WBMS Staff Newsletter
Feb 12-16
Dates To Remember
Feb 12-16- Teacher Appreciation Week
Feb 12- Evacuation Drill
Feb 14- PTA Teacher Appreciation Lunch
Feb 14- Basketball vs Amana @ 5:30
Feb 15- All Employment Contracts Due
Feb 15- IPR
Feb 15- GMEA- All State Chorus
Feb 15- PTA Luncheon
Feb 16- Snow Makeup Day- School in session
Feb 19- President's Day Holiday- No School
Feb 21- Community Balance Day (No Homework, Tests/Quizzes)
Feb 28- PLC's in the PLL
February Meeting Schedule
**Don't forget your daily treat in the Teacher Cafe**
AHS/WBMS University is BACK!
Do you have a tool or a practice that you use in your classroom that makes you a more effective teacher? Have you attended a professional learning session with the district or other organization that your colleagues would benefit from? If so, please consider presenting a course at our March 8 AHS/WBMS University session. You can volunteer to present a 40 minute session for 20 AHS/WBMS staffers by completing this VERY short form: http://bit.ly/wbmsuni18
*You can present with a buddy too!!!
Staff Appreciation Party- RSVP by 2/19
RSVP by 2/19
http://bit.ly/222wbmsparty
Action Items and Important Links
2/6 Faculty Meeting PPT- Click here to view the ppt
Please take some time to complete the following items:
- Student's First Survey*- bit.ly/FultonPLTeach
- Schedule Feedback- bit.ly/wbmsschedule
- Irma Hours- Log here: bit.ly/irma12hours
*Student's First Survey- every teacher must complete by March 1st. It will take 15-20 minutes
SGC Teacher Candidacy Declaration
•Visit http://www.fultonschools.org/en/about/charter and click the link to SGC elections page
•Access Teacher Candidacy Declaration Form on the SGC Elections page
•Complete the form and click the "Submit” button to send to the Fulton County Schools district office
•Must be done by 2/23 @ 5 PM
Personalized Learning Lab- Room 903
To reserve the room, you will need to check it out using the Outlook Calendar. On February 28th, all PLC's will have a chance to experience the space and brainstorm ideas of how you can utilize all that it has to offer. We will share more information about checkout and procedures of the room then.
If you have any questions or ever encounter any issues with items in the room, please make sure to let Katie Pardee know ASAP.
*Shoutout to the PLLT (Christine Terrell, Lynette Okenica, Nan Brown, Joanna Gillespie and Mary Paradis)for thoughtfully researching and thinking of a space and items that will enhance the learning environment for all of our students.
Employee Make-Up Dates 2018
Pennies for Patients
http://events.lls.org/pages/ga/WebbBridgeMiddleSchool-2018
Jr. Beta Club and Student Council are actively involved in collecting loose CHANGE and Bills are welcome too for the Pennies for Patients. Last year we raised over 3,000.00 and this year our goal is 4,000.00. Please bring in your CHANGE and place it in the containers in the cafeteria.
Autism Speaks
What: Autism Speaks Walk
When: 4/29/18
Where: Downtown Atlanta
Time: 9:00
Roswell's Women Club Grant- $1,000
RWC funds small teacher grants up to $1k. All schools north of the Chattahoochee are eligible. Deadline is 2/28/2018
http://roswellwomansclub.org/grant_applications_educators.html
Last year’s teacher grant recipients:
Independence High School
Mimosa Elementary School
Roswell North Elementary School
Vickery Mill Elementary School
And scholarships:
Alpharetta High School
Cambridge High School
Centennial High School
Chattahoochee High School
Johns Creek High School
Milton High School
Northview High School
Wowzers
Don't forget to submit a Webb Way Wozer to Katie Pardee by Friday for the Staff Newsletter the following Monday.
WOWZERS:
- A big WOWZER to Christian Bernhardt and Kevin Cooke for the premier of the Roving Reading Reporter on the Jaguar Morning News. What fun it was to work with them, and hopefully other teachers will be volunteering to make entertaing book reviews for the program. - Sunny Winfield
- Jenna Allenson for coordinating and leading the talent show committee with such great ease. It has been great to be part of group that is so well organized and has a shared vision.- Christian Bernhardt
- Joanna Gillespie is a perfect example of an empowered woman who empowers women. She always encourages those around her to try new things and be brave enough to take risk. Thank you for always being a guiding eye for me as I navigate through Graduate School. You are such a role model that I am grateful to learn from.- Amber Bean
- I would like to recognize Caroline Kelly for taking on a new responsibility and doing such a great job, as always!- Marie Fiorentino
- Kudos to James Barket, Kirk Stroud, and Caroline Goldstein for planning and organizing a once in a lifetime performance experience for our 8th grade orchestra, band and chorus students. Your dedication is greatly appreciated and noticed.- Cathy Oravetz
- Shout to Stefani Battaglia for trying something new with VR headsets. - Katie Pardee
- Huge thanks to Tina Mathewson for her flexibility with scheduling Bridge Team meetings. We can't say thank you enough!- Jana Bernhardt and Katie Pardee
- Wowzer to Kirk Stroud, Caroline Goldstein, Bailey Moran, Mike Milak, and Michelle Garner for their great work on the Fine Arts Orlando trip.- Dr. James Barket
- Kudos to James Barket, Kirk Stroud, and Caroline Goldstein for planning and organizing a once in a lifetime performance experience for our 8th grade orchestra, band and chorus students. Your dedication is greatly appreciated and noticed.- Michelle Garner
February Birthdays
12 Kathy Davies
15 Traci King
23 Stephanie Dunn
25 Kristyne Wood
See a Bug? Report it!
Anonymous Feedback to Ms. Perkins
Send feedback anonymously to Ms. Perkins by following this link: bit.ly/toperkins
Work Life Balance
Valentine’s Day garden party February 10, 2018 (7 to 11 p.m.)
Let romance bloom with an elegant evening of live entertainment, dancing, appetizers, dessert, and cocktails from a cash bar at Valentines in the Garden, with orchids on display at Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Mardi Gras in Alpharetta February 13, 2018 (5 to 9 p.m.)
Mardi Gras at Avalon turns Avalon Boulevard into a suburban version of Bourbon Street with live music and New-Orleans-style food and drink for sale. Free.
Big Apple Circus February 7 - 19, 2018
Famous Big Apple Circus has high-wire aerialists, acrobats, jugglers, clowns, contortionists, rescue animals, and a band at Verizon Amphitheatre in Alharetta.
Atlanta Gladiators- Hockey
Watch the Atlanta Gladiators play a home game at Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.
Jewish film festival- January 24 - Feb. 15, 2018
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival shows films from around the world that explore themes of Jewish life, culture, and history. Vote for your favorites and see guest filmmakers, actors, authors, and academics. Films that sell out may be repeated on the last day.
Black history parade February 24, 2018 (1 p.m.)
Black History Month Parade [website has sound] features marching bands, entertainers, and dignitaries. It begins at Hurt Park and ends at the north end of Centennial Olympic Park. VFree.
Polar Plunge February 24, 2018 (1 p.m.)
Watch pledges run into the frigid lake for charity at the Polar Plunge at Acworth Beach. It begins with live music, food, and fire pits at 11 a.m.
Monster trucks February 24 - 25, 2018
Big trucks with big wheels make big noise and excitement at Monster Jam at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Come Run Your Bundts Off 5K walk/run race on Sunday, Feb 25th.
Click the link below to register for the WEBB BUNDTERS team. Registration is $25 if we get 10 runners/walkers. This is not a fundraiser.....we are just registering as a group for a cheaper rate!
West Coast wine tasting February 25, 2018 (3 to 5:30 p.m.)
Discover Best of the West is a walk-around tasting event with unlimited samples of food and wine from the West Coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) and bottles for sale at Vino Venue in Dunwoody.
2017-2018 School Year
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*..................................................................................... Snow Makeup Day
February 19 ....................................................President’s Day Holiday (schools closed)
March 9*.........................................................Snow Makeup Day- Digital Learning Day
March 12.............................................................................................Snow Makeup Day
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
Community Balance Days 2017-2018
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.