PMMS Mustang News. Dr. Jasmine Kullar, Principal December 2, 2016

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1 PMMS Mustang News Dr. Jasmine Kullar, Principal December 2, 2016 News from Dr. Kullar Teacher and Staff of the Month Please join me in congratulating our technology/engineering teacher, Ms. Eunice Bryant for being nominated teacher of the month at our November s faculty meeting before the break. Ms. E. Bryant is a great teacher with a fabulous positive attitude! She is always smiling and is incredibly dedicated to our school, our staff and our students. We also want to congratulate one of our custodians, Ms. Lucy Autry for being nominated staff of the month. Ms. Lucy has been at PMMS for several years now and the staff continues to sing her praises. Whenever a custodian is needed or called on for help, she always responds and comes with a smile on her face to help us out. Congratulations to both Ms. E. Bryant and Ms. Lucy! A huge thank you to one of our real estate business partners, Ms. Melissa Krudwig for sponsoring this for us and for giving each of our winners a $125 gift certificate! 2016 Giving Tree Please help us give back to our Pine Mountain Middle School family by simply taking a star from the Giving Tree. The tree is in the front office. The star will have a gift card amount or a specific item for a deserving family. Please return the stars, when you deliver the gift card and/or the specific item unwrapped to the school's front desk by the morning of 12/13/16. Parent Coffee I will host a parent coffee for our parents on December 14 th at 8:30am. This is a great opportunity to stop by and her what we re doing and ask any questions you may have. I hope to see our parents attend this informational event. Dec 1-16 Student Council Toy Drive Dec 6 8th grade combined band concert at KMHS Dec 8 7th and 8th grade orchestra concert at PMMS 6:30pm Dec 13-7th and 8th grade chorus concert at PMMS 6:30pm -Giving Tree gifts need to be turned in to the front office Dec 14 Pebblebrook Magnet meeting for 8th grade 9:30am Dec 22- Winter holidays/no school Jan 2 for staff or students Jan 3-4 Student holiday/staff workday In This Issue News from Dr. Kullar 1 Spotlights 2 Announcements 3-5 Business and Community Partners 6 One Team, One Goal: Student Success

2 6th Grade Students of the Week Adain Brown is always prepared for class and is responsible with all his assignments. He does his best on every task and is kind to others. Yulia Vodovoz is kind, caring, and friendly young lady which makes her a role model for classmates; she has a cheery demeanor that has made her a friend to many. A true asset to sixth grade! 6th Grade Teachers Humanities Students of the Week Congrats to Cassaundra Caesar and William Streck for receiving the honor of students of the week. Cassaundra is an enthusiastic learner with high academic standards, a diligent worker, and she always offers a helping hand to her teachers and classmates. William is courteous to teachers and students, he excels academically, he approaches every learning opportunity with creativity, and he is a resource to his classmates. Both students are able to maintain a smile throughout the challenges of a school day. Well done Cassaundra and William, well done! Humanities Teachers STEM Students of the Week Gabi Caseiro is an extremely hard working, dedicated young woman. Her dedication shows through in every assignment she turns in. Gabi is a team player and gets along well with her classmates. She is always engaged in the lesson and asks great questions during class discussions! Jacob Rippe is an outstanding student! He is always on-task and engaged during each lesson. Jacob asks questions and participates regularly during class. His hard work and attention to detail is evident in each assignment he turns in. Jacob is truly a pleasure to have in class! STEM Teachers MIGHTY MUSTANG AWARD CEREMONY 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade

3 6th Grade Math Please check the Math 6 blog for homework, quizzes, tests and to view the websites for the unit on Expressions. Pre-order your yearbook now! $30 until December $35 to add a custom Name Stamp to your book! Go to: School code: 1035 Don t miss out on this great opportunity to reserve your copy of the 2017 yearbook! Reflections Update Congratulations to two Pine Mountain students who s artwork won awards at the Tom Mathis Sr. Council PTA Reflections ceremony. Emma Van Eekeren won 1st place for Photography for 7th Grade. Amber Douglas won 1st place for Music, 2nd place for Literature, and 3rd place for Visual Arts 2D for 8th Grade. The 1st and 2nd place pieces will move on to the State of Georgia competition in the Spring. We re so proud of your efforts! PMMS Annual Giving Tree Our annual Giving Tree program has officially started and this year we have many families in need. We have placed ornaments on the tree that have wish list items printed on them. If you decide to take an ornament, please turn your gift in along with the ornament so we are able to match the gift to the family. All gifts should be unwrapped and brought to one of the counselor s office by Tuesday, December 13 th. Donations are also welcome and appreciated to assist in purchasing gifts. Thanks for all of your support. Lacrosse Junior Mustangs KMHS Junior Mustangs LaCrosse Spring Registration is NOW OPEN Junior Lacrosse (LAX) Program has fall and spring leagues for both boys & girls. PRACTICE SCHEDULE U13/U15 Girls - Practices Monday/ Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm U9/U11/U13/U15 Boys - Practices Tuesday/ Thursday 6:30-8:00pm For more information or to register go to

4 Congratulations to our Teacher and Staff Members of the Month Thank you to our business partner, Melissa Krudwig, the Bear of Real Estate - Think Melissa Team, who sponsors this monthly recognition for us and gives $125 gift cards for a facial and massage to each winner. Teacher of the Month Staff of the Month Eunice Bryant Lucy Autry Support Our REACH Program Buy a Cook Book Wanna get cookin this holiday season?! Please support our REACH classes by purchasing a student-created cookbook with recipes including Gingerbread Waffles, Grilled Macaroni and Cheese Sandwiches, and many other delicious treats! Better yet, they are only $5! Cookbook pre-orders will be taken next week, December 5th-9th. Grab an envelope from the front office, place $5 inside, and drop the envelope in any black box around the school. Your cookbook will then be delivered to you the following week. Missed the pre-order? Cookbooks will also be on sale in the cafeteria from December All proceeds from the cookbook sale will be used to purchase needed items for our REACH classes. Toy Drive Student council is putting on a holiday toy drive December We will be collecting new and gently used toys to donate to the American Kidney Service. Students should turn in the toys to their 3rd period class.

5 Chick-fil-a Nugget Sales Chick-fil-A nugget sales will be on Friday, December 16th. Please remind your students that it is only $3 each and will be sold in the common areas. First come first serve and a limited quantity is available. Spirit Night Thursday, December 15th will be a spirit night at Menchie's Frozen Yogurt. It is the new location on the corner of Barrett Parkway and Cobb Parkway in the Kennesaw Marketplace. The time is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and proceeds will benefit Pine Mountain Middle School and the PTA. Please come out and join the fun as Dr. Kullar and some of our teachers will be serving frozen yogurt. There will be a fun contest to see which teacher wins by serving the most students. Help us by joining in the fun!

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