EGMS Weekly Newsletter

March 17th

Upcoming Dates to Remember

3/20 - 3/24- Spirit Week
3/24- Kona Ice Day!
3/24 - Spring Dance - 5:30 to 7pm
3/27 - 3/31 - No School- Spring Break

Kona Ice is coming Friday, March 24th!

Students who met their iReady reading goal for the last diagnostic will receive a ticket for a FREE Kona Ice on Friday, March 24th. You can also bring cash to buy a Kona Ice that day at lunch. Go Huskies!

Penny Drive for our Sparrow

Hello Penny Drive Winners!

Congratulations for raising the most money at your school. Thank you for supporting our Sparrow, Kashtyn and our Mr & Ms RHS efforts. The total amount raised by all schools was $2166.14!!!

1st Thrasher (Terrebonne) $298.55 - PIzza Party winner

2nd Stanga (McCall) $265 - Ice Cream Party

3rd Striewski (Tuck) $112.73 - Ice Cream Party

4th Blanchard (EGMS) $66.62 - Ice Cream Party

Band Festival

Our 7th and 8th grade band students traveled to Ridgeview High School on Tuesday and performed 3 songs in front of a panel of judges. Afterwards, they got feedback and pointers from the judges. These musicians were incredible and we are so proud of them!

8th Grade Mentor Program

Our 8th grader mentors are hard at work this spring with our Mustang friends at Tom McCall! Each week, our 8th grade mentors will head next door and meet up with their buddy to do some reading and fun activities. The connections and relationships we are building are priceless. Go Huskies!

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Tech Corner

Parents!

There are so many great alternatives to phones that have the internet and social media. Here are some examples of phones that look like smart phones but only allows kids to make calls, text, take photos and use a calculator. We know that if students don't have access to social media, the level of drama they experience goes down dramatically. Check it out!

WisePhone

Gabb Wireless

Nurse Grubb's Corner

ATTENDANCE

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Donuts anyone?

Students who have ZERO absences for an entire week will be entered into a drawing to win a donut the following Monday! There will be one winner per grade, per river team! A DOZEN winners each monday! Yummy! You can do this Huskies!

WINNERS FROM 3/6 to 3/9

Metolius:

6th:Roufs, Hailey

7th:Halderman, Titus

8th:.Iverson, Dane

Columbia:

6th:Butler, Baryn

7th:Ruettgers, Preston

8th:Riley, Mya

McKenzie:

6th:Narayan, Manav

7th:Beaune-Hirata, Gabriel

8th:Fisher, Cale

Deschutes:

6th:Tate, Avery

7th:Ortiz, Makenzie

8th:Hernandez, Baylinn

STAFF MEMBER: Megan Newton

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Bullying & Harassment

EGMS has zero tolerance for bullying and harassment—regardless of where it occurs or how severe the offense. Everyone deserves to feel safe at school, and students are expected to treat each other respectfully and civilly. Students are expected to refrain from bringing online interpersonal conflicts (Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) to school; however, such events should be brought to the attention of school personnel in order to support prompt resolution. Incidents of harassment, bullying or threatening behavior will result in disciplinary action. Bullying that involves threats may result in a Risk Assessment Screener with potential referral to Deschutes County Mental Health.

What is being done at EGMS to address bullying?

1. Every single incident that is brought to an adult on our staff will be investigated. We take all reports seriously.

2. From our investigation we will determine if it is bullying or a conflict between students.

3. Bullying is not tolerated and will be consequenced accordingly.

4. Conflicts are common among middle school students. Students are learning how to navigate relationships as much as they are learning school subjects. We like to take a restorative approach to conflicts and have students sit together with an adult and work out the issue and move on from it when it's possible. There are consequences if conflicts get inappropriate or physical in nature.

5. Counselors are teaching "bully proofing" lessons to each grade level this month.

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Sports

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Spring Sports (track & soccer) Registration is OPEN in FamilyID.

Golf Registration is OPEN in FamilyID and you MUST also register through the PGA LINK provided in the FamilyID registration. Golf requires the 2 registrations to be complete. Elton Gregory will NOT be taking payments for Golf, all golf payments will go through the PGA LINK or Eagle Crest. Info is on the PGA link.

All athletes will need a current sports physical on file. Sports physicals are good for 2 years from the original date they are done. Example: If a sports physical is done 2/23/23 it will be good until 2/23/25.

Practices for Track & Soccer will start April 3, after Spring Break. Your student MUST be registered in FamilyID and have a current sports physical on file in order to be approved to participate and start practice on April 3rd.

*Track: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:30-4:15 / NO WEDNESDAY PRACTICE

*Soccer: Days of practice to be determined, 2:30-4:00

Track & Soccer schedules can be found on the Elton Gregory website under the Calendar Tab, then click on "Activities Calendar". The schedules are subject to change, check frequently for updates. EGMS Activities Calendar Link

Practices for Golf will start in May. More details to come.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS

Parents and guardians of middle school students who wish to attend high school athletic contests:

Middle school students attending high school games must attend with an adult. Middle school students need to sit in the stands during games. High schools do not have the staffing to supervise middle school students. Just like all Bend/LaPine high schools, Redmond high schools believe that middle school students can successfully achieve this goal. However, in the event that middle school students cannot stay in the stands, they will be required to sit with the adult who brought them to the game or be required to leave. Please help your student enjoy the game by monitoring them while on high school property.

Thank you,

RHS & RVHS Staff