East Fairmont Middle School

November is Pie Season! East Middle School celebrated their 9 week behavior reward for students. It included "Pie A Teacher One Penny One Vote." This was the result of the Top 9 earners. The money will go back into the Positive Behavior Rewards program at the school.

Tomorrow afternoon is our fall fest for the students that met the PBIS expectations of the first nine weeks. These expectations include no more than three unexcused absences, no more than three tardies, no more than three zeroes in all classes combined, no more than three days of structured lunch, and no out of school suspensions. Part of Fall Fest will be outside so please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather tomorrow including possibly a jacket. Thank you!

Parents: Below is information about a survey that we are requesting you complete at your convenience. Your participation in this survey will help us identify needed changes that will enhance your child's learning experience. Thanks in advance for your participation! The online parent survey will be available from October 11 through November 19, 2021. You are asked to complete an online survey about school climate—the learning and teaching/working conditions—to help guide school improvement efforts. We value your feedback. The results of this survey will be used to make changes in your child's school to ensure a supportive environment for teaching and learning. Parent participation in the survey is very important. If you have questions about the survey or have problems completing the survey, please contact your child's school. When you log onto the survey you will see explanatory information about the survey and the important information below as to your rights as a survey participant: Your participation is voluntary. You may choose not to participate; not to answer any questions you do not want to answer; and you may stop participating at any time during the survey without penalty. Your responses will be anonymous and confidential. Access the Survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wvslesPF2021 Enter this code to start the survey: P047402

6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys' basketball tryouts will begin Monday, November 8th and will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 in the school gym. Any boy wishing to try out must have a physical signed by a physician.

Make-up pictures will take place tomorrow, November 4th, at East Fairmont Middle for any student that was unable to get their picture taken earlier this fall.

Thank you to EQT Corporation and President Ellen Rossi for the company's generous donation of $3,000 to the Marion County Christmas Toy Shop. "Every child deserves a Christmas," and EQT is helping to make this possible in Marion County. To donate, contact 304-203-8385.

East Fairmont Middle Staff participated in some of the fun of our spirit week this week!

6th grade students in Ms. Wheeler and Ms. Gain's classes decorated pumpkins as a culminating activity for an independent novel study.

5th grade students finished out their first nine weeks in library by completing a cereal box book report.

5th grade students finished out their first nine weeks in library by completing a cereal box book report.

5th grade students finished out their first nine weeks in library by completing a cereal box book report.

Please remind your children to check the lost and found for any items they might be missing.

EFMS Cross Country completed their season on 10/18 @ North Marion with both teams winning the championship! Kailee Haymond won the girls race with a time of 10:17 and Maximus Fortier won the boys race in 9:24. These runners also won Varsity awards - Annabelle Skidmore 2nd, Adalynn Parilak 6th, Lily Larnard 8th, Ryleigh Bills 9th, Paige Snyder 10th, Caroline Corwin 11th, Brady Hutson 4th, Dominic Rinehart 5th, Anthony Corwin 6th, Jonah Henderson 8th, Ben Barnes 9th, and Bryler Wilson 10th. Kailee was a 3-time individual county champion! JV awards were earned by Sophie Stuck 1st, Piper Woofter 2nd, Absidee Carpenter 3rd, Anna Wycoff 4th, Linsey Kramer 5th. Grayson Childs 1st, Ryder Biggie 2nd, Reese Tennant 3rd, Logan Eakle 4th, Caden Caldwell 5th, and John Thomas 6th.

1 Bus + 1 Driver = a BIG Impact on Education. It's National School Bus Safety Week. MCS is proud to work with our bus operators, families, students, teachers, motorists, and administrators to stress school bus safety. Students see poster contest guidelines at https://5il.co/10qvz

East Fairmont Middle parents may pick up the Joe Corbi fundraising items any time between 3 and 7 today in the cafeteria.

The world today has become a very stressful place for individuals and middle school students are being impacted greatly by that stress as well. Mrs. Pavlic has been going into 7th and 8th grade classrooms to provide guidance lessons on stress management.

Due to the number of positive COVID cases recently in fifth grade at East Fairmont Middle, the decision has been made in conjunction with the Marion County Health Department and the Superintendent to quarantine the entire fifth grade class through Sunday, October 24th. If your fifth grader is symptom free, they may return to school on Monday, October 25th. If the child should develop symptoms, please have them tested and notify the school. Teachers will be meeting early tomorrow morning to discuss how classwork will be handled for the time of quarantine. Please have your child check google classrooms and livegrades for messages about work. Thank you and if you have any questions feel free to call the school during regular hours.

Underwood Smith Scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors who are interested in becoming a WV teacher: The current senior class can apply by December 31, 2021, for this scholarship, which could offer them $10,000.00 a year for four years while working to become to teacher.

Reminder: East Fairmont Middle policy is that personal communication devices are to be turned off and placed in the locker during the day. Cell phones and social media have become a huge problem for our middle schoolers. Many students have taken to carrying their cell phones in their pockets. This violates policy and teachers were told today that if they SEE a cell phone during the day, it is to be taken and sent to the office. Students have been caught accessing inappropriate content and messages and cell phones as a whole have been distracting from the educational purposes of the school day. Parents please also review with your children appropriate social media behavior.

The MC BOE recently accepted a resolution to recognize MCS as a Purple Heart District. Many WVs are veterans of the Unites States armed forces and have families with children attending school. During times when these families relocate to meet duty requirements or experience the absence of a loved one while on deployment, MCS has an opportunity to meet the unique needs of these children. The Purple Star Award is designed to recognize schools that create a military-friendly environment and make a special commitment to supporting the resilience of military connected children. For more information, contact L.D. Skarzinski, Administrative Assistant of C&I, at lskarzin@k12.wv.us or visit https://wvde.us/commonground/.