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Comet Express 11.21.11 Monday Morning Music http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night- live/video/update-sandler-thanksgiving- song/1261476 Important Calendar Dates 11/21 Science Benchmarks, ELA/SS Vertical Meeting, Wrestling against SWRMS at Home, BB at SWRMS, Cut off day for next PBIS incentive on Dec. 2 nd 11/22 Grading Period Ends, Relay for Life Silent Goodie Fundraiser, Wrestling at Home against ATMS, BB at ATMS 11/23 Workday-Please complete your Annual Leave request by 11/16. The building will close at 3:3O. 11/24-11/25 Thanksgiving Holidays 11/28 AVID Students visit Davidson Community College, Wrestling at RMS, BB at home against RMS 11/29 PBIS Team participates in Tier I Training at PDC, Choice Bus at NAMS-8 th grade project with CIS 11/30 PBIS Team participates in Tier I Training at PDC 12/1 AVID Parent Night at Balfour Church 12/2 6 th Grade Field Trip, Wrestling at NERMS, BB at home against NERMS 12/3 Career Day, PBIS reward Celebrations and Hot Tamales Hot Tamales to Dr. Frost for being recognized as the NC Superintendent of the Year! Hot Tamales to April and Kerri for presenting at the National Middle School Conference! Hot Tamales to Angie Berrier for all she is doing for our school through CIS. Hot Tamales and congratulations to our newest grandparent, Officer Marlowe! His grandson, Wyatt Lee Whisnaut, was born on 11-16-11. Learning Links and Stuff to think about Blogging Book Reports http://tinyurl.com/d95m8ep Inquiry-Based Learning http://tinyurl.com/c3ra624 Student Builds Iphone/Student Sponsored Clubs http://tinyurl.com/d4hn2x5 Keeping Us On The Same Page and Best Practices ***Please make a note in your sub plans to let substitutes know that they should not put students in the hall without supervision. ***For discipline issues that require a timely response, please call the office to let Mrs. Zepeda know. She will contact the appropriate administrator. Emails are welcome. However, unless we know to look for an email, we may not see it until the school day has ended. ***Jay and I had a question brought to us about laptops and substitutes. The handbook states that laptops should not be used by students with a substitute teacher for a myriad of reasons. As we know, there are exceptions to every rule. If you believe that you have an exception to this rule, please see Jay or me before making plans for a sub to use the computers. Remember, the classroom teacher is ultimately the person responsible for the laptops. ***Yvonne Van Kirk has been hired as our new ESL teacher. She will begin teaching at NAMS on Dec. 5 th . A picture is worth a thousand words. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Comet Express 11.21.11

Monday Morning Music http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-

live/video/update-sandler-thanksgiving-song/1261476

Important Calendar Dates

11/21 Science Benchmarks, ELA/SS Vertical Meeting, Wrestling against SWRMS at Home, BB at SWRMS, Cut off day for next PBIS incentive on Dec. 2nd

11/22 Grading Period Ends, Relay for Life Silent Goodie Fundraiser, Wrestling at Home against ATMS, BB at ATMS

11/23 Workday-Please complete your Annual Leave request by 11/16. The building will close at 3:3O.

11/24-11/25 Thanksgiving Holidays 11/28 AVID Students visit Davidson Community

College, Wrestling at RMS, BB at home against RMS

11/29 PBIS Team participates in Tier I Training at PDC, Choice Bus at NAMS-8th grade project with CIS

11/30 PBIS Team participates in Tier I Training at PDC

12/1 AVID Parent Night at Balfour Church 12/2 6th Grade Field Trip, Wrestling at NERMS, BB

at home against NERMS 12/3 Career Day, PBIS reward

Celebrations and Hot Tamales

Hot Tamales to Dr. Frost for being recognized as the NC Superintendent of the Year! Hot Tamales to April and Kerri for presenting at the National Middle School Conference! Hot Tamales to Angie Berrier for all she is doing for our school through CIS. Hot Tamales and congratulations to our newest grandparent, Officer Marlowe! His grandson, Wyatt Lee Whisnaut, was born on 11-16-11.

Learning Links and Stuff to think about Blogging Book Reports

http://tinyurl.com/d95m8ep Inquiry-Based Learning

http://tinyurl.com/c3ra624 Student Builds Iphone/Student Sponsored Clubs

http://tinyurl.com/d4hn2x5

Keeping Us On The Same Page and Best Practices ***Please make a note in your sub plans to let substitutes know that they should not put students in the hall without supervision. ***For discipline issues that require a timely response, please call the office to let Mrs. Zepeda know. She will contact the appropriate administrator. Emails are welcome. However, unless we know to look for an email, we may not see it until the school day has ended. ***Jay and I had a question brought to us about laptops and substitutes. The handbook states that laptops should not be used by students with a substitute teacher for a myriad of reasons. As we know, there are exceptions to every rule. If you believe that you have an exception to this rule, please see Jay or me before making plans for a sub to use the computers. Remember, the classroom teacher is ultimately the person responsible for the laptops. ***Yvonne Van Kirk has been hired as our new ESL teacher. She will begin teaching at NAMS on Dec. 5th.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!