EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Upcoming Events

• Nov 29 06:30 PM 07:30 PM

  Author Visit: Maria Jose Fitzgerald

  María José Fitzgerald is a former teacher and current writer of children’s books. Her favorite stories usually include animals, friendship, family, and magic. She grew up snorkeling and hiking in her homeland of Honduras, where nature and culture nourished her soul. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, walking her dogs, or maybe out on a family mountain-bike ride. 

  Her debut novel, Turtles of the Midnight Moon, is about twelve-year-old Barana living in a coastal village in Honduras, where she spends every spare minute visiting the sea turtles that nest on the beach. Abby is feeling adrift in sixth grade, trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs after her best friend moved away from New Jersey. When Abby’s papi plans a work trip to Honduras, she is finally given the opportunity to see his homeland—with Barana as her tour guide. But Barana has other plans: someone has been poaching turtle eggs, and she’s determined to catch them! Before long, Abby and Barana are both consumed by the mystery, chasing down suspects, gathering clues, and staking out the beach in the dead of night. . . . Will they find a way to stop the poachers before it’s too late?

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• Dec 1

  End of Marking Period

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• Dec 5

  10th Grade Holocaust Museum Trip

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• Dec 7

  Family Conferences- Subject Area (afternoon and evening)

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