September 29, 2019
Quater 1 Interim Reports went home Friday September 27. The last of them will be given out Tuesday 10-1-19. If you need to speak with your child's teachers, please do not hesitate to contact them or your child's counselor. You can always set up a parent teacher conference if you have concerns.
Title I packets were sent home with all students Friday. Please take the opportunity to read through the material outlining our continued partnership with families and the community.
Remember that September 30 is a teacher workday. Students will not attend school that day.
Please join us Tuesday October 1 for our PTA Meeting at 4:00pm. We look forward to the awesome opportunities and continued partnerships.
Fall pictures will be held Tuesday October 1. Please make sure students are reminded.
We would like to say thank you to our Custodians Ms. Joyce, Ms. Rogelia, and Mr. Antonio for their hard work and dedication to Zebulon GT Magnet Middle School. It is Custodian Appreciation Week!
We will host our Hispanic Digital Academy Night Thursday October 3.
The Welcome Back student dance will be held Friday October 4 from 3:30-5:30. Please make sure that transportation is on site to pick up students at 5:30. The cost of the dance is $5.00.
We will host a ZMS Beautification Community Service Project 9:00am-12:00. Please join us in sprucing up some areas on our campus. Please contact Terrance Hinnant for more information.
Please make sure to pencil in October 17. We will host our Parent Engagement Night for all families and our 8th Grade Parent Night. Dinner will be served!!! More information will come home with students.
Your child received start-of-school year documents for you to read and sign. We are asking you to complete this task as quickly as possible. Everyone should have completed the verification form, free & reduced lunch form, technology use form, handbook verification, immunizations (7th) & privacy form (6th). Please have them returned Monday.
Also, please ensure that you sign up to receive School Messenger text and emails so that you can receive weekly updates. You can text YES to 67587. Utilize this link for all other school messenger information https://www.wcpss.net/Page/36463.
The calendar for Watch DOGS and Cougar MOMS volunteers opened Monday September 3, 2019. For your convenience, you can sign up at http://bit.ly/2z8baKU. Please contact Ms. Dionne for more information.
Our 2nd Annual Truck Fair will occur October 30. How can you help? Are you in a career that involves the use of a cool vehicle as part of you job? WE NEED YOU! You would bring your vehicle, park it and be ready to talk with students as they move around the truck fair about your career, how you got into that career and the pros & cons of being in that career. Some professionals we are looking for include: Fire, Rescue, Law Enforcement, Military, Aviation, Town Utilities Funeral Home Services, Motorcycle Sales/Repair, Vehicle Sales/Repair, Mobile Veterinarian, Crane Operator, Golf Course Supervisor, Truck Driver, Large Equipment operator (Backhoe, Dump Truck, ect), Farmer, Cement Services, Electrical Services, Heating & Air Services, Plumbing Services, Welding Services, Painting Services, Carpet Laying Services, Bricklaying Services. Please contact Barnanne Creech - ZGTMMS Career Development Coordinator 919 404 3630 bwcreech@wcpss.net
Parents, a few reminders. The school day starts at 8:15 and doors are open to students at 7:45am. Students arriving earlier than 7:45am need to remain in the front of the building and are not supervised by adults. Students arriving after 8:15 are considered tardy and must be checked in by a parent. Carpool is located in the back parking lot not the circle lot in front of the building. Agendas & schedules will be distributed to students in homebase.
The school day ends at 3:00pm and the staggered dismissal process begins. Walkers and students riding carpool will be dismissed first. Bus riding students will be dismissed once their bus arrives on campus. We are asking for your patience during the first week of school as we work closely with transportation to get kids to and from school safely. In addition ALL check-outs must occur prior to 2:30 for the entire year.
RESOURCES:
EL Education Parent Videos and Handouts -
- EL Education Overview video
- EL Parent Handout (Spanish, English)
- WCPSS Curriculum Plan 6-8
Open Up Parent Videos and Handout
- WCPSS Homework Resources
- New resource for Middle School Mathematics
- Acceleration Video for Middle School Mathematics
- Parent letter regarding new MS Math resource
Here Comes the Bus APP information: https://bit.ly/2wzQdH6
School Messenger Texts & Email information: https://bit.ly/2Ku77gb
REMINDERS
September 30 Teacher Workday
October 1 Bully Free Prevention month
October 1 PTA Meeting 4pm
October 1 Fall Pictures
October 2 Cougar Time
October 2 Custodian Appreciation Week
October 3 Hispanic Digital Academy Night
October 4 Back to School Dance 3:30-5:30 $5
October 4 Grade Level Newsletters
October 5 ZMS Beautification Project Community Service 9am-12pm
October 7 Blue Shirt Day (Bullying Prevention)
October 8 Free & Reduced Lunch Forms due
October 9 Teacher Workday
October 14 School Lunch Week
October 16 Cougar Time
October 16 School Improvement Team Meeting
October 17 Parent Engagement Night 5:30-7:30 Dinner Served (Please RSVP)
October 17 8th Grade Parent Night 5:30-7:30 Dinner Served (Please RSVP)
October 18 EWHS Band Performance
October 18 Lunch & Learns
October 22 All County Honors Band Auditions
October 23 Orange shirt day (Unity Day)
October 23 Cougar Time
October 28 Students submit second Digital Portfolio Artifacts
October 30 Cougar Time
October 30 Truck Fair
October 30 Quarter I Ends
October 31 Instructional Make-Up Day
November 1 Parent Teacher Conferences
November 1 Required Teacher Workday
November 1 Trio STEM Field Trip