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Letter from the Principal

Dear EMS Families & Community,

On the eve of the first substantial break of the year, I’d like to wish you all a fun, healthy, and relaxing vacation. I hope that all our students and families alike are able to take this time to get some rest, connect with friends, and enjoy the outdoors.

Please check out the announcements below for some upcoming events (winter concert season is just around the corner) as well as important information about our upcoming annual Title I Information Session and conferences.

Finally, ​​in report cards last week, many of you received your student’s SBAC scores from last year. Usually, when we send the scores, they are accompanied by a letter that explains what you are looking at and how the scores are used. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen this year, which I know has caused some confusion. In hopes of clearing up that confusion, you’ll find more information on SBAC scores in today’s weekly newsletter. Please accept my apologies for us missing the letter this year.

In partnership,

Sabrina Westdijk

EMS Principal

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Letter from the Principal

Dear EMS Families & Community,

As we conclude the first quarter of the school year, you have likely been hearing from your student about project due dates, quizzes, makeup work, and upcoming schedule changes. Teachers across all teams have been working hard to support students in ending the quarter successfully, as we appreciate your support in helping learners complete and turn in any missing assignments, review for assessments, and completing homework.

Parent-teacher conferences are coming up on 11/21 and 11/22, but as you will see below, sign-up begins NOW. Please be sure to check out the section on conferences, instructions for how to sign up, and links to other valuable resources. You’ll see that a feedback form is also linked in the conferences section below. Please consider filling this out after you’ve completed your conference; your feedback is invaluable, and we make changes from year to year based on students’ and families’ input.

Finally, I want to make sure you are aware of the work being done in BSD to promote antiracist teaching and leadership. During last week’s Early Release Day, all secondary faculty and staff participated in training aligned to antiracist educational practices – there will be several other sessions of these trainings over the course of the year. In addition, building and district leaders are also engaged in antiracist leadership training. I also want to remind you of the Equity Ticket system created and monitored by the Office of Equity; this is a simple system that students and parents can use to report inequities and unfair issues that students may be experiencing in our buildings. The Office of Equity is committed to responding quickly, and partners with building leaders to ensure that all schools are abiding by our responsibility to create inclusive, safe and welcoming learning environments.

Thank you for your partnership and support. And please don’t forget to get out and VOTE!

With gratitude,

Sabrina Westdijk

EMS Principal

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Letter from the Principal

Dear Families,

It’s been wonderful to have all students back. The first few days are always focused on building community, helping students connect to one another, setting clear expectations and classroom norms, and helping students learn their way around. With that strong foundation, we are looking forward to a great year of learning together!

There are plenty of announcements and events to share, so please check out the information below.

In partnership,

Sabrina

P.S. Due to some technical issues with our newsletter program, this message is only going out to each student’s first contact in Power School. We expect to resolve this issue by our second newsletter. In the meantime, please forward this message to anyone else who might want/need this information. Thanks for your patience and understanding.