Crabapple MS Staff-Update

August 26-PLC Lead Meeting

August 27-Curriculum Night (All Grades) 6-8pm

August 31-Complete all SY 25-26 FCS Annual Required Trainings

September 1-Labor Day (no School)

September 5-FCS Vanguard Application Deadline

September 9-Tennis Tryouts

September 12-AVID Induction Ceremony in the Amphitheater 8-9am

September 15-Volleyball Tryouts

September 19-Teacher Mini Grant Application Deadline

1. Submit Teacher Mini Grant Application (more information below)

2. Add AI Statement to your Syllabus (more information below)

3. Make sure all your grades are entered into the gradebook.

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Teachers, we hope that most schedule changes are now complete. If you have been holding off on entering grades into the gradebook, no problem, now is the time to put those scores in. Our school guidelines around entering grades are that assignments scores should be input within 5 business days of the due date for regular assignments and 10 school days for major projects that take extra time to grade. With this in mind, make sure that any regular assignments turned in on or before August 19 or major assignments due on or before August 12 are entered into your gradebook by the end of the day on Tuesday, August 26. Thank you!

Band and Orchestra students who need to drop off their instruments in the morning must do so at the end of "holding time."
These students may also pick up their instruments during PM dismissal.
Students who participate in CMS extramurals or clubs will be dismissed when first load buses are called. This also includes Roswell Jr. Hornets Flag Football Players who will meet their coach at the flag pool after first load buses have been called.

Q1 Progress Reports Timeline.docx

Meet Kendra Bocanegra who is the #2 in charge of the CMS kitchen.

She’s talented, committed, and goes the "extra mile" to make all the meals in the café.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ODDO – 25th

NEWMAN – 27th

KONDURU – 28th

STAFF FAVORITES

Thank you to everyone who submitted your favorites! They have been uploaded to our CMS Staff Team (!Documents > STAFF MY FAVORITES). Feel free to check them out anytime—they’re perfect for adding a personal touch and building community.

SCHOOL-WIDE SPIRIT DAY

National College Colors Day is on Friday (8/29). Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to wear their college colors and apparel to kick off the college football season.

STAFF APPRECIATION POPCORN TREAT

We’re celebrating YOU with a tasty treat! Swing by the faculty lounge on Friday (8/29) to grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy a moment of appreciation for all the amazing work you do.

From the Coaching Corner

Media Center Spaces - Reservations: If you want to use the amphitheater, MC classroom space, or MC small group rooms, please email me your request. I will send you a calendar invite with the reservation.
Devices for Checkout: I have TWO devices for student checkout right now. Students will need a pass to come to the Media Center to check one out period by period. I also have 3 desktops that can be used in here. Please be conscientious about sending students to use the desktops or loaners – especially if they just forgot their device at home that day. Ask yourself: Does this student really need to use a computer to complete this work right now?
Student Printing Requests: If you have students who need to print items for your class, please compile all images for each class period onto one document to share with me for printing. Do not send individual students for printing unless there is literally only one student who needs it printed.
Book Fair: The CMS Book Fair will take place from 9/22-9/26. Students will visit the Book Fair via their World Language or Reading class. Thank you for your support!!!

Congratulations to CMS Orchestra 8th Grade Students Michael Collier, Kayden Than and Ian Thompson for passing the audition and receiving acceptance to the Fulton County Youth Orchestra!

Staff Points Report

Dress Code:

We will continue enforcing our dress code. We want to be consistent, but reasonable. If you have a student you think may be out of dress code, but you aren’t sure-ask a teammate or an administrator to weigh in as we are all learning what to enforce.

Remember, students are to be sent to the ISS room to get a change of clothes. At dismissal, please send them back to ISS to change again and return the borrowed clothes. If the student is a bus rider, they should leave their backpack in their 8th period class and return to 8th period after they change. This is so they don’t wander.

Lockers:

Remember-all students should have been assigned a locker on. Students may no longer carry backpacks throughout the day. If you have a child who needs a backpack for a medical, or other reason. The school counselors are issuing yellow backpack tags that will be placed on the backpack of students who have approval to carry their bag.

Attendance:

We need to start marking students tardy. If a student is coming to class well after the halls have cleared and other students have been in class, especially if you know it’s not due to a locker issue or distance between classes, mark them tardy in IC.

Fulton County Schools is committed to being a leader in the ethical and responsible use of AI in our schools and classrooms.

Action: As such, all secondary teachers must update their syllabi to include the revised ‘FY26 required AI syllabus statement:

Responsible AI Use Encouraged with Teacher Permission:

Students are encouraged to use AI tools responsibly in this course with teacher permission to assist with their learning and assignments. AI can serve as an aid to enhance understanding and interaction with course content, within the boundaries of academic integrity. All AI-generated content must be accurately cited, and students are responsible for the correctness of their submissions, including any content derived from AI tools. It is essential to critically evaluate AI outputs to ensure they meet academic standards. Use of generative AI, without proper citation, is considered a violation of the Fulton County Schools Code of Conduct and may result in disciplinary action.

The FCS Vanguard Team is excited to welcome a new cohort of innovative educators! The interest window for new members is open now through Friday, September 5 at 5:00 PM.

In their first year as Vanguard members, educators engage in professional learning focused on instructional technology integration and leadership. Each member is paired with an instructional technology coach, attends required events (including a kickoff and three virtual meetups) and completes Canvas-based assignments aligned to the ISTE Standards.

Beginning in their second year as Vanguard members, educators step into a school-based support role, helping colleagues build instructional technology capacity by sharing their learning and modeling best practices. This support and leadership continue throughout their Vanguard involvement.

💻 Attend an Info Session

Learn more about the Vanguard experience and expectations by joining one of our virtual information sessions:

· August 19 - 4:30-5:00 PM - Join the meeting now

· August 20 - 7:30-8:00 AM - Join the meeting now

Action: Please share this opportunity with staff who are passionate about innovation, collaboration, and teacher leadership.

· Application form: https://forms.office.com/r/LDPpFf9ErS

· Applicants will be notified of their selection in mid-September.

For more information, please contact Heather Van Looy at Vanlooy@fultonschools.org.

If you have any announcements or items you'd like WCMS to share, please submit them using the following link: Submission Form.

Submissions are due by Wednesday at 4:00 PM to be included in the announcements for the following week.

Hello! It’s time to start collecting photos for the yearbook!

We are looking for:

Photos of presentations

Photos from field trips

Photos from class parties

Photos of clubs doing club things

Students working

Students with friends

Staff with friends – lunches, activities, accidentally matching, intentionally matching, your school bff, anything you want to share!

We have a QR code that you can scan and upload photos directly from your phone or a link you can follow if you have the photos on your computer. We have a much smaller staff this year, so we are relying on YOU to help us cover all of the super fun activities you have planned.

Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you in advance!

https://photos.jostens.com/N3XCGV

All Centegix badges must be covered to avoid accidental activation. Please place your name badge over the button side of your Centegix badge. See the front office If you need a replacement clip.

Please see the attached information from today’s Handling Medical Emergencies presentation. Please save the classroom helpful tips and place in your sub binders for those students with those related medical conditions. I appreciate your attentiveness today . Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns. Jureen

Related links to view:

https://www.epipen.ca/how-to-use-epipen - scroll down to “ related videos” and view the “ How to use EpiPen on someone else”
https://www.auvi-q.com/public-access/auvi-q-training-resources - click on the “ Learning How to Use Auvi Q”

Welcome back CMS teachers! The Huskies Helping Huskies Board hopes that you all had a wonderful summer. We are excited to announce our 2nd Annual Jerseys & Jewels fundraiser for our HHH families at CMS. It will be held at Recess in Roswell on Saturday, October 4th from 7:00-10:00 PM.

We would be honored to have teachers attend - and there is a discount code for teacher tickets! By entering "CMSTeacher25" in the CMS Teacher Ticket box at checkout, tickets will be $80. If you have issues with purchasing on school computers, a QR code is attached that will allow you to access it elsewhere.

Thank you for your continued support!

The HHH Board

Need Canvas help or want to learn more about a topic? Fill out this form, and Becky or Emily will reach out to solve your problem or set-up a time to meet.

Canvas Reminders:

All grades MUST go in Canvas; no grades or assignments should be entered directly into Infinite Campus.
Teachers cannot add other teachers to courses. Rostered co-teachers will be automatically added.
If you need a new sandbox or someone added to an existing sandbox, please fill out the form with the sandbox URL and the email addresses of the individuals you want to add.
If you have a club or team that you want a course for, please fill out the form.
If you want to know more about Canvas tips/tricks/features, register for the FCS Canvas Resources Course. New modules are continually being added. If you weren’t able to attend a PD session, chances are it was recorded and included in this course. To register, use this link: https://fultonschools.instructure.com/enroll/FM3L6L

GIMKIT: We have a school license for GIMKIT Pro. Please follow the link below to join our school license. If you joined last year, then you are all set! Log in using your GIMKIT login or create one. If you have any questions or difficulties, reach out to Ms. Mimbs for support.

https://www.gimkit.com/group/join/680c3fb76fd0b88873ed28de

One of our new parents, Annie Nelson, is wanting to start a Future City Team at CMS. Ms. Nelson has successfully led multiple teams to the national level in her previous role at Fulton Science Academy and we think this could be a great opportunity for our students. The team will need a staff sponsor. Linked below is a document Ms. Nelson shared with information about Future City and the staff requirement. Please reach out to her if you are interested in sponsoring the team. Annie Nelson nelsonannie888@gmail.com.

Information about Future City

Welcome Back!!

We hope you are doing well and enjoyed your summer!

We wanted to send you this exclusive Back to School offer for all teachers and educators! If you your faculty and staff would like to come out altogether, I can help set you up with our exclusive group benefits. If they would like to purchase tickets individually, I have provided a single game ticket link for you all to purchase seats in various sections! Feel free to share this link amongst your faculty and staff or any other teachers or principals you may know!

Group Ticket Benefits: Ten (10) tickets minimum