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June 14, 2019
June 17

8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony, 8:30 am
GHS Auditorium

Last Day for all Students
(Early Release)


June 18


June 19

Last Day
for all Staff

June 20

June 21


COMMUNITY EVENTS
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 .
OFFICE REMINDERS
Please click HERE for reminders from the office regarding Absences, Early Dismissals, Nurse's office information, and Aspen login support.

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PTA NEWS
IT'S NOT TOO LATE
The PTA has a number of open positions for next school year! Please consider volunteering for a position next year.  Every position on our roster has a direct benefit to the children. We have committee openings on Nominating, Hospitality, Grade Level Dances, Parent Social, Scholarship and Book Fair.

Click here to see a description of all of our positions on the PTA.

LAST ISSUE OF GATORBYTES
We hope you enjoyed receiving GatorBytes this year. This is our last  issue  of the school year! Look for our summer edition mid-August with events for the new year. We hope to see you all at the Back-to-School Coffee in the fall. Have a great summer!  EMS PTA

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EMS NEWS
8TH GRADE PARENTS - RECOGNITION DAY TICKETS
You should have received 2 tickets from your child for the 8th Grade Recognition Day ceremony to be held on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. in Greenwich High School's auditorium.  Due to our large class size, along with limited seating, we have arranged for each family to receive two tickets to the event. T hese tickets will assure that each family will have two specific, randomly assigned, reserved seats in the auditorium. The main floor level of the auditorium will be filled first, then if needed, families will be assigned seats in the front rows of the mezzanine.  

You will need your ticket to enter the auditorium and find your seats. Any unreserved seats in the mezzanine and balcony levels will be filled on a first come first serve basis after 8:20 a.m. If anyone does not plan to use a ticket(s), please return them to Mrs. Gittens in the Main Office asap .  

We appreciate your understanding in this matter as we all look forward to this joyous event.

BOX TOPS
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).
OFFICE NEWS 
EMS 2019 FALL COMPETITIVE SPORTS
Attention current 6th and 7th grade students and parents:
Fall sports forms are now being accepted!  It is highly encouraged to turn in your forms ASAP.  WE NEED A HARD COPY OF THE FORMS.  Please do not email or fax them.  Forms should be put in the "Sports Forms" basket on the counter in the Main Office for processing or can be mailed to:  EMS School Nurse, 51 Hendrie Avenue, Riverside CT. 06877.  Forms are due by August 29th, 2019.  No Exceptions!!
 
All students who wish to try out for a Fall 2019 competitive athletic team (Boys A or B Soccer, Girls Soccer, Field Hockey, or Coed Volleyball) on September 3, 5, and 6, 2019 must fill out a NEW EMS Fall Sports Permission Form 2019 and also have a CURRENT EMS Sports Physical Form 2019/20 on file with the School Nurse.  Both sides of each form must be filled out entirely, making sure to check the box confirming you have read and understand the Student and Parent Concussion Informed Consent Form and the Student and Parent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Informed Consent Form .   EMS Fall Sports Schedule 2019

NOTICE FROM SCHOOL NURSE
With the end of the school year quickly approaching, please keep in mind that all unused student medications must either be returned to parents or discarded.  Please stop by the health office up until
12:00 pm on Tuesday, June 18th to pick up your child's unused medication.  Medication not picked up by that time will be discarded.

Have a healthy, safe, relaxing, and fun summer!
Nurse Wieneke
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