Welcome!

August 19, 2024 

Hello Wolf Pack Families!

We had a wonderful first full week together! I am looking forward to another grEaT one ahead. I am extremely pleased with how our students are meeting expectations and getting the hang of transitioning from class to class. This week students will be completing digital citizenship lessons to prepare them for receiving their Chromebooks. Chromebooks will be distributed the week of August 26th. 

Toward the end of this week, we will be kicking off our schoolwide PTSA fundraiser our annual Nature Walk. Students will be coming home with information Thursday and Friday. We are excited for another fun walk! 

We have more exciting firsts for our school and celebrations to share: 

• First home volleyball game on our court Monday, August 19th 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.

• London K. placed 2nd competing with the Eastern Golf Team! 

• Our XC teams ran grEaT this weekend with the Boys Team finishing 3rd and the Girls Team finishing 4th. 

Good luck to all of our athletic teams playing this week!

Save the Date(s) and Other Important Information:

• Echo Trail Family Calendar : This is a living document that will be updated as needed. We wanted to give you a snapshot of what to expect each month. 

• Uniform Written Guidance and Uniform Slide Deck (visuals) : 

  1. Please be mindful of skirt length 

  2. Full-zip jackets are to be removed for the day 

  3. Uniform Approved hoodies can only be worn on Friday

• EDULOG Parent Information

#ExpectgreaTness 

Dr. Ammerman, Principal

Twitter: @KaraJo_Ammerman

Car Rider Reminders

Thank you for your patience during our morning and afternoon car rider line. Our car rider line continues to improve. A few reminders to help us continue to be as efficient as possible:

Morning Drop Off:

• • There is 1 lane for student drop off. 

  • Pull all the way forward to the orange cones located near exit 3.

  • A staff member will direct students to exit the car. Please make sure your child has his/her belongings ready to exit safely and quickly.

  • For student safety, please avoid letting your child exit the car before the sidewalk begins near the main entrance.

Afternoon Pick Up:

• • There are 2 lanes for student pick up. Once students have safely loaded into their cars, one lane will be released at a time by the direction of a staff member. The next set of cars will pull forward and stop and the loading process will be repeated. 

  • Please follow the directives of the staff members outside in order to keep the line moving safely and efficiently. 

  • Please avoid pulling around cars unless told to do so by a staff member.

Thank you for doing your part in helping make our car rider line function as smoothly as possible.

Save the Date! Open House - August 29th

Mark your calendars! Open House Thursday, August 29th

6th Grade -  5:00 - 5:45 PM

7th Grade - 6:15 - 7:00 PM

We're excited to invite you to see grEaTness!

Nature Walk T-Shirt Order Form

Echo Trail Middle School PTSA is excited to announce the 2024 Echo Trail Nature Walk on Friday, September 20th. 

In order to prepare for a day of fun, we will need the t-shirt size for each student. Please click here to fill out the Google Form with that info!

More information about the Nature Walk will come out later this week! Stay Tuned! 

Counseling Request Form 

If your student has an academic question or social-emotional need, you can reach our counselors or Mental Health Practitioner by filling out the Counselor Google Form.

6th Grade - Ms. Thomas/Ms. Wales

7th Grade - Mr. Rul-lan/Ms. Wales

Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) -  Mrs. Sanders

Educational Benefits Form

Parents, please complete the Education Benefits Form!

As you may know, all JCPS schools now participate in the Community Eligibility (CE) Provision, so all JCPS students are eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no charge, regardless of income or completion of this form. However, to determine eligibility for various additional state and federal program benefits that your child may qualify for and to determine funding for your school, we need all families to complete this online EBF form. 

Please make sure to fill out the Educational Benefits Form: jcps.me/EBF

Thanks for your attention in this manner!

Volunteer This School Year!

We'd love to have you participate in field trips and other volunteer opportunities. Head to the JCPS Volunteer page (Get Involved) and click Volunteer Talent Center to fill out a background check form. Background checks are kept on file with the district and are good for 5 years.

Echo Trail on Facebook

Follow Echo Trail Middle on Facebook for updates and celebrations!

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!

Athletic Practice Schedules

All athletic schedules are subject to change due to weather and other factors. Check with your coaches about any changes in practice and game schedules.

Athletic Forms

Your student athlete will not be able to participate in any activity (including practices) until they have completed the Echo Trail Athletics Physical Packet (ignore the school year -- it's still the same packet as last year). This includes the WHOLE packet. Use the cover sheet as a checklist to complete all required forms in order for your student athlete to be eligible to start their desired activity.

Thanks for your attention to this! We Expect greaT things from this Wolf Pack!
Kyle Carden, Athletic Director | kyle.carden@jefferson.kyschools.us
Twitter: @ETMS_WolfPack 

Athletic Schedule: 8/19 - 8/24

8/19 - Monday

VB vs Crosby  @ ET

5:00pm - JV

6:00pm - V

V Golf Match  @ Woodhaven CC 

Warmup - 4:30pm

XC JCPS Meet  @ Charlie Vettiner

Start - 4:45pm

FH vs CAL  @ CAL

Start - 5:00 pm 

8/21 - Wednesday

VB vs JCTMS  @ ET

4:30pm JV

5:30pm 6th

6:30pm V

FH vs Fancis Parker  @ KCD

Start - 6:00pm

8/24 - Saturday

JV Golf Match  @ Woodhaven

8:00am

Weekly Newsletter

Our newsletter is sent out every Monday morning. Previous newsletters can be found on the top left side menu bar.

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