Staff Update Week of February 23, 2026

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Important Dates

2/23-                        PD Day

2/24-                        Fire Drill  9:35am

3/3-                           Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-7:30

3/4-                            Band Concert 7pm

3/10-                           Jazz Fest 7pm

3/11-                           Winter Choir Concert 7pm

3/17-                        Fire Drill 2:25pm

3/19-                        7th Grade Field Trip

3/20-                        End of Quarter 3

3/20-                        PD Day

3/23-3/27            Spring Break

Important Information

PBIS Music-  This week's Plan

Tuesday-  8th period (around 3:00)

Thursday-  End of Homeroom

3rd Quarter

4 weeks left in the 3rd quarter.  Please make sure you are communicating with parents.  Reach out directly to parents that need to meet with you at conferences.  

Conferences

If you have not done so already, please sign up to give yourself a break during conferences

Spring Conferences 2026

AIR Tests

We are working on getting our spring testing calendar set.  Here is a link to the Spring Testing Calendar.

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

Gemini- AP List (try it out)

 

Staff Update Week of February 16, 2026

Important Dates

2/19-                           8th Grade Field Trip

2/20-                        Jack B PLCs (Afternoon)

2/20-                        8th Grade Field Trip

2/20-                        HS counselors talk with 8th graders (1:30-2:30)?

2/23-                        PD Day

2/24-                        Fire Drill  9:35am

3/3-                           Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-7:30

3/11-                           Winter Choir Concert 7pm

3/17-                        Fire Drill 2:25pm

3/19-                        7th Grade Field Trip

3/20-                        End of Quarter 3

3/20-                        PD Day

3/23-3/27            Spring Break

Important Information

PBIS Music-  This week's Plan

Tuesday-  8th period (around 3:00)

Thursday-  End of 1st period

Jack B Meetings (Friday)

6th Period-    7th Grade PLC

7th Period-    none

8th Period-    6th Grade PLC

*  8th Grade Teachers will not meet with Jack this time due to HS Counselors talking with students from 1:30-2:30

**  If any electives teachers would like to attend a PLC this day with Jack, please let me know.

Smart Pass

Please make sure you are using Smart Pass anytime a student leaves your room.  This helps us keep track of the students that are leaving every period.  We will discuss the students that are our top offenders this week in PLCs

EMS Experience Night

If you have not done so already, please use the link to sign up for EMS Experience Night on February 18th

EMS Experience Night Form

AIR Tests

We are working on getting our spring testing calendar set.  Here is a link to the Spring Testing Calendar.

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

Create a PBL with an AI Chatbot

 

Staff Update Week of February 9, 2026

 

Important Dates

2/13-                        Resource Room Valentines Day Dance

2/16-                        Presidents Day (No school)

2/20-                        Jack B PLCs (Afternoon)

2/20-                        8th Grade Field Trip

2/20-                        HS counselors talk with 8th graders (1:30-2:30)?

2/23-                        PD Day

2/24-                        Fire Drill  9:35am

Important Information

Impact and Connections Award

Congratulations to Amy Smith and Derek Grabski for being nominated by the colleagues for the Impact and Connections Award.  Dr. Ward stopped down at EMS and read the nominations to each of them this past week.  Well deserved.

Explicit Instruction

Per the staff meeting, here is a link to Jamie Smith's  Explicit Instruction file.

We will discuss these during PLCs and select various strategies to focus on at each grade level.

EMS Experience Night

If you have not done so already, please use the link to sign up for EMS Experience Night on February 18th

EMS Experience Night Form

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

EMS SUPER BOWL SQUARES

 

Staff Update Week of February 2, 2026

 

Important Dates

2/2-                            RIMP Meetings (Round 2)

2/3-                           After School Staff Meeting (3:15-4:15)

2/13-                        Resource Room Valentines Day Dance

2/16-                        Presidents Day (No school)

2/20-                        Jack B PLCs (Afternoon)

2/23-                        PD Day

2/24-                        Fire Drill  9:35am

Important Information

RIMP Data Meeting #2

Julie Bonacci will be here on Monday to review data with teachers working with students on RIMPS

The schedule was emailed to these teachers last week.

PBIS (Music Times)

We will be playing music for students to walk the halls on the following dates and times 

Tuesday:  8th Period 2:45ish

Thursday:  End of Homeroom (8:40ish)

EMS Experience Night

If you have not done so already, please use the link to sign up for EMS Experience Night on February 18th

EMS Experience Night Form

After School Staff Meeting- February 3rd (rescheduled from 1/15)

Staff Meeting will be from 3:15-4:15.

All teachers are expected to be there.  A few of you might be late due to some afterschool duties.

Jaimie Smith will be leading the staff meeting.  Topic:  Explicit Instruction Strategies and Eliciting Student Response Techniques

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

Super Bowl Squares