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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!
Happy Summer! If you are new to Piedmont, Welcome! You will love our school! We hope Piedmont parents (and students) will join the PTSA and get involved. Our PTSA supports our teachers, students, and campus financially and with volunteer time, helping make Piedmont the BEST middle school in Charlotte!
Bus Survey due JUNE 30, 2021!
Please be sure and let us know your student’s 2021-22 bus transportation request if you haven't already done so for this upcoming year. Completing this form for each student in your household will guarantee transportation service for the first day of school for eligible students. Requests after June 30, 2021 may cause a delay in service. Click this link:
https://wearecms.iad1.qualtrics.com/.../SV_51g8zHn7OTZik1o.
Summer Reading Project
This summer we will be reading Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds for our school wide read! Students will be asked to complete a "1-pager" that is due Friday, October 1st. Instructions on the "1-Pager" click here --> Summer Reading Project
Students are also asked to complete math practice over the summer. Please read each grade level "Welcome Letter" to find out what students are asked to do as well as basic supply lists!
6th Grade Welcome Letter
7th Grade Welcome Letter
8th Grade Welcome Letter
Happy Summer! If you are new to Piedmont, Welcome! You will love our school! We hope Piedmont parents (and students) will join the PTSA and get involved. Our PTSA supports our teachers, students, and campus financially and with volunteer time, helping make Piedmont the BEST middle school in Charlotte!
Bus Survey due JUNE 30, 2021!
Please be sure and let us know your student’s 2021-22 bus transportation request if you haven't already done so for this upcoming year. Completing this form for each student in your household will guarantee transportation service for the first day of school for eligible students. Requests after June 30, 2021 may cause a delay in service. Click this link:
https://wearecms.iad1.qualtrics.com/.../SV_51g8zHn7OTZik1o.
Summer Reading Project
This summer we will be reading Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds for our school wide read! Students will be asked to complete a "1-pager" that is due Friday, October 1st. Instructions on the "1-Pager" click here --> Summer Reading Project
Students are also asked to complete math practice over the summer. Please read each grade level "Welcome Letter" to find out what students are asked to do as well as basic supply lists!
6th Grade Welcome Letter
7th Grade Welcome Letter
8th Grade Welcome Letter
Important datesWednesday, August 25, 2021 - First Day of School
Monday, September 6, 2021 - Labor Day (no school) Thursday, September 16, 2021 - Teacher Work Day 
Thank you to everyone who donated.
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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:
- 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 2021-2022 Calendar for grade 6-12
- Piedmont Athletics
- Counselors' Corner
- Power School
- "Here Comes the Bus” App to check track the bus. (Link)
- 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
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.
