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The next Scholars' Academy board of directors meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 20th at 6:30 pm at the school. Anyone is welcome to attend.
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The Snack Cart Schedule is as follows:
Nov. - Bolick & Lloyd
Dec. - Yodice & Hinkelman
Jan. - Pieper & Muse
Feb. - Smith & Schneider
March - Miller & Moschel
April - Yodice & Hinkelman
May - Turano & Bolick
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- A BIG Thank You to the following families for providing lunch to the teachers and staff at the Scholars' Academy on their October 31st workday:
Alexander (Cassie, Joshua), Amin (Kaelan, Kieran), Bhagia (Riya, Roanak), Dawson (Erika, Hunter), Gor (Sagan, Kareena), Greiner (Susanna, Mary Kate, Caroline), Keel (Grace), Martin (Ryan, Joshua), Racine (Carter, Allison), Ross-Pitts (Trevor), and Schwanke (Kaylee).
- Many thanks to the strong parents that helped move so many bookcases. Many thanks to Barnes and Noble Sharon Corners for the donation.
We were able to fill a 10'x20' storage unit PLUS we put book cases in every classroom.
These parents were instumental in getting the job done:
Katherine Pair
Jay Reynolds
Thom & Leah Trowbridge
Heidi Povinelli
Triangle Rental Car (John and Sharon Molina)
We still need some help. As not to disrupt classes this year too much we needed to rent a temporary storage bin. We are looking for a storage warehouse or garage or place. Right now we have the 10 x 20 unit, but it is costly to rent monthly. If you can help with a storage place please email JFIRR@aol.com.
- We had approximately 120 prospective parents attend the Open House held on Saturday, November 8th. The Open House ran very smoothly, thanks to all the parent volunteers who came to help out. Thanks to all who set-up, cleaned up and assisted in the classrooms. We couldn't have done it without you!
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Volunteer Hours Count!
Remember, if you are volunteering for the school whether it's chaperoning field trips, outdoor lunch, classroom events, school grounds maintenance, coaching sports or the myriad of other tasks parents take on . . . your volunteer hours count.
A simple way to log your hours is to send your hours periodically to Beth Gage at bdgage@carolina.rr.com. All volunteer hours sent will be totalled for the school year. These volunteer hours may help secure future grants and foundation funds for the school. Thanks for all you do! | |
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 Dr. Peine's Pen - Staff Development News
You may have noticed that there were several staff members absent from their classrooms during the Fall Festival last week. Ms. Muse, Ms. Cleary, Ms. Moschel, and Ms. Turano were attending the National Science Teacher's (NSTA) annual meeting in Charlotte. Ms. Pieper was at a math workshop. Ms. Bolz and Ms. Hu attended the Foreign Language Teachers Association meeting. I was at the annual conference of The National Association for Gifted Children, held in Tampa, Florida. The day before the conference officially began I attended two workshops led by members of the NAGC Board of Directors. Those sessions were "Using Products to Challenge and Differentiate" and "Leading Successful Guided Discussion Groups for Parents of Gifted Children". During the conference I focused a lot of my attention on sessions about technology and gifted children. I also spent time with some friends of the school: Dr. Sandra Kaplan, Dr. George Betts, Maureen Neihart, Dr. Larry Coleman, Michael Clay Thompson, and Dr. Jim Delisle. Professional development is an important part of the growth of all educators. We are fortunate to have the resources to provide the opportunity for our staff members to attend conferences that reflect their interests and support their professional growth.
MORE NEWS ABOUT OUR STAFF
Ms. Heather Turano, upper level science, has been selected to participate in the Central Piedmont Community college (CPCC) GIS Day Grant Program. The program is sponsored by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ERSI) the world-wide leader in GIS software, the National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (NGTCE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of the program is to disseminate Geospatial Education throughout all entities of society with K-12 beign one of the largest ones. The workshop provides training, materials, mentorships, and a stipend to project participants.
Ms. Nora Bolick, upper level language arts, has been selected to participate in a week-long seminar at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCATE) in Cullowhee, NC. the topic of the seminar is North Carolina Is My Home: Celebrating Our State's Literary Heritage. The sessions support Ms. Bolick's interest in North Carolina authors.
Congratulations to Ms. Turano and Ms. Bolick and their selection for these professional study opportunities.
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO Ms. Lloyd's class. They did a playground clean-up (it was pretty messy), on Thursday, November 6 during their morning recess. I appreciate their hard work and willingness to keep our playground neat. ELECTION DAY AT THE SCHOLARS' ACADEMYTuesday, November 4 was election day for Student Council members at our school. Ms. Bolick and Ms. Pieper are student council advisors for 2008-2009. Four students were elected from each upper level classroom to serve as Student Council representatives: Ms. Turano's class - Amber Adams-Kuebler, Rebecca Brickner, Myka Perusek, and Connie Zhou; Ms. Bolick's class - Katie Johnston, Ghallia Kaouk, Jenna Reynolds, and Ann Steele; Mr. Yodice's room - Naveen Paul, ana Carolina Scott, Elissa Scherer, and Nicholas Thomas; Ms. Pieper's room - Emma Barnes, Megan Brickner, Auston Li, and Alice Liu. The first meeting of this group will be on Wednesday, November 12 at 12:15pm. Student Council initiatives will be announced at a later date. Field trips and school events may now be found at the Calendar tab on the Scholars' Academy website.
There are many fine items of clothing, mostly jackets and other outerware in the LOST AND FOUND located in front of the sink inthe office. These items will be donated to needy families within the next couple of weeks. For the earth, Marie E. Peine, Ph.D., Director Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy director@scholarsacademy.org |
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The Annual Drive Continues
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. - Helen Keller
A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Annual Drive to date! Please know it is never too late to make a pledge. We continue to strive to meet our goals of: 100% family participation and $275,000.
· $69,339 more to be pledged to meet our goal. Every pledge matters.
· A pledge, in any amount, from 44 more families will move us closer to 100% family participation.
· Pledge now, pay later. Your commitment today is due by June 30, 2009.
· Pledge Forms are available as follows:
- Download a Form from the school web site/Development/Document Manager/Pledge Form
- Anytime from Jan Hargrove in the office
Your child(ren) and his/her classmates, the staff, and all the Scholar's Academy families and friends thank you for helping to make a difference!
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Community Service Update 
The generosity of our MRSA family is awe inspiring! After only one week of our two week drive, we have collected bags and bags of donations for A Child's Place which supports homeless CMS students. A "wish list" can be located at www.achild'splace.org . We will continue to collect donations through Friday, Nov. 14th.
Two representatives from A Child's Place visited the second grade classes last Tuesday. They read an adorable story about a homeless mouse then led the children in a discussion regarding homeless children in our area. I was particularly touched by our children's ability to glean from the story the tremendous hardships homeless children must over come to keep up in school due to many moves, disruptions, and losses. If forced to move from your home and allowed only 5 items, what would you bring? What would your children bring?
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| Fundraiser for the Washington DC trip
The 8th grade class is selling Chick Fil A calendars as a fundraiser for their Washington DC trip. The calendars are $7 each and have over $30 worth of coupons.
If you would like to purchase a calendar please e mail Debbie Townley, TheTownleys@msn.com
Thank you for your help,
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The Eagle's Nest Update is a bi-weekly e-mail newsletter. To subscribe or submit articles, send an e-mail to mrscholarsacademy@gmail.com
The next issue will be due on Nov. 24, 2008. The submissions will be due on Nov. 20th 2008
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