2021-2022 2nd Quarter

Grade 6 General Music

In Ms. Chaloux's class today, Wesley Namnoun took the lead on the drums to establish a rhythm while the class contributed what they learned on the acoustic guitar! Click on the picture and listen to their work!

Magazine Club

For two months, the Magazine Club met and spent time creating literary works for two school magazines. The students have worked tirelessly writing, drawing, and working on the magazine layouts. Along with writing, students spent time laughing, listening to music, and enjoying each others company. The magazine club is excited to share their work with the school. Students and teachers can look forward to being able to get a copy of the magazines at the end of January.

Grade 7 Robotics

From Mr. Friedberg:

"We moved on from using the internal sensors built into the boards, to potentiometers and now we are exploring joystick modules. It was pretty sweet to see Khallee so excited and proud of her bot, and how she describes Brenn helping her."
Click on the picture to see the video!

EGMS Band and Chorus

Congratulations to the following students who were accepted to the CMEA Northern Region Music Festival (which is quite an honor!):

Evan Hanks, Gr. 7, timpani, Band
Lily Shuster, Gr. 7, clarinet, Orchestra

Amani Akedde-Bernstein, Gr. 7, Alto, Chorus
Stephanie Clement, Gr. 7, Soprano, Chorus
Izabella Dallesander, Gr. 8, Soprano, Chorus
Mia Grabowski, Gr. 8, Soprano, Chorus
Hansika Lenkala, Gr. 8, Soprano, Chorus
Logan Nicolle, Gr. 6, Soprano, Chorus
Elianna Russo, Gr. 8, Soprano, Chorus
Varshny Sriganesh, Gr. 8, Soprano, Chorus

8th Grade - Fun in Science

Dr. Faulkner's students are just starting to raise salmon, take care of some rare flowers (Billbergia nutans), and observe life stages through an ecological lens with the famous "Biobottle" experiment.

December Students of the Month

Robotics - Grade 7

In Mr. Friedberg's class, Chenacy Copeland explains how her circuit board, the robotic "arms", and the language in coding on the computer work together to move and to play "Happy Birthday"! Check out the video by clicking on the pic below:

General Music - Grade 6

In Ms. Chaloux's class, students have been learning some holiday tunes on the guitar. Click on the picture below to see Talia McKeen her play "Jingle Bells"!

International Club

Students had the opportunity to share some yummy Polish pierogi, learn a a little of the history of Poland and recreate the beautiful art of pisanki (polish egg painting). Our next meeting in December will highlight the exotic subcontinent of India. Come join us and be engulfed in the music, colors and foods of India. All are welcome.

Announcement Team for the 2nd Quarter

Elliana Russo and Adarsh Atluri recite the Pledge of Allegiance, deliver the announcements, and share a daily historical snapshot from each of the Heritage Months on the calendar!

PJ Day!

On December 10, EGMS students and faculty did a fundraiser for children with cancer for Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC). By the end of 1st period, students had already raised $221!!!

Winter Wonderland at EGMS Pond

Mrs. Meunier's students were able to use drones to capture this beautiful image!

November Students of the Month

Grade 6 - Talia McKeen

Grade 7 - Aislinn Moore

Grade 8 - Andrew Yi

8th to 9th Grade Meeting with EGHS Students

Our 8th graders met in the auditorium to hear from EGHS students and staff to discuss the academic and afterschool programs that await them for the four years beyond their departure from East Granby Middle School! We were impressed with the presentation done by the EGHS students from Grades 9-12.

EGMS Hat Day - Wednesday, 11/24

On the day before the Thanksgiving break, EGMS students and faculty pre-celebrated the holiday weekend by wearing hats. We had a lot of fun that day!

Top Turkey 2021

Please check out the announcement from our Top Turkey Advisors, Sarah Faulkner and Olivia Petersen:

Attention East Granby Students: We have the results of the Top Turkey Food Drive.

Holy Cow, East Granby -- you were AWESOME for the food and money collection for the East Granby Food Pantry this year! The food bank is SO grateful -- they told us that they were low on some food items and that our donation was really needed. Thank you everyone who participated. From a single can to the large cash donations, every contribution mattered. Together we collected an amazing amount. This might be a record donation to the food bank: 1509 items, and $574.67.

And here are the results for winning the pizza lunch. As has happened so many times before, we had a last minute race for the top spot:

3rd place: Mrs. Provencher with 418 points

2nd place: Mrs. Dabrowski 469 points

Winner of a Pizza Lunch: Mrs. Kluznik with a total of 541 points!

Thank you everyone. You helped many families be able to enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving meal this year.

6th and 8th Grade Physical Education

Mr. LeBlanc & Ms. Jones 6th and 8th Grade PE students collaborated with one another to create their own PE games to teach their peers!

Veterans Day Scavenger Hunt - 7th Grade S.S.

In Mrs. Petersen's class, students did a Veterans Day Scavenger Hunt to learn about the origins of Veteran's Day and how and why we celebrate.

Veterans Day Celebration and Parade 2021

EGMS students were ecstatic to share in celebrating our local community's veterans in school on November 10 in honor of Veterans Day. We were grateful to have perfect weather during the Veterans Day Parade from school to school! Students showed patriotic spirit by waving American flags and wearing red, white, and blue while watching our veterans and town dignitaries drive by.

CHET "Dream Big!" Essay Winner

Congratulations to Hansika Lenkala (Gr 8) for winning the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) "Dream Big!" Essay award. The purpose of this contest was for students to explain their future goals after going to college. Hansika wrote about creating a global musical organization to support getting youth the opportunity to play instruments and sing in choirs.

7th Grade Science

Congratulations to Evan Hanks, Nate Russell, Cheyenne Smith, Jasper Byrne, and Matthew Richardson for there Rube Goldberg Models of Excellence in Mr. Langan's class! Just click on the pics below to see the projects in motion!

Spooky Spirit Day and Top Turkey

On the last Friday of October, EGMS students kicked off our annual Top Turkey Drive with a Spooky Spirit Day! Students and teachers from all grades had a blast!

8th Grade Science and Music!

The 8th graders have been presenting their projects about the impact of plate tectonics on specific locations around the world. One student was presenting about Popcatepetl, a volcano in Mexico, but was struggling to pronounce its name. Several students said, we can pronounce it! We've been singing a song about it in chorus! Dr. Faulkner said she'd love to hear it, and later that day was surprised when Ms. Gilbert brought her chorus group into the science room during lab, and they sang "Popcatepetl" in a round. Interdisciplinary learning at its best!

Click the following link to hear them sing! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xqkyc2X0ReHfNdaiDmOaOp-lz2cxRvmU/view?usp=sharing

7th Grade ELA

In Mrs. Klucznik's seventh grade ELA students created “One Pagers” to share their thinking about independent reading books. Check out some of their work below!

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