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PCMS This Week
Monday, April 29 - 13.5 Week Progress Reports Issued
Wednesday, May 1
- Career Day - 9:15am DCPC Meeting @ DHS- Supt. Michael Thurmond Thursday, May 2 - 7pm Drama Presentation 'Once On This Island, Jr.' Friday, May 3 - 7pm Drama Presentation 'Once On This Island, Jr.'
- PTCC Ballots Due
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Parent Teacher Charter Council Election
Election Day for council members will be held May 2-3, 2013. You may vote if you currently have a student attending PCMS. Please vote once per household. Ballots will be send out electronically on May 1, 2013. All voting will end on Friday May 3, 2013.
Candidates for the 2013-2015 PTCC who are willing to serve a two year term are:
CELENA APPLE
Professional experience: Project Manager, Delta Environmental; Catering Manager, The Buckhead Club; Director of Operations, UGA Alumni Association Alumni Center; Owner/Artist, HipKidsShop.com,
Volunteer experience: Room Parent; Chair, Spirit Wear Committee (Vanderlyn); VP of Fundraising, PTA Executive Committee (Vanderlyn); DES Transition Committee 2011; Chair, DES Tiger Fund; Chair, DES Registration Day & Kindergarten Round Up; DES Nominating Committee; DES School Council Parent Representative; volunteer for various other school committees and community events
I would be honored to serve on the PTCC as one of your parent representatives. With my previous and current professional and volunteer experience, I feel that I have a well-rounded and varied background. I appreciate you taking the time to learn about my background and desire to contribute my time as one of your parent representatives.
ANDREA LEVY
My name is Andrea Levy and I currently have a 5th grader at Dunwoody Elementary School as well as a 3rd grader and a preschooler. I have been the Spiritwear Chairman for the past 2 years at DES and I was a Vanderdash Chairperson at Vanderlyn during the 2010-2011 school year. I have been a room parent since 2007 for one or both of my older children. I look forward to being at Peachtree Charter Middle School with my daughter and becoming very involved in her school, her community and her education.
KEELY SIME
Keely Sime is the parent of a rising 6th grader and also has a rising 4th grader. She has been heavily involved with the PTA at Austin Elementary for the past seven years. Her volunteer roles at Austin include serving two years as the PTA Co-President. She also chaired Book Fair and Reflections for Austin. In addition to her school involvement, Keely is on the board of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association.
DIANE WEISS
Diane has three children: Drew - rising 9th grade at Chamblee High School, Alex - rising 7th grade at Peachtree and Molly - rising 2nd grade at Vanderlyn Elementary. She is a CPA with over 20 years of experience in all areas of accounting. Currently, she is the treasurer of the Vanderlyn PTA and has been been for the past two school years. There is a term maximum of two years in that position so she is rolling off. Prior to treasurer at Vanderlyn PTA, she was the treasurer at Kittredge Elementary PTA for two years. In addition to her treasurer duties, she volunteers at Vanderlyn and Peachtree in the classroom and for various activities throughout the year. She would like to serve on the PTCC in order to help our community and our school and the children in it. She would provide a valuable perspective as a financial advisor with an extensive knowledge of how the PTA portion of a school budget works.
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The 8th Grade Exit Dance
- When : Friday, May 17
- Where : PCMS Cafeteria
- Time : 7:00 - 9:00 PM
- Cost : $10.00 ( Tickets will be sold May 13-16 )
- Dress : Semi Formal
- Theme : Hollywood Nights
Every year instead of a graduation ceremony, PCMS has an Exit Dance for 8th Graders. No students/guest from outside PCMS are permitted to attend.
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PCMS Baseball Team Wins Championship
Our Peachtree Middle School WON the middle school championship game vs Marist 9-3!! This group of boys beat out 9 other middle school teams (including St.
Pius, Holy Innocence, Woodward, Blessed Trinity, Wesleyan, Sutton and the like) to bring the title to Peachtree Charter Middle! This is the first time in 14 years that a public school has won. Congratulations to Shota Barbeau, Ethan Mangum, Ben Altman, Josh Hudgins, Kelton Southard, Jack Hardin, Evan Romeo, Dawson Burns, Andrew Edwards, Eli Allen, Ryan Hicks, Dylan Kovitch, Zach Morochnik, Paul Gies, Jace Kacena and Coaches Wallace and Love.
The best was the support from entire the Peachtree community. The stands were PACKED with parents, friends, teachers and students from Peachtree!! What a fantastic community!! What an AWESOME win!!
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Patriot Games Concession
Donations Needed
The Independent Living Special Education classes of Ms. Abraham, Mrs. Moore, Ms. Magness and Mr. Callahan will be running the Concession Stand at the Peachtree Charter Middle School Patriot Games on May 15th, May 16th and May17th.Our students are being taught skills to develop independence in school, home, and community environments. We strongly believe that domestic, daily living, and community skills training are of vital importance for our students. In order for our students to meet their instructional goals and objectives more effectively, we have included a variety of functional skills, such as cooking, shopping, and ordering food from a restaurant in our academic program. Through these activities, our students will be given hands on experience within real life settings. The money that is raised from the concession stand will be used throughout the school year to help offset the cost of these instructional experiences for ourstudents.You may send in specific items (listed below) or money for us to purchase the items that we need. Items can be found at Costco and Sam's as well as your favorite grocery store. (All items should come in prepackaged, individual sizes ready to sell.)Some items that we need include:- 12 oz. cans of soft drinks
- Individual Bags of Chips, Hot Fries, Hot Cheetos, Doritos, etc.
- Sour Punch Straws (red, blue, green, pink)
- Skittles (regular or sour) and Starbursts
- Airheads and Airheads Extreme
- Bottles of water
Please send in your donation to the Front Office (labeled "Patriot Games Concession Stand") by Monday, May 13th so that we can plan accordingly. Please remember to log your donation to count for your PTCC volunteer hours.Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation as we strive to develop better educational programs for our very special students.
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| PCMS Drama Club presents Once On This Island, Jr. May 2nd & 3rd @ 7pm Tickets are available at www.showtix4u.com. Adults are $6.00 and students $2.00. Use 'peachtree' as the key search. You can chooise your own reserved seats, pay, and print your tickets. Limited availability of unreserved seats at the door. Shows may sell out. Buy your tickets online now and come see the magical Caribbean tale of intrigue, family, and the redemptive power of love. |
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DCPC Meetings
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This is the Final Meeting of the School Year
Time: Meeting @ 9:15-10:30 AM (Refreshments @ 8:45 AM)
Meeting Location: Dunwoody High School Theater
Speaker: Michael Thurmond, Interim DCSD Superintendent
Topic: "Update on DCSD"
DCPC meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month (unless noted otherwise), starting with refreshments at 8:45 am. The meeting starts at 9:15 am. and ends by 10:30 A.M. Meetings are held at various public venues within the Dunwoody Chamblee area. Meetings are open, and topics are geared toward the interests of parents and guardians with children in Dunwoody and Chamblee schools in the Dekalb County School District. There is no charge for attendance. All Parents are encouraged to attend.
For more information, go to http://www.dcpc-dekalb.org.
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Georgia College 411 for 8th Graders
In the next few weeks, the 8th grade students will be completing additional information on the state-operated website for Georgia College 411. They have already completed the high school plan of study and saved at least three careers. Please go to www.gacollege411.org and have your child show you their Portfolio and the results from their Interest Profiler and/or Career Cluster Survey.~If your child has not completed these two surveys, we will complete at school or they can complete at home.Your child should sign in using their designated user name and their password. (If your child has forgotten his/her username and/or password, they will have to receive this information from Ms. Matthews in the counseling office.) Once in the system, click on "Your Portfolio" in the upper right hand corner - the tab with purple writing. In the boxes on the top labeled "Career Planning Portfolio" and "High School Planning Portfolio" click the links beside the blue arrows. These links will take you to the career and high school planning information.If your child wants to retake one of the career planning surveys, they should click the "Career Planning" tab with orange writing on the top left of the webpage. Then, click in the box labeled "Learn About Yourself." Then, click in the box for the "Interest Profiler" or "Career Cluster Survey." This will bring you to the survey questions. If your child is completing the Career Cluster Survey, please have him/her to save at least three career clusters.
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Be A Patriot!
Parent Volunteers Needed
for Patriot Games
May 15, 16, and 17
We are looking for parent volunteers to help out with this fun, spring, field-day event at PCMS. Patriot Games will take place for 7th graders on Wednesday, May 15th, for 8th graders on Thursday, May 16th, and for 6th graders on Friday, May 17th. You may help out on 1, 2, or all 3 days. You will have 1 to 3 hour time slots to choose from, and volunteering will consist of things like tallying scores, running scores from the events to the score table, refereeing, etc.
To sign up, please click the link below:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044EA9AC2DA20-patriot1
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PCMS is partnering with Bank of North Georgia to Spread the Love with their annual Peanut Butter & Jelly Food Drive.
The challenging economy has caused more and more families to reach out to local food banks for assistance. We want to do our part to be sure that all kids have the nutritious food they need to get through the day energized and ready to learn. We hope that you will help us "Spread the Love" by donating one or more jars of peanut butter and/or jelly. Every jar makes a difference!
Since 2008, Bank of North Georgia has collected more than 10 tons of peanut butter for our local food banks. That's a lot of peanut butter sandwiches!
Please bring jars of peanut butter and/or jelly to the collection box in the front lobby by Monday, April 29. Thank you, in advance, for your support of this worthwhile cause to benefit children in our local community.
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DHS Fencing Club
All students interested in fencing at Dunwoody High School next year are encouraged to join the Fencing Club! All experience levels, beginner to advanced, are welcome. Fencing gear is provided for beginners at the start of the season. We can inform you about summer fencing camps, too! We compete in the Georgia High School Fencing League ( www.GHSFL.net) that includes 15 high schools in Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton County.
Two DHS fencers qualifed for the 2012 and one for the 2013 high school championships. Three DHS fencers, including a freshman, received their high school letter for fencing for 2012-2013.
Look for our club table on registration day. There will be an informational meeting in the fall and practice will begin after the start of school. Tournaments start in September, so the sooner you contact one of us, the better prepared you
will be! Although we encourage fencing in high school tournaments, it is not required to be a member of the club.
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Dunwoody Baseball
Congratulations to ALL our Dunwoody Baseball Teams this year! And Ken Langley...THANK YOU as always for the pictures and for taking care of our fields!!!
- Dunwoody Varsity Region Champs
- Dunwoody JV made it to the quarter finals
- Dunwoody Red Middle School League Champs
- Dunwoody Blue clinched 3rd Place in their division
Varsity...best of luck in the State Playoffs!!!
NBDB
2013 State playoff Schedule:
Round 1 - Friday May 3 doubleheader, Saturday May 4 if needed
Round 2 - Wednesday May 8 doubleheader, Thursday May 9 if needed
Round 3 - Tuesday May 14 doubleheader, Wednesday May 15 if needed
Round 4 - Monday May 20 doubleheader, Tuesday May 21 if needed
Finals - Saturday May 25 doubleheader, Monday May 27 if needed
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Dunwoody Youth Football Camp
Coordinated by the DHS Football Coaching Staff & Players
- Dates: June 24, 25, and 26
- Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 NOON (arrive each day by 8:45 AM sharp)
- Participants: Ages 6-14
- Location: Peachtree Middle School - 4664 N. Peachtree Road - Dunwoody, GA 30338
- Cost: $75 per player (Discount: 2 siblings $130; 3 siblings $180)
- What to Bring: T-Shirt, Shorts, Cleats, Sunscreen, Baseball Cap, & Water Bottle
- For more information and registration, click here.
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DHS Girls Lacrosse Senior Game
Dunwoody Girls Lacrosse will be holding their senior night - fill the stands event at North Dekalb Stadium on Monday April 29th. The ceremony will begin at 6:00pm and the game follows at 7:00pm. Come out and honor the senior girls during their ceremony at their final game as a Wildcat, as well as cheer on the whole team to a victory against Pace Academy. Admission will be $5.00 (free for students with ID) and we will have spirit wear, as well as concessions available. Visit us at: www.DunwoodyGirlsLacrosse.org.
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Hairs to Helping...
Are you looking to donate your hair to charity? Well look no farther! Come support members of Girl Scout Cadette Troop 25419 as they work to get their Silver Award. The event will take place on place on May 5th, 2013 from 2-5 PM. The location is Balance Salon, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. #17. You hair must be at least 8 inches long, and you may choose between the Pantene and Lock of Love charities! RSVP encouraged. Come today, and give your hair to a good cause!
rchlkbt@gmail.com or shanaberry@gmail.com.
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OUR PARTNERS IN EDUCATION Bank of North Georgia
Cartridge World
Chick-Fil-A
Domino's
Dunwoody Rotary Club
Guthrie's
Huntington Learning Center
Jersey Mike's
Kaplan Orthodontics
Kroger
Nokia Siemens Networks
Northside Hospital
Pearle Vision
Plantation South
of Dunwoody
Rita's Italian Ice
Shane's Rib Shack
Subway
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