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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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Congratulations...
 One of our parents Ed Flynn (JP- 8th Turano) is our Middle School tennis coach and led MRSA to a second place finish in the CGAA last season. This is an article about his 'day' job as tennis coach for Myers Park High School whose Girls team just wrapped up an UNDEFEATED season with a 4A State Championship against East Chapel Hill high.
This is a great example of the quality of volunteers we have working with us at MRSA.
For more information on this please click here.
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School sign looks like new again!
Thanks to the talent and generosity of Bill and Julie DiBella (Billy/Lloyd, Hannah/Smith), we have a freshly painted sign in the driving circle featuring our school name and logo. The Dibellas provided the original sign four years ago and recently refurbished it. 
Thanks for continuing to be the caretakers of our school sign!
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 NOTE CARDS Scholars' Academy artists have created beautiful note cards once again. This year the theme is animals. The cards will have student art work printed on the front of a heavy stock paper and are blank on the inside. Envelopes are included. Cards will be available for purchase for $1.00 each. They make wonderful gifts. Proceeds benefit our school's programs.
The note card designs will be on display in the school hallway. Please view artist's designs and fill out the order form to purchase the note cards. Attach a check to the completed form and return to the office by Friday, Dec. 4th. Please make checks out to The Scholars' Academy. Orders will be distributed before winter break. The forms will soon come home with your child so, please check their homework folders/ backpacks.
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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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Newsletter Archives
For back issues of the school newsletter and other recent special notices, please visit the "Eagles Nest Newsletter" tab on the website. This will take you directly to the Newsletter Archives Homepage.
Thank you,
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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 Dec. 8th, 2008. The submissions will be due on Dec. 4th, 2008
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 Dr. Peine's Pen - Observations
The first official day of winter is a month away, but the feeling of the season is in the air. This time of year is paradoxical - nature is resting, but humans are busy, busy, busy with holiday events and activities. One thing I like about this season is getting out the coats and heavy jackets that we haven't worn for a year - and finding some forgotten cash in the pocket! How much fun is that?
Observations of another sort are the ones I have been doing in classrooms for the past three weeks. Some things I have seen include: a discussion of appropriate social interaction, critical thinking about Tiz and Toz, measuring with customary and non-traditional units, reading comprehension tasks, dialy life in Ancient Egypt, using models to gather eviddence, identifying change, investigating the movement of water on surfaces, comparisons of greek myths, an inquiry lesson using the Cabri Jr. calculator method, a concept development lesson focusing on Never Cry Wolf, paragraph development, introducing family members in Spanish, the origin of family personal names in Chinese, introductory basketball skills, review of color wheel complements, and identifying song form and rhythmic patterns. I observed students attending to lectures, doing experiments, using models and other types of independent investigations, small group projects and small group discussions, question and answer, and a variety of strategies (Taba, Parnes, Bloom, etc.) that are highly recommended as appropriate for use with gifted learners. I saw teachers and assistants who quietly and not so quietly got students excited about learning. I wish I could have attended a school such as the Scholars' Academy.
Night of the Notables is December 16 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm. We are experimenting with a different format this year. Details in the next newsletter.
It is holiday time. Parenting for High Potential, the magazine for parents published by the National Association for Gifted Children lists these items on their recommended toy list for this season. Check with us in the office for a copy of the list and description of the recommendations.
Field trips are listed on the Calendar on the website.
For the earth,
Marie E. Peine, Ph.D., Director
Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy
7000 Endhaven Lane
Charlotte, NC 28277
PH: (704) 503-1112
FAX:(704) 503-1183
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The Annual Drive Continues
Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Dhanyavaad, Xie_Xie, Thank You!
Please join us in thanking the following individuals who helped coordinate and implement this year's Annual Drive:
- Melissa and Robert Bernard and Connie Carroll - for your help managing the "thermometer" for all to track the progress of the Drive
- Brian Huneycutt - for your help with the yard signs and for bringing our Microsoft parents together
- Kiran Kedar - for your help the week of parent conferences
- Jigisha Gor - for your creativity in raising awareness of the Drive's importance to both parents and students; for organizing our Buddy Family activities
- Jill Alexander - for providing informative and up-to-date communications in our Annual Drive updates
- Cary Probst and Megan Caplice - for communicating Annual Drive information in this newsletter
- Cheryl Drake-Bowers and Shaila Patel - for managing ALL aspects of the Drive, you are both AMAZING!
Annual Drive Update:
- 77% family participation; a pledge, in any amount, from 40 more families will result in our goal of 100% participation.
- $214,000 pledged; $61,000 more to be pledged to reach our $275,000 goal.
Reminder: You can still make an Annual Drive contribution. To obtain a Pledge Form:
- Download a Form from the school web site/Development/Document Manager/Pledge Form
- See Jan Hargrove in the office
Every pledge matters. Your help is needed. Thank You!
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 Community Service Update
Thank you, thank you, thank you MRSA for your generous donations to A Child's Place.
My van was filled with bags and bags of school supplies, clothing, hygeine products, snack items..... YOUR donation will make a difference is a homeless child's life.
Remember to save gently used adult and child sized coats for WSOC-TV Steve Udelson's Coats for Kids which benefits Crisis Assistance Ministries. This drive will commence after winter break.
 Sincerely,
Mary Tayal, MRSA Community Service Project Coordinator (mftayal@aol.com)
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 WE ADD UP
Dear Families,
We are very excited to share our latest school fundraiser with you. Here at The Scholars' Academy there has been a continuing interest in the environment, so we decided to be a part of a program called "We Add Up."
WE ADD UP is a global campaign using organic cotton t-shirt that literally "counts you in" in the fight against global warming. Every shirt is printed by hand with a unique number. YOUR number represents your place in the sequential global count of all the people who are taking steps to help stop climatechange. As the count grows, we demonstrate to the world that "WE ADD UP." On the back of each shirt is a word or phrase that describes an action almost anyone can take to reduce their carbon footprint - the contribution their lifestyle makes to greenhouse gases - such as, Unplug, Lights Off, Carpool, Hybrid, Bike, Buy Local, and 18 others. You choose which action you are committed to doing and get counted in. No one can do everything. Everyone can do something. And, WE ADD UP.
The goal is to get millions of people around the world counted in and committed to helping stop global warming. With our combined effort, we can create a healthy, thriving world for generations to come.
 Mrs. Cleary's and Mrs. Turano's homeroom classes are joining together to sell t-shirts to help fight global warming and additionally raise money for our school. Shirts will be on sale from November 19 - December 2. All order forms and money will be due at 9:00 a.m. on December 2nd in order to ensure delivery by the winter holiday.
Please Note:
Money is due at the time of the orderCash or checks accepted (make checks payable to The Scholars' Academy)
Order forms should be turned into Mrs. Cleary or Mrs. Turano
Potential for individual cash prizes
Orders due by 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Shirts run small, please read the size guide...NO RETURNS
Long sleeve are no longer available We are looking forward to a successful fundraiser and we are very excited to be a part of this program! If you have any questions or comments please don't hesitate to email or call us!
So, get counted in. Because you + everyone else = change.
Thank You!
From the Classrooms of Mrs. Cleary and Mrs. Turano
Kcleary@scholarsacademy.org
Hturano@scholarsacademy.org
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