Kweller Prep, an ESMS Academic Resource Fair participant, will be hosting a free workshop on Navigating the NYC High School Process. More details can be found on our Academic Resource Fair page HERE
Tuesday, January 29, "Social Media & Teen Anxiety", Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary , 9:15am cafeteria
After her well-received talk on teens and anxiety last week, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary has agreed to come back to ESMS and cover everything we didn't have time to get into, primarily aspects of anxiety related to social media & digital technology. Dr. Dennis will make time to answer all questions that she couldn't respond to due to running out of time. Resources provided by Dr. Dennis-Tiwary and her Hunter team are linked further down the homepage under "Mental Health".
CATES Tutoring, a participant in October's East Side Middle School Academic Resource Fair, is offering free mock SHSAT Exams:
January 19, 2019: Mock Test
January 26, 2019: Mock Test
Registration is HERE
Our Boys and Girls LEGO Robotics teams placed 2nd in the city Qualifiers! This means they'll be participating in the finals in March!
Congrats to our Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball teams! They won their recent games against the Computer School! Great job!
Congrats to our Fencing Team on winning their first match against Salk! Well done!
Details for the Gilder Lehrman Saturday Academy @ The Museum of the City of New York have now been added to our Activities and Opportunities for Students page
All invited! Join Mr & Mrs Deneroff for a great ride while raising money for ESMS @ CYC Fitness on Sun, Feb 3rd.
See details below!
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.
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
Priority in the lottery will be given to parents/guardians who attend either one of the January orientation dates. Lottery opens Feb 4th. More details can be found HERE
Shout Out and Congrats to Jacob Abroon, Darragh Boyle, Rhone Galchen, Zachary Meryn, and Jared Meryn on their debut edition of the Tiger Times. Read it HERE
The ESMS Snow Ball is approaching. Show everyone your moves at this students-only dance! Friday, January 25th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Permission slips will be sent home in advance.
Shout out to the 2018-19 ESMS reps on the Manhattan Student Leadership Council (MSLC): Acadia Bost, Sasha Hamel, Amani Khan and Kaitlin Kushnir. Earlier this fall, the MSLC received a resolution of support from the D2 Community Education Council, and - on Dec 20, 2017 - after hearing from the MSLC, Community Board 3 passed its own recommendation that the city "provide each NYC school a full-time social worker and implement a mental health curriculum across NYC schools". The full text of the CB3 resolution is available on p. 1-2 HERE. The MSLC will be presenting to CB5 on January 3rd.
Congratulations to ESMS Student, Neel Iyer, winner of the 2018 New York City Spelling Bee!
We were so proud to watch Neel on the televised Scripps National Spelling Bee in May!
Read all about Neel's victory HERE!!
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!
Congratulations to ESMS Student, Ellery Bergman Chudnow, Winner of the Middle School Principals' Association Youth Leadership Award!
Congratulations to Angela Iong and Jacob Berger on being the 2018 ESMS Spelling Bee Champs!
Congratulations to OUR AWESOME 2018 ULTIMATE FRISBEE TEAM - Undefeated through the regular season and runners-up to the New York City Championship. Go Tigers, Roar!
Congrats to Molly Bomar and Stela Krnajski who represented ESMS at the 2018 MSAL All Star Volleyball Game!
Students volunteer during their lunch period to read to children at PS 527, next door to our school.
Varsity Boys & Girls
Wednesday Jan 23rd
Mott Hall II @ ESMS
4:30 pm Girls
5:15 pm Boys
Varsity Boys & Girls
Wednesday Jan 23rd
Mott Hall II @ ESMS
4:30 pm Girls
5:15 pm Boys
Manhattan Youth is offering a FREE SHSAT (Specialized High Schools Admissions Test) prep course to 7th grade students enrolled in our programs. The course begins in spring 2019 and continues into fall 2019, leading up to the SHSAT test. The program is free, available by lottery. The lottery will open on February 4 on the Manhattan Youth website.
For more information, we are offering two orientation sessions to any families with 7th graders eligible for this program. Priority in the lottery will be given to parents who attend either of the following orientation dates:
Orientation Date 1: Wednesday, January 23 from 6-7pm at Simon Baruch Middle School (330 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010)
Orientation Date 2: Thursday, January 24 from 6-7pm at Wagner Middle School (220 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021)
After School Director:
Ieasha Ramsay
iramsay@manhattanyouth.org
(917) 565-7472
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.
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.
Manhattan Youth is offering a FREE SHSAT (Specialized High Schools Admissions Test) prep course to 7th grade students enrolled in our programs. The course begins in spring 2019 and continues into fall 2019, leading up to the SHSAT test. The program is free, available by lottery. The lottery will open on February 4 on the Manhattan Youth website.
For more information, we are offering two orientation sessions to any families with 7th graders eligible for this program. Priority in the lottery will be given to parents who attend either of the following orientation dates:
Orientation Date 1: Wednesday, January 23 from 6-7pm at Simon Baruch Middle School (330 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010)
Orientation Date 2: Thursday, January 24 from 6-7pm at Wagner Middle School (220 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021)
After School Director:
Ieasha Ramsay
iramsay@manhattanyouth.org
(917) 565-7472
ESMS students develop and nurture friendships with students at our sister school, The Red Rose School in Kibera, Kenya.
All students are invited to the Winter Dance! A signed permission slip (to be posted) is required for entry. $5.00 fee.
The Inaugural Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Summit will be an opportunity for middle and high school students and faculty advisors of GSA clubs to network and learn from one another. The day’s events will include breakfast and lunch, a keynote speaker, workshops covering a range of topics (e.g., leadership, emotional resilience, healthy relationships, discrimination and harassment training, Respect for All, combatting substance use), and exhibition booths. After the planned program, which will end around 3:30 p.m., interested students may choose to stay for a dance social in the cafeteria of Stuyvesant High School, where there will be a DJ, snacks, and DOE chaperones. The dance will end at 5:30 p.m.
Permission Slip Required. For more information, please contact Mr. Alejandro Forigua
JV Boys & Girls
Monday Jan 28th
Nest @ ESMS
4pm Girls
5pm Boys
JV Boys & Girls
Monday Jan 28th
Nest @ ESMS
4pm Girls
5pm Boys
Tuesday, January 29
"Social Media & teen Anxiety"
Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
9:15am cafeteria
After her well-received talk on teens and anxiety last week, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary has agreed to come back to ESMS and cover everything we didn't have time to get into, primarily aspects of anxiety related to social media & digital technology. Dr. Dennis will make time to answer all questions that she couldn't respond to because of time last week as well. We hope to see you!
Slides and handouts provided by Dr. Dennis-Tiwary and her Hunter team are linked on our homepage under "Youth Mental Health"
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.
Fencing 1/30 - ESMS v Yorkville @ 4pm - Yorkville
Show everyone your moves
at this students-only dance!
Friday, January 25th
6:00 - 8:00 PM
DJ and Pizza
Students will self-dismiss promptly at 8pm
ESMS cafeteria
Admission $5
DJ, pizza & light snacks
Permission Slip and money
will be collected at the door for entry
BACK BY POPULAR DEMANDTuesday, January 29 at 9:15am
"Social Media & Teen Anxiety"
Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
ESMS Cafeteria
After her well-received talk on teens and anxiety last week, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary has agreed to come back to ESMS on Jan. 29 to cover everything we didn't have time to get into, primarily aspects of anxiety related to social media & digital technology. Dr. Dennis will also make time to answer all questions that she couldn't respond to earlier this month due to running out of time.
ALSO: As promised, Dr. Dennis has sent some of the highlight slides from her talk. They can be found further down this homepage under "Youth Mental Health"
FUNDRAISER EVENT/SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL
LIMITED (46) NUMBER OF BIKES AVAILABLE
OPEN TO ESMS PARENTS, FRIENDS, STUDENTS AND STAFF
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/esms-pta-16816161869
Please note - The Cyc Services are intended solely for users who are 13 years of age or older. Participants under 18 require adult consent.
The height requirement is 4’11’’
New York City’s Education Councils help create educational policies, provide input to the Chancellor, and promote student achievement.
The only experience you need is to be a parent of a New York City public school student.
You can impact how New York City public schools work for all the children in your community.
Application period is February 14 - March 6, 2019. Interested? Learn more HERE
Each year, 8th grade student groups submit proposals for an official class video that gets shown during the graduation ceremony.
The Fine Print:
-Assemble your 2-4-person video-making team now!
-Brainstorm, write up your idea for the video in a paragraph or two, and briefly tell us how you will accomplish making it.
-The video must be 5-8 minutes long and show every student in the 8th grade.
-Proposals should be submitted to Beth or Lori by February 1st. Put your names on the back.
-Mr. Getz will select a project in mid-February.
Questions? Stop by and see Lori or Beth any day before or after school.
With the new year and winter well underway, now is the perfect time to go 'Fooding' at Fairway and stock up on comfort food that’s both healthy and satisfying! Put your grocery shopping dollars to work by using your ESMS Fairway card.
For a limited time, win a $100 Fairway Gift Card in our exclusive Community Partners contest.
(Contest ends 1/31/19)
Please 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
Donation Forms (Share with friends and family):
May 2019 Auction ESMS Donation Request Letter
Questions? Email pta@esms.org
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
Questions? Email pta@esms.org
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.
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:
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)
Feb 13, 7:00 PM
General Meeting
Mar 12, 9:15 AM
General Meeting
Guest Speaker - Maurice Frumkin
President, NYC Admissions Solutions
Topic - High School Admissions Process
Apr 15, 7:00 PM
General Meeting
Guest Speaker - Prof Gaia Bernstein
Director, Institute for Privacy Protection
Topic - Data Safety
May 7, 9:15 AM
General Meeting
Guest Speaker- Anthony Becker, CFP
Topic - Planning for College Costs
Jun 12, 9:15 AM
General Meeting
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
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 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)
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.
More information HERE.
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
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.
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.
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
