2023-2024 December

December Students of the Month

Grade 6: Christina Spiriti
Grade 7: Kiele Lizon
Grade 8: Brianna Peck

Upcoming Dates for the EGMS Community

December 22: No School, Start of Winter Break (goes through January 1, return to school on January 2)
January 15: Martin Luther King's Birthday (No School)
January 17: Winter Concert (Snow Date 1/18)
January 24: Early Release at 12:30PM (Teacher Professional Development)
January 24: Quarter 2 Grades Close
January 25: Quarter 3 Begins

Message from EGHS NHS: Backpack Drive

The National Honor Society is currently running a Backpack for the Homeless Campaign. We are accepting new personal hygiene products like deodorant, tooth brushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, chapsticks, hand moisturizer, shampoo, conditioner or any other items for personal use. The most requested item is socks as most homeless people often suffer from frostbite in the winter months due to inadequate socks. Please bring in items until December 21th (holiday break) and drop them off in Mrs. Ash’s room or collection boxes that are in the front lobby. Thank you.

General Music - Grade 6

In Ms. Chaloux's General Music class, students have been learning how to play the guitar by reading and performing pitches, rhythms and chords. They've worked on strings 1, 2, 3 and 6 so far. Please enjoy this performance of "Playing in Three". Students performed a melody using the first two strings of the guitar with simple versions of the C and G7 chord as accompaniment. Click on the picture to start the video!

EGMS Greenhouse and Grade 8 Science

Dr. Faulkner's Greenhouse Club and 8th grade classes make this space truly alive with the dedication and work they put into it! We even have an orange tree growing the real thing in that space.

ELA Grade 8 - Identity Self Portrait

One of my favorite student work displays from year to year comes from this assignment, where students in Mrs. Stewart's ELA class create collages about themselves in the shape of their one silhouette! We learn so much about the students through their self reflection, and it's a fun and creative way for students to express themselves!

Math Grade 8 - "Trashketball!"

Maybe this the ultimate dream for the typical basketball playing middle schooler?! 8th graders were playing "trashketball" in Mrs. Provencher's math class today, where they were actually allowed to shoot papers into a basket from far away! They had to earn the chance to shoot, of course, by demonstrating their math skills on some complex problems on the difference between linear and nonlinear functions. They were engaged, having a blast, and showing off their stuff... with the math more so than with the papers in the basket.

Science Grade 6 - Visitor!

Mr. Dorr's class had a visitor this week! His students welcomed a guinea pig named "Potato" to class. Potato was well behaved and relaxed despite the fact that the entire sixth grade wanted to hang out with him.

7th Grade Science - Waffle Making

Mr. Hurlburt's now EG famous waffles on a stick were a hit on the last day of school before the winter break! It was a fun sweet treat to have while working on an optical illusion task at the same time. it was a fun way to finish strong before break!

Makerspace - EGMS Library

A couple of new 3-D printers just arrived in the EGMS Library! Some of our students were assiting Mr. Friedberg in putting it together.

National Ugly Sweater Day

We had lots of school spirit (and laughs!) amongst the students, faculty, and staff on Friday, December 15! It was a fun way to celebrate the last Friday in school in 2023!

Winter Craft Fair

The Middle School held their first ever Winter Craft Fair. Many students participated in selling and buying crafts made by our Career Readiness Class. Students were very enthusiastic about selling, and did an excellent job on making these crafts!!! :)

Friendship Club

This week was the first meeting of Friendship Club. Students made sock snowmen and tested their architectural skills by building gingerbread houses in teams. The students also made friendship snowmen and identified the traits of a good friend. Students also played a fun game with lots of laughter!

Greenhouse Club

Dr. Faulkner's Greenhouse Club meets after school once a week. They get to make cool crafts to decorate the plants and sometimes get the opportunity to take some them home! Check out the pinwheel in motion!

PJ Day for a Cause

EGMS students wore pajamas to school to stand together in support of children fighting cancer. Click HERE to make a donation! to the cause if you haven't done so already!

7th Grade Spanish

Mrs. Riloff's class had a game show today: "Spanish's Got Talent!" We saw dancing, rapping, guitar playing, weather forecasting, and book reading done in Spanish so that students could demonstrate their learning about weather, climate, and seasons.

Grade 6 Science

Mr. Dorr's students were exploring lampreys up close today! I learned today that they are sometimes called 'the vampires of the Great Lakes" due to their parasitic acts on other animals. The sixth grade scientists had lots of fun today!

Grade 7 Science

In Mr. Hurlburt's science class, students constructed prosthetic hands out of cardboard and string! The students' hands had to pass some functional tests to see if they had been properly engineered. Look at this student using a cardboard hand to pour a glass of water!

Grade 6 iLead

In Mr. Ziff's iLead class, students were applying strategies with group dynamics in a game of human foosball! Collaboration, communicating, and critcal thinking are all a part of a student's development in iLead!

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