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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. |
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YOUR PTSA BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!The PTSA board would like your valuable feedback in order to plan and more collaboratively with our families. Your feedback will guide our planning and work around budget priorities, initiatives, and events. Provide your feedback by completing the survey through the link below.
Click On The Link To Complete The Parent Engagement Survey:
PARENT ENGAGEMENT SURVEY CLICK HERE 
Like to Shop?
We have several opportunities to shop and earn money for Piedmont.
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PTSA Volunteers Needed We are in need of volunteers and committee chairs for the 2019-2020 school year. Please consider being a Piedmont Pirate PTSA volunteer. We are in need of volunteers for the following leadership roles for 19-20: -Fundraising Chair -Nominating Committee Chair -Hospitality Chair -Membership Chair -Book Fair Chair -Advocacy Chair -Spirit Wear Chair -Staff and Bus Driver Appreciation Question may be directed to the PTSA Executive Board by emailing piedmontptsa@gmail.com. 
Visit MemberHub to sign up for one of our many committees. Once you create your login, you can find the different committees under “HUBS”. To join Piedmont PTSA, please follow the link here: piedmontmiddle.memberhub.com/dues We rely on our great Piedmont families to help us with our events throughout the year. The time requirement for these volunteer opportunities vary greatly and we are confident we can find something to work with your availability and talents. Follow the below link to sign up for our various volunteer opportunities. (https://piedmontmiddle.memberhub.com/join/6qcj32). |
Piedmont Pride Rock
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).
Important Dates
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April 30: Spirit Night at New Restaurant In Uptown- Habit Burger Grill
May 7th: Staff Appreciation Luncheon May 9th: PTSA Meeting at 8:00am (Elections and Budget Approval) 
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I.B. Matters!
Ms. Maranda Thornburg, Piedmont IB Coordinator and Mrs. Gorman (Our Academic Facilitator and IB Support person) would like to welcome our new and returning families. They visited all the sixth grade classes on the first day to discuss the requirements of our IB Service As Action. Sixth grade students are to complete 20 hours of Service in their community. There are forms located on our Piedmont Homepage, on our Piedmont Opportunities Weebly (piedmontserviceasaction.weebly.com), outside of student services and inside the student services office. Please do not hesitate to email Ms. Thornburg with any questions or concerns. Ms. Thornburg's email address is Maranda.thornburg@cms.k12.nc.us and she has created a REMIND account. Please sign up for this REMIND so that you can receive updates regarding deadlines and opportunities. The REMIND code is 8h26gb. You may sign up through the free app on your phone or through your messaging on your phone. Dial 81010 and then send a message with this code 8h26gb.
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.
Requirements at a glance:
6th Grade = 20 hours
7th grade = 25 hours
8th Grade must complete a Community Project
Thanks for all your support
Maranda Thornburg and Karen Gorman
IB Coordinator
Maranda.thornburg@cms.k12.nc.us
Karenj.gorman@cms.k12.nc.us
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.
Requirements at a glance:
6th Grade = 20 hours
7th grade = 25 hours
8th Grade must complete a Community Project
Thanks for all 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. While different topics are highlighted each week, the full newsletter can be found at on the counseling department's website.
Important Dates and Events
April 11th- Advisory Lessons
6th-Gratitude
7th- Kindness
8th- Stress
April 15th-19th- Spring Break
April 12th- Report Cards sent home
April 26th- Service as Action hours (Community Service) deadline
Registration For Incoming Students- May 7, May 9, May 13
Information to Share:
National Child Abuse Awareness Month!
* April Is National Child Abuse Awareness Month - All North Carolina Citizens are Mandated Reporters * The Residents can call the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Child Protective Services HELP line at 980-31-HELPS (43577) to report allegations of child abuse, neglect or human trafficking. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This includes holidays. The current DSS CARE line, 704-336-2273, is open for reports to Adult Protective Services.
* 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.
Important Dates and Events
April 11th- Advisory Lessons
6th-Gratitude
7th- Kindness
8th- Stress
April 15th-19th- Spring Break
April 12th- Report Cards sent home
April 26th- Service as Action hours (Community Service) deadline
Registration For Incoming Students- May 7, May 9, May 13
Information to Share:
National Child Abuse Awareness Month!
* April Is National Child Abuse Awareness Month - All North Carolina Citizens are Mandated Reporters * The Residents can call the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Child Protective Services HELP line at 980-31-HELPS (43577) to report allegations of child abuse, neglect or human trafficking. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This includes holidays. The current DSS CARE line, 704-336-2273, is open for reports to Adult Protective Services.
* 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
- John Kirkland: 6th Grade Assistant Principal at johnu.kirkland@cms.k12.nc.us
- Meredith Austin: 7th Grade Dean of Students at meredith1austin@cma.k12.nc.us
- Brady Monismith: 8th Grade Assistant Principal at bradyn.monismith@cms.k12.nc.us
- Unscented deodorant - gender neutral
- Tissue boxes
- Chapstick
- Please contact your child’s teacher directly with academic concerns.
- Please contact your child’s administrator with discipline concerns.
- Marie Delaney, 6th Grade Counselor, marie.delaney@cms.k12.nc.us
- Glennise Johnson, 7th Grade Counselor, glennise.clyburn@cms.k12.nc.us
- Lisa Case, 8th Grade Counselor, lisa1.case@cms.k12.nc.us
- Susan Stone, Counseling Secretary, susan.stone@cms.k12.nc.us
Piedmont, You Know!
If you have content for the weekly Piedmont News e-bulletin, please contact NewsOfPiedmont@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.
For general PTSA inquiries, please email Piedmont PTSA.
