Crabapple MS Staff-Update

September 15-Volleyball Tryouts

September 17-Staff Meeting @ 7:45

September 17-Soccer Game vs. Holcomb Bridge

September 19-Teacher Mini Grant Application Deadline

September 19-Book Fair Setup

September 19-Soccer Game vs. Sandy Springs

September 24-Soccer Game vs. Haynes Bridge

September 25-6th Grade Fall Orchestra Buddy Concert

October 1-School Governance Council Meeting

1. Submit Teacher Mini Grant Application

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:7a8786ea-ddb0-44b5-bf67-1768a854b509

2. Consider posting on Social Media for our Spanish opening

3. See TKES Reminder Below

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.

Staff Meeting on Wednesday at 7:45am

Don’t forget we have a staff meeting at 7:45am on Wednesday 9/17. We will share our strategic plan and also hold the TKES pre-conference meeting. See you then! Our staff meeting will be in lieu of grade level meetings this week.

Kathy Amos provides exceptional leadership and dedication in her role as Cafeteria Manager at Crabapple Middle School. Kathy consistently strives to ensure that our students are served nutritious meals each day. Her commitment to customer service, cleanliness, and ability to manage a busy kitchen often goes unnoticed. Kathy’s positive attitude and genuine care for students and staff reflect the heart of our school, and we are truly grateful for all she does. Thank you, Kathy, for your outstanding service and the difference you make every single day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

THOMPSON – 15th

PHELPS – 19th

If you are new to CMS and have served in the military, please complete the form below by September 22nd. We would like to honor all of our CMS veterans on November 11th. Questions? Please reach out to the Veterans Day Committee members (DELGAIS, ESS, & VARGAS).

https://forms.office.com/r/1RewPrn6ad

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

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.

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.

• Media Center CLOSED Wednesday, 9/17, for 7th and 8th Periods: Mrs. Salvatore will be out of the building, so the MC will be closed to students for 7th and 8th periods. Please plan accordingly – no loaners or desktops will be available. Mr. Lee will be available during normal tech hours.
• Digital Citizenship:
• Teacher Requirements (due Oct 1st): 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 1st).
• September Programming:
• Contest: september superhero logo contest 25.docx
• Activity: Decorate a dot in the MC in honor of Dot Day this month
• 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. Access to checkouts and desktops will be limited during this time. Thank you for your support!!!

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 😉)

If there is anything you want to announce on WCMS News for the week of September 23th, please send it my way by EOB tomorrow. If you already submitted an announcement for this week, you do not need to resubmit.

We record on Tuesday mornings now.

https://forms.office.com/r/qPeGdm6Jxs

Best Buddies is coming to Crabapple Middle!!

We are excited to launch the Best Buddies chapter at Crabapple Middle School this year! Best Buddies is an international organization that creates opportunities for friendship, inclusion, and leadership for students with and without disabilities.

To make this program a success, we are seeking staff advisors and volunteers from both general education and special education. Advisors help:

• Support students during meetings and events
• Foster connections between Peer Buddies and Buddies
• Encourage inclusion in our school community
• Share ideas to make activities engaging and meaningful

Your involvement can be as simple as helping with meetings a few times a year or taking on a more active advisor role—every bit of support makes a difference!

Please fill out the form using the link below and include details about your preferred level of involvement. This will help us plan roles and responsibilities that work for everyone's schedule. Best Buddy CMS- Staff Volunteer

• Sixth Grade Orchestra 'Buddy Concert' on Thursday, September 25th 6pm- 6:30pm in the CMS Gym.

• Every child is supposed to sit with a parent or grandparent or mentor on stage. Kids may ask you to be a mentor if they are unable to secure a parent.
• Thank you for your support of our 43 new Orchestra students!

View program here

• Clubs have officially begun to meet before (7:45 am-8:25 am M-F) and after school (4:20 pm-5:30 pm M-Th).
• Club sponsors are required to submit a "Set-Up Form" for all meeting dates/times. This form is available in the front office. This information will be entered into our master calendar.
• Sponsors will be notified via email if a stipend has been granted.
• A comprehensive list of school clubs will be posted on the CMS Website for families to access

CMS Clubs Info 2025-2026 Parent Copy.xlsx

For any faculty & staff interested in learning more about investing in the stock market, Mr. Chris Lee will be sponsoring an adult version of the Stock Market Game this year, running parallel to the project he runs with his students. The kickoff will be after Labor Day, with the official start date at the end of the month. If the idea of using $100,000 in "Other People's Money" to learn how to invest and build wealth is an incentive, please see or email Chris Lee (413) to join.

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.

Canvas Reminders:

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

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

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 Updates

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