dec 17th
Wagner @ ESMS
4pm Girls
5pm Boys
Parents are invited to join Mr. Getz and Ms. Hyman for our Principally For Parents Book Club.
December Selection - A River Runs Through It. Purchase your book through Amazon Smile and ESMS earns $
Please email our Parent Coordinator (esms.bethservetar@gmail.com) if you plan to attend.
Elected representatives of the ESMS Student Council and their committees meet during lunch.
Model U.N. examines the work of the United Nations and its diplomatic role within the global community. Students engage in research, negotiation and debate to develop plausible solutions to contemporary global problems. Participants will represent ESMS at the International Model U.N. Conference in the spring. Open to 7th and 8th graders, only.
Students volunteer during their lunch period to read to children at PS 527, next door to our school.
Dear ESMS 6th Grade Families:
You are invited to come visit your child's STEAM class!
Student groups will be demonstrating their coding projects during the periods below. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Please arrive promptly as indicated.
Visitors will wait together just outside the lobby for a short time at the start of the period, and then families will be led to B9 as a group.
601 - Wed. 12/19 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
602 - Thurs. 12/20 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
603 - Mon. 12/17 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
604 - Mon. 12/17 1st period - arrive 9:10am
605 - Fri. 12/21 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
Let me know if you have any questions: yu@esmsnyc.net. We hope to see you there!
Anita Yu
Young poets are invited to write, share and publish their works. Join us every Thursday morning for our Poetry Corner!
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.
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.
Dear ESMS 6th Grade Families:
You are invited to come visit your child's STEAM class!
Student groups will be demonstrating their coding projects during the periods below. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Please arrive promptly as indicated.
Visitors will wait together just outside the lobby for a short time at the start of the period, and then families will be led to B9 as a group.
601 - Wed. 12/19 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
602 - Thurs. 12/20 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
603 - Mon. 12/17 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
604 - Mon. 12/17 1st period - arrive 9:10am
605 - Fri. 12/21 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
Let me know if you have any questions: yu@esmsnyc.net. We hope to see you there!
Anita Yu
Model U.N. examines the work of the United Nations and its diplomatic role within the global community. Students engage in research, negotiation and debate to develop plausible solutions to contemporary global problems. Participants will represent ESMS at the International Model U.N. Conference in the spring. Open to 7th and 8th graders, only.
If your child still wants to order a class ring, orders will be taken through Dec. 21. The style sheet and prices are HERE.
Orders can be placed with: Beth Servetar, Parent Coordinator, esms.bethservetar@gmail.com
Dear ESMS 6th Grade Families:
You are invited to come visit your child's STEAM class!
Student groups will be demonstrating their coding projects during the periods below. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Please arrive promptly as indicated.
Visitors will wait together just outside the lobby for a short time at the start of the period, and then families will be led to B9 as a group.
601 - Wed. 12/19 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
602 - Thurs. 12/20 7th period - arrive 2:30pm
603 - Mon. 12/17 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
604 - Mon. 12/17 1st period - arrive 9:10am
605 - Fri. 12/21 3rd period - arrive 10:45am
Let me know if you have any questions: yu@esmsnyc.net. We hope to see you there!
Anita Yu
With the Spring Auction fast approaching, we need parent volunteers to co-lead auction subcommitteesPlease take a moment to review the linked list of subcommittees. Sign up for one in your area of expertise or take the opportunity to learn something new. This is the biggest fundraising event for the school and we need your help to make it successful. Money raised by the event allows the PTA to fund technology upgrades, art, teacher training & development, incredible field trips and MORE!
The Spring Auction will be held on Friday, May 10th
-Auction Subcommittee Descriptions: Spring Auction 2019 Subcommittees
-Auction Subcommittee Sign-up Sheet: Auction Sign-up Sheet
Questions? Email pta@esms.org
Please come join us for Coffee/Beer/Wine to begin creating and planning our most memorable auction yet!
Auction Meeting
Date: Monday December 17th
Where: Stella & Fly, 1705 1st Avenue (between 88th and 89th street)
Time: 7:30 pm (after the General PTA Meeting)
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.
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
December 10th through 21st, East Side Middle will be holding their annual coat drive with NY Cares. Please have your children bring in new or gently used coats, fleeces, and jackets.
Items can be dropped off in the gym office with Mr. Deneroff.
Thank you and happy holidays!
Warmly,
The Anti-Hunger Committee
More info on NY Cares can be found HERE.
Shopping for the holidays? Now's a great time to pick up an extra gift or two for donation to the upcoming ESMS Spring Auction! Not only will your gift raise funds to support important student programs but you will feel great knowing you helped our school and get a tax deduction at the same time.
Donations can be dropped off at Beth Servetar's (parent coordinator) office.
Gift Ideas include:
-Restaurant Certificates
-Gift Cards (clothing stores, beauty/accessory stores, Apple iTunes, Amazon, Electronic stores, etc.)
-Gym Memberships
-Entertainment Venue Certificates
-Premium Merchandise
...and more
Please include this form with your donation 
Remember to purchase your Amazon items with your ESMS Smile account HERE
Questions: email PTA@esms.org
The ESMS Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) has partnered with the Ali Forney Center to bring a smile to homeless youth during the holiday season. The GSA asks that you bring NEW hats, scarves, gloves, socks, candy and school supplies to the box outside Beth's office. Gift cards in $10 denominations from Starbucks, Old Navy, H&M and McDonalds are also appreciated. GSA will be collecting gifts until Thursday, December 20.
You may also pick out items on the
Ali Forney Center AMAZON Wish List
which can then be shipped directly to the Center
You can learn more about the Ali Forney Center HERE
Have you donated to your favorite middle school this year?
Please contribute to ESMS by donating HERE!
The Yearbook Committee is seeking photo contributions.
Sports, club, trip, event and other school-spirit photos can be emailed into ms114yearbook@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)
(Shout-out to share? Email PTA@esms.org)
More information HERE.
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!
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.
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)
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.
Undefeated through the regular season and runners-up to the New York City Championship.
Go Tigers, Roar!
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.
One Saturday a Month
11:00am at The Frick Collection
Classes are free for East Side Middle School students
but registration is required HERE.
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!
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
illustrating the ideals of American democracy through the lens of America’s greatest and most democratic art form: jazz.
East Side Middle School
Has Enriched our Curriculum With the Integration of Dance for All 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.
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.
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!
Advocating That All NYC Middle and High Schools Create a Gender Sexuality Alliance
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).
The Manhattan Borough Arts Festival Featuring Works by Public School Students
The Museum of Modern Art
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.
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. If not signed up, register at the Amazon Smile Page: smile.amazon.com, select:
East Side Middle School PTA
Location: New York, NY
