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February 13, 2015 Dr. Jasmine Kullar, Principal Wildcat Weekly on the Web News From Dr. Kullar Teacher of the Year It is an honor and privilege to announce our Teacher of the Year! Please join me in congratulating Ms. Diona Nadir for this recognition!! Ms. Nadir has been a Spanish teacher for several years at Northwestern and is known for her contagious positive energy, enthusiasm and passion for teaching! She is always thinking outside the box and is not afraid to try different teaching strategies in her classroom—all for the purpose of engaging her students. Ms. Nadir also serves on Northwestern’s leadership team as our world language department chair. As the department chair, she has been instrumental in expanding our world language department. Her strong leadership skills are evident inside and outside her classroom as she leads many initiatives (eg. Linguapalozza) all which better our school and ultimately impact students! Congratulations Ms. Nadir!!!! :) Professional of the Year Our professional of the year announcement came with some good news and bad news as Ms. Hally Krogh who was named professional of the year, also announced her retirement! She has been at Northwestern also for several years and we are excited for this next step in her life and even more thrilled that she was able to end her career on this welldeserved recognition. Congratulations and best wishes Ms. Krogh!! Twitter In case you missed it, Northwestern is on twitter! Please follow us @NMS_Wildcats Math Night Last year, our math department hosted a math night for parents where various resources were shared to help students at home. We will be hosting this even again this year on Thursday, February 19th at 6:30pm in the media center. Fri 2/13 5 pm 7th/8th Basketball Mon 2/16 President’s Day @ NMS vs River Trail NO SCHOOL! Tues 2/17 8 am Parent Coffee Wed –Fri 2/18-2/20 Orchestra LGPE Centennial HS Thurs-Tues 2/19-2/24 Chorus LGPE N Atlanta HS Fri 2/20 4:15-9 pm 7th/8th Grade Bands Tues 2/24 Parent Coffee Thurs-Sat 2/26-2/28 All-State Band/ Orchestra-Athens, GA Tues 3/3 9-10:30 am 6-7 pm NMS-Room 601 NMS Gym School Governance Council—NMS Rm 711 Rising 9th Gr Parent Mtg - Cambridge HS Inside this Issue: News from Dr. Kullar 1 Northwestern Spotlights 2-3 Announcements 4-5 Athletic News 6-7 From Guidance (incl info On GA Milestones) 8-9 From the Clinic 10 From Fulton Co Schools 11 Kids Kickin’ Cancer 5k 12 Quick Links 13 Business Partners 14-15 Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 2 NORTHWESTERN SPOTLIGHTS!! Congratulations to our Academic Bowl team for their performance at the Night @ The Museum Saturday, February 7th. The team participated in events that not only tested their academic knowledge, but also artistic and musical abilities. The team won A Puzzling Dinner Party Event, by using problem solving and team work skills to identify the mystery guest, and received a ribbon for their performance. The team was coached by teachers Rachel Luthringer and Katrina Trainum. Jordan Robinson, Raven Hammett, Audrey Saunders, Sarah Hutchinson and Claire Bowman represented NMS in style at 6th Grade Statewide Honor Chorus this past weekend in Tifton, Georgia. They learned 8 pieces of music prior to the trip and spent many hours in rehearsals culminating in a wonderful concert Saturday afternoon with over 500 singers from around the state. We are so proud of these young ladies!! Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 3 NORTHWESTERN SPOTLIGHTS!! MODEL U.N. CONFERENCE held at NMS! Jo Pennington, Cherise Kim, Manav Kania, Aryan Dhingra, Ryan Barr , and Owen Shertz received awards for either an outstanding position paper or their diplomacy. Co-Secretary Generals Smera Dahl and Niraj Jinan successfully hosted a Model United Nations conference at Northwestern Middle School Saturday February 7th. NMS delegates competed with other students from Haynes Bridge and Hopewell Middle as well as the Decatur Museum School. Topics covered included prevention and treatment of infectious disease, internet freedom of speech, gender violence, and the crisis in Syria. With help from committee chairs Griffin Smith, Sania Shaihk, and Nick Hoover, the delegates successfully came to resolutions prior to the closing ceremonies where a number of NMS students brought home awards (see above). At the conference to discuss the importance of civic involvement and global awareness was state Senator John Albers who served as the key note speaker. The NMS Model United Nations team is now preparing for their next competition next month at the Ron Clark Academy! Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS Come one! Come all! Auditions for the 2015 NMS TALENT SHOW will be March 4th after school!! Students who are interested in auditioning may pick up an application in the Front Office or in Mr. Gonzalez’s room—916. Talent show coming on April 2, 2015!! NMS Parents! DON’T WAIT!!! Get Great Savings at Plus Earn Money for NMS!! Northwestern is now enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Go to your account information and enroll Go online to register your Kroger Plus Card to benefit NMS. www.kroger.com Access your account information and register Northwestern AS YOUR PREFERRED SCHOOL! USE CODE # 71015 Go to www.balfour.com and order the 2015 Northwestern Middle School Yearbook TODAY so your student can have their Middle School experience in print forever!!! Northwestern now has a Drama Club!! 7th Grade Fun Day Out Monday, February 16th NMS 7th Graders are invited to the Main Event on Monday, February 16th from 11am-3pm. For $20, students will be able to bowl, do laser tag, play billiards, visit the gravity ropes and be given a $10 fun card for the arcade. Each student will have a lunch of 2 pizza slices and a medium drink. We meet Tuesdays 4:15-5:15, and everyone is welcome, so stop on by. We will be covering different topics from Auditions Packages to Stage Make Up. It will be fun for all. The next meeting will be Feb. 17 at 4:15 in Room 408. Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS Next French Club meeting! Thursday, February 19 4:05-5:00 pm in Room 918 Practices are beginning for the math team that will compete at Georgia Tech in the MATHCOUNTS national competition. Team practices will be on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays and will meet with Mr. Pearson in room 904. (This team is in addition to Ms. Cherry’s math club). Join the Atlanta Hawks for Fulton County Schools Night Each year the Atlanta Hawks offers discounted tickets to employees, students, family and friends as part of “Fulton County Schools Night with the Atlanta Hawks.” The Atlanta Hawks are playing the Orlando Magic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 27 at Philips Arena. Take advantage of special pricing and know that $5 from each ticket will benefit students and faculty of Fulton County Schools as well as the Fulton Education Foundation. Please visit www.hawks.com/fulton for all of the details and to purchase tickets. **Please note: Since the Atlanta Hawks are at the top of the Eastern Division, tickets are selling fast for the February 27 game. If you attempt to buy tickets for the FCS Night with the Hawks and tickets are sold out, you may choose another game and receive the same discounted pricing. Do you have a career, or represent a career pathway, that could enlighten our NMS 7th grade students and motivate them to do their best in school, so they are well prepared for exciting 21st century careers? If so, please help us by participating in Career Day in March. Look for additional details in the Wildcat Weekly when we have a firm date. Until then, for additional information regarding this wonderful volunteer experience, please contact Michele Gallagher, Career Day Coordinator: michele@atlantafinehomes.com. If I were Mayor I would ... The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) has invited Sixth graders across Georgia to become city leaders in the “If I Were Mayor, I Would …” essay contest. The deadline for entries is Friday, March 6th. Winners will be notified by the end of March, and will receive $250 and be invited, along with their teachers, parents and mayors, to a luncheon in Atlanta. Go to http://www.gmanet.com/Training-Events/EssayContest.aspx for more information and to download the Entry Form. Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 6 ATHLETIC NEWS Congratulations to the NMS boys and girls basketball team on a victorious season. Please make sure to turn in your uniform to your coach ASAP. THANKS J Running Club COME JOIN IN ON THE FUN & RUN FOR A GREAT CAUSE WHAT IS IT? A club for runners of all abilities. We encourage running for the purpose of recreation, health, competition and charitable causes. We will train to gain endurance in preparation of participation in the Kids Kicking Caner 5k (see below) WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Any boy or girl in 6th-8th grade (no extramural forms needed) WHEN ARE PRACTICES? After school Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:15-5:15pm (Starting Feb 17) WHAT IS THE GREAT CAUSE? PROCEEDS FROM THE 5K RACE WILL GO THE CHILDREN’S CANCER CENTER AT CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. Kids Kicking Cancer and Fun Run 5k—Saturday March 14 Starting at 7:30am (Arrive at Northwestern Middle School by 7:00am to warm up and stretch) Open to 6-8th grade boys and girls Parents, friends, family members also invited and encouraged to register and run! Must register for race prior to participation (see flyer for form and link) Participation certificates awarded to all runners participating from the running club Bagels, bananas and water will be provided at the finish, along with the awards ceremony Fulton County Middle School Track and Field Meet Saturday March 21st 2015 @ Milton HS (Rain date: Saturday March 28th 2015) Events include: Field: Long jump, discus, shot put, Running: 1600m, 800m, 400m, 200m, 100m, 50m, various relays Contact Coaches with any questions about Track & Field Coach Kelly Conron Conronk@fultonschools.org Coach Darren Holzapfel Holzapfel@fultonschools.org Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 7 ATHLETIC NEWS Informational Tryout Meeting Thursday February 26th for all those interested in trying out for the Cambridge Cheerleading 2015 teams which include Varsity Football Sideline/ Competition, Varsity Basketball Sideline, and JV Football Sideline Only. The meeting will be held in the CHS Band Room. There will be a brief introduction for all upcoming 9th graders at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting will begin for everyone at 6:15 p.m. Please email Coach Chambless with any questions: chamblessa@fultonschools.org 2015 Cambridge Junior Cheer Tryouts Cambridge Junior Cheer tryouts for the 2015 Football & Competition teams will be held March 26th, March 27th, March 28th, Thursday – Saturday at Twister All Stars. Tryout Registration will be held Tuesday, February 10th at Hopewell Middle School. Drop in from 4:30pm-6:30pm. Please visit www.cambridgejrcheer.com for forms, parent letter and important dates. Save the Dates... Cambridge Mini Cheer Camp July, 13-17 We are super excited to announce the dates to Cambridge High School's Annual Mini Cheer Camp! Save the date from Monday, July 13th through Friday, July 17th, from 9:00am-12:00pm. Bring your campers to learn how to cheer, dance, jump and supervised stunting & tumbling. Open to campers 4-14. We will send out registration information soon! Lauralyn Mustaki The Milton HS IEA Equestrian Team is looking for new members for the 2015-2016 season! Whether you are a seasoned show competitor or a beginner, any rider, at any experience level, is welcome on our team. If you are a rising 9th grader attending Milton HS next year, and are interested in joining our team, please contact: Tracy Brunetto (6th grade teacher at NMS).MiltonHSIEA@gmail.com . mhsiea.com Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 8 From the Guidance Office Georgia Milestones Assessment Window: April 16 – May 1 The window for the first Georgia Milestones assessment will be April 16-May 1, 2015. Northwestern will be assessing all students on these specific dates: April 16, 20, 22, 27 and 29 with make-ups being held on the other days in the window. We will be testing both in the morning and afternoon, but no student will be testing twice in one day. Please avoid making doctor visits during these days as students will not be allowed to be checked out while testing is in session. Please see next page for more information about Milestones. If you have any questions, please contact our testing coordinator, Janette Hinton at hintonj@fultonschools.org See next page of newsletter for more detailed info about the Georgia Milestones test. USA Test Prep Login Information Students login using the account ID below and their lunch number as their username and password. www.usatestprep.com Account ID: northwestern87 If you have questions, contact Michelle Robbins, Graduation Coach, (robbinsm2@fultonschools.org) Milestones test practice is available for all core subject area Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 9 Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 10 Questions and Answers about Measles from From the Clinic... Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 11 From Fulton County Schools…. An important reminder of the official Fulton County Schools policy regarding sending sick children to school STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR Students who are sick, contagious (potential or actual) and/or have a fever greater than 100.4° orally MUST NOT be sent to school. In order to return to school, a student should be fever free for at least 24 hours and not require medications to reduce fever; and in some cases must be cleared to return to school by a healthcare provider. In addition, there may be other health issues like communicable diseases where the student may not return to school unless cleared by a physician and a note must be provided. When a student becomes ill at school, runs a fever, has a potential contagious illness or has a more serious health problem while at school, the parent/guardian will be notified to pick-up their child immediately. The parent/guardian MUST ARRANGE for the student to be taken home. A note from a doctor may be requested by the school before your child can return to school. Traditional/Discrete Math Options Posted for Public Comment Video from Superintendent Woods about math options January 15, 2015 State School Superintendent Richard Woods today recommended that the State Board of Education post, for a 30-day public comment period, new math courses that offer a traditional/discrete course option to Georgia high schools, in addition to the integrated course option already available. If approved, high schools would be able to offer either integrated or traditional/discrete courses to students. Surveys conducted by the State Board of Education and Regional Educational Service Agencies found that many educators desired a choice between integrated and traditional/discrete math. Supporting Documents Board Item Foundations of Algebra Course Standards Algebra 1 Course Standards Geometry Course Standards Chart for High School Mathematics Course Sequence Options Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 12 Kids Kickin Cancer 5K and Family Fun Run Saturday March 14, 2015 Sign up today! http://www.active.com/milton-ga/running/ distance-running-races/kids-kickin-cancer-5kand-family-fun-run-2015 Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 13 QUICK LINKS Northwestern Middle School Bell Schedule Dress Code Attendance Policy Northwestern PTSA Registration and Affidavit Information Volunteer Information NMS Athletics NMS Clubs NMS School Governance Council Home Access Center Clinic Information NMS Foundation Transportation Milton High School Cambridge High School Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . Page 14 THANK YOU TO OUR PLATINUM BUSINESS PARTNERS Welcome to our newest Platinum Business Partner Johns Creek Pediatric Dental Town! Johns Creek Pediatric Dental Town 4330 Johns Creek Parkway Suwanee, GA 30024 770-622-1515 Contact: Melanie Ariail Crabapple Orthodontics 2706 Abbey Court * Alpharetta, GA 30004 Crabappleortho.com Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth . 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