Online Auction, Part 1
 Starts Monday, March 25th

** Get ready to start bidding **

Our Online Auction for Camps and Tutoring
kicks off on Monday, March 25th @ 8AM and runs through April 5th.

View and Bid Generously at:
https://www.biddingforgood.com/ESMSPTA

Part 2, The Full Catalog, goes live on May 1st.
Stay Tuned!

Be Sure to Purchase your Spring Gala tickets from the Auction Homepage!
(scroll down to Live Event Details)

News and Shout Outs!

  • Community Board 8 District Student Art Contest - Entries Due Mar 25th

    CB8's Small Business Committee invites students to participate in the Community Board 8 District Student Art Contest to celebrate student talent and the importance
    of local businesses to our community.  Selected art will receive a certificate of recognition and hang in local business Tenny & Betsy from April, 4 2019 until May, 31 2019.
    Community members will vote on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners while Tenny & Betsy displays art.

    Accepting submissions until March 25, 2019.   More details are attached (PDF) to this message.

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  • Congratulations to our Debate Team on Winning the Open Parliament City Championships Competition!!

    Amazing prep and performances by Acadia Bost, Sasha Hamel, and Kate Hankin

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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 HERE

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  • Shout Out to our Fencing Team on placing 3rd in their singles finals!

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  • International Fest 2019 - A great success!

    On March 18, 2019,  23 countries were robustly represented and warmly received at ESMS' International Fest 2019.    Thank you to all the families and friends who generously hosted tables and to all the attendees for coming with their cultural curiosity and appetite; lots of amazing food and souvenirs.  Big thank yous to our event co-chairs (Junnie Mark-Kobashi, Rose Villazor, Viki Galhen), Beth Servetar, the numerous volunteers, and supporting ESMS staff.

    Our Country Hosts:
    • Albania: Klonilda Metaliaj
    • Australia: Kara Fic
    • Brazil: Luisa LaFleur, Fernanda Rocha
    • Britain: Angela Cahill, Susan Shakarchy
    • Bulgaria: Kalina Nikolova, Irina Kolarova, Sophia Popov
    • China: MeiLing Wang & son Kevin Peters
    • Egypt: Mona Yehia
    • Ecuador: Maggie Daqui
    • Guyana: Yasmin Khan, son Ethan Martinez
    • Ireland: Rosemary Ward, Aoife Faughnan
    • Israel: Sharon Rachlin, Viki Galchen, Dina Ron, Amit & Luis Lamar, Daphne Meryn
    • India: Ritu&Parag Pande
    • Italy: Arianna Farinelli
    • Japan: Junko Kaloudis, Rob & Satomi Tucker, Junnie Mark-Kobashi, Kaori Bell, Satoko Newman, Ayako Allen, Emily Taguchi Klingensmith, Hiroshi Ono, Osamu Watanabe, Kaoriko Katayama, Minako&Keishi Matsunaga, Yassy Okamoto
    • Kenya: Siamanda Chege
    • Korea: Ellen Blau
    • Mexico: Feliza Moreno
    • Panama: Dinabel Peralta-Reich
    • Philippine: Rose Villazor
    • Poland: Tania Pagan
    • Russia: Tatiana&Peter Nikiforova
    • Serbia: Erica Ruben Hadzic
    • South Africa: Kim Hyde

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  • Tennis Team Tryouts! - March 25th

    ESMS Tennis team tryouts will be held on Monday 3/25 from 3:20pm-5:45pm. All interested students are encouraged to meet in the cafeteria at dismissal on Monday, and they will be instructed from there.  Students are welcome to bring tennis rackets, but we will have them on site as well. For the time being, students will utilize the ESMS gym and yard for tryouts and practice.  As we continue to work towards solidifying courts to play on, we welcome parents to provide location suggestions or recommendations! Please reach out if you have any questions.

    Best,
    Ieasha Ramsay, LMSW
    After School Program Director | ESMS
    Manhattan Youth
    E:  Iramsay@manhattanyouth.org
    P:  917-565-7472

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  • “Stories from Kibera” by Brian Otieno - March 28th

    “Stories from Kibera” by Brian Otieno
    Photography Exhibit Fundraiser and Artist Reception
    March 28, 2019
    6 :00 -9:00pm
    133 West 52nd Street New York City

     


    As part of Project Kenya, this exhibit features the work of Brian Otieno, a talented emerging photographer who grew up in Kibera, one of Africa’s largest slums.
    Kibera is home to the Red Rose School, East Side Middle ’s sister school in Kenya.

    “Kibera Stories” focuses on a vibrant community full of life and colors.

    For more details and donation information, click HERE

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  • CEC D2 Important Meetings in March

    March Meeting and Events

    Monday, March 25th - School Funding/Budgeting Presentation
    Tuesday, March 26th - Manhattan Desegregation Forum   (Requires Registration)
    Wednesday, March 27th - Understanding the NYC School Matching Process

    For details on all the events, click HERE

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  • Congratulations to our ESMS Manhattan Student Leadership Council

    Kudos to Amani Khan and Kaitlin Kushnir!!  Our ESMS Manhattan Student Leadership Council reps received a standing ovation following their March 13th speech at Mental Health Matters Day in Albany.

     

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  • Talent Show Auditions - Friday, March 29th, 3:30PM

    Sign up HERE by 3/22 to audition

    Group acts: one person signs up & fills in group names.

    PERFORMERS: Up to 1 minute excerpt from your full act is ideal for this audition.
    MCs: Do a < 1 minute bit in which you welcome the audience, intro yourself, say a thing or two about the show and introduce an act.

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  • Congrats to our Ms. Mainhart on another New Yorker published cartoon!

    You can enjoy Ms. Mainhart's latest publishing achievement, "Hitchcock for City Dwellers",  HERE

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  • Submit your School Survey Now!

    Surveys may be completed online using the access code printed on the form in your envelope.  You may also mail the paper survey in the envelope provided (no stamp required).  If you would like to retrieve your code, you may look it up here or call the survey hotline at 877-819-2363.

    The results of this survey are very important to our ESMS - the more feedback, the better!   We hope to surpass last year's 60% completion rate. Let me know if you have any questions.  - Beth Servetar esms.bethservetar@gmail.com

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  • Free SHSAT Test Prep with Hudson Guild

    Hudson Guild, in conjunction with Tutorverse, is offering  free SHSAT Prep from March 30 - June 29th.  Please refer to our vendor resource page for more details.
    https://www.esms.org/vendors_resource_fair_2018

     

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  • ESMS is in District 2's Spotlight!

    Congratulations to ESMS on being profiled in the March issue of District 2's Spotlight.  Read how Dance at ESMS exemplifies our school's philosophy.   This and many other interesting D2 topics can be found be found in Spotlight, HERE.

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  • Shout Out!! - Congratulations to 8th grader, Oscar de Swaan Arons!

    Congratulations to 8th grader, Oscar de Swaan Arons, on becoming the youngest person to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro this year and for raising money for our sister school, The Red Rose School in Kibera, Kenya.    Additional donations can be made at - https://www.gofundme.com/underprivileged-kids-in-kibera

     

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  • Tickets now on sale for NY Int'l Children's Film Festival 2019 - $$ for ESMS

    The NY Int'l Children's Film Festival 2019 is just around the corner and will be showcasing the best new films for ages 3-18. The Festival is once again packed with fantastic film programs for your family. Tickets are on sale starting today.   Celebrate the best new international films through the Festival's wildly-popular short film programs, in addition to feature films including Opening Spotlight Pachamama, ladybug adventure Minuscule: Mandibles From Far Away and the breathtaking Aïlo - a Lapland Odyssey - alongside many other terrific feature film selections. Film schedule HERE.  

    ESMS can earn $3 for every ticket you purchase.  To buy tickets and raise money for our school, click here.

    Be sure to select MS 114 East Side Middle School from the partner school menu so that ESMS can benefit from each ticket purchased.

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  • $10 Student Tickets at Carnegie Hall

    Student Insiders  @ Carnegie Hall have the benefit of purchasing $10 tickets online or over the phone. They are also eligible to purchase Hope and Robert F. Smith Chairman Student Seats (Parquet Level) at the Box Office.  With the pass, students are allowed to purchase up to 2 tickets per concert with the discount.  See more details on our Activities and Opportunities for Students page.

     

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Upcoming Events

  • Room 121

    Student Council Meeting

    Elected representatives of the ESMS Student Council and their committees meet during lunch.

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  • Model U.N.

    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.  

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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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  • 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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  • Model U.N.

    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.  

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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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  • 6th Grade Trip - Dance Masterworks @ Juilliard

    Students will take yellow buses and eat lunch when they return to school.  

    The Juilliard School’s Office of Community Engagement would like to invite the students of East Side Middle School to our Dance Masterworks performance at The Juilliard School on Friday, March 29th, 2019 at 11:00AM. The Dance Masterworks program is a free, interactive performance designed to introduce students to celebrated contemporary and classical modern dance repertoire. It is a unique opportunity to educate a broad range of artistically-curious students, while motivating aspiring young dancers.

    Permission Slip (attached) needs to be returned - PERMISSION SLIP HERE

    WHAT: DANCE MASTERWORKS PERFORMANCE – A free interactive program
    designed to introduce students to celebrated contemporary and
    classical modern dance

    WHERE: THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL – 65 TH STREET AND BROADWAY

    WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH

    TIME: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    We will leave East Side Middle School at 10:00 AM and take the subway
    (Q train/1 train)

    COST: FREE!

    OTHER: STUDENTS SHOULD BRING A BAGGED LUNCH TO EAT ONCE WE RETURN TO SCHOOL

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  • ESMS Cafeteria

    Talent Show Auditions

    Manhattan Youth will conduct ESMS Talent Show auditions March 29 during after-school.  Students should report to the cafeteria at dismissal; details to come about how and when to sign up.
    Students will be seen alphabetically starting at 3:30pm (MCs first and then talent acts). Auditions can run until 6PM but weshould finish by the end of the 1st after-school session at 4:45.

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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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  • State Exam - ELA

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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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  • Model U.N.

    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.  

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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.

    MS114 (02M114) - East Side Middle School
  • 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!

    MS114 (02M114) - East Side Middle School
  • 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.   

    MS114 (02M114) - East Side Middle School
  • 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.

    MS114 (02M114) - East Side Middle School

  • Model U.N.

    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.  

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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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View Monthly Calendar

CECD2

   
Community Education Council, District 2
Upcoming Meetings and Events

Monday March 25
The CEC March Calendar and Working Business meetings will take place on March 25 at 6:30pm at 333 Seventh Avenue in the 7th Floor Conference Room. The meeting will include a presentation about School Budgets and resolutions on State Funding for Public Schools and City Payments for Charter School Facilities. Full resolution text will be posted to their website.

​Full Meeting Agenda
Calendar Meeting
Working Business Meeting

Tuesday March 26
Desegregating Manhattan Public Schools
Moving Forward Toward Equity and Excellence
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Complex
122 Amsterdam Avenue

Featuring:
• A performance by Epic Theater
• Manhattan students from Teens Take Charge and IntegrateNYC
• Amy Wells, Professor of Sociology and Education at Teachers College at Columbia University and Member of the Mayor's School Diversity Advisory Group

RSVP HERE

Articles:
-by students from Teens Take Charge: NYC’s schools chief Richard Carranza promised us he’ll keep pushing for racial integration

-by Amy Wells: From one white parent to another: Don’t pick schools because they’re selective and mostly white

Brought to you by the Parent Leaders at CEC1, CEC2, CEC3, CEC4, CEC5, CEC6.   Free Food, Childcare, and Translations
Click for a flier

Wednesday, March 27
CECD2 Screening Committee
A Discussion on Screened Middle School Admissions
6:30 - 8:30 pm
333 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor Conference Room

Discussion Topics to include:
Understanding the NYC School Matching Process
How does the algorithm work?
Is there a best strategy?
What you need to know when applying to schools.

Click here for flier

Call for Auction Items


Calling on all ESMS friends and families for the donation of auction items!


We are in need of auction item donations for our upcoming Spring Gala and for the online auction.
Popular items include:  Restaurant Certificates, Gift Cards (clothing stores, beauty/accessory stores, Apple iTunes, Amazon, electronic stores, etc.), Gym/Fitness Memberships & Classes, Entertainment Venue Certificates, Premium Merchandise, Medical/Cosmetic Services ...and much more. 

Companies and Service Providers with whom you do business are often eager & happy to donate so please ask.

Donation form is below and items can be dropped off at Beth Servetar's (parent coordinator) office or emailed into auction@esms.org

The Spring Auction will be held on Friday, May 10th

Donation Forms (Share with friends and family):
 May 2019 Auction ESMS Donation Request Letter 


Volunteers Needed!:
Spring Auction 2019 Subcommittees
Auction Sign-up Sheet

Questions?  Email pta@esms.org

NYC DOE Survey

SUBMIT YOUR SURVEY!Thank you to all who completed their DOE Survey

Remaining surveys may be completed online using the access code printed on the form in your envelope. You may also mail the paper survey in the envelope provided (no stamp required)

If you would like to retrieve your code, you can look it up online one you begin the survey or  you can call the survey hotline at 877-819-2363

The results of this survey are very important to our ESMS - the more feedback, the better!

We hope to surpass last year's 60% completion rate. Questions can be directed to Beth Servetar at esms.bethservetar@gmail.com

      

Debate Team

Congratulations to our
ESMS 7th Grade Team
on taking 1st Place at the NYC Urban Debate League's
Open Parliamentary City Championships!

   

 

You can learn more about the New York City Urban Debate League HERE

No Name-Calling Week 2019

EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL MARCH 18-25

No Name-Calling Week (NNCW), created by James Howe, author of The Misfits, and has been a tradition at East Side Middle School for seven years.
Each year, a new group of students takes on the NNCW project to try and create a more positive school environment.
The week will feature student-created, homeroom activities that teach lessons about self-positivity, cyberbullying, compromise, among many other lessons. We hope this will have a lasting positive effect on East Side Middle.

Go, Tigers! ROAR!
The Student Council NNCW Committee

“Stories from Kibera”

  

“Stories from Kibera” by Brian Otieno
Photography Exhibit Fundraiser and Artist Reception
March 28, 2019
6:00-9:00pm
133 West 52nd Street
New York City

 As part of Project Kenya, this exhibit features the work of Brian Otieno, a talented emerging photographer who grew up in Kibera, one of Africa’s largest slums.  Kibera is home to the Red Rose School, East Side Middle’s sister school in Kenya. “Kibera Stories” focuses on a vibrant community full of life and colors.

The exhibited photographs are signed limited editions, available for purchase.  All proceeds from the evening will benefit the education of the children from Kibera and support the Red Rose Primary School and Uweza Foundation.

Click HERE for more details.

You can also DONATE
 Brian Otieno Portfolio and Rsvp @ 347.739.2682
delecourt.marie@gmail.com

Projet Cicero 2019

  
A big THANK YOU to all those who supported and donated to this year's Project Cicero

With your generosity, ESMS was able to contribute 12+ boxes of books to those those institutions most in need

Learn more about Project Cicero HERE

Cortez Pagan
Project Cicero, Student Coordinator

Origami Elective

The ESMS Origami elective class, led by teacher Ms. Goldenberg, and co-taught by 7th grader student Kazuki Kobashi, has created some intricate paper folding art projects.
Enjoy!

  
Origami Japanese Samurai Helmets
(Kabuto)

 
Origami Butterfly Mobile

19th Precinct Shouts Out ESMS!

ESMS's Skype Kenya Students
 and our sister school,
Red Rose Kibra,
get a Shout Out from
our local 19th Precinct!

 
To see the tweet
and
follow the 19th Precinct, click HERE

Learn more about the Red Rose School HERE

Giving Back From One Of Our Own

Congratulations to 8th Grader,
Oscar de Swaan Arons,
on becoming the youngest person to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro this year, raising money for our sister school, The Red Rose School in Kibera, Kenya.
Thank you, Oscar!!

  

  Additional donations can be made at-
https://www.gofundme.com/underprivileged-kids-in-kibera

Manhattan Student Leadership Council

Job Well Done!

 Our ESMS Manhattan Student Leadership Council reps received a standing ovation following their March 13th speech at Mental Health Matters Day in Albany.

 Amani Khan and Kaitlin Kushnir

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.

April 30th, 6:30PM:
 (Title Change)
Bomb
The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon
"This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world’s most formidable weapon"

May 22nd, 6:30PM
(Title to be Announced)


(Purchase your books through Amazon Smile and earn $ for ESMS)
 Watch this space for the announcement of future Book Club dates and selected books.  If you plan to attend our Book Club, please email Parent Coordinator, Beth Servetar (esms.bethservetar@gmail.com).

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

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

ESMS' MathCounts Team

   
A shout out for Ms. Kalinkos and the ESMS MathCounts team!

They beat some stellar competitors and were named won 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

District 2's Spotlight on East Side Middle School

CONGRATULATIONS

ESMS is showcased in the March Issue of District 2's Spotlight!
Read how Dance at ESMS exemplifies our school's philosophy.
This and other D2 highlights can be found HERE

 

Congrats to Ms. Mainhart!

3/6/19 UPDATE -  See Ms. Mainhart's latest publishing achievement HERE

  

Congratulations to our very own
Ms. Mainhart
 for having her cartoon published by the The New Yorker!!

Doodle for Google

   
When I grow up, I hope…

This year’s theme invites you to show us what you hope for in your future.
Classrooms on Mars? Shoes that can fly? Food for everyone? A pill that cures everything?

Take your ideas and put them into your Doodle!

 doodles.google.com/d4g/

Students can work with any materials they want, but all doodles must be entered using the official online entry form, found with the rules, criteria and submission procedure in the link above. 

The contest is open for entries until March 18, 2019 8:00pm Pacific Time (PT).  

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

Upcoming PTA Meetings

  
PTA Meeting Schedule

Apr 15, 7:00 PM
General Meeting
Guest Speaker - Prof Gaia Bernstein
Director, Institute for Privacy Protection at Seton Hall Law School
Topic: Our Kids, Our Screens and What Can We Do? 

 Are you worried your child is spending too much time on smartphones and screens? Could your child’s online activity affect his or her future?  Professor Gaia Bernstein will discuss the detrimental impact of excessive smartphone and screen use on kids’ well-being and the potential impact of kids’ online actions on their future reputations.

Professor Bernstein will offer strategies parents can implement to limit over-use of screens through a cooperative approach. She will also discuss the dearth of legal protections and the ways in which parents can support legal action to influence the ways smartphones and social networks are designed and limit excessive use among kids.

May 7, 9:15 AM
General Meeting
Guest Speaker- Anthony Becker, CFP
Topic - Planning for College Costs

Jun 12, 9:15 AM
General Meeting

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!

ESMS Vendor Discounts

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

 

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Low or no-cost programs, events and opportunities

for

middle school students

around the city!

More information HERE.

Administration Announcement

    
Congratulations to longtime ESMS Math teacher
Amanda Hyman on her promotion to Assistant Principal @ ESMS!

 
We wish her all the best and great success in her new role!

Student Newspaper

  

 

The Student Newspaper Club is proud and excited to announce the

Debut Edition of the Tiger Times

You can read it HERE.

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

 

 

ESMS Students testified in front of The New York City Council.

  Read all about it here!

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 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 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 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

 Part Two of New York 1's Interview

with ESMS Students

  

View it here!

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!"

 

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