Reminder: PTO Meeting with Dr. Mayo Tomorrow at 5pm Before the Band Concert!

Please come out and discuss wifi and technology in our Leeder Hill building as well as our new building in West Haven.  We hope to learn the date and details of the coming move.

We will meet in the art room if attendance allows.  Questions about technology and the move can be submitted in advance to esumspto@gmail.com.  Submitted questions will be asked first, followed by open floor.

Dec. 3 -- NAACP Hearing on Charter Schools

Please consider fitting this important event into your busy schedule.  (click on image for details)

Dec. 9 -- High School Coronation Dance -- Snack Request

As you may know, the high school is throwing a big dance on Friday, December 9th, and they are looking for donations of snacks and small paper cups.  Please send your donation into the office next week.  If anyone would like to volunteer to attend the dance and keep the drink coolers refilled, please contact Alice Coleman (address above).

An Important Request -- Please Help!

Good Morning ESUMS Parents:

On Monday evening, one of our students experienced a tragedy wherein they lost everything in an apartment complex fire.  I am writing to see if anyone can donate clothes, toiletries, socks, etc..to the family.  They need clothes in sizes 2x, large and small for men and 1x or extra large for women.  Donations can be dropped off at ESUMS' main office and we will deliver to the family.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity.

Michelle Ryan-Muniz
School Counselor
ESUMS

Holiday Reminder

If you do your shopping at Amazon, please use the ESUMS PTO's link, https://www.amazon.com/?tag=esptan-20.  

To help you remember, you can bookmark it or designate the PTO your favorite charity through Amazon Smile, but the PTO gets a larger donation from the link than from Smile.  

Parents, Please Save the Date -- Dec. 6th

Interim Superintendent Dr. Mayo has kindly agreed to meet with our PTO on December 6th at 5pm to discuss issues of current concern: wifi troubles, dates for the move to the new building, and technology needs and costs in the new building.  The meeting will be held at ESUMS.  Please check this announcements blog in case of any schedule change.

Report Card Conferences Next Wednesday -- Sign up for Conferences

Good Day~

Report cards will be issued next Wednesday, November 16 from noon-2pm or 5-7pm.  First marking period report cards must be picked up in person by a parent or guardian. 

High school teachers will be posting a link to sign up for conferences at our website ESUMSNH.NET on their teacher page. Click on the High School tab then on faculty/staff.  Go to the teacher(s) you would like to meet with and sign up on the link they are providing.
thank you ~  we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday!

Middle School Fall Dance!

A Message from our Boxtops Chair

Please check for Box Tops for Education Labels and Bonus Certificates and send them in with your student. There is a collection box located in the Main Office. Remember, each label earns 10 cents for ESUMS - 10 Labels equals $1.00. Please see the attached list for the products that offer these valuable labels.

If every student  in the school is able to submit 10 labels, we would be able to earn over $600 for supplies at ESUMS.

In addition, if you sign up on their website, www.boxtops4education.com, you will have the opportunity to sign up for contests, and other opportunities to earn more labels for ESUMS.

Thank you!

Some Thank-You Notes For Our Walkathon Volunteers

Dear Volunteer Parents!

Thank you very much for coming out to Rochford Field last week.  Walkathon 2016 was a success and we could have not done it without your help.  Thank you very much for the generosity of your time.    For parents who lent us your folding tables and coolers, we greatly appreciate it.    See you at ESUMS hallways!  

Sincerely,

Cristina Faustino

Cathy Berni

Walkathon 2016 co-chair

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I wanted to extend my thanks again for the devotion you provide to our students,staff, and school community. The walkathon was a success in many ways thanks to your efforts. Please extend my thanks to our parent volunteers who worked with us in making the day a spectacular one!

Best,
Jeanne Pennella

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks for your endless commitment. That's great news. 
Have a great weekend, and thanks again to all for helping make the Walkathon great!

Ms. Blue-Ellis

Walkathon Total (Approximate)

The unconfirmed total raised at this year's Walkathon is 

$12,600

Thank you to all who participated!  That is $12,600 we can spend on activities, clubs, field trips, dances, and other special items not covered by the school's budget.  Great job everyone!!  

PTO Meeting 10/18, followed by Future of NHPS Town Hall

The PTO Meeting for October 18 (at 5 pm in the art room) will be a short but important one.

We will vote on funding requests from teachers.  This is how we decide how to spend the money raised at the Walkathon, and we want you to be involved!  Immediately after the meeting, we will travel to Career High School to participate in a Town Hall meeting about choosing the next superintendent as well as an interim superintendent for this year.  Register here.

If you would like to have a say in these important matters, make sure you are there!

Participate in a Focus Group on the NHPS Strategic Operating Plan

There will be a public focus group for Saturday October 22, 2016 from 9:30-11:30 AM at Metropolitan Business School.  Please sign up through the link below if you are available to participate.  You will receive a confirmation email with more details once you are officially registered.

http://52.6.225.109/survey/participant/

ESUMS Parents, We All Should Go to This Event

Oh no, it conflicts with our next PTO meeting!!

Hello,  You are invited to the following event: NEW HAVEN TOWN HALL: FUTURE OF NHPS Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) Hill Regional Career High School 140 Legion Avenue New Haven, CT 06519 View Map Attend Event Share this event: The goal of this New Haven Town Hall Meeting is to engage the community in the future development of New Haven Public Schools. As the district prepares for Superintendent Garth Harries' exit in November, who will lead our children's education and future in the interim?  What are the legal requirements for the placement of the Interim?  And what are the responsibilities of the Interim Superintendent versus the permanent Superintendent?  To learn the answers to these questions - and many more! - we are bringing the community together.

ESUMS Parents, Have Your Say!

The New Haven Public School System is >ahem< "refining and deepening" its Strategic Operating Plan, and they want to hear from you.

They will be holding focus groups this fall to collect community opinions on how to improve the schools.

If you would like to participate, send an email to Michele.Bonanno@nhboe.net or call her at 475-220-1392.

<-- Click on the flyer image for a closer view.

Agenda and Minutes from Sept. 9 PTO Meeting

Meeting Minutes
Agenda
Draft Budget

Please take a moment to review these documents and discuss in the comments below. (Clicking on "No Comments" allows you to leave one!)

Some Work on the PLTW Course Weight Issue -- What Do Other Schools Do?

Southington High School (Southington, CT) -- PLTW weighted same as AP, designation "H"

Don't Forget -- PTO Meeting on Tuesday at 5:30

All Those Nickels and Dimes

The ESUMS PTO participates in a few small fundraisers that cost you absolutely nothing (but a little effort).  Each year, these passive fundraisers generate several hundred dollars to support ESUMS activities.

(1) Send your Boxtops in to the main office and register at Boxtops4Education.com.

(2) Sign up your Stop & Shop card number -- just fill in the number on the volunteer form at orientation and use the card when you shop.

(3) Amazon Associates: use the link in the right-hand margin of this blog (or directly, https://www.amazon.com/?tag=esptan-20) and the PTO will receive 4 - 7% of your purchase price at no cost to you.  It can be hard to remember to use the link, though, so change your Amazon book mark or use Amazon Smile.

(4) Amazon Smile: designate ESUMS PTO as your charity partner and do your Amazon shopping through https://smile.amazon.com/.  Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% of your purchase to the PTO.

Volunteer Opportunity for Students and Parents

A Message from NHPS:

This is the week of the Kindrgarten Canvass!  As we prepare, we are looking for volunteers to help us assemble 1,500 bags that we'll be given out over a two day period to our students. This is a great opportunity for high school students to get ahead on their volunteer hours before school starts.

Here are the shifts:

Tuesday, Aug 23: 12pm-4:30pm
Wednesday, Aug 24: 9:30am-4:30pm

**United Way, 370 James St. 4th Floor.  If you are interested, please email Adriana Joseph.