The Crusader
Eastpointe Middle School -February 2023
School will be in session on Friday, February 24, 2023. Friday is a B-Day for 7th Graders.
Lost and Found
Volume 1, Issue 7 -February 2023
“Marching Toward Excellence”
A crusader is a person who works hard or campaigns forcefully for a cause. Most crusaders advocate dramatic social or political change (vocabulary.com)Eastpointe Middle School's Community Newsletter
Mission
Eastpointe Middle School is committed to creating an academically rich community through challenging, inquiry-based instruction that cultivates knowledgeable, principled, reflective learners who are prepared to positively impact the global society.
Celebrate Black History Everyday
Get more information about Black History and the Impact of African-Americans and the BIPOC community at History.com- https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-facts
Calendar below: Credit to Diane Milner, TPT
Change: The One Part of Life You Can Count On!
Our sixth grade students are moving into a big change at Eastpointe Middle School that will impact the way they learn, the way they interact, who they eat lunch with, and how about that big change: coming back to school everyday! Parents, we need your help and support with encouraging students to see this change as something positive and as a decision that was made in the best interest of their education.
As we all navigate these changes, we know students will need support. Continue to encourage students to develop coping skills and manage their reactions with various strategies to help them. Check out the video below aimed to help students identify when they are responding to change in a not so positive way and how to help them develop coping skills to respond to that moment in a more constructive way.
Although, we have not moved our seventh graders to full-time face-to-face instruction yet, we are monitoring the data of this first move in order to make the best decision for phase two of our plan.
Reach out to our team if you have any questions or concerns and if you find that your student needs additional support with managing the changes.
Best regards,
Your EMS Family
Very Important Notification to all Parents!
New Bell Schedules for S2
MLK Jr. Poster Contest
MLK Essay Contest for Boys Grades 5-8
Free Robotics Camp for Middle Schoolers (Arrange your own transportation)
Mark Your Calendars!
January 30, 2023- Second Semester Begins
January 30-February 10, 2023- NWEA Make-Up Testing
January 31 and February 1, 2023- Girls Basketball Tryouts
February 14, 2023- Valentine's Skating Party - Purchase for 300 PBIS Points
February 17-20, 2023- Winter Break- No School
February 28, 2023- Honor Roll Museum Field Trip
You Still Have Time to Submit a Request to Attend the Skating Party! Deadline Extended to February 1st. Just 24 Slots Left. Use Your PBIS Points!
Important Reminders
- Parents, please make sure we have your current email address and phone number for ROBO calls and Crusader News emails.
- Attendance Line: If your child is absent, it is your responsibility to call and report their absence. Call your attendance line 586-533-3601.
- Phones: No cell phones are allowed. Students should not use the main office as a method for arranging regular phone calls home. If parents need to pick-up students from school, the parent/guardian must enter the building and show ID.
- Help us keep our bus lanes clear. Please refrain from picking up students during the last 15 minutes of the school day.
- Locker Protocols for 22-23: Please click the link for guidelines for locker use and help with opening combination locks.
- Students ARE required to wear ID at all times. If students do not report with ID, they will receive a temporary ID for the first offense. Each additional offense will result in point accumulation that could lead to a lunch detention. If a student never received an ID, see Mr. Kaminski in the media center. Please see page 11 of the Student Handbook for the policy on IDs.
- No Outside Food- Parents and guardians, please refrain from bringing outside food from fast food restaurants to the school for students to eat during lunch. Students are welcome to pack a bagged lunch from home or eat the many varieties of lunch options that are served in the cafeteria.
Fighting on School Grounds Will Result in a Fine!
See the city ordinance below:
City of Eastpointe Ordinance Sec. 28-190. - Fighting on school property.
No person shall, while present in any building or on any property that is owned, occupied, or otherwise used by any school, incite, participate, or otherwise be involved in any fight or other physical confrontation with another. Such prohibited conduct includes before, during, and after school hours or other social or sporting event hosted at any school. A person who violates this section is responsible for a municipal civil infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 and costs of prosecution. A second or subsequent violation shall result in a fine up to $500.00 plus costs of prosecution. Pursuant to a probation order, the court may require a person who violates this section to participate in an anger management class, or other similar type of program, if available. A person who is ordered to participate in such a class or program under this section is responsible for the costs of participating in the class or program. In addition, or in lieu of a fine, the court may further order the person to perform community service.
Eastpointe Middle School
Deniescha Malone, Ed.S
Principal
deniescha.malone@eastpointeschools.org
Office Staff
Wendy Evans, Administrative Assistant to the Principal
586-533-5102
wendy.evans@eastpointeschools.org
Judy Adams, Administrative Assistant-Attendance
586-533-3600
judy.adams@eastpointeschools.org
Email: deniescha.malone@eastpointeschools.org
Website: https://www.eastpointeschools.org/eastpointe-middle-school/
Location: 24701 Kelly Road, Eastpointe, MI 48021, USA
Phone: 586-533-3600