Tuesday, January 24, through Friday, January 27 is “Going Beyond Diversity Week” at East Avenue.

This week is an “East Avenue exclusive”, and is truly a celebration for students, staff and the school community.  The offerings are compelling and informative, and are consistent with our district policy to provide students with curriculum “to challenge and eliminate acts of racism, prejudice, bigotry, discrimination and stereotyping.”  Student feedback is always overwhelmingly positive, and our presenters consistently receive “rave reviews” from students.  This year’s activities include small group presentations and classroom videos and activities in core classes.  Two high-energy music and dance assemblies culminate the week. 

The week’s presentations are differentiated by grade level, as indicated below:

6^th Grade:                                    Grandmothers Who Help (Tuesday)

                                                      In-class Video “Don’t Laugh at Me” (Wednesday)

                                                      Hindu Culture (Thursday)                                                     

7^th Grade:                                    “The Lunch Date” –a lesson in perceptions (Tuesday)

                                                      In-class Video “Let’s Get Real” (Wednesday)

                                                      ASL/Deaf Culture (Thursday)

8^th Grade                                    LLNL Presentation --Civil Rights (Tuesday)

                                                      In-class Video “Not In Our Town” (Wednesday)

                                                      Community Resources for Independent Living (Thursday)

Friday’s assemblies provide students with an opportunity to experience East Indian dancing and drumming, and Peruvian music and dance.

All of the videos noted above are readily accessible for previewing on line.  If there is an interest, the administration will provide additional information at a pre-scheduled meeting time. Please call the office for more details (606-4711). We are always excited by the rich cultural and thought-provoking activities.

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We will be collecting Box Tops throughout the school year.  Students can turn box tops in to their core classes.  So, help our school by submitting your Box Tops so that we can earn money to buy things such as books for our library.  Thank you very much for your continued support.   

  East Avenue students showed great enthusiasm for this year’s Spelling Bee.  More than 50 students took the written test held last week and from there, the top spellers advanced to the finals which were held on January 10th.

The following 6^th grade students advanced to the finals: Lhoerenz Azaula, Neha Dhingra, Liam Johnavitz, Emily Jones, Emilio Lopez, Alexandra Tadevich, Alexas van der Veen, and Joe Walkins.  The seventh grade competitors were Victoria Lebegue, Matthew Pham, Jasleen Randhawa, Cody Shura, and Anchal Sinha.  The 8^th grade was represented by Emma Baier, Taylor Crenshaw, Jamie Followill, Ryan Grewohl, Jacob Hall, and Sankalp Sinha..

The finals were an elimination match where spellers stood up and spelled words such as fascinating and laborious.  Congratulation to bee winner 6^th graders Emilio Lopez who will go on to represent East Avenue in the San Francisco Chronicle Regional Bee.  Anchal Sinha and Alexas van der Veen tied for second place.  Additionally, Emilio and Alexas will represent East Ave. in the District Spelling Bee for grades 4 through 6.  Emma Baier will join Anchal Sinha in representing East Ave. in the District Bee for grades 7 and 8.

We are particularly proud of both the effort and sportsmanship of our Bee participants.

Thank you very much to our Co-Coordinators: core teacher, Tina Riolo and math teacher, Becky Ahmadi.  Both also acted as judges and were joined on the judge’s panel by Special Ed teacher Janet Snook.  Connie Summers was the pronouncer for both the written and oral spelling bees.  Thank you also to written test graders Ryan Hughes, Denise LaBarbera, Kim Peterson, Tina Riolo, Janet Snook and Connie Summers.

Good luck to Emilio, Alexas, Emma and Anchal in their endeavors in the district and regional bees.

Congratulations to Emma Kristovich for placing 6th in the Livermore MathCounts competition held on Saturday January 7th.  Students from Christensen, East Ave., Junction Ave., Mendenhall and the Charter School competed in a three round test cuminating in a speedround for the top 10 students.  East Avenue will send two teams to compete in the regional MathCounts competition to be held in February.

Congratulations goes out to Sankalp Sinha who is the winner of the DAR American History Essay contest for the Josefa Higuera Livermore Chapter.  He is to be commended for a job well done regarding his essay about the War of 1812.  Sankalp's essay has been forwarded to the DAR District level for competition.  The district is comprised of about eight chapters in the Bay area.  The DAR membership is pleased to be able to present Sankalp with a Series EE bond in the amount of $200.00, during their February 4th meeting.  

Congratulations to all of the Geography Bee participants!  21 students

entered this year's competition.  Competition was fierce, with 11

students making it to the Preliminary Finals round; they were Lhoerenz

Azaula, Stephanie Boschee, Savannah Chroman, Andrey Cordisco, Tanner

Higgins, and Tristan Taylor and 5 of the 11 advancing on to the Finals

round were Emilio Lopez in 5th place , Bailey Kemp taking 4th place and

Cole Meyers taking 3rd place.  The Championship Round, with the top two

finalists of Ellie Deuell placing 2nd and Neha Dhingra coming in 1st

place.  Congratulations! 

Neha will go on to compete for a place in the state competition.  

Shop For School Days' Promoted By Downtown Merchants

A large group of downtown retailers have teamed up with the Parent Club Information Council (PCIC) to hold all-day shopping days on the FIRST and THIRD THURSDAYS of each month (excluding Nov. & Dec.) with 10% of the proceeds going to the school of your choice. Be sure to mention EAMS when shopping!! For more information, please click here.

Perfect attendance means that you are at school everyday, all day, and not tardy to any classes.  This is a difficult task for any one to achieve, but is doable! We have monthly drawings (excluding Dec.) for 1 winner per grade. Each winner will have their picture taken and displayed on our website and in our office foyer.  They will also receive a "movie" basket which includes some goodies and a movie pass

With the cooperation of our district and Livermore Waste Management, East Avenue is participating in a new recycling program. Students in all East Avenue science classes have been made aware of the reasons and benefits of recycling, as well as the three new categories used in the labeling of school cafeteria waste containers.  Students took a “mini-quiz” on “recycling facts” just prior to our Thanksgiving break.  We will begin the program the week of November 28, 2011.  It is interesting to note that over a nine month period, an average site will reduce the amount of trash that goes into the landfill by as much as 14 tons! In addition, approximately 20 tons of food scrap materials will be converted to garden-ready compost.  Clearly, this program will have a positive impact on the environment and teach our students the value of being “earth-friendly”.

This week marks the beginning of after school academic support at East Avenue.   Students have been assigned to participate in these sessions based on teacher recommendation and an evaluation of their academic progress.  Students in grades six through eight have already begun the first round of intervention.  These forty-minute tutorial sessions are held outside of our instructional day, and are staffed by teachers who have volunteered their time to work with students in small groups.    

This year, through the financial support of the East Avenue Booster Organization, the Accelerated Reading Program Online is available to all of our students—grades six through eight. Teachers at each grade level have determined how to best utilize the program to meet student needs. Prior to online access, students had somewhat limited access to books at their individual reading levels. Now students have a wide variety of reading choices.  Although reading is its own reward, we know that students are motivated by both recognition and tangible incentives.

Through the hard work of parents and generous donations from the community, students will continue to receive prize packets and participate in celebratory events (i.e. lunch with their teachers). Criteria for individual rewards varies by grade level; however, “Top Reader” criteria is uniform school-wide. Of course, the ultimate reward is encouragement and accolades from their teachers, and you, their parents!  As always, READ, READ, READ over the break!  

Do you need help in math? On-line video help is now available at the Hotmath.com website.  Click on the Math Resources Quick Link or click HERE for more information. A big thank you to Mrs. Schlichter, a former Mendenhall teacher, and the district office for making these resources available to our students.  You can also use khanacademy.org or click HERE .

Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. is the 2nd Annual LVEF Reach for the Stars event at the Bankhead Theatre featuring the talent of students at all of our schools. More information to follow....

This fall, Chevron's Fuel Your School promotion will support education in Alameda county public schools by helping educators receive funding for eligible projects through www.DonorsChoose.org.  Our schools have received thousands of dollars in materials from DonorsChoose.org this year.  Thank you!

Join students, educators, and parents in an online survey about technology, science, and 21st century skills. Provide the Livermore School District with information to determine the future needs of our students so they can be successful. The survey ends Dec 23rd, takes only 15 minutes, and the secret word is tech.

The Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair (ACSEF) will be held March 20-22, 2012 at Chabot College.  Middle and high school students from public, private and parochial schools within Alameda County are eligible to participate.  For more information, rules, and registration forms click HERE.

It is important for both parents and students to register for School Loop.  Parents need a parent account, not only to follow their student's progress but also to receive important emails from the school.  The directions to register are as follows:

How to Register for School Loop

1.You will need your student’s ID number

2.  Go to: www.eams.schoolloop.com

3. Click “Register Now” then click on “Parent Registration” if you are a parent, or “Student Registration” for students.

4. Fill out the brief form and accept the user agreement.

Parents: Once you are registered and have been verified by the school you will have access to your child’s class schedule and information about each class. You may also receive daily email with information about assignments and news for the day.

PLEASE NOTE:

Verification by office staff will take 2-3 working days. 

We are thrilled to announce a great deal for you and a fabulous new way for you to support EAST AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL.It’s easy and you can do it while shopping for bargains from local merchants!

 A quickie synopsis: You sign up online & receive a “Daily Deal of the Day!” from Screaming Daily Deals (it’s FREE to sign up! All you need to do is give your email address and zip code!) Your daily deal gives you the opportunity to receive huge discounts (50 - 90% off) at local restaurants, spas, fitness, family recreation, automotive services, health and beauty. You have 24 hrs. to “buy” the daily deal (good for ~ 60 - 120 days).  Once you sign up- you are eligible for the Boomers Drawing that will be held on 3/15 (see below for details)

If you have a business and wish to participate, please contact Corey Bauer at 925-784-8764 or at corey@screamindailydeals.comto learn how.

It’s Easy to Sign up -- and it’s Free!

• Sign up today at www.screamindailydeals.com/mpc
• Select the join tab
• Be sure to “chose your area” > Scroll down and select Tri-Valley/East Bay
• Follow the sign up steps > Make sure you pick a non profit organization to support:   
  • Type in > EAST AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Check your email for the sign up confirmation > check your “junk” email folder just in case the confirmation email goes there.
• Each morning before 7:00 am you will get a “Daily Deal Alert”.  
• You can the buy the deal or pass, but you only have 24 hours to decide.  
• There will be a new deal each day!
• If you buy the deal, the coupon voucher is typically good for 60-120 days.

Every purchase you make will return 10% of the ScreaminDailyDeal proceeds back to EAST AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL.  Sign up today to be part of our special drawing program.  One lucky family will be selected from all our families who have registered for Screamin Deals to receive a Family of 4 four hour fun pack at Boomers.

EAST AVENUE SCHOOL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! 

Now, more than ever, East Avenue School needs your support.  In these difficult economic times, we are doing everything possible at the site to reduce costs, monitor our use of our resources, and cut our expenses without negatively impacting our programs and our students.  As always, Academic Excellence and a positive climate for your children are our main focus and concern.   

The following items are examples of creative ways to actively support our site and our student.  Please take a moment to consider contributing by doing one or more of the following:

ONGOING............

• WRITE A CHECK
• PLAY BINGO
• EAT AT BEEB'S
• SIGN UP FOR SAFEWAY E-SCRIP
• BUY A $5.OO ECO-BAG

The school year calendar for 2011-2012 is available for PDF download.

2011-2012 Calendar - early conf schedule

2011-2012 Calendar - late conf schedule

Please remember to call in an absence to the attendance line. Dial 925-606-4711, then press 2.

  Lunch Schedule

Collaboration days
(schedule is the same as Wed. release time) :  

September 6,8,9
January 17,19,20
June 7 Last day of School release time 12:25 pm