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June 3, 2016 Volume 1, Issue 20

THE RAMPAGE

IN THIS ISSUE

Field Day

School Supply Kits

Middle School Matters

Important Dates

Upcoming Events and more!

QUICK LINKS

CMS School Calendar 2015-16

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

Subscribe to the RamPage

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FINAL PTSA EVENTS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!

If you have been waiting to volunteer this year- this is your final chance to pitch in and help. There is a signup at the link below, please find an hour to give if you can! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e45abaf2aa31-volunteer

Field Days!

Field Days

June 6 - Gr. 4/5 - unchanged

June 7 - Gr. K/1

June 8 - Gr. 2/3

All Field Days are from 8:30 AM to 12 PM. The end of school year class party will also be held on the same day.

This will be the last issue of the RamPage for the 2015-16 Academic year.

We’ll be back when school reopens.

All comments, feedback and suggestions

are welcome—email Sujatha Nair at

waddellrampage@gmail.com

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BECOME A HOST FAMILY FOR OUR ACADEMIC VOLUNTEERS IN THE FALL!

Each year Waddell teachers are supported not only by our staff, parents, and students – but also by an amazing group of inter-

national academic volunteers (AVs). These student teacher volunteers from Germany, Switzerland, France, Japan, and now

China (new for the 2017-17 school year) play a vital role in our school by providing our teachers with much needed classroom

assistance at no cost to the school. In addition, they provide our children with a second native speaker in the classroom. This

is especially important in the 2nd – 5th grades, where we no longer have a CMS provided assistant. In turn, Waddell families

play a vital role in this process by hosting these volunteers while they spend time at our school.

During this school year Waddell hosted an astounding 29 Academic Volunteers who stayed, on average, from 2-6 weeks. This

is an amazing endeavor that would not have been possible without Waddell families generously opening their homes to host

these AVs.

Building upon this year's success, we expect the 2016-17 school year to expand our AV program even more. We already have

information on 9 German AVs who want to come in the Fall of 2016, with additional German, French, Japanese, and Chinese

AVs to come in early 2017. To sustain this growth we need to have Waddell families willing to open their homes for hosting.

If your family is interested in learning more about hosting please contact Cat McClain at catmcclain@gmail.com. Indicating an interest does not commit you to hosting at any point but will allow us to provide you with information when we have details on incoming AVs. This is a great opportunity that has enriched the lives of many fellow Waddell families!

SUPPORT THE WADDELL BAND GET A GREAT DEAL ON RESTAURANTS AND ATTRACTIONS ACROSS THE CITY!

The Waddell Band will be doing a new fundraiser this fall selling GoPlaySave books (formerly called Citipass books). We have

been given a number of 2016 books and with every 2017 pre-purchased book you will receive a FREE 2016 book with tons of great

coupons valid all the way until November 30th! Also, if you purchase 5 books you will get one free, thus receiving 6 current books

and 6 in August when they come off the printer. www.goplaysavecharlotte.com/store/waddell2017

LOOKING FOR YOUR CHILD'S NEXT BOOK? THE CHARLOTTE MECKLEN-BURG LIBRARY RECOMMENDS THESE TITLES FOR STUDENTS:

Don’t forget to join the Summer Reading Program online or at your local library!

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/waddellHS/Pages/CML-Summer-Reading-2016.aspx

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Schoolkidz School Supply Kits Are available for 2016-17 for

All grades - Kindergarten – 8th www.ShopTTKits.com Account: 88497

http://www.shopttkits.com/

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WADDELL’S JAPANESE PROGRAM REPRESENTS THE SCHOOL AT ANIMAZEMENT AND CHARLOTTE ASIAN FESTIVAL

Information provided by Mr. Furuya "Animazement" @Raleigh Convention Center, 5/27-29 __http://www.animazement.com/about/__

Animazement, the biggest Anime convention in Carolinas was held on Memorial Day weekend in Raleigh, NC. Ms. Aoyagi, one of the founders and the directors of the event started it in 1997 to celebrate Japanese culture in many as-pects, not just for anime & manga. She is also a Japanese high school teacher in Raleigh & Chapel Hill, and that is why the CMS Japanese Teachers team was invited to intro-duce programs at Waddell Academy, South Meck & West Meck (moving to North Meck next year). Mr. Furuya, who teaches at both Waddell & South and also is an anime fan himself, represented our programs at the event. Along with all the anime attractions (such as movies, costume & singing competition, goods sales, etc.), one of the highlights was the presentation by Japanese astro-naut, Mr. Noguchi. He shared his experience in Space and ac-tually Anime story was written based on his experience in Inter-national Space Station. He did the voice for himself. Dressed up as Gintama character, Mr. Furuya had chance to talk to many families. Most participants were in their 20’s (of their age) and they wished they had have school like Waddell when they were younger (in their cities). Some school children enjoyed Origami and they wished to visit Waddell sometime. Mr. Furuya will continue to participate in the event to promote

ASIAN FESTIVAL, 5/14, @ RAMSEY CREEK PARK (LAKE NORMAN) Annual Asian Festival was held on Saturday, May 14th. It is best known for its Dragon Boat Race, but more than 10 Asian countries brought their cultural presentations under one tent. Japanese Cultural Club at South Meck has been participating since 2010. Mr. Furuya has been teaching Origami to the children and some parents in the Char-lotte Community at the festival since 1995 and the Asian Chamber of Commerce recognized him for this commitment. This year South Meck had their prom on that day, so Lua McGimsey, a Myers Park senior & Waddell graduate of Japanese im-mersion, came to help with the Origami. ---

(in the photo from left) Mr. Furuya, Lua, siblings who enjoyed their first Origami, and Sunu -- director of Cultural Department in Asian Chamber of Commerce

http://www.animazement.com/about/

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UPCOMING EVENTS

JUNE

Field Days

June 6 - Gr. 4/5 - unchanged

June 7 - Gr. K/1

June 8 - Gr. 2/3

Moving on Ceremonies:

Gr. 5 - June 7—9 AM

Gr. 8 - June 8— 10 AM

Gr. 6/7 - June 9

Awards Ceremony

Grades 6/7 - June

9 9:30 am

June 9 - Last Day of

School!!

Click here for the online

calendar

Click here for a printa-

ble version of our events

calendar

Check out our Facebook

groups page for Events

as well. RSVP to add

them to your calendar

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NOW ACCEPTING RESERVA-TIONS !

Our very own Waddell Spirit Rock is ready and

yours to reserve for birthdays and other special

occasions! Click on the link below to make a res-

ervation. All details are on the form:

http://www.signupgenius.com/

go/20f0d4aa9a92aa0f58-reserve

We are now happy to announce that Waddell will be participating in the Cray-ola ColorCycle program. This is a wonderful program where schools can send in their old markers to be recycled into new products. Teachers will have col-lection boxes in the workrooms where they can drop off old markers, dry erase markers and highlighters. Parents can send in their old markers as well. There will be a collection box in the front office. Get your kids involved in this eco-friendly program! Have them “test” their markers and send in the old ones to keep them out of the landfill.

If anyone has any questions, please contact Heather Hensley at hhensley216@gmail.com. You can also go to http://www.crayola.com/colorcycle.aspx for more info.

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STOCK UP ON UNIFORMS FOR THE CHANGING SEASON!

The used blues closet is

open to anyone who

would like to shop every

first Wednesday of the

month at 8.15am. If you

would like to stop in at a

specific time, we are hap-

py to schedule "personal

shopping" times. Feel free

to email Rikke Donaldson

to schedule a time -

Rikkedonaldson@gmail.c

om Remember every item

is just $1.00 and all pro-

ceeds go towards our

school!!

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HELP RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL!

Our School Code is 2455

Shop at Publix?

Please pick up a Publix shopper card in the front office. Cards are on Karen Bryer’s desk. A percentage of your purchases will be awarded to Waddell! Cards may be used in all stores ex-cept those in Florida.

For more passive fundraising ways to earn money for our school, click here.

ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN THE ONE ACCESS PRO-GRAM TODAY!

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library are partnering to support students'

ongoing education. We are working together to ensure that every CMS student will have access to books

and resources found at their public library. CMS students are now able to use the CMS student ID number

to access and check out public library resources. This exciting initiative is called ONE Access because the

CMS student ID number is all that a student needs.

Important things to know:

Students can borrow e-resources and access library databases

Students can borrow up to 10 print or audio books

There are NO overdue fines for ONE Access accounts (users are responsible for lost book fees) Superintendent Ann Clark is asking that 100% of our students log in to the Charlotte Public Library using ONE

Access and their student ID number. Could you please help your child log into his/her account at the Char-

lotte Mecklenburg Library as soon as possible? This will give you and your child the chance to see all the

wonderful educational resources that can be accessed using just your child's student ID number. The steps

are outlined below.

Thank you so much and please enjoy the wealth of resources available to families and students free at the

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library! Steps to initiate ONE Access account at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library:

Go to https://www.cmlibrary.org/

Click on Account in upper right hand corner

Username is student's CMS Student ID #

Password is last 4 digits of CMS Student ID#

Skip email

Create a new username by choosing a color and an animal

Click accept terms ONE Access account created!

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Middle School Matters

KEEPING YOU INFORMED ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Have you joined the Waddell Parents Group on Fa-

cebook yet? If not, click here to visit the page and join today! And,

remember to check the Events tab so you can RSVP and add them

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 8 - Moving on Ceremony/Awards Gr. 8

June 9 - Moving on Ceremony/Awards Gr. 6/7

Attention Rising 9th Graders who will be attending South Meck High

School in the Fall. To ensure your reading requirements meet requirements, here is a link to the summer read-ing list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9KjxGC3H2BXR21HWE93blBtWXVvSU9fdHlsbFFsX1JhNUgw/view?

usp=sharing

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YOU ARE INVITED!!

Last Chance Bowling Party! All 8th Graders are invited to a Final Goodbye to Middle School party

for the ENTIRE 8TH GRADE!

Who: ALL 8th graders moving on to high school and their parents ONLY. NO SIBLINGS, PLEASE!

When: Wednesday, June 8 from 12:00-2:00 (immediately following the Moving On Ceremony)

Where: TEN Park Lanes at 1700 Montford Dr., Charlotte, NC

Includes: Bowling, pizza (2 slices), and drinks

Cost: $15 per person CASH; you are free to order more if you bring your own $$!!

This is not a school-sponsored event. You do not need to stay with your child unless you wish,

though I DO need some parents to help chaperone. However, YOUR CHILD MUST BE PICKED

UP AT TEN PARK LANES BY 2:00!! Parent chaperones are NOT responsible for m ak-

ing sure your child gets home!!!

Please direct all questions AND RSVP to me at contact info below. We MUST know how many lanes

to reserve. The kids can pay at the venue in cash, or can pay me via my daughter Olivia Hommes,

but I do need to know how many kids are coming.

Nancy Hommes nancy.hommes@gmail.com 704.968.2013

mailto:nancy.hommes@gmail.com

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SLT LEADERSHIP LINKS HELPING YOU STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH “BIG-PICTURE” CMS

2017-2018 Student Assignment …aka “Where my student will attend school and how he will be assigned?”

A consultant has been hired to help develop a Student Assignment Plan based on CMS’s Goals and Guiding Principles:

Goals and how process works

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/StudentPlacement/PlanningServices/20172018StuAsgnReview/Pages/

default.aspx

Guiding Principles (adopted April 2016) and the timeline for implementation of changes http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/StudentPlacement/PlanningServices/20172018StuAsgnReview/Pages/default.aspx

Magnet Changes 2017 & Boundaries 2018

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article79679227.html

CMS is funded by various sources including the State of North Carolina, the United States Federal Government, and Mecklen-

burg County. Each of these sources pays for different (and sometimes overlapping) areas within CMS. Funds from each are

often restricted in use. Looking at the various Budget/Capital Plan presentations on the CMS website will give you both an

overview and details.

2016-2017 Budget/Capital Plan Info

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/mediaroom/20162017BudgetCapitalPlanInformation/Pages/default.aspx

2015-2016 Budget/Capital Plan Info

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/mediaroom/201616budgetcapitalplaninfo/Pages/default.aspx

Superintendent Search

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/boe/superintendentsearch/Pages/default.aspx

Timeline

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/News/Pages/Board-of-Education-approves-superintendent-search-timeline.aspx

CMS Media Room including Document Archive link

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/mediaroom/Pages/default.aspx

CMS World Languages Dept

http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/ci/humanities/GlobalStudies/WorldLanguages/Pages/default.aspx

School Leadership Teams (SLTs) are charged w ith developing, review ing, and im plem enting the School Im-

provement Plan (SIP), a self-reflection document and process centered on the academics and safety at individual schools.

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ONLINE SCHOOL PAYMENTS

This year, the school is moving towards accepting only or mostly Online

Payments. Here is a link to two files that contain more information

about what qualifies for Online School Payments ( OSP) and how you

can set up your account prior to the start of the school year. Please

Note: 4th and 5th grade agenda’s are set up for on-line payment, car-

pool tags (2.00) and also middle school fees ( 10.00)

Link to Details for OSP Parent Information:

https://drive.google.com/file/

d/0B9KjxGC3H2BXY0s4d2hha1d0dUdZYUpURmZ1d3puZU5tTEtJ/

view

Link to OSP Parent Instructions for setting up your account:

https://drive.google.com/file/

d/0B9KjxGC3H2BXZ1VoamZWMGI2SE15eGZPNWk5RG14V051Zm1F

/view

Contact: Ms. Lisa Pianka in the office for any questions.

Waddell Language

Academy

7030 Nations Ford Road

Charlotte, North Carolina 28217

PHONE: 980.343.5815

FAX: 980.343.5854

Felicia Eybl, Principal

STAY UP TO DATE ON ALL THINGS CMS!

Download the CMS app to be notified of School delays and closings.

Click here

QUICK LINKS

CMS School Calendar 2015-16

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

Subscribe to the RamPage

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