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Fall Social: Friday, Oct. 9, 4-7 p.m.
Get ready for food, fun, and friends! Lots of fun activities for the whole family! Volunteers needed. To help, contact Dawn Lombard at dlombard
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Reminders |
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Please remember to arrive at school for pickup after 3:45 p.m. Please form two lines of cars simultaneously at the mailbox. Please alternate from both lines when the carpool line moves forward to decrease congestion on Endhaven Lane.
We are a nut-free school for 2009-2010. Questions? Call the office.
PTO meetings are held monthly on the first Tuesday of each month in the community room at Earth Fare. The next meeting will be held on October 6. All are welcome. |
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Volunteer Hours |
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Did you read to the class, go on a field trip or clean up? Be sure to have your hours counted. It is vital that we track these hours. Record your hours on the sheet in the office or send your hours to mrscholarsacademy@
gmail.com.
Total hours to date: 362 |
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Save money and encourage creativity! At your next birthday party, why not show up with something really unique that your child helped create? Who needs wrapping paper? You can use newspaper, an old map, reusable bag, basket, or anything else to make your gift special. Be creative! We all know how much waste is created at these events and homemade wrap is always more interesting.
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The Eagle's Nest Update... |
...is a bimonthly e-newsletter. The next newsletter will be distributed on Monday, October 5. Send your submissions to: scholars.newsletter@
gmail.com by Friday, October 2.
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The Eagle's Nest Update
Newsletter of Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy
A Charter School Serving Highly Gifted Students
September 21, 2009 |
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Dr. Peine's Pen
By guest columnist Gaston Gage, Chair of Scholars' Academy Board of Directors
While Dr Peine is in China, I have the privilege of writing this column.
All of our board members were hosted by Stephanie Tolan to spend this past Saturday in a visioning exercise for the Scholars' Academy. In our session, we spent the day reviewing where we've been, where we are, and where we want to go. It was interesting to me that the mission and vision of the school, documented 10 years ago and displayed on the school Web site, were reaffirmed by all in attendance. After nine years in operation, with many iterations of the board, four board chairs and two directors, the Scholars' Academy is still pointed toward the same goals and has the same long-term vision that the founders established.
As we look to the future, the building process continues to move forward and we're still on track to be in our new building for the next school year. The bank has given us terms that are satisfactory, and the bank and seller are working out the last elements of the contract. We hope to have the contractual and financing provisions completed in the near term. In the meantime, we have formed a committee of board members, parents and professionals to handle all of the issues surrounding the new building. There are many decisions on the table from design and construction to furniture and fixtures. This committee will be at the forefront in this effort. I appreciate the willingness of many of our parents to pitch in for this important and time consuming effort.
Gaston Gage
Chair of the Board |
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A Million Thanks...
Soccer Field
A huge thank you to Glen Townley, Jennifer Rodgers, James Lowell, and John and Patty Watkins for helping string the nets and line the soccer field. We can always use help lining the fields before our home games.
Teacher Treats
We'd like to extend a special thank you to Cary Probst and Priti Bhagia for helping to provide September's Teacher Treat. If you are interested in helping with one of our treats in the future, please contact Beth Gage at bdgage@carolina.rr.com. |
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Soles 4 Souls Community Service 
Do you have any blue suede shoes? How about boots made for walkin'? Any shoes with diamonds on their soles? Would you like me to stop making silly song references regarding shoes? Then donate any new or gently used shoes you may have regardless of color, height or sole make up to Scholars' Academy shoe drive benefiting Soles4Souls (www.soles4souls.com). Drop off shoes in boxes outside your child's classroom. Drive ends Friday, Sept. 25.
Questions? Contact Mary Tayal at mftayal@aol.com. |
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First Annual Scholars' Fun'd' Run
Exercise is essential for a healthy body and mind. All Scholars' Academy students will be participating in our first annual Fun'd' Run during P.E. class the week of October 5-9. Pledge forms and class schedules will be distributed this week. Parents and families are welcome to come cheer for your child, or volunteer to help tally laps. Please notify your room parent if you can help. Your support will help the PTO fund classroom and staff supplies, school functions and activities, and many other programs for our students. Thank you in advance for your support!
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Bravo, Scholars!
Do you have some good news to share about success in our school community? We want it to be here in the next newsletter! Submit information and photos to Renee Alsop at scholars.newsletter@gmail.com. |
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Cross Country Team Brings the Heat
 A hilly 2.1 mile course coupled with blazing heat didn't stop the SA Cross Country team from giving it their all at the meet held September 14 in Gastonia. A member of the Charlotte Gastonia Athletics Association (CGAA), SA competed against nine other middle school teams in a field of 118 runners. For the girls, Mary Van Buren had the fastest time at 18:33 and ranked 14th overall out of 50 runners in the girls division. For the boys, Kyle Mitchell turned up the heat with an impressive 15:48 time, ranking 12th overall out of 68 runners in the boys division. The hard-fought race by all our runners nets a 3rd place victory for the team in the girls division and 4th place for the boys. Running for Scholars' Academy were: Mary VanBuren 7th grade 18:33 Lakshmi Prakash 7th grade 19:14 Tanisha Paul 4th grade 19:35 Sita Tayal 4th grade 20:43 Rachel Carroll 8th grade 21:11 Natalie Huffman 7th grade 23:29 Sophie Behdani 4th grade 23:32 Abby Chen 5th grade 25:30 Kyle Mitchell 6th grade 15:48 Devin McKillop 7th grade 17:01 Josh Martin 5th grade 17:23 Naveen Paul 7th grade 19:01 Evan Hemming 4th grade 20:34 Our entire team put forth a great effort at our very first meet at Gaston Day School. While the boys do not have enough runners to place as a team, Devin and Josh placed very well over all. Our girls are running with a full roster for the first time in three years. Our girls placed an impressive 4th out of 10 teams. While we only count the places for the first four runners, Rachel, Lakshmi, Mary, Abbey and Natalie ran well as a team, pushing each other on the challenging two-mile course.
The results from our first meet at Gaston Day:
Boys finished 10th of 10 with a score of 128
Devin 25th place/68 18:07
Josh 40th/68 19:07
Girls finished 4th out of 10 with a score of 73
Rachel 18th place/48 20:10
Lakshmi 20th/48 20:13
Mary 21st/48 20:31
Abbey 40th/48 24:17
Natalie 41st/48 24:47
Congratulations to all our runners and special thanks to Coach Tammra Granger for making this all possible. Thanks also to Krishna Prakash and Toni Hemming for driving and helping out. The next meet is today, Monday, September 21 hosted by Countryside Montessori. Best of luck guys!
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School Logo Water Bottles Help Reduce Waste
Are you interested in ordering a stainless steel water bottle with the Scholars' logo? Last year we sold out on our order of 150 bottles and you can still see them all over the school (scratched and dented, true, but still holding water!). Please e-mail Katherine Pair to place an order. Please specify how many bottles you would like. A minimum order must be made, so right now we are gauging interest. The cap thread matches Klean Kanteen bottles so you can get their sippy/sport tops through local retailers. We can order 17 or 24 oz. bottles (the same sizes ordered last year). They will cost $8 each. Recycling is smart, but REDUCING is brilliant!
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Eagle Wear Coming Soon
Outfitting your child in our new Eagle Wear is a great way to raise money for our school! This year we are happy to offer new Scholars' Academy Eagle Wear through Teddy's Embroidery Shop, owned and operated by Scholars' Academy parent Cara Ludvik and her father, Teddy Kimer. We will be offering an assortment of shirts (T-shirts and collared polo style), sweatshirts, tote bags, gear bags, etc., with an embroidered logo. As an added bonus, they have very generously offered to return 10% of the sales to the Scholars' Academy PTO general fund as a contribution. You will be notified by e-mail when the order form is available on the school's Web site. This service will be available all year. More information to come.
Questions? Contact Beth Gage at bdgage@carolina.rr.com. |
Updated Soccer Schedule
Tues Sept 22: Carmel Christian vs. MRSA
@ Endhaven Lane
Thur Sept 24: MRSA @
St. Mike's (Martha Rivers Park Gastonia)
Tues Sept 29: Back Creek vs. MRSA @ Endhaven Lane
Thur Oct 8: CIS vs. MRSA @ Endhaven Lane
Mon Oct 12: Gaston Day vs. MRSA @ Endhaven Lane |
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Scholars' Wish List
We are still in need of these items! Do you have an extra outdoor chair that you're not using? An old clarinet? Do you know of a company that would like to donate a new item (in return for a BIG thank you in our newsletter)? If so, please contact Renee Alsop at scholars.newsletter@gmail.com.
- Tetherball for the playground
- Used or new musical instruments
- Outdoor chairs for the playground
- Any other items the school could use
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Re-link Your Harris Teeter VIC Card 
Harris Teeter's Together In Education program is a fund raising program for schools in our community.
When you purchase select Harris Teeter brand products using your VIC card, Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of those purchase dollars to our school.
Our school code is 4075. To re-link your VIC card for this school year or to sign up for the first time, click here. It is necessary to re-link every year. |
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Clip Your Box Tops 
Look in your cabinets, pantry or fridge. If you see a product with Box Tops for Education written on it, then please take the time to clip the rectangular symbol and send it in to school with your child. The PTO receives 10 cents for each one, and it adds up quickly. Also, if you go to www.boxtops4education.com and click on the "Bonus Offers," you can sign up for a drawing of 500,000 bonus Box Tops worth $50,000. The Box Tops for Education program is a quick and easy way to earn money for our school.
Questions? Contact Kim Szentesi-Thomas at
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Gazelle Gadgets for Good 
Turn your old gadgets into cash for Scholars' Academy! Old cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops and more (click here for a full list) can be donated, and the value of each will be donated to our PTO.
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