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 Through a spirit of teamwork, Peachtree Charter Middle School supports  

students in realizing their academic and personal dreams.

 

This week's Peachtree eNEWS highlights:
PCMS eNews
May 24, 2015

 

Peachtree Charter Middle School

4664 North Peachtree Road    

Dunwoody, Georgia  30338-5898 

(678) 676-7702  

   

PCMS eNews Summer Publication Schedule
Peachtree's eNews content trickles in over the summer.  Therefore, the editors take a breather.  Here's our schedule of planned summer eNews publications. 
  1. 5/24/15 (today)
  2. 6/7/15
  3. 6/21/15
  4. 7/12/15
  5. 7/26/15  (Weekly emails continue from this point.)

Remember, if you have something to submit  for publication consideration, it will need to be received by us no later than noon on the Thursday prior to the following Sunday's publication.

Summer Bridge for Rising 6th Graders
Thursday, July 30, 2015 and Friday, July 31, 2015, Peachtree Charter Middle School is hosting a special event for our rising 6th graders. We would like to invite all students who will be 6th graders in the 2015-2016 school year to participate in our Summer Bridge program. The Summer Bridge is designed to ease the transition between elementary and middle school as well as prepare students entering Peachtree to have a wonderful and productive 6th grade year!  Click here for more information and to register.

 

Freshman Bridge
Parents of rising 9th graders mark your calendars! Freshman Bridge at Dunwoody High School will be held from 9AM until 2PM on Friday, July 31, 2015.  More information to follow as the date approaches.  Don't forget to sign up for the DHS e-news blast to stay informed!  Click here to sign up for the DHS e-news.

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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  
Summer Assignments!
School may officially be out for summer, but learning never stops! Here is where to find all the assignments your student will need to complete over the summer.

Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
Summer reading assignments for all grades and grade-specific packets for math, science, and social studies are available now. Click  http://www.peachtreechartermiddleschool.org/summer--packets--bridge.html to find your assignments! 

Rising 9th Grade
Assignments for rising 9th graders can be found on the "Summer Assignments" tab on the Dunwoody High School Academics page (click http://www.dunwoodyhs.dekalb.k12.ga.us/SummerAssignments.aspx to go there).  Not all assignments are posted yet, so be sure to keep checking back for your student's class-specific assignments.

Spanish 2 (rising 9th graders)
All students attending Dunwoody High School in the fall that are enrolled in Spanish 2 must complete the required summer assignment.  It will be posted soon after the completion of this school year.  It may be located on the "Summer Assignment" tab on the Dunwoody High School Academics page (click here to go there).  This assignment is designed to be completed throughout the entire summer, students should not wait until just before school begins, it will be too much.  The assignment will be counted as the first grade of the fall semester. 
Congratulations to New Board Members
The PCMS Foundation and PTCC are proud to announce the following new members of their Board of Directors:

PCMS Foundation

 

Kristin Eith - Kristin has a rising 8th grader at PCMS, a rising 5th grader at Austin Elementary School, and a rising 9th grader at Dunwoody High School.  She has been involved with the PCMS Foundation as a non-voting member over the past year.  She served on the Austin School Council for the last 2 years, previously served on the PTA Board at Austin for 2 years, and has been a Room Parent at Austin multiple years.  She looks forward to leading the charge for the Annual Campaign for the upcoming school year!! 

 

Ellen Etheridge - Ellen has a rising 8th grader at PCMS and a rising 5th grader at Vanderlyn Elementary.  She has served the past year as Recording Secretary of the PCMS Foundation Board and also as the PCMS Attendance Office Chairperson.  At Vanderlyn, Ellen has been a Room Parent multiple times and has served the past two years as the Media Center Co-chair in charge the Visiting Author program.  Ellen is proud to assist in raising funds for PCMS that go straight toward enhancing the educational opportunities for our students.

 

Lucia Urtusastegui - Lucia has a rising 7th grader at PCMS and a rising 4th grader at Vanderlyn Elementary.  At PCMS, Lucia volunteered in the Drama Club and served as a non-voting member of the PCMS Foundation for the last year.  At Vanderlyn Elementary, she chaired the Cultural Arts/Field Trips Committee during the past 6 years, she served on Vanderlyn's Executive Committee for 1 year, and has chaired grade level productions for several years.  Lucia has been a room parent in both her children's classrooms every year since her kids started pre-school.  She has volunteered in numerous other committees and has coordinated the Christmas Toy Drive at Vanderlyn for the past 4 years.  Lucia looks forward to serving as a voting member of the PCMS Foundation Board of Directors as well as serving on the Drama Booster Club Board. 

 

Molly Terry - Molly joins the PCMS Foundation Board of Directors as one of the Teacher Representatives.  She teaches 6th grade Social Studies.
 

 

PTCC

 

Emily Ceo - Emily has a rising 7th grader at PCMS and a rising 2nd grader at Dunwoody Elementary School.   She has been a teacher but currently works full-time for an IT company.  She has served on the PTO at DES as Teacher Appreciation Co-Chair and most recently served as Yearbook Chair. She has volunteered at PCMS as an office helper.  She looks forward to becoming more involved at Peachtree Middle School and would welcome the opportunity to serve on the PTCC.  
 

Kim Chatman  - Kim has a rising 7th grader at PCMS and is a past PTA president at Kittredge Magnet School.  She looks forward to serving on the Executive Board of the PTCC. 
 

Mythreyi Joshi   -  Mythreyi has 3 children, one at Vanderlyn Elementary School, one at PCMS, and one at Dunwoody High School.  She currently works as a Data Scientist at Farmlink.  At Vanderlyn, she served the PTA Executive board as a Secretary and was a Room parent for years. At DHS, she's been responsible for the Media Center volunteers. She has previously managed the volunteers in the Attendance Office at PCMS and was very involved with the Drama Club. She looks forward to the opportunity to be more involved at Peachtree Charter Middle School. 
 

Susie Lanham - Susie has a rising 6th grader at PCMS and a rising 9th grader. At Vanderlyn Elementary School she was the chair of the Math Olympiad, and at PCMS she chaired the School Climate Award.  She recently took a sabbatical from work at Deloitte consulting.  She looks forward to greater involvement at PCMS.

 

Julia LeDoyen  -  Julia has a rising 7th grader at PCMS and a rising 5th grader at Vanderlyn Elementary School.  She has served the Vanderlyn PTA as co-president for 2 years, VanderDash chair, Hospitality committee, and the Dunwoody-Chamblee Parent Council representative.  Julia looks forward to ramping up her volunteer efforts here at PCMS. 
 

Mary Margaret Warshaw  -  Mary Margaret has 3 children, 2 at Vanderlyn Elementary School and 1 at PCMS.  She has taught elementary school for 12 years, most recently at Dunwoody Elementary school. While at DES, she served on the School Council for 2 years as a teacher representative and she was the grade chair for the 2nd grade team.  Currently, she is a stay at home mom who looks forward to volunteering at PCMS.

 

Get Involved!  PCMS Needs YOU!

 

Now is your chance to get involved with PCMS.  Many of the events and programs that make our school so great simply would not happen without parent volunteers.  Please consider one of the volunteer positions below for the 2015-2016 school year.  

 

For more information, contact Renate Herod [email protected]

CV Classic:  Fundraiser 5K and 1K running race   Date: October 17, 2015

  • Need Sponsor Solicitation Chair to secure ads for t-shirt (could be 2 co-chairs)
  • Need co-chair of parent sponsors to work with current co-chair

 Teacher, Staff & Bus Driver Appreciation: Coordinate the welcome back breakfast for teachers and staff in August, Bus Driver Appreciation in the fall, holiday gifts, teacher appreciation luncheon and raffle prizes in the spring. 

  • Need 2 co-chairs

 

 Hospitality:  Provides refreshments for rising 6th grade coffees and an occasional meeting as requested by the Principal.  Coordinates with the school secretary. 

  • Need a chair


 Book Fair: Coordinates the Scholastic Book Fair in the fall.

  • Need 2 co-chairs


 Partners in Education: Works with Partners in Education to secure their commitments.  Manages the relationships with PCMS's partners and PCMS chairs of other committees.  Educates parents on the various rebate programs and tracks the financial results from these programs.  

  • Need 2 co-chairs


 Patriot Games - (catchy name for field days). Games are 3 consecutive days - one for each grade. 

  • Need 1 co-chair to be set up lunch all 3 days.  (That is it, just the 3 days.  The other co-chair will order pizza, get volunteers and do signupgenius lists.)  
PCMS Foundation Looking for Financial Secretary
Are you detail oriented or like to work with numbers?  Do you want to work with a wonderful team of PCMS administrators and parents?  We have broken down the Treasurer function into three positions so that no one is overloaded.  One of the positions is the Financial Secretary for the Foundation.  This position is a two year commitment.  In the first year, the Financial Secretary coordinates the check-out table at Registration processing all checks, cash and credit card payments made during Registration, and works closely with the Treasurer to develop and monitor the operating budget for the Foundation.  The Financial Secretary also attends both the monthly PCMS Foundation meetings and the monthly PTCC meetings.  After a year in training, the Financial Secretary then becomes the Treasurer for both the Foundation and the PTCC in the second year.  Knowledge of Excel and Quickbooks is helpful.  This position is a great way to get involved with PCMS!  Please contact Kristy Pierce at [email protected] if interested. 
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 provide info on summer fencing camps too if you want to get ahead of the game or some extra practice before the season starts.  

DHS competes in the Georgia High School Fencing League (www.GHSFL.net). Four DHS fencers qualified for the 2015 high school championships.  Four DHS fencers received their high school letter for fencing.

Contact:
Faculty Sponsor Spencer Brown at  [email protected] 
Coach Kathy Vail at [email protected]

 

Team parent Lynn Carroll at [email protected]

We will have a table at registration day, and there will be an informational meeting in the fall. Tournaments start in September, so the sooner you contact one of us, the better prepared you will be!

 

Register Now for DHS 2015 Marching Band

We are so excited about our 2015 Marching Band! We expect another fun and exciting season of music. Plans are being made for Band Camp and the rest of the season, starting with designing the halftime show. Drill spots will be drawn only for Band Camp attendees this year so it's very important that Mr. Henderson knows who is participating.  To reserve your spot, please fill out the attached Letter of Intent and return it along with your first payment of $100 to DHS Band Boosters, PO Box 888934, Dunwoody, GA 30356.

Questions?  [email protected]

 

Dunwoody High School Newsletter
Get a head start on high school by being in the know! Rising 9th graders (and anyone else who's interested): sign up now for the DHS Newsletter and you will be well informed as you transition to high school. 
To register, click HERE. 

Please be sure to check BOTH the eBlast box AND the box relating to your child's high school graduation year (2019 for current 8th graders, 2020 for current 7th graders and 2021 for current 6th graders). That way you will receive information that is class-specific as well as the weekly school-wide newsletter and other announcements.
DHS Wildcat Football                
ATTENTION DHS WILDCAT FOOTBALL PARENTS:

If your son would like to play football for the 2015 season, please make sure you are signed up to receive all football emails and communications. Sign up as soon as possible since there is a very important upcoming information meeting about Spring football and fundraisers. You can use the link below to sign up:  https://dunwoodyforms.wufoo.com/forms/dhs-football/  
Invention Project Coming to PCMS
Are you ready to accept the Challenge?
Invention Project is coming to Peachtree Charter Middle School
July 6-10, 2015 8:30a.m. - 2:30p.m.
Price $275
Register your 6th through 8th grader today and Save at www.inventionproject.com
 
Invention Project is a new kind of experience for 6th through 8th graders only. During this fun and high-energy program you'll team up to make the impossible possible.  Click here to learn more.
Start Up Innovation Academy

GREAT NEWS!  DUE TO YOUR HIGH DEMAND WE HAVE ADDED A JULY SESSION OF "START UP INNOVATION ACADEMY"

NEW JULY SESSION OPEN AT GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

"START UP INNOVATION ACADEMY"
JULY 6-17
RISING 6TH-12TH GRADE
9AM-3PM


 
SPACES FILL UP FAST SO  APPLY ONLINE TODAY

  • Do you have a child who is creative, talented, skilled and looking for an opportunity to gain a competitive edge in the pursuit of their personal and professional goals?  
  • Is there a student who is looking to gain a unique real life professional experience to put on their resume and college applications?
  • Are you looking to spark your child's interest in their personal and professional goals as they plan for their future?

Today's students are now required to have skills like global competency, collaboration, critical thinking and the capacity to innovate in each aspect of their lives, among many other 21st century skills to compete in the changing world. 85 percent of current jobs and 90 percent of the fastest-growing and best-paying jobs now require additional education and acquired experience even coming right out of college.  

 

The Loft: Summer Camps for Middle School Girls

 

It is not too late to register for a coding summer camp! If you want to have fun, meet new friends with like interest, as well as design and build a mobile app, register for a summer camp!

 

Dates and Times
June 8th-12th Half Day 10am-1pm 
June 15th-19th Full Day 9am-4pm
June 22nd-26th (Ages 7-10 ONLY) Full Day 9am-4pm
July 13th-17th Half Day 10am-1pm

 

We are offering a special rate for the camps too! If you get 3 of your friends to join you or register for any of our camps, we will reduce your entry fee by 50%. Just have the person mention your name when they register to receive credit!

To register, please email [email protected] and please visit www.bandofcoders.com/theloft for more details.

 

DHS Wildcat Youth Football Camp
All Dunwoody youth are invited to attend Coach Mike Nash's Wildcat Youth Football Camp this summer.  Camp will be held July 14-16, from 1-5 pm each day at the Dunwoody High School football field.  Cost for the camp is $125 and includes t-shirt, drills, instruction and tournament.  For more information and to sign up, please follow this link:

 

2015 Wildcat Summer Tennis Camp
Skills, Drills, and Fun!
Tennis Instruction by DHS Tennis Coaches
Assisted by Varsity and JV Players

Dates:  July 13-17, 2015 (Mon. - Fri.)
Time:   9 AM - 12 noon
Location:  Dunwoody High School Tennis Courts
Ages:  6-12
Cost:  $125 (includes camp T-shirt)

Please see our website for registration form:  www.dunwoodytennis.com
Contact:  Wendy Puckett - [email protected]
 
Summer Lacrosse Camp
ATTENTION STUDENTS WHO PLAY OR WOULD LIKE TO PLAY LACROSSE:
Dunwoody High School's varsity lacrosse coach, Michael Sopko, will be running a lacrosse positions camp for 3rd through 12th graders this June 1st through 4th. College lacrosse players will provide coaching specific to attack, midfield, defense and goalie positions.
Grades 3 through 8 will play from 8:00 - 10:30 am, grades 9 through 12 will play from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
No experience necessary.
To register, or for more information, click here.
Come Play with the Wildcats - Summer Boys Basketball Camp
Come play with the Wildcat players and learn from the Wildcat coaches.  This camp will be filled with fun drills, contests and scrimmages.  Each player will receive a unique individualized evaluation and a complete summer practice program.  In addition, each camper will get a Wildcat T-Shirt.  The camp will run June 15-18.  Camp starts at 9 am sharp (earliest drop off is 8:50) and ends at 3 pm (latest pick up is 3:10).  Each camper will need to bring his own lunch but drinks and snacks can be purchased at the gym.  Summer is the best time to improve your game and there is no better way than going to camp!  Come show us who the future stars of Dunwoody Wildcats Basketball will be!  Use code RETURN on checkout for 15% off!   

For more information and to sign up, click http://wildcatsbasketball.ticketleap.com/dhs2015boysallstarcamp/.  

Come support your Wildcats Basketball Program! 
Dunwoody High School Lady Wildcats Basketball Mini Camp

 

When: June 1-4 (Monday - Thursday)
Where: Dunwoody High School Gym
Hours: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (bring a sack lunch)
Cost: $150 per player ($50 deposit due May 11, Remainder due June 1)
For Girls ages 7 - 14
Complementary T-shirt

Our camp will offer young and developing players an opportunity to work on and improve fundamentals. Skill instruction includes ball handling, passing, defense, dribbling, shooting, and rebounding. Plus, fun competition in team play and individual contests, and camp awards and prizes. Please see our website for registration form:  www.dunwoodyladywildcats.com
 
Contact:  Coach Angela Nash
(770) 379-4772

 

Dunwoody Wrestling Summer Camp
Open to all ages.
When: June 1-3, 6-8 pm (please arrive by 5:30 on June 1st)
Where: DHS Wrestling Room (Gym Stage)
Cost: $75
All wrestlers must have a signed consent form to participate.

For questions, contact Coach McSorley at 404.966.5688 or [email protected]

This is a wonderful opportunity to find out what wrestling is all about.  Sign up today!
PCMS Volleyball
It is time to start thinking about the 2015 volleyball season at PCMS.  Mark your calendars with these important dates:  
July 27-30 PCMS Summer Volleyball Camp  
~Location & Time: Dunwoody High School gym 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.(Monday-Thursday)
~Open to all rising 6th-8th graders attending PCMS
~ProVolley will be running this camp.  For information on ProVolley and to register for the camp, please go to the PCMS volleyball website at http://peachtreemsvolleyball.weebly.com.   
~Cost: $190
 This Week's Calendar 
 
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