6th grade families: Message from Mr. Coach Stokes, "For incoming 7th graders, Summer Football Practices will begin July 12th from 7 am to 9 am at SMS. There will be an East End Pickup at EEM at 6:15 a.m.. Drop off at 9:45 a.m.. Practice will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
It's grade check Thursday, please invest a few minutes to review and discuss your child's academic progress this 4th quarter (see Canvas). Tomorrow is the final NWEA Testing day for all learners who have not completed math, reading, or science (testing begins at 8:05 a.m., please arrive by 7:45 a.m. ). We also invite all learners needing extra help or who need a quiet space to work to come on campus 8 - 12 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all learners.
EEM-Yesterday, Ms. Walker's 8th grade Career Development and Life Skills classes attended a Virtual Reality Fair by Diamond Lakes Credit Union. They learned how difficult it can be to stay on budget for your household. Teaching lifelong skills for economic independence!
EEM - Boys Basketball Tryouts are as follows: incoming 7th grade (May 11, today), incoming 8th grade (May 12), and incoming 9th Grade (May 13) from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m at the SHS Arena. Students may ride the athletic shuttle each day (2:00 p.m.) or be transported by a parent. Students needing shuttle transportation will be responsible for completing 7th period assignments (all shuttles have integrated wi-fi access). Students may be picked up at the SHS Arena at 5:00 p.m. or ride the 5:30 athletic shuttle and be picked up at EEM at approximately 5:50 p.m. Shuttle transportation will also be provided for: 1] Girls Basketball tryouts are May 25 (incoming 7th grade) and May 26th (incoming 8th and 9th grade). 2] Volleyball tryouts are May 17 (incoming 7th grade), May 18 (incoming 7th 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. and incoming 8th 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.), and May 20 (incoming 8th and 9th grade).
Happy Mother's Day to all our EEM moms! Make-up testing for NWEA is this week. Virtual learners may makeup all tests Friday (May 14) or join us for on-site makeup testing as follows: Monday = Reading, Tuesday = Math, Wednesday = Science, and Thursday as needed. Testing will begin promptly at 8:15 each day. Let's help our learners continue to grow academically by reminding them to read 30 minutes every day and keeping up with daily assignments.
EEM - Student's in Mrs. Williams's 8th grade science classes are sorting stages of embryos to find patterns within the development. They are discovering how embryological patterns help make conclusions about our Earth's history. Preparing them for future science research!
Students practiced their inferencing skills by becoming detectives studying context clues to determine the criminal who ruined the fair. Ms. Pitts thinks the FBI might want to recruit a few students after today!
Students in Mrs.Goode's English classes have been working for the last two weeks on their final Literacy Fair Projects. Each student completed a project about an independent novel that he or she read this year. Volunteer judges chose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners as well as two honorable mentions. The winners are as follows: Madi Hooks Honorable Mention, McKenzie Harris Honorable Mention, Jadyn Warrick 3rd Place, Peyton Denney 2nd Place, and Anthony DePriest 1st Place Winner of EEM's 6th Grade Literacy Fair!
Help us celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7) by sending a message of appreciation to our teachers and by encouraging your child to beat their previous RIT scores on the Spring NWEA MAP Growth Assessment; see detailed schedule here: https://bit.ly/3nHfmtV. Review Nurse Courtney's May Newsletter (https://bit.ly/339DSdG) and remind your learner to bring a refillable water bottle every day.
Yesterday, students in Mrs. Williams's science class used their knowledge of genetics to play a game of memory. Students were matching genetic terms with their appropriate description.
Join us in celebrating! Sydney B., placed 3rd at the state level competition for National History Day! Sydney researched her topic extensively using scholarly databases, wrote a thesis, process paper, and gathered primary sources to showcase her topic on the website she created entirely on her own! She will receive a cash prize for her 3rd place win! We are elated and extremely proud of Sydney's success!
Ms. Walker, Career Development teacher, virtually hosted John Fetherston with Energy Efficiency Arkansas. Classes learned about energy efficiency as well as jobs in the growing energy industry. https://energyefficiencyarkansas.org/. Getting learners college and career ready!
EEM - It's grade check Thursday, please invest a few minutes to review and discuss your child's academic progress this 4th quarter (see Canvas). Let's avoid end of semester surprises. All learners needing extra help or who need a quiet space to work are encouraged to come on campus 8 - 12 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all learners.
Virtual Learners: NWEA Testing is next week. However, we are inviting you to begin your testing tomorrow (April 30) to help you spread out testing instead of taking all tests (Reading, Math, and Science) on a single day (May 7). This is required *growth* testing for ALL students. It is an untimed adaptive assessment. Parents, students may ride the bus or be dropped off beginning at 7:30 a.m. Testing will begin promptly at 8:05 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
EEM - 4th quarter interim reports were sent home with learners today, please review them with your learner tonight (all others will be mailed this week). Also, please remind your learner to wear their house shirt tomorrow to compete in some friendly competitions for house points. Accordia is currently in the lead!
EEM - Mrs. Teague's 7th-grade Accelerated Science classes dissected frogs after learning about the different organ systems that work together to maintain homeostasis. Onsite students completed the dissection in class over the course of two days and virtual students were able to come onsite to complete the dissection on virtual Friday. Students were able to identify the organs in which they learned about and discuss the functions of these organs. They were so excited to be able to dissect this year and their lab reflections show they learned a lot!
EEM - Students in Mrs. Otten's art class critiqued their classmate's art as they filled out their predictions on their Art Madness Brackets. After making their predictions, students will go head to head in the Art Madness Tournament where students will vote on their favorite art works. The student that wins will be featured in the morning announcements!
EEM - Please help us keep our learners hydrated by reminding them to bring a refillable water bottle every day. Also, please mark your calendars for next week (May 3-7): Spring NWEA Testing (let's celebrate our learners' academic growth) and Teacher Appreciation Week (help us express gratitude for our teacher team).
EEM - The brain loves a good story and will remember it. Mrs. Williams's students are using this knowledge to demonstrate their understanding of Natural Selection and Artificial Selection. The are creating rebus stories (stories using pictures in the place of words).
EEM - Students in Mrs. Goode's Tools for Learning class are discovering what it takes for them to reach their adult and career goals. They are investigating the necessary soft skills for their dream occupations and exploring the reasonable house, utilities, and vehicle payments with the average salary they could expect.
