• Summer School - Free Program for Grades K-12

    DOE summer school will merge with the city's traditional summer program.  Read more from The Morning Bell.
     
    Summer Rising
    elementary: M-F July 6-Aug 20 8am-3pm
    middle: 4 days  July 6-Aug 12 8am-3pm
    HS: M-F  July 6-Aug 13 8am-1pm
     
    Program will be held in schools across the city. The day will have DOE teacher instruction in the morning and an afternoon enrichment program created by NYC Dept of Youth & Community Development (DYCD). Open to all; DYCD will post the application April 26-June 30.
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  • State Test Details

    State test are not required. If you choose to take them, please fil out survey sent out by Ms. Getz. The dates for state tests are:

    ELA
    April 20 - ALL 6th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    7th and 8th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
     
    April 21 - ALL 7th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 8th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
     
    April 22 - ALL 8th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 7th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
     
     
    Math 
    May 4 - ALL 6th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    7th and 8th Grade students will al be asynchronous remote
     
    May 5 - ALL 7th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 8th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
     
    May 6 - ALL 8th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 7th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
     
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  • 8th Grade - High School admissions timeline update

    Results from the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) will be released by the end of April; results from the high school application and from LaGuardia auditions will be released later in the spring.  Every high school program will have a waitlist, except the nine Specialized High Schools. Waitlists will open after results from the high school application are released in late spring. This year, you can choose to receive printed admissions-related communications, or get notices by email only. Please log into MySchools now to indicate your preference.
     
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  • Free webinar: "What You Need to Know When Public HS Results Come Out"

    Details:
    Wednesday, April 28 *
    7:00 to 8:30pm
    FREE and online via Zoom (link will be provided once you register)
     
    If you are a NYC middle school family or school counselor, this webinar is for you.

    Agenda will include (subject to change):

    - What can you expect when results come out? 
    - What are the various results scenarios?
    - What if you are not happy with your results?
    - How will waitlists work?
    - Can you appeal?
    - What are my chances of success AFTER results come out?
    - What can you expect to see in the MySchools system and when?


    Moderator: Maurice Frumkin, NYC Admissions Solutions 
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  • 8th Grade Graduation Dues

    ESMS Families,

    Please see below for impotent information surrounding this year’s 8th Grade Graduation Dues. This year the dues amount is greatly reduced from previous years. We are asking each family to pay $90, which covers the cost of all graduation events and goodies, cap-and-gown kit, and yearbook.

    The payment deadline for graduation dues is Thursday, April 15th. 

    You can pay directly via PayPal at the below link or via check, made payable to the ESMS PTA. If paying by check, please be sure to include the student's name and homeroom in the memo field. 

    http://www.esms.org/2021_graduation_dues

    Please also consider adding an additional donation to support other eighth-grade families in need so all students can share the experience! You can make an additional donation using the link below:

    https://www.esms.org/support_our_school

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  • Hybrid students will attend in school for more days

    Starting on April 5th, we will move from three hybrid cohorts down to two: A and B; our remote cohort will still be called D.- Cohort A will attend in-person on Mondays and Tuesdays
    - Cohort B will attend in-person on Thursdays and Fridays
    - Wednesdays will alternate between cohorts A and B (Based on our previous cohort schedule, B will attend on Wednesday the first week after Spring Break.)
    - The class schedule will continue to alternate between a Day 1 and Day 2 schedule.

    Our latest Cohort Calendar reflects these changes

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  • Extra! Extra! Tiger Times Issue 18 Is Hot Off the Press

    Catch up on the latest directly from ESMS students! Issue 18 includes an assortment of pieces including news, sports, riddles, recipes and more...enter this month's cartoon caption contest! 

    Send your ideas for a future issue to jacob.abroon@esmsnyc.net

    To Read Tiger Times Issue 18 Click the below link:

     https://resource.echalk.com/sr/80w39Ef0

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  • Weekly Student COVID Testing

    20% of our school will be now be tested on a random day each week.

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  • D2 Meal Hubs Open During Remote Learning

    For all those who use the meal hubs at @NYCSchools, take-home-and-cook options will be available at the community hubs during the February break! Find a location and meal options here: schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/community-meals

    All families & students may go to any school building Mon-Fri  9:00am-12:00pm  to pick up 3 free grab-and-go meals. 

    Search for locations: https://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx

    • No registration, ID, or documentation required

    • No dining space is available; meals are to go

    • As the duration of remote learning progresses and demand data comes in, the DOE will assess which sites should remain open

    • In addition, adult members of the community can pick up meals Mon-Fri 3:00-5:00 pm at locations across the city. 

    • No registration, ID, or documentation required

    • Meals are available to the general public only during this time window

    • Multiple meals may be picked up at once and must be eaten offsite

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  • In-Person Learning: Absence/Attendance Protocol

    If your child will be out sick or staying home on one of their in-school days, please email their teachers and attendance@esmsnyc.net. 

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  • ESMS Merchandise Available for Sale Online!

    ESMS Merchandise Available for Sale Online!  
    Temporarily, we have moved sales online.
    You can order at
    https://www.cafepress.com/esmsnyc

     

    Show us your school spirit, Tigers!

    Questions? Contact PTA@esms.org

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  • State Test ELA - All 6th Graders in Cohorts A, B, D

    ALL 6th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    7th and 8th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
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  • State Test ELA - All 7th Graders in Cohorts A, B, D

    ALL 7th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 8th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
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  • State Test ELA - All 8th Graders in Cohorts A, B, D

    ALL 8th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 7th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
     
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  • Regular School Day - Cohort B Attend in Person

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  • PTA General Meeting

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  • Math State Testing - ALL 6th graders in Cohorts A,B,D

    ALL 6th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    7th and 8th Grade students will al be asynchronous remote
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  • Math State Testing - ALL 7th graders in Cohorts A,B,D

    ALL 7th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 8th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
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  • PTA Executive Board Meeting

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  • ALL 8th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test; 6th and 8th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote

    ALL 8th graders in Cohorts A,B,D who come to the building take the test;
    6th and 7th Grade students will all be asynchronous remote
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  • CEC D2 Calendar & Working Business Meeting

    The CEC Calendar and Working Business meetings will be on October 13th at 6:30pm with the Working Business meeting following immediately after the calendar meeting. Resolutions will be posted later this week on the CECD2 website. There are two public speaker sessions and anyone can sign up to speak using the Public Speaking Link below.
     
     
     
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  • Schools closed - Eid Al-Fitr

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  • SLT Meeting

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  • Parent Book Club

    RSVP: esms.bethservetar@gmail.com

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  • Remote Cultural Day

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  • Parent Book Club

    RSVP: esms.bethservetar@gmail.com

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  • PTA General Meeting

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  • Schools closed - Memorial Day

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  • Schools closed - Chancellor's Conference Day

    Anniversary Day. Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. Students not in attendance.

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  • No School - Clerical Day

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  • PTA Executive Board Meeting

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For Your Information

ESMS Open House

 

2021 Graduation Dues

 

Covid-19/School Related Links and Resources 

Pay Attention to Our Mental Health

mental health

Blanton-Peale Counseling Center 

Is an outpatient mental health center providing therapy to people representing the full diversity of New York City. Blanton-Peale accepts most insurance plans as an in-network provider.  This includes most private insurance and Medicaid.  

 

Parent Workshops and Resources

Child Mind

Parent University 

Teachers College Reading & Writing Project 

 Teaching College 

New York State Exam Dates - Come to Building to Take the Test

ELA
April 20 - ALL 6th graders in Cohorts A,B,D 
April 21 - ALL 7th graders in Cohorts A,B,D 
April 22 - ALL 8th graders in Cohorts A,B,D
Math 
May 4 - ALL 6th graders in Cohorts A,B,D 
May 5 - ALL 7th graders in Cohorts A,B,D
May 6 - ALL 8th graders in Cohorts A,B,D 

The CDC Says Tight-Fit Masks or Double Masking Increases Protection https://healthscreening.schools.nyc

The CDC Says Tight-Fit Masks or Double Masking Increases Protection

Covid protection 

https://healthscreening.schools.nyc

Day One NY partners with young people, parents & guardians to encourage healthy relationships through teen dating education and direct services

 Day One NY 

In March and April, with the support of Councilmember Kallos. Day One is offering a series of virtual workshops for parents and caregivers that may be of interest, in particular:

Modeling Healthy Relationships: Learn activities to model healthy relationships at home, build stronger communication skills, set boundaries and resolve conflict. Bring tools to your child that will help them practice calming strategies, foster more dialogue about what they want in a relationship, and build open communication at home about dating.

Influences on Teen Relationships: Participants will discuss the ways technology impacts dating relationships and how to encourage healthy boundaries. You will be given the
tools to help foster conversations about the influence of media on relationships.

More information and registration links: https://www.dayoneny.org/webinars

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

 Shooting Elephant    

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

We'll read George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant".  Read online here:

RSVP to ESMS.bethservetar@gmail.com • Zoom Links Will Be Sent on Book Club Day.

Remote Learning Devices

DOE's link for requesting iPads and laptops for remote learning is no longer active. Parents, please reach out to the ESMS main office if you need a device. The main office will put in the request.

 

 

Reading Recommendations from Mr. Getz:

 Recommended reading 

NY Times
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

Support 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.

ESMS Merchandise

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

Contact our ESMS Spiritwear Coordinator, Kara Fic,  at:
karafic@gmail.com

Support Through 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!

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

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

 (Poetry Page updated on 10/29/19)

Outside Activities & Opportunities for Students

  Large dinosaur skeleton 

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

for middle school students around the city!

Parent University: Free Courses, Resources, and Events For NYC Families

Parent University

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.

 

STUDENT VOICES!!

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


Watch, listen, and be prepared to be inspired by Tessa's slam poem celebrating NYC workers on the front lines.
Tessa  is a 7th grader at ESMS!
WATCH HERE

Tessa and her poem were also covered by WNBC local news! 

 

Free Homework Help - Dial a Teacher

Dial-A-Teacher LogoThe UFT’s award-winning Dial-a-Teacher program is a homework help line for elementary and middle school students attending New York City public schools. Students or their parents are invited to call the hotline, which is staffed by classroom teachers who are experienced in all subject areas .  Teachers communicate online with students and download their assignments so they can better guide them as the students work through challenges.

Call the phone number or request help via their website at https://tutor.dialateacher.org/

 For more information on the program,  visit https://dialateacher.org/about-dat/

Student Mental Health

Youth Mental Health
Mental Health is an important topic covered in our classrooms and discussed at our PTA meetings. During the school year, we will be inviting guest speakers to discuss topics relevant to our kids, and their well being. 

Following are some resources you might find helpful:

Dr. Dennis's full presentation 
(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

Promoting Positive Behaviors for Your Child

Child Mind Institute  

Parenting during the pandemic? The Child Mind Institute is here to help.

 

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If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please contact pta@esms.org or call (212) 360-0114 to request assistance.