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Spartan NewsEast Middle School
December 2019
December 2019 Calendar
Newsletter Translation AvailableNewsletter: Now Available in 100+ Languages If you prefer to read the newsletter in a language other than English, please scroll to the bottom of thisnewsletter to select your preferred language. Simply select the "Translate" button on the lower right,select your language from the drop-down menu, and click "Close." The entire newsletter will then betranslated into the language you have selected. Over 100 languages are available for selection. Boletín Informativo: Ahora Disponible en más de 100 IdiomasSi pre�ere leer el boletín en un idioma que no sea inglés, desplácese hasta la parte inferior de esteboletín para seleccionar su idioma. Simplemente seleccione el botón "Traducir" en la esquina inferiorderecha, seleccione su idioma en el menú y haga clic en "Cerrar". El boletín completo se traducirá alidioma que haya seleccionado. Más de 100 idiomas están disponibles para su selección.
Thursday, December 56:30pm-6th grade Band Concert-East High Auditorium (studentsarrive 6:15pm)7:30pm-7th & 8th grade Band Concert-East High Auditorium(students arrive 7:15pm) Tuesday, December 107:00pm-EMS Holiday Orchestra Concert-East High Auditorium Friday, December 201:45pm-One Hour Early Dismiss Monday, December 23, 2019-Friday, January 3, 2020No SchoolWinter Holiday Break
After School Hours Nursing NoticeNursing services are not provided during after school academic help or Saturday school sessions. Alsoplease note: Nursing services are not provided for after school sports, music and hobby club activities.
8th Grade Football Boys' Weightlifting8th Grade football boys' weightlifting will be begin on Tuesday, December 3rd with Coach Webb at EastHigh School. These sessions are for those intending to play football next year at East High and willtake place on Tuesday and Thursdays up until the start of the high school track season in February. After school, there will be a shuttle (bus 54 or 11) from EMS that will deliver the football boys to EastHigh School. Parents can pick up their student from East High School or students can take a shuttlebus at 4:15 back to EMS, where they will be bused to their local feeder elementary schools. Once it starts snowing, we ask that a fresh pair of shoes be worn in the weight room to limit wearingwet shoes from the snow tracking in the weight room. Please contact Mr. Webb if you have any quetions: [email protected].
Hy-Vee $chool Buck$ ProgramShop your local Hy-Vee and turn in the receipts to school. East Middle will receive $1.00 for every $100in receipts. All receipts must be from the Sioux City or South Sioux City Hy-Vee stores or the Hy-VeeMainstreet store. Receipts must be dated August 1, 2019-April 26, 2020. No fuel, postal, money order,Western Union, lottery, Quest, MidAmerican or gift card receipts will be accepted.
Parent Activities Council Meeting Notice
School Nurse Notes
The library is still accepting Box Tops to help pay �nes. There is a new way of collecting them! Load theapp on your phone (ios or android), select EMS as the school and scan your grocery receipt. It is thateasy to help our school. Thank you in advance for all of your help and supporting EMS.
Our next PAC (Parent Activities Council) meeting will be Tuesday, December 10th at 6:00pm in the EastMiddle School cafeteria. Thanks for your support to make our school even better!
Dear 6th Grade Parents,The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Immunization Law require that all studentsentering 7th grade have both a Meningococcal vaccine and a Tdap (Tetunus, Diphtheria, andPertussis/whooping cough) booster before school starts this fall.The Tdap requirement has been put in place since the 2013/14 school year and requires the boosterdose of Tetunus, Diphtheria and acellular Pertussis containing vaccine for students entering 7th grade,regardless of the interval since the last Tetunus/Diphtheria containing vaccine. Pertussis (whoopingcough) is a very contagious disease that causes violent coughing �ts that make it hard to breathe.
December Lunch Menu
Meningococcal disease is a life threatening illness that is caused by bacteria that infects the brain,blood and spinal cord. It easily spreads in crowded settings. The vaccine will be required prior to boththe 7th and 12th grades.All students entering 7th grade must have proof of having both the Meningococcal and the Tdapvaccines before school starts in August, unless the student has a Certi�cate of ImmunizationExemption.You may get these shots at your doctor or possibly at the Siouxland District Health Department. Theirphone number is 712-279-6119.There will be NO grace/extension period for the implementation of this requirement. 6th gradecomplete this requirement now and turn record into school.
Let's TalkAn engaged communitymakes our District stronger.That is why we have made iteasy for you to connect withus whenever it is convenientfor you. We encourage youto take advantage of Let’sTalk!, our 24/7 onlinesubmission site. Reach outwith your ideas, questions,concerns, and praise. Tomake a submission, pleasevisithttp://www.siouxcityschools.org/lets-talk/.
Communicationand PreparednessStudent and staff safety isof paramount importance inthe Sioux City CommunitySchool District. For thisreason, the District exercisesa host of crisis preventionand planning tactics. Shouldan emergency occur, theschool noti�es you throughour Blackboard phonesystem. In an emergency, thesystem calls every phonenumber associated withyour child in order to reachyou. The message will giveyou details about theemergency and providedirections on when/where topick up your child if thenormal school day is altered.Learn more about schoolsafety.
Focus 2022Strategic PlanThe Sioux City CommunitySchool District Board ofDirectors spent timedeveloping, with the input ofmultiple stakeholder groups,the “De�nition of the Well-Educated Student.” Thede�nition is the foundationfor the Focus 2022 StrategicPlan. The de�nition identi�eswhat students within theeducational system will beable to do upon graduatingfrom our district. Learnabout the �ve goal areas ofthe strategic plan.
Non-Discrimination StatementThe Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas:Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, &PLTW. The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/a�rmative action employer. It is anunfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race,creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), nationalorigin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status(for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employmentpractices. Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of theAmericans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & EquityEducation at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075,[email protected]. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additionalinformation on available grievance procedures.
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