Special thanks to Bill Andrus for chaperoning the trip to Girls Tech. which is sponsored by Vermont works for Women!!
EMS Afterschool Schedule & Registration
Hello, EMS Students and Families!
My name is Mrs. Wageman; I am the Site Director for EMS Afterschool. I’m looking forward to meeting
you! I’m excited to create an amazing lineup of Afterschool activities based on what you are interested in
learning and doing. I am committed to ensuring that our programs are offered in a safe and positive space
to grow and learn. We can’t wait for you to join us! See you after school!
Session 4, EMS Afterschool Spring 2019 Brochure & Registration
The EMS Newsletter March 15, 2019
Dear EMS Families,
During our last PTO meeting, families shared the desire for more resources and ideas that they could use with their children to continue, or in some cases begin, the conversation around racism and racial tension. Please find below resources shared by some of our faculty and other families.
- Track series by Jason Reynolds. A powerful series of books recommended by a 7th-grade mother. For her and her son this series was a springboard for many different conversations. (Jason Reynolds has written several powerful books about race.)
- Seeing White. A PodCast recommended by an 8th-grade student and parents as a resource for considering Whiteness.
- Additionally, our librarian, Carole Renca wanted to share the following information: Tips for discussing controversial issues, Resources for tackling unhealthy relationships, Podcast – Lifeline – books that Bridge the Divide and the suggested read, The Benefits of Being an Octopus. While there is no explicit reference to racism, the text surfaces many themes that provide important fodder for a variety of discussions.
BHS Student Created Public Service Announcements about Juuling
Check out these videos — Be Above!
Video 1: https://youtu.be/enfTur4h_Ic
Video 2: https://youtu.be/ExEEk51XVKw
Video 3: https://youtu.be/wruG_NerUAI
Video 4: https://youtu.be/m8z8gfFD03w
Video 5: https://youtu.be/mQFup8EoIwo
Video 6: https://youtu.be/mwueuD0PO3A
EMS Students’ Musical Compositions to be Performed!
Congratulations to EMS students Tatiana Byam and Penelope deRosset who have been chosen to have their musical compositions performed at Music Comp’s annual Opus concert! We are very inspired by all of our 13 student composers and the creative work they engaged in over the last three months. Please make plans to attend the FREE show on Tuesday, March 26th and the Vermont College of Fine Arts and 6:30 pm (Montpelier). You also have the opportunity to watch or live stream the concert on LCATV and on www.lcatv.org
Opus 34 on March 26th!
Hello Students, Parents, and Teachers,
Congratulations to all the amazing work you’ve done and for being selected to have your music premiered at Opus 34! It’s going to be a fantastic day.
All of the composers are working with their mentor right now to get their scores ready for performance. We have an amazing lineup of musicians for Opus 34 that include members of the Vermont Symphony, Turn Music, The Northern Third Quartet, Burlington Chamber Orchestra and more!
The concert is March 26th at 6:30 PM at the Vermont College Of Fine Arts in Chapel Hall. It’s a beautiful venue, and I’m excited to bring an Opus concert to VCFA for the first time.
Rehearsals will begin at 1 PM, and each student will have a chance to rehearse their work with the musicians. The details of the rehearsal schedule will come out early next week. In addition to rehearsals, we will have workshops for the students to attend during the day. Snacks will also be provided.
Dinner will be served at 5:00 and the concert will begin at 6:30. LCATV will live stream the event as well as collect concert, rehearsal, and interview footage to create an Opus 34 documentary.
I’ll be in touch frequently over the next few weeks with more details and reminders about the event, but if you have any immediate questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
The concert poster for Opus 34 is attached and please share it widely with friends, family, and communities. The link to a Facebook event is also below.
Congratulations again to all our young composers!
Best,
-Matt
Matthew LaRocca, DMA, Executive Director
Music Composition Online Mentoring Program
(formerly the Vermont MIDI Project)
4541 VT Route 100
Duxbury, VT 05676
Tech Ed Student — Future Engineer?
EMS student working on a rack and pinion system drive system for his hydraulic arm project.
Environmental Engineer Visits Math Class
EMS math students participate in an online discussion with Verizon Environment Engineer, Benjamin Shaw. Students listened to his presentation which focused on how he uses math each day to help to positively impact our environment. They then interacted with him and asked questions.
Students taking the lead in making a difference.Super proud!
Prevention Conferences this Fall
Students taking the lead in making a difference.Super proud!
Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (VKAT) Conference
Students from Edmunds Be Above group, joined other
students from across the state to support Prevention. Balkisa, is a
former student at Edmunds, was the Keynote Speaker.
The “Getting to Y” Conference
Three of our Edmunds students joined students from
Hunt, along with other students from Vermont, to learn how they
can share out the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results with
the Burlington Community. Details to come.
On February 7th and 8th, Edmunds students will be taking the
2019 YRBS Survey. We are very appreciative of student
participation as the results of this survey help to support
Prevention and Wellness efforts across the Burlington School
District. Thank You!
If you have any questions, please reach out to
Angela Halsted, Edmunds Middle School SAP Counselor,
Prevention Coordinator, #864-8486 x1010, ahalsted@bsdvt.org.
Applied Math on the Evolution Team!
Math students in Mr. Monahan’s class are measuring time, distance and speed using Sphero robots in the new makerspace!
