Eighth Street Middle School

✨ESMS Classroom Spotlight!✨

📸 Missed Picture Day? No worries! BPI is returning to ESMS on Wednesday, October 30th for makeup photos! This is the perfect opportunity for any student, faculty, or staff who didn’t get their photo taken on the original Picture Day (September 16th). Make sure to mark your calendars and get ready to smile! 😄

Join us tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM in the ESMS Media Center for the Back-to-School 4-H Middle School Kickoff Meeting 📅 Date: October 23rd 🕗 Time: 8:00 AM 📍 Location: ESMS Media Center Open to all 6th–8th graders! Join us to kick off the school year with fun and exciting opportunities! Meet new friends, learn about upcoming 4-H activities, and discover ways to get involved. Whether you're new to 4-H or a returning member, we can’t wait to see you there! Don’t miss this chance to jumpstart your year with 4-H!

Thank you Emma Grace, from Emma Grace Art and Designs for coming to speak to Mrs. Sanders' 7th Graders yesterday!

In today's tech-driven world, keeping our kids safe online is more important than ever. Here are some helpful resources for parents to guide and protect children while they explore the digital world. #4theT

The ESMS Jr. BETA Induction Ceremony will be held on October 9th at 9:15 AM in the ESMS Gymnasium. Parents/Guardians of new Jr. BETA Inductees are invited to attend. ✨

FBLA held their second meeting yesterday in Mrs. Sanders' room. We had National Winner, Olivia Davis as our guest speaker. Thank you Olivia for coming to speak to FBLA! If you are interested in joining, it's not too late!

🍑 The Peach Education Tax Credit 🍑 allows funds to be directed toward innovative practices in public education and keeps state tax dollars local. Are there limits to this credit? --Single Individual or Head of Household: Up to $2,500 credit --Married Couple filing separately: Up to $2,500 credit --Married Couple filing jointly: Up to $5,000 credit --Individual Owner of S-Corp, LLC or Partnership (pass-through entity) not paying tax at entity level - Up to $25,000 --C-Corporation, Trust or Pass-Through entity electing to pay tax at entity level: Up to 75% of Georgia Tax Liability **You MUST select Tift County Schools to designate your donation!** Please consult with your tax preparer for further guidance.

Letter to all Tift County Parents and the Tift County Community from Superintendent Natalie Gore. #4theT

The Environmental Natural Resource Team for FFA has to learn to identify mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, trees, and invasive species found in the United States. They also have 30 minutes to run a GPS course and find hidden waypoints to demonstrate skills used in the natural resource and wildlife career fields.

We are pleased to inform you that students will return to school on Thursday, October 3rd, following the recent inclement weather days. Thank you to our parents and community for your patience and support during this time. We look forward to having our students back in our schools to resume instruction and continue working toward increased achievement for the school year. Our transportation team is working to develop new bus stops for our students who live off of dirt roads that have been washed out and are not passable. Please be patient with our transportation team as they work to navigate continued road closures. #CollaborateLearnAchieve

Congratulations to our Middle School Softball team for being crowned the 2024 Region Champions! With an incredible overall record of 17-1, our girls secured the top spot heading into the region tournament. While the tournament was canceled due to school closures, their hard work and dedication still shine through as they are officially declared champions! 🏆⚾️ #4theT

Blue Devil of the Month breakfast, previously scheduled for this Friday (10/4/24) will be delayed until Friday (10/11/24), due to consideration of issues with the storm outages.

ESMS HOSA would like to thank Matt Jones BSN, RN, and Kristen Garrett BSN, RN from Southwell for teaching Dr. Wise’s 6th-grade Healthcare students about the importance of PPE and how to use it in medical situations! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Tift County Schools, doing what they do best: taking care of students and the community. #4theT

Thank you to all our ESMS HOSA members who came out to participate in our first community service project. On 9/21/24, we helped prepare and pass out 1,775 bags to children and the elderly in need!

While schools remain closed for students today, we will once again offer an opportunity for meal bag pickup. Parents may bring students to any of our schools (except for Annie Belle Clark and Tift County High School) beginning at 9am, to pick up a meal bag that includes breakfast and lunch. Quantities will be limited, and they will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. #4theT

All Tift County Schools will remain closed for students on Wednesday, October 2nd. In order to help determine readiness for our students to return, all staff members are asked to report. We will provide families with an update by early afternoon tomorrow regarding Thursday, October 3rd. #4theT

We are now loading buses and heading around town with meals. Be on the lookout for a Tift County school bus. Locations include Walmart, Food Lion, multiple apartment complexes and trailer parks. #4theT

The Jr. BETA Club Induction Ceremony scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. We will put out the new date when we return to school.