PIEDMONT, YOU KNOW!

​A National Demonstration Magnet School

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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.​

Quick Links

OUR WINTER BOOK FAIR NEEDS YOU!

Our Winter book fair will be a HUGE success because of you.  We need volunteers for the book fair December 3rd through December 7th.  Sign up through the link below.
Click On The Link To Sign Up To Volunteer For Our Winter Book Fair:
WINTER BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEER SIGN UP CLICK HERE
Like to Shop?

​We have several opportunities to shop and earn money for Piedmont. 
  • Harris Teeter - Together in Education.  Consider linking your HT card to Piedmont PTSA.  Our school code is 1881.
  • Publix Partners: Having the cashier scan the keytag at the beginning of your transaction earns 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.
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PTSA Volunteers Needed

We are in need of volunteers and committee chairs for the 2018-2019 school year.  ​Please consider being a Piedmont Pirate PTSA volunteer.  

We are in need of volunteers for the following leadership roles:
-Nominating Committee

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).

Important Dates

October 6: State of the PTSA Meeting 11:00am-12:30pm, Auditorium
October 6: 2 Hour Community Service Opportunity at Piedmont
October 9th: 7th Grade Curriculum Night at 5:30pm
October 11: PTSA Meeting 8:00am-8:45am, Conference Room
October 17th: 8th Grade Curriculum Night at 5:30pm
October 18th: 6th Grade Curriculum Night at 5:30pm


​Myers Park High School Prospective Student Open House and Tour information:
 
Tour Dates (all start at 9:30 AM in the main office unless otherwise noted):
Oct. 11
Oct. 22
Nov. 15 – Open House/Prospective Student Information Session and & Campus Tour (8:00 AM-10:30 AM)
Nov. 28
Dec. 4
Jan. 24
Feb. 5
Feb. 21
Mar. 7 – Rising Freshman/New Student Information Session & Campus Tour (Tours at 5:00 PM, Program 6:00 PM)
 
Please sign up on the Prospective Families tab on the PTSO website:
https://mphsptso.org/prospective-families/.   The link directly to the tour sign up is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4cabab2ea20-myers.   
 
If you have any questions, please contact - mphs.ptso.tours@gmail.com.


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

 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​

Advisory - October 11th
  • 6th grade: Students will receive an overview of the Advisory program and begin lessons on developing the effective habits: proactive, responsible and reflective.
  • 7th grade: Overview of the Advisory Program
  • 8th grade: Substance Abuse Awareness and Prevention - a reflection on the LIARS play performed by Children’s Theater of Charlotte on 10/2/18. All 8th grade students watched this play - ask them about the play and the characters.

National Red Ribbon Week-October 23rd-31st
  • Piedmont will participate in this national event which focuses on drug abuse awareness and prevention.
  • Check out their site for more information: http://redribbon.org/
  • Students are encouraged to take part in the national contest for designing next year’s theme http://redribbon.org/enter/

Mix It Up At Lunch Day-October 23rd
  • This is an international campaign that encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries. Millions of students around the world participate in this wonderful opportunity where students get to know some of their peers with whom they may not see on a recurring basis. This is a 6th grade tradition at Piedmont.
  • Ask your child who they sat with at lunch and what they talked about. How did they feel doing this exercise?
  • Share an experience that you have had where you had to sit with new people and discuss how you felt.

Information to Share:​
  • Self Harm or self-injury means hurting yourself on purpose.
  • Child Abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child or children by a parent or caregiver.
    • All North Carolina citizens are mandated reporters, which means you are legally required to ensure a report is made when abuse is observed or suspected.
    • The person making the report does not need to determine if abuse or neglect occurred, merely having the suspicion is enough to make a report.
    • Please contact 980-31-HELPS if you have any suspicion of abuse or neglect.​
  • End of first Quarter - October 30th: Some questions to ask yourself:
    • Do you know your child’s grades?
    • If you need your PowerSchool Parent Portal login information please contact Ms. Stone.
    • Do you have any questions about a grade or an assignment?
    • Often you can get your questions answered over email with a teacher. Feel free to reach out to the teacher directly with any questions and copy your grade level counselor on the email.
    • Academic concerns should be directed to your child’s teachers.  This is the best first step in helping your child.
    • Is your child struggling in more than one class? Do you need a parent teacher team conference?
    • If yes, please contact Ms. Stone or your grade level School Counselor.
  • Duke TIP Program
If your 7th grader scored at the 95th percentile or above on any of the EOG tests over the past two years then he/she is eligible to apply for the program.  For more information please contact them directly at https://tip.duke.edu/programs,  email - inquiries@tip.duke.edu, or call (919) 668-9100. Your child can also pick up an application packet from Ms. Johnson in  Student Services.

Donation Needs 
  • Unscented deodorant - gender neutral
  • Tissue boxes
​Counseling Department Contact Information

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.
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For general PTSA inquiries, please email Piedmont PTSA.