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.
Monday, April 25, 2016
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!
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)
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)
Sunday, April 10, 2016
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!
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.
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
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.
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)
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.
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.
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
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/01-0932039
Thursday, March 31, 2016
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!
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!
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
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.
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