State Testing Begins THIS WEEK
State Testing is HERE. Please make sure that your child gets a good night of sleep and a healthy breakfast prior to school on these days! They are ready...!
Here are the dates:
- March 26: ELA Testing Day #1
- March 27: ELA Testing Day #2
- Spring Break: April 6 - 15
- April 18: Math Testing Day #1
- April 19: Math Testing Day #2
- April 23: 8th Grade Science Testing
It is important every day, but these in particular. Students MUST have a fully charged chromebook when they arrive to school for testing.
Change in Principal for the 2024-25 School Year
I have been the principal at Middle School East for 16 years and, as you may have seen as the board of education accepted my letter, this June will mark my last.
It has been a honor to serve in this capacity and I will leave with many great memories of the wonderful staff I have worked with, the strong and thriving community I have seen, beautiful families I have encountered and, most of all the inspirational students who have graced the halls over the years.
Thank you all for your contributions to the school and to your children's success. Schools are best when they operate beside the parents and community to support our most precious commodity. This group of parents and staff has exemplified this spirit at nearly every turn and of that, I could not be more proud.
Brad Barboza
UNO Tournament
Fitness Fundraiser Collection Days
Fitness Fundraiser COLLECTION Begins NEXT WEEK. It is that season again! Please look for these flyers that came home with your child last week for information about our one PTA fundraiser of the year! This year we are celebrating our 30th Fitness Fundraiser! Here are the dates that we will have our collections days and sports sign ups:
- Tuesday, April 2
- Isibindi
- Altruismo
- Protos
- Wednesday, April 3
- Sollevare
- Tatonka
- Onraka
- Thursday, April 4
- Reveur,
- Nukumori
- Friday, April 5: ALL outstanding donations
eWaste Recycle Event at GMSE
The House of Tatonka is hosting an upcoming event at Gahanna Middle School East in order to honor their holiday…Earth Day!
On Wednesday, April 24th after school, East families are invited to participate in an E-Waste event! This event allows families to recycle electronic waste that otherwise is more difficult to dispose of. The waste will be collected here at school and Green Wave will come pick it up. Examples of e-waste are included below:
Batteries (All Kinds..alkaline, Li-Ion, Ni-MH, etc...)
*Computers / laptops
Calculators
Wires/ Cables/ Cords
Keyboards
DVD players
TVs
Telephones
Computer mice (and more… here is a complete list of acceptable items)
If you are interested in recycling e-waste from our list of acceptable items, please send items to school with your student on 4/24 OR drive by East anytime from 3:45-4:30 on Wednesday, April 24th. A drive through will be set-up to accept your e-waste.
*Green Wave indicates that they are an R2 Certified facility that conforms with the United States Department of Defense Standard DOD 5220.22-M for data destruction. We are audited yearly to this standard. All drives are either wiped in our facility or sent to an R2 Certified downstream vendor for shredding.
Thank you for supporting our school and our planet!
6th Grade Update
- Tomorrow and Wednesday (March 26 & 27) are ELA testing days! Please make sure your child is getting enough sleep, having breakfast and coming to school with his/her Chromebook fully charged. Please help us set your students up for success by encouraging them to try their best and show all they know on the state test!
- TI-30XIIS scientific calculators (from supply list) are being stored with students’ math teachers to ensure students have it daily and for state testing. Please be sure your child brings it to school!
- Student Council would like to thank everyone who helped to make the 6th grade fun night such a success! Everyone seemed to have a great time & represented MSE well!
- Robotics Club: Great job at Lincoln STEM Night. Tuesday morning we will meet at 8am for our last meeting.
- Keep collecting donations for Fitness Fundraiser. We have been having fun playing dodgeball!
7th Grade Update
- Tomorrow and Wednesday (March 26 & 27) are ELA testing days! Please make sure your child is getting enough sleep, having breakfast and coming to school with his/her Chromebook fully charged. Please help us set your students up for success by encouraging them to try their best and show all they know on the state test!
- Please remind your students that they will need a physical book to read if they finish their state testing early!
8th Grade Update
State testing will begin next week! ELA Part 1 will be Tues 3/26 and ELA Part 2 will be Wed 3/27. Try to encourage your student to eat breakfast and a good night of sleep to prepare for these testing days.
“Shadowing Day” is April 25th! Please ask your student about this and begin discussions about where/who they could shadow. If you need help finding a placement for your student, please reach out to your student’s ELA teacher.
Science classes are looking for supply donations! Here is the supply list if you are able to contribute anything. Thanks!
*** There will be no classes for 8th graders at MSE that day.