EMS Notes from "The Nest"

11/4/2024 October Fall School Edition

Happy Fall,

The weather has been amazing and I hope that everyone has been able to enjoy it. We are just beginning the second quarter of the school year. Grades have been completed, and we venture into Parent-Teacher Conference Week. Schoology is a very accurate way to keep track of grades, including final grades as teachers get the final scores entered into the grade book.

IT'S CONFERENCE TIME

I know that some of the middle school grade-level teams have reached out to parents to schedule meetings. If you would like to schedule a meeting with your child's teachers, please notify the teachers or contact Mrs. Farmer in the office who is formulating the schedule for the 3 days. Please note that we can meet any time of the year. Please contact your child's teachers for teaming times throughout the day.

Our times for conferences include:

Early Release Schedule for students at 1:15 pm on Wednesday 11/6 and Thursday 11/7.

Conferences Wednesday - 2:20 pm (20 minute increments) with last one scheduled at 6:40 pm

Conferences Thursday - 2:20 pm (20 minute increments) with last one scheduled at 6:40 pm

No School Friday 11/8 for students

Conferences Friday - 8:00 am (20 minute increments) with the last one scheduled at 11:40 am

It's Book Fair Time!

Here's a reminder that parents can stop in with or with out their students to purchase books during our Scholastic Book Fair during Parent/Teacher Conferences. Keep your child reading for pleasure. It enhances skills, and promotes a healthy lifestyle habit that they can carry with them forever. Contact Mrs. Taylor in the library with any questions.

Red-Ribbon Week

We just wrapped up Red-Ribbon 🎀🎀week with our middle school students. This year's theme was

Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free. The theme is a reminder that by staying drug free, you are sending a message to yourself and others about how much you value yourself, your overall health, your community and your future. By Making healthy choices, like staying drug free, you are much more likely to achieve your goals!

We walked the red carpet💃🕺, put a lid on drugs👒🧢, gave drugs the boot🥾👢, and scared away drugs for the week🎃🧛🦹🏻‍♀️. There were many fun activities that remind students to grow up safe, healthy, and drug free.

District Special Schedules/Dates:

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

Nov 8 - No School (Parent Teacher Conferences)

Nov 11 - Veteran's Day Assembly

Nov 27-29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Also included in this newsletter:

-Nest Notes

*Remind 101

*Yearbook Candid's link

- Counselor's Corner

*Unity Day Student picture

- Nurse Sutton in the House

*Respiratory Virus

-Things We Like to Brag About

*Student Awards

-EMS important website links

-Community News

-Athletics Update Schedule and Link (Winter 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

REPEATS:
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

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

Upcoming Important Athletic Dates:

• Tues Nov 12, 6:30pm 7th and 8th grade WRESTLING and BOYS Basketball Code of Conduct and Team meeting in the middle school cafeteria.
• Fri Nov 15, Wrestling begins
• Mon Nov 25, Winter Sport photos (cheer, basketball, wrestling)

Game schedules can be found on the Eastwood website. Go to "Middle School", and you will see a tab for the MS Athletic Schedules.

• • 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

  • Veterans Day PM Assembly Schedule

  • Nov 15 - 7:20 pm EMS Huddle, 12:18 pm S.A.T./ F.O.R. Club meeting

  • Nov 18 - 2:30 pm PEP Club Meeting, 6:00pm Board Meeting

  • Nov 22 - Eagle Way Store / T-shirt

  • Nov 26 - 7th Medieval Feast, 5:00 pm EMS GBKB vs Lake

  • Nov 27 - 29 NO School - Thanksgiving Break

  • Nov 28 - Happy Thanksgiving

  • Dec 1 - 5:30 pm 7th Grade Band Holiday Light Parade

  • Dec 2 - 12:18pm Student Council Meeting, 2:30 Pep Club Meeting, 4:15 MS BBKB vs OH, MS GBKB @ OH.

  • Dec 3 - SC/NJHS Angel Tree Shopping

  • Dec 4 - 8th grade to Walleye Game, 4:15 pm MS BBKB @ Fos, MS GBKB vs Fos.

  • Dec 5 - 7:30 pm 6/7 Band Concert, 4:30 MS BBKB @ Lake

  • Dec 6 - 11:45am Fire Drill, 12:15 NJHS Meeting, 7:00pm EMS Christmas Dance, Conkle Duals

  • Dec 8 - 10:00 am MS GWR A Bryan, 2:30 MS Christmas Concert @ EHS

  • Dec 9 - 12:15 SAT/FOR, Lock Down Lessons, 4:15 pm MS BBKB vs Otsego, MS GBKB @ Otsego

  • 4:15 MS BBKB@Genoa, MS GBKB vs Genoa

  • Dec 12 - 4:15 MSWr A Mau/Ross, 7:30 8th/HS Band

  • Dec 13 - 12:15 pm NJHS Meeting

  • Dec 14 - 9:00 am BMWr @ Clyde Invite

  • Dec 15 - 9:00 am GMWr @ Clyde Invite

  • Dec 16 - 12:15 Pep Club, 4:15 MS BBKB @ Mau, MS GBKB vs Mau, 6:00 pm Board Meeting

  • Dec 18 - 4:15 pm MS GBKB vs Ross, MS BBKB @ Ross

  • Dec 19 - MSWr vs Lake/Ots

  • Dec 20 - 7:20 EMS Huddle, Winter Pep Assembly Schedule, MSWr @ Lakota Tourney

  • Dec 23 - Jan 3 No School - Winter Break

  • Jan 6 - Return from winter Break

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