ESUMS Wins 9 Bronze Medals at Science Olympiad!

Board of Education Meeting

***Due to poor weather conditions the BOE Special Meeting for 2-2-15 has been cancelled.***

The New Haven Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting at 5:30 on 2-2-15 to approve the Action Items that were previously scheduled for the meeting of January 26, 2015 which was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The meeting will be held at 54 Meadow Street, 2nd Floor Board Room at 5:30 p.m. Go to www.nhps.net to review the Action Items.  It's interesting reading . . . . 

Summer Information Technology Internship

Yale ITS.

What is it? A 6-8 week work internship at Yale ITS
Who can apply? High school youth with an interest in information technology. Applicants must reside in New Haven, West Haven, or Orange, CT.

Contact: Ed Frey, Associate Director, Vendor Management

STEAM/Black History Celebration Tuesday, Feb. 10 (with PTO Meeting)

Please join us for an evening of music, art, spoken word, and special guest speakers Dr. Deborah Dyett Desir (Founder of the Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center) and Dr. Gary Desir (Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies).

Tuesday, February 10 from 5 - 6:30, ESUMS Gymnasium.  The monthly PTO meeting will open the event.  See you there!

CRISP High School Research Fellowship

The Center for Research on Interface Structure and Phenomena (CRISP) is taking applications from Juniors and Seniors for its summer program.  The materials science program is free and offers the student a $500 stipend.  Applications are due April 1; students must be 16 years or older.  Details here.

Registration is Open for Yale Sprout Saturday Program

https://yale.learningu.org/learn/sprout.html

Who: 7th-12th graders     When: February 14th, 21st, and 28th

What: Sprout is a three-week program held on Saturdays. Classes will be offered in four time blocks. Core classes meet all three weeks of the program and electives meet just once. Choose whichever classes interest you, from a catalog of classes all taught by Yale students! Take a look at the course catalog to see the classes we will be offering!

Report Card Conference Details

Thursday, January 29 from 4:30 - 5 p.m. parents can come to the school to pick up report cards only.

If you wish to visit your child’s teachers and classrooms you can do so between 5 & 7 p.m.  Teachers will meet

with parents on a first-come-first-served basis with a 3 minute discussion limit.

If you need to meet longer we ask that you schedule at time with your child’s teacher(s) to discuss grades.

Summer Program: W.E.B. DuBois Scholars Institute

5-week summer programs at Princeton for all high school grades plus 8th grade; applications at website. Tuition is $6400, but scholarships are available.

Nice Recognition of ESUMS Student Accomplishments

New Haven Public Schools website.

Tomorrow's SAT Postponed!

Important Announcement:  The administration of the SAT on Jan. 24th at Wilbur L. Cross High School is rescheduled to February 7^th due to the weather.

For Seniors: Applications for Google Summer Program and Scholarship

Google Summer & Scholarship Programs
Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) is a three-week introduction to computer science for graduating high school seniors with a passion for technology—especially students from historically underrepresented groups in the field. 

The Generation Google Scholarship for high school seniors helps aspiring computer scientists excel in technology and become leaders in the field. Selected students will receive 10,000 USD (for those studying in the US) or 5,000 CAD (for those studying in Canada) for the 2015-2016 school year. as part of the scholarship, current high school seniors who are entering their first year of university in 2015-2016 will be required to attend CSSI in the summer of 2015.

3 ESUMS Sophomores Win Yale Resonance Contest

Research Question Competition: Lauren Low, Nora Heaphy, Dana Joseph
http://campuspress.yale.edu/yaleresonance/contests/

Help for Seniors Filling Out FAFSA

College Goal Saturday
1/24/2015, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT

Youth At Work

Youth at Work Application for Summer 2015 will be due April 2.

The Summer Work Based Learning Experience program is intended to provide early work experiences for young people ages 14-21 that may not otherwise have this opportunity. There are limited opportunities available, therefore please make note: completing this application does not guarantee a work experience through the program. Job placement is by a lottery system. 

High School Community Service/Volunteer Form

ESUMS high school students are required to document a certain number of volunteer hours each year.  A copy of the form is available here and on esumsnh.net.  Students should turn the forms in to the Guidance Office.

Middle School Students: Show Your Report Card & See "Selma" For Free!

Support New Haven's Sister City in the Struggle with Ebola

Please contribute to help Freetown, Sierra Leone recover from ebola!
Donate at this link or send a check to
54 Meadow Street, New Haven, c/o Latrice Hampton, 5th floor.

A Post from Mr. Smith -- Math Competitions

ESUMS plans to offer two Math competitions to interested students. Each competition has participants nationwide and has the potential to earn students recognition and awards. 

Yale Science Saturday Jan. 31

Science Saturdays are back!  The first talk of the Spring is on Forensic Analysis.

Student Volunteer Hours on MLK Day

The Peabody could use your help.

Free Practice SAT in Westport on Martin Luther King Day

C2 Education Westport will be hosting a complimentary testing event to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Students will have the opportunity to take practice tests for the New SAT, current SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, and Grade-level Test.

City Responds to Cold Weather

The City of New Haven has published this list of warming centers and some guidance for keeping well in severe cold weather.

NHS Tutoring for Midterms Monday, Sign Up in the Cafeteria Tomorrow Morning

The ESUMS chapter of the National Honors Society would like to announce to its fellow pupils that on Monday, January 12th, ESUMS will be holding a "Reading Day" to benefit its students. Throughout the day, there will be various study sessions focusing on either particular subjects or on general study skills. These sessions are meant to help you with preparing for midterms and/or with any general subject matter from your classes. Students who are interested can sign up for sessions in the morning in the cafeteria, but more importantly, they must also get permission from whichever teacher they are supposed to be with during the respective period.

Recruiting Student and Parent Volunteers for Open Houses, Magnet Fairs

Our magnet coordinator Dr. Kerrison would like to invite current students and parents to help out at several upcoming open houses and magnet fairs.  You might be asked questions about your experiences at ESUMS, or you might be asked to give directions, lead a tour, or hand out flyers.  It's a great way to introduce new families to our school.  Please come to as many of these events as you can:

at ESUMS
Feb. 9, high school open house, 3-4 pm
Feb 23, middle school open house, 3-4 pm
Feb. 10, high school open house, 9-10 am
Feb. 24 middle school open house, 9-10 am

at Hillhouse High School, New Haven Magnet Fair
Feb. 4, 6-8 pm

at Career High School, Interdistrict Magnet Fair
Feb. 7, noon - 2pm

College Before College -- Heads Up!

Gateway:  Students planning on taking a college course at GWCC for Spring 15, please be advised that there will be a mandatory orientation on Thursday, Jan 15 at 3PM at Metropolitan Business Academy.  Your parent/s or guardian are welcome to attend as well. Registration will still occur on Tuesday, Jan 20th.

University of New Haven:  On Jan. 16 at 1:00 pm, students from all the schools in the CBC program will register for classes.  Parents are welcome to call at 203-479-4117, cell 203-859-0119 with any questions.

ESUMS T-shirts & Sweatshirts For Sale

Sweatshirts $22, T-shirts (same design) $15
Please see Ms. Flowers in the main office to purchase.

All the Details on Next Week's Midterms

Greetings ESUMS families

Every day next week, January 12 - 16 all students will be dismissed from ESUMS due to high school mid term exams.  All students will be dismissed at 11:30 and there will be no after school programs scheduled for the week unless you are contacted by the teacher. A few teachers may choose to keep their programs on the schedule which would require students to be picked up between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. depending on the program.

Please be sure you help your child's success by encouraging and supporting good eating and sleep habits.

The following is the high school mid term exam schedule:

7:45 - 9:30 the first exam will be given

9:40 - 11:25 the second exam will be given.

Students will not be allowed to enter the classroom late so please be sure to have all students at school by 7:30 each day.  We thank you for your support and wish each and every child success as we end the second semester.

Coffee And . . .

Friday, Jan. 9 at 8 am

ESUMS  meeting room

Coffee and light breakfast.

Catch up on PTO business and school news.

Monday's PTO Meeting is Cancelled

Because the Non-Violent Communication workshop scheduled for Jan. 5 has been cancelled, the PTO  will not meet tomorrow evening.

Local Martin Luther King, Jr. Events in January

From: HAMPTON, LATRICE
Subject: Local Martin Luther King, Jr. Events in January

Are you looking for events to attend in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in January? Below are a list of Elm City events you can support: