EMS Notes from "The Nest"

9/30/2024 September Fall School Edition

Good Afternoon, E.M.S. Community,

The beginning of school has come and gone, and we are in the flow of daily operations. It has already been a busy month. We are approaching midterm grades. I encourage all parents to look at Schoology and follow up with your child's teachers regarding progress, missing assignments, and midterm grades. It is better to look into concerns now then wait until the end of the quarter.

It was fairly hot early on, which then led to some fog delays, and even a closure. Hopefully that will not be the norm as we enter the fall season. I know fall is my favorite time of year with so much to do, and great fall activities.

I wanted to thank our students for their attentive participation in our Rachel's Challenge Assembly at school, and those parents that attended the Community Event that Evening. It was a great message that will be revisited throughout the year. Students and Community members were given 5 challenges moving forward:

1.Look for the best in others

2.Dream Big

3.Choose Positive Influences

4.Speak with Kindness

5.Start your own Chain Reaction

This will hopefully spread throughout the building to create a positive culture of kindness and actions that represent the Eagle Way. A special "Thank You" to Mrs. Rutherford and her Intern, Mrs. Brossia for doing the "heavy lifting" to organize this impactful event.

The Rachel's Challenge Program was made possible through private donations to help our kids. If you are interested in making a donation to continue the Rachel's Challenge "Movement", you can make donations to Eastwood Middle School with a notation of Rachel's Challenge. Thank you to all parties for a wonderful experience for our kids.

There is a picture and link to the newspaper article below.

District Special Schedules/Dates:

Oct 7-11 -6th grade students to Camp Michindoh

Oct 15 -2hr delay schedule

Oct 16 - Unity Day: Wear ORANGE to unite against Bullying, Show kindness, acceptance, inclusion

Oct 25 - End of 1st 9 weeks.

Nov 1 - NO School (Teacher Work Day)

Nov 6 & 7- Early Release 1:15 pm (Parent Teacher Conferences)

Nov 8 - No School (Parent Teacher Conferences)

Also included in this newsletter:

-Nest Notes

*Receiving Mr. Welker's Community Emails

*Attendance Awareness Month

*Remind 101

*EMSPAC Minutes

- Counselor's Corner

- Nurse Sutton in the House

-Things We Like to Brag About

-EMS important website links

-Community News

-Athletics Update Schedule and Link (Fall Sports and activities info)

-Upcoming Events Calendar -

-Eastwood's Beliefs, Behaviors & Outcomes

Thank You

Peace,

Dwight Fertig

Principal

dfertig@eastwoodschools.net

Twitter: Emsdfertig (@DwightFertig)

419-833-6011 Ext. 301

Not Receiving Mr. Welker's Community Emails???

If you have signed up to receive Mr. Welker's Community Emails but are not receiving the email messages, please do one of the following to allow his emails to reach your inbox.

1. check your spam/trash folder

2. add bwelker@eastwoodschools.org to your contacts

We have received numerous duplicate sign ups from community members that are already on the Superintendent's Community mailing list so hopefully doing one or both of the above will allow you to receive the email messages.

Thank you!

Betsy Hood

Eastwood Technology Integration Specialist

Attendance Awareness Month

September is Attendance Awareness Month, a nationwide recognition of the connection between regular school attendance and academic achievement.

A student who misses just two to three days of school per month can be chronically absent. Attendance Awareness Month highlights the importance of mobilizing schools, families, and community partners to promote and implement tiered strategies and personalized interventions to reduce chronic absenteeism. When students are not chronically absent, they are far more likely to read at grade level, succeed academically, graduate on time, and be ready for the workforce.

It is important for every student in Ohio to attend school every day. Attendance studies routinely show the connection between regular attendance and critical school measures such as reading proficiently, performing well academically, and graduating from high school.

For students to have excellent attendance and high levels of engagement, we all need to work together: schools and districts, teachers and staff, families, communities, and policy makers. As a team, we can improve attendance and lower chronic absence.

What happens when a student becomes excessively absent from school?

In the event a child of compulsory school age is absent with a nonmedical excuse or without legitimate excuse for 38 or more hours in one school month or 65 or more hours in a school year, Ohio law requires the following to occur:

• The school or district will notify the student’s parents or guardians in writing within seven days of the triggering absence if the absences are for nonmedical reasons or without legitimate excuse;

• The student will follow the school or district’s policy for addressing excessive absences; and

• The school or district may refer the student and family to community resources, as appropriate.

Remind 101

Just a reminder that the district uses Remind 101 to notify families of closings, delays, transportation information, and other emergencies. Please assure that you have signed up or have up-to-date information in your account. There are instructions on the school's website under the Parent tab on how to sign up!

YEARBOOK Picture candids

Parents, if you take any group photos from games, events, etc from this school year, send them in to be included in the yearbooks. Anyone can upload pictures throughout the school year to be used in the yearbook. (The yearbook staff will choose which images will be used.)

When you click on the link, you will be prompted to set up an account. Then, just upload pics like any other app. There are tags available to add to their pics, if you don't know the team or group, you can always tag the grade level.

(*Community members can use this link!) It is the easiest way for us to get different images.

https://community.lifetouch.com/invite?code=PEMBERVILLE-EASTWOOD-EAGLES-25

EMSPAC

The Eastwood Middle School Parent Advisory Committee's NEXT MEETING: Fall/October 21 2024, 4:00pm in the middle school.

Latest Meeting: EMSPAC Meeting Agenda/Minutes:

Teacher Reports: -EMSPAC Teacher Academic Reports

https://rachelschallenge.org/blog/message-of-kindness-resonates-with-eastwood-high-school-students

Middle School Counselor Corner

Rachel’s Challenge

Students in grades 5-8 experienced the incredible story of Rachel Scott who was the first victim in the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999. Her life, writings and legacy have become the basis for Rachel’s Challenge and her story has been shared around the world. Rachel’s Challenge is a national non profit that prevents school violence, bullying, and youth suicide through live and digital mental health programs in schools. A Community Event was held that evening with over 100 participants.

Our students have made the commitment to live the 5 Challenges of the program. Members of the community who attended the event were also asked to live out the challenges. Our FOR Club (Friends of Rachel) will provide activities that encourage our students to create a chain reaction of kindness

The five challenges of Rachel's Challenge are:

• Look for the best in others

• Dream big

• Choose positive influences

• Speak with kindness

• Start your own chain reaction

The first of the FOR Club activities is SOCKTOBER. A collection of socks is being conducted with boxes at the Stony Ridge, Luckey and Pemberville libraries, the IGA, Luckey Junction, State Bank and The Union Bank. The socks will be donated to the community Angel Tree Project.

Unity Day - October 16

On the third Wednesday of October, everyone in the school wears ORANGE to symbolize the school’s unity toward bullying prevention and united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. This was created by the National Bullying Prevention Center with the call to action, “Make it Orange and Make it End. Unite Against Bullying!” October is National Bullying Prevention Month.

Grandparent/Kinship Support Groups - See the attached flier below for more information

JOHNNY’S AMBASSADORS - Youth THC Prevention Presentation. October 7, 6:00 @ Penta

When you may have any respiratory virus...‎

Stay home and away from others (including people you live with who are not sick) if you have respiratory virus symptoms. These symptoms can include fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache, among others.

• You can go back to your normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:
  1. Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
  2. You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).
     

For 6th grade adv. ELA, my.amplify.com

7th Grade Homework Document: 7th Grade Homework Link

Eastwood Band Home Page - band.eastwoodschools.org

6th Grade Band - band.eastwoodschools.org/6th-grade-band

7th Grade Band - band.eastwoodschools.org/7th-grade-band

8th Grade Band - band.eastwoodschools.org/8th-grade-band

Eastwood Cross Country Hosts Club

The high school cross country team would like to invite any student in grades K-6 to participate in this year's youth cross country program. Practices will be held every Wednesday in September and October from 5:30 until 6:30 at the high school cross country course. Please fill out the attached form if you are interested: https://forms.gle/iyCs34Juh8hftCX1A.

• Sept 30 - 12:15 Pep Club, 4:30 pm MS VB @ Lake

• Oct 1 - EMS CC @ NBC Jamboree

• Oct 2 - 2:00 pm Evac Drill to the Stadium, 3:45 pm LPDC, 4:15 MS VB vs Otsego

• Oct 3 - 4:15 MS FB @ Fostoria

• Oct 4 - Fall Pep Rally PM Assembly Schedule

• Oct 5 - TBD MS VB Tournament, 9:00 am MS CC @ Fostoria Invite

• Oct 7 - 6th grade to Camp, 12:15 Student Council Meeting, 2:30 Pep Club meeting

• Oct 9 -

• Oct 10 - 7th Water Quality Testing, 4:15 MS FB @ Otsego

• Oct 11 - Eagle Way Store, 12:15 pm NJHS Meeting, 8th gr. HS Band Night

• Oct 12 - 10:00 am MS CC Championships

• Oct 14 - 12:15 Pep Club, 7:00 pm Athletic Booster Meeting

• Oct 15 - 2 Hr Delay Inservice

• Oct 16 - Unity Day Wear Orange, 12:15 pm Alice Drill

• Oct 17 - 4:15 pm MS FB vs Oak Harbor

• Oct 18 -

• Oct 21 - 2:30 Pep Club, 4:00 pm EMSPAC meeting, 6:00 PM Board Meeting

• Oct 22 - 6th Grade Sci Club to Landfill

• Oct 23 - EMS Picture Retakes

• Oct 25 - End of 9 wks, Eagle Way Store

• Oct 28 - 12:15 pm Pep Club,

• Oct 31 -

• Nov 1 - No School Teacher Work Day

• Nov 3 - Daylight Savings Time Ends (Fall Back)

• Nov 4 - 12:15 pm Student Council Meeting, 2:30 pm Pep Club Meeting

• Nov 5 - Election Day

• Nov 6 - Early Release (1:15pm) Parent Teacher Conferences

• Nov 7 - Early Release (1:15pm) Parent Teacher Conferences, Eagle Way Store

• Nov 8 - No School Parent Teacher Conferences

• Nov 11 - Veteran's Day Assembly

Community updates & announcements are sent out via email by Superintendent Brent Welker and can be found on the district website under the About Our District tab.

Email: dfertig@eastwoodschools.org
Website: http://www.eastwoodschools.org/
Location: 4800 Sugar Ridge Road, Pemberville, OH, USA
Phone: 419-833-6011
Twitter: @emsdfertig