• Covid-19 vaccinations at ESMS

    7:30am - 4:00pm
    Free 1st & 2nd dose Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for ages 5-11 at ESMS
     
    Shots for students ages 5-11 only; they must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or by an adult designated by the parent/guardian, while receiving their vaccine. If the student is accompanied by an appointed adult, the parent or guardian should sign and send them with a completed consent form: attached HERE and posted on the DOE website. It is also possible to give parental consent by phone at the time of the visit, but the form is preferred.
     
    This pop-up is for children's first or second doses; older children and adults will not be vaccinated at this time.
     
    You are encouraged to record your student’s vaccination status in the DOE's COVID-19 Vaccination Portal at vaccine.schools.nyc.
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  • ESMS Skating Night at Wollman Rink in Central Park

    Wednesday, December 15
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Wollman Rink in Central Park

    $20 includes entry and rentals
    $10 for spectators
    $10 to donate a ticket to a student in need

    Please submit this form in an envelope with your check (made out to ESMS PTA) or cash, to Beth Servetar by Monday, December 13. You can also buy tickets at the door at 6:30 pm on the day of the event, but we cannot guarantee space.

    If paying all or part of the ticket cost is a hardship for your family, please reach out to Beth Servetar. The PTA hopes to help as many students attend as possible.

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  • NYPL Best Books of 2021

    Just released! Discover the Best Books of 2021, handpicked by our staff experts, who read thousands of books published this year to select the top titles for kids, teens, and adults. Find the best new fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids’ books in Spanish, and much more. Explore e-books and accessible formats, and start borrowing today—happy reading!
    Explore

     

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  • The SHSAT will be administered to registered students at ESMS Thursday, December 2

    The Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) will be administered at ESMS on December 2, 2021. All students arrive through the gate at 8:50am as usual. All sixth and seventh graders will have a typical school day schedule, although there will be some classroom changes. (They will not be permitted on the third floor.) Jessica sent 8th Grade parents the schedules, procedures and information about lunch for testers and non-testers on Friday.

    Visit the 2021 SHSAT page for more information 

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  • Save Money on Your Home Broadband Service

    From the Federal Communications Commission (FCC):  

    New York City households with at least one student enrolled in City public schools can apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, which provides broadband internet service at a reduced cost to eligible households throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about this program, and start saving money on your monthly internet bill today!

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  • Parent Teacher Conferences

    Spring Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2022

    Details regarding signup and links to follow.

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  • Congratulations to Sophia Hammond Whose Memoir was published in Stone Soup Magazine!

    Congratulations to Sophia Hammond, whose 6th grade ESMS memoir was published in the Nov 2021 issue of Stone Soup children's literary magazine!
     
     
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  • Welcome Bailey Our Therapy Dog - Starting Week of Oct 25th, 2021

    We are very excited to announce that our school is participating in the NYC Department of Education’s Comfort Dog Initiative.
     
    Bailey, our NYC certified therapy dog, will be a part of our school community for this school year. Bailey will be included in classroom lessons on social-emotional learning, resiliency, and human/animal interaction.
     
    Additionally, students may have the opportunity to interact directly with Bailey for more individualized social-emotional learning opportunities. For example, interacting with Bailey may help students with counseling sessions meet their social-emotional performance (e.g. socialization and communication) goals.
     
    Bailey may also be used as part of our school’s crisis intervention protocols, including behavioral crisis de-escalation and bereavement assistance.
     
    For more information, here is an article from NY1 on the Comfort Dog Program.
     
    Please complete the Comfort Dog Permission form, found in the orange button below, to indicate whether you consent/decline to have your child participate in this program. This form should be filled out no later than next Friday, October 1st.
     
    If you have any questions regarding this program or your child's participation, please contact Laurie Posner, our School Psychologist (and Bailey's Human) at posner@esmsnyc.net.
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  • SLT Meet

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  • Executive Board Meet

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  • Book Club

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  • Covid-19 vaccinations at ESMS

    Free 1st & 2nd dose Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for ages 5-11 at ESMS
     
    Shots for students ages 5-11 only; they must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or by an adult designated by the parent/guardian, while receiving their vaccine. If the student is accompanied by an appointed adult, the parent or guardian should sign and send them with a completed consent form: attached HERE and posted on the DOE website. It is also possible to give parental consent by phone at the time of the visit, but the form is preferred.
     
    This pop-up is for children's first or second doses; older children and adults will not be vaccinated at this time.
     
    You are encouraged to record your student’s vaccination status in the DOE's COVID-19 Vaccination Portal at vaccine.schools.nyc.
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  • PTA Meeting via Zoom

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  • ESMS Skating Night at Wollman Rink in Central Park

    Skate with your friends and families at the newly reopened rink; rentals and snacks available. Details to come.

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  • Winter Recess - Schools Closed

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  • Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Schools Closed

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  • Lunar New Year - Schools Closed

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  • Midwinter Recess - Schools Closed

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  • Parent Teacher Conferences

    Dismissal: 12:10pm
    Conference sessions will be 1:20-3:20pm and 5:00-7:30 p.m.
     
    Details regarding signup and links to follow.

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  • NYS ELA State Test - All Grades

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  • Window for 3–8 ELA Assessment Administration

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  • Spring Recess (Includes Good Friday and Passover) - Schools Closed

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  • Window for 3–8 Math Assessment Administration

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  • NYS Math State Test - All Grades

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  • Eid al-Fitr - Schools Closed

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  • Memorial Day - Schools Closed

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  • NYS Science Test

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  • Clerical Day, K­–5, K–6, 6–8, and K–12 schools and D75 Programs - Students in These Schools Do Not Attend

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P-EBT Resources for Information and Troubleshooting

 

 

NYC Dept of Education (DOE) website - P-EBT Benefits Information - (includes updated flyer) https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/food-benefits

NY State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) - (FAQ for families https://otda.ny.gov/SNAP-COVID-19/Frequently-Asked-Questions-Pandemic-EBT.asp

NY State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) - (Submit question/Form) (bit.ly/PEBTcontactform)

(NYC) Community Food Advocates website - (information and “help” email) https://www.communityfoodadvocatesnyc.org/p-ebt

ESMS Merchandise

ESMS Merchandise   
   ESMS Masks 
Show us your school spirit, Tigers!

HEALTH & WELLNESS 2021-22

Current NY State Immunization Requirements

Important to note #3 on p.2

Pediatrician Exam Form

Medication Administration Forms (MAF)

If your child requires medication to be administered at school, please return a signed MAF to the school nurse with any medication (labeled) that is to be stored at school; please call 212.360.0114 x5 in September to set up a dropoff time.

Asthma   Diabetes   Seizure   Allergies Anaphylaxis   General Medication

Request for Provision of Medically Prescribed Treatment (non-medication)

Operoo - Digital Forms in Any Language

Operoo introduction

The PTA is proud to help support the school's use of a new data service called Operoo, which will allow you to read school correspondence in any language you select and to complete many school forms on your phone, tablet or computer. This week, Operoo will send you an email, asking you to set up your profile and fill out some initial forms like:

  • ESMS School Handbook and Parent Release Form

  • Emergency Blue Card

  • Student Directory

  • Cell Phone Database

  • DOE media consent

Later in the year, you'll be able to submit field trip permission slips, graduation materials and more. We hope it will help eliminate redundancy and make it easier to complete school and city form requirements.

Fight the Flu

 Fight Flu Flyer 

Pursuant to Section 613 of the New York State Public Health Law, all schools are now required to post flu educational material in plain view throughout the school building. 

Fight Flu at Home and School: English, Spanish, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, and Russian

Principal's Book Club - Parents and Guardians: Join Mr. Getz on Zoom!

 Principal's Book Club  

   Parents and Guardians: Join Mr. Getz on Zoom for the Principal's Book Club.

December 8th, 2021 Book Club Reading:

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

Use this form to RSVP  • Zoom Links Will Be Sent on Book Club Day.

Books in the past:

Nov 2021 - Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead

Oct 2021 - Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Parent Workshops and Resources

Teaching College

Child Mind

Parent University 

Teachers College Reading & Writing Project 

Parent University helps to educate families from early childhood through adulthood. It offers free courses, resources, events, and activities. Check it out and sign in with your NYC School Account.

 

Reading Recommendations from Mr. Getz:

 Recommended reading 

 

TEDx

The science of sleep (and the art of productivity)

NY Times

How to Help Our Kids Open Up About Anything

Teenagers Are Struggling, and It’s Not Just Lockdown

It's Not Just Adults Who Are Stressed. Kids Are, Too

How to Protect Your Children From Online Predators

  Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Predators

  Trump Administration Plans to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes

  We Still Don’t Know How Safe Vaping Is

  Don’t Use Bootleg or Street Vaping Products, C.D.C. Warns

  How to Help Your Child Study

The Atlantic
  Twitter Needs a Pause Button

  Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office

Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2017

The Talk - How Adults Can Promote Young People’s Healthy Relationships and Prevent Misogyny and Sexual Harassment and  accompanying Podcast

Safety Cell Phone Database

Are you entered in our Safety Cell Phone Database?
  Emergency Alert System 

Are you entered in our internal database of student and parent cell phone numbers?   We 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.)

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.   Enter your numbers today!

Student Poetry Club

I See Her by Ahana Chandra-  by Ahana Chandra

My Life in Corona Social Imposed Distancing
 - A Poem Memoir written by 7th Grader, Leah Mesuk

Read Leah's poem

ESMS student, Tess, performing her Corona virus rap PSA

New Poems Added!

  Graphic of a tree with branches with the word POETRY under it.  

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!

Read our latest set of published poems 

-The Students of the ESMS Poetry Corner

Outside Activities & Opportunities for Students

  Large dinosaur skeleton 

There are Low & No-cost programs, events and opportunities

for middle school students around the city!

Free Homework Help - Dial a Teacher

Dial-A-Teacher Logo

Parent University helps to educate families from early childhood through adulthood. It offers free courses, resources, events, and activities. Check it out and sign in with your NYC School Account.

ESMS Cares

 Making Caring Common Logo 

ESMS is collaborating with Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to build a more caring, inclusive school community where students feel safe, supported, and connected. As a member of the Caring Schools Network, we will work to better understand how students, staff, and parents experience our school community.
 Many hands on top of each other 
We will also have access to research-based strategies and insights from leaders in the field of education to promote safety, caring, and respect. You can learn more about MCC’s Caring Schools Network at https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/caring-schools.

 

Supporting Our School

DONATE TODAY

Due reduced fundraising opportunities this past year resulting from Covid-19, our school and students need your support now more than ever.  Your generous support will help to continue quality student programs remotely and when school resumes onsite.   We also want to assist with needs of our dedicated teachers and staff.

Amazon Smile

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: Amazon Smile, select:
East Side Middle School PTA

Be sure to activate Amazon Smile in your Amazon App on your phone/device!

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