
EMS Raider Student and Family News
October 30- November 4
Hello Raider commUNITY!
This is our final week of October and Halloween is an early release for our students. Please review the early release details below, which includes information for all grade levels. When picking up your students please be prompt as teachers will begin their professional development in the afternoon.
Students will be allowed to wear an appropriate costume on Halloween. Below on the newsletter you will find the costume policy and expectations for all Halloween costumes. Inflatable costumes will be allowed, however they must be turned off while in the classrooms and in the hallways.
Thank you,
Mr. Zubiate
Principal
EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE
HALLOWEEN COSTUME EXPECTATIONS
DISTRICT INITIATIVES
LIBRARY and GT
Students don’t forget to return or renew your overdue library books.
Come check out any type of book in the library, work on a Makerspace or you can also come to chill after you eat your lunch.
ATTENTION ALL 8TH GRADE PARENTS
BREAKFAST STATIONS CONTINUE!
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!!!!
Raiders, let's win some Gansitos!!! All you have to do is be here on time all day every day and we could win.
ATTENDANCE MATTERS MESSAGE FROM DR. DE LA TORRE
- We have provided every Raider with their initial ID and a lanyard free of charge.
- In the event a Raider realizes they have lost their ID, they will need to purchase a new one. We ask that you send your Raider with $10 to purchase a replacement. $10 will get them 2 new IDs.
- In the event the notch at the top breaks, the front office can punch a hole in the ID so that they can continue to use a lanyard.
- If your Raider loses their lanyard, please provide them with a replacement so that they can continue to meet the requirement of wearing an ID around their necks.
- Please check to make sure your Raider has not cut out or covered or scratched out their picture. They will need to purchase a replacement ID if they have altered or damaged their ID.
- Please remind your Raider to keep the ID around their necks during the day, not in their pocket or backpacks.
It is the expectation of the district that students at secondary campuses wear an ID at all times. The ability to identify students quickly and easily, and to determine their grade level (ID card color) is critical to us maintaining safety and order on your child's campus.
We will begin initiating ID checks and sweeps soon with a potential consequence for non-compliance. Again, if a Raider simply put his/her ID on as they leave home and leave them on all day, they will be fine. Thank you for your support and understanding in keeping our students safe.
RAIDER MESSAGE - commUNITY Video for the Week! Created by Mr. Gutierrez
DRESS CODE AND TARDY VIOLATIONS
DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS
- In order to make sure that your Raider is in class every day, maximizing their instructional opportunities, please review the dress code at the bottom of this newsletter and please make certain that your child comes to school dressed appropriately. We have had several students on a daily basis come to school with out the required shirt and/or pants.
- Students who are out of dress code will have first period only to call home to have appropriate clothing brought to them. If they cannot get the appropriate clothing to them by the end of first period, we will place the student in ISS with a dress code violation discipline referral for the remainder of the day.
- Our office staff, administration and security officers have many duties to attend to in order to assist in running an orderly school day. They are not available to accommodate students who arrive out of dress code.
TARDY VIOLATIONS
- Again, in order to maximize your child's time in class receiving instruction, we have implemented a lunch detention program to address students tardy to class.
- Students who are tardy to classes before their lunch period will have lunch detention THAT SAME DAY. Students who are tardy to class after their lunch period will have lunch detention THE FOLLOWING DAY. Students will be able to eat during lunch detention.
- Students that fail to report to lunch detention will be given a discipline referral.
Please understand that we want your child here, on time, dressed appropriately with their ID on so that we can provide a safe environment for them to learn, grow and prosper. We thank you for your support with this.
CIS AND COUNSELING
Enjoy helping a family during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Please bring items from the list below. We will be helping our own families from EMS.
Biscuit Mix Corn Meal or Corn Muffin Mix
Stuffing Mix
Pudding
Marshmallows
Dessert Mix
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Canned Items:
Fruit can
Green Beans
Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Broth
Pumpkin
Evaporated Milk
Cranberry Sauce
Gravy Mix
Flour
Sugar
Brown Sugar
Pecans Pie Pan
The Advisory classroom that brings in the most items will win a pizza party in each grade level. Competition starts October 2, 2023 and will end November 14, 2023.
Bring Thanksgiving items, by November 14, 2023 or sooner so that staff have ample time to distribute to families in need. Thank you for giving!
Ricardo Lomeli & Claudia Ortega
Communities In School Coordinators
Any questions please call 915-434-4313 or 915 434-4320
TECHNOLOGY AND CHROMEBOOKS
SAFETY
Campus Traffic Patterns and Drop Off Zones - UPDATED
Due to the large campus population and heavy traffic in the area, it is essential that all Raider community members (students, parents, and staff) adhere to safety standards when traveling around the campus area. We ask that you support our efforts to ensure ALL of our Raiders remain safe and secure while traveling by foot or vehicle.
First and foremost, we ask that you adhere to the directions given by staff members who are serving as cross guards or helping traffic flow. Do not stop in the middle of crosswalks or refuse or ignore their stop signs or directions. Understand that we are all trying to keep our Raiders safe and need your cooperation to do so!
More helpful reminders for keeping our Raiders and community safe:
- Refrain from speeding on the streets surrounding the campus, especially during student arrival and dismissal times - the hours of 7:30 -8:30 am and 3:50 - 4:50 pm.
- Be on the lookout for students who may be crossing the streets, whether at the crosswalks or not.
- Emphasize the importance of crossing the streets safely at crosswalks rather than the middle of the streets where cars are less likely to slow down.
- Refrain from making u-turns on Album, Chaswood, Bywood, and Escarpa streets, especially when students are arriving or departing the campus.
- When dropping off or picking up your Raider, please pull all the way up to the front of the drop off area rather than staying back. This helps traffic flow more easily around the surrounding streets.
- Consider parking away from the campus and having your Raider walk to or from your car rather than using the drop-off areas to avoid getting stuck in traffic.
CAMPUS SAFETY PROCEDURES - UPDATED
As some of you may have noticed, the district is currently improving our front visitor's vestibule area. As the work progresses, we will need to make some adjustments to ensure we keep our campus safe. Please read the procedures outlined below so you are prepared in the event you need to enter our school building during the school day.
- All visitors must have a valid picture ID.
- Be prepared to show your ID outside of the campus after notifying the receptionist you have arrived, and to have it scanned in our Hall Pass system for a quick background check.
- The doors on the right-hand side are to ENTER the campus only. Doors on the left-hand side are to EXIT the building.
- Should you need to sign your child out for an appointment or the day, you will do so inside of the visitor's vestibule. You may wait inside the vestibule or just outside the front doors for your child.
- The receptionist will check to make sure the person picking up your child is authorized to do so as listed in our student information system.
- Your child will be called down to the visitor's center. As they pass through the area our receptionist will note they are ok to leave, at which time they will exit the building out of the exit only (left-hand side) doors. As you see them come through, you can meet them just outside the campus doors.
- Should you need to come inside the campus at or shortly after dismissal, you will be stopped at the door by an adult who will ask you the reason for your visit. They will communicate with the front office to make sure you are approved entry and you will be permitted to make your way to the front office for further assistance.
- In order to comply with state mandates to safely and effectively control a single entry point for our campus, we are unable to accept food deliveries for your student during lunch. Our visitor center receptionist must remain focused on the task of monitoring entry, check in and processing of identification, monitoring student sign-outs and so on. Again, this is to ensure the safety and security of our single campus entry point. Thank you for your understanding.
Thank you for your flexibility and understanding of our new visitor's area procedures. It is up to all of us to help keep our campus (students & adults) safe, and we appreciate your support and partnership in doing so.
If you have any questions or concerns, please make campus administration aware and we can assist you.
IN THE CLASSROOM
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING IN CORE CLASSES?
What we are learning this week:
6th Grade:
Reading/Language Arts: Unit 3: Informational & Multi-Genre Reading Writing Focus: Informational (Oct. 17- Dec. 20)
Social Studies: Unit 3: Latin America (Oct. 17-Nov. 9)
Science: Unit 3: Investigating Force and Motion (23 days: Sept 18 - Nov.3)
Math: Unit 4: Operations with Integers (12 days: Oct. 17- Nov. 2)
7th Grade:
Reading/Language Arts: Unit 3: Informational & Multi-Genre Reading Writing Focus: Informational (Oct. 17- Dec. 20)
Social Studies: Unit 5: Unrest and Revolt in Texas (Oct. 17-Nov. 9)
Science: Unit 3: Investigating Plant Systems and Homeostasis (18 days: Oct. 17- Nov. 13)
Math: Unit 4: Similarity (12 days: Oct. 17- Nov. 02)
ADV-Unit 4: Slope & Y-Intercept (12 days: Sept.21- Oct. 25), Unit 5: Linear Equations (Oct. 26-Nov. 17)
8th Grade:
Reading/Language Arts: Unit 3: Informational & Multi-Genre Reading Writing Focus: Informational (Oct. 17- Dec. 20)
Social Studies: Era 4: Constitution ( Oct. 17-Nov. 9)
Science: Unit 4: Investigating Force & Motion (25 days: Sept. 26 - Nov.16)
Math: Unit 4: Slope & Y-Intercept (12 days: Sept.21- Oct. 25), Unit 5: Linear Equations (Oct. 26-Nov. 17)
ALG-Unit 4: Application of Linear Functions (13 days: Oct. 17- Nov. 07)
CAMPUS CALENDAR
THIS WEEK'S CAMPUS EVENTS
Monday:
SLC
Tuesday:
Halloween Dance
Early Release/PD
Wednesday:
PLCs
Thursday:
Instructional Rounds
PLCs
Friday:
SLC
STUCO
UPCOMING EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
- Oct. 31 - Trick-or-Treat for students in our SSALT Units (Munoz, Harari and Wooton) at 8:45 am - 9:00 am. Teachers are more than welcome to donate a bag of candies to room 240 or give to any Student Council Members.
Community Outreach Project Ronald Mcdonald's House - Monday, Nov. 6th - Monday Nov. 13th. Students, please take your donations to your Advisory teachers. The Advisory grade level with the most donations will get free dress.
EMS ATHLETICS
“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.” —Steve Young
Girls and Boys Golf: Our golf teams have been focused at practices gearing up to their first tee off this Saturday, October 28th at Ascarate. We wish you all the best of luck.
Girls and Boys Wrestling: The wrestling teams will have their first tournament on Saturday, October 28th at Del Valle Middle School. Make plans to come out and support our Raiders.
Girls and Boys Wrestling: The wrestling teams will have their first tournament on Saturday, October 28th at Del Valle Middle School. Make plans to come out and support our Raiders.
Boys Soccer: The boys soccer team had their first game of the season on Thursday against Parkland. It was a great match that resulted in penalty kicks. Unfortunately, they fell short of a victory against Parkland. Great job Raiders by not giving up and putting up a great challenge.
Girls Soccer: The girls had their first game on Wednesday against Parkland and did great in offense but excelled on defense by preventing the team from scoring with a final score of 10 to 0. Great job ladies!
Cheerleading: Has been working really hard at practice and at their tumbling and stunting practices gearing up for their up and coming competitions. Great job ladies!
The cheer team is also getting ready to roll out their Fan Cloth fundraiser with some great cheer apparel.
EMS 2023-2024 BELL SCHEDULE
EMS DRESS CODE
EMS OFFICE STAFF & NURSE CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to anyone by calling our main number 915-434-4300, or any of the direct numbers below, from 7:45 am - 4:15 pm to assist you.
Office Clerk & Nurse Contact Information:
6th Grade Students
Heather Borrego
(915) 434-4368
7th Grade Students
Ana Cadena-Medina
(915) 434-4310
8th Grade Students
Aida Marquez
(915) 434-4367
Front Office/Discipline Clerk
Susana Jimenez
(915) 434-4300
Sched/Registrar Clerk
Melissa Franco
(915) 434-4392
Nurse's Office
Lizeth Dehghan
(915) 434-4311
COUNSELORS' & COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS CONTACT INFORMATION
Counselors & CIS Contact Information:
Counselors' Clerk
Maricruz Ramirez
(915) 434-4300
6th Grade Students
Rose Ponce De Leon
(915) 434-4319
7th Grade Students
Susana Medina
(915) 434-4315
8th Grade Students
Melissa Alvarez
(915) 434-4321
Communities in Schools Coordinator - Student Last Names A - L
Ricardo Lomeli
(915) 434-4313
Communities in Schools Coordinator - Student Last Names M - Z
Claudia Ortega
(915) 434-4320
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CONTACT INFORMATION
Administrative Office Contact Information:
6th Grade Students
Assistant Principal - Michael Gutierrez
(915) 434-4302
7th Grade Students
Assistant Principal - Tanya Vega
(915) 434-4304
8th Grade Students
Assistant Principal - Carmen Imai
(915) 434-4326
Campus Oversight
Principal - Steve Zubiate
(915) 434-4301
EMS PERIMETER MAP (DROP-OFF & BUS LOCATIONS)
Contact Us
Website: yisd.net/eastwoodmiddle
Location: 2612 Chaswood Street, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: (915) 434 - 4300
Facebook: facebook.com/EastwoodMSRaiders
Twitter: @EMS_Raiders