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EMS Weekly Update

November 4, 2024

EMS WeeklyUpdateNovember 4, 2024

Celebrations🎉🥳

We wanted to take time to celebrate 1st marking period accomplishments. 85.3% of our students did not receive any referrals during the 1st marking period. 12.7% of our students made Highest Honors (straight A's). 46.2% of our students made honor roll. 18.8% of our students had perfect attendnace for the 1st marking period. WAY TO GO EMS! Keep up the great work!

October Students of the Month

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month.


6th grade

A'Zawnte' A.

Marcus A.

Ava B.

Anna F.

Aria Masters

Nora P.

Kurtis-Wallas F.


7th grade

Carter C.

Hayden F.

Brynna O.

Prisha P.

Adelina W.

Kolten W.


8th grade

Amirah C.

Mattie F.

Connor H.

Robert R.

Brooklyn S.

Piper S.

EMS Absence Reporting
Please use this website to report your child's absence for Esperanza Middle School.

Important Information

Monday, November 4th will be a B day. Esperanza will be closed on Tuesday, November 5th for election day. Friday, November 8th will be a two-hour early dismissal for students.


1st marking period report cards will be available online in HAC on Wednesday, November 6th. Please review your child's grades with them and develop a plan to keep up the great job they are already doing or make a plan to improve any grades that might need improving.


Online Federal Impact Aid Forms are now available through the Home Access Center (HAC). Once logged in, directions to access the online Impact Aid form can be found HERE. A video with instructions is available HERE. The form can now be accessed in Spanish by clicking on the Globe in the top right-hand corner once the form has been started. The deadline for the online submission of Federal Impact Aid Survey forms is Friday, November 15, 2024.


Ms. Abney, our 6th-grade counselor, will be out November 12, 2024 through January 6, 2025. During her absence we will be splitting the 6th-grade by grade-level. Mr. Tompkins, our 7th-grade counselor, will take last names A-L and Ms. Gibb, our 8th-grade counselor, will take last names M-Z. Ms. McKay will remain the Assistant Principal.

After School Activities

All after-school activities end at 3:30 pm. Two or more late pickups will result in removal from after-school activities.

Monday - NJHS, Math Counts, Wiffle Ball, and Tennis

Tuesday - None

Wednesday - Honors Chorus, Symphonic Band, Yearbook, Wiffle Ball, and Tennis

Thursday - Field Hockey, Running Club, Civil Air Patrol, Jazz Band, and BATB Jr Solo work: Belle & Stage Manager

Friday - None

Upcoming Events

  • All schools and offices will be closed on Monday, November 11th in honor of Veteran's Day.
  • On November 14, 2024, Frank Kros will present, Wonder Words: Using the Power of Language to Help Kids Learn and Thrive from 6 pm- 8 pm at the Forrest Career & Technology Center, Dohrman A. The workshop is free but registration is required via email to parnersforsucess@smcps.org
  • Picture makeup and retake day will take place on Thursday, November 14th. If you are doing retakes, please bring back the original pictures to return them.
Event Information

8th Grade Dance

This dance will take place right after school for 8th-grade students ONLY; students must be picked up at 4:00 p.m. Parents will not need to come inside to pick up students. Students will be released to the parking lot at 4:00 p.m. to go home. The permission slip to attend the dance will be in the November 10th SMORE and available in the cafeteria starting Tuesday, November 12th. The cost to attend the dance is $5.00. Students must have their $5.00 and signed permission slip during homeroom on Friday, November 15th , to get their dance wristband. No dance wristbands will be sold after homeroom, and no students can call home to get permission to attend the dance.

When?

Friday, Nov 15, 2024, 02:00 PM

Where?

Esperanza Middle School, Maple Road, Lexington Park, MD, USA

EMS Staff Member of the Month Nomination Form

Link your Harris Teeter VIC Card!

If you shop at Harris Teeter, please link your VIC card online or tell your cashier during your checkout that you want to link to the Esperanza Middle School account. The account number is 4621. Once the account number is linked, every time you shop 5% of your Harris Teeter brand purchases will be contributed by Harris Teeter to the Esperanza account. It is that easy!

SMCPS Student Mental Health & Wellness

Use this link to visit the SMCPS Student Mental Health & Wellness resource page.

Student Lunch Accounts

Use this link to put money on your child's lunch account.
EMS Fundraisers SY25
As stated in our back-to-school letter, fundraisers throughout the school year will always be publicized in the SMORE before they occur. Please click the link above for the most up-to-date EMS Fundraiser information.
My School Bucks and the EMS Library in SMCPS
Families can pay for lost or damaged resources in My School Bucks. Resources include library books, laptops, chargers, textbooks, consumables, etc. My School Bucks is also used to put lunch money on your child's account.
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