El Dorado Community Connection
December 16th, 2019 Vol. 16
#ToroFamily
We hope you all had a great weekend! We are down to our last week before winter break and while we are sad to part from our students, it is a great time for all to rest, hang out with family and support and provide for those in need. Our students have been doing an amazing job this season providing for those in our community with less, through both our canned food drive and our toy drive. This past week students bagged up a HUGE amount of toys for our local toy drive and they were delivered over the weekend. We have one last week of our canned food drive so be sure to bring in any items you have and let the office know which grade level your student is in, for our school-wide competition. Tueday, 12/17, is our Winter Choir Concert at Queen of All Saints in Concord at 7:00pm. This is the first time in many years EDMS Singers will have their own event specifically just for them. Come out and support our singers. We do have some exciting field trips coming up this week and you can see when they are below.
Friday is a minimum day and school ends at 12:16 p.m. and it is the end of the 2nd quarter/1st semester. All assignments/HW/projects/etc need to be completed and turned in before we leave for break. We hope you all have a wonderful winter break and we look forward to seeing you in the new year. School returns on Tues 1/7. Happy Holidays everyone!
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Holiday Staff Appreciation
Field Trips...
Monday 12/16: 6th Grade: Ocean Ambassadors Marine Mammal Center Visit (half of 6th grade)
Tuesday 12/17: 6th Grade: Ocean Ambassadors Marine Mammal Center Visit (other half of 6th grade)
Thursday 12/19: 8th grade Chabot Space and Science Center (all 8th graders)
*students should report straight to the MU on the day of their trip first thing in the morning. Sack lunched will be available from the Cafeteria if needed. All trips will be returning to school before the end of the school day. Students must have turned in permission slips in order to attend the trips.
Toro Sports...
Our basketball teams took on the Vikings from Riverview this past Monday with mixed results. Our Girls B Team dominated their game from start to finish, while our Boys and Girls A teams fought hard but took the L. We are on a Bye this week and will not be back in action until January 13th due to the winter break. Go Toros!
Shopping to Support our School...
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Be sure to share these great opportunities with family members, friends, and co-workers. Anyone can help in supporting EDMS!
Upcoming Dates/Events
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Dec 16th: 6th Grade Marine Mammal Center field trip (half the grade level)
Dec 17th: 6th Grade Marine Mammal Center field trip (other half of grade level)
Dec 19th: 8th Grade Chabot Science Center field trip (ALL 8th graders)
Dec 19th: Holiday Staff Appreciation (bring some treats)
Dec 20th: Last Day of 2nd Quarter Minimum Day Dismissal 12:16
Dec 23rd-Jan 6th: Winter Break
Information, Links, Etc...
El Dorado Middle School
Chris Clausen, Principal
@edmsinfo (Remind)
Email: clausenc@mdusd.org
Website: edms.mdusd.org
Location: 1750 West Street, Concord, CA, United States
Phone: 925.682.5700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201417693794922/?fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARBPkvNbKrZMZRTW3JxUr-jv_wW7heR0YS-cMWhEZxzBeE_xbczbM_Xc6qS8kZW4jgOnbEwV99g34lr_B2YNfMOG5xJZtNcRIW3A9aT0QZhAD3Vi6H1PumAmgf4gfCw9B9kH7n2c6cIa&__tn__=C-R
Twitter: @edmstoros