Crabapple MS Staff-Update

August 18-CMS Extramural Soccer Tryouts 4:30-6pm

August 20-Staff Meeting (Cafe) 7:45-8:25am

August 21-FCS MS PLC-District visitors will be coming to CMS to observe the great teaching that is occuring in our classrooms.

August 22-6th Grade Back to School Bash 4:30-6pm

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 12-AVID Induction Ceremony 8am in the Amphitheater

1. Complete Club Stipend Consideration Form

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

Ashley has jumped into this job and community from day1. She is making connections with both students she teaches and those she doesn’t. Ashley is great to collaborate with and already brings her knowledge, support and advocacy to her job.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

PAUL – 18th

MADARIS – 22nd

MERRITT – 23rd

Join us next Thursday, 8/21/25 at Taco Mac to wish Slater well on his new adventure. Patio is reserved and they will be expecting us.

From the Coaching Corner

Inside: share your photos with me for the website and/or social media!

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.

• 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. Thanks to those teachers for being willing to help out! I’ll send the specific schedule to them soon.
• Printing Confidential Documents: Please be mindful about printing documents like IEPs that have confidential information on them. Only send those to the printer when you are present at that printer. Do not let these documents sit at a printer to be picked up later.
• Reading Bowl Coach Needed: I need another person to help me coach the CMS Reading Bowl team. If you have questions about that entails or are interested, stop by the Media Center 😊.
• Devices for Checkout: I hope to have our loaner devices up and running soon. Students will need a pass to come to the Media Center to check one out period by period. In the meantime, we have 3 desktops that can be used in here. Please be conscientious about sending students to use these – 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?
• Laminating Requests: Since it’s slowed down, laminator requests now go on the cart in my office in the Media Center – right by the laminator. Please only laminate items that will be used from year to year OR items that will be used a lot this school year. Be conscientious of what you laminate.
• Color Printing Requests and Scrolling News: Email color printing requests and info for the scrolling news to me at salvatorer@fultonschools.org. Please be conscientious of your requests and only ask for items that really need to be in color.

Dress Code:

We will begin enforcing our dress code next week. 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 in 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, but we also know that some students just got their lockers on Friday and may still need a few extra minutes. 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, please mark them tardy in IC. We will continue to tighten up tardies in the third week of school.

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.

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

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

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.

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

• Block seating options on all levels of the stadium
• Flat rate pricing (All taxes/fees are waived)
• Concession Voucher Add-On ($10 or $25)

Single Tickets Link: Atlanta Falcons Back to School Ticket Offer

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.

August 11- Vanguard Info, Yearbook, Handling Medical Emergencies Follow-up, and more.

July 30 -Important Dates for the Year, PBIS resources, Staff Handbook, Duty Schedules, Master Schedule, Substitute Information,

July 25 - Summer Need to Know Information