Welcome!

November 20, 2023

We have a short week with only 2 days of school until our break from 11/22-11/24. As I have been communicating for the last several weeks, our staff is committed to making each day count. Thank you for your partnership in making this happen. 

I would also like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our school community. I am truly grateful for every donation, time volunteered, and trust this community has given me. I do not take this for granted and am proud of what we have already accomplished as a brand new school. I am beyond excited to see what is ahead of us and acknowledge this work cannot be done alone. THANK YOU! 

We have some recent celebrations I would like to share: 

• Thank you to BSN for providing our football players with custom jerseys for them to keep due to our circumstances of not having a season this school year

• We had a fun filled Winter Athletics Dance last Thursday. Thank you for the donations for the concessions stand, parent volunteers, and everyone who made it a success!

• Congratulations to Adamy B. who was selected to participate in the ACDA Southern Division honor choir based on a successful audition (another FIRST for our school)! 

I would also like to point out that we have been collaborating with our Newsletter Team on how to best serve and communicate with our families. You may have noticed some adjustments to the format. You will now see weekly items needed in each of the categories listed below.

We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

Save the Date(s):

12/25-1/5/24 NO SCHOOL 

1/8/23 School Day for Students 

1/12/23 End of Second Grading Term

1/15/23 NO SCHOOL

2/19-2/20/23 NO SCHOOL 

3/15/23 End of Third Grading Term

4/12/23 PTSA Spring Fling Festival 

5/24/23 End of Fourth Grading Term 

#ExpectgreaTness 

Dr. Ammerman, Principal

Twitter: @KaraJo_Ammerman 

Sense of Belonging Check-In

On Friday, November 10, students completed a Sense of Belonging check-in survey during Team Time.  These can be located in a student's Google Classroom.

Throughout the year, we will take a temperature check of how students are doing in our school community.  We (staff) reflect upon student voice so our staff feels in tune with how our students are thinking and feeling about middle school.  You are welcome to view the introduction video here if you'd like.

We are committed to all students feeling like they belong at Echo Trail Middle School.  Thanks for your support! 

Counseling Request Form

If your student has an academic question or social-emotional need, you can reach our counselors (Mr. Rul-lan and/or Ms. Thomas) or our Mental Health Practioner (MHP) Mrs. Sanders by filling out the Counselor Google Form.

Wolfpack Weekly in Junk Mail

Last week, we notice our engagement with our newsletter was way down from what it normally is. Many teachers and parents alike found their Weekly reminder in their Junk folder of their email. 

If you missed last week's newsletter, here are things you can do to make sure you don't miss out next time:

• Periodically look in your Junk Folder to make sure you're not missing email from JCPS Teachers

• Whitelist our email addresses

  • For the Weekly, michael.etter@jefferson.kyschools.us and echotrailmiddle_reginfo@jefferson.kyschools.us

• Bookmark bit.ly/WolfPackWeekly and use the navigation bar for the latest week's newsletter

• Update Infinite Campus Parent Portal to include your phone number to receive SMS Notifications from us

We hope this helps. We never want you to miss out on important information. Please reach out to the school with any questions or assistance!

Save the Date - PTSA Spring Fling, April 12

The Inaugural Echo Trail PTSA Spring Fling will be held the evening of Friday, April 12, at Echo Trail Middle School.

There will be games, food and a lot more fun!! More details to come soon.

Link your Kroger Card to Help Echo Trail

Whenever you shop at Kroger and use your Kroger Card, you use can help Echo Trail!

Kroger Community Rewards

• Link Echo Trail Middle School PTSA to your Kroger Card and every time you scan your card, Kroger will give back 1% of all your purchases ETMS!

• Click here to get started and search for “Echo Trail” in the organization search!

Student Council

Due to the Thanksgiving Break, there is no Student Council Meeting on 11/23/23. Our next meeting will be 11/30/23.

Week of Nov 20th - No Athletic Events

There will be NO athletic competitions during the week of Thanksgiving. Enjoy your break, Student Athletes and Families!!

Week of Nov 27th - Upcoming Athletics Events

When we return from Thanksgiving Break, we have some exciting games coming up next Monday!

11/27 JV Boys BB @ Barret MS 5:15 PM

JV Girls BB @ Barret MS 6:15 PM

6th Boys BB @ Barret MS 7:15 PM

Quick Reference & Reminders

• Bus App Directions

• Please reference this map for AM arrival and PM dismissal 

• Echo Trail MS School Number 502-485-8398

• Expectations Slide Deck 

• Technology Slide Deck 

• Gum/Candy/Food - we ask that students do not chew gum (it finds its way to new furniture or the floor, etc.) and that any candy/food remains put away unless in the cafeteria.  

• Please review the uniform guidance and slide deck linked below:

Uniform Written Guidance

Uniform Slide Deck (visuals)

Spirit Store Items and Uniform Approved Items

Common Items we are correcting:

• Full zip jackets will need to be removed (once we have assigned lockers students will store them there)

• Hoodies that are non-Echo Trail (Echo Trail hoodies with hoods down can be worn on Fridays) Nike women’s dry tempo short, AC women’s tempo luxe 5 in short, and general athletic shorts are not approved school items to be worn. 

• The only athletic shorts approved on Friday’s are: BSN Sports Agility 2 pocket Short and Nike Flex Woven Short.

SBDM Meeting & Minutes

The School Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council met Wednesday, Nov 15, 3pm, in the Media Center. The monthly meetings are open to the ET Community.

A schedule of the school year's meetings and previous meetings' minutes can be found on our Echo Trail SBDM page.

JCPS Exceptional Child Education (ECE) Website

Are you the parent or guardian of a student with a disability? This website is designed with families in mind as a user-friendly information resource hub for families of students with disabilities. 

Visit the JCPS ECE Families Website

School Contacts

If you need to reach out to any of our administrators, front office staff, core content teachers or other staff, you can find their names, roles and emails on our school website: bit.ly/echotrailmiddle

Weekly Newsletter

Errors? Omissions? If something is missing or needs to be corrected, please email Michael Etter, michael.etter@jefferson.kyschools.us.