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*Trivia-thon results will be sent home this week.
* Friday, March 12 - noon dismissal.
*Wednesday, March 17 - NC Writing Test, Content, grades 4 and 7.
*Thursday, March 18 - Progress Reports, 4:00 p.m.
*Please form two lines of cars at the mailbox at pickup time. This decreases the traffic congestion on Endhaven Lane.
* Lunch ordering will take place the 10th-17th of each month. Confirmation e-mails will be sent out the 20th-25th of each month. Contact: Page Lee
*PTO Family Fund questions?
Contact:
Suzanne Huffman
*Clip and send in
*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 tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2. All are welcome. |
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Go Green Tip |
Take a look at the
Shoppers Guide to Pesticides, dirty
dozen and clean 15.
Buying produce that is grown without pesticides is
good for many health
reasons and it is
beneficial for the
environment.
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Volunteer Hours |
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Every hour makes a difference! It is vital that we track these hours. Record your time on the sheet in the office or send your hours to mrscholarsacademy@
gmail.com.
Total hours to date: 1,500.5 |
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77 Center |
Demolition is under way...
Check out
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The Eagle's Nest Update... |
...is a bimonthly e-newsletter. The next newsletter will be distributed on Monday, March 15. Send your submissions to: scholars.newsletter@
gmail.com by Friday, March 12.
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The Eagle's Nest Update
Newsletter of Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy
A Charter School Serving Highly Gifted Students
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 The Hard Work in Being Excellent
I love the Olympics. In fact, I love any quality competition in which people have expended an earnest effort to get better at something and have the opportunity to showcase the results of their efforts. To excel you need to work, practice, train, study, be committed and really love what you are doing. The passion to pursue excellence in something is a gift. It is an overworked phrase to say "I am honored to be in this excellent company," but I think that is a very real sentiment when you get to this level of excellence. So if passion, talent, and consistent effort pay off for the Olympics, why not think about this for our brains too? I love the Olympics. As you read in Gaston Gage's letter last week, the demolition phase of the interior of our new home has started. Parents should NOT go to the site and go inside to see how things are going. This is a hard hat area, and there are significant safety and liability issues with these types of drop in visits. The 77 Center committee Web site www.77Center.com will provide pictorial updates about the progress. For now, please make your visits to our new school virtual visits.
Marie Peine, Ph.D., Director
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Scholars Headed for China
Rachel Carroll (8th grade - Yodice) is currently working to raise money so she can go on a 17 day trip to China this  summer. Rachel will be traveling with the People to People organization with 30 to 35 other middle school students from the Charlotte area. She has a Web site and a YouTube video detailing all her fundraising efforts. Please take a look and tell everyone you know!
Rachel and her family would like to extend a big thank you to Brian Huneycutt (Emma - Muse) for helping to build her Web site and for producing her video. www.rachelschinatrip.com |
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What's Next for Student Council?
The Student Council is happy to announce that the Valentine drive was a success! The Valentines were packed up and given to the children at Levine Children's Hospital.
We are now ready to start a new project, a canned food drive, benefiting Loaves and Fishes. We will be asking for  canned food of all sorts - all will be appreciated. This drive will start on Monday, March 15th, and will end on Thursday, April 1st.
We would be happy to accept any contributions for this project. Bins will be set out in the hallway and will be emptied out weekly. For safety reasons, we kindly request no glass items and no open cans.
At the conclusion of the drive, the class that has contributed the most will earn an ice cream party!
Thank You,
The Scholars' Academy Student Council
The Student Council is learning the process involved in coordinating a community service project. Mary Tayal, PTO Community Service Coordinator, is helping students to organize and implement a canned food drive. Not only will we be able to help those in need, but the Student Council will be learning valuable life, work, and personal skills.
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A Million Thanks...
So many volunteers helped to make teacher appreciation week and the Trivia-thon successful.
Thank you to Carol Van Buren, Cary Probst, Debbie Starling, Catherine Schwanke and Jennie Kallao for helping to provide a breakfast treat for our staff during teacher appreciation week. If you are interested in helping with future treats, please contact Beth Gage at bdgage@carolina.rr.com.
Special thanks to Jigisha Gor for stepping into Mrs. Hargrove's shoes during the teacher luncheon. These are big shoes to fill as Mrs. Hargrove is our administrative assistant, nurse, receptionist, door-person, and more.
For providing Friday's desserts, thank you so much to Pinki Rawal, Jigisha Gor, Melissa Brown and Jurga Petrikiene.
The following people volunteered their time in classrooms while our teachers and staff enjoyed an off-site luncheon. Thank you to:
Anna Bai
San Barve
Rob Bernard
Anand Bhatia
Melissa Brown
Connie Carroll
Katharine Cary
Donna Dansby
Tony Deason
Beth Gage
Renee George
Jigisha Gor
Tammra Granger
Vandana Grover
Toni Hemming
Suzanne Huffman
San-Dee Keefner
Dawn Lombard
Amanda Lyle
Cary Probst
Maicel Rabel
Tony Racine
Pinki Rawal
Sarah Schroeck
Rosalba Scott
Mary Tayal
Leah Trowbridge
Mallika Vadlamani
Nissmol Vincent
Diana Yan |
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Bravo, Scholars!
Peter Petroff, who plays defense for the Charlotte Junior Checkers, competed in a hockey skills competition in Columbia, South Carolina on February 20. Peter won third place in the league in the speed skating competition! Congratulations, Peter.
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