EGMS Weekly Update
November 5
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Upcoming Dates to Remember:
- Thursday, Nov 11: No School Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov 22 - 26
- End of Trimester 1: December 2
- No School: Teacher Prep Day December 3
- Winter Break: Dec 20 - Dec 31
Veterans Day Activities
- Veteran Honor Board- Students can bring small notecards honoring veterans in their own lives and pin them up on the bulletin board
- Students will have the opportunity to thank a veteran over the microphone at lunch all week
- Students will wear red, white and blue on Wednesday in honor of veterans day
EGMS thanks each and every veteran for their commitment and service to our nation.
Glove and Beanie Drive
We will be doing a glove and beanie drive at EGMS the next two weeks before the Thanksgiving break! Please bring new gloves and beanies, with tags to the office where we will have a drop off bin. FAN will distribute these much needed items to people in our community. Thank you for your support!
GOAL: 100 pairs of gloves and 100 beanies! I know we can do this Huskies!
We're on Instagram!
Tech Class Fun!
Chess Club Started This Week!
Science Fossil Lab!
Some Inspiration for your Day!
News from Nurse Grubb
RSD Annual Health Screening Days
All elementary and middle school students receive free vision screening courtesy of our local Lions Club!
Thursday, December 9th - Elton Gregory Middle School
All students receive dental screening and the possibility of free sealants and/or other dental treatments done at school, courtesy of Advantage Dental! Information on how to qualify for free dental treatments will be sent out separately, closer to the screening dates.
January 31 - February 3, 2022 - Elton Gregory Middle School
Immunizations
Letters recently went out to families with student's missing state required immunizations. Feel free to visit Oregon.gov for more information. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/VACCINESIMMUNIZATION/GETTINGIMMUNIZED/Pages/SchRequiredImm.aspx
Sports
Boys Basketball
Practice: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 2:30 - 4:00.
NO PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAYS
Sports Attendance Policy at EGMS
Girls Basketball & Wrestling
Student Improvement Time
Didn’t like what you heard at conferences? 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.
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 off. Tv off.
Activities for student improvement time:
Complete homework due the next day.
Review notes.
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!
2021-2022 EGMS Bell Schedules
Community Resources
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY RESOURCES
(updated as often as possible; some resources/numbers may not be current)
Mental Health Resources:
Deschutes County Behavioral Health https://www.deschutes.org/
Information and appointments. 541-322-7500
Deschutes County Crisis Line https://www.deschutes.org/
24 hour crisis support. 541-322-7500 ext. #9 or call 9-1-1
Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+. 866-488-7386 (24 hr)
Oregon Youth Line https://oregonyouthline.org/
Free, confidential teen-to-teen crisis and help line. 877-968-8491
Text: teen2teen @ 839863
Other Resources:
Central Oregon 2-1-1 www.deschutesunitedway.org
Connections to a wide-range of social services. Dial 2-1-1 or 541-389-6507
Thrive Central Oregon www.thrivecentraloregon.org
Housing, financial insecurity and other resources. 541-728-1022 (Se Habla Español)
Bethlehem Inn (24 hrs) www.bethleheminn.org
Emergency shelter and food for adults and families. 541-322-8768
Family Resource Center of Central Oregon www.frconline.org
Parenting education and support services. 541-389-5468
Latino Community Association (LCA) www.latca.org
Translation and interpretation services, employment services, 541-382-4366 (Se Habla Español)
dental and legal clinics.
NeighborImpact www.neighborimpact.org
Resources for food, energy assistance and shelter. 541-548-2380
Jericho Road https://jerichoroadofredmond.org/
Resources for food, shelter and hope. 541-699-2099
Saving Grace https://www.saving-grace.org/
Comprehensive family / domestic violence and sexual assault 541-382-9227
support services. Hotline available.
WIC (Women, Infants, Children) https://www.deschutes.org/health
Nutrition education, breastfeeding support and education, 541-617-4775
referrals and food vouchers for pregnant and postpartum women.