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Mission Statement:
Piedmont exists to inspire in its students a passion for learning and a commitment to personal integrity and academic excellence.
Students demonstrate self-confidence and creativity, are open-minded and inquisitive, and display a sense of social responsibility and global awareness.
Piedmont exists to inspire in its students a passion for learning and a commitment to personal integrity and academic excellence.
Students demonstrate self-confidence and creativity, are open-minded and inquisitive, and display a sense of social responsibility and global awareness.
News of Piedmont
HELLO, PIRATES!
UPDATE:
Piedmont PTSA's SPRING "All Hands on Deck" Campaign has begun! Have YOU invested in your child and our amazing school? The PTSA's goal is to get more participation in the campaign, to help support our teachers, students, and campus. Donations of ANY amount - $5, $10, $50, $100- by Friday, April 30 will receive one entry per student to the raffle for great prizes, including $100 gift cards to Amazon and Lowes, and several restaurant gift cards. The PTSA will be collecting money outside of the entrance on Fridays April 23rd and 30th, 8:45am-9:30am. In-person donations will receive a pack of Skittles in addition to other incentives! Please go to www.piedmontAHOD.org for more details. Thank you!
On Monday, April 12, 2021, CMS middle schools (grade 6-8) moved to PLAN A, learning in person FOUR DAYS a week (M, T, Th, F). On Wednesdays, all students are learning remotely. Plan D (Full Remote Academy - FRA) students are learning remotely every day.
TAKE NOTE: On Monday, May 10 until the last day of school, Friday May 28, all students (NOT in the Full Remote Academy) will return for 5 days a week to accommodate state testing. Students enrolled in FRA will continue receiving instruction remotely, except for days that they are required to be in-person to take any state mandated in-person exams.
UPDATE:
Piedmont PTSA's SPRING "All Hands on Deck" Campaign has begun! Have YOU invested in your child and our amazing school? The PTSA's goal is to get more participation in the campaign, to help support our teachers, students, and campus. Donations of ANY amount - $5, $10, $50, $100- by Friday, April 30 will receive one entry per student to the raffle for great prizes, including $100 gift cards to Amazon and Lowes, and several restaurant gift cards. The PTSA will be collecting money outside of the entrance on Fridays April 23rd and 30th, 8:45am-9:30am. In-person donations will receive a pack of Skittles in addition to other incentives! Please go to www.piedmontAHOD.org for more details. Thank you!
On Monday, April 12, 2021, CMS middle schools (grade 6-8) moved to PLAN A, learning in person FOUR DAYS a week (M, T, Th, F). On Wednesdays, all students are learning remotely. Plan D (Full Remote Academy - FRA) students are learning remotely every day.
TAKE NOTE: On Monday, May 10 until the last day of school, Friday May 28, all students (NOT in the Full Remote Academy) will return for 5 days a week to accommodate state testing. Students enrolled in FRA will continue receiving instruction remotely, except for days that they are required to be in-person to take any state mandated in-person exams.
In Person Learning Quick Tips:
Important datesMay 3-7: Staff Appreciation Week!
Monday May 10: In-person students go to school 5 days a week. Tuesday, May 18: Spirit night at Sweet Lew's BBQ, 923 Belmont Ave Friday, May 28: Last day of school 
Spring 2021 Raffle!
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Earn Money for Piedmont While You Shop!
We have several opportunities to shop and earn money for Piedmont.
We have several opportunities to shop and earn money for Piedmont.
- Harris Teeter - Together in Education. Please link your HT card to 1881 PIEDMONT OPEN/IB MIDDLE SCHOOL-PTSA
- Publix Partners: Scan the keytag during your transaction to earn money for Piedmont. Extra keytags can be found in the main office.
- Amazon Smile: If you select Piedmont PTSA as your designated charity, we will receive 0.5% of your purchase. Just follow the link https://smile.amazon.com/ch/56-1524642. Our name is listed as PTA North Carolina Congress Piedmont Open School PTSA.
- Boxtops for Education No more clipping Box Tops. Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, add Piedmont Open Middle School, then simply scan your store receipts to find participating products. The app will automatically credit your school's Box Tops earnings online.
Quick Links:
- DAILY wellness screening for ALL CMS students (Link)
- Bus rider WEEKLY form for ALL CMS bus riders (Link)
- "Here Comes the Bus” App to check track the bus. (Link)
- Piedmont Back to school video (Link)
- Bell Schedule for M,T,Th,Fri (updated 3/9/21)
- Bell. Schedule for Weds - remote learning (updated 3/9/21)
- Sign up for The Pirates' Post Newsletter here. Thank you!
- Please Join Piedmont's PTSA HERE.
- Piedmont Middle School CMS Website
- All Hands on Deck (AHOD) Website
- CMS 2020-2021 Calendar for grade 6-12
- Piedmont Athletics
- Counselors' Corner
- CMS Eats at Home (Food distribution)
- Power School
- CMS Volunteer Registration
- Canvas for CMS resource
- Virtual Open House: Interactive Map and Video
- Printable map of the school
- Men of Piedmont
- Piedmont Spirit wear store
- Yearbooks
Spiritwear for the new year!
We need YOU to join Piedmont's PTSA!
To join Piedmont's PTSA, please follow the link here: piedmontmiddle.memberhub.com/dues
We all truly “won” the lottery when our kids got into Piedmont. It’s our job to invest in it. Be involved! We rely on Piedmont's great Parents, Teachers, and Students to help us support our school throughout the year. The National PTSA organization provides invaluable support and guidance as we work together.
Watch the video below to see why you should join PTSA for your child.
PLEASE JOIN TODAY!
To join Piedmont's PTSA, please follow the link here: piedmontmiddle.memberhub.com/dues
We all truly “won” the lottery when our kids got into Piedmont. It’s our job to invest in it. Be involved! We rely on Piedmont's great Parents, Teachers, and Students to help us support our school throughout the year. The National PTSA organization provides invaluable support and guidance as we work together.
Watch the video below to see why you should join PTSA for your child.
PLEASE JOIN TODAY!
Piedmont Pride Rocks
Want to celebrate a birthday, give a shout out to friend, or just show school spirit? We have a pride rock at the bus lot and at the car rider lot.
Each reservation is for one week and you can paint the rock starting at 3 pm on the Sunday that your week starts.
Once you pick your week, you then make the payment through PayPal. Payment must be completed when you sign up. The cost is $10 per week, per rock. Please follow the link here to sign up.
(Note: if payment is not completed during the sign up process, your reservation will be removed from the time slot).
Want to celebrate a birthday, give a shout out to friend, or just show school spirit? We have a pride rock at the bus lot and at the car rider lot.
Each reservation is for one week and you can paint the rock starting at 3 pm on the Sunday that your week starts.
Once you pick your week, you then make the payment through PayPal. Payment must be completed when you sign up. The cost is $10 per week, per rock. Please follow the link here to sign up.
(Note: if payment is not completed during the sign up process, your reservation will be removed from the time slot).
I.B. Matters!
Ms. Maranda Thornburg, Piedmont's IB Coordinator, would like to welcome our new and returning families. Sixth grade students are to complete 20 hours of Service in their community. Record service hours using this form, also found on our Service as Action website. Please join at www.remind.com and enter code @8h26gb to receive texts about Service learning opportunities. Do not hesitate to email Ms. Thornburg with any questions or concerns at Maranda.thornburg@cms.k12.nc.us or via her REMIND account. Scroll down for 2020-2021 REMIND codes by math teacher. Follow Piedmont IB on Instagram: #PiedmontIB.
Requirements at a glance:
6th grade = 20 hours
7th grade = 25 hours
8th grade must complete a Community Project
Sixth and Seventh Grade Parents
if your child completed service hours over the summer, please be sure to turn the signed documents in to his/her Math teacher. All summer hours must be submitted to the math teacher during first quarter. All deadlines for Service As Action is located on the documentation forms. Sixth and Seventh Graders can record hours here.
REMIND Codes
(Instructions and codes are also posted on our IB webpage)
sixth grade:
kwolfe2021
swift2021
grove2021
seventh grade:
palgut2021
chavez2021
burr2021
eighth grade:
reddig2021
hon2021
styles2021
Thank you for all of your support!
Maranda Thornburg and Karen Gorman
IB Coordinator
Maranda.thornburg@cms.k12.nc.us
Karenj.gorman@cms.k12.nc.us
Requirements at a glance:
6th grade = 20 hours
7th grade = 25 hours
8th grade must complete a Community Project
Sixth and Seventh Grade Parents
if your child completed service hours over the summer, please be sure to turn the signed documents in to his/her Math teacher. All summer hours must be submitted to the math teacher during first quarter. All deadlines for Service As Action is located on the documentation forms. Sixth and Seventh Graders can record hours here.
REMIND Codes
(Instructions and codes are also posted on our IB webpage)
sixth grade:
kwolfe2021
swift2021
grove2021
seventh grade:
palgut2021
chavez2021
burr2021
eighth grade:
reddig2021
hon2021
styles2021
Thank you for all of your support!
Maranda Thornburg and Karen Gorman
IB Coordinator
Maranda.thornburg@cms.k12.nc.us
Karenj.gorman@cms.k12.nc.us
Counselor Corner
Below you will find highlights from our counseling departments most current newsletter.
Important Dates and Events
Information to Share:
* Emotional Development
Young adolescents develop at different times and in different ways. When adolescents challenge authority or distance themselves from parents, it is a part of emotional development. This is a time that an adolescent is seeking to assert independence and create a self-identity.
Be prepared for your adolescent to spend more time with friends and less time with family. The child who once asked for help in everything may now reject help in anything. In addition, they may no longer confide in you and may want more privacy. Continue to monitor your adolescent’s activities.
Classroom concerns, grades, progress reports, etc…
Contact your child’s teacher directly http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontMS/Pages/FacultyAndStaff.aspx
Changes in your child's behavior
Marie Delaney: 6th Grade Counselor marie.delaney@cms.k12.nc.us
Glennise Clyburn-Johnson: 7th Grade Counselor glennise.clyburn@cms@cms.k12.nc.us
Lisa Case: 8th Grade Counselor lisa1.case@cms.k12.nc.us
Schedule Team Parent-Teacher-Conferences & Power School Parent Log In Help
Susan Stone: Student Services Office Manager susan.stone@cms.k12.nc.us
Volunteer Concerns/Visiting The Classroom
Cynthia Little: Main Office Secretary cynthiar.little@cms.k12.nc.us
Please contact the main office for procedures - 980-343-5435
Please note that if you are visiting your child for lunch, you will need parental permission to invite friends to eat with you.
Bullying/Harassment - Bullying and harassment must be reported to administration in the main office
Robert Egnot: 6th Grade Dean of Students robert.egnot@cms.k12.nc.us
John Kirkland: 7th Grade Assistant Principal johnu.kirkland@cms.k12.nc.us
Brady Monismith: 8th Grade Assistant Principal bradyn.monismith@cms.k12.nc.us
EC/IEP Contact
Kerry Hogan-Hamer: EC Teacher kerry.hogan-hamer@cms.k12.nc.us
Health Contact
Gina Mallay: School Nurse gina.mallay@mcklenburgcountync.gov
Important Dates and Events
Information to Share:
* Emotional Development
Young adolescents develop at different times and in different ways. When adolescents challenge authority or distance themselves from parents, it is a part of emotional development. This is a time that an adolescent is seeking to assert independence and create a self-identity.
Be prepared for your adolescent to spend more time with friends and less time with family. The child who once asked for help in everything may now reject help in anything. In addition, they may no longer confide in you and may want more privacy. Continue to monitor your adolescent’s activities.
- Duke TIP Program
- Administrative Contacts - Bullying and harassment must be reported to administration in the main office
- Robert Egnot: 6th Grade Assistant Principal at robert.egnot@cms.k12.nc.us
- John Kirkland: 7th Grade Assistant Principal at johnu.kirkland@cms.k12.nc.us
- Brady Monismith: 8th Grade Assistant Principal at bradyn.monismith@cms.k12.nc.us
- Hand sanitizer
- Face masks
- Face shields
Classroom concerns, grades, progress reports, etc…
Contact your child’s teacher directly http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontMS/Pages/FacultyAndStaff.aspx
Changes in your child's behavior
Marie Delaney: 6th Grade Counselor marie.delaney@cms.k12.nc.us
Glennise Clyburn-Johnson: 7th Grade Counselor glennise.clyburn@cms@cms.k12.nc.us
Lisa Case: 8th Grade Counselor lisa1.case@cms.k12.nc.us
Schedule Team Parent-Teacher-Conferences & Power School Parent Log In Help
Susan Stone: Student Services Office Manager susan.stone@cms.k12.nc.us
Volunteer Concerns/Visiting The Classroom
Cynthia Little: Main Office Secretary cynthiar.little@cms.k12.nc.us
Please contact the main office for procedures - 980-343-5435
Please note that if you are visiting your child for lunch, you will need parental permission to invite friends to eat with you.
Bullying/Harassment - Bullying and harassment must be reported to administration in the main office
Robert Egnot: 6th Grade Dean of Students robert.egnot@cms.k12.nc.us
John Kirkland: 7th Grade Assistant Principal johnu.kirkland@cms.k12.nc.us
Brady Monismith: 8th Grade Assistant Principal bradyn.monismith@cms.k12.nc.us
EC/IEP Contact
Kerry Hogan-Hamer: EC Teacher kerry.hogan-hamer@cms.k12.nc.us
Health Contact
Gina Mallay: School Nurse gina.mallay@mcklenburgcountync.gov
Piedmont, You Know!
If you have content for the bi-weekly Piedmont News e-bulletin, please contact piedmontptsa@gmail.com. Items are subject to editing.
The e-bulletin will be updated weekly; the deadline for submission is 5:00 pm Tuesday.
For general PTSA inquiries, please email Piedmont PTSA.
The e-bulletin will be updated weekly; the deadline for submission is 5:00 pm Tuesday.
For general PTSA inquiries, please email Piedmont PTSA.