School picture day is Thursday, September 26. Your student should have come home today with their picture day order form. If the form somehow got misplaced in their backpack, you can always order online at schoolpictures.com. The keyword for East is AA4607Fall24.
The big announcement for this week centers around NWEA testing. NWEA test scores are used to determine students’ current achievement levels, as well as a measurement of their academic growth in both Reading and Math.
September 23-27, all East students will be testing in their Language Arts classes. The following week, September 30-Oct. 4, all East students will be testing in their Math classes. October 7-8 will be set aside for any make up testing that may need to occur.
By working together, we can make your child’s test experience positive and successful. Here are some suggestions that can help our students show their best effort…
Get plenty of rest the night before the test
Eat a healthy breakfast at home or in the school cafeteria (remember, there is free breakfast served in the cafeteria each morning).
Come to school on time and with the tools that are needed.
Glasses (if applicable)
Fully charged chromebook or other device
Have a positive attitude. Remind yourself to do your best and that test scores do not define you as a person.
With construction going on throughout the year, we have had to make a few adjustments to how students enter the building. If you drop off your student in the morning, students will enter through door 5. This is the doorway that is near the gym. Door 5 will be open from 7:55 - 8:15 each morning. For safety reasons, this door will lock at 8:15. If you drop your student off after 8:15, we ask that they enter the building through door 26.
Door 26 would also be the door that you would come to if you needed to pick your child up early from school. The main office has been moved to just inside door 26 during the construction. We apologize for the inconvenience. As I tell staff and students, the short term inconvenience will pay off when we have a beautiful new addition next year!
For those parents on Facebook, there is a page run by East parents to help share information about events at East Middle School. This is a terrific way for us to provide you with timely information and a great way for families to ask and answer questions. This is a closed group for East parents only. We encourage you to join and stay informed!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1549186582024591
East also now has an Instagram page (eastmiddleschoolpccs) and X ,formerly Twitter (east_pccs). These are newer accounts, so I will be adding to them.
Attention, East families--here is the link to the East Middle School Spiritwear store! 30% off until Sept. 24th, and shipping is only $5, or free for orders $75 or more! Contact rockets@eastmsptc.org with any questions.
