Lunch Time - Outside!
Now that the weather is starting to turn for the better (finally), we're starting to cure a little of that cabin fever one day at a time! Our 8th graders had a blast going outside.
Grade 6 General Music
Ms. Chaloux's 6th Grade General Music class has been busy learning about the guitar! Students have learned pitches on four of the six strings as well as four chords. Please enjoy their performances of "Yankee Doodle" (Click HERE ) and "Old MacDonald (Click HERE).
Daughters of the American Revolution: EGMS National Finalist
Congratulations to Sofiia Boiarchuk! Sofiia has been named the winner of the Northeast Regional Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Competition. Sofiia recently competed and won first place in the chapter and state level for the DAR competition. She is now a national finalist! At this very moment, her essay is competing at the national level. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement Sofiia. We are all very proud of you!
EGMS Students in Robotics
This past weekend, a local group of middle school robotics teams called "G-4 VEX Robotics" competed in the 2-day state tournament in Wilton, CT. Out of the 36 teams that qualified for states, the "G-4s" claimed three of the five available slots for CT in the Worlds Championship in St. Louis, Missouri!
Congratulations to Dylan Hamilton and HenryTaczanowsky, whose team walked away as state tournament champions! They also won the Design Award.
Congratulations to Alex Zygmunt and Andrew Houghton, whose team won 2nd place in the skills competition and the Create Award.
Their teams will compete against teams from all over the world in late April. Best of luck in St. Louis!
CMEA Northern Region Music Festival (UPDATED 3/27/26)
Congratulations to 13 of EGMS’s students who participated in CMEA’s Northern Region Festival on March 6 & 7! 11 students were accepted into/ participated in the Mixed Chorus while 2 students were accepted into/ participated into the Orchestra. We are so proud!
Updated 3/27/26: Please go to this link to view the performances:
https://vimeo.com/reviews/d3b6616e-add1-46c0-9b1b-c64cea3936c6/users/95222283/folders/28597301
EGMS Dance
Fun was had by all that attended the dance on Friday March 6! Great music, food, company, and atmosphere made this one to remember!
February Students of the Month
Grade 6: Henry Taczanowsky
Grade 7: Lincoln Thompson
Grade 8: Aubrey Handley
Daughters of the American Revolution
On Sunday, March 8, our three essay contest winners and Ms. Rosenstein celebrated their success at a banquet held in their honor. Congratulations to Sofiia Boiarchuk, Darsitha Nair, and Cooper Whitehouse!
Grade 6: Readers are Leaders
In the first week in March, our sixth graders read a lot of great books to celebrate the annual Readers are Leaders week! Their work with the books was displayed in great fashion on the board in the hallway.
EGMS Cooking Club
Our students in EGMS Afterschool Cooking Club made some cinnamon rolls that turned out super tasty!
EGMS/HS Drama Club: Spirit Day
Spirit Day at Drama Club just in time to start Tech Rehearsals! The cast of Once on this Island “told their story” today!
Congrats to our extra super superstars tonight! Spencer Namnoun, Rachel Mullane, Izzy Dallesander, Alyssa Lengyel, Alice Ball and Brooklyn Rinaldi! Almost show time!
EGMS Band and Chorus
Several of our mabers of the EGMS 7th/8th grade Band and Chorus joined the EGHS Band and Chorus for a fun night of country music at our annual Pops Concert! They did such a great job representing our school!
8th Grade Art Gallery
In this project, students reviewed and applied the elements of art including line, shape, color, value, texture, and space by creating a single cohesive composition divided into seven sections, with each section emphasizing a different element. To check out the students' projects, click HERE to see the slideshow!
Spirit Week: Dynamic Duo Day
In preparation for the (sadly postponed) dance , our students had fun showing some spirit in school this week! Dynamic Duo day, for example, was a big hit.
Drama Club
Check out some of our superstars this winter! The students are busy and having fun getting ready for our Spring Musical coming up in March.
National Counselors Week
February 6-10 was National Counselors' Week. Accordingly, EGMS celebrated Anne McCluskey (School Counselor), Destiny Davis (EGPS Social Worker), and Stan Gershman (EGPS School Psychologist). This student support team works hard everyday to ensure that our students are safe here at school, and we appreciate them for the hard work and care that they put into their professions and into this school community!
February Students of the Month
Grade 6: Maeve Miller
Grade 7: Alice Ball
Grade 8: Christopher Stevens
January Students of the Month
Grade 6: James Houghton
Grade 7: Joshua Bowman
Grade 8: Isla Aguilar
December Students of the Month
Grade 6: Solimar Resto
Grade 7: Mia Doncet
Grade 8: Veronica Goncalves
Grade 8 Science
Dr. Faulkner's annual salmon delivery took place in the Grade 8 science classroom! The students will be taking care of these fish until they are released into Salmon Brook later this school year in April.
