EGMS Weekly Newsletter

February 17th

Upcoming Dates to Remember

2/20- No School - Presidents Day
2/23 - 8th Grade visit to RHS
2/23 - 8th Grade Parent Night at RHS Auditorium 6pm
3/10- No School- End-of-Trimester Grading Day
3/24 - Spring Dance - 5:30 to 7pm
3/27 - 3/31 - No School- Spring Break

Sparrow Fundraiser Time!

Please consider bringing your spare change to Husky Time. Please watch this video to learn more!

STEM-inars is a virtual session that your students can join and perform a science experiment with OSU STEM students. Our first STEM-inar will be held March 2, from 6-6:45 PM. This lesson will be best suited with your 6th through 8th grade students.

Nurse Grubb's Corner

Snacks

zoom_out_map

Huskies!

We have a lot of students coming down and asking for snacks throughout the day. Unfortunately we don't have a stash to give out. If you could make sure your student has an extra snack- granola bar, string cheese, whatever, that they could stash in the locker if they get hungry, that would be great! Thank you for the help!

ATTENDANCE

zoom_out_map

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 2/6 to 2/10

Deschutes:

6th: Davis, Abigail

7th:Holland, Anneka

8th:Jones, Tori

Columbia:

6th: Dunlap, Preslee

7th:Felton, Loretta

8th:Capson, Abrielle

McKenzie:

6th:Griffith, Olivia

7th:Morton, Ethan

8th: Ronning, Ryan

Metolius:

6th: Castellanos, Salvador

7th:Ryan, Justin

8th:Sigfrid, Campbell

STAFF MEMBER:

Paiva, Emily

Student Improvement Time

zoom_out_map

Do you ask every evening, “Do you have any homework?” And get the same answer, “No”.

Try setting up a student improvement time for your child(ren) each evening. Student improvement time helps your student build the habits they need for success in school and life.

Set a regular student improvement time each school night.

45 - 60 minutes.
Same time as much as possible - build a habit.
Kitchen table or other area where they can be supervised.
Phone and TV off.

Activities for student improvement time:

Complete homework due the next day.
Review grades on Canvas with parents.
Review notes.
Email a teacher asking when they can check in with questions.
Study for tests.
Re do assignments for a higher grade.
Start projects due in a couple weeks.
Organize binder and backpack.
Read

At the end of the day ask your student, “What will you do with your student improvement time tonight?” Don’t ask, “Do you have any homework?”

Have questions about student improvement time? Contact your child’s counselor!

zoom_out_map

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.

Tech Talk Corner

Do you think your student has a screen addiction?

Click Here

Click Here to Buy Yearbook!

Sports

Golf Registration will open in FamilyID on Feb. 28th.

Spring Sport Registration (Track & Soccer) will open in FamilyID on March 1st

More info regarding practice and game schedules to come.

District Wrestling Meet:

Friday, February 17th & Saturday, February 18th @ Crook County HIgh School.

More details can be found at the online school calendar.

Wrestling Schedule

Girl's Basketball Game Schedule

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