Erie Middle School’s Weekly Newsletter 12/13/24

Erie Middle School
Tiger News
December 13, 2024

Another week in the books! It was our last full school week of 2024!

I want to take a moment to put a spotlight on student leadership at EMS. First, Mrs. Howie worked with Student Council to put together a fun float in the Parade of Lights. It was so wonderful to hear the cheers and energy from our Student Council students last Friday. Second, Ms. Raver and Mrs. Fenster worked with our NJHS students to guide them in creating a wonderful opportunity for us to give to those in need. Watching our student leaders take on this project was heartwarming, and I am proud that our students raised over $800!

Moments like these make me very proud to get to be part of Erie Middle!

NJHS Bake Sale Fundraiser

Thank You for Supporting Our NJHS Bake Sale Fundraiser!

We are thrilled to announce that our NJHS fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation raised an incredible $815.40! This success would not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our amazing NJHS students, who enthusiastically organized and ran the event.

A heartfelt thank-you goes out to everyone who supported us by purchasing baked goods and hot cocoa. Your generosity will help make wishes come true for children in need of hope and joy.

Together, we’re making a difference. Thank you for being part of this meaningful cause!

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment Dates:
Applications open December 2, 2024, and close December 16, 2024.
The 2025-26 Open Enrollment application will be available online starting December 2 on the SVVSD Open Enrollment site.

• Contact Information:
  For questions, you can email the EMS registrar at: [email protected].

If you need further assistance or clarification, feel free to ask!

Erie High School Young Tigers Girls Basketball Skills Training

Click HERE to register.

Late Starts

Late starts occur on the first Wednesday of each month, with school beginning at 10:30 AM. Buses will run 2.5 hours later than their usual schedule. Please note, there is no late start in January. The next late start will be on Wednesday, February 5th.

Upcoming Late Starts:

NO Late Start in January

Wednesday, February 5th

Wednesday, March 5th

Wednesday, April 2nd

Wednesday, May 7th

Main Street

For the safety of your student, please do not drop off or pick up your student on Main Street. Dropping off and picking up on Main Street also causes traffic build up. We have a drop off lane on the North side of the school off of Cheeseman Street. Please see the photo below for our drop off procedures.

Please DO NOT ENTER the bus pick up lane in front of the school between 7:40am – 8:10am and 2:40pm – 3:15pm. The teacher parking lot is also not a drop off or pick up spot for your student.

Student Fees

2024-25 classroom fees have been posted to your student’s Infinite Campus account.  Please log on to your Infinite Campus parent portal and click on Fees.  

If your family would qualify for free or reduced lunch, that designation will apply to your fees.  Click here for the 24-25 Free/Reduced application.  You will be notified from our district office about your qualification. 

Infinite Campus parent portal account questions:  please email [email protected]

Fee questions:  please email [email protected] 

Attendance

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow

Thank you for everything you do to communicate regarding your child’s absences. We have a lot of traffic in and out of our main office during the school day so we have procedure in place to be more efficient and smooth for our students and families.

We understand that sometimes you will not be able to sign your student out until you arrive at the school. In this case, we have posted a QR code in the first lobby and have added chairs for your convenience.  Please remember to bring your ID each time you pick up your student.  If an ID check is needed, we will have you step into the front office. After that ID check we will have you wait for your student in the first lobby. We will have them meet you there as they come through the front office.

We have many times that the person picking up doesn’t know our procedures. Please share this information with your spouse, significant other, grandparents, siblings or anyone else that may be picking up your student.

As a reminder, always get a note from any type of appointment your student has for attendance purposes.

If your student is absent for a full day, you have 48 hours to call in with the reason for the absence, after that it will be marked unexcused. Per board policy, if a student is absent 10 days excused or not, absences will begin to be marked “unexcused” unless previously noted and approved by school administration or there is a doctor’s note provided to the school.

Extended Absences

Extended Absences: Please notify the school at least 2 weeks prior to any extended absences via our Google form. You and your student will also need to sign off on our “Extended Absence Form” located in our front office. This form helps students and parents understand how to communicate with teachers and make up schoolwork after the absence.

Recent Updates

Please check out our “Recent Updates”. Each week, our newsletter topics will be in this area. Clicking on the button that says “View all News” in the above graphic or below is the best way to see new topics and also any older information you may be looking for. Thank you!

To see this school years newsletters please visit our EMS website and look under the tab “About”.

Upcoming Events

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