Middle School Newsletters

Get ready for some exciting fun! The annual Middle School Rock, Paper, Scissors competition is just around the corner at Episcopal, and it's happening on October 28th during Morning Meeting! 🎉 

Students will kick off the festivities by competing against their classmates in their homerooms. From there, the winners of each grade level will face off, leading up to the ultimate showdown where the champion from each grade will compete against each other! And the grand finale? The winning student will challenge the winning middle school faculty member. Who will be crowned the ultimate champion?

Let’s start gearing up for this much-anticipated day of friendly competition and laughter. Get your game faces on and your fingers ready! ✂️📄🪨

In the words of Sheldon Cooper, "scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors."

Don't worry, I'll keep you updated on who is crowned this year's winner!

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TODAY. AFTERNOON PICK-UP:

Due to Homecoming & Karnival Knight, there will be one LS/MS/US pick-up location and that will be VPAC. Please stay to the right as all traffic will go through the circle.

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PROTECT YOUNG EYES:

Tuesday, October 28th. 6:00-7:30 pm. VPAC. Episcopal is excited to welcome national speakers from Protech Young Eyes to all parents and caregivers in our school community. This is an adult only event. Understand how young, developing brains are impacted by today's technologies with up to date research. Learn how to use hardware and software to keep your children safe. Discover ways to ensure your family is prepared, balanced and protected online.

Please contact our Episcopal counselors with any questions at [email protected]. To register.

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AUTHOR VISIT:

Friday, October 31st. Author visit with Delilah Dawson, author of Ride or Die. Students who order a copy of this book through the school will be invited to attend an author talk and book signing event in the library! To order your copy, visit our independent bookstore partner Cavalier House Books by visiting www.cavalierhousebooks.com. Select "in school delivery" at checkout and follow instructions to have your copy delivered to your student!

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LEARNING LAB:

The Middle School Learning Lab is our equivalent of the Lower School’s Homework Helper. This program is offered by Ms. Stickle on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:15 in MS 209. Students will have dedicated time to study, develop executive function skills, and receive homework support from a Middle School teacher. For more information or questions, please contact Ms. Stickle. To sign up, please do so here. This opportunity is open to all Middle School students.

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MORNING DROP-OFF:

A friendly reminder, drop-off in the morning is front lawn or carpool circle with younger sibling(s). Please do not drop-off in any other location. Thank you!

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SAES (Southwest Association of Episcopal Schools) is offering a series of six webinars for parents and educators, featuring bestselling authors and speakers. I encourage you to check out the information. The series is free for Episcopal school parents, but registration is required to attend.

• How to Join
  • Visit the Parent Series page: isacs.ws/PS25-26SAES
  • Click Register for the sessions you want to attend
  • Add the events to your calendar after registering

Important Notes

• Registration is required to attend live or view the recordings
• Recordings will be available after each session for a limited time
• This link is for our school community only—please do not share publicly

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ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES:

Join us for exciting athletic events and cheer on our amazing middle school athletes alongside your family! We will continue to update the schedule as more sports and games are added.

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ATTENDANCE:

Please remember that all absences must be reported through PowerSchool.

Looking ahead into the semester, please also know that we will be emphasizing our attendance policy this year; students who miss more than four sessions of any one class will be required to make up the minutes.  This is to comply with Louisiana state law.  You may hear this policy referred to as “No More Than Four” and, while there are some exceptions for school-sanctioned absences and for unavoidable absences (hospitalizations, natural disasters, etc), both reported and unreported absences count towards this limit. For more information, please refer to the handbook.
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Upcoming Dates

*Sunday, October 19th. 6:00 am. 8th-graders meet in VPAC circle for departure to Mo-Ranch.

*Tuesday, October 28th. 6:00-7:30 pm. VPAC. Protect Young Eyes. (More information in newsletter.)

*Thursday, October 30th. 8:15 am. Alumni House Dining Hall. School Parent Coffee. Join us at 8:15 in the Alumni House Dining Hall to learn about the many ways we prioritize safety here at school. Joining us for this Coffee: Dr. Carrie Steakley, Head of School; Stephen Anderson, Director of Campus Security; Kelly LeDuff, Keep Open Eyes; and Division Heads.

*Friday, October 31st. Delilah Dawson, author visit. (See the newsletter for more details.)

*Monday, November 3rd. Virtual Learning Day for MS & US. 

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