A call for a new executive board for 2014-2015

The PTSA nominating committee is seeking potential candidates to run for office and serve during the 2014-15 school year.  We are asking you for recommendations of potential nominees.With that said, are there any parents with which you interact that would be good candidates for PTSA office? If so, please provide their names and contact information.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Sarah McCrary -
FMS PTSA Vice President and
PTSA Nominating Committee

FMS School Pride - Upcoming Events

Please support Popeye's Chicken at 4815 Redan Road.  

Every Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8 p.m.

10% of the proceeds will be donated to Freedom Middle School.

 

Visit our schools website at www.freedomms.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Register your email with our PTA blog by entering your email address in the box to the right of this page. 

It's a FREE app!!!!  Be sure to download the new "DeKalb County School District" app for your mobile device today.  It's Free!!! Please click here to download the application on your phone https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dekalb-county-school-district/id723921428?mt=8 (for Iphones)  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.parentlink.dekalb&hl=en (Android phones). 

Please congratulate our 2014-2015 Educational Professional of the Year - Mrs. Karen Berry

We are excited to announce our 2014 -2015 Teacher of the Year - Mrs. Shenica Bridges-Mathieu

Next PTSA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. in the media center

Come out and support the SGA as they present The Poetry Cafe' on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.   RSVP for the free food at the café here http://www.eventbrite.com/e/fms-pta-meeting-and-poetry-cafe-tickets-10880111707. 

Do you know what is required of your child for the CRCT?  If not, please come to a District-Wide CRCT parent workshop at the AIC on Saturday, March 22nd at 9:00 a.m., March 22nd at 12 noon, or Tuesday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m.  Call 678-676-0381 for more information.

 

Parent Teacher Conference Night will take place Thursday, March 20th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.  Please call 678-874-8732 to schedule a conference with your child's team of teachers.

Spring Break - April 7 - 11, 2014

 

CRCT for grades 6 - 8 has been changed to April 22 - 30, 2014

Due to the inclement weather, the Last Day of School for the Second Semester will be May 23, 2014.

English Language Learner Parents - We need more of our ELL parents to get involved.  Please see the video below.  Your students need you!

 

PTA Agenda for 3/18/14 - Poetry Cafe - Free Food

Freedom Middle School PTA Agenda

 

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

 

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm   

 

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

 

Location: Freedom Middle School PTA, library

 

OBJECTIVE

 

Discuss upcoming fundraisers and to raise money for the end of the year activities. Choose a nominating committee.

 

SCHEDULE

 

1.    5:00 to 5:05 : Welcome /Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance – PTA President Kim Ault

 

2.    5:05 to 5:10 Treasurer’s Report (proposed budget, audit report, motions to adopt) – PTA President Kim Ault or Treasurer Takisha Bryson

 

3.    5:10 to 5:15: Correspondence and report copies/EC or BOD report/Standing Committee Reports – Treasurer/President

 

4.    5:15 to 5:20: New Business- (fundraiser, 2014-2015 election of the PTSA nominating committee) – Kim Ault

 

5.    5:20 to 5:25 -  News from the Principal, NPTA, GPTA and council

 

6.    5:25 to 5:30 - Question and answer period – Kim Ault/ Principal Davidson

 

7.    5:30 to 7:00: Poetry Café in the cafetorium – Mrs. Manais and S. Bridges-Mathieu - Go here to RSVP for your free food for the poetry café http://www.eventbrite.com/e/fms-pta-meeting-and-poetry-cafe-tickets-10880111707?aff=eorg.

 

ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

 

 

Set-up: S. Mathieu

Minutes: S. Mathieu

Paperwork: S. Mathieu

Financials: Mrs. Bryson

Announcements:  Mrs. Ault/Mr. Davidson

 

Parent "EiE-STEEM"

No, I did not spell the word "esteem" wrong.  The title reads "Parent EiE-STEEM" for a reason.  When I talk about "Parent EiE-STEEM" I am referring to Parent's Encouragement in Education via Stability, Trust, Eagerness, Enthusiasm and Maturity. 

Basically, it is a play on words or an acronym used as a mneumonic device to force parents to think about the results of good parenting.  We can not stop dedicating our time to our kids when they are in middle school just because they are a little older and more independent.  If anything, we must try our best to spend more time with them considering the fragility of their age range.
Over the next few posts, I will be posting videos that will strategically align with our "Parent EiE-STEEM" plan.   Until then, please watch the video below, and RSVP for our next PTA meeting and Poetry Café by clicking here.

 

PTA Meeting/Poetry Cafe

Hello parents,

We are looking forward to our next PTA meeting. It will begin promptly at 5:00 pm, and it will be held in the Freedom Middle School library. Immediately following the meeting, you will be in for a treat when you experience our poetry café in the cafetorium from 5:30-7:00. We will be serving free refreshments.

Please click here to RSVP for this exciting event. 


Sincerely,
Shenica Bridges - Mathieu
PTA - Secretary
2014-2015 Teacher of the Year
Drama Club Sponsor

Wake Up Call for Change!

Dear Parents,

Parental involvement is vital to the success of a school. It hurts me deeply to work in a middle school and see so few parents come to PTA meetings. Teachers and administrators can only do so much. We have lives too. We have families and children too.

Parents please get involved, and tell other parents to get involved. It takes a village to raise a child.

I hope that I see more of you at our next PTA meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 5:00 pm. Please note that immediately following our meeting, we will have our annual Poetry Café in the cafetorium. Please don't miss this! I look forward to seeing you all.

I leave you with a video from a concerned parent in DeKalb. Please watch it, listen, and feel the words that are coming out of this woman's mouth. We need more parents, like this lady, rallying for their kids.


Sincerely,



Shenica Bridges-Mathieu
PTA Secretary and FMS Teacher of the Year

Inspiration and Invitation - Updated Meeting Times

On behalf of the Freedom Middle School PTA, I would like to say thank you to all of the parents and teachers who attended our PTA meeting and Black History Program.  The students need opportunities to shine, and they need an audience to encourage them.  Thank you for being the vehicles of encouragement.  I look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting and Poetry Café on Tuesday, March, 18, 2014 at 5:00 pm.   We will have our meeting from 5:00-5:30 in the library, and we will conclude with our event from 5:30 - 7:00 in the cafetorium.   Please subscribe to this blog for updates, and call us if you would like to volunteer. 

In addition, I would like to personally thank all of the teachers and staff who nominated me as the 2014 Teacher of the Year for Freedom Middle School.  It is indeed one of the highest honors that I could have ever dreamt of receiving.   I promise you that I will not let you down.

Last, I would like to recognize Mrs. Berry for winning the auxiliary employee of the year for Freedom Middle School.  You are one of the nicest and hardest working people who I know.  Thank God Avondale closed so that you could come to Freedom. 


I leave you with an inspirational message from one of the best teachers in the country, Rafe Esquith, the author of "Teach Like Your Hair is on Fire."  Please take the time to listen to his message.  Have a great evening.


S. Bridges-Mathieu
Freedom Middle School PTSA Secretary
2014 Teacher of the Year