Echo Trail Middle School Weekly Newsletter

Welcome!

November 24, 2025

Hello Wolf Pack Families!

We have two grEaT days this week to make them count before going on break! I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to each of our families, and all of your support. It is noticed, valued, and appreciated each and every day.

We have had so many celebrations recently with our clubs, athletics, band all-county, and have another first to add to our list. Now that we have an 8th grade class, we had our first Learning Defense (formerly known as a Backpack Defense)- Marley S. from Team Dedication successfully passed her Learning Defense last week. I am extremely ExciTed as our 8th graders begin this process and demonstrate they are one step closer to transitioning to high school!

When we come back from break, our students will be taking their Winter MAP assessment in Reading and Math. Their team teachers will be preparing them with goal setting lessons, and explaining the outline of when they will take each test. Please communicate with your student the importance of trying their best, and having a growth mindset (one of our pillars) when taking their assessment.

We look forward to another grEaT couple of days with our students!

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 Policy and Uniform Slide Deck (visuals) :
- Please be mindful of skirt length
- Full-zip jackets are to be removed for the day
- Uniform Approved hoodies can only be worn on Friday
- Dressdown Guidelines

#ExpectgreaTness

Dr. Ammerman, Principal

Twitter: @KaraJo_Ammerman

Important Information
& Upcoming Events

PTSA Needs You!

Big thanks to Kevin Gabbert, who has stepped up as Spring Festival Chair! 🥳 We now need committee members to help make the festival a success! Join us now and meet other parents and admin and have input and FUN with this annual spring event! The festival is set for March 27.

Additionally, we are still looking for Bookstore Co-chairs to spend some time with our awesome current chair, Aidan Brown, learning all things about how things operate. If we don't find someone willing to take over next year, we may end up without a Bookstore! PLEASE HELP!

To volunteer for either committee, or just to get more info, please email echotrailptsa@gmail.com. 💙💚

Shopping for the holidays? Link your Kroger Card to Help Echo Trail

Shopping for holiday meals? 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!

Counselor Corner

Wolf Pack 2nd Quarter Academics

Take a moment to see what the Wolf Pack is learning in the second grading period. Reach out to your child's teacher with any questions.

HERO Student and Teacher Leaders

Check out our HERO point leaders for last week!

HERO!

What is HERO?

HERO is our platform to recognize and reward students for positive actions and behaviors. Students are able to earn points throughout the week for demonstrating the G.R.E.A.T. Pillars of Success.

G - Growth Mindset

R - Ready and Responsible

E - Enthusiastic Attitude

A - Actively Participate

T - Treat yourself and others with kindness

Lanyards: Each student received an Echo Trail Lanyard with their school ID. Expectation is students MUST have their school ID and lanyard with them each day in order to earn points. In the event, students will need to replace their lanyard, ID and/or plastic ID holder, they can redeem points to do so.

Celebrations: HERO recognitions will take place weekly, monthly and quarterly to celebrate our top HERO earners and staff members who reward points.

Upcoming Incentives:

November 20th - KONA ICE - Cash in 10 Points.
November 25th - Pizza social (pizza and music in the cafe’) - Cash in 30 points.

Upcoming HERO Incentives

November 20th - KONA ICE - Cash in 10 Points. Students will need cash to purchase KONA Ice.
November 25th - Pizza social (pizza and music in the cafe’) - Cash in 30 points.

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
7th Grade - Mr. Rul-lan
8th Grade - Ms. Wales
Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) - Mrs. Sanders

Student Spotlight

Clubs

Welcome to Echo Trail Clubs!

Needing information on club meet times, sponsor contact info, or new to clubs in general?

Visit our Club page here for all the information you need!

American Computer Science League (ACSL)

A team of ten students from various middle schools will be selected for this new district-wide club. To ensure the team is competitive, we are specifically seeking students who already have proficiency in computer programming and would be interested in participating.

To maximize outreach, we have been asked to share this Google Form with students and parents so all eligible individuals have the opportunity to express their interest. This will help us identify and connect with talented students across our school community.

Click here to complete the Google Form by 11/28

Contact: venkatakrishna.seshabhattar@stu.jefferson.kyschools.us

Virtual Bowling Informational Meeting

Thursday, December 4th, 2025 7pm via Zoom

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76590497413?pwd=xdZaPWfI5Wb75RjcYioskugQ5t6Exg.1

Meeting ID: 765 9049 7413

Passcode: 8f422M

Echoes of the Arts

Congratulations again to our 14 Band students on an outstanding performance at the 2025 JCPS All-County Band Festival!

Band Newsletter

Click here to read our November Newsletter.

Vision/Mission/Motto
Rolling Announcements
October Students of the Week
2025 JCPS All-County Band Students
2025 MSU Tri-State Honor Band Students
Howliday Arts Fest Flyer
Howliday Arts Fest Concert Letters
2026 KMEA All-State Information

Modern Music Newsletter

Click here to read our November Newsletter.

EXPLORE

👀 Check out what's Happening in Explore this week...

#chasEThecuriosity

Explore Winter Survey window has opened. Students will be taking the 10 question survey about Explore during their Explore class in the next several weeks.

Athletics

Calling All Girls Interested Echo Trail Soccer...

If you are interested in prepping for the upcoming 2026 spring girls soccer season, there will be group conditioning and training sessions starting this coming week. If you are interested, contact Tal Grau (Girls Head Coach) for more information. These sessions are off campus and totally optional.

Coach Grau email - tgrau2809@yahoo.com

This Week in Wolfpack Athletics...

Monday 11/24

Basketball @ Ramsey

5:00p 6th boys

6:00p JV Girls

7:00p JV Boys

Have a grEaT Break 🐾🦃

Echo Trail Athletic Department

Subject: Important Student Attendance and Supervision Policy for the 2025-2026 Basketball Season

Dear Echo Trail Parents and Guardians,

We are incredibly excited for the start of the 2025-2026 basketball season! This year is especially significant as we launch our first-ever Varsity seasons for the Echo Trail Wolfpack. We look forward to seeing our entire community come out to support our teams and celebrate this exciting milestone in our school's athletic history.

Mandatory Supervision Policy

As we anticipate a high volume of student spectators at our games with our growing enrollment, we must reinforce clear expectations for safety and behavior.

Reminder - All Echo Trail students attending basketball games must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Please note that this adult does not necessarily have to be the student's specific parent or guardian, but it must be an individual who is capable of and committed to supervising the student throughout the event. This adult is responsible for the student in the event of any personal or safety-related incident.

This policy is in place to ensure the safety of all students in our building and to remind everyone that the high standards and behavioral expectations we maintain during the school day carry through to all of our extracurricular events. Our goal is to provide a fun, safe, and positive atmosphere for all attendees.

Behavior and Consequences

We expect all student spectators to show respect for the facility, the officials, the players, and all other attendees, abiding by all established school-based rules and codes of conduct.

Any student who fails to meet these expectations or violates school rules while attending a game will be subject to disciplinary action. Furthermore, they will be evaluated for access to future athletic events for the remainder of the season. We appreciate your support in communicating the seriousness of these expectations to your student-athlete.

We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation in adhering to this important policy. We look forward to a successful and spirited season!

Sincerely,

Kyle Carden

Echo Trail Athletic Director

PTSA

Thank you to our Sponsors!

We want to take a moment to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our wonderful sponsors who made our t-shirt a possibility this year! Our 3rd Annual Walkathon was a huge success!

We raised over $48,000 for the PTSA, and our families and sponsors are to thank for that!

We encourage our families to support the businesses that you see on the back of the Walkathon shirt!!

Thank you again for everything!!

Echo Trail PTSA

Reminders

We would love for you to sign up for a PTSA Membership.

--> You can join the Echo Trail PTSA here!

Does your student have spirit wear or school uniforms that no longer fit? Or maybe apparel from a previous grade-level team that your student is no longer on? PTSA is partnering with the FRC to replenish clothing for students and families in need. You can bring donations to the front office or email PTSA to make other arrangements.

Any questions about PTSA, feel free to email echotrailptsa@gmail.com

Volunteers Needed

We will need volunteers throughout the school year. Please fill out this form so we can have you on our volunteer email list.

Bookstore needs help during lunches!
Your Echo Trail Bookstore will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunches! Hours are 10am-noon.

Students may ask to stop by and purchase spirit wear items during these times. We accept card, check (made out to Echo Trail PTSA) and cash. Parents may sign in to the office for a visitors pass to shop as well during these hours.

If you'd like to volunteer during these times, the bookstore chair will walk you through how it works.

--> https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548ADA82EA5FDC34-58162520-etms

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