Mark your calendars for Parent-Teacher Conferences coming up on Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday, October 15 from 4:15 pm--8:00 pm both evenings.

Details for conferences are included below.

Also, keep in mind that we do not have school on Friday, October 9 for a teacher prep and plan day, as well as Friday, October 16th for conferences comp day.

If at any time you need anything, please do not hesitate to reach out.

~Annessa Hart, Principal

annessa_hart@engschools.net

Just a reminder that students can be dropped off in the HS parking lot or the MS parking lot on the WEST side of the building (off Logan). The back parking lot is reserved for the bus loop and other event parking. We cannot have cars entering/exiting the bus loop as it is a safety concern. Thank you!

Now that we have nearly made it to October, we want to make sure that students are keeping up when they are out. While our school has only been impacted by one positive COVID case, many students have been out during recent weeks due to illness and other reasons. While students are home for any reason, it is VERY IMPORTANT that they keep up with their school work. Teachers have made many changes to their classroom structures to ensure that students can keep up while out of school--please have your student check the Google Classroom in order to keep up with missing work.

Teachers are noticing an uptick of missing assignments, and when students are gone for more than a day or two, these assignments are not getting made up. Teachers are eager to support students while they are out and make sure students are keeping up with the learning.

Quarter One grades are finalized on October 23rd.

Please make sure your student is in touch with his/her teachers when they are out of school.

Congrats to our EMS Leadership Student Council for running a fabulous Rock...Paper...Scissors Tournament. After two weeks of competition and a 16-Bracket run, the final two competitors for the Chick-Fil-A gift card and bragging rights for 2020 RPS are Cameron and Cooper--this week will determine our WINNER!

Next up--Stay Six Feet and You Might Eat (Competition for Social Distancing)

Starting now, parents/students can utilize the rSchools app to log health screen information. This will enable our process in the morning to run a little faster and more smoothly. Follow this link for a video about how to use the rSchools app available on Android and Apple.

https://rtvbroadcaster.com/archive/video/play/16753

If you or your family members are in need of free COVID testing, follow this link for more information. People who take advantage of these tests do not need to be Denver residents.

https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/covid-19/recovery-guidance/testing.html

In the Pirate's Cove parking lot, free testing is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Testing requires pre-registration.

Here is a flyer in English and Spanish: https://www.tchd.org/DocumentCenter/View/7568/--COVID-Testing-at-Pirates-Cove-Water-Park-1225-W-Belleview-Littleton-CO-80120?bidId=

I started working at EMS in January 2020, but I have been part of the Englewood community for 17 years. Both of my kids have been through Englewood schools since ECE - one was class of 2019, the other is class of 2023. I am the Affective Needs para, and I love it. I think it is important to remind kids that they matter, they have hope for the future, and they can still make good choices; especially the kids who don't get to hear those things often. That is why I love my job. I get to be one of those voices, and part of a great team!