Crabapple MS Staff-Update

October 1-School Governance Council Meeting

October 1-Soccer Match vs. Elkins Pointe

October 1-Assistant Principals Meeting (Eric and Melanie Off-Campus)

October 3-Soccer Match vs. Holcomb Bridge

October 6-Fall Chorus Concert at Roswell HS

October 8-7th and 8th Grade Fall Orchestra Concert

October 13-17-Fall Break

October 23-School Picture Day

Complete Digital Citizenship requirements by October 1st. See below for more information (Media Center Update).

Head Coverings: Students are not allowed to wear any head coverings during the school day (classroom or common-area). Please be tactful when you remind them of this expectation.

Morning Help Sessions Process:

• If your help session begins before 8:25am, please meet your students at the front doors and escort them to your classroom.

• Teachers will write your name on the whiteboard in the atrium. Administrators present will allow students to go if the teacher’s name is on the whiteboard (or if you give the student a pass).

1. Students arriving 8:25–8:30 may go to your room if your name is listed on the whiteboard.
2. Students arriving after 8:30 must have a physical pass.

• Dismiss students in time for first period.

Ms. Landreth’s dedication to our school continues to shine through her impactful work with providing quality SOS presentations, her unwavering support for our sixth grade students, and her enthusiastic promotion of the new Legacy 318 program. Her ability to connect with students and staff helps to create a culture of care, resilience, and growth. Whether she’s guiding meaningful conversations or championing new initiatives, Ms. Landreth brings heart, patience, and purpose to everything she does. We are incredibly grateful for her leadership and positive energy she brings to CMS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎉

J. THOMAS – 1st

LANDRETH – 1st

M. THOMAS – 2nd

SCHRODER – 5th

AMOS – 5th

🍎 You're Awesome to the CORE! 🍎

We appreciate everything you do to make learning meaningful and fun. Enjoy an apple treat on Friday, October 3rd in the staff lounge starting at 12:00PM. Come by and grab a sweet bite — you deserve it!

YOU'VE BEEN BOO'ED! 👻🎃

Soon it'll be Halloween; the moon is so bright. It’s time for some fun, and to share some Halloween delight!

If you choose to participate, you will be given the name of a colleague to "BOO". You will purchase a trick-or-treat bucket and fill it with goodies - candy, snacks, office supplies, kind note, anything a colleague would enjoy. Total value: $20

Please RSVP by 10/3. Additional details will be given to participants on 10/6. Questions? Contact Karla Ess.

https://forms.office.com/r/utBmRuL7Bc

From the Veterans Day Committee (DELGAIS, ESS, & VARGAS) :

We will once again be creating a display to honor the family members of CMS faculty and staff who have served in the military.

If you are new to CMS or did not have the opportunity to participate last year and would like to be included this year, please create a slide with as much of the following information as you have available:

· family member's name

• photo, preferably in uniform
• branch of service
• years served
• mission/war
• last rank achieved
• seal (copy & paste from slide 1)
• relation to staff member

staff family members who served.pptx

Deadline: September 29

From the Coaching Corner

• Teacher Requirements (due Oct 1): CMS Digital Citizenship TEACHER REQUIREMENTS 2025-2026.docx
• Check out the video from Grade Level last week if you missed it. There are important instructions for the lessons given to students in homeroom this year.
• Be sure to follow the lesson plans linked in the homeroom plans the next few weeks (all due by Oct 1).
• Form for Homeroom Teachers to Sign-Off once ALL 4 lessons have been taught:
• https://forms.office.com/r/6r06LfUZBC

Spooky Story Contest Entries for Grades 3 through 8 DUE 10/13

The Georgia Writers Museum invites students to enter the Spooky Story Contest. The Georgia Writers Museum is dedicated to inspiring today’s writers and readers and celebrating Georgia’s literary heritage through exhibits, programs, workshops, and student education. Nine of America’s most celebrated authors called middle Georgia their home, living and working within a 30-mile radius of the Georgia Writers Museum.

https://www.georgiawritersmuseum.org/

Please encourage the next generation of Georgia authors to participate in this year’s Spooky Story Contest. Please see the linked flyer for more information.

🎶👻 You're Invited! 👻🎶
Join the CMS Husky Chorus for a spook-tacular night of music and fun on Monday, October 6th at 6:00 PM in the Roswell High School Auditorium!

We'll be serving up some frightfully fun tunes that are sure to get you in the Halloween spirit 🎃🕸️🦇

We can't wait to see you there! 🐾🎤🧡

Change in Work Hours

With the change to a 4:05pm dismissal and the late arrival of our buses, we are altering the staff work hours. You must be in your classroom or at your post by 8:25am each day. The work hours are 8:25am-4:25pm. Note: this does not mean walking in the door at 8:25pm. If we call buses at 4:20pm, you do not need to wait until 4:25pm to leave. We know how hard you are working. Hopefully there will be very few days we call for buses after 4:25pm, but as always, we do have to stay to keep the kids safe in these instances.

Minors and Subs

Please issue at minimum a minor referral to any student whose name is left by a substitute for poor behavior. Likewise, I encourage you to give PBIS points for any students or classes who do great for a sub. Please add something about this to your sub plans so they will know to leave names if needed. Also, please prepare your students for this and encourage them to be helpful and supportive while you are out.

ALL IN ON ATTENDANCE – Building Strong Routines

Crabapple Middle School: In It to Win It!

• September is Attendance Awareness Month Across FCS. Below are some facts about attendance and staff reminders of how we can support a culture of attendance.

• September is the perfect time to set consistent morning and bedtime routines that make school attendance a natural habit. Students who start the year strong are more likely to maintain excellent attendance all year long.

• Students who miss fewer than 5 days in the first semester are 3 times more likely to stay on track in reading and math.

• Accurate Daily Attendance: By taking accurate attendance in each class period this sets a level of consistency among school staff, and creates an opportunity to discuss with parents the importance of consistent attendance and the impact on academics and school connection.

At FCS, Attendance Matters, All Day, Every Day, as we want each student to have the opportunity to meet their academic goals. Also, attending school regularly helps build relationships and connections, which impacts belonging to the school and the greater community.

How can we help create relationships and connections with our families?

• If a student misses three unexcused, consecutive days, teachers can reach out via email or phone call to connect with the parent/guardian This creates an opportunity for a dialogue to support the student’s academic goals and develop an ongoing relationship with the parent/guardian.

All grades MUST go in Canvas; no grades or assignments should be entered directly into Infinite Campus.

Some great tips:

• Turn on Nightly Sync:
• Grade sync-Utilities-flip switch for nightly sync
• Having Sync issues? Try a remaster!

Check out the visual instructions for both of those tips here as needed. Canvas Quick Tips.pptx

Teachers with High School Courses: you need to change the weights of your Majors from 50% to 55%, and minors from 40% to 35% in Canvas. See this link for instructions.

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

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prevents children under 13 from signing up for things online using a personal email address. This does not mean that students cannot do this, but it does mean that they should not and especially not without their parent’s permission. Please never ask students to enter a personal email address to sign up for something at school.

If you think you have a valid reason for requesting this, please reach out to Stephanie for approval. You will be required to get parental permission.

Our Extended Learning Program is hiring up to 7 teachers, and we need you!

Our program begins in October and will run through March. Extended Learning will be held two mornings a week from 7:25- 8:25, and we will offer both literacy and numeracy explicit instruction to qualifying students. Teachers will be paid $31/hour and each week you will be paid for an additional 30 minutes of planning. Interested candidates should contact Mrs. Bradley at Bradleyk2@fultonschools.org.

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

Please reference the attached Excel doc to review important data for students currently in RTI.

Use Tier 1 Instructional Practices-Huskies to HELP.docx to reference Tier 1 instructional strategies to support struggling learners.

Attached is a work in progress but wanted to send it out for you to use while I continue to update. I will send a final once it is complete. If you are unfamiliar, this is a list of substitutes that we currently use, trust, and recommend. If you have an upcoming absence, we ask that you try and fill it with subs from this list and assign them in Frontline when you create the job.

All names and phone numbers in GREEN have been confirmed that they are working and available. If there is a YELLOW highlight in the first column, we have not yet confirmed their status for this year but feel free to call (and update me if you find out they do or do not want to be on our Sub list 😉)

September 22- TKES Goals and COPPA Update

September 15- Extended Learning and RTI Update

September 8- TKES Reminder and Student Attendance Update

September 1-Clubs and Teacher Mini Grant Update

August 25- Grading and AM/PM Procedure Update

August 18- PBIS, Centegix Badge, and BOY Media Center Update

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

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

July 25 - Summer Need to Know Information