Video from Last Spring's Arabic Festival

To view the video, click here.

High School End-of-Year Activities

Ms. Anna writes:

On Monday - It's a full day.  Students will go to their scheduled classes. 

Tuesday - ESUMS Gives Back. Students were encouraged to do Community Service out of the building. If students come in, they should be doing community service around the school.  They should see their teachers to connect to these.

Wednesday - will be the high school field day and barbeque!  Students should bring or wear sunscreen!

For Community Service Day, here are a few local options to consider.  Some of them require pre-registration.

New Haven Farms

New Haven Land Trust Community Gardens

Volunteer Match (longer-term commitments)

Dwight Hall (a very long list, but some also might be long-term and some are out-of-date)

International Festival of Arts & Ideas (going on this week on the Green)

Lake Compounce Field Trip Will Be Late!

The field trip to Lake Compounce will now be LATER in the day, ending at 7.  For details, please read the 6th Grade Blog.

National Honor Society Induction at ESUMS

Photo by parent Theresa Stark

Shoe Drive for Digital Media Program

The ESUMS Digital Media program is conducting a used shoe drive.  Shoes will be sent to an organization that distributes some for re-use and recycles the rest.  Therefore, as the student posters say,

"It doesn't matter the condition just bring in any amount of shoes to help us reach our mission."

Students can get dress-down tickets for their donations.  There is a collection box right outside the main office.  No slippers, no flip-flops, no singles please.

Photos from Field Day

Click here for photos from field day.

Photos by ESUMS Parent Cathy Berni

Photos from the Celebration of Learning

Click here to see the whole album.

Photos by ESUMS parent Maureen Lucas

Field Day

Thank you to all the many, many parent volunteers and teachers who made field day so successful.  PTO fundraising provided lunches from Subway.  Parents donated an amazing quantity of snacks, drinks and paper goods -- almost all of which were consumed by the hungry athletes.  Parents also set up, handed out lunches and snacks, and cleaned up.  And, of course, Mrs. Pennella and our Field Day Chairs, Bob Ennis and Stephen MacCarty, planned the whole thing.  Thanks to all!

Celebration of Learning Details

PTO & Town Hall Meeting will precede the main event at 3 pm in the cafeteria.

ESUMS Film Festival

The students running the Film Festival have now put more detailed information into a website: http://esumsstudentfilmfestival.com.  Not only will it be a great event showing all of the digital media students' hard work, the website is pretty impressive, too!

Field Day Rescheduled to Friday Due to Weather

Due to a very iffy weather forecast for overnight tonight and tomorrow morning, Field Day has been rescheduled for Friday, June 6...same location and same time.  We'll still need the same donated items (gallons of water, cups, jugs, ice, coolers, healthy snacks) and the same number of volunteers...that hasn't changed.  Unfortunately, I am unavailable Friday.  So please respond to Jeanne Pennella and Cathy Berni regarding your availability to help out on Friday.  Thanks, Bob Ennis (field day chair)

Bumper Stickers are Here!

Show your school spirit!

Stickers are 4"x5" (10.16 x 12.7 cm^2) with a black background.  

$3 each, available from the PTO at the Celebration of Learning on June 9.

ESUMS Film Festival -- An Invitation from the Students

"Come join us at all ESUMS Film Festival and have fun! It will be on June 24 and tickets are being sold for 5$! Anyone is welcome. Please tell your friends and family. We promise an AWESOME night of amazing sound effects and super dramatic motion pictures. If ticket needed contact Nima Mansouri at nimamnsr@gmail.com or inbox any of our outstanding students on Facebook, and we will give you all the info needed. Hope to see you all!" 

Oratory Finalists

Congratulations to 8th Graders Morgan Cobbs and Pranav Kandarpa for their excellent (finalist) performances in OneWorld’s Middle School Oratory Competition Final.

Blue News, May 20

The latest Blue News.

Orientation for New Students on Thursday

Welcome, new families, to the ESUMS PTO Announcements Blog!  

From the letter you should have received:

"We are holding our annual mandatory orientation for all ESUMS 2014-15 families at our next Parent Town Meeting, which will be on Thursday, May 22nd, 5:30 p.m. at the University of New Haven.  . . . Please bring your child to the meeting.  We will be administering an algebra readiness exam to all incoming middle school students.  We will also give a math placement exam to all incoming high school students.  . . . When preparing for the orientation on May 22nd please bring your child’s most recent CMT scores and report card so that we may have a copy for review in planning for the most successful school year possible. Bring a pencil, and of course bring your enthusiasm for math and science and STEM education." 

See you at the Orientation!  

Middle School Oratory Competition TODAY

Tue May 20, 2014 3:59pm – 5:59pm

Middle School Oratory Competition Final

ESUMS 8th graders will be participating.   Come cheer them on! The event is free and open to the public, at Worthington Hooker Middle School, 691 Whitney Ave.

Three ESUMS Teams Won Awards at CT Innovation Expo

ESUMS teams Shark Shield, Roadways and the Sound of Preservation have won awards.  Congratulations on the hard work and terrific projects of all who participated!

Another ESUMS Expo Team in the News!

The New Haven Independent reports on Paint-Away Termites (aka Termite Terminators).

photo: NHI

ESUMS New Haven Science Fair Results

Congratulations to:

6th graders Daniel Majkut and James Rodrigues (Honorable Mention)
7th graders Jacob Feuerstein (2nd) and Prastik Mohanraj (1st)
8th graders Whitney Davis and Caitlin Lemar (Honorable Mention)
9th graders Lauren Low (3rd, plus awards from American Chemical Society, Biophysical Society and the Bob Apfel Award) and Shyam Patel (Honorable Mention, plus American Society of Metals Award)

and to all of their teachers, mentors and parents as well!

(photo: Yale University)