East Hills Connection #19

We hope everyone enjoyed the snow and you and your family are keeping warm during this cold week!

Today we will follow the District's a 2-hour delay, tomorrow we will have the rescheduled 3-hour delay.

The quarter ends tomorrow, please encourage your child to complete any missing items or take any retest needed. We want our students to understand the content and be successful in their learning. Our teachers are overwhelmingly accommodating to help students that need any support. Please remind your child to take advantage of that support, if needed.

Starting this week, we will practice a Text Dependent Analysis as a school. Students read and respond to a grade level text. Writing is so important and taking time as a school to focus on this valuable skill is something we feel is an investment in our students.

Please see further announcements below, we have a lot going on this winter!

Stay warm,

Mr. Horvath, Mr. Podhyski and Mrs. Braun

1/21: 2-HR Delay Bell Schedule (district wide)

1/22: 3-HR Delay (rescheduled- MS only)

1/22: MP2 Ends

1/23: MP 3 Starts

2/6: MP2 Report Cards Posted to ParentVUE

2/14: Teacher Inservice Day (Schools Closed)

2/17: Schools Closed: (Presidents' Day)

Looking for something to do this weekend? Explore a variety of FREE events and activities happening within the #BASDcommunity in the event section of the BASD website.

To check out upcoming events, FOLLOW THIS LINK.

East Hills Parents and Guardians,

Be in the know this school year by signing up for the EHMS Parent Association emails! Click the link to provide your name and email address.

This is an opt-in only list, so you MUST register your email to get the info from the Parent Association.

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Mrs. Constanzo shares some great ways to be healthy this school year!

New for 2024-25

Summer is coming to a close and often we neglect to realize many of the changes the students will need to become accustomed to when school starts. Waking up early, preparing to catch the bus or travel to school, schoolwork, homework, and the list goes on.

One major area to consider is that your children will not have the same access to their cell phones when they become students again.

Parents, please prepare your child(ren) for the adjustment. Most parents have limitations they set for their children throughout the summer days to limit screen time. However, all of the students and you as parents need to know that we are adjusting our standards for the upcoming school year. We looked back on the level of distraction vs. usefulness cell phones have provided over the past few years and we realize the need to set a tone for the school day to be largely void of the distractions of cell phones. Here is what you should prepare your child(ren) for when they return to school:

Students may not CARRY phones in hands, pockets, etc. Cell phones must not be out at all. They must remain in bags during the school day. This means:

1. Students can never use cell phones in class, hallway or office without teacher/staff permission.

2. Students can never carry cell phones in hand in the hallway.

3. Students can never take cellphones to/in the lavatory.

4. Students can never take cell phones to the cafeteria (not in purses/lunch bags if those items are brought to the cafe).

***Smart watches have similar restricted use in all the same ways as cell phones. Smart watches can and will be collected if used inappropriately.