Wednesday Communications
Epping Middle
School
33 Prescott Road
January 9, 2013
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Student Jotter and Digital Citizenship - The Epping School District
in compliance with NH State requirements for digital portfolios
implemented Student Jotter last year. Student Jotter is a digital portfolio
program. Students may access the program from anywhere there is an
Internet access.
Student Jotter is available to all of the students in Epping grades 4 –
12. It allows the students to keep a record of their work in all of the
grades. After graduation the students may still access their portfolios.
This helps with college interviews, college assignments and job
interviews. It is also a “green” way to keep past assignments.
The students may customize their home page to reflect their interests.
It is fun to watch the changes over the years.
The program ties in with the teaching of Digital Citizenship. In the
middle school, we use the Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship curriculum,
starting in sixth grade with basics of Internet safety and ending in eighth
grade with forum discussions. Topics include etiquette, Internet Safety,
Digital Security, Digital Law, Digital Rights and Responsibilities, Digital
Health and Wellness, and Digital Literacy. The students learn what it
means to be a good Digital Citizen. The link to the Nine Themes web page
is http://digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html
Middle School Integrated Project Period: The MS faculty and staff
are working with your student(s) on an interest-based project that
incorporates 21st century themes and skills. Students start by picking a
topic that they are interested in that relates to the assigned theme and
skill(s). Teachers work with the students in smaller groups and help
them integrate two different core subjects that are related to the student’s
interest-based topic.
The goal of this project is to create an opportunity for students to
demonstrate mastery of essential grade-level curricula using 21 century
skills and themes. Students will receive three summative grades during
the course of this project. The summative grade in quarter three will be
EMS Mission Statement
The Epping Middle School community educates and empowers students within a safe
environment to become respectful, involved, and knowledgeable 21st century learners
and citizens.
Principal
Kyle Repucci
Dean of Students
Christine
Hebert
Athletic Director
Larry Averill
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Main Office Phone
603.679.2544
Main Office Fax
603.679.8118
Website
www.sau14.org
for the research component of the project and in quarter four students will
receive two more summative grades for product and presentation.
Students will be finalizing their choice of topic in the next week
or two, so please ask your student about their project!!! If you have
any questions, please feel free to contact your student’s team leader.
GRADE 6 – Theme: Global Awareness - Skills: Communicator and
Collaborator
GRADE 7 – Theme: Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial
Literacy - Skills: Technology User, Learner, Producer
GRADE 8 – Theme: Civic Literacy - Skills: Evaluator, Contributor,
Thinker
New Hampshire Scholastic Art Awards - Congratulations to the
following students whose work has been submitted to the New Hampshire
Scholastic Art Awards to be judged in the State competition. Work that is
selected will then be on display at Pinkerton Academy in February. A
ceremony for selected students will be held on February 2nd. Watch for
more information or see Mrs. Thompson or Mrs. Booth.
Devyn Simard - Sculpture, 2 shoe collages; Maddie Bentz - Drawings;
Sophia Randall - Mixed Media; Carson Lustenberger - Drawing; Jacob
McKay - Sculpture; Taylor Limoli - Painting; Brenna Osgood - Drawing,
Mixed Media; Chloe Myers - Drawings; Abby Smith - Digital pictures;
Erin Daley - Digital pictures; Aletha DeMarais - Digital picture; Maylee
Gagnon - Digital pictures; Danielle McKay - Digitally manipulated
pictures.
Adventure Club - Indoor Rock Climbing - The Epping Middle School
is offering an indoor rock climbing trip to Vertical Dreams climbing gym
in Manchester. The program will be held after school on Friday January
25th. The program is open to all middle school grades. More details can be
found on the attached permission form. Let’s encourage healthy activities
for our students, and have some fun climbing. - Mr. DeGruttola
Dress Code- The current fashion trend for girls is to wear leggings/yoga
pants. Please be sure to cover these with shorts or a skirt, not simply a
top. If you do not meet the dress code then you will be asked to change
your outfit. Another option might be to call your parents and ask them to
drop off appropriate clothing for you.
Fisher Cats Motivational Assembly - On Tuesday, December 18,
members of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Minor League Baseball
Organization visited Epping Middle School to motivate students to read.
EMS Mission Statement
The Epping Middle School community educates and empowers students within a safe
environment to become respectful, involved, and knowledgeable 21st century learners
and citizens.
The team announcer and one of the team’s mascots, ‘Slider,”
challenged EMS students to read five books by March 13, 2013. Those
who do, must keep track of their books and submit the entry form to their
teachers. Qualifying readers will receive two free tickets to Fisher Cats
games on April 6, 7, 21, May 14, or June 11. Literacy Team member, Mrs.
Thelma Thompson, further challenged students by encouraging them to
participate to better last year’s 32% participation rate. This year EMS
will shoot for 50%.
The Fisher Cats’ representatives also challenged the students to end
bullying in our schools. Student volunteers were called forward to read
the rules of bullying prevention. Other students took part in a trivia
contest with the categories of books, sports, and New Hampshire. Two
student volunteers participated in a “Chuck the Chicken” contest.
Volunteers were given tee shirts and sports towels for their participation.
IPad Mini Raffle - The raffle sales will be from December 5, 2012 until
January 17, 2013. The ticket cost is $5.00/ticket or 3 tickets for $10.00.
The EMS Parent Volunteer Group would like to ask that each student sell
one pack ($10). There will be prizes available for the students. If you have
any questions, please e-mail Any Randall at [email protected]. The
drawing will be at the Wizards game on Thursday night.
Harlem Wizards – Come and join us for a fun-filled event of Trick Hoops
& Alley-Oops! All this fun will happen on Thursday, January 17th in the
high school gym. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the game starts at 7:00 pm.
This event is presented by the EMS Parent Volunteers. Ticket prices are
students $8 in advance, $10 at the door; adults $10 in advance and $12 at
the door. Refreshments and souvenirs will be sold at the game. A free
autograph session will follow the game!
Epping Lions Club - wishes to thank all the people who supported
our gas raffle fundraiser. Annually, the Epping Lions Club has a gas
raffle to raise monies to purchase eyeglasses and hearing apparatus for
those Epping residents who cannot afford these necessities. We only sell
three hundred tickets and offer the first prize as a three hundred dollar
gas card. Second, third and fourth prizes are fifty dollar gas cards.
Annually, our hope is to earn one thousand dollars for our club so that we
are able to assist more people with the aforementioned necessities.
This year our winners are: First place- Bob Kelleher of Epping, NH:
Second place – Christine Hebert, Dean of Students, Epping Middle School;
Third place – Renee Locke of Seabrook, NH and Forth place – John
Gagnon of Lyman, Maine.
EMS Mission Statement
The Epping Middle School community educates and empowers students within a safe
environment to become respectful, involved, and knowledgeable 21st century learners
and citizens.
Special Olympics New Hampshire will be hosting the 14th annual
Penguin Plunge on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at noon.
If you would like to register for the plunge, please contact Heidi
Langlais at [email protected].
If you would like to make a donations, please make all checks out to
Special Olympics of New Hampshire. 50% of your donation will go to
Special Olympics of New Hampshire and 50% will go to Epping Blue
Devils Special Olympics Team.
If you would like more information , or if you would like to become a
volunteer – contact Heidi Langlais. Thank you.
Important Dates:
1/17/12 – Wizards Game & IPad Raffle - EHS Gym
1/25/13 – Middle School Activity Night 6:30 to 9 pm
1/25/13 – Adventure Club Indoor Rock Climbing
2/2/13 - NH Scholastic Art Awards
2/3/13 – NH Special Olympics Penguin Plunge
2/18 – 2/22/13 – Children’s Stage Adventure
2/22/13 –“Princess and the Pea Production” 7 pm in the EMS Gym
EMS Mission Statement
The Epping Middle School community educates and empowers students within a safe
environment to become respectful, involved, and knowledgeable 21st century learners
and citizens.