Hello, Titans!

As always, a wonderful week at EPMS. Our basketball team was victorious once again Wednesday night, our band concert was lovely on Tuesday, and our Spring offering of Summer School got off to a strong start this week as well. Students are tuned in and buckled down, and our fantabulous staff is personalizing learning for your children every day. It's GREAT to be a Titan!  

Let's Celebrate!

• We are so pleased to announce that Johnson Sensei has been selected as a finalist for Teacher of the Year in the Northwest Learning Community. She will have her observations and interviews next week. We just know that she will knock their socks off!
• We are looking forward to a lovely Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week next week. Just this morning, several students reminded everyone to wear their Hawaiian shirts on Monday to say "Mahalo" or Thank You to the teachers! 
  

  In addition to the spectacular events provided by our PTSA (see below), we have also hired Ageless Remedies for the day to provide them with chair massages during their planning periods as a special thank you from administration. Even if you can't volunteer to help PTSA, take a moment to send an email or write a note to your children's teachers. Those little notes mean so much!  

• We are pleased to announce that last year's No Boundaries yearbook was selected as an outstanding book and has two pages featured in Jostens Look Book.  A team of experts selected 426 yearbooks from approximately 3,000 submitted for consideration. 
• Three of our students will be in the upcoming Roswell High School Musical:  Thoroughly Modern Millie. We are so excited for Sally Blumberg, Lucas Rary, and Lucy Tschetter-Gaus. Be sure to attend and show your support! The show will be held on March 20th at 7:00pm, March 21st at 7:00pm, and March 23rd at 3:00pm in the Auditorium. You can purchase tickets by calling 770-552-4500 ext 123.  Reserved seating is $15 and General seating is $10. 
• Kudos to Mr. Seth Gamba, who has been accepted to present at next year's national conference for the National Association for Music Education. He will represent us well! 
• Our Model UN club performed quite well at the Model UN Conference in Savannah this week! Of particular note, The Estonia Delegation, Hamilton Hertz and Axel Robertet, earned Distinguished Delegation in the General Assembly. In addition, our Brunei Delegation, Perla Osta and Brianna Marshall, earned Honorable Mention in the General Assembly. Way to go! 
• Congratulations to 7th grader Morgan Pickett. Her family received notice from Duke TIP stating, "On the basis of a high ACT score, Morgan qualifies to attend Duke TIP's prestigious Center for Summer Studies." We are so proud of her! 
• Has your child recently been honored / recognized? I would love the opportunity to share the news! Email your good news to me at springmanm@fultonschools.org.

Upcoming Dates:

• March 10-14: STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
• March 12 - PTSA Meeting 
• March 12, 13 - Drama Club Performances
• March 18 - Report Cards come home
• March 19 - Schultz Community Meeting @ Mimosa ES 9:30am
• March 20 - Math Night @ EPMS, 6:00pm
• March 27 - Rising 6th grade Parent Night (5:15 for TAG; 6:00 All Parents)
• March 27 - International Night
• March 29 - Track Meet

• I received several emails from parents this week about additional cell phone applications, including Ask.fm, that can be used anonymously and lead to improper use including bullying and harassment. One evening I pulled out my own iPhone and ran a search in the App Store for "anonymous," and I was stunned at what I found. Parents, I strongly encourage you to do this. It will give you an idea of what is out there, how it can be used, and why it is so important for you to closely monitor your child's use of social media. Most importantly, these new applications come out almost daily. I recommend doing this every couple weeks so that you can stay up to date and protect your child from the dangers of social media. Together, we can help our students understand the significance of this issue.