Weekly Update 5-8-2023
EARLY RELEASE TUESDAY MAY 9: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 at ZGTMMS. Please ensure that if you are carpool you are in carpool by 1:00 dismissal. Students who ride buses will have a staggered dismissal beginning at 1:00.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Please help us celebrate our phenomenal teachers the week of May 8-May 15 for Teacher Appreciation Week. We are asking every family to donate at minimum one $5 gift card to help celebrate our teachers. We will collect them in carpool and at the front office. They will be given out to all staff so that each member gets a gift card during teacher appreciation week. If you can donate more than one gift card, please do so.
Also, we plan to have a snack day for staff that week. We are asking for snack donations as well. Please drop off in the front office one day next week.
SPRING DANCE & BAND: Please come out to support our student performers Thursday at 6:00pm.
PTA FUNDRAISER MUDCATS GAME 5-26: Please help raise funds for our school by attending the Mudcats game with us on May 26. https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2new/GroupPortalPEC.asp?HoldID=537&SponsorID=16619&EventID=335847
PANORAMA SURVEY: Helping students do their best in school requires a team effort. Parents, students, and schools all play important roles in this process. Help us make your child's school experience as positive and beneficial as possible by giving honest, thoughtful responses to the questions in our family survey from April 10 - May 12. Please take a moment to complete the online survey or the paper-based survey that will be sent home with your student Monday. This survey will allow us to make changes to better meet the needs of our students at Zebulon Middle School.
Families will access an anonymous survey by going to: surveys.panoramaed.com/wakecounty/family
Once there, you will select Zebulon Middle school from a searchable drop-down menu
- After you answer all the questions, you will need to make sure to hit the blue submit button.
- Families must complete individual surveys in a single sitting. Surveys do not auto-save.
- Once the submit button is clicked, respondents will see a thank you screen to confirm their completion.
https://bit.ly/WCPSSFamilySurvey
FAMILY WCPSS SESSIONS: Linking to Learning sessions
The spring semester series will feature an opportunity for families to learn more about conceptual mathematics, utilizing the Canvas learning management system and how to support this learning at home.
CHECK-OUTS: This is a reminder that there are no check-outs after 2:30. Also there are no messages that will be delivered to students after 2:30. Check-outs for any reason must be done prior to 2:30. Please understand that we are extremely busy during that time period preparing for dismissal and closing out the day.
TITLE I ADDITIONAL FUNDS: We need your assistance with completing the Meal Benefits Application to ensure our school continues to receive federal dollars that support all students that attend our school. Please see the message below of how you can help.
Important: Complete a Meal Benefits Application
Parents, please consider applying for meal benefits even if you believe you wont qualify. For every student completes the free and reduced lunch application and qualifies, the school receives federal funds to provide additional teachers, staff, materials, and supplies for students. Information about applying for Meal Benefits can be found at www.wcpss.net/Page/1849. Help our school continue to receive this funding by completing an application online at MySchoolApps.com prior to February 15.
MAGNET SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION: Zebulon Gifted and Talented Magnet Middle School has been named a Magnet School of Distinction!!!!! Schools that receive national magnet merit awards “demonstrated their commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation and diversity efforts, and consistent delivery of high quality educational services to all stakeholders.
To receive a national merit award, schools must submit a detailed application that is scored by a panel of educators. These schools are judged and scored on their demonstrated commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation and diversity efforts, and consistent delivery of high quality educational services to all stakeholders.” – WCPSS Employee News
REVIEW ZMS NEWSLETTER: Our ZMS Newsletter is full of important information. Please review the link on our website
- May 1- National Principal Day
- May 1-PTA Meeting 6:30
- May 4- Spring Musical Moana Jr. 6:00
- May 5- School Lunch Hero Day
- May 6- Spring Musical Moana Jr. 2:00
- May 8 through May 13- Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 8- Quarter 4 Interims
- May 9- College Career Fair
- May 9- Early Release Day
- May 11-Spring Band and Dance Concert/Performance
- May 18-Spring Choral and Orchestra Concert/Performance
- May 29-Holiday
- May 30 through June 2- EOGs
- June 5 through June 8- EOG Make-Ups
- June 8- Awards Day Grade Level Ceremonies
- June 8- NJHS Induction Ceremony
- June 8- 8th Grade Dance
- June 9- Last Day of School