Saturdays from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

January 14

February 4

March 4

April 15

May 6

We will meet in the Media Center.

Monday, January 9

• A Day Connections
• News Crew 8:15 - 9:20 am
• Cheerleading Practice 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Dance Team Practice 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Basketball Practice (Boys & Girls) 4:30 - 6:00 pm

Tuesday, January 10

• B Day Connections
• JLC Raider Team Practice 7:30 - 8:30 am
• News Crew 8:15 - 9:20 am
• Sources of Strength 4:30 - 5:30 pm
• Basketball Practice (Boys & Girls) 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Debate Team 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Technology Student Association (TSA) 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Dance Team Practice 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Jazz Band 4:45 - 5:45 pm

Wednesday, January 11

• A Day Connections
• Wellness Wednesday 7:30 - 8:15 am
• Wednesday Help Day 8:15 - 8:45 am
• News Crew 8:15 - 9:20 am
• Debate Team 4:30 - 6:00 am
• Basketball Practice (Boys & Girls) 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Reader's Rally 4:30 - 5:30 pm
• Art Club 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Student Council 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Cheerleading Practice 4:30 - 6:00 pm

Thursday, January 12

• B Day Connections
• JLC Raider Team Practice 7:30 - 8:30 am
• Local School Council Meeting 8:00 - 9:00 am
• News Crew 8:15 - 9:20 am
• Campus Life 8:15 - 9:10 am
• Spanish Club 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Cheerleading Practice 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Dance Team Practice 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• French Club 4:30 - 5:30 pm
• Basketball Practice (Boys & Girls) 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Pep Band 4:45 - 5:45 pm

Friday, January 13

• B Day Connections
• News Crew 8:15 - 9:20 am
• Jr. Beta 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Basketball Game vs. Bay Creek 5:30 - 8:00 pm

• 1/3 - School Spirit wear Fundraiser Begins (ends on 1/17)
• 1/7 - Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Sweetwater @ Home (Girls-9:00 AM/Boys-10:30 AM)
• 1/11 - ACCESS for ELL's 2.0 Testing Window Begins
• 1/12 - Local School Council Meeting
• 1/13 - Fall Semester Report Cards mailed
• 1/13 - Boys & Girls Basketball @ Baycreek (at Grayson HS); (Girls-5 PM/Boys-6:30 PM)
• 1/14 - Coffee with the Principal (Media Center) 8:30-9:30 AM
• 1/16 - MLK Day (No School)
• 1/19 - Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Trickum @ Home (Girls--5 PM/Boys-6:30 PM
• 1/20 - Progress Reports (electronic delivery)
• 1/21 - Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Five Forks @ Home (Girls--9:00 AM/Boys--10:30 AM)
• 1/26 - Boys & Girls Basketball @ Crews (at Brookwood HS); Girls--5 PM/Boys-6:30 PM)
• 1/28 - GCPS Special Education Job Fair
• 1/28 - Academic Assistance Program (AAP) 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

We hope you had a great break with plenty of rest, relaxation, and spent time with your families and friends. Parent Center News: Support for Food Scarcity: New Mercies Christian Church located on Killian Hill offers food support for our families. They offer their Mercy Seed every Saturday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am in their parking lot.

January is National Mentoring Month! Join the Shiloh Cluster Mentoring Program to be a helping hand to students in our school. The best part about being a mentor? Your time and work with our students make all the difference! Apply today using the link below.

Beaming Brite Mentoring Inc. is a group that Promotes Self-love, Self-acceptance and Education. Ther mission is to Enrich, Enhance and Expand the thinking of youth through activities that promote self-love, self-acceptance and education. for more information visit their website at www.beamingbrite.org Bridge to Success will implement a Program entitled Junior Youth Empowerment Program (JYEP).

The JYEP is a comprehensive educational program designed for junior youth aged 12 to 15. The JYEP equips junior youth with a profound understanding of their own potential and empowers them to engage in acts of service to the community. If you are interested in enrolling your child in either of these Programs, contact Dr. Lawrence in the Parent Center at (770)736-4003 of by email shirleta.lawrence@gcpsk12.org

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! In social studies, we started the semester learning about the political and physical features of Canada. To be successful this semester, all students should have a new composition notebook, pencils, and colored pencils. Please remind your students to review their notes daily.

We will kick off Semester 2 in 7th Grade Mathematics with the continuation of Proportions only this time we dig deeper. We will focus on percent increase and decrease with and without models during this two day week. We will utilize real-world scenarios to aid in our learning. Our current AKS is: 7.RP.3 Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems (e.g., simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, and fees).

Happy New Year!! This week will be all about reviewing procedures and begin Unit 6B-Physical and Human Geography of Africa. This is a short 7 day Unit. The students will take the Common Formative Assessment (CFA) on 1/13/2023 for this Unit.

7th grade is transitioning back to the cafeteria for lunch starting Monday.

Due to the growth in the number of students at the 8th grade level, we have had to make changes to student schedules. Some students may have even been placed on different teams. This means also that we have no room for movement in second semester Connections classes and cannot at this time honor limited changes as we have done in the past.

Please know that we are committed to helping all of our students who are moved to new classes acclimmate to their new classmates and teachers.

If you have any questions, please contact Assistant Principal Dionne Johnson at dionne.johnson@gcpsk12.org.

Happy New Year! 8th grade ELA will start 2nd semester with Unit 4: The Fight for Freedom. In this unit, we will focus on both literary and informational texts that center around the theme of freedom. We will also continue building our vocabulary knowledge and grammar skills.

8th graders at Shiloh Middle are honored to have the Associate Executive Director of GUIDE speak to them in their classes during the week of January 17th.

GUIDE’s mission is to improve community conditions by utilizing collaborations, promoting positive youth development, delivering specialized training and resources, and preventing substance use and abuse.

GUIDE was formed in 1986 as a joint effort between the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and the Gwinnett County Board of Education. They wanted to have a comprehensive, coordinated, and proactive approach to reducing and preventing substance use and abuse.

In just a few short months our 8th graders will be preparing to enter high school. It is hard to believe that this school year will be coming to an end soon. There are several steps we will need to take to prepare our rising ninth grade students for that next step:

Class Performance: It is essential that students are working up to their potential in all classes each day. The 8th grade core and connection classes are directly aligned to support the classes students will participate in next year. If your child is struggling in a class, reach out to his/her teachers immediately for support. Students must pass five out of six classes each semester. Two of the five classes must be language arts and math. If your child failed to pass a class in the first semester, you will receive Academic Assistance Program information.

Carnegie Credits: Current 8th students are in the process of earning Carnegie Credits. These credits contribute to the total number of units needed to graduate from high school. In order to claim the credit, parents must sign the appropriate documentation that will be shared with all families in late April. Students who attain an 85 average or higher for the courses listed below are eligible for Carnegie Credits.

• Accelerated Algebra I

• Foreign Language (Spanish I and French I)

• Introduction to Business and Technology

• Introduction to Digital Technology

Feel free to contact Nicole Carrington, School Counselor, at Nicole.Carrington@gcpsk12.org with any questions.

Middle school students are characterized by their rapid physical growth, curiosity about their world, and an emerging self-identity. Middle school counselors have an impact on these years by implementing a school counseling program and collaborating with school staff, parents, and the community to create a safe, respectful learning environment whereby young adolescents can maximize personal and academic achievement.

Middle school counselors enhance the learning process and promote academic, career and social/emotional development. School counseling programs are essential for students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set informed career goals, and realize full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the world community.

From American School Counselor Association

Track Tryouts will be January 23-26. All students must have a physical to participate in the tryouts.

Contact us:

Phone: (404) 399-3077

Email: baseball@saa-youth.org or middleschoolbaseballest2022@gmail.com

Website: https://www.middleschoolbaseballgwinnett.com/

Saturday, January 7 - Basketball Game @ Home vs. Sweetwater MS

• Girls 9:00 a.m.
• Boys 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, January 14 - Basketball Game @ Grayson High School vs. Bay Creek MS

• Girls 9:00 a.m.
• Boys 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, January 21 - Basketball Game @ Home vs. Five Forks MS

• Girls 9:00 a.m.
• Boys 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, January 26 - Basketball Game @ Brookwood HS vs. Crews

• Girls 5:00 p.m.
• Boys 6:30 p.m.

**All middle school students must be accompanied by an adult at all times while attending the games.

Click the link below to apply to any job openings at Shiloh MS. Contact Lisa McCalla for more details.

Lisa.McCalla@gcpsk12.org

Technology Tips

1. Students should charge their Chromebook every night.

2. Students should bring their charged Chromebook and the charger to school every day.

3. Students should keep their Chromebook in the case.

See the video below for some additional tech tips.

A parent or guardian must bring any / all medications to the school and fill out a medication administration form. Students are not allowed to carry any medications with them at school or on the bus. This includes any over the counter medication, for example; cough drops, Tylenol, etc. If you would like your child to have any OTC medication left in the clinic, you must bring to school with a completed medical authorization form.

To give us authorization to give your student their medication you will need to complete the Medication Authorization Form. You may print it, complete it, and bring it in or you can pick one up to complete in the clinic. A separate form is required for each individual medication.

If your student requires an inhaler and/or an Epi-pen you will need to complete the appropriate form.

For your student to be permitted to carry their inhaler and/or Epi-pen on their person, their physician will need to complete the section of our form advising us of their authorization. If the student will be carrying their inhaler and/or Epi-pen on their person, we ask that you also provide the clinic with a backup in case one is needed.

Medication Request Form

Dawn D. Young

Shiloh Middle School Clinic

Phone: 770-736-4030

dawn.young@gcpsk12.org

As we enter the winter season, it is important to know what to expect from GCPS in case of inclement weather. If weather conditions pose a potential safety concern, the decision to cancel school or delay opening might be made.

It is more likely for school to be canceled in the early morning — due to dangerous road conditions that formed overnight — than for school to let out early because bad weather is moving in.

If bad weather causes school to be canceled or dismissed early, public announcements will be made on GCPS TV, on the school system’s website (www.gcpsk12.org), on Twitter and Facebook, through SchoolMessenger calls and optional texts, and via metro-Atlanta radio and television stations. Full-day cancellations usually are announced by 6 a.m.

GCPS TV can be found on the following Gwinnett County cable channels:

• Charter - Channel 180

• Comcast - Channel 24 or 26 (depending on location)

• Visit us on our GCPS TV app on Apple, Android, Amazon Fire, and Roku devices or view the live stream at GCPSTV.org

You can access current or potential weather hazards for north and central Georgia here.

1. When will I receive my child's report card?

Report cards will be mailed on January 13.

2. How do I pay for my child's missing/damaged Chromebook?

Have your child come to the media center. A fine will be place on his/her account and can be paid with cash or through www.mypaymentsplus.com.

3. What if I pay for my child's lost Chromebook and then it's found?

You will receive a refund.