Sept 14- 1st 4.5 weeks grades verified by 4:15

Sept 14- IOWA Readiness Test- 8th grade JAG HR

Sept 15- PTA Appreciation Lunch

Sept 15- 8th Grade Band Night at AHS @ 5:00

Sept 15- Soccer at Sandy Spring @ 5:30

Sept 18,19,25,26,27- IOWA Testing 8th Grade

Sept 19- Interium Progress Reports go home

Sept 20- Community Balance (no HW, tests, quizzes, etc.)

Sept 20-22- Rosh Hashanah- No tests/ quizzes/HW

Sept 22- Book Fair Teacher Preview (all day)

Sept 22- SGC Meeting @ 7:30am in the PLR

Sept 25-28- Book Fair

Sept 25-28- Fall TAG testing

Sept 28- Webster Awards

Sept 29- Yom Kippur- No Tests

Sept 29- Fall Picture Retake

Sept 29- SOS- Signs of Suicide Prevention

Our Oct 5th Release is quickly approaching and we need some feedback to help us finalize some details for the day. Please complete the Form below to help plan accordingly. Thanks!

The WBMS PTA is "KICKING OFF" a great year with a "TAILGATE STYLE" luncheon on

Friday, September 15th

by SWEETPEA CATERING

You can look forward to a BURGER BAR (veggie burgers available for our vegetarians) with all of the "fixin's" along with side items and desserts provided by our wonderful WBMS parents.

Get fired up for a great football weekend by wearing your team colors!

We'll see you there!!

Administrators will be sending additional information regarding pre-conferences soon.

What are Pre-Conferences?

First and foremost, they are a place for you and your primary observer to discuss your craft – where it is and where you hope it will go this year; thus, please prepare for this meeting by reflecting on the answers to two questions: What is going well so far? Where do I hope to grow? By sharing this information, your primary observer can focus future observation feedback and conference time on the places where you want to focus this year.

FCS requests that all employees review some essential policies/training materials annually, so that there is an awareness of the serious expectations outlined in each. The list of this information is accessed and submitted electronically in order to establish a record of the training. It is not an exhaustive list. Also, when policy revisions are made or new ones created, a systemic alert is made to notify district personnel of the policy change(s). (If you are a new hire this is part of your “First 30 days” requirements; please review the instructions listed on the New Employee portal page link).

In order to complete this review,

1. Please go to www.fultonschools.org, Human Resources/Talent Department the bottom of the page
2. Click on Access Personnel Records/Forms link (at bottom right of page)
3. Log in using your FCS email address and click on Forgot Password to have the information sent to you if you don’t recall the password (it may not be your normal network password) OR to receive your initial password
4. Click on Forms tab, New Form, go to Employee Policy Code/Review-FY18
5. Click on Start Form to begin your review

Several of the essential trainings are housed in Edivate. Watch this brief tutorial to see how to access required trainings and other trainings/courses: Edivate Basic Navigation

It is important that all read Policy GAM (Staff Rights and Responsibilities). Failure to report an arrest within the stated timeline (5 days) can result in the immediate termination of one’s employment with FCS. The electronic Notice of Employee Arrest form is on the Human Resources portal and is to be used for submitting an official notice to the Employee Relations department.

Finally, OCTOBER 31, 2017 is the deadline for completing this review. Again, the checklist is not exhaustive, and it is expected that employees are aware of all the FCBOE policies/procedures that inform their work. Board policies, procedures, and operating guidelines are accessible via the district website.

Please contact the Technology Help Desk if you need assistance, technologyhelpdesk@fultonschools.org or 470-254-4357.

Congratulations to Traci King, Marie Florentine and Jennifer Pariseau

Thank you for support the Webb Way and our students in the areas of Respect*Responsibility*Citizenship!

You have won the Webb Way Employee Parking spots from tomorrow thru next Wednesday. The spots are marked with beautiful white signs with blue writing (where the Aps parked).

Enjoy and please continue to recognize our students exhibiting the Webb Way!!

Please have Chapter 2 &3 read and prepare to discuss.

Just a reminder that our Administrative Support staff (Beckett, Seletsky, Hedger, Milian) have taken on additional duties since we lost LaJuan McGill. It may take them longer to get back to you on email or other items. Please be patient, but know they are prioritizing requests based on urgency and will get back to you as soon as possible.

Teachers:

You will find in your mailbox the forms for the students running for Student Council. There are 2 forms: The Guidelines- this must be signed by the student as well as the parent and the other form is the Teacher/ Student Council Representative Information Sheet- this is the one you will complete to let us know who the student council representative is as well as a PASS for them for next Wednesday’s meeting.

I would like to have both forms- The Guidelines that was signed by the parent as well as the Information Sheet with your name as the Homeroom teacher and the name of your representative turned into me ( McFarland or K. Wood).

IF you need more forms- I have put some on the cart in the mailroom. We only ran off 5 of each, so, if you need more they are in the mailroom.

Elections are now until Monday- then on the 19th all voting should be complete.

We are so excited about becoming Business Partners with Webb Bridge Middle School and we wanted to celebrate our teachers and their families by offering a teacher discount that will run through the end of October!! This discount is available for you or anyone in your immediate family. Call 470-330-9083 to schedule your free consultation.

1 Amber Bean

3 Stefania Battaglia

4 Yvette Clemmons

6 Julianne Hunter

12 Michele Meddin

13 Janelle Consola

14 Lisa Milian

18 Patti Cerio

18 Jennifer Pariseau

18 Christina Webber

18 Brooke Wood

21 Allison Hill

23 Ed Kaiser

25 Meredith Hall

Baby Girl Turner has arrived!

Joanna made her way into the world on Saturday, September 9th at 2:21p.m.

Mom, Dad and Joanna came home today.

Congratulations!!

Joanna Caroline Turner

7lbs 9oz

20 inches long

Please report all pest encounters that you have - no matter how minor. This is important data to prove that we have a significant pest problem (we have 50 reports so far). Thanks!

bit.ly/pestreport

Send feedback anonymously to Ms. Perkins by following this link: bit.ly/toperkins

If you have Instructional Tech questions or need support or just someone to bounce ideas off of, you can schedule a meeting with Katie using this link- https://calendly.com/pardee

Exciting news! All of the Georgia State Standards are uploaded in GoFormative This means teachers can create an exit ticket, classwork, homework or formative quiz and instantly track the progress of individual students!

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/6-ways-technology-can-help-students-find-voice/?utm_content=buffer2c7f6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

National Standards in Gifted and Talented Education

NAGC has developed national standards in programming and services and teacher preparation to guide high quality education for the nation’s estimated 3 to 5 million gifted and talented students.

Ensuring that highly able learners are recognized and subsequently served through systematic programming is of the highest priority. All teachers must be able to recognize a high-ability student who needs more depth and complexity in instruction or may need a referral for further assessment and services. Teachers in specialized programs for gifted learners or those who coordinate gifted and talented programs and services should be familiar with the theory, research, curriculum strategies, and educational practices necessary to develop and sustain high quality classroom-based opportunities for advanced student learning.

National standards for specialized programs and services, for gifted education teacher preparation, knowledge and skills for all teachers, and advanced standards in teacher preparation will help guide and improve teaching and deepen student learning.

If you have an item or announcement that needs to placed in the Staff Newsletter or if you just want to share what's going on in your classroom or grade level, please send Katie your blurb or pictures by Friday- pardee@fultonschools.org

*If you aren't sure if students have their media permission forms signed, then please take pictures from the back (see example).

Thanks!

First Semester
August 1 – 4 ........................................... Preplanning for teachers

August 7......................................................... First Day of School

September 4........................................Labor Day (schools closed)

October 6 ......................................Teacher Workday (students off)

October 9 ......................................Columbus Day (schools closed)

November 20 – 24.............. Thanksgiving Holidays (schools closed)

December 21 ....................................... Last Day of First Semester

December 22 – 29 ...........................Winter Break (schools closed)

Second Semester

January 1 – 3...................................Winter Break (schools closed)

January 4.......................................Teacher Workday (students off)

January 5....................Professional Development Day (students off)

January 8.........................................First Day of Second Semester

January 15..............Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (schools closed)

February 16*................... Student/Teacher Holiday (schools closed)

February 19 ......................President’s Day Holiday (schools closed)

March 9*.......................................Teacher Workday (students off)

March 12....................Professional Development Day (students off)

April 2 – 6 .......................................Spring Break (schools closed)

May 24........................................................... Last Day of School

May 25.................................................................. Post Planning

May 28...............................Memorial Day Holiday (schools closed)

* Designated as inclement weather make-up days (if needed).

Our School Release Days

These are the dates approved through the RFF process as part of School Governance. WBMS students will NOT attend school on the following dates:

September 1, 2017

October 5, 2017

January 16, 2018

March 8, 2018

We want to create a community filled with more balanced lives. On these nights there will not be any homework assigned, and no assessments will occur the next day.

September 20

October 25

February 21

March 21

The idea is that students will go home right after school to create balance in their lives. Staff members and students alike will take a night off. Club sponsors and coaches and directors may hold meetings and practices and games as needed. We feel students release stress through these extracurricular activities.

Please plan to enjoy yourself and work your assessments around these dates this school year.

Location: 4455 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA, United States
Phone: 470-254-2940