April 8 -- ESUMS Community Spring Cleaning

Let's get together after school on April 8th to spring-clean our school building and improve our students' learning environment!

Meet at the school at 2:00.  Please bring some cleaning supplies.

We will be able to attempt some small repairs (e.g., put hook locks on bathroom stall doors), so if you are handy, bring your tools.

Students will get volunteer hours for helping out.    Teachers can send requests for cleaning priorities to the PTO -- esumspto@gmail.com.

We can work together to care for our students, teachers, and the place where they spend so much time!

April 6th -- PTO Meeting 5:30

Our next PTO meeting will be an important one.  Ms. Shawna Johnson will present a short information session about the high school AP program, and we will continue to solicit officer volunteers for the 2016-17 school year.

Heads Up: Should New Haven Charge Tuition to Suburban Districts for Magnet Students?

http://wtnh.com/2016/03/28/new-haven-eyes-tuition-from-out-of-city-students/

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/magnet_school_tuition/

EXPO 2016

ESUMS will be participating in the annual year end competition known as ExpoFest.  

The 2016 theme is “Empathy by Design”. ESUMS will have six teams competing against other CT schools.  Teams will set up their interactive exhibitions at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT to display and pitch their work to the public. Each project will be assessed by a panel of judges comprised of business professionals, higher-education faculty, and experts in the realm of science, technology and business.

Over 40 Connecticut high schools participating in Skills21 programs will be celebrating a year’s work of innovation, creativity, and imagination on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT. The Student Innovation ExpoFest is the culminating event for more than 2,000 middle and high school students engaged in cutting edge science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and digital arts and media education programs.  This is the students’ chance to shine!  Participation in Expo looks favorable on a college application and could help to distinguish your child from other applicants.

Student attendance for ExpoFest is mandatory for all “winning” student groups from Mini EXPO.  We will have teams representing Chemistry, Biology, Physics, 3D Modeling, eCommerce and Mobile App Design.  The level of the students’ participation and verbally displayed project knowledge will represent a significant portion of their 4th quarter grade. Students are expected to be present in the ESUMS parking lot on May 14th at 7:00 am to setup their booths, and they will return to the school between 4 & 4:30 pm after disassembling their booths and cleaning up their exhibition space.

Students must wear an EXPO polo shirt with an embroidered custom logo representing their group in conjunction with the dress casual bottoms that will be determined by the individual groups and their teachers. The order form for the shirts is attached and the cost is $30. The shirts will be dress code compliant and have been approved by administration for school use. The order forms and the $30 cash is due to Melissa Manzione by the April 5th. No late orders will be accepted.

** Attention Biology Students

If your child is participating in EXPO, on May 14th, they must bring in $30.00 by April 5th for their shirt. To participate, students must be able to stay after school one day a week (Tuesday,Wednesday, or Thursday), every week, until May 14, 2016.  

Thank you, Ms. Meetze  

Update to Early Dismissal Schedule

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Wednesday, APRIL 27 ALL STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED AT 11:30 A.M.

REPORT CARD CONFERENCES WILL BE HELD ON 4/27 FROM 12-2 P.M. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

FULL DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR Thursday, APRIL 28 – REPORT CARD CONFERENCES WILL BE HELD FROM 5-7 P.M.

Summer Camp, Music, Sleep-Away in Winsted

http://www.laurelmusiccamp.com/registration.html

Band, Orchestra and Chorus
$385, one week, financial aid available

Summer Camp: Debate and Model UN, West Hartford

http://www.westfieldacademy.net/summer-camp-details-2016

Cost is $576 per week with financial aid available.

ESUMS' Awards from CT State Science Fair

 Congratulations to all! (click images to enlarge)

Donate Your Gently Used Fancy Clothes to LEAP's Prom Drive

Details here.

Another Important Date

Sunday, March 20th, is the first day of Spring -- enjoy the vernal equinox everyone!

Mark Your Calendars: The Early Dismissal Schedule Has Changes!

New half days are April 4th and May 9th.  Exam half days are June 9, 10, 13, 14.  The last day of school is June 20.

Further changes: End of the Marking Period is now April 8.

Report card conference is April 28 from 5-7pm.  It will be an early dismissal day.  5-7pm open conferences.

April 27 will be an early dismissal with afternoon conferences by appointment.

High School Students: View the Course Catalog

Go to esumsnh.net, click on the High School tab, and then choose HS Curriculum.  Or just click this link.

Extra! Extra! The Blue News is Back!

Blue News March 2016

Permission Slip, Middle School Field Trip to the Movies, $10 -- Due Friday!

Closer to Free

Click here to support (ESUMS parent) Darcey Cobbs-Lomax's anti-cancer bike ride.

Parent Volunteers Needed for UNH/Vista Advisory Board

We need 5 parents to attend the:

Vista Community Advisory Board Meeting

Friday May 13th

3:00pm-4:30pm

UNH Moulton Lounge

This is a formal meeting with UNH to discuss the AmeriCorps Vista who will be in charge of the partnership. UNH needs ESUMS parents' input on what the Vista should be doing and recommendations.  This is a one day commitment.

Please email eyoung@newhaven.edu with your name and email if interested or any questions.

Sign Up For UNH Girls' STEAM Day

(click image for larger view)

http://www.newhaven.edu/engineering/ESUMS/women/

Please Help Send Hizami and Aiman to MathCon.

Here is the Go Fund Me to donate to send our math superstars Hizami and Aiman Anuar to MathCon in Chicago.  (link repaired)

Science Talk in Milford Monday Night, Guilford Wednesday Night

Milford Public Library at 7 pm, March 14, Science in the News - The Quantum Factory: Creating Solar Storms, Particles, and Uncertainty, http://onhsa.yale.edu/event/science-news-quantum-factory-creating-solar-storms-particles-and-uncertainty-1

Talk will be repeated Wednesday at the Guilford Public Library at 7.

Volunteer to Judge the New Haven Science Fair on May 16

Science Fair Volunteers Needed

Get involved with the 2016 New Haven Science Fair! Sign up to be a JUDGE or MENTOR:
Judges speak one-on-one with the students to hear about their projects before evaluation. Judging is a two-day commitment occurring on Monday, May 16 (4-8pm; first-time judges need to arrive at 4pm for an orientation) and Tuesday, May 17 (9am-1pm). Contact: melanie.s.bauer@gmail.com.

Mentors typically volunteer once a week for 1-1.5 hours. They work in the classroom with teachers to help students understand the scientific method and assist in the early stages of researching and defining their projects. Start volunteering in a class today! Contact: nhsciencefair@gnhcc.com  For more information: www.nhsciencefair.org

STEM Challenge for High School Girls, due March 26

Fill out an application form and make a video about your innovative STEM project that will change the world.  Win $500 and trip to California.  Details here.

New Haven Schools Budget Discussion for 2016-17

Budget proposals have been made to the Board of Education and will be discussed at the meeting on Monday, March 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Beecher School (100 Jewel St.).

You can read the entire proposal at this link (link fixed).  ESUMS information begins on page 108.  

Pies for Pi Day

Please send in a pie for Pi Day!

The high school student government is having a Pi Day fundraiser the entire week of March 14.  They request parents to send in pies which they will slice and sell at lunchtime.  If you would like to send in a pie (or many) please sign up at the link below.  Refrigeration will be available, and your student can drop the pie off in the morning,  Thank you!

[ Sign Up Here ]

(ps -- This fundraiser is in addition to any Pi Day activities scheduled for the middle school.)

Students: See The Color Purple on Broadway for Only $33, April 6

A Message from our Boxtops Chair (Updated)

The ESUMS PTO is having a contest!

It is time to submit your Box Tops for Education.
Each Box Top earns TEN CENTS for our school.

Please submit your Box Tops, along with the student's name, grade and homeroom number. The top three submissions of valid Box Tops will win a Subway Gift Card. 

Deadline for this contest is Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The winners will be announced in May.   The list of boxtops products is below (click on the image to view the fine print):