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Waddell Language Academy—RamPage 1
RAMPAGE Your guide to school news, information and events!
MARCH 27,2015 VOLUME 26
In this issue: From the Principal’s desk
New Staff and Home communica-
tion procedures
Rising 9th Grade parents needed
to join SMHS PTSA
1st Parent Child Dance a smash-
ing success
Results from Francophonie Week
Spring collection for Box Tops for
Education
Proctors Needed
6th Grade Community Problem
Solvers
Soccer schedule
Easy ways to raise money for our
school, Used Blues Sale AND MORE!
RESOURCES
CMS School Calendar 2014-15
Waddell PTSA Website
Waddell Spirit wear
New! Waddell Digital Learning Sites
New! CMS Online School Payments
Office FAQ’s
Link to RamPage Archive
CMS Lunch Menu
New! Peachjar eFlyers
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From the Principal’s Desk...
Dear Waddell Language Academy Parents/Guardians,
We believe that all children can learn at high levels in a school environment that is supportive, challenging and engaging. At Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, we’re passionate about creating that learning environment — to maximize aca-demic achievement for every child every day.
I’m proud of the work of our teachers and staff, and confident in their skill and commitment. But I also know we cannot succeed alone. CMS must partner with you and other parents to ensure our students’ success.
That’s why we’re launching our 2015 School Climate Survey of Parents, asking for your feedback. The survey launches Monday, March 30, 2015 and is open to all CMS parents.
The survey asks about important topics such as academic preparation, parent/guardian engagement, safety and behavior, school operations and school lead-ership, among other topics.
When you take this survey it’s completely anonymous. CMS works with an inde-pendent partner, K12 Insight, to give this survey. Results go directly to them. No one at CMS will know if you participated, or be able to connect you to your answers. So please answer honestly. Your candid feedback is critical to ensuring we move CMS in the right direction.
If you have a current email address on file, you’ll receive a personal survey invi-tation. If not, you can participate by going to www.k12insight.com/CMS/Parent2015.html or clicking the link on our district website. If you don’t have easy access to the Internet, paper surveys are available upon request by visiting the school office.
By sharing your experiences and opinions, you can help create meaningful change at CMS. I hope you will partner with us and make your voice count! We would like to hear from every parent.
Sincerely,
Ynez Olshausen
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New staff
Please welcome new front office secretary Kristin Suttle! Kristin is an App State grad who grew up in Costa Rica, and is fully bilingual in Spanish. She is also a studio artist. She loves using data to understand and solve problems. We are excited about having her join our office team. Welcome, Kristin!
NEW home - school communications procedures!
In order to be consistent with the procedures for sending transportation changes and absence notifications, we have created two NEW email addresses for your convenience. All secretaries at Waddell can access these email "boxes," which will minimize problems if a staff member is absent.
Attendance- [email protected] Transportation Changes- [email protected]
First Annual Parent Child Dance a smashing success!
Thank you to our hosts Yvette Green Bolden, Tracy Vanderbloomer Ellsworth and
Michelle Wright for your support!! Special thank you to Susan Alexander, Jennie Mar-
tin, Stacey Dobbins, Kate Chan, and Sharon Jones Stetler , Sucharita Kodali, Jorge
Abril, Mrs Hamrick , French Interns for volunteering!
A BIG thank you to all of the parents for supporting this event!
Take a look at these fabulous pictures from the event.
Have pictures from the dance you’d like to share in our online album? Email them to [email protected]
Congratulations to Mrs. Bartholomew—Waddell’s
Teacher of the Year!
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Francophonie Week Celebrations—March 16—20
Activities were held each day of the week, ending with the Poetry Slam and French teacher’s break-fast. Here’s a quick summary: The winners of the French t-shirts posters are:
#1 Samantha Zambrano 5th G- Mme Shembo's class #2 Dylan Mayo- 4th G- Mme Louzini's class #3 Keith Tate 3rd G- Mme Lungu's class #4 Sophie Larner 2nd G- Mme Walker's class #5 Amber Dobbins 5th G- M. Elhalabi's class
The winners of the Poetry Slam:
Elementary students: 1st Place: Nadia Bolden and Keith Tate 3rd Grade - Mme Lungu's Class 2nd Place: Holly Carey and Caroline King 3rd grade- Mme Lungu's Class
3rd Place: Lucie McClain and Sumitra Nair 3rd Grade - Mme Achour's Class
Middle School: #1 Israel Moeai- 6th G. Immersion- Mme Giraudo's class #1 Athena He-DeMontano- 8th G. Non-Immersion- Mme Melendez's class
This is just a part of the awesome spread that parent volunteers and the French
program Ambassadors put together for the teachers on Friday, March 20.
Calling all devoted parents and/or exceptional volun-
teers!
The end of the school year is quickly approaching and with that we have testing just on the
horizon. We need YOU (that's right, YOU) for our EOG/EOC/NCFE/EOY tests as proctors! There are a variety of days from May 21st-June 1st, from 7:45 am- 12:00 noon where we are in great need of your assistance. No previous experience or training is required! We will provide you with everything you need to know. If interested, please stay tuned for in-structions on how to sign up on our Proctor Availability Google form. We thank you in ad-
vance for your time and energy.
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6th grade Community Problem Solvers
The 6th grade CmPS team, Stop TADing (Texting And Driving), has decided to tackle the problem of distracted driving this year. While we do not drive ourselves, we see many drivers on the road using their phones during our commute to and from school or other activities. We realize that this is a problem and have developed a website to tell you more.
Please visit our website at http://drivetextdie.weebly.com/ to take our initial survey, read about our project and take a final survey. We also have links to many social media sites including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google+. Please follow us to stay updat-
More Used Books Wanted!
The Waddell Academy Media Center welcomes donations of gently-used children’s
books for their Used Book Sale in the spring. Please leave used book donations on
the table outside the Media Center. Thank you!
Spring Labels for Education Collection is on!
Do your kids eat Goldfish? Do you use Campbell's Soups??? The Spring Labels for Education Collection
sheet is available. Print it out and glue on the UPCs for bonus points for Waddell. Send them in to your
child's teacher.
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/Portals/0/assets/pdf/
CSC_CollectionSheet_Spring_LFE_FNL3.pdf
Rising 9th Grade Parents Needed to join South Meck HS PTSA Board
South Meck High School is recruiting Rising 9th grade Parents to join our PTSA Board. There are a variety of positions available; work that can be done at school or at home, jobs with minimal hours or those with more. If you are inter-ested in learning how you can get involved at South through the PTSA, contact any of the parents below. Donna Barrett [email protected] Karen Brown [email protected] Elise McGinnis [email protected]
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Upcoming Events
March 25, 26, 27
Into the Woods—6:30
PM
March 29
Waddell Family Night—Charlotte
Checkers
April 6—10
Spring break—no school
May 14th
Chinese Exchange fundraiser
“Evening with the Arts” Perfor-
mance: Performing Arts Depart-
ment (TBA)
Field Day June 3rd -5th Wed.-4th
& 5th; Thur. 2nd & 3rd; Fri. K &
1st
Click here for the online calendar
Comments, Questions or
Feedback about RamPage?
Email Sujatha Nair, RamPage Editor
Boys and Girls Soccer Schedule
Girls Home Soccer schedule (boys soccer are same school but oppo-site time). Also in some cases the opposing school does not have a girls or a boys team or either.
Wed., March 18th @ 5pm against Cochrane (originally posted as 6pm, but no boys team, so girls get to play at 5pm) - Waddell Wins!
Monday, March 30th at 5pm against Whitewater.
Monday, April 20th at 6pm against Kennedy
Monday, April 27th at 6pm against Eastway
Wed., April 29th at 5pm against McClintock
Wed., May 13th at 6pm against MLK, Jr.
If Sedgefield has a Boys team then they would play them at 5pm on March 31st as a home game.Mr Hoeffler, 6th grade science teacher is the boys soccer coach The girls soccer coach is Medine Yigit, a German Language Immersion
teacher.
Good News!
The school has received passive fundraising checks from Harris Tee-
ter ($443) and from Lands End ($335). Please refer to the “Easy
ways to raise money for Waddell” on Page 7 for more details on
how you can help our school.
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Final Showing tonight—Friday, March 27. All extra tickets will be sold at the door.
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Used Blues Uniform Sale
The weather’s changing again and do your children need new uniforms? Well, come and shop at Waddell’s
Used Blues closet and stock up on anything and everything your child may need. We have name brands such
as Land’s End, Gap, Gymboree, Crewcuts, and Children’s Place. There are skirts, pants, jumpers, shorts,
sweaters and shirts; sizes range from 4T up to size 14. And the best part? EACH ITEM OF CLOTHING IS ONLY
$1.00!
Please Note: the closet will now be open on the FIRST Wednesday of the Month from 8:15am-10:15am
and any additional days will be announced on the Facebook page. The closet will also be open during spe-
cial events at school. Location: PTSA Closet (located directly across from the Gymnasium)
All funds raised go directly to the PTSA - checks and cash are accepted.
Easy ways to raise money for Waddell!
Don’t forget to relink your Harris Teeter VIC Card. Waddell’s Code is 2455
Shop at Bi-Lo? Use Code 54171
Target Red Credit or Debit Card gives Waddell 1% of your purchases while giving YOU
5% off and FREE shipping on Target.com
Shop online and support Waddell PTSA!
Remember to use the link below when you shop with Amazon to help support the PTSA. Bookmark
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-3040567
Mightynest.com
The Waddell School Store is now OPEN for Business!
Every Wednesday during middle school lunches (12:08-1:04) across from the auditorium, the school store is open
for business! Along with necessary items such as pens, pencils, highlighters, and erasers, you can find Waddell
items that are only available at the school store!
Waddell ram gym sacks.......
$7.50
Waddell ear buds.....$5.00
Go Rams shoelaces...$3.00
Stop by and check it out!
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Waddell Parents, sign up to volunteer today!
Interested in volunteering at Waddell but not sure what types of opportunities
are out there? Click here to view our new Waddell Language Academy Volunteer
Sign up Form . Questions? Email [email protected]
Waddell Language Academy 7030 Nations Ford Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28217
PHONE: 980.343.5815 FAX: 980.343.5854 Ynez Olshausen, Principal
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