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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Greenwich Young Life's FIRST-ANNUAL Donut Dash 5k race is on Saturday, May 4, 4 pm at Havemeyer Field. Proceeds will go towards sending kids in Nicaragua to camp. Participation fee is $25. Sponsorships are $250. Race day volunteers are needed!
Register as a Runner, Sponsor, or Event Volunteer
here
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73rd North Mianus Pow Wow is Friday, May 3, 4-10pm & Saturday, May 4, 12-10pm. Enjoy rides, games, food, music & raffles. More information can be found here.
Greenwich Youth Cheerleading League registration for Fall 2019 will be held Tuesday, May 7, 4-7pm at Greenwich Town Hall. Open to all girls & boys entering grades 3-8. Click here for more information.
36th Annual Riverside Run is Saturday, May 11, 8:30am (3 mile run/walk) & 9:30am (kids fun run). Registration & information can be found here.
GEMS Kids Triathlon is Sunday, June 9 at Greenwich High School! Ages 6 - 14 will swim, bike and run at the first of this annual event. Visit
www.gemskidstri.org
for more information.
GHS Girls Basketball Summer Camp 2019. For girl basketball players 2nd grade to rising 9th graders. For more information click here. Questions contact Debbie Moses.
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OFFICE REMINDERS
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Please click
HERE for reminders from the office regarding Absences, Early Dismissals, Nurse's office information, and Aspen login support.
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TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK IS MAY 6-10
Staff Appreciation Week will take place from May 6-10.
In order to make this week a big success we need your support!
Please help us by signing up for food, beverage and gift card donations here.
We have a special week planned with breakfast, lunches and gift cards.
5/8 International Luncheon
5/10 Old World Pizza Truck
PARENT PRESENTATION RECAP
On Thursday Dr. Frank Bartolomeo of the Southfield Center spoke to the parents about
Self-Worth in a Time of Perfectionism, Comparison,
and Pervasive Social Media.
Interesting and compelling insights were offered on the factors
that impact our teens' sense of self-worth and the consequences of a performance and image-based identity fueled by constant comparisons on social media.
PTA MEETING: BEYOND EMS
Our next PTA meeting will be held Thursday, May 9, 9:00 - 10:15am in the large cafeteria. We will be voting on the 2019-2020 PTA Budget and Executive Board Slate. The proposed budget is available in the EMS office and the proposed slate is:
Co-President (Outgoing): Sarah Fugelsang
Co-President (Incoming): Stephanie Bastek
Secretary: Joanna Willott
Treasurer: Jane Kim
Assistant Treasurer: OPEN
VP Communications: Dina Murphy
VP Community: Jenn Wolfe
VP Education: Amy Phillips
VP Events/Programs: Beth Aslansan
T
he meeting will feature guest speakers from GHS:
Gus Lindine, GHS Athletics Director
Karen Foster, GHS Director of Student Activities
Officers Hayes Sgaglio and Fred Reisch, GHS School Resource Officers
Most applicable to 8th grade parents, but all parents are welcome.
GROWING STRONG READERS - PARENT WORKSHOP 
What should parents be doing in the early years to help their children be successful readers in high school, in college and beyond?
Joan Kelley, PUP Reading founder and former educator and Harvard Graduate School of Education Language & Literacy researcher, will talk about:
- the three types of skills children need to read well,
- why books and other texts become more challenging for students in the middle and high school years,
- how parents and grandparents can support reading skill growth - in easy and accessible ways - from birth through grade three.
Tuesday, April 30, 7 - 8:30 pm, Boys & Girls Club.
Wednesday, May 1, 10 - 11:30 am, Julian Curtiss School.
VOLUNTEER FOR THE PTA NEXT YEAR! EMS PTA NOMINATING 
EMS PTA has a number of open positions that need volunteers. Every position on our roster has a direct benefit to the children. Please consider volunteering for a position next year. Click here to see all the positions on our PTA, and if you have any questions or comments please contact Alice Mullins, Nominating Committee Chair.
PTAC ESSENCE AWARDS 2019 - APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 29 
The PTAC Essence Awards recognize up to two outstanding PTA members of the Greenwich Public Schools PTAs, who through exemplary achievement, have inspired others, demonstrated selfless spirit and made a significant difference in our school community.
Nominations can be submitted through the online form. More information can be found here.
Shop on Amazon and support the PTA! Through AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of price of eligible items to EMS PTA. Please see
here
for more details.
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EMS NEWS
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Eastern Middle School will be collecting cleats as part of the Same Cleats/New Feet project. Check your closets and bring in any cleats that you no longer use. You can put them in the big boxes in the front lobby starting Monday April 22, just after break. Rest assured that your old cleats will be put to good use by kids in Venezuela!
The SCA is continuing to collect box tops this year. Box tops for education can be found on many forms of household goods, including cereal, granola bars, fruit snacks, paper goods, and many more items. Cut out the boxtops and send them into AB. The SCA is planning on using money raised through box tops to buy supplies for a school in need. Please help us to make a great donation by collecting box tops at home!
For Daily Student Announcements
CLICK HERE
(updated weekly by 10am).
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OFFICE NEWS
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RESIDENCY VERIFICATION
8th grade parents should have received an email from Tom Bobkowski about providing residency verification for 8th graders attending Greenwich High School next year. Residency personnel will be at the middle schools on the following dates to assist with the 9th grade verification process. Parents can attend any of the listed verification dates regardless of your child's school.
WESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL: May 15, 7:30 to 9 am, School Lobby
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL:
May 16 and 17, 7:30 to 9 am
, School Lobby
For more information and to download forms click
here.
SHORT-TERM SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINIING OPPORTUNITY 
Every April at about this time, the Greenwich Youth Conservation Program (GYCP) starts accepting applications from local 14 and 15 year-olds for its summer work program. Any Greenwich resident aged 14 to 15 may apply to the GYCP. Applications are available in the guidance office. A group interview will be scheduled by Mrs. Moore on May 7.
For questions please contact Christina Nappi.
For more information click here.
The deadline for applications is
May 3, 2019
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FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE 
As required by the State of Connecticut, the nurse will be screening 7th girls and 8th grade boys in the next couple of weeks. If they had a previous screening done by their doctor (for sports physical or school physical), and that was handed into the health office, then that will suffice. If you do not want your child screened please email me or call the health office and leave a message.
Parents can download the new Club and Activity booklet! The book can be found on our
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS WHO RIDE THE BUS
All students need to have their student ID ready to show the driver when they board the bus in the afternoon. Failure to show this pass can result in a student being unable to ride the bus home.
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