#EagleNation Updates-

September 20: Back to School Night

September 22: Early Release Day

September 25: No School

September 28: Interims Submit

October 9: No School

November 1: No School (Teacher Grading for End of Q1)

MCPS School Calendar

Students should check their grades and check in with their teachers if they need support. It's early in the semester, so this is a great time to get on top of the learning so students don't fall behind.

Parents and caregivers can stay on top of monitoring your student's grade by using the ParentVUE App to access your ParentVUE account right on your phone. Find Quick One-Pagers here! If you need more support, there will be hands on support at Back to School Night.

ParentVUE Quick Guides

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Plan to join us on September 20th for our annual Back to School Night. Plan to be in your child's first class at 6:00 p.m.

Arrive by 5:20 when we will host a resource fair and our first PTSA Meeting. Join us for walk up, HANDS-ON workshops to STAY CONNECTED all year long after classroom visits.

Please bring your device (phone or student's Chromebook) so we can make sure you are set up with ParentVUE on your phone to check student grades ANYWHERE!

Register and Verify Your ParentVue Information

The Annual Verification process allows families to update contact information, collect important information about you and your student, including any medical, immunization, language preferences, and emergency information that school staff need to know. MCPS uses ParentVUE to collect this information electronically. Online registration is available now until October 20th.

We have online registration quick guides in several languages available to support you in this process.

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Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is committed to ensuring our students are equipped with the information needed to be able to recognize signs of bullying/cyber bullying, harassment (including sexual harassment), hate-bias incidents, hazing, intimidation, and student gender norms. An online student training lesson, entitled “Culture of Respect,” has been developed for students in Grades 6–12.

Read the Family letter here in English.

Lea la carta familiar aquí en español.

Attention all 7th and 8th grade parents and/or guardians: The Family Life and Human Sexuality Parent Information Meeting will take place on Wednesday, Spetember 27th at 6:00 pm via zoom. During the meeting, health teachers will share information about the current health curriculum and preview the content that will be taught during this unit. This unit is only taught in 7th and 8th grade health education.

Zoom Meeting Information:

• Topic: FLHS Parent Information Meeting_23-24

• Time: Sep 27, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time

Join Zoom Meeting

• https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/83753632916?pwd=d2tiR2w2Q3J0TWRFRTVMZ3VNY203dz09

• Meeting ID: 837 5363 2916

• Passcode: Health

MCPS is seeking input about the 2024–2025 school year calendar! Please take a moment to complete the MCPS School Calendar 2024-2025 Feedback. Your input will be used to select the first and last day of school, as well as other important dates for the coming school year.

MCPS School Calendar 2024 - 2025 Feedback (google.com)

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Montgomery‌ ‌County‌ ‌Public‌ ‌Schools‌ ‌(MCPS)‌ ‌is‌ ‌excited‌ ‌to‌ ‌share‌ ‌information‌ ‌about‌ ‌the‌ ‌wide‌ ‌array‌ ‌of‌ ‌opportunities‌ ‌that‌ ‌are‌ ‌available‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌high‌ ‌school‌ ‌level.‌ ‌These‌ ‌opportunities‌ ‌include‌ ‌rigorous‌ ‌college‌ ‌and‌ ‌career‌ ‌readiness‌ ‌programs‌ ‌in‌ ‌your‌ ‌local‌ ‌high‌ ‌school,‌ ‌as‌ ‌well‌ ‌as‌ ‌regional‌ ‌and‌ ‌countywide‌ ‌programs‌ ‌that‌ ‌help‌ ‌students‌ ‌gain‌ ‌an‌ ‌early‌ ‌edge‌ ‌in‌ ‌preparing‌ ‌for‌ ‌their‌ ‌future.‌ ‌MCPS‌ ‌is‌ ‌committed‌ ‌to‌ ‌expanding‌ ‌these‌ ‌opportunities‌ ‌to‌ ‌ensure‌ ‌access‌ ‌for‌ ‌all‌ ‌students‌ ‌and‌ ‌has‌ ‌launched‌ ‌many‌ ‌new‌ ‌programs‌ ‌in‌ ‌recent‌ years.‌ ‌Learn‌ ‌more‌ ‌about‌ ‌these‌ ‌opportunities‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌MCPS‌ ‌Regional/Countywide website: ‌

The district is inviting all MCPS families to the Girls’ Summit on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Clarksburg High School. This event will provide informative workshops geared towards middle and high school girls on a variety of current topics. Join us for a chance to network, participate in fun activities, learn valuable skills and enjoy a fashion show presented by White House Black Market celebrating diverse body types!

Sessions will be provided in English and Spanish, and will be organized by grade level.

MCPS será anfitrión de la Cumbre de las Jóvenes

El distrito invita a todas las familias de MCPS a la Cumbre de las Jóvenes el sábado, 21 de octubre en la Escuela Secundaria Clarksburg. Este evento proporcionará talleres informativos dirigidos a jóvenes de las escuelas intermedia y secundaria sobre una variedad de temas actuales. ¡Acompáñenos para tener la oportunidad de establecer contactos, participar en actividades divertidas, aprender habilidades valiosas y disfrutar de un desfile de moda presentado por White House Black Market que celebra diversos tipos de cuerpo!

Las sesiones se darán en inglés y en español y estarán organizadas por nivel de grado. Horas de Aprendizaje mediante el servicio estudiantil (SSL, por sus siglas en inglés) estarán disponibles para los estudiantes. Los temas y las actividades incluirán:

• Relaciones sanas/violencia en el noviazgo

• Uso de las redes sociales y la salud mental, incluido el ciberacoso

• Autoestima

• Identificar los síntomas de la depresión y la ansiedad

• Comer saludable y la imagen corporal

• Terapia de música, Zumba y bicicletas estáticas para terapia de arte

• Se distribuirán kits de Narcan y también habrá capacitación disponible.

Confirme su asistencia

As new cases of COVID-19 increase locally, we have seen outbreaks occurring in multiple schools across the county. Temporary outbreak precautions for individual classrooms where COVID-19 is spreading rapidly helps prevent spread to vulnerable individuals and to the rest of school. Check out the FAQ page for more information about how outbreaks are managed. The newly approved COVID-19 updated vaccine will be available in our area in the next few weeks. For information about COVID-19, influenza and RSV vaccine availability, refer to Vaccines.Gov.

Información sobre las medidas para los brotes de COVID-19

A medida que aumentan los nuevos casos de COVID-19 a nivel local, hemos visto brotes en varias escuelas de todo el condado. Las precauciones temporales contra los brotes para las aulas individuales donde el COVID-19 se está propagando rápidamente ayudan a prevenir la propagación a personas vulnerables y al resto de la escuela. Consulte la página de preguntas frecuentes para obtener más información sobre cómo se gestionan los brotes. La vacuna actualizada contra el COVID-19 recientemente aprobada estará disponible en nuestra área en las próximas semanas. Para obtener información sobre la disponibilidad de las vacunas contra el COVID-19, la influenza y el VSR (o RSV, por sus siglas en inglés), consulte Vaccines.gov.

Each month on the first Friday of the month, we will clear out the Lost and Found. Please be sure to tell your student to check for lost items in the Lost and Found (located on the cafeteria stage). We already have several (very nice) water bottles and school supplies on the stage.

*We will not begin clearing the Lost and Found until the first Friday in October to provide additional time for students to check for lost items.

PLEASE contact the counseling office if you need a backpack or school supplies. We still have resources and want to ensure all students are ready for learning!

FREE Computers! MCPS is offering computers. Please refer to the guidelines in the document to determine if you qualify and how to take advantage of this opportunity.

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Emails and phone numbers for support in the school:

• Main Office: (240) 740-6280
• Admin Secretary: Ms. Perez: priscilla_b_smith@mcpsmd.org
• Attendance Secretary: Ms. Blanco: isaura_m_blanco-flores@mcpsmd.org
• Front Office Secretary: Ms. Calderon: alexa_k_calderonperez@mcpsmd.org
• Financial Assistant: Ms. Zhang: rui_zhang@mcpsmd.org

Counselors:

GRADE 6

• (Last Names A-R): Rachel Greene - rachel_m_greene@mcpsmd.org
  
• (Last Names S-Z): Cherine Roberts- cherine_roberts@mcpsmd.org

GRADE 7

• (Last Names A-S) Cayla Cwerner- cayla_cwerner@mcpsmd.org
• (Last Names T-Z): Cherine Roberts- cherine_roberts@mcpsmd.org

GRADE 8

• (Last Names A-S): Genevieve Loving- genevieve_s_loving@mcpsmd.org
• (Last Names T-Z): Ms. Roberts-cherine_roberts@mcpsmd.org

Administrators:

• Principal - Ms. Shorts: lisa_n_shorts@mcpsmd.org
• 6th Grade Assistant Principal- Matthew Kerwin: matthew_f_kerwin@mcpsmd.org
• 7th Assistant Principal- Charles Feamster: charles_s_feamster@mcpsmd.org
• 8th Grade Assistant Principal- Deidre Levin: deirdre_m_mcshealevin@mcpsmd.org

Family Supports:

• Parent Community Coordinator - Mirna Medrano-romero: mirna_a_medrano-romero@mcpsmd.org
• PTA President- Shripal Shah: eastern.ptsa.president@gmail.com

Website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/easternms
Location: Eastern Middle School, University Boulevard East, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Phone: (240) 740-6280
Twitter: @EasternMS_Prin