School Hours:

Normal school hours -
9:15 – 4:15.

Parking Lot Safety

Safety of our students is a high priority. There have been some concerns about dismissal, traffic flow and students in the upper parking lot. After making some observations we are beginning immediately to make a few changes in the afternoon dismissal procedure. Parents may continue to park in the upper parking lot until students are dismissed at 4:12. After this time the upper parking lot will become a one-way, direction out only egress to ensure greater safety of students walking in the parking lot in route to their parents’ car. No other cars will be allowed in at that time. Parents must get in the pick-up line that goes down the turn-around to pick up their students in front of the building. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding with this change.

Mabry Bring Your Own Device:

Please ask your student for the parent information and form for our BYOD program. Parent and student forms are due Feburary 13th and are to be returned to the homeroom teacher. BYOD will begin after March1, 2013. Download form here: Mabry BYOD Form

Attention 8th Grade Parents - Send in Photos

Mabry’s 8th grade slide show team, the Paparazzi, is looking for pictures for our end of year slide show presentation. We need baby pictures of 8th graders. In addition to baby pictures, we also want photographs of your child in after school activities. Please send us digital photographs of your child to mabryslideshow@gmail.com. Please provide the first and last name of your child in the subject line. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Pennisi at Cassandra.Pennisi@cobbk12.org or Mrs. Morton at Kimberley.Morton@cobbk12.org. Thanks for your support.

Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year

Congratulations to Mabry's Teacher of the Year for 2013

Krissie Albertson and to Mabry's Classified Employee of the Year - Therese Westphal!

We appreciate your excellence and your contribution to our great school.

Parking Lot Helpful Hints:

Procedures:

Information about Procedures for morning drop off and dismissal.

Hot or cold temperatures and precipitation result in more parents driving their children to school. This means increased traffic during the morning and afternoon drop-off and pickup times. To ensure that all students are safe, please adhere to the following procedures:

• Upon entering school property, continue down the drive to the turn-around circle. This increases the number of cars which can que in the drive of the school, alleviating traffic on Jims Road. This procedure should be followed in the morning and the afternoon.
• The upper parking lot should be used when there is a need to park and come into the building.
• Do not double park in the parking lot.

Thank you for your assistance.

Mabry Receives the designation of No Place for Hate!

Mabry Middle School is the first middle school in Cobb County to receive the designation of No Place for Hate. Anti-Defamation League's Southeast Region, presented the banner and praised Mabry's administration, faculty and students for making acceptance an everyday message at the Northeast Cobb school.

Supply Lists for 2013-2014

Please check here for supply lists

6th Grade Supply Lists

7th Grade Supply Lists

8th Grade Supply Lists

Bus Pass Policy:

Students will no longer be allowed to ride home on a different bus than assigned. This policy change is due to the high volume of riders this year. Students will be permitted to ride their assigned bus and get off at another stop provided they have a note from their parent and a pass from the office. This bus pass may be filled out if your child needs to ride the same bus, but get off at a different stop. Any other exceptions to this rule must be approved by the Cobb County Transportation Department and school administration. We appreciate your copperation as we work to make sure all of our students arrive home safely. Bus Pass Form.

Bullying vs. Teasing:

Please visit the website Understanding Playful vs. Hurtful Teasing and Bullying Behavior" to understand the difference between bullying and playful behavior.

School Closing Updates:

For information about school closings, please go to http://www.cobbk12.org.

To receive emergency alerts: Text CCSD to 84700.

Lexiles and Reading:

Information about books and lexiles to assist your child to become a more accomplished reader is located on this page:

Curriculum Resources - Info about resources to assist your child.

Attendance Policy Change:

Please be sure to read the new attendance policies that are detailed in the following blog posting by our School Social Worker Ms. Fross.

Enrollment Information:

Visit the Cobb County District Web site for information concerning enrolling your student at Mabry Middle School.

Student Transfer Information:

Please visit the following link for Cobb County information concerning student transfers: http://www.cobbk12.org/generalinfo/transfers

CCSD is looking for Nurses and Bus Drivers - if you are interested please see the flyers below:

Bus Driver Information

School Nurse Information

Letters to the Troops:

Mabry Middle School participated in Radio Station Q100's Big Thank You. This started as a writing opportunity for our student body but quickly turned into a show of patriotism by our school community. In addition to writing letters, students began creating bulletin boards, making letter drop boxes and producing videos. We set a goal of 1000 letters but surpassed it with 1308 letters. The beauty and kindness of students was shown throughout the written letters. A true understanding of the sacrifices being made for our freedom was discovered. This was much more than a letter writing campaign it was a lesson in human compassion. We have continued our out reach by collecting candy for the troops. We invite others to join us in showing our gratitude and support to the troops.

Community Resources:

To assist our community we have included a link to county resources that you may find helpful:

http://www.cobbk12.org/familyresources

Mabry Blogs:

Parents, to access teacher blogs please click on Faculty and Staff and click on the teachers name. If you have problems downloading and printing PDF documents, make sure you have adobe Reader installed and follow these directions if you have problems printing - Click here for directions.

Dominos Pizza Night:

Mark Your Calendars - Mabry Middle School Spirit Nights with Domino's Pizza! Delivery or Carryout = 20% back to Mabry. Please visit Domino's on the second Thursday of each month.

Domino's Pizza receipt to give to Domino's - Receipt

Be There Campaign:
Cobb County has teamed up with thirteen other metropolitan school districts to promote the Be There campaign sponsored by WSB-TV.

The purpose of this campaign is to promote parent involvement in school. Studies have shown that when you connect with your child everyday, your child benefits for life. When he or she knows you care and are concerned about education, the following occurs:

• Achievement in school improves; students earn higher grades and test scores and enroll in higher-level programs
• Children want to go to school
• Courses are passes, credits earned and students are promoted to the next grade
• Self-confidence improves

To learn more about the Be There campaign, please visit their site:

Pinnacle
Grade and Attendance Software

Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV) provides Internet access to student grades and attendance. Access PIV from the CCSD web site at: http://www.cobbk12.org or from our web site on the Pinnacle button.

New PIV users are required to present proper ID and sign a CCSD PIV User Agreement to obtain a user ID and password. Please bring your ID to and this filled out agreement to request an account.

If you have an existing PIV account through another student, you DO NOT need to obtain a new account. You many utilize your existing account and select the appropriate student to view.

To complete the form to gain access to Pinnacle, please download the form below. Fill the form out and return the form to the school with proper I.D. on your child's designated open house date.

Pinnacle Agreement - Download Now

Pinnacle Quick Reference- Download Now

Congratulations Mabry Middle School for being recognized as a 2008 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. To read more about this prestigious award please click here.

To read more about Mabry's Film Festival, click the image below.