SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
1. Congratulations to Mrs. Davis-King, Mr. Graham, and the Robotics Team. Last weekend, they earned the 1st
Place Gracious Professionalism trophy at the Robotics Qualifying Event. We are so proud of the hard work they put in to make the team successful!
2. Nancy Holmes will be returning with us after the Thanksgiving break. We are excited that she is coming back! A huge thanks to Ellen Hodges for her hard work with our 8th grade students - we will miss you, Ellen!
3. November 24 and 25 will be considered casual days for staff members. Enjoy!
4. If you need to make any grade changes to first quarter grades, please fill out a grade change form and turn in to Gentry. Once approved, Cindy Wilkes will initiate the change. Grade change forms are available in Cindy's office. Please do not make a change to a quarter grade (numeric or alpha) without filling out an approval form - any changes must be reflected in both the teacher's gradebook and on the administrative side of Powerschool.
5. Please post and celebrate your honor roll students within your homebases/teams. We will have a small celebration for first quarter straight A students on Monday, November 24. Those students received an invitation for a brief breakfast celebration in their Wednesday folders. 6th grade will go at 7:45, 7th grade at 8:15, and then 8th grade at 8:45 in the MP room.
6. This is the time of year when ISS begins to increase in student numbers. So, here are a few reminders for teachers when needing to send a student to ISS for the period: 1) Please be sure to call ahead to Room #712 to check for space, 2) Please send the student with work to complete, and 3) If you have tried ISS as a time out for a student multiple times and the behavior has not changed, then it is time to try another intervention. Please remember that ISS is not a "babysitting" service - teachers must have a valid reason for sending a student to the ISS room.
7. WSFCS is still accepting nominations for Classified Employee of the Year. If you would like to nominate one of our classified folks, please use this link http://intranet.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/CEY.nsf/NomMenu?OpenForm. Nominations will be accepted through November.
8. PLT teams are not required to have their weekly meetings on November 24/25. Take a break!
9. Bloodborne Pathogen Training is on schedule for all groups in the building. This is mandatory training for all staff members, so please mark your calendars for your training date. The dates and details were sent to all staff in a previous email from Gentry.
10. The winter music concerts are right around the corner! Dates: December 11 - Chorus at Atkins HS, December 15 - Band at Atkins HS, and December 16 - Orchestra at Atkins HS. On Monday, November 24 at 2:15pm, we will post the sign up sheets for these events. Those certified staff who have not yet signed up for a fall event will need to sign up for one concert. Many of you have asked: I've already worked a social earlier this fall - can I sign up for a concert and get some extra trade-out time to use in the future? The answer is YES! There will be slots indicated on the sign up sheets for those who wish to receive trade out time.
11. Soon the 6th and 7th grade areas will be equipped with more wireless access points. There is a chance that Maintenance workers will be visible in your classrooms and in the hallway areas in order to complete this task. They will make every effort to not disrupt your lessons. This installation is in preparation for the addition of more laptop carts for the school. The WSFCS Technology Department has received approval to add more technology to every middle school. The goal to have the technology here and ready to use by January. This is great news!
12. If any teachers/teams/groups wish to use the multi-purpose room in the mornings or afternoons, please sign up on the MP room sign up sheet posted in the staff workroom above the first copier.
13. We will have a staff meeting on Monday, December 3. Topics include: viewing of the new Critical Incident video, review of the revised school safety plan, Teacher of the Year selection process, etc.
14. We have a new software approval process. If you have any software you would like to request on any school computers, you will need to put your request in writing (email is fine) to Mr. Downs, Mrs. Turner, and me. We will first determine whether we have sufficient funding and then proceed with the online approval system.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please remember that this calendar does NOT include all school events, meetings, etc. The online master calendar (SEMS School Calendar, through your email) contains all of these events. In the future, this list will be limited to reminders/highlights of significant events on the calendar. Please consult the master calendar for more detailed information.
Nov. 26 - 30 - Thanksgiving Break!
Dec. 1 - Staff Mtg.
Dec. 3 - Core and Encore Progress Reports
Dec. 8 - Vertical Planning Sessions
Dec. 12 - PTSA Staff Luncheon
Dec. 16 - Fundraiser Glow Party (12:45pm)
Dec. 17 - Fundraiser BMX Bike Show (12:50pm)
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
Weekly Update 11/13/14
SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014
1.Congratulations to Brad Rhymes. Last week, Brad was honored at a district PTSA dinner along with the other school Teachers of the Year. Thanks for being such a great representative for SEMS, Brad!
2. Congratulations to Mrs. Wells, Mr. Mabry, and Mr. Oei for their recent success in area Music competitions! We have quite a few students to be recognized. Thanks to the Music Department teachers for their hard work in making it happen!
3. If you need to make any grade changes to first quarter grades, please fill out a grade change form and turn in to Gentry. Once approved, Cindy Wilkes will initiate the change. Grade change forms are available in Cindy's office.
4. Please post and celebrate your honor roll students within your homebases/teams. We will have a small celebration for first quarter straight A students on Monday, November 24. Those students will soon receive an invitation for a brief breakfast celebration on this morning. 6th grade will go at 7:45, 7th grade at 8:15, and then 8th grade at 8:45 in the MP room.
5. There are several upcoming trade out time opportunities for teachers. Please see your email from last week for November opportunities.
6. WSFCS is still accepting nominations for Classified Employee of the Year. If you would like to nominate one of our classified folks, please use this link http://intranet.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/CEY.nsf/NomMenu?OpenForm. Nominations will be accepted through November.
7. Bloodborne Pathogen Training is on schedule for all groups in the building. This is mandatory training for all staff members, so please mark your calendars for your training date. The dates and details were sent to all staff last week in an email from Gentry. The office staff and custodians will be provided with a make-up training date from this week.
8. If any teachers/teams/groups wish to use the multi-purpose room in the mornings or afternoons, please sign up on the MP room sign up sheet posted in the staff workroom above the first copier.
9. The school fundraiser will last through November 19. Please encourage your students to participate. There are lots of incentives for them to sell items from the catalog! There has been one addition to the fundraiser incentives. We were chosen for an extra incentive event - the BMX Bike Show. So we will have the Glow Party on December 16 and the BMX Bike Show on December 17. More details coming soon. All event dates are on the master calendar.
10. If your team/group is planning to go on a field trip, the cafeteria asks for a one week notification of your total number of bagged lunches requested. They order food on a weekly basis, and they need sufficient time to ensure that bagged lunches are available. Any requests that come in late will not be able to be filled by the cafeteria. Mr. Krammer, Cafeteria Manager, asks for your cooperation with this procedure.
11. According to new guidelines, students are not permitted to get ice from the cafeteria. Only adults are allowed to go into the cafeteria to get ice from the machine.
12. We have a new software approval process. If you have any software you would like to request on any school computers, you will need to put your request in writing (email is fine) to Mr. Downs, Mrs. Turner, and I. We will first determine whether we have sufficient funding and then proceed with the online approval system.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please remember that this calendar does NOT include all school events, meetings, etc. The online master calendar (SEMS School Calendar, through your email) contains all of these events. In the future, this list will be limited to reminders/highlights of significant events on the calendar. Please consult the master calendar for more detailed information.
Nov. 26 - 30 - Thanksgiving Break!
Dec. 1 - Staff Mtg.
Dec. 3 - Core and Encore Progress Reports
Dec. 8 - Vertical Planning Sessions
Dec. 12 - PTSA Staff Luncheon
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014
1.Congratulations to Brad Rhymes. Last week, Brad was honored at a district PTSA dinner along with the other school Teachers of the Year. Thanks for being such a great representative for SEMS, Brad!
2. Congratulations to Mrs. Wells, Mr. Mabry, and Mr. Oei for their recent success in area Music competitions! We have quite a few students to be recognized. Thanks to the Music Department teachers for their hard work in making it happen!
3. If you need to make any grade changes to first quarter grades, please fill out a grade change form and turn in to Gentry. Once approved, Cindy Wilkes will initiate the change. Grade change forms are available in Cindy's office.
4. Please post and celebrate your honor roll students within your homebases/teams. We will have a small celebration for first quarter straight A students on Monday, November 24. Those students will soon receive an invitation for a brief breakfast celebration on this morning. 6th grade will go at 7:45, 7th grade at 8:15, and then 8th grade at 8:45 in the MP room.
5. There are several upcoming trade out time opportunities for teachers. Please see your email from last week for November opportunities.
6. WSFCS is still accepting nominations for Classified Employee of the Year. If you would like to nominate one of our classified folks, please use this link http://intranet.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/CEY.nsf/NomMenu?OpenForm. Nominations will be accepted through November.
7. Bloodborne Pathogen Training is on schedule for all groups in the building. This is mandatory training for all staff members, so please mark your calendars for your training date. The dates and details were sent to all staff last week in an email from Gentry. The office staff and custodians will be provided with a make-up training date from this week.
8. If any teachers/teams/groups wish to use the multi-purpose room in the mornings or afternoons, please sign up on the MP room sign up sheet posted in the staff workroom above the first copier.
9. The school fundraiser will last through November 19. Please encourage your students to participate. There are lots of incentives for them to sell items from the catalog! There has been one addition to the fundraiser incentives. We were chosen for an extra incentive event - the BMX Bike Show. So we will have the Glow Party on December 16 and the BMX Bike Show on December 17. More details coming soon. All event dates are on the master calendar.
10. If your team/group is planning to go on a field trip, the cafeteria asks for a one week notification of your total number of bagged lunches requested. They order food on a weekly basis, and they need sufficient time to ensure that bagged lunches are available. Any requests that come in late will not be able to be filled by the cafeteria. Mr. Krammer, Cafeteria Manager, asks for your cooperation with this procedure.
11. According to new guidelines, students are not permitted to get ice from the cafeteria. Only adults are allowed to go into the cafeteria to get ice from the machine.
12. We have a new software approval process. If you have any software you would like to request on any school computers, you will need to put your request in writing (email is fine) to Mr. Downs, Mrs. Turner, and I. We will first determine whether we have sufficient funding and then proceed with the online approval system.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please remember that this calendar does NOT include all school events, meetings, etc. The online master calendar (SEMS School Calendar, through your email) contains all of these events. In the future, this list will be limited to reminders/highlights of significant events on the calendar. Please consult the master calendar for more detailed information.
Nov. 26 - 30 - Thanksgiving Break!
Dec. 1 - Staff Mtg.
Dec. 3 - Core and Encore Progress Reports
Dec. 8 - Vertical Planning Sessions
Dec. 12 - PTSA Staff Luncheon
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Weekly Update 11/6/14
SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014
1. Once you finalize grades, please do not go back in and make any quarter grade changes. If you finalize your grades and then need to make an update/change, please fill out the grade change form, place in my mailbox, and then I will review, approve, and give to Cindy Wilkes to make that change. Grade change forms will be available in Cindy's office.
2. The United Way drive is still going strong and will last through November 10. All staff are highly encouraged to donate. Please follow the instructions on the United Way link on the WSFCS website. Incentives for donating include: Chick-Fil-a coupons and a chance to win a Target gift card or a United Way t-shirt. In addition, any staff member who donates at least $25 total will be put in a drawing for a $50 gift card to the grocery store of your choice for Thanksgiving! Our goal as a school is to raise well over $5,000.
3. PLT meeting minutes - Core teachers, your weekly meeting minutes are required to be submitted to me by the end of each week. Encore teachers, your monthly PLT meeting minutes are to be submitted to me. The expectation for encore teachers is that you all meet monthly as a large group and then you also meet monthly as a smaller PLT. Please use the meeting minutes format that has been distributed to all teachers. Let me know if you have any questions.
4. 6th grade teachers: Please be sure to distribute the Time to Tell information to your students. It is important that this paperwork go home to parents. If any parents wish to opt their child out of the video viewing in November, they must return the form. Please give all returned forms to the Guidance Office.
5. There are several upcoming trade out time opportunities for teachers. More information coming soon.
6. Report cards will be distributed on November 12. We will switch back to homebase by announcement starting at 1:48. 6th grade, you may decide how to distribute your report cards on that day in order to coordinate your locker breaks for dismissal. We will then announce our dismissal patterns starting with 6th, then 7th, and then 8th as normal.
7. Please post and celebrate your honor roll students within your homebases/teams. We will have a small celebration for first quarter straight A students. More information is coming soon.
8. If any teachers/teams/groups wish to use the multi-purpose room in the mornings or afternoons, please sign up on the MP room sign up sheet posted in the staff workroom above the first copier.
9. The school fundraiser will last through November 19. Please encourage your students to participate. There are lots of incentives for them to sell items from the catalog! There has been one addition to the fundraiser incentives. We were chosen for an extra incentive event - the BMX Bike Show. So we will have the Glow Party on December 16 and the BMX Bike Show on December 17. More details coming soon. All event dates are on the master calendar.
10. If your team/group is planning to go on a field trip, the cafeteria asks for a one week notification of your total number of bagged lunches requested. They order food on a weekly basis, and they need sufficient time to ensure that bagged lunches are available. Any requests that come in late will not be able to be filled by the cafeteria. Mr. Krammer, Cafeteria Manager, asks for your cooperation with this procedure.
11. According to new guidelines, students are not permitted to get ice from the cafeteria. Only adults are allowed to go into the cafeteria to get ice from the machine.
12. We have a new software approval process. If you have any software you would like to request on any school computers, you will need to put your request in writing (email is fine) to Mr. Downs, Mrs. Turner, and I. We will first determine whether we have sufficient funding and then proceed with the online approval system.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please remember that this calendar does NOT include all school events, meetings, etc. The online master calendar (SEMS School Calendar, through your email) contains all of these events. In the future, this list will be limited to reminders/highlights of significant events on the calendar. Please consult the master calendar for more detailed information.
Nov. 6 - Fundraiser Kickoff Assemblies
Nov. 10 - SEMS Professional Development Sessions
Nov. 11 - Veteran's Day - No School!
Nov. 12 - Report Card Distribution
Nov. 26 - 30 - Thanksgiving Break!
Dec. 1 - Staff Mtg.
Dec. 3 - Core and Encore Progress Reports
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014
1. Once you finalize grades, please do not go back in and make any quarter grade changes. If you finalize your grades and then need to make an update/change, please fill out the grade change form, place in my mailbox, and then I will review, approve, and give to Cindy Wilkes to make that change. Grade change forms will be available in Cindy's office.
2. The United Way drive is still going strong and will last through November 10. All staff are highly encouraged to donate. Please follow the instructions on the United Way link on the WSFCS website. Incentives for donating include: Chick-Fil-a coupons and a chance to win a Target gift card or a United Way t-shirt. In addition, any staff member who donates at least $25 total will be put in a drawing for a $50 gift card to the grocery store of your choice for Thanksgiving! Our goal as a school is to raise well over $5,000.
3. PLT meeting minutes - Core teachers, your weekly meeting minutes are required to be submitted to me by the end of each week. Encore teachers, your monthly PLT meeting minutes are to be submitted to me. The expectation for encore teachers is that you all meet monthly as a large group and then you also meet monthly as a smaller PLT. Please use the meeting minutes format that has been distributed to all teachers. Let me know if you have any questions.
4. 6th grade teachers: Please be sure to distribute the Time to Tell information to your students. It is important that this paperwork go home to parents. If any parents wish to opt their child out of the video viewing in November, they must return the form. Please give all returned forms to the Guidance Office.
5. There are several upcoming trade out time opportunities for teachers. More information coming soon.
6. Report cards will be distributed on November 12. We will switch back to homebase by announcement starting at 1:48. 6th grade, you may decide how to distribute your report cards on that day in order to coordinate your locker breaks for dismissal. We will then announce our dismissal patterns starting with 6th, then 7th, and then 8th as normal.
7. Please post and celebrate your honor roll students within your homebases/teams. We will have a small celebration for first quarter straight A students. More information is coming soon.
8. If any teachers/teams/groups wish to use the multi-purpose room in the mornings or afternoons, please sign up on the MP room sign up sheet posted in the staff workroom above the first copier.
9. The school fundraiser will last through November 19. Please encourage your students to participate. There are lots of incentives for them to sell items from the catalog! There has been one addition to the fundraiser incentives. We were chosen for an extra incentive event - the BMX Bike Show. So we will have the Glow Party on December 16 and the BMX Bike Show on December 17. More details coming soon. All event dates are on the master calendar.
10. If your team/group is planning to go on a field trip, the cafeteria asks for a one week notification of your total number of bagged lunches requested. They order food on a weekly basis, and they need sufficient time to ensure that bagged lunches are available. Any requests that come in late will not be able to be filled by the cafeteria. Mr. Krammer, Cafeteria Manager, asks for your cooperation with this procedure.
11. According to new guidelines, students are not permitted to get ice from the cafeteria. Only adults are allowed to go into the cafeteria to get ice from the machine.
12. We have a new software approval process. If you have any software you would like to request on any school computers, you will need to put your request in writing (email is fine) to Mr. Downs, Mrs. Turner, and I. We will first determine whether we have sufficient funding and then proceed with the online approval system.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please remember that this calendar does NOT include all school events, meetings, etc. The online master calendar (SEMS School Calendar, through your email) contains all of these events. In the future, this list will be limited to reminders/highlights of significant events on the calendar. Please consult the master calendar for more detailed information.
Nov. 6 - Fundraiser Kickoff Assemblies
Nov. 10 - SEMS Professional Development Sessions
Nov. 11 - Veteran's Day - No School!
Nov. 12 - Report Card Distribution
Nov. 26 - 30 - Thanksgiving Break!
Dec. 1 - Staff Mtg.
Dec. 3 - Core and Encore Progress Reports
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