First PTO Meeting of the Year, Oct. 3

Join Us This Year for PTO Meetings!

You’re Busy so Why Bother? Here’s Why:

·    Come Network with Other ESUMS Families!

·    Learn Ways to Better Support Your Child’s Academic & Social-Emotional Growth

·    Learn How to Get the Most out of ESUMS’ Opportunities

Tuesdays at 6pm: 10/3, 4/3 (Town Hall), 5/2

Tuesday at 5 pm: 12/5 followed by Band Concert

(we are looking for a couple of dates to have 11 a.m. meetings for those parents who need daytimes. Details to follow)

Free Babysitting and Dinner Included!

RSVP Appreciated!

esumspto@gmail.com

Walkathon Details <--- DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 10/10 & 10/11

In case your student didn't get a form and donation envelope, all of the details are here:

Sign-Up Sheet

Walkathon Information

Deadline to Register for Yale Pier Language Program is Oct. 6

http://pier.macmillan.yale.edu/students-and-parents/world-class

The program is free to students who attend a New Haven public school.  Languages offered are Arabic, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, KiSwahili, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Urdu.

Yale Sprout Registration Opens Sept. 19

Yale Sprout - Fall Session

Saturdays, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Oct. 17

Location: 

Leet Oliver Memorial Hall See map

12 Hillhouse Avenue

New Haven, CT 06511

Event description: 

Sprout is a three-week program held on Saturdays. Yale students teach classes on a large range of topics to students in the 7^th through 12^th grades. Classes will be offered in four time blocks. Core classes meet all three weeks of the program and electives meet just once. Choose whichever classes interest you, from a catalog of classes all taught by Yale students! The three weeks of this program give students a chance to delve deeper into certain topics. AS such, attendance at all three weeks of the program is mandatory. If you are unable to attend all program dates, please consider attending Yale Splash, our one-day program.
Dates for Yale Sprout this semester are October 3, October 10, and October 17.  Cost is $30 plus $5 for each Saturday lunch. Full financial aid is available.
Classes fill up quickly, so go to https://yale.learningu.org/learn/sprout.html to register! Email yalesprout@gmail.com for any questions. 

Sept. 23 Science on Saturdays

Science on Saturdays: Cells on the Move

Event time: 

Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Sterling Chemistry Laboratory See map

225 Prospect Street

New Haven, CT 06511

Event description: 

Science on Saturdays is an award-winning lecture series that features scientists whose passion for their work inspires us all. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations by Yale college students. Science on Saturdays provides an opportunity for Yale scientists and residents of New Haven and beyond to come together over a shared sense of wonder. Join us this week for an engaging talk about “Cells on the Move” by Prof. Jack Harris.
Yale Scientific Magazine’s /Synapse/ will lead fun demonstrations from 10am - 11am and the talk will take place from 11am - noon. Science on Saturdays is hosted by Professor Kurt Zilm.
Directions & Parking: Sterling Chemistry Lab is the building on the left of the driveway at 225 Prospect. Parking will be available on the street along Prospect and at the Yale Whale Ice Rink.
No registration required - bring the whole family!
Contact: 

Maria Parente

maria.parente@yale.edu

Heads Up AP Students and Parents!

Make sure you get those AP contracts signed by Sept. 30.  Details here.

NHPS Calendar 2017-2018

Please follow this link to help plan your school year.

Welcome Back! Meet the Teacher Night Sept. 18

Meet the Teacher Night will be held Monday, September 18 from 5-7pm.  

The school will send out more information as the event is in its final planning stages.  Please don't hesitate to reply to this email or call the school at 475-220-6000 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you on the 18th.

Back to School Orientations

Monday August 21st
9 AM-10 AM for middle school
10:30 AM-1130 AM for high school

An evening session will be held on August 24th, all grades, 5 - 6 pm.

Please Fill Out Our PTO Survey

Hello ESUMS Families. On behalf of the PTO, we hope you are enjoying summer. As the PTO spends some of our summer planning for next year, we'd like to hear your thoughts and needs as well. Your voice matters!

Please take some time and complete the following PTO Families Survey at the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/6Ew7CuqgoQidP3P03. The survey takes anywhere from 5-15 minutes.  Even if you have no desire to become involved in the PTO, we value your opinions and want to make sure your needs are addressed.

Thank you in advance. Have a great rest of the summer and see you in August!

- ESUMS PTO Board

Summer Job Opportunity (Over 18)

We are in need of Female night time Resident Counselors and day time staff members. You should be have warm and lovely energy, energetic, artys, fun loving and a people person. The camp is located in New Haven. We are looking for 18 years and older and experience working with teens in high school or summer camp settings. Our students are from 19 different countries here in America learning english for the summer. If you want to go to the beach, stroll the mall, teach a workshop(your skill set), play soccer or tutor kids in english and make some money this is the gig for you. We are looking for you to send over your resume at Juliuslstonejr@gmail.com... Starting date is ASAP!

TED-X comes to ESUMS

New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas

Have you been following the great free events downtown listed on this calendar?

Free Pitaziki Saturday 2 - 4

Free Father's Day Breakfast

Citywide Parent Team Fathers Day Breakfast. June 17th-The Betsy Ross Parish House 150 Kimberly Ave. @ 9:00 a.m. Everyone is invited. 

Join us for a free breakfast. Presentations by Veterans Services, Yale University Hiring Initiative Program and get a head start on next grade curriculum.  Please RSVP to Citywideparentteam@gmail.com or 475-441-412.

Reminder: Please Purchase the High School Summer Reading Book from our Amazon Link!

This link -- https://www.amazon.com/?tag=esptan-20  -- will earn the PTO 4 -6 % of your purchase price.

You can also make us your charity partner on Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com.  That is a smaller donation, but it might be easier to remember in the future.

Whichever you choose, there is NO cost to you besides the inconvenience of using that link.

Thank you for volunteering, donating, and supporting the work we do for the kids all year long!

Open Forum TONIGHT for Superintendent Selection

The Open Forum, which will be facilitated by members of the Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates consulting firm, will be held on the following date:

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 6:00PM-8:00PM at Wilbur Cross High School’s Auditorium.   

A Message from the English Department: ESUMS Big Read

Greetings!  As the end of another year at ESUMS is coming to a close, we are already looking to the next. Please see the attached information about the ESUMS high school summer reading. This year we have selected a single book from the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Program. A Big Read is a single text that is read across an entire school or community. The purpose is to provide young people with engaging books that allow for conversations about identity and diversity.  This year's book is Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng.

Take a Survey on Priorities in Choosing a New Superintendent

Superintendent Search On-Line Survey --  Your input is important.  Please follow the link below in order to participate in the on-line survey related to the Superintendent search which is now under way.  http://www.nhps.net/node/3945.  The survey will be open through June 19, 2017.

Celebration of Learning

Please attend the

Celebration of Learning
Band Concert and Engineering Fair
Monday June 12, 2:30-4:30

to celebrate all of our students' hard work and achievement this school year!