This Week's PCMS Calendar

Vote for PCMS in "Give with Target" Campaign

Don't forget to place your vote for PCMS in the Give with Target fundraiser. Each weekly vote earns $1 for PCMS!!  

Simply visit http://givewith.target.com/ and search for Peachtree Charter Middle School to vote!!

Box Tops Winners!

We have our September winners! The winner of the Starbucks Bag is James Kim and Ms. Abraham is the winner of the $25.00 Kroger gift card!

Save your box tops and you could be a winner for the October drawing!

Spirit Wear Update

The second shipping of PCMS Spirit Wear will be available for purchase starting after Labor Day.  Stop by the School Store from 8:15-8:45 to pick up some of the cool t-shirts ($12-$15), performance shirts ($15), zipped hoodies ($25) and regular hoodies and crews ($20).  Supplies are limited so stock up now!

Mandatory Volunteer Training

The State of Georgia Mandatory Reporting Law was revised expanding the listing of persons who are now categorized as mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect.  This list now includes anyone who volunteers in a school.  

To ensure that all school volunteers are aware of the new responsibilities and penalties associated with non-compliance, ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW to go through a brief training presentation created by DeKalb County Schools on the mandatory reporting of abuse and neglect and what it means to be a mandated reporter.

The training MUST be completed before volunteering. You must also complete the certificate affirming that you have watched the video presentation and understand your obligations as a mandated reporter.  Volunteers must update this training each school year.

Both the presentation and certificate can be accessed from the school website at http://www.peachtreechartermiddleschool.org/mandatory-online-volunteer-training.html

If you have any questions regarding the presentation or your obligations as a reporter, please contact the school's social worker.

Peachtree Charter Middle School Social Worker - Isaura Roque

Phone: 678-676-7135

Peer Proofing Volunteers Needed

The Peachtree Charter Middle School Peer Proofing Committee is looking for parent volunteers.  Peer Proofing is an interactive two day program facilitated by PCMS parent volunteers during health class, for all 6, 7 and 8 graders.  Special character building videos by Connect With Kids encourage candid classroom conversations that help the students understand and manage peer issues such as bullying, stress and anxiety, drug awareness, etc. 

Requirements:

* Available during the school day for 2 days each quarter

* Comfortable facilitating a classroom of middle school kids 

* Desire to connect with and mentor middle school kids

If you are interested in becoming part of the Peer Proofing team, we invite you to observe the next Peer Proofing session for this school year which will take place on September 10-11, 2013. 

For more information or to visit our next session, please contact:

Elana Morris elana2444@gmail.com or  Bill McDonald billymac767@me.com

Media Center Volunteers Needed

The PCMS Media Center needs some parent volunteers. Typically, a parent volunteer in the Media Center will assist in circulation activities such as checking materials in and out of the media center and shelving returned books.  Shifts are daily 8:15am - 9am, sign up for as many as you like!  

Volunteers Needed for Attendance Office

Volunteers are needed in the PCMS Attendance Office to help with late check  ins and early check outs of students, change of dismissal authorization,  retrieval of phone messages and other light office duties.  Shifts are 1 1/2  hours (8.30am to 10am or 12.30pm to 2pm).   Helping out in the Attendance  Office is an excellent way to earn your volunteer hours, while getting to  know PCMS.   Please contact Louise Headland at mcmuland@comcast.net if you are interested.

We're still looking for volunteers for September, so If you are able to help, please sign up using the following the link www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0948ACAC2DAB9-pcms.

Reading Bowl

Do you love to read? Then come join the PCMS Reading Bowl for a chance to read, socialize and compete. Come to Ms. Zagrodny's room #626, anytime for a pass. Reading Bowl will start Wednesday, September 4th and will meet in room 626 at 8:00 AM. See you there!

Calling All 6th Graders...Join the Orchestra!

Have you ever wanted to hear the classics played in your home? 

Orchestra students meet and greet some of the greatest composers who have ever lived...

And it's been proven that music study goes hand in hand with greater success in every academic area.

The more our students (some beginners, some very advanced) learn about playing their instruments, the more they can appreciate the greatest music.

To add Orchestra to your schedule, go to the front office or contact your counselor for more information.

Singers Needed!

6th and 7th Graders, If you like to sing it is not too late to change your schedule to Chorus!!!  To add Chorus to your schedule, go to the front office or contact your Counselor for more information.   Please come join us!!!

Water Essay Contest

  Sponsored by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District

Essay Topic:  Water Conversation

Students should write a 300-500 word essay 

that addresses the following question:

Why is water conservation important to you and our region? 

As you write your essay consider how water impacts your family, our region and the environment.

Essays must be legible and either typed or in pen on white paper.  Each essay must be submitted with an entry form.  All essays must be received no later than Friday, October 18, 2013.

You can download an entry form at http://www.mydropcounts.org

District-wide Winner: $500 Cash

County Winners: $100 Cash

PCMS Earth Club

Come help improve the Fence Line of the "PCMS Living Classroom" on Saturday, September 21st from 1:00-4:00. Bring sunloving bushes or climbing vines to

plant. Tell your parents they can earn service hours.

Also, Earth Club, formally the Garden Club will meet Tuesday, September 20th at 8:10am outside the front doors of school. Permanent passes will be given out at that time.

Calling All Artists

All grades, whether you are taking Art or not! There will be a huge art exhibit at PCMS this semester, so we need you to make some awesome art work for our show!

Get a pass to come to the Art Room Tuesday or Thursday mornings and Mrs. Cygnarowicz will give you the right size materials to make some artwork for our show! You can stay in the Art Room and work in the mornings or take your supplies home and bring them back when finished. We  will be framing your work for sale, so let's get started and show what we can do.

Volleyball at PCMS 

The PCMS Volleyball Team hosted their first home match on Monday evening.  Our PCMS Volleyball Team displayed great sportsmanship. 

The Blue Team played two matches against Centennial Middle B Team. The Blue Team lost a close match in Game 1 with a 25-21, 14-25, and 10-15 result. However, they captured their first victory of the season in Game 2 

with a 25-19 and 25-22 win! 

The Red Team played two matches against Chamblee Middle and Centennial Middle School A Team. The Red Team was victorious with a 25-9 and 25-9 win against Chamblee Middle and a 25-21 and 25-14 win against Centennial Middle School A Team!

Congratulations to the PCMS Volleyball Teams for their wins. Go Patriots!!

EXTREME MAKEOVER

for the 

PCMS Living Classroom Fence Line

Saturday, September 21 1-4 pm

Be a part of the Fall 2013 

"Bush Bonanza" and Landscape Design Challenge!

All students and families welcome.  Bring shovels, wheelbarrows and gloves.

Share your favorite bushes such as lantana, butterfly, beauty berry, and any other

hardy sun loving bushes from your yard or local nursery.  

Vines such as star jasmine, trumpet flower, etc. also accepted!

These will be planted on the outside of the fence line.

Receive Volunteer Hours!

Remember, they need to survive full sun!

Donate a bag of planting soil to help!

Help us transform the fence line into a work of art in just 4 hours!

We will plant as many bushes as we can get around the outside border of the garden.

Great schools are cultivated...we need your help.

PCMS Arts Festival - Something's Coming!

Save the Date:  October 5th, 3 - 9 pm

Featuring music, performers, raffles, art show, vendors, food and a movie on the lawn!

Mark your calendars now and keep on the lookout for more details.

DHS Girls Lacrosse

Attention 6th, 7th & 8th grade girls - Dunwoody Girls Lacrosse begins its fall conditioning and training program on Tuesday September 3rd. The sessions will be led by Head Coach Rowe, as well as Coach Maggie Underdahl who is Captain for the Georgia Tech girls lacrosse squad. Be sure to take advantage of this unique opportunity to have your daughter trained by veterans of the game! 

Coach Evans and Prescott

will be having an informational meeting for

new and returning PCMS girls on Tuesday September 3rd at North Peachtree Baptist Church beginning at 7:30 pm. Please go to the church field and look for the signs. 

Head Coach Rowe and players from the Georgia Tech girls lacrosse squad are ready to train the beginner, as well as advance the skills of the seasoned player. We will once again be holding conditioning/training classes in early September and invite you to join us. You must have goggles, a mouth guard,  lacrosse stick, and a copy of your insurance card to participate. In addition to our V/JV teams, we are establishing a 6th & 7th grade middle school team as well.  Girls who attend this meeting will also be invited to attend a free lacrosse clinic the following Saturday. Details will be related at the meeting. For more information and directions, visit our website at: www.DunwoodyGirlsLacrosse.org

DHS Boys Lacrosse

Do you know what the fastest growing team sport is in America? That's right, it's LACROSSE!!  And Dunwoody High is the Home of the first sanctioned team in DeKalb County.  If you want to find out more about the "Fastest Sport on Two Feet" contact us in one of three ways:

1) Email us at Johnnyhy@comcast.net

2) Call us at (678) 357-9039 or

3) Go to our website at: www.dunwoodylacrosse.com  and click on the "Contact Us" tab on the right hand side of the page.

Dunwoody Junior Wildcats Fall Camp

The Dunwoody Junior Wildcats is now registering girls for its fall volleyball program.

The three-week program will run Oct. 7-28 at the gymnasium at Peachtree Charter Middle School from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The sessions are open to current fourth- through eighth-graders and will help players develop their skills on the court through group drills and competitive play.

Sessions are designed to teach proper volleyball mechanics in a fun, safe, and learning environment that will challenge players to do their best in every drill and skill. Our coaches also provides a lot of individual attention for overall skill improvement.  

The cost is $95 per player. Each player will receive a Junior Wildcats T-shirt.

For more information, contact Junior Wildcats director Steve Goldin at 770-330-5532 or by email at sgoldin106@aol.com. You can also call Lead Instructor Brent Bridger at 678-687-1898 or email totalathletesports@gmail.com.