The Falcon Connection
Your link to Quail Hollow Middle School | November 1, 2019
Important Dates
Dates are current as of publication. Check the QHMS website and social media for updates.
NOVEMBER
- Fri 1 Step It Up Day of Awesomeness
- Mon 4 Student Led Conferences and Report Card Pick Up Night 5:30-7:00
- Mon 4 Jersey Mike's Night! 25% of Proceeds go back to QHMS! See below for more info
- Mon 4 Home Volleyball/Softball v. AG
- Tues 5 No School: Teacher Workday
- Wed 6-Thur 7 6th Grade Trip to Winthrop University
- Wed 6 Report Cards not picked up Monday distributed to students
- Wed 6 Football at AG
- Fri 8 QHMS Annual School Spelling Bee
- Fri 8 Honor Roll Recognition
- Mon 11 No School: Veteran's Day
- Wed 13 Home Football v. Community House
- Thur 14 School Wide Incentive
SCHOOL NEWS
A Day of AWESOMENSS
Friday, all Falcons participated in the Day of Awesomeness to celebrate the success of our Falcon Fundraiser with Step it Up! We raised $24,000! Thank you to all of our students that sent emails and received donations for our school. A huge thanks to the PTSA for making this event happen and to all of the volunteers that were on hand to support the fun!
Nov. 4 Student Led Conferences and Report Card Pick Up Night
Nov. 4 Jersey Mike's Night
Want to make dinner a breeze on Monday before or after Report Card pick Up Night? Plan to grab dinner at Jersey Mikes (10110 Johnston Rd, near Food Lion/Goodwill) between 4-8pm and they will donate 25% of all sales to QHMS!
College Visits Underway
Spelling Bee
Picture Day Makeup
Student Incentive System: HERO
This year, we have begun using HERO to recognize positive student behavior. This online system captures data about what students are doing in a platform that students can view and that parents can view, too. Want to learn more about HERO? Click the link below to see the explanation. Parents can also log in to see their student's progress! Check out those directions below, too!
Lunch Benefits: Free & Reduced Meals
Quail Hollow Middle School is no longer a CEP school and lunch is no longer provided for free. Families only need to submit one application for all students. Applications can be found at:
https://www.wearecms.com/apps/pages/applyforfreeorreducedmeals
Families have a 30 day grace period in to a new school year to complete meal applications but this period will come to a close on 10/8/19. Students that do not have an approved meal application for free or reduced price lunch will need to pay $2.75 beginning 10/8/19. Breakfast will continue to be served to all students, every school day, at no charge.
Pre-K, elementary and middle school students who do not have an approved application on file and do not have money in their account will receive a complete meal. The price of the meal will be charged to the student’s account. Students will be asked to return any extra items on their tray to the cashier. Parent/guardian is responsible for reimbursing the cafeteria for any money charged to the student’s account, even if an application is approved at a later date.
Parent/guardian is responsible for making sure their child has an approved application on file. If a letter detailing the status of the meal application is not received within 10 working days after the application is submitted, call (980) 343-6041 to inquire about the status of your application.
Tutoring Times
Here Comes the Bus App
Want to know where your student's bus is in real-time?! Download the Here Comes the Bus App and see where the bus is!
Here Comes the Bus is a school bus tracking app that can simplify morning and afternoon routines for parents and students by giving them real-time bus location and text or email notification alerts to help get them to the bus stop on time. Here Comes the Bus utilizes our GPS data and an easy to use customizable map that works on a computer, tablet or smartphone.
Signing up is EASY! On your desktop computer, you can sign up at https://herecomesthebus.com/getting-started/. You will need the district code (73877) and your student's ID number to sign up. For your smartphone or tablet, download the Here Comes the Bus app from the App Store or Google Play.
Once activated, you can customize or edit features, including how the app will communicate with you and the size of the notification radius around your bus stop.
Pro Tip: If you used the app last year, you may need to uninstall and reinstall the app for all of the features to work!
Dress Code
GET CONNECTED! JOIN CLUBS, ACTIVITIES & SPORTS AT QH!
LEND A HAND, SUPPORT QHMS
Sponsor a Child for Holiday Drive
We have started our Holiday Drive/Sponsor a Child here at Quail Hollow Middle School! Each year students at Quail Hollow and their siblings who are in need are paired with a sponsor for the holiday drive. This is a great opportunity to give back to our community and give our students a great holiday season. Please click on the link below f you are interested in sponsoring a child this year. You will be paired with a child in our community who is in need and will receive their wish list of items. There is $100 maximum limit for each child. If you are interested in participating please submit the form no later than Friday, November 8. You will then receive your child's wish list items and due date by email by Wednesday November 20. Thank you so much for your support!
PTSA Update
A note from the PTSA...
What your PTSA has been up to:
- We HIT our $24,000 goal with a combination of the Step it Up Fundraiser and direct donations to Falcon Fund! THANK YOU all for your help in reaching this goal!
- With the funds, we have been spending money on the following items:
- HERO student incentive program (see Falcon Connection or QHMS website if you aren't using this tool yet)
- Indoor Beautification - painting black stripe across wall where maroon paint was peeling off near visitor locker room
- Books for ESL students
- Novels for each grade level for staff to provide to students who are not able to purchase on their own
- Student Ambassador T-shirts (the students look so nice and helpful at events!)
Opportunities to help QHMS:
- Did you know we have an Amazon wishlist? These items ship directly to the school and will remain open all year. Please consider making a purchase or two. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1C5SZN8FDNHP?ref_=wl_share
- Go to Jersey Mike's (10110 Johnston Rd) on November 4th because they are donating 25% of ALL sales made between 4 and 8pm to QHMS!!
Mark your Calendars/What's Coming
- Dec 3rd at 5:30pm at QHMS- PTSA meeting and Updates from Principal and staff
Can Opener Drive
CMS is partnering with Loaves and Fishes to help families in need by having a can opener drive! We are in need of new can openers in order to assist the homeless families in our community prepare food properly. Please bring in a new can opener and leave it immediately upon arrival in the marked bin outside the front office. We will be collecting can openers from 10/21/19-11/8/19. Thank you so much for your support!
QHMS Favorite Things
Proud to be Falcons! Join the Booster Club and register to win your child a Quail Hollow hoodie!
Your Booster Club funds go directly to Quail Hollow sports programs, to supplement our physical education department and growing school spirit!
Forms to join Booster Club are in the front office or went home with your child this week. Return the form to the front office or their homeroom teacher.
If you are interested in volunteering or would like specific information on what the Booster Club supports please contact Sara Harb at scharb2317@gmail.com
GO FALCONS!
It's time to re-link your Harris Teeter VIC Card!
NEW NAME: Amazon Smile *Quail Hollow School PTA*
Proud Falcon yard signs
Tell ‘Em QHMS Sent You! “The Rusty Onion” Gives Back!
CMS NEWS & COMMUNITY PARTNER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CMS International Day of Awesomeness
YMCA
Tech Tip: How to Log in to Your Chromebook from Home
- Connect to your home Wi-Fi
- Log in to Chrome with your Chromebook user name: StudentID@student.cms.k12.nc.us password: your Chrome password
- Once you enter the first website, you will encounter the filtering process. Type in your: user name: StudentID@cms.k12.nc.us
- Last screen of credentials type in your: user name: StudentID@cms.k12.nc.us password: YYYYMMDD (8 digit birthdate)
There is also a tutorial video here.
Let Us Know about Amazing Falcons, QH News, or Share Photos!
Email: jaimes.mccaughna@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: https://wearecms-quailhollowmiddleschool.edlioschool.com/
Location: 2901 Smithfield Church Road, Charlotte, NC, United States
Phone: 980-343-3620
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuailHollowMiddleSchool
Twitter: @QuailHollowMS