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Page 6B The Braselton News Wednesday, October 10, 2007 School Math changes to be discussed at WJMS West Jackson Middle School will hold an “informative and entertain ing night” for parents and students on Thursday, Oct. 18. The evening will include a book fair, patriotic music, pizza, report card pickup, and the PTO. The evening will also feature an expla nation of the mathematics chang es and the Georgia Performance Standards, and information to help parents access the Infinite Campus parent portal. The book fair will be held from 6-8 p.m. in room 809 at WJMS. Patriotic music in the atrium will be provided by WJMS students from 6-6:30 p.m. Parents will go to the child’s math teacher for a brief PTO meet ing and general information, from 6:30-7 p.m. Math presentations in the class rooms will be held from 7-7:25 p.m. Parent portal training for Infinite Campus will be held from 7-7:25 p.m. Math presentations in the class rooms will also be conducted from 7:25-7:50 p.m., along with parent portal training for Infinite Campus at the same time. Report cards may be pick up in the atrium from 6-7:30 p.m. Pizzas, desserts and drinks will be provided by the PTO. Gwinnett seeking input for curriculum review Gwinnett County Public Schools is seeking com munity participation in the annual review of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum now through Nov. 9. The annual review ensures that the school sys tem’s curriculum covers state requirements, as well as community and educator expectations for learn ing. Community members can make suggestions on the AKS curriculum by filling out the AKS review form, available on the Gwinnett County Public School sys tem’s web site at www.gwinnett.kl2.ga.us. The form may be submitted by Friday, Nov. 9, to the school’s system’s curriculum development office at: Instructional Support Center, 437 Old Peachtree Road, NW, Suwanee, GA 30024-2978. Forms may also be e-mailed to AKS_Review@gwinnett.kl2. ga.us. Piedmont College plans open house in Athens Piedmont College will hold an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m., for area high school students to learn more about undergraduate programs offered at the college’s Athens campus. “The open house is an opportunity for everyone interested in Piedmont to meet with faculty mem bers and current students and to learn about our new four-year programs,” said Cindy Peterson, director of undergraduate admissions. The event is open to high school juniors and seniors, their parents, and older students who may be interested in going back to school, she said. Piedmont College greatly expanded its Athens cam pus on Prince Avenue this year and now offers four- year bachelor of arts (B.A.) programs in business administration, criminal justice, education, graphic design, political science, psychology and sociology. The business administration major includes con centrations in accounting, general business and tech nology management, while the education major includes early childhood and middle grades concen trations. The college also offers graduate programs in both business and education. During the open house, visitors will check in for a welcome and dessert reception from 6-6:30 p.m., followed by presentations about the new programs, tours of the campus, and a question and answer ses sion. For more information, contact the Piedmont College admissions office at 1-800-277-7020 or call the Athens campus at 706-548-2489. For additional information, visit www.piedmont.edu. £ L OFFICERS VISIT STUDENTS Police officers from the City of Duluth Police Department recently visited the kindergarten classes at West Jackson Primary School. Shown are the students from Stephanie Purvis’ and Alisha Atwell’s kindergarten class. Schools may submit news, photos for publication Educators may submit announcements and photos for school-related activities to MainStreet Newspapers. Each photo should be clear and in focus, and include a descrip tion of the events happening in the photo. Photos of poor quality may not be published. Educators are asked to submit no more than two quality photos for each event. Photos should not be attached to a Microsoft Word document, but attached within an e-mail. When using a digital camera, please ensure the camera is set at a medium quality setting to produce the best quality photos. Photos taken at a low resolution may not publish well. The first and last names of those shown in the photo, includ ing adults, must be submitted. Please ensure that all names are spelled correctly. Educators may also submit announcements, such as special events and learning activities. Honor rolls and perfect atten dance lists may also be submitted according to the format preferred by MainStreet Newspapers. For more information, or to submit school news, call Amy McKown at 706-387-5400 e-mail her at amy@mainstreetnews. com. Fax announcements to 706- 387-5409. ATt it fiv+jple \^AaaaA /fr-trM- J&Aa+'Ic jj Ay J’fr'-p'MTjf Cv'Uxnxxxt^i'ttj IfiAyU'lC K/ifjjA WWV& XT^ {jW MAytlxr^ ^AJ>fl GTjf A4 xrxxr /grVjCl G-jf JirGdTT&J’. 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