New Year's Card Contest Winner

Way to go.... Joshua Kaufman won 1st place in Japanese "Nengajo" (New Year's Card) Contest.  Check out his winning card at https://sites.google.com/site/gatjweb/home/award.  Joshua's card will be displayed at the Consulate General of Japan.  His work has also been submitted in a national contest.  Good luck Joshua!

Teacher and Employee of the Year

Congratulations to our three finalists for Teacher of the Year: Annie Marmiol, Jennifer Okiyama, and Meredith Tongue. We would also like to congratulate our three finalists for Employee of the Year; Ida Ward, Edith Woodruff, and Cathy Anderson. Way to go, ladies! We plan to announce the winners this week, so stay tuned!

Teacher Selectors

Did you know that our school has the largest number of Teacher Selectors for Fulton County? That's right! 6 of our teachers have joined the online interview process as screeners for future candidates. Such a great honor!

Basketball News

Kudos to our basketball teams, who have had a wonderful season so far. The boys had a strong win over Webb Bridge Friday night. Way to go!  

Honors Breakfasts

Don't forget the Honors Breakfasts start this week! Please double check with your child to make sure they brought home their invitation.

Geography Bee

Good luck to our Geography Bee participants, who are competing this afternoon. Click here to see a list of the class winners!

Guest Speaker

We are excited to announce a guest speaker for 7th grade on February 18th . In honor of Black History Month, master storyteller Rob Cleveland  will share tales about High John the Conqueror, one of America's first folk heroes.  This will be a fun learning experience that will introduce to students to many different cultures and stories.  

Author Visit

Congrats to Ms. Sims for inviting author Sharon Draper to visit with her reading students.  Ms. Draper has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards, and is a New York Times bestselling author.  Students who have Ms. Sims for Reading have read at least one if not more of her books. (Personally, this former English teacher is completely "geeked out" that she will be here!) Ms. Draper will share some of her works, experiences, and give students advice on becoming better writers.  This visit will take place on Friday February 20th and will be for 8th graders.

Social Media Use 

Please remind your students that use of social media at school is prohibited. We allow students to use devices in class for instructional purposes and 8th graders at lunch for music and games. Unfortunately, as we all know, social media often leads to inappropriate use, insults, and hurt feelings. Please help us keep our students focused on learning when they are at school and reinforce this at home. By the way, have you checked your child's apps lately? Instagram recently has several accounts that were created with the sole purpose of insulting students at EPMS. I contacted them and asked to have them shut down, but I need your help to monitor these things. Together, we can keep technology in our students hands. Thank you!

Special Olympics Magnets

Are you interested in purchasing a Special Olympics magnet to show your support for such a great cause? See attached, and email  lambertr@fultonschools.org with any questions.

8th Grade Dance

Calling all 8th grade parents!   Join us for a planning meeting for this year's 8th grade dance, Thursday, February 5th at 8:45 am in the Elkins teacher's lounge.  From decorations to ticket sales, we have the perfect job for you!!! If you have questions, please contact this year's co-chairs, Marnie Allen (714)742-5134 or Ruthie Ellis (404)386-5665.

Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks and Fulton County can mean only one thing... a fun filled night!  Each year the Atlanta Hawks offer discounted tickets to employees, students, family and friends as part of Fulton County Schools Night with the Atlanta Hawks.  Click here for purchasing information.  

Milton High School Elective Night

Hat Day for 7th Grade Field Trip Fundraiser 

Don't miss out on your chance to wear a hat all day at school... for $1.  You can pay in the front atrium, in the morning.  Hat day will be on February 6th. Proceeds will benefit the 7th grade field trip.

This is a great opportunity for parents to share with the District staff the educational values they hold dear.   Click here for more details.   If you cannot attend the forum, please review the Parent Forum presentation on the Choice Options website.  You can also share your insights via this email address: schoolchoiceoptions@fultonschools.org 

Girl power!   

This is a wonderful opportunity for girls to use computer science and technology to help solve a thematic social problem (global health, safer world, & intelligent technology).  If interested in joining the Project Girls team, contact Ms. Springman at SpringmanM@fultonschools.org by February 6th.  

Lice Information

Parents... don't forget this is the time of year when students are likely to get lice. We had a couple incidents last week, and these parents have been notified, along with their classmates. Lice outbreaks are very common among school children, especially in the winter when skin is dry.  Head lice do not carry any disease and their presence does not indicate a lack of cleanliness. Please click below for information that will be helpful to you in keeping your child free of lice.

Head Lice Info Letter

Head Lice Info Letter Spanish

Head Lice Parent Checklist

Head Lice Parent Checklist Spanish

Head Lice School Checklist 

The City of Roswell will be hosting the 14th annual "Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History in Culture." This award-winning festival features 28 different events in Roswell over the 28 days of February. The majority of the events are free and open to the public and they offer a great educational experience for people of all ages. A complete listing of events can be found at http://www.roswellroots.com.

The 8th grade Honor Roll Breakfast is on Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 a.m.  Pastries, fruit, juice, and coffee are being provided by the EPMS PTSA and our wonderful business partner, Roswell Town Center Chick-fil-A, is graciously donating chicken biscuits to our honor roll students.  We are looking for volunteers to help set up, serve, and clean up.   If you have any questions, please contact Casey Mellor at caseymellor@hotmail.com or Christie Peterson at ecjzpet@bellsouth.net

Click here to Sign up:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0548a4a822a64-epms7

Carnations & Valentine Sales - send a flower or teddy-bear to your favorite middle schooler!

PTSA needs help with pre-sell orders in the atrium for carnations & teddy bears. We are hoping to receive sells from staff, parents, and students. After the pre-sell, we will need assistance with sorting and distribution of Valentine items.  All items will be distributed during advisement times on Feb. 13th.  Please note the earlier times for sales on Feb. 2nd, 5th, and 10th.  We will be opening orders early those mornings because of the Honor's Breakfast for each grade level.  

Click here to To Sign up:

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

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• 2/2 - Basketball vs. Northwestern @ home
• 2/2 - Choice Option meeting @ Milton (7p)
• 2/3 - 6th Grade Honors Breakfast @ 7:30am
• 2/3 - Rising 9th Grade @ MHS (7pm for main event)
• 2/5 - 7th Grade Honors Breakfast @ 7:30am
• 2/6 - Hat Day for 7th Grade Fieldtrip
• 2/10 - 8th Grade Honors Breakfast @ 7:30am
• 2/24 - Pointe Team visits elementary schools
• 3/5 - Rising 6th Grade Parent Coffee @ 10am, Parents only
• 3/19 -Rising 6th Grade Parent Orientation @ 6pm (TAG @ 5:15), Students welcome