THE BRIDGE TO SECONDARY SUCCESS * VOLUME 3 ISSUE 2 / OCTOBER 10, 2015
Title I info meeting
set Thursday, Oct. 15
 
Parents are invited to an informational session on Thursday, Oct. 15, to learn more about our Title I program, including our Parental Involvement Policy, the School Wide Plan, the school-parent compacts and the Title I budget.

We are offering two sessions for your convenience - 11:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

In addition, be on the lookout for the Title I Parent Involvement Plan to be sent home with your child on Monday, Oct. 12.  A copy is also available in the parent resource center located in our media center.

Please contact our Title I coordinator, Laura Malmquist, at (770) 830-0997 if you have questions, or you may email her.

Make-up pictures
scheduled Friday 

Retakes of official school photos will be taken at Carrollton Middle School on Friday, Oct. 16. Parents may preorder online at www.peachtreeportraits.com. Click here to access a copy of the order form to print out.

Remember Walk 
& Roll  Wednesdays

Remember, Walk & Roll Wednesdays will be held through Oct. 28. For CMS participants, note the times below:

Carrollton GreenBelt trailhead at McIntosh Plaza, located in the southwest corner of the Target parking lot on Highway 27: 7:40 a.m.

Carrollton GreenBelt trailhead on Hays Mill Road, just north of the Hays Mill Overlook subdivision: 7:30 a.m.
CMS fifth grade teacher Denise Little dances with a student during one of many Latin songs.
Havana Son duo 
energizes  CMS crowd 
at Mabry Center

As part of Carrollton Middle School's celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the sultry sounds of a tropical paradise came to mind when the pulsing rhythms and sweet melodies of Havana Son energized CMS students at the Mabry Center for the Arts Oct. 6.

The duo hosted two assemblies - fourth and fifth grade in one and sixth grade in the other - exposing students to geographic and cultural themes of Latin America.

Havana Son was formed by the husband-and-wife team of Rene and Llilian Herrera, both of Cuban descent and award-winning professional musicians and vocalists.

Havana Son played authentic Latin rhythms such as Salsa, Merengue, Son, Cha Cha, boleros, bachata, vallenato, cumbia and more to the delight of CMS students. Click here to see a video and learn more about the performance.
CMS science teacher Gwen Benson is one of the most prolific "Gold Mine" contributors. Here is a photo of students working on STEM projects.
Add your own nuggets
to the CCS Gold Mine
Have you checked out Carrollton City Schools' new "social neighborhood" that is linked to the school district's home page? Launched just a couple of weeks ago, the "Gold Mine" already is full of quick snippets capturing dynamic school activity, like the photo of the sixth grade team on Homecoming. Click the icon above to see more content, all driven by the hashtag #trojangold. Most of the activity so far has been produced by Carrollton City Schools employees. We would love to have you add your own experiences to this archive! Just remember to add the hashtag ...  #trojangold
During conferences, we will ask for your feedback
Student success is attained when great parents, great teachers and a great community work in concert to create dynamic learning experiences for children. 

Ensuring this partnership is working well compels us to ask you for feedback. During CMS parent-teacher conferences this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 13-15, we will ask for your feedback on what we do well and what we could do better. The online survey is very short and will only take a couple of minutes. Your answers will be confidential and will not be shared with teachers at an individual teacher or student level. 

A $500 gift certificate to the Trojan Nation Store awaits a randomly drawn winner from the parents/guardians who participate. The drawing will be on  Friday, Oct. 30 . Good luck!
UPDATE ON NEW CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL
New CHS front lobby video builds excitement
Want an exciting glimpse into what the front lobby of the new Carrollton High School will look like?   Click on this video rendition at right. You won't believe it.
Some of the details in the lobby may change, but that the design featured in the video gives a good indication of what to expect.

The first phase of the project, including the new front lobby featured in the video, is on track to open at the start of the 2017-2018 school year. Be looking for some construction action in the near future!