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Preparing students for high school success!
Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School / Model PTSA /
Georgia School of Excellence / AdvanceEd
Accredited /
Association for Middle Level
Education /
National Association of
Secondary School Principals / Northeast Cobb
Business Association
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Cobb Schools Extend School Day by
45 minutes on August 21, 2017 due to Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Activities Planned for Extended School Day
As you may have already heard, due to
the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, the Cobb County School
District will delay dismissal of elementary, middle and high
school students by 45 minutes. Middle schools will be dismissed
at 5:00 pm. With the extra time we will have with our students
on this day, our staff has prepared a lesson and viewing
opportunity for the eclipse and will also be starting our
advocacy kick-off.
During the advocacy kick-off students
will meet their personal adult advocate who will be working with
them the rest of the school year. This person will conduct the
child's parent conferences, monitor attendance, encourage school
involvement, provide couse advice in relation to high school
preparation, serve as a trusted adult, and promote increased
student achievement.
In regard to the solar eclipse, the
peak time to experience the solar eclipse falls during our
regularly scheduled elementary school dismissal time.
Since student safety is always our first priority we will start
the day on time and delay dismissal to ensure that neither
students nor employees are on the roadways during the time of
the eclipse. Subsequently, high schools and middle schools
will delay dismissal as well. Parents are welcome to
pick-up their child at the typical dismissal time if needed.
School will be dismissed at 5:00pm on this day.
Our Science Department has prepared a lesson
for the day of the eclipse to make the experience memorable for
our students. They have also ordered the approved eclipse safety
glasses for all students. In preparation for the event, each day
during the week of August 14 students will receive mini lessons
during homeroom. A signed permission slip must be returned in
order to participate in the activity. Please ensure your child
returns their form to participate in the outdoor fieldtrip.
Should rain or overcast occur, students will watch the eclipse
via live broadcast from NASA.
For more information regarding the
solar eclipse visit the National Weather Service at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/SolarEclipse.
Please visit the Cobb County School
District Website:
www.cobbk12.org for
further information and helpful links.
ilOS 3.0 Launches:
Strong Focus on Curriculum and Instruction
 Are
you ready to "Discover Daniell"? We hope you
are as excited as we are about the 2017-2018
school year. Although this is Principal
Nelson's eleventh year at Daniell, this year
is as if it his first year as a new
principal at Daniell as he and the
administrative team are launching a new
instructional leadership operating system
(ilOS).
He operated the school under ilOS
1.0 from 2007-2012 and ilOS 2.0 from
2012-2017. ilOS 1.0 was designed to shift
the school culture. ilOS 2.0 was aimed at
gathering resources for the school. During
operating systems 1.0 and 2.0, the school
experienced many positive successes which
has now lead the faculty and staff to launch
ilOS 3.0 which outlines a new vision and a
defined plan to make Daniell Middle School
an even more vibrant and dynamic learning
environment with the specific intent of
preparing middle level students for high
school success. This new system is built
just for middle level learners and is based
on proven instructional strategies and a
guaranteed and viable curriculum.
Combining
this new vision with the platform achieved
under the previous instuctional leadership
models, we are confident our students will
only be more successful for their high
school preparation. We look forward to
working together with all our community
members to continue to make Daniell Middle
School a place we are all proud for our
children to attend.
Overview of a School Day
Don't forget, middle schools in CCSD begin at
9:15 am. To help you plan for your adjustment to middle school, below is an overview of what a typical day looks like.
Students arriving after 8:00 am should report to
the theater for study hall. Students should not arrive prior to 8:00 am.
At 8:50 am students will be released to their homeroom
teacher. Students arriving after 8:50 am should report to
their homeroom teacher. At 9:11 am students will be released to their
lockers to get their books for 1st period. At 9:15 am the tardy bell will ring, and classes will
begin. Parents arriving after the tardy bell has rung
will need to sign their student in tardy in the Welcome
Lobby. Students will attend seven
classes which are approximately 50 minutes in length.
Students will have scheduled locker access.
Students should not share lockers or give out their
locker combinations to others. Students who have
PE/Health will also have a locker in the gym area.
Students should not share this combination either.
At 4:10 pm afternoon announcements will be given to
students. Dismissal will be at 4:15 pm.
Supply
Lists
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Open House
Thursday, August 17
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
School Council Elections Will Be Held This Night
The cafe will be open to deposit
money in lunch accounts. Open
House will be for all grade
levels.
Bus Route Information
Bus routes will be posted for parents at
Sneak-A-Peek.
Bus Route Information
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To register for this
service, you will need your student's ID number
which you can get from your student or it can be
provided by the cafeteria manager.
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David Nelson, Principal
Jennifer Anthony, Assistant Principal
Donald Stanley, Assistant Principal
Carol Benavides, Reading Cooordinator
Joanna Burdell, Social Studies Coordinator
Gwendolyn Carter, Guest Services Coordinator
Amy Cortez, ELA Coordinator
Marianna Foxwell, Science Coordinator
Brian Lewis, Math Coordinator
Jeffrey Montgomery, Connnections Coordinator
Kathy Riewerts, Betty Jo Wilson Cafeteria Manager
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Discover what makes Daniell Middle School
unique!
CCSD Direction for Continuous Improvement
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Progress
Report Dates
Available On-line - Paper Copies
Not Distributed
September 6
November 16
February 9
April 27
Report Card Dates
Available On-line - Paper Copies Not
Distributed
October 16
January 5
March 21
May 30
Advisement Dates
August 21
September 8
October 20
November 17
January 12
February 9
March 23
April 27
May 11
Early Release Dates
1:30 Dismissal
August 30
October 12
December 19
December 20
March 14
May 22
May 23
School Breaks
No School Held During These Times
September 4
September 25-29
November 7
November 20-24
December 21-January 3
January 15
February 19-23
April 2-6
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