The Falcon Connection
Your link to Quail Hollow Middle School | Nov 10, 2016
A Season of Thanksgiving
A New Look!
Important Dates
Events listed are current as of the date of publication. Always check the QHMS website and social media for updates.
NOVEMBER
- Fri 11 NO SCHOOL – Veteran’s Day Holiday
- Nov 14-18 Anti Bullying Week - special events each day*
- Mon 14 Winter Sports tryout paperwork deadline
- Mon 14 Hawaiian Day*
- Mon 14 1st Quarter report cards sent home
- Tue 15 Winter Sports tryouts begin, after school
- Tue 15 Neon Day*
- Wed 16 Color Wars - wear your grade level color*
- Thu 17 Rising 9th Grader SMHS Open House for Parents, 8:30-10:15am
- Thu 17 Tacky Day*
- Fri 18 Decades Day* and Hat Day! Participate in Hat Day by paying $1 in the Cafe in the morning. Funds raised will go toward the 8th Grade Field Trip.
- Sat 19 Passport to STEM Careers Fair for middle schoolers, CPCC, 9am-12pm
- Mon 21 Coffee w CMS Supt. Ann Clark, 5:30pm, Ballantyne Elementary
- Wed 23 - Fri 25 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday
QHMS Annual Falcon Fund Hits it Big!
With your help, the Falcon Fund surpassed it's goal of $15,000 AND triggered a BONUS donation from an anonymous donor bringing our official total to $27,767.85!
Individual contributions big and small came from our students, families, and community members, and employer matching gifts. Click here for the Falcon Fund Family Donor List -- we couldn't have done it without you! We also raised money through a variety of fun events at school.
6th grade: Movie and Mingle = $1,295
7th & 8th grade: Jail Your Teacher & Literary Costume Day Dance Party = $2,101
A special thank you to the Falcon Fund chairpersons, QH parents Leanne Johnson and Tiffini Molesky for their tireless hours of work and inspiration.
100% of the money contributed to the Falcon Fund will pay for the array of items and activities paid and organized by our PTSA. Throughout the year, we will let you know how the Falcon Fund dollars are being spent and directly benefitting our children!
Coffee with Ann
You can hear more about the current school year, as well as share your ideas to support academic success with CMS Superintendent Ann Clark! Come to the upcoming Coffee and Conversation group session at Ballantyne Elementary School, November 21 at 5:30pm. All upcoming Coffee and Conversation sessions are listed below.
Nov 10, 5:30 - 7:00pm, Northeast Middle
Nov 17, 5:30 - 7:00pm, Barnette Elementary
Nov 21, 5:30 - 7:00pm, Ballantyne Elementary (15425 Scholastic Drive)
Nov 28, 9:00 - 10:30am, Eastover Elementary
Nov 29, 4:30 - 6:00pm, Tuckaseegee Elementary
Next Week is Anti-Bullying Week!
Anti-Bullying Week is November 14-18th -- show your support on the following special spirit days to take a stand against bullying!
Monday: Hawaiian Day
Tuesday: Neon Day
Wednesday: Color Wars- wear your grade level color
6th grade - green, 7th grade blue, and 8th grade red!
Thursday: Tacky Day
Friday: Decades Day
The counselors will be leading an assortment of school wide activities during the week, which will include signing an anti-bullying pledge, and "mix it up day" to encourage students to meet other peers whom they may not know.
Open House for Rising 9th Grade Parents
Student Absences: Do You Know What to Do?
Is your child going to be absent for a medical appointment? Did your child wake up sick and need to stay home? Will your student be missing school for a family situation? No matter the reason, please remember to let the school know about the absence to ensure they are marked as excused when necessary. Notes from parents regarding a child's absence can be dropped off by the child in the front office, or contact our attendance secretary Ali Hogston.
Passport to STEM
This interactive fair for middle school students and their parents is designed to increase awareness and understanding of the exciting careers available in science, technology, engineering and math. Passport to STEM will be in the Advanced Technology Center at CPCC's Central Campus, where students will have a unique opportunity to visit the state-of-the-art teaching labs and to talk with representatives from leading companies and local colleges to find out the educational paths to a career in exciting STEM fields.
When: Saturday, November 19, 2016 (9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.)
Where: CPCC Advanced Technology Center, 1241 Charlottetowne Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204
Cost: FREE, but please register here!
Winter Sports Sign Ups
It's time to sign up for basketball and cheerleading! Tryouts will begin Tuesday, November 15. All paperwork is due to Coach Rose by Monday, November 14. Students must have an up-to-date physical, concussion waiver, fair-play contract, and participation waiver on file. If students turned in all of the paperwork for Fall Sports tryouts, they do not need to submit again, as long as the physical is current. Physicals will NOT be offered at the school. Forms can be printed here. Students have to have a 2.0 GPA.
Sports Spotlight on QHMS Football!
It is now the end of a tough season for the Quail Hollow football team. The Quail Hollow football team consists of 35 7th and 8th graders. Our team worked very hard and has definitely improved since last year . The coaches have also been extremely supportive. They have given the team a lot of hope and made sure we kept a good attitude even if we weren't winning. The coaches taught us that it wasn't all about winning, there's more than that behind a game; who truly wins is the team who tries their hardest and gives their all. The Quail Hollow football team wasn't just a team, it was a family. The coaches were, Coach Crawford, Head Coach, Coach McFadden, Coach White, and Officer/Coach Williams.
Thank you Athletic Boosters and our Fall Sports Athletes!
Minute to Win It!
Math Xtra - Your Questions Answered on LIVE TV
Lend A Hand: QHMS Volunteers
North Star Reading Buddies – Can you spare 45 minutes / week?
QH Booster Club – Join Us!
Serve on QH School Health Team
Donate QHMS Clothing
Do you have extra QHMS spirit wear or PE uniforms going unworn and taking up space in your closet? Please consider donating to the PE department – we can put that Falcon flair to good use for deserving students. Items can be dropped off in the front office or given to Coach Rose or any member of the PE staff.
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Tell ‘Em QHMS Sent You! “The Rusty Onion” Gives Back!
Link your Harris Teeter VIC to QHMS
Backpacks, Backpacks!
The counseling department is currently accepting donations of new and gently used backpacks for our Falcons. Please submit donations to the counseling department. We greatly appreciate your contributions!
Sabre News
Drop your receipt in the SMHS bucket when you eat at Carolina Pavilion Chick-Fil-A through12/22 to help the Sabres win $1,000!
Our Quail Hollow Falcons are “Future Sabres” at South Mecklenburg High School. Start building that South Meck Sabre pride now and get to know your future school home!
South Meck School Website | South Meck Sports Schedules | South Meck PTSA | Follow South Meck on Facebook and Instagram
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Location: 2901 Smithfield Church Road, Charlotte, NC, United States
Phone: 980-343-3620
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