A Gentle Reminder About that Driveway . . .

The direction of the one-way driveway remains changed, even in the rain.  It's very dangerous for your kids to walk among the buses if you try to drive down the side to drop them off closer to the doors.  Also note that students with injuries can ring the front doorbell and come in by the office, rather than walk all the way around.

Donate Your Old CD Players to the 7th Grade!

The 7th grade language arts classes are in need of CD players and headphones.  Since you've certainly moved all of your music to digital formats, perhaps you can spare a CD player or headset.  They could also use a couple of headphone splitters.  Thank you so much for your donations.  Remember that all donations to the school or PTO are tax-deductible.

Civil Rights Activist to Speak at Yale Friday Night

Transformational Leadership Program at Yale Divinity School

Speaker: DeRay McKesson, a leader of the Black Lives Matter movement, will appear in a Public Conversation at Yale Divinity School on Friday evening, October 2, at 7:30 p.m., in Marquand Chapel. Open to the community, Join us for this important conversation considering leadership within the Black Lives Matter movement.

ESUMS Open House Tonight 5-7

Come in and meet the teachers, learn about after-school activities, and say "hi" to some PTO volunteers.

Pier Language Program at Yale

Learn a new language after school at Yale.  Class tuition is subsidized for New Haven residents.  

Uh-oh, Walkathon Rescheduled

Because of rain planned for Thursday AND Friday, the Walkathon has been moved to next Friday, October 9.  This gives more time to get donations and turn them in -- we are more than halfway to our goal of $10,000!

Science Saturday Tomorrow!

Science Saturday Lecture & Science Demonstrations Series:

James Mayer – Proton Coupled Electron Transfer: The Key to Solar Energy

Saturday, September 26^th, 10:00am – 12:00pm.

Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven.

Free admission. Open to the public. No registration required.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale College students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids & adults. Bring the whole family! Refreshments will be served.

Job Posting

Ms. Costen's parents are seeking an administrator for an Aerospace company in Milford. Click on the image to read job details.

Please Help Support the Digital Media Students' Trip to New York

All American High School Film Festival

Make Your Walkathon Donation Online at esumsnh.net

Our donation link is active: click on ESUMS Stores, and then WALK-A-THON FUNDRAISER 2015.2016.  You can choose your amount and get your child credit for participating.

Remember that our goal is 100% participation, and students who do not participate at all may later be limited in attending some events sponsored by the Walkathon.  Of course, you can always send your donation in the envelope provided to your child at school; they will be collected from homerooms on Sept. 28.

Also consider some of the great projects the PTO has been asked to help fund this year through the Walkathon:  field trips, classroom magazines, club activities, teacher training, field day, Expo, art supplies, the college tour, and more.  Your donation goes directly to help academic programs, student experiences, and school culture.

Short Math/Science Film Scholarship Contest, Due Oct. 4

https://www.breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org/
"The Breakthrough Junior Challenge invites you to share your passion for math and science with the world! Submit a 10-minute video that illustrates a challenging concept or theory of mathematics, life sciences, or physics in an engaging, illuminating, and creative way.
You can explain an age-old theory or concept or a more recent breakthrough discovery, including one made by a Breakthrough Laureate or perhaps even by you! The winner will receive a $250,000 post-secondary scholarship!"

Donations of Art Supplies

The middle school art classes are seeking donations of the following items.  If you can spare any of these items, please send them in to Ms. Migliore as soon as possible.  Thank you!

Art soap erasers
Card stock hyper 8 1/2x11
Bright colored card stock
Marbled construction paper
Colored pencils
Elmers glue

Schedule of Dress-Down Days for the Year

Tomorrow is the first Dress-Down Day of the new school year.  Dress down for $1. Please click to see the entire schedule:

A Message from ESUMS' UNH Liaison about UNH Family Day

My name is Elicia Young and I am the new liaison for UNH and ESUMS. I am an AmeriCorps Vista and I will be going back and forth between the two schools to help strengthen the partnership before ESUMS arrives on campus. 

Community Conversation on Education Reform, October 15

The New Haven Educators' Collective will host a Community Conversation (with pizza) on October 15, 5 - 7:30 pm, at Fair Haven Public Library, 182 Grand Avenue.

Join KidsBuild This Fall!

KidsBuild is a club that puts ESUMS students in touch with the development of their new building. Students already involved with the program have seen many phases of the design process, from paper sketches to blueprints to political obstacles to, finally, a school well into the building phase. With graduating seniors there are some spots available for participation in the KidsBuild program.

  If one of your children has their eyes set on Architecture, Civil Engineering, or Construction, please contact Mr. Smith (hunter.smith@nhboe.net) to express interest in participating. At minimum there will be a Fall and Spring site visit occurring after school. During these outings we meet with the program sponsors Svigals + Partners Architects and Fusco Construction Management to discuss advances on the site since our prior visit as well as future work that will be seen soon.

  The Fall trip will likely be on either October 20^th or 27^th (both Tuesdays), however this needs to be confirmed with the program partners. Spots are very limited, so please send an email quickly!

    ESUMS teacher contact: Hunter smith                 hunter.smith@nhboe.net

Make a Fish for Healthy Oceans with New Haven/Leon Sister City Project

Help Create SeaChange ...a Public Art Project calling for healthy oceans…and to encourage action to limit ocean acidification causing CO2 emissions...We are already seeing acidification significantly damage coral reefs and oyster harvests. By the end of the century, without any action, the ocean will be 4 times more acidic.  

Get your school, organization, family involved making fish/shell fish out of recycled materials to be part of the Climate Schools!!  Art submissions needed by October 1 for October installations.  

An Exhibit on the History of Navigation and Longitude

Ships, Clocks & Stars at Mystic Seaport.

Coding Club -- First Meeting 9/21

The Coding Club will meet on Monday after school, 2:10-3:10, in Mr. Pinsker's room.

No computer programming background is required.  New students will learn the basics of the python programming language.  Returning students will review, act as teaching assistants, and advance using online tutorials.  A laptop is not essential, but students have sometimes found it convenient to keep their work all in one place and work on their programs at home.

The club has been designed for middle schoolers, but high school students who might want some extra help or practice for their computer science class are also welcome to attend regularly or just drop in as needed.

High School Math Team, A Message From Mr. Smith

Good evening Math Team and interested students/parents,

  The first competition is coming very soon on Thursday, September 17^th! This date marks the first Varsity level competition for the Greater New Haven Mathematics League (GNHML). This year, the organizers of the GNHML have combined JV and Varsity events together. While very talented middle school students may participate with the Varsity squad, because of the limited amount of spots, you will have to outperform your High School counterparts. All students are free to come practices (Thursdays from 2:15 – 3:30) and attend events, although they may not be competing officially.

The dates for these competitions are:

Dates for Yale Splash and Sprout

Yale Splash -- a one-day event of interesting classes -- will be held on November 14.  Sprout is 3 Saturdays, October 3, 10, and 17.  Cost is low, and financial aid is available.
Program details: https://yale.learningu.org/learn/splash.html

ESUMS Fall College Tour

Sign up today with Ms. Flowers
Engineering and Science University Magnet School
~ High School Students Are Invited ~
Fall College Tour: November 10th, 11th, 12th
Sign up today to reserve your seat!
Non-refundable $75 deposit due by 10/1/15 balance due 11/1/15

Let's Walk!

The Annual ESUMS Walkathon will be held October 1, with a  rain date of October 2.  Envelopes went home on Tuesday, but if your child didn't get one, please ask him or her to stop by the office.  We are striving for 100% participation, so having a real envelope with your child's name and funds will allow him or her to be counted.

The Walkathon funds benefit students all year long; it is the only major fundraiser the PTO does.  Funds support field trips, field day, clubs, academic activities, dances, the college trip, teacher appreciation, and many other worthwhile school functions.  When you donate -- or help your child to request sponsorship from friends, neighbors, family members, and local businesses -- remember that you will not be asked to sell cookie dough and wrapping paper(at least not by the PTO!).

Our goal is for each student to raise at least $25.  Prizes will be awarded on the day of the Walkathon.  Parent chaperones and snack donations on the day of the event would also be most welcome.  Prize donations (gift cards, tickets, etc.) would also be gratefully received.  Thank you!

A Message from the National Society of Black Engineers

Please share with any parents or students that are interested: The New Haven NSBE Jr. Chapter Program will resume on Monday, September 28, 2015 and run through Thursday, May 2, 2016. Meetings take place every Monday evening. This program is open to any 9th-12th grade student regardless of race or gender who is interested in being a member of The National Society of Black Engineers Pre-College Initiative (PCI) program which is designed to stimulate the interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The goal is to encourage students to attend college and pursue technical degrees. This year's programming will include opportunities for tutoring in math and science, participate and compete in several STEM competitions and attend NSBE's 42nd annual convention in Boston, MA. Company tours and a cultural field experience. Learn and develop leadership skills and participate in fun social activities. For additional information please call 475.422.9515 or email us at access4kidz@gmail.com. To learn more about NSBE, please visit www.nsbe.org.  Space is limited.

A Message from ESUMS Engineering After-School Enrichment

If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out in Google Forms.

Interesting Informational Links Sent by Parents & Staff

Article on race, gender, testing and stereotype threat.

Please Use Our Amazon Link!

Look over there ----> somewhere in the right margin -----> there is a link to Amazon.

If you use Amazon by clicking that link, Amazon will donate 4-7% of your purchase price to the PTO, at no cost to you at all.  

Please ask all of your family members to use our link as well.  This is the easiest fundraiser we do!

Big News!

They are changing the direction of the one-way driveway at ESUMS!

This will begin Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Enter in the West (Highville) driveway and exit from the East (ESUMS) driveway.

It will be much safer for everyone.  Please share this information with everyone who drops off or picks up your child.  (Click on the image for a better view of the new traffic pattern.)

Citywide Parent Leadership Team

(Every school is supposed to have two representatives attending these meetings.  Please feel free to attend; it would be nice if you could just send a note to esumspto@gmail.com to let us know we have a few parents there.)  

You are invited to attend:

NHPS Citywide Parents: Empowering Parents!

Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Principal's Report, Summer 2015

Please click this link to read the Ms. Blue-Ellis's most recent Principal's Report.  Highlights include staff changes for the 2015-16 school year, college placement, test performance, grants received, and some happy faculty family news.