March 14, 2014 Dr. Jasmine Kullar, Principal Wildcat Weekly on the Web News From Administration 3/18 7th Grade Band LPGE Dr. Kullar will be out of the office for a few days and will return on March 24, 2014. Our 8th Grade Assistant Principal, Andy Allison will be acting on her behalf during her absence. Parents and Students please take note that all lost and found items will be taken to a local charity on Friday, March 21st. We encourage students to look in the Lost and Found room if they are missing any clothing items, water bottles, lunch boxes or any other items. Transition News Students will be bringing home their Student Request Verification forms the week of March 17 th. On these forms are the courses and levels for which your child has been recommended for next year at Northwestern Middle School. This verification is not your child s schedule, but simply a list of courses he/she will be taking next school year. Only the core academic subjects (Math, Science, Reading/World Language, Social Studies and Language Arts) and Performing Music should appear. Regular Connection courses do not appear on this verification. 3/19 8th Grade Band LPGE 3/22 Kids Kickin Cancer 5K and Kids Fun Run 7:30 AM 3/22 6th Grade Statewide Honors Chorus 3/27 NMS Talent Show 6:30 PM 3/28 8th Grade Chorus Concert/ Alpharetta Presbyterian Church 7:30 PM Admission Free 3/29 8th Grade Chorus 6th Six Flags Trip 4/3 Pride Wall Signing AM 4/6-10 SPRING BREAK Please check the placement recommendations carefully. If you have a question about a particular placement for next year, you are to express your concern on the form and return your child s PRIDE teacher. The Scheduling Assistant principal must approve the change based on placement criteria (located on Northwestern Middle School website) before the course change is made for next school year. Please sign and return the form to your child s homeroom teacher the deadline mentioned on the form. Inside this Issue: Spotlights STEM Announcements Athletic News PTSA News 2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9 Milton News Cambridge News Business Partners 10 10-12 13-15
Page 2 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT CONGRATS!!! Eli Hutchinson, a 7 th grader, won first place in the State Technology competition for his entry in Digital Video Editing. Congratulations to Eli for being best in the State! Congratulations also to Anita Li, an 8 th grader, who placed 3 rd in the State Technology competition for her entry in Digital Photography. Great work representing NMS!
Page 3 2014 Imagining the Future WEBChallenge Congratulations to Anika Vennel and Sarah Green for being named one of 4 finalists in this web competition sponsored by the Atlanta Science Festival. Results will be announced live on March 29 th at 1:30 during the Atlanta Science Festival at Centennial Olympic Park. Visit http:// globalwatercrisisfuture.weebly.com/ to see the site the girls put together! If you are interested in attending the festival and being there to cheer the girls on please visit http://atlantasciencefestival.org/ events/browse/20140329/call for more information on all of the events happening on the 29 th! Engineering Club Session 2: Marine Engineering Session 2 of Engineering for kids will begin on March 26 th and run for 6 weeks. The class will meet from 7:45 8:45 every Wednesday morning (excluding April 23 rd ). During this class students will use the engineer design process to design, create, test and refine several marine vehicles. The cost of the class is $120. Please submit the registration page included in the wildcat weekly and payment to the front office by Friday, March 21. Please contact Bo Jackson (jacksonb1@fultonschools.org) or Kara Pajewski (Pajewski@fultonschools.org) with any questions.
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Page 5 Immunization requirements changing for 7th grade Georgia's immunization requirements have changed for children entering 7th grade and for students who are considered "new entrants" in grades 8-12. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, these students will be required to have Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) and MCV (meningococcal conjugate) vaccines prior to entering school. A "new entrant" means any child entering a Georgia school for the first time or entering after having been absent for more than 12 months or one school year. Immunization requirements have not changed for children entering prekindergarten and kindergarten or for those already enrolled in a Georgia school for grades 1-6 and 8-12. Parents should plan to have their child vaccinated well in advance of the start of the 2014-2015 school year. Students will not be able to register or receive class schedules unless they submit proof of these vaccines. If you have questions, please contact your health care provider or the local health department. NEWS FROM THE CLINIC Please let us know if your child is diagnosed with an infectious disease, one that can be easily transmitted to others i.e. Strep Throat. The student will need a doctor s excuse note to return to school. In the event that there is more than one confirmed case of an infectious disease, the school will send a notification letter to parents that will inform them of signs and symptoms to look for. The best way to prevent the spread of infection is to remind our children to wash their hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer. Remind them to w ash before and after eating, after using the bathroom, and after coming back from crowded places such as; school, the mall, the MARTA, dance, karate or gymnastics class, etc. As always, I am here to assist you with your child s health needs. Please feel free to contact me with questions or concerns. I can be reached at 770-667-2870 ext150 or Crandall@fultonschools.org.
Page 6 Online Summer Course Offerings for Rising 9 th Graders Fulton County high school counselors met last week to review course offerings for rising 9 th grade students (class of 2018). It was decided that three courses will be offered during the summer session, personal fitness, health and American Government. All are required courses for high school graduation. Students may register to take the above classes via Fulton Virtual School or Georgia Virtual School. The Fulton Virtual Health Class will provide students the necessary certificate to receive a Georgia driver s license permit. The links to the registration pages for both virtual schools are listed below. When completing the registration, please list Northwestern Middle school as the current school attended. The duration of the classes is 5 or 7 weeks in length depending on the virtual school a student selects. There is technical information provided on the GAVS site as well as a sample course demonstration. The technical requirements and course delivery format are very similar for Fulton Virtual as well. Registration for both virtual schools is currently open. Online summer course work provides students an opportunity to create room in their schedules to take additional electives during the traditional school year. It is recommended that a student not enroll in more than two of the three courses listed above. The average coursework for the classes listed above can range from 1 2 hours per day. The decision to enroll in these courses should thoughtful. There is little to no flexibility for late or missed assignments. Once a student completes the online summer courses, a roster will be submitted to Cambridge and Milton High Schools. At that time, additional electives will be entered for the student provided space is available. If you have any question regarding online summer registration, please contact Euodia Harris @ harrise1@fultonschools.org or 770-667-2870 ext. 131. Georgia Virtual https://gavs.gavirtualschool.org/gavsregweb/account/logon?sitetarget=rg Fulton Virtual http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/instrtech/pages/fultonvirtual.aspx COMING SOON TO A SCHOOL NEAR YOU!!!! Returning again this year to Northwestern Middle School is the Talent Show, starring the students of NMS. Come and be amazed by your fellow students on March 27 th. Who knows They could be the next big thing!!!! CRCTs are just around the corner. Be sure to log in to usatestprep.com for CRCT practice. Students will use the account ID northwestern87 and will use their lunch number as their username and password. Be sure to take advantage of the extra practice provided in all core subject areas!!
Page 7 NMS ATHLETIC NEWS Don t Forget to Register The Kids Kickin Cancer 5K: March 22 nd 7:30 am at NMS Registration fees go up after March 17 th REGISTER on-line at http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm? event_id=2123881 OR Fill out registration form attached and send to address below in C/O of Darren Holzapfel If you would prefer to donate please send a check made payable to NMS 5k C/O Darren Holzapfel Northwestern Middle School 12805 Birmingham Highway Milton, GA 30004 The Fulton County 7 th and 8 th Grade Middle School Track and Field meet will be held Saturday March 29 th at Milton High School. The meet will be an allday event starting at 8:00am. Come out and support your Wildcats as they compete in their respective track and field events! Congratulations to the 8 th grade boys and girls basketball teams on a great season! We are proud of our wildcats! Please return uniforms to Coach Barfield, Coach Johnson or Coach Conron as soon as possible.
Page 8 Kids Kickin Cancer 5K and Kids Fun Run Saturday March 22, 2014 Northwestern Middle School 12805 Birmingham Highway Milton, GA 30004 Race Time: 7:30 am ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO THE CHILDREN S CANCER CENTER AT CHILDREN S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA AFTER RACE CELEBRATION at NMS: We will have a Health Fair after the race and our business partners and race sponsors will be passing out food and promoting their businesses. REGISTRATION is available on-line at http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2123881 or by using this mail-in form. Walk-Up Registration will open at 7:00 am on race day. EACH REGISTRATION INCLUDES A T-SHIRT RUNNER NAME: DOB: / / AGE: MALE/FEMALE (circle one) CHECK SHIRT SIZE: (CHILD: L, ADULT: S M L XL XXL ) STREET: CITY ST ZIP E-MAIL: PHONE: ( ) Registration Fee: Early Registration: $20 (before 3/17/14) Full Registration: $25 (after 3/17/14) Kids Fun Run $10 10 years old and under. Checks should be made payable to NMS 5K and mailed to: C/O Darren Holzapfel Northwestern Middle School 12805 Birmingham Highway, Milton GA 30004 Email questions to holzapfel@fultonschools.org WAIVER: In consideration of acceptance of this entry, I hereby waive any and all claims for myself and my heirs against the organizers, sponsors, officials, the City of Milton, and any other persons associated with the "Kids Kickin Cancer 5K" event. I further state that I am in proper physical condition to participate in this event. I also grant my name and/or picture to be used in any media outlet regarding this event.
Page 9 PTSA News THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CLIP THE DIME! Great job sending in Box Tops for the second collection of the school year! With your help, NMS collected 3,117 Box Tops, which equates to $311.70 coming back to the school! With your help, we have raised a total of $944.60 this year between the two contests - WOW! CONGRATULATIONS to the winning Pride classes: 6 th Grade Adams 7 th Grade Halls 8 th Grade Hopps Each student, in the winning Pride classes, will receive a Scoops coupon for a free ice cream! Classroom Supply Drive - Thanks! A special thanks to all of our parents who participated in the classroom supply drive. Your donations help our teachers and our students. We know you juggle so many requests for your time and donations and we appreciate that you chose to help Northwestern. PTSA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Senate Bill 167 is a piece of Legislation currently up for debate that proposes to give greater power to our state and individual districts to determine what educational path our schools will take in the future. North Fulton School Board members, Katie Reeves and Linda McCain, visited the Georgia State Capital last week to find out more about this bill and how it might impact our county as well as the state. One issue of concern as expressed in North Fulton's recent community meetings has been the state's current integrated math model and many request a return to a traditional math course. Make up your own mind about Senate Bill 167 by visiting the Georgia General Assembly's website at www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-us/.../sb/167 Our legislators will more than likely vote on the bill over the course of the next week. There may be amendments added to the bill before the final vote is taken.
Page 10 The Cambridge High School PTSA is currently accepting nominations for the 2014 2015 PTSA Board. Our PTSA is critical to the success of our school and the relationship with our community. They support a variety of important programs that serve our students and staff, from clinic supplies to academic grants. If you would like to serve our students by being a part of the 2014 2015 PTSA Board, please contact Laura Bentley atrbent1@bellsouth.net. Cambridge Jr Cheer Tryouts 2014-2015 Cambridge High School Cheerleading Tryouts will be March 31 st thru April 3 rd from 4:30 to 6:30 in the CHS Aux Gym. All mandatory tryout paperwork must be turned in to the front office at Cambridge High School to be placed in the cheerleading tryout folder by March 24 th at 4:00 p.m. If you were unable to attend the tryout informational meeting and are interested in trying out please see the Cambridge Athletic Website for all cheerleading tryout paperwork. GO BEARS! Milton Junior Eagles Cheer: Tryouts are March 25-27 At Ga Allstars- You Must Pre-register! Our Website: http://www.miltonjunioreagles.com/ CIRQUE AUDITIONS AT MILTON HIGH SCHOOL ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS! We are looking for next year s Cirque Class Members. You must be in the class to be in the production. No former training is necessary, just a willing spirit. Auditions will be held Wednesday, March 26th in the Milton Theatre (Auditorium). Registration is from 3:40 PM until 4:00PM with the Audition Process starting at 4:00 PM and ending at 7:00 PM. Please bring clothes to work in (T-shirt, shorts or leotard/tights/shorts and athletic shoes. Long hair must be up in hair band. Contact Larry Smith at smithl4@fultonschools.org with questions or further information.
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