School Hours Reminder
Please remember that students are not permitted to enter the building without a pass before 8:20 a.m. This includes the vestibule area in the front entrance.
Reading Lists
Here is the link to the Fulton County Suggested Summer Reading Lists:
https://sites.google.com/site/fcssummerread.
Summer Reading
Information presented at the April PTA Lunch and Learn is available in
the Parent section of the Webb Bridge Media Center home page (http://
fcsdestiny.fultonschools.org/common/servlet/presenthomeform.do?
l2m=Home&tm=Home). A Prezi and a Symbaloo contain information
on summer learning options and links to sites reviewed in the presentation.
Thank You!
A BIG thank you to the PTA volunteers that helped with textbook collection: Andrea Wronski, Augustine Mulia, Christine Hanvey, Colette Whiting, Michelle Whitehouse, Susan Wilson, Andrea Vivio, Gina Rico, Gunna Hazlerig, Jen Medina, Leslie Ambrogio, Monique Oda, Cathy Finnerty, Seem Eidnani, and Saloshni Pillay. And an extra thanks to Marianne Lynch for coordinating all of the volunteers!
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2013 -2014 School Year Calendar |
| August 12 |
First Day of School |
| September 2 |
Labor Day (schools closed) |
| October 14 |
Student/Teacher Holiday (schools closed) |
| October 15 |
Teacher Work Day (no school for students) |
| November 25-29 |
Thanksgiving Holidays (schools closed) |
| December 20 |
Last Day of first semester |
| December 23- Jan. 3 |
Winter Holidays (schools closed) |
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| January 6 |
Teacher Work Day (no school for students) |
| January 7 |
First day of 2nd semester |
| January 20 |
MLK, Jr. Holiday (schools closed) |
| February 14 |
Student/Teacher Holiday (schools closed) |
| February 17 |
President's Day Holiday (schools closed) |
| March 14 |
Teacher Work Day (no school for students) |
| April 7-11 |
Spring Break (schools closed) |
| May 23 |
Last Day of School |
Do you have a rising 6th grade student who will be attending Webb Bridge Middle School for the 2013-14 school year?
Are you thinking about moving into the Webb Bridge area and would just like some general information about our school? If so, please view our PowerPoint which was created for our 5th Grade Parent Orientation. We have included information about the school, testing, various programs and services, clubs & activities, important dates for the upcoming school year, and much much more! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact a guidance counselor.
TO PARENTS OF ALL 7TH GRADERS:
The Business and Computer Science Department at Alpharetta High School is reviewing the programs that we offer. It is important to us that we offer courses that our incoming students are interested in taking. Please take a moment to complete the attached survey along with your 7th grade student. It should take no more than two to three minutes. You can access the survey at the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M7BLRYV
ATTENTION ALL WHO VOLUNTEER AT SCHOOL: Volunteer Registration - Action required for all volunteers
House Bill 1176 was recently signed into law and affects our protocol for reporting child abuse and neglect. As a result all volunteers for our school must complete a Volunteer Safety Information Form and complete training on Child Abuse and Neglect. The training is a ten minute online presentation outlining your responsibility for reporting child abuse or neglect and the protocol for such reporting. At the completion of the online training, you will be given an opportunity to print a Certificate of Completion. Your completed Volunteer Safety Information Form and training certificate should be submitted to the front office of your child’s school as soon as possible. This new policy includes all volunteers: sports, performing arts, and PTSA volunteers.
Early Dismissal
If a student needs to leave school before normal dismissal time, a note from the parent or guardian requesting early dismissal must be sent to the office on the morning of the requested early dismissal. Please refrain from checking out students between 3:45-4:00 p.m. as this allows us to protect the instructional time at the end of the day for all students. Please be prepared to show a photo ID when checking out a student.
Home Access Center
Home Access Center is the system for you to access your child’s school information via the web. The Home Access Center website will allow parents to view student data including: Student Registration, Report Card, Attendance, In progress grades (assignments, tests, etc.) All data is 'realtime' as the teachers and administrators input data into the school district's database. Your user ID and password will be available for pick up at our
curriculum nights on August 27th (6th grade) and August 28th (7th & 8th grades). You will need to show a photo ID in order to pick up your information.
Carpool Safety
For the safety of our students, please follow our carpool safety guidelines:
• Our one and only carpool entrance is in the front of the building.
• Please drop your child off in the front of the school where staff is on duty. There is no drop off in the bus area or by the music hall.
• Our carpool is single lane; please avoid using the left lane to bypass the carpool lane.
• When approaching the front of the carpool line, please pull up to the yellow line (past the front entrance to the school).
• Remember that with one carpool entrance we must be courteous of other drivers.
Please remind your child to wait on the sidewalk and not to cross in front of cars in the carpool lane. Thank you for your cooperation.
Webb Bridge Middle School Educational Foundation
The goal of the foundation will be to purchase technologies and educational programs for the students of our school that would not otherwise be available through traditional funding by the Fulton County School System or our PTA. While the foundation will be separate from the PTA, both will serve important functions for our school. The PTA provides numerous programs and events, volunteers, and support for our teachers. The foundation will be designed to complement the PTA and its efforts by providing funding for additional technology and resources that are unable to be funded by the PTA due to pre-designated restrictions and/or guidelines.
So as not to compete with the PTA for donations, the foundation will seek to raise money from large corporations in the Alpharetta and North Fulton area, which is home to many computer companies, technology businesses and national call centers along with private donations. Our goal will be to tap into these resources to support student learning.
If you are interested in serving on the exploratory committee, please contact Marc Gelber at Marc@Gelbers.com or 770-856-9508. While we have an attorney that has offered to provide the legal service to set up the Foundation, we are in need of a CPA to file the 501(c)(3) application as well as volunteers for various other roles. While the time commitment will be minimal, your impact on Webb Bridge will be great.
Coke Rewards
Webb Bridge participates in the My Coke Rewards for Schools program. Every time you enjoy a participating Coca-Cola product you can donate the My Coke Rewards points to WBMS. The donations will help give our students things they need, like sports gear, creative supplies, books, classroom tools, and more. Here’s how you can make a difference:
Purchase your favorite Coca-Cola drink to get codes.
Go to www.mycokerewards.com (register if you are not a member).
Enter codes to collect points – choose “Donate to Your School” from the six ways to spend points.
Find Webb Bridge Middle School by zip code (30005). When our school’s page comes up, click “Donate Points Now” and enter the amount you would like to donate.
Georgia Natural Gas (GNG) has a wonderful donation program called TrueBlue Schools. For every current GNG customer who registers for Webb Bridge Middle School online at www.TrueBlueSchools.com, the school will receive $5.00 for each month you continue to be a GNG customer. If you are not a current GNG customer, switch now, and WBMS will receive a $40 donation and $5.00 for each month you remain an active GNG customer. Please check out www.TrueBlueSchools.com to register for WBMS today or to learn more about the program.
Electronic Mall School Fundraiser
The Fulton Education Foundation presents The Electronic Mall. This website gives individual Fulton County Schools the opportunity to fundraise with minimum effort. There are over 1200 online merchants, including Wal-Mart, Macy's, and Barnes & Noble available. To find out how to participate, click here to open the instruction flyer. Post this flyer on your refrigerator for easy access the next time you start your shopping list.
National Blue Ribbon Schools 2010
The award honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools whose students achieve at very high levels or have made significant progress and helped close gaps in achievement especially among disadvantaged and minority students. Each year since 1982, the U.S. Department of Education has sought out schools where students attain and maintain high academic goals, including those that beat the odds. To read more about the National Blue Ribbon program and view a list of 2010 winners, please go the the Department of Education website at http://www.ed.gov/blue-ribbon-schools.
Webb Bridge Middle School is a 2006, 2009, 2012 Georgia Lighthouse School to Watch
Webb Bridge was originally designated as a Lighthouse School to Watch in 2006 and was re-designated for a second time for the 2012 school year. A Georgia Lighthouse School to Watch is a school that is conscientiously moving to meet fully the nationally endorsed criteria for high-performing middle schools, one that has made marked progress in meeting all of these criteria, including measurable gains in the academic achievement of all students. To find out more information about the Georgia Lighthouse Schools to Watch program, visit the Georgia Middle School Association website at http://www.gmsa.net and the National Forum website at http://www.middlegradesforum.org.
