Elkins Pointe Middle School

October 20, 2014

This week

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This week at Elkins Pointe

Happy Monday, Titans!

While last week may have been a short one, it was packed with excitement! Our Reflections Reception on Wednesday morning was beautiful, and I heard great things about the Fine Arts Showcase on Thursday night. Classrooms were buzzing with exciting lessons, including a few of our 8th graders dressing as colonists! (Nathan Gay and Kyle Meng pictured here). Junior Beta Induction went well on Friday evening. A short week full of celebration for our stellar Titans! This morning our 8th graders are off to a strong start with their ITBS testing, and we are on track for another great week.

Let's Celebrate!

Roswell Youth Day Parade

If you have not heard the news yet, I am pleased to announce that EPMS brought home the Grand Marshal trophy on Saturday the 11th for the Roswell Youth Day Parade! Thank you to the Cowles Family and to all of the organizations that helped sponsor the float (see below in PTA news for more detail). Our On Pointe Builder's Club did a great job with the artwork and fundraising ... over $500 for the Play It Forward Organization. Way to demonstrate our theme for the year: #epmscommunitycares!

Reflections Competition

A huge round of congratulations to our Reflections participants! The work was impressive this year, with over 500 submissions, it took a lot of hard work to narrow down our finalists. Please take the time to note all of those who supported our work in the PTA news below, and thank them when you next see them. Specifically, I would like to honor the students who placed in the competition. Such hard work and talent was a great thing to witness on an early Wednesday morning!

List of Students by Name, Category & Place:

6th Grade: Ediz Eribac - Photography Finalist, Kacey Konieczny - Photography Honorable Mention, Viha Umashankar - Photography Finalist & Honorable Mention, Kaitlyn Bowden - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Mary Christopher - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Lauren Michaels - Visual Arts Finalist, Jennifer Perez - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Phillip Powichronski - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Soneji Priya - Visual Arts Finalist, Hannah Harrison - Dance Choreography Finalist, Abigail Carpenter - Music Composition Finalist, Sadie Arnett - Film Production Finalist, Griffin Guaracci - Film Production Finalist, Divya Nori - Literature Honorable Mention, Micah Rodman -Literature Finalist, Sloan Salinas - Literature Finalist, Viha Umashankar - Literature Honorable Mention

7th Grade: Connor Hajj - Photography Finalist, Lisa O'Brien - Photography& Honorable Mention, Samantha Worsham - Photography Honorable Mention, Kimberly Godinez-Suarez - Visual Arts Finalist, Jordyn Kaufman -Visual Arts Finalist, Yeritza Nicolas - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Richard Piper - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Jordan Schroyer - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Alexander Hutchinson -Literature Honorable Mention, Trinity Baughn - Literature Honorable Mention, Nicole Blandford -Literature Finalist, William Burge - Literature Honorable Mention, Abby Rindt - Literature Finalist, Mackenzie Salmond - Literature Honorable Mention, Jade Sugihara - Literature Finalist, Ann-Sophie Visser -Literature Finalist

8th Grade: Lexi Curtis - Photography Honorable Mention, Orhan Eribac -Photography Finalist, Tobi Goodkin - Photography Honorable Mention, Anna Minichiello - Photography Honorable Mention, Elizabeth Nicholson -Photography Finalist, Lawrence Orr - Photography Honorable Mention, Kristin Dippolito - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Garvey Goulbourne -Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Mackenzie Hitchcock - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Leah Hurley - Visual Arts Finalist, Sarah Massa -Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Chandler Rodgers - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Molly Sims - Visual Arts Finalist, Palmer Zavodny - Visual Arts Honorable Mention, Jennifer Maybaum - Film Production Honorable Mention, Elizabeth Nicholson - Film Production Finalist, Janie Pan - Film Production Finalist, Armita Safaie - Film Production Honorable Mention, Morgan Gittings - Dance Choreography Finalist, Alexandra Cross -Literature Finalist, Malik James - Literature Honorable Mention, Zachary Peterson - Literature Finalist, Bhavik Singh - Literature Honorable Mention

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is launching its 20th annual search for young people who have made a meaningful difference in their communities through volunteer service over the past year. If your child has been heavily involved in the community during this last year, I encourage you to share this opportunity with your students. Share this application with your students. They must complete it by Nov. 4. Complete instructions and information can be found here. Return all applications to evanss2@fultonschools.org.

Be in the Know

Report Cards

Did you see a report card Friday afternoon? That's right, progress reports came home with students. Be sure to ask them for it and take time to have a conversation about how they are doing in school. They will care more if they know that you care!

8th Graders testing this week

Remember that our 8th graders have an altered bell schedule this week due to ITBS testing:

Time	8:55- 11:35	11:39- 12:29	12:33- 1:23	1:27- 2:17	2:21- 3:11	3:15- 4:05
Monday	ITBS	Lunch/ Advisement	5th	6th	1st	2nd
Tuesday	ITBS	Lunch/ Advisement	5th	6th	2nd	3rd
Wednesday	ITBS	Lunch/ Advisement	5th	6th	7th	8th
Thursday	ITBS	Lunch/ Advisement	5th	6th	1st	8th
Friday	ITBS	Lunch/ Advisement	5th	6th	7th	3rd

Haunted Movie Night

Don't forget that this Friday is HAUNTED MOVIE NIGHT and Costume Contest at Elkins Pointe Middle School! This event is always a lot of fun! Take advantage of our event falling on the same evening as some of the elementary school events, and bring your middle schoolers to us! Click here for details in English and Spanish.

PTSA Membership Pizza Party Competition

Remember this is the last week to get your PTSA membership form turned in if you would like it to count toward the Pizza Party competition (though we will be accepting them all year). Remind your child to turn in your registration form this week in order to help their homeroom when a pizza party!

Join On-Line Here! http://elkinspointe.my-pta.org/content.asp?PageID=6

Download PTSA Form (English)

Download Planilla de Membresía (Spanish)

Flu Season

It is that time of year, everyone. Please remind your children to be careful when they are at school, particularly refraining from sharing drinks and food in the cafeteria. And if your child is not feeling well, please keep them home until they feel better. While we appreciate their desire to be at school, we want them to heal quickly (and keep their germs at home). Thank you!

Linda Schultz Community Meeting

Don't forget that Linda Schultz will host her monthly community meeting here at EPMS this month, 9:30am this Wednesday in the cafeteria. Be sure to attend so that you can stay "in the know" for Fulton too!

Red Ribbon Week

And finally, don't forget to make note of Red Ribbon Week below. It's a fun week for the kids, but it's also a time when we talk about Drug Awareness and making good decisions. Last year, we even brought Roswell PD in for an announced search of the school with their K-9 unit. Who knows what this year will have in store!

PTSA News

Reflections Competition Update

Our annual Reflections Reception and Breakfast was held on Wednesday in the Media Center, where all school finalists and honorable mentions were recognized by Ms. Springman and the Reflections committee for their outstanding creative contributions. Congratulations to all of our honorees, listed above by category and grade. Those who are school finalists will move on to compete at the North Fulton Council level against other North Fulton middle schools. All recognized pieces are on display in the Media Center, as are all visual art and photography pieces submitted for the competition. All work will be returned to the students through their Advisement teachers.

We want to give special thanks to our judges this year:

Julie Ferris (Literature) www.junebugprint.com

Dawn Lamprecht (Literature) www.word-therapy.com

Laurie Stephens (Literature) www.lauriestephens.com

Jim Pettit (Photography) www.jamespettitphotography.com

Dave Shapiro (Film Production) www.daveshapiro.com

Laurianne Love (Visual Arts) Roswell Visual Arts Center

We also want to thank all students who participated in Reflections this year and their parents, as well as Ms. Springman and our ELA and other teachers who supported the program. Thank you to PTSA Vice Presidents of Student Services Amy Arnett & Vickie Holland, and a SPECIAL THANK YOU TO Reflections Chairs Veronica O'Brien and Jeannette Jungslager - Your hard work has made our school a better place!

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Events for the Week of October 27-31, 2014

Monday - "I pledge to live drug free!" Students will sign a red poster board in their advisement classes, pledging to be drug free and receive a sticker. Afterwards these will be hung throughout the school as a "gentle" reminder.

Tuesday- "Let's sock out drugs!" Wear your crazy socks and see how much fun you can have drug free.

Wednesday - "Let's team up against drugs!" Wear your favorite team Sports T-shirt (any organized sports team, little league, recreation, school, college, or professional teams).

Thursday - Be a "Hero," say "No to drugs!" Students may dress up in a "school appropriate" Super Hero Costume or T-shirts (NO masks).

Friday - "Love yourself, live drug free!" Wear Red and get a treat from the grab bag!

"Come help out the PTSA by selling concessions in the School Store during our home games (volleyball & basketball) as well as during our fine arts events at EPMS. If you have a couple of hours to spare here or there, you can show our support and school spirit by joining in the fun while feeding hungry kids! To sign up please click the link below,

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0548a4a822a64-2014

We hope to see you there! Thanks for supporting our school events and the PTSA!"

Upcoming Dates
10/20 - 10/24 - ITBS Testing for 8th Grade 10/22 - Schultz Community Board Meeting @ EPMS, 9:30am 10/22 - 7:00pm Orchestra Concert 10/24 -Movie Night, 8th Grade Fundraiser 10/24 - Volleyball Game vs. Ridgeview 10/27 - 10/31 - Red Ribbon Week 10/29 - Volleyball vs Northwestern 11/14-11/15 - 8th Grade Trip to Savannah & 11/14 Local 8th Grade Trip 12/17-12-19 - Final Exams, Grades 6-8

Have a great week, Titans!

Sincerely,

Melinda Springman, Ed. S.

Principal
Elkins Pointe Middle School