WBMS Staff Newsletter
Winter Break Edition
Dates To Remember
Dec 21- Last Day of Fall Semester
Jan 4- Teacher Workday/ Faculty Meeting
Jan 5- County Professional Learning Day
Jan 8- 1st Day of Second Semester
January Meeting Schedule
Congrats to our Teacher of the Year Finalists!
Take Time to Recharge and Reflect
Jan 4th Schedule
January 4th
- 8:30 Staff Breakfast from Flying Biscuit Café
- 9:00-Faculty Meeting
- 1:00 – 1:30- AED refresher for all CPR certified staff and the emergency team (administrators, counselors, and clinic staff)
- 1:30 – 3:00- Stop the Bleed class for the emergency team (administrators, counselors, and clinic staff)
- Staff may leave at 3:00 if you have uploaded grades and completed the Climate survey
- All grades and climate survey must be in by 4:00
Reminders Before You Leave
- Clean out all food from room
- Turn off all lights
- Lock up all valuables
- Power down all technology
- Take computer home or lock it in a safe place in the room. Do not leave your school computer in your car.
Desktop Stores Total....
We wanted to let you know that our students donated $2,803 from their DTS proceeds! An anonymous donor at Save the Children Charity is matching all donations so through the generosity of WBMS students, $5,606 will go toward famine relief in Africa. DTS and a snow storm on the same day made things a bit challenging. Thank you all for taking the time to collect money that day and over the following week!
WOWZERS
- 7th grade Teachers, Carmen and Leslie: You are AWESOME and FABULOUS! We have had a busy December and it could not have been done without all of you! THANK YOU. You are the best!- Julie Swartz
- Lauren Mintz – Lauren in the most kind and compassionate person I know. She always finds the good in people and she is always willing to lend a hand. We are so lucky to have Lauren in the 8th grade!- Marie Fiorentino
- Betsy Hedger- Many thanks to Betsy for her willingness to help everyone. Betsy does so much behind the scenes at Webb Bridge. Thanks, Betsy!- Marie Fiorentino
- Juilee Vanhorse – Thanks to Juilee for all that she does to help our students succeed. Her enthusiasm is contagious and, at times, entertaining!- Marie Fiorentino
Wowzer to Robin Walters and Kevin Cooke. You are amazing teachers and I am incredibly thankful for your efforts in our reading classes. I could not do this without you!- Christian Bernhardt
Wowzer to Sunny Winfield for being such a great leader of our reading team. Your dedication to the group and the way you promote reading amongst all students is truly inspirational. Thank you for everything you do!- Christian Bernhardt
A WOWZER goes out to Abriana Harton for creating another awesome GRAD COACH video! Thank you AB for always sharing your amazing talents. You are a beautiful human being… INSIDE & OUT! XOXO JV
Thank you to the Connections team for giving up a class period during this busy time to allow the Pep Rally! The WEB Leaders appreciate your support!- Jana Bernhardt
Thank you to Julie Swartz for all of your hard work on Desktop Stores and the 7th grade field trip.- Carmen Hurst
Thank you to Katie Pardee and Juilee Vanhorse for helping out with 7th grade lunch duty in Leslie’s absence.- Carmen Hurst
Thank you to Betsy Hedger and Neeta Seletsky for handling the front office with patience and diligence, on a regular basis!- Carmen Hurst
HUGE shout out to Rosalind Cedeno, Beena Shah, Lisa Milian, Ferid Omanovic, Neeta Seletsky, Betsy Hedger, the Fine Arts Department, our counselors and all involved in helping to make Grandparents Coffee happen this year! - Katie Pardee
Nan Brown….for donating new books to the students in reading classes. WOW!- Sunny Winfield
A thank you to the Fine Arts Department for preparing for the holiday concerts. Much work and time goes into planning and preparing for these activities, and it is much appreciated by both the staff and students!- Cathy Oravetz
A Wowzer to Abriana Harton for her fantastic video work. She spends hours working on videos for the Jaguar Morning News. As a result of her talent and time, this morning outlet for school information is much richer. Thank you, Abriana!- Cathy Oravetz
Spring Growth Academy
Action Items
Irma Hours- Log here: bit.ly/irma12hours
Teacher Holiday Special at the Bonefish Grill! Get free appetizer and 10% off your check when you bring this flyer in. Copies of flyers are in the mailroom.
Message from Benefits
December Birthdays
4 Monica Goodman 4 Greg Groover 5 Mia Schwob 7 Debbie Sheftel 9 Christian Bernhardt 9 Julie Swartz
10 Corinne Battani
16 Robin Walters
19 Lorena Galloway 19 Sunny Winfield 22 Mary Paradis 28 Becca O’Sullivan
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
Holidays around the world: November 28, 2017 - Jan. 6, 2018
Holiday lights - Botanical Garden: November 28, 2017 - Jan. 7, 2018
Aquarium holiday: November 28 - Dec. 31, 2017
A Christmas Carol: December 1 - 23, 2017
A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ holiday classic about Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and three Christmas ghosts.
- Dec. 1 - 23 : Shakespeare Tavern downtown.
- Dec. 2 - 23: One man plays all of the characters at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville.
- Dec. 8 - 24: Alliance Theatre, Cobb Energy Centre.
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*................... 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
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.