• 5/19 EXPO . .
  • 5/23 Nat'l Honor Society 6 pm . .
  • 5/25 Prom . .
  • 5/31 Field Day (rain 6/1) . .
  • 6/4 Celebration of Learning . .
  • 6/6 8th Grade Formal . .
  • 6/11 8th Grade Holiday Hill . .
  • 6/11 - 6/14 High School Final Exams . .
  • 6/18 Graduation 6 pm . .
  • 6/19 8th Grade Promotion . .
  • 6/20 Last Day of School . .

Thursday, April 28, 2016

EXPO Schedule for Saturday May 14

Dear Families,  It’s ExpoFest time!!
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 realms of science, technology and business.

Volunteer at Westville Art Walk

Need Community Service Hours? Volunteer at Westville Art Walk.  See attached flyer for more information.
 ArtWalkVolunteer.pdf 

Take a Survey for the E-Commerce Class

Hi everyone, If you could please answer the following questions and email them to magicalmarketingfirm@gmail.com ASAP, it'd be appreciated! Thank you for helping the ESUMS E-Commerce project!!!!

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

NHPS Meetings in May

  • CPLT Monthly Meeting May 5, 2016 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm James Hillhouse High School, 480 Sherman Parkway.  Monthly meeting of parents from all NHPS schools to network, discuss topics of interest to all NHPS parents, and collaborate to improve education citywide. Free childcare is provided, along with dinner and Spanish translation. All are welcome.
  • Board of Education May 9th and May 23rd, 5:30 pm, Beecher School
  • Finance & Operations Committee May 2nd and May 16th, 4 pm, 54 Meadow Street room 5B
  • Website on Instruction at ESUMS

    ESUMS Resources is the website of instructional coach Shawna Johnson.  Please visit it to learn more about all the careful theory and details behind teaching, learning, and testing at ESUMS.

    PTO Meeting Tuesday May 3 at 5

    Special Guest: Ms. Migliore will speak about Restorative Justice at ESUMS.

    Other business includes: Field Day, Middle School Dance, Orientation for New Students at UNH, and end-of-year activities.


    A Reminder from Ms.Paris-Cooper

    Today is a Report Card Conference Day and high school students will have an opportunity to purchase slices of pizza for a $1.00. Regular lunch is not available for high school students only.

    Also note that the high school seniors are having a raffle of two baskets with over $300.00 in gift cards. The cost is $1.00. Please support.

    Monday, April 25, 2016

    Middle School Dance: Friday May 6

    The Middle School Dance is ON!  Students can buy tickets from Ms. Nap.  Parents, please sign up to let us know what kind of snacks you can bring.  If you'd like to chaperone, set up, or clean up, just show up -- we will be very grateful for your efforts!

    Sign Up Sheet.

    High School Students: Document Your PLTW Work with College Board

    Register here.

    In 2015, College Board introduced a new program, a combined effort between the College Board and Project Lead The Way (PLTW) to increase participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses. This program provides an opportunity for students to earn a recognition that shows colleges and employers that they're ready for advanced course work and interested in STEM careers.

    To ensure that qualifying students in your school earn the recognition this summer, please encourage students to submit their application on the AP + PLTW student recognition site by June 30. Students will only need to complete three easy steps to get started:

    May 15: Free Math Festival at Yale

    The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival, sponsored by Yale University, is being held in New Haven on Sunday, May 15, from 9AM through 12PM

    This festival gives students a chance to work collaboratively on fun, inspiring puzzles designed to spark their curiosity in mathematics. These non-competitive activities are at different levels and accessible to students in grades 6 through 12. Attached is a flyer with more information on this event.

    There is a $10 registration fee for student participants to cover logistics. The registration fee can be waived for students who cannot afford it by simply clicking on the appropriate checkbox on the registration form.

    Details here.

    Wednesday, April 20, 2016

    Free -- Girls For Technology Saturday Math/Science Academy, 4 Saturdays in Hartford

    Sign up here.  April 2 & 23, May 7, June 14

    Girls For Technology's Saturday Math & Science Academy is an enrichment program that educates and motivates youth via pre-highschool/college out of school, hands on math and science experiential learning activites.  Girls ages 10-14 yrs old will participate in workshops that include STEM activities that inspire and encourage young girls' interest in STEM disciplines.
    Join us at Capital Community College 2nd Floor. Lunch will be provided. Chance to win Prizes!

    Wednesday, April 13, 2016

    Milton Fisher Scholarship

    The Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity is accepting applications for this unusual college scholarship, until April 30, 2016.
    A $20,000 college scholarship (up to $5000 per year for four years ), is open to high school juniors, seniors, and freshmen in college, who have created “outside the box “ projects, often not related to school. One does not have to be an A student to submit an application. Originality is a key factor, and multiple scholarships are awarded each year, based on the quality of the projects submitted.

    Apply for this scholarship if you are . . .
    -- a student who has solved an artistic, scientific, or technical problem in a new or unusual way
    -- a student who has come up with a distinctive solution to problems faced by your school, community or family
    -- a student who has created a new group, organization, or institution that serves an important need.

    Several New Haven area students have been awarded this scholarship for a range of projects. One student led the team that developed the Mobile Food Market, and partnered with City Seed to implement it.  Another developed a micro-pottery class at Eli Whitney Museum. A full list of awardees is on our site.  While we often receive applications that are scientific, we are very interested in projects with a personal, artistic, or community focus.
    The application deadline is April 30, 2016.
    Please visit our website www.rbffoundation.org,  for further details,  and read it closely, including the FAQ.  For questions and additional information, please contact Denise Canning (dcanning@cfgnh.org) at the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, which administers this scholarship. (203-777-2386). (NHI)

    Saturday, April 9, 2016

    We Need Some Parent Activism.

    (1) High School Boys' Bathroom

    The ESUMS high school boys' bathroom is locked and unusable because it is damaged to the point of being hazardous.  The repair is major, and a work order has been submitted to the school district.  While we wait for the repair, the high school boys have to waste class time to use the middle school bathroom across the building, which overuses that bathroom and degrades its condition.  Since we are moving in a year and a work order can be ignored for a year, it's unlikely we will see a repair unless we take some action.

    Please help us instigate some action on this work order by sending a polite but urgent email requesting a prompt repair to the the Director of Facilities and the Chief Operating Officer.

    (2)  School-wide Wifi

    The new wifi installed by the district is still badly unreliable.  The school's laptops can rarely connect to it with frequent drops and outages, an unreasonable situation in a school whose mission is STEM!  This is especially important as we approach testing season; the SBACs will be given in May, and those are all online.

    Please consider sending a polite but urgent email to the Manager of IT and our Director of Instruction requesting immediate attention to this problem.

    (3)  Board of Education Meeting Monday

    The PTO has been paying close attention to the issue of New Haven charging (new) magnet tuition to the sending suburban districts.  In particular, this discussion at the Finance Committee raises some alarms:

    In the worst-case scenario, districts would refuse to pay the tuition, De La Paz said Monday at the finance committee meeting. “The only recourse for us is to dis-enroll the student.”

    During the school year? Goldson asked. Harries shook his head no.

    “That would be your choice,” De La Paz said. He advised sending districts the number of students accepted into New Haven magnet schools in the lottery process this spring and talking with them further. (NHI)

    If this worries you or if you want to learn more about it, magnet tuition should be discussed at Monday's Board if Education meeting, Monday, April 11th, at 5:30 at Beecher School, 100 Jewel Street.  There will be opportunity for public comment.

    Thank you so much for your active work on behalf of our students!

    Thank You Spring Cleaning Team!

    The Spring Cleaning event was a great success.  5 parents and about 50 students worked for two hours making small repairs and cleaning everything in sight.  We didn't get to everything, but we significantly improved things and had a lot of fun!  

    Wednesday, April 6, 2016

    Slides from Ms. Johnson's AP Presentation

    Slides.  Please contact Ms. Johnson with questions or for more information.

    Sabor Latino Culinary Festival, Saturday May 21,1- 5 pm, Roberto Clemente 360 Columbus Ave.

    Sabor Latino Culinary Fest es un evento familiar que da comienzo al verano 2016, presentado por Telemundo Hartford -Springfield. Reunirá distintos servicios para interactuar con las marcas, aprender sobre sus productos y servicios y disfrutar de las diferentes especialidades culinarias y culturales de todo el mundo.

    Independent Study and College-Before-College Programs

    Here is a brochure from the ISSP office with some of the details about how to participate in these programs.  Our temporary ISSP coordinator is Ms. Aromatici, and she has office hours at ESUMS on Thursdays in room 317.

    PTO Tonight 5:30


    NHPS (Free) Summer Program -- Aspirations for Higher Learning

    The Aspirations for Higher Learning Pre-Collegiate Institute, a 6-week intensive academic initiative of the New Haven Public Schools’ will begin its 21st consecutive year on July 1, 2016.  The program will operate on the campuses of Yale University and Southern Connecticut State University.  All New Haven area high school students may apply.  We seek students who want a challenge for the summer of 2016.  

    The primary goal of the ‘Aspirations’ program is to strengthen academic skills and to prepare students to succeed in college.


    Contact Ms. Aromatici for more details.  She is at ESUMS every Thursday in room 317.

    Tuesday, April 5, 2016

    April 8th ESUMS Spring Cleaning Task List -- Choose a Task, Plan Ahead, and Bring Supplies Please!

    (You may add task requests in the comments.)

    Replace broken ceiling tiles in classrooms and halls (look to be about 2' x 3'-4').
    Shampoo office carpet (will require renting machine).
    Clean garbage out of unlocked lockers.
    Straighten up the supply and PTO closet.
    Put something nice on the bulletin board in the Cafeteria.
    Clean out the microwave.
    Girls' Bathroom #1 (off cafeteria):

    Monday, April 4, 2016

    This Saturday is a Science Saturday

    Karen Wynn (Psychology)  “What Babies Can Tell Us About Good & Evil”

    10 am, Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, 225 Prospect Street

    It's Not Too Late to Sign Up for "Code Boola"

    Code Boola is a one day “learnathon” for high school students held at Yale. Students participate in workshops taught by current Yale students, focusing on web design, programming, and entrepreneurship. Through these workshops, students are introduced to computer science concepts, build upon their teamwork skills, and gain fundamentals towards a STEM based education.

    Click for Registration.

    This Saturday, April 9, all day, Yale School of Management, 165 Whitney Ave.

    Sunday, April 3, 2016

    Upcoming NHPS Board of Education Meeting Dates

    April 4 & April 18, 4 pm, 54 Meadow St. Room 5B -- Finance & Operations Committee (will be discussing expensive additions to ESUMS new building budget)

    April 11 & April 25, 5:30 pm, Beecher School Auditorium -- Board of Education (may discuss next year's school budgets and the possibility of charging magnet tuition to the suburbs)

    Film on the Future of Nuclear Waste

    Containment, free and open to the public.

    Monday, April 25, 2016 - 3:30pm
    Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall Street
     
    Can we contain some of the deadliest, most long-lasting substances ever produced?  Left over from the Cold War are a hundred million gallons of radioactive sludge, covering vast radioactive lands.  Governments around the world, desperate to protect future generations, have begun imagining society 10,000 years from now in order to create monuments that will speak across the time.  Part observational essay filmed in weapons plants, Fukushima and deep underground—and part graphic novel—Containment weaves between an uneasy present and an imaginative, troubled far future, exploring the idea that over millennia, nothing stays put.

    Film screening will be followed by a discussion with the directors of this documentary.  For more information about this remarkable film, please visit the official site.

    Useful Website: NHPS's College-Before-College and Independent Study Programs

    https://isspinfo.wordpress.com/about/

    Friday, April 1, 2016

    Amazon Smile

    The PTO now participates in Amazon Smile.  If you find it hard to remember to use the link in the right-hand margin of this page, just sign up once for Smile, and we will receive a very small percentage of your payments forever more at no cost to you.

    https://smile.amazon.com/ch/01-0932039