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Salem Middle School Spirit Night! Come out and support our school!
Location: Marco's Pizza - 1015 Davis Drive
Date: Thursday, March 12th
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Mention Salem Middle School at checkout and Marco's will donate a portion of our sale back to
our school. Dine-in and Carry out.
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Salem Middle School Productions presents Disney's "Beauty and the Beast
Jr."
Support our students with their upcoming performances of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast Jr."
musical.
March 13th - 14th @ 7pm
March 14th @ 1pm, matinee
March 20th - 21st @ 7pm
Tickets $10 in advance, available online at www.showtix4u.com, or $12 at the door.
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Two FREE Workshops for Parents & Families with Children who havr
Disabilities or Special Needs
When: Saturday, March 14 9:00am-1:15pm
Where: WCPSS Crossroads II, Room 1400 (110 Corning Rd., Cary NC 27518)
Session 1: Writing Effective IEPs – 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
(Provided by ECAC)
Session 2: Rolling into Advocacy – 12:00 noon – 1:15 pm
(Provided by WCPSS Family & Community Connections)
Details and Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iep-workshop-with-ecac-and-wcpssregistration-15639127050, or by calling Kim Rineer (919-810-6610), or ECAC (1-800-962-6817,
ext 317).
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8th grade End of Year Events Committee
It is time to form the 8th grade End of Year Events Committee!!! Each year 8th grade parents
are asked to help plan the end of year celebrations for our students. There are 4 main events
that need to be planned and handled.
They are:
*The 8th grade picnic and yearbook signing party
*The 8th grade semi-formal dance
* The 8th grade t-shirt
*The 8th grade legacy gift for SMS
Parents interested in helping should email committee co-chair, Geannie Kinlaw, at
geanniekinlaw@gmail.com
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ATTENTION SALEM MIDDLE PARENTS
If you are interested in becoming a Salem Middle PTA Board member for the 2015-16 school
year, we want to hear from you! With few to no opportunities to volunteer in classrooms in a
middle school environment, many parents enjoy staying involved in their child’s education and
getting to know the staff and other parents through their role on a PTA Board. There are many
positions available that accommodate everyone with little time, or ample time, to give.
Please consider helping with President, VP Services, VP of Ways and Means, Directory, website,
SEIC Liaison, Grounds, Reflections, Staff Hospitality, Special Events Hospitality, Staff Appreciation,
Volunteer Awards, Volunteer Coordinator, Magazine Sales, Spirit Nights and Spirit Wear.
Training and support are provided for all positions-no experience necessary!
If you have any questions or would like additional information about any board positions, please
contact one of the following committee members below.
Debbie White – dlwhite1968@gmail.com
Karin DellaMaestra – kdellamaestra@gmail.com
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Did you know that Eva Perry Library and West Regional Library have programs just for teens in
grades 6-10? All teen programs at Eva Perry Library starts at 7:00pm on Thursdays and at West
Regina Library starts at 6:30pm on Tuesdays. Check out the teen events page at
http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/events/Pages/teens.aspx for more information about
upcoming activities including: Book Trivia (March 10), Minute to Win It (March 12), It’s not Easy
Being Green (March 17), and Insurgent Movie Release Party (March 19).
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Reactivation for continuing Volunteers:
All volunteers approved for the 2013-14 school year MUST reactivate as a volunteer no later
than 4:00pm on October 31, 2014. Volunteers may go to any WCPSS site and register through
the intranet. After October 31, 2014, individuals previously approved may not volunteer without
a new criminal record check.
The volunteer system will be open daily for reactivation/registration through October 31, 2014.
From November 3, 2014 through May 18, 2015, the volunteer system will be open on Mondays
only, from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
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Suggestions for Improving Communications?
Email the PTA at bracha.blanc@gmail.com if you have any constructive suggestions for improving
communications.
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The Principal’s Latest Phone Message
If you missed Ms. Hofmann latest message from March 6th or your answering machine cut it
short, you can read to it here.
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Check out the latest National PTA Bulletin.
http://www.pta.org/
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Calendar Notes
Monday, March 9
Yearbook 3:00pm
Wednesday, March 11
NJROTC 3:00pm
Thursday, March 12
Softball vs. Mills Park
Inklings 3:00pm
Guys Read 3:00pm
Spirit Night – Marco’s Pizza 5:00pm
Friday, March 13
Musical: Beauty and the Beast 7:00pm
Saturday, March 14
Musical: Beauty and the Beast 1:00pm
Musical: Beauty and the Beast 7:00pm
Monday, March 16
Band Field Trip – Orange Co.
Tuesday, March 17
Band Field Trip – Orange Co.
Wednesday, March 18
Band Field Trip – Orange Co.
Thursday, March 19
Live Well 3:00pm
Guys Read 3:00pm
CS First Club 3:15pm
Friday, March 20
Musical: Beauty and the Beast 7:00pm
Saturday, March 21
Musical: Beauty and the Beast 7:00pm
Wednesday, March 25
Track 3 Photos
NJROTC 3:00pm
Thursday, March 26
Field Trip – Otten’s Class
Inklings 3:00pm
Friday, March 27
Early Release 12:30pm
Tuesday, March 31
Field Trip – 8/3 DC Trip
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School Counselors
Mr. Jerry Decker 6th Grade jdecker@wcpss.net 367-2463
Ms. Katie Catlett 7th Grade kcatlett@wcpss.net 367-2462
Mrs. Kerri Bridges 8th Grade kbridges@wcpss.net 367-2469
http://smsstudentservices.weebly.com/
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