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 Dr. Peine's Pen -
Bee Time at the Scholars' Academy.
January is always Bee season at the Scholars' Academy. The School Geography Bee will be held on Wednesday, January 14. Preliminary rounds to determine the grade level representatives (in grades 5 - 8) are completed in the social studies classroom using a written test provided by National Geographic. All of our upper level students are eligible to take the test. The school winner takes a written test to qualify for the NC state level competition. Mr.Yodice organizes the school Geography Bee.
The spell-offs to determine the classroom representatives to the spelling bee in grades 2 - 8 are also completed in the classrooms. The spell-offs are open to all students who wish to participate. Any one who wishes to have words to study for the bee can find them at www.spellingbee.com. Look for "Spell It!". The Scholars' Academy Bee will be held on Tuesday January 20. The school winner advances to a charter school Spelling Bee, and the winner there represents Mecklenburg County charter schools at the county spelling bee sponsored by the Charlotte Observer. Ms. Bolick organizes the school Spelling Bee. We regret that, due to space limitations, we are unable to invite family members to our School Bees.
CHECK-OUT REMINDER - If you wish to take your child out of school between 3:00pm and dismissal, please be at the school at 3:00pm for check out. It is disruptive to classrooms to have students checkout after 3:00pm. The end of the day, no matter the hour, is a tough time to keep student attention. When we interrupt a class to get a student to the office, it is problematic to maintain the flow of a lesson. We will not dismiss students at 3:45pm. This is a security issue. If you wish to pick your child up at that time you may wait in front of the entrance or in the office. Thank you for complying with these check-out procedures. On behalf of the staff, I wish to thank you for your generosity during the holiday season. Check the Calendar on the website for field trip information and other scheduled school events.
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 Director@scholarsacademy.org |
 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHESS PLAYERS
We had 10 students compete in the regional Southern Scholastic chess tournament this past weekend at West Charlotte High School. The K-3 team brought home the 3rd place trophy. Those players included Alan Xie, finishing first as an individual in this division, Ryan Xie, Dylan Yang, Tanisha Paul, Malika Rawal and Varun Sattenapalli.
Rajiv Kanumilli competed in the K-5 division and finished with 2.0 points.
Justin Yang, Naveen Paul, and JP Flynn competed in the K-8 division and finished in 7th place. JP was the top individual in the division.
Stop by the office to see the K-3 trophy!
Everyone did a really great job and I am extremely proud of our teams!
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THANK YOU to the following volunteers who have donated their time to reading in the Kindergarten and First Grade classrooms as part of the Reading First program - focused on promoting literacy. 
