THE BRIDGE TO SECONDARY SUCCESS * VOLUME 3 ISSUE 9 / FEBRUARY 22, 2016
PTVO fundraiser
to support active
learning equipment

The Carrollton Middle School PTVO is sponsoring a Butter Braid pastries fundraising with a goal of raising $5,000 to purchase active learning equipment for the school.

Butter Braid pastries, a delicious premium frozen product, are ONLY sold through this fundraiser and cannot be purchased in stores or online.

Each child's fundraising goal is 10 items. Information letters and order forms have been distributed by homeroom teachers. Make checks payable to CMS PTVO. Order forms and money must be turned in by March 2.

Delivery will be March 22 from 2 to 6 p.m. The top three sellers will get a VISA gift card.

The Link issues
linked to archive 

Would you like to revisit past editions of The Link? An online archive has been created and linked to the  CMS website, or just go straight to the  archive!

Take survey to help
school improvement

Carrollton City schools are participating in the Georgia Parent Survey program and need your help. The survey contains only 24 questions.

All survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for school climate analysis. Thank you in advance for participating in our school improvement efforts. 

The video above provides details about the Advanced Learning Program at CMS and gives viewers a glimpse into the enriching opportunities for ALP students.
A LETTER TO PARENTS

Advanced Learning
Program application
deadline is March 18

In an effort to provide customization of student learning at Carrollton Middle School to meet the needs of a wide range of learners, we will continue to offer the Advanced Learning Program during the 2016-2017 school year. 

The CMS Advanced Learning Program (ALP) will provide innovative academic rigor centered upon making relevant, real-world connections, broadening student perspective, and affording students the opportunity to assume responsibility for developing and achieving their learning goals. 

In the Advanced Learning Program, student learning will be extended and enriched by teaching the state-mandated curriculum in such a way as to afford students
opportunities to study academic content in greater depth. The pace of instruction will be accelerated to better meet the needs of the learner.

Students who have successfully completed the ALP in the third grade at CES or the fourth grade at CMS will remain in the program for the 2016-2017 school year. All other current third and fourth grade students enrolled in the Carrollton City School System are eligible to submit an application for consideration into the program.

Consideration for the program will be determined using the following measures/performance information:

* Completed application
* Parent Feedback
* Teacher Feedback/Recommendation
* Academic Achievement as demonstrated by
  the following:
* Classroom assessment data
* Report card
* Georgia Milestones results (if applicable)
* Results from a norm-referenced test at
  the 65th percentile or higher

If you are interested in an ALP application for your child, please fill out the interest form sent home with your child and return by March 15 for an application. Also, you may download  the application packet. Application deadline is  March 18, 2016.
KID'S CORNER
Tell us about your experience in the Advanced Learning Program (ALP) this year at CMS.


"We do a lot of fun activities and projects. My favorite part of this year has been the field trips that we have participated in. We got to go to the Georgia Aquarium and the Tellus Science Museum. We do mixture of group and individual work that seems to balance out the work that we need to accomplish. "

Cade Thomas
Fourth Grade




"We do more challenging projects; it's not harder it is just more challenging projects. We do a lot of group work in class but to make sure we know the material as an individual we spend a lot of time individually with the teacher to make sure we are on track with our work. "

Ciarrah McEwen
Fourth Grade



"The work seems harder but I feel like I am being challenged more as a student. The teachers are challenging us with work that makes us think more to help us be more prepared for the fifth grade next year. I love working on individual work in my class."

Justin Dorsett
Fourth Grade