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PCMS eNews
November 9, 2014

 

Peachtree Charter Middle School

4664 North Peachtree Road    

Dunwoody, Georgia  30338-5898 

(678) 676-7702  

   

This week's Peachtree eNEWS highlights:
Our Nurse Retired
Luncheon - Goodies Needed
Scholastic Book Fair
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
Peachtree Boys Lacrosse is Starting Soon!
Procedures for Withdrawing a Student
Gift Card Drive
Chorus Gift Card Sale
Cell Phones
World Language Showcase
Dropping Off Items for Students: What is allowed?
This week's calendar
School Clinic (Nurse Retired)
As most of you know, Mrs. Wood, our clinic nurse has moved out of the DeKalb area. PCMS is very happy for her as she begins a new chapter in her life. It also raises the question, "How are we going to address the medical needs of our students?"  Ms. King from the attendance office will work in the clinic form 10:00-2:00 daily, until the Foundation has found a replacement for Ms. Wood. 
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Volunteer Corner
Partners in Education
 
Bank of North Georgia 
Chick-fil-A 
Domino's 
Dunwoody Rotary Club 
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  
Goodies Needed for Book Fair Preview Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon!

We still need more Goodies!

REMINDER...
PCMS Annual Fall Bookfair 2014

Kicks off with a Preview 
TEACHER & STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON

Is this Friday, November 14th!!!
We STILL NEED A FEW MORE parents to bring in some TASTY TREATS 
for our wonderful Teachers and staff!

If you can donate please click on the link below to sign up!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4aacab22a64-pcms1

 

With your dish, please leave an ingredient card and heating directions that includes your family name to be displayed next to your dish and a homemade card from your student(s) to be posted for their teachers to read.

Scholastic Book Fair

Hear ye, hear ye! Prepare to enter the Kingdom of Books!

Scholastic Book Fair

Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 21

Room 758 (Family and Consumer Science room)

 

Book fair hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (we'll be open before the band concert)

Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

 

Shop online anytime at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/peachtreechartermiddlesch and your order will be delivered to your child at PCMS.

 

You can also provide books for our classrooms by sending in Book Bucks. Just click this link to print the form to direct your donation to the teacher you want. Turn in your Book Bucks, along with cash or check, to the front office or to the cashier at the book fair.

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We still need help manning the sale. Visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090548aba822a75-pcms and sign up for a shift. Mornings, daytime, and afternoons are needed. Shifts last as little as one hour. Thank you for helping make the book fair a success.


Chick-fil-A Spirit Night is Thursday 

Please join us at CFA Perimeter Pointe on Thursday 11/12 for a spirit day supporting the PCMS basketball team. A portion of all proceeds will got to support the team. Just remember to tell the cashier you are with PCMS basketball. Thank you for your support!

Peachtree Boys Lacrosse
Starting Soon! 

 

We are excited to announce the Spring Season of the Peachtree Middle School Boys Lacrosse program.   The program is designed to develop the core skills required of any successful lacrosse player.  Players of any experience level will learn the game, grow their skills and have fun.  All 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys are invited to join the team. 

The program kicks off with 2 free clinics - Thursday Nov. 13th & Thursday Nov. 20th @ PCMS (approx. 4:15-5:30)  -- with instruction by Dunwoody High School Varsity Head Coach Michael Sopko. 
 

There will be a parent informational meeting on Monday, Nov. 17th - 6:00PM @ Dunwoody High School Cafeteria.

 

The plans for this Spring include a Winter "pre-season" with Coach Sopko:

  •       Practice Thursday afternoons (12/4 - 1/22) @ PCMS - approx. 4:15 - 5:30*
  •       Scrimmages
  •       Tournament (Weekend in early 2015)**

The pre-season will be followed by the Spring season:

  •       Practices 2/3 times per week (location/times TBA)
  •       Scrimmages
  •       Games through a Middle School Lacrosse league (Saturdays: Starting Mar. 7th)**

*Starting 12/4 - Players must provide their own equipment.  Also a Dekalb County Athletic Participation Consent Form and US Lacrosse # is required for participation.

 
**Tournament and game play will require a minimum skill set.

 

More information/forms can be found on the team website.

Procedures For Withdrawing A Student

The counseling department must have 2 business days notice in order to
withdraw a student from PCMS. The parent must contact the registrar or
counseling secretary in order to withdraw your student either in person or
by phone. You must present a photo ID.


Gift Card Drive
As we approach Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, our social worker, Ms. Roque, is accepting donations of gift cards (Walmart, Target, Kroger, Publix, etc.) for Peachtree families in need. If you would like to make a donation, please bring the gift card(s) to Ms. Sellers in the Main Office and log your donation into the system for volunteer hours. Thank you, as always, for your generosity. 
PCMS Chorus Gift Card Sale

Need gifts for the holidays? Support PCMS Chorus by purchasing gift cards from our members. We will be taking orders from November 3 to November 21, with delivery starting December 11. Cards are perfect for everyone on your list, especially teachers! We have over 500 retailers available including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Panera, and Chili's, just to name a few. All cards are sold at face value. Click here www.shopwithscrip.com to see a complete listing and see a Chorus member to order. Questions? Contact Tina Wilkinson at tinaw@wilkinsons.com.

 
Cell Phones
Parents, we are asking for your help with the use of cell phones in the building. We are having numerous phones taken up throughout the week. Once students enter the building they must put away their phones. If a student is given permission to use their phone for instructional purposes in the classroom, then before leaving that classroom they should put away their phone. The protocol for each offense is listed below. We thank you for your assistance.

  * 1st Offense - Teachers turn in the phones to Ms. King in the
    attendance office. The phone must be logged by the teacher. The phone
    is labeled with the student's name, the teachers name and the date of
    confiscation. Students may pick up their phone at the end of the day
    (3:50 PM) but never during class time. At the end of the day all
    phones will be given to Ms. Sellers in the main office. Phones not
    picked up by 4:30, will be held until the following morning.

  *  2nd Offense - Teachers turn in the phones to Ms. King in the
    attendance office. The phone must be logged by the teacher. The phone
    is labeled with the student's name, the teachers name and the date of
    confiscation. The phone will be held until a parent or guardian is
    available to pick up the phone. At the end of the day (3:50 PM), all
    phones will be given to Ms. Sellers in the main office.

  *  3rd Offense - Teachers turn in the phones to Ms. King in the
    attendance office. The phone must be logged by the teacher. The phone
    is labeled with the student's name, the teacher's name and the date of
    confiscation. Once the phone is logged, Ms. King will turn the phone
    over to the grade level AP and the AP will submit a referral. At this
    point, all contact will be between the AP and the parent. 

World Language Showcase Event-Nov 13  
SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, November 13th, 2014- 6:30 PM~  
Dunwoody High School Language Department invites you to the World Language 
Showcase! The event will highlight a special performance from each world 
language class, giving the community a special opportunity to see these 
successful students in action.

Do you have an elementary or middle school student taking a foreign 
language? This is a "must see" to help encourage your child's love 
of learning. Please come out and support the World Language Program at 
Dunwoody. Seating is limited so please make sure to book your FREE tickets 
as soon as possible using the link below. Early birds will enjoy a taste 
of NEWKS and more before the doors open! 
Drop Off Items
This is a reminder: The only items allowed for drop off to students are: eye glasses, house keys, lunches/lunch money and medications.

 
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