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PCMS eNews
October 6, 2013
This week's Peachtree Calendar:

Mon
10/07
COGAT Testing Window-7th Grade Only
Tue
10/08
COGAT Testing Window-7th Grade Only
Wed
10/09
COGAT Testing Window-7th Grade Only
Thu
10/10
COGAT Testing Window-7th Grade Only
Fri
10/11
COGAT Testing Window-7th Grade Only
Mon
10/14
Columbus Day - School Closed

 

Peachtree Charter Middle School

4664 North Peachtree Road    

Dunwoody, Georgia  30338-5898 

(678) 676-7702  

   

  
Peachtree Charter Middle School (PCMS)
411:Fact or Fiction
 an Event For Rising 6th Grade Parents

Monday, October 7th
10am-11am
PCMS Media Center

Please join us for a Q&A with a Panel of Parents from each feeder school. Principal Heptinstall will open the meeting with a few remarks and then rising 6th Grade Parents will have the opportunity to ask questions of current PCMS parents.

Find out answers to:

How is my child placed academically?

What are the Gifted, High Achiever, and General Teams?

How is bullying handled?

What is Accelerated Math?

Is there really band, orchestra, or chorus every day?

When does my child begin foreign language every day?

Can you really earn HS credits in 8th grade?

Come and ask an experienced group of parents your toughest questions and get honest answers.

Tours available immediately following the Q&A.

This week's eNEWS highlights:
Event For Rising 6th Grade Parents
Peer Proofing Volunteers Needed
PCMS Grounds Workday
Dunwoody Girls Lacrosse
Dunwoody Elementary's 3rd Annual Tour de Dunwoody
Dunwoody Jr Wildcats Volleyball
RunDunwoody 5k
Lost & Found is overflowing
Lost & Found is overflowing
Water Essay Contest
Annual Fund Drive

Volunteer Corner
Elana Morris elana2444@gmail.com or  Bill McDonald billymac767@me.com  
 
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Peer Proofing
Volunteers Needed
 
Peer Proofing is a unique volunteer activity that allows parents to work directly in the classroom.  It's a program facilitated by PCMS parents during health class, for all 6th, 7th and 8th graders.  Special character building videos by Connect with Kids are shown that encourage candid classroom conversations to help the students understand and manage peer issues such as bullying, stress and anxiety, and risky behaviors. 

The program takes place two days during each of the four quarters that health is provided so that we have the opportunity to work with every child in the school.  Our goal as facilitators is to encourage the students to openly discuss the topics, recognize the potential influence of their peers and understand possible consequences. 

We try to leave them with tools and information on the topics that will help them to make better and healthier choices. Volunteers are provided with a written curriculum, an in-person overview of the program, and new volunteers are paired with experienced facilitators to give them the opportunity to learn the program.

Requirements:
  • Available during all or part of 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.
Date:  October 10-11, 2013
 
For more information or to visit our next session, please contact: Elana Morris elana2444@gmail.com or at 770-715-6765.

 
Join in!  Volunteers Wanted! All Welcome!
Saturday, October 19th  from 9:00am-12:00pm.

DUMC is helping beautify the PCMS grounds
for their Great Day of Service (GDOS)!

Grounds clean up will be on the PCMS property adjacent to Barclay Drive.
(Please bring your work gloves to help pick up fallen branches.)
This is a great project to earn your monthly Beta Club or SGA service hours!

If interested please RSVP by signing up directly through the DUMC GDOS registration page: http://www.dunwoodyumc.org/index.php/serving/signature-events/great-day-of-service.html

Your sign up will assist the DUMC project coordinator with planning and you will be invited to the Free Breakfast that morning at 8am!

In case of severe weather, the rain date will be Sunday, October 20th from 1:00-4:00pm.  

PCMS extends a BIG THANK YOU to Dunwoody United Methodist Church(DUMC) for helping to beautify Dunwoody's middle school!

 

 
Dunwoody Girls Lacrosse

Dunwoody Girls Lacrosse is hosting an online and silent auction event featuring more than 50 items including sports memorabilia, gift certificates, home items, and a much more.

Our online auction is underway at: www.32auctions.com/dunwoodygirlslacrosse and runs through Friday October 18th.

We will also be having a silent auction at the Dunwoody Bakery on Saturday October 19th from 6:30pm-9:30pm. Complementary desserts and coffee/tea will be served.

For more information or to RSVP for the silent auction, please visit our website: www.dunwoodygirlslacrosse.org

 


Dunwoody Elementary's  
3rd Annual  
Tour de Dunwoody


Get ready for a fun family bike ride! A wave of bikes will again take over the roads of Dunwoody for the 3rd annual Tour de Dunwoody bike event on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Working together with the Dunwoody Police Department, participants will have a safe and organized bike ride throughout the Dunwoody streets. The 3-mile family fun ride will leave from Dunwoody Elementary School, travel down Tilly Mill to Peeler then back to the school through the Village Mill neighborhood. The younger participants will enjoy a "Trike Ride" & a "Cub Ride" - two shorter routes through the Dunwoody Elementary School parking lot.

Thanks to the generous support of all of our sponsors!  A partial listing of our community partners includes:  Kaplan Orthodontics; Dunwoody Nature Center; Strength in Moms; Huntington Learning Center; Primrose School of Dunwoody; Mad Italian; Chandler, Britt, Jay, Beck & Zwald; RMZ Properties; Account & Compliance Consulting; FundAmerica; Sweets 'n Dreams; Mathnasium; Dunwoody Homeowner's Association; Farm Burger & many more.

You can support your local Dunwoody Elementary School by joining your community at the 3rd Annual Tour de Dunwoody. Register by going to the Dunwoody Elementary School PTO website at www.dunwoodypto.com. Get your bikes ready and plan to join us for a great family outing, whether it's on two or three wheels.
 
WHEN:
Saturday, October 19, 2013
7:30 am Registration / 8:30 Family Bike Ride / 8:45 Cub & Trike Rides
*Family Activities in the parking lot following the ride

WHERE:
Dunwoody Elementary School
1923 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338



Dunwoody Jr Wildcats Volleyball  
now registering for Fall Camp

 The Dunwoody Junior Wildcats is now registering girls for their 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. on Monday and Wednesday nights. The six sessions (Oct. 7,9, 16, 21, 23, 28) are open to current 4th through 8th graders and will help players develop their skills on the court through group drills and competitive play. Players that are new to the sport as well as experienced players are welcome.

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 provide a lot of individual attention for overall skill improvement.  

The cost is $95 per player. Each player will receive a Junior Wildcats T-shirt. You can download a copy of the registration form at dunwoodyvolleyball.com under the Junior Wildcats section. Or follow the link below: http://dunwoodyvolleyball.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/9/0/19908637/final_registration_form_fall_2013.pdf

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.


RunDunwoody 5k
October 20, 2013, 8am

RunDunwoody invites the community to organize and participate in it "Team Challenge" as part of the Rotary Club of Dunwoody's 4th annual 5K, 1 mile fun-run and tot trot slated for October 20, 2013.

It would be wonderful if the PCMS parents, students, and faculty joined together to partake in this team challenge. Competition like that is a very good thing. It celebrates that competitive spirit, vitality, and energy within all of us and channels it into helping the local and global community. What could be better than that?

The funds raised by RunDunwoody have purchased equipment for Dunwoody's
fire rescue and police forces, funded scholarships in health sciences at
local colleges, supported teen leadership and character education and
helped families in need.

It's time to RunDunwoody.  Register at www.rundunwoody.net.
Our team name is Peachtree Charter Middle School.

Happy Running!


Chess Club - Winter Session
 

Day and Time:Thursdays after school from 4:00 - 5:00pm

 

Dates:November 7 to February 13. No chess: November 28, December 12, 19, 26, January 2. (A spring session will start on February 20. Watch for the new registration flyer at that time.)

 

Who can play:Any student whether or not they know how to play. There must be at least 10 registered.

 

Cost: Winter session if paid by November 4 is $110. After November 4 pay $125.

NEW chess club players should include additional $20 annual registration fee in the club fee amount .

**Free access to Family Connection, your link to material and activities to support Championship Chess clubs, is available to all current registered students and their families.

 

Registration/Payment: Online with a credit or debit card at www.championshipchess.net click "Register and Pay - School Chess Clubs". You will receive an automated email payment receipt and a separate invitation to join the Family Connection Site. For an alternate method of payment, email chess@championshipchess.net with your request.

 

For more information, please see the flyer.

 

Lost and Found Items
On October 11, all Lost and Found will be donated. There are two barrels on the cafeteria stage completely filled with lost items. You are welcomed to come in and check the barrels before or after school. If you choose to come in the morning you must sign in at the security desk.
http://www.mydropcounts.org

 

District-wide Winner: $500 Cash

County Winners: $100 Cash

 

Sent By:
The Parent Teacher Charter Council at Peachtree Charter Middle School. 

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