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Reminders |
*November
24 - 26
Thanksgiving holiday
no school
*Monday, November 29
Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 p.m. at school
*Friday,
December 10
11:25 Dismissal
teacher 1/2 workday
*Tuesday, December 14
Night of the Notables 6:30 p.m.
and Chili's Night
3 - 6:30 p.m.
*PTO Family Fund questions?
Contact:
Suzanne Huffman
*Lunch Order questions? Contact: Mark Huffman *Clip and send in *We are a nut-free school for 2010-2011. Questions? Call the office.
*PTO meetings are held monthly. The next meeting will be Tuesday, December 7 at 8:30 am in the PTO room. All are welcome! |
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Volunteer Hours | |
Every hour makes a difference! It is vital that we track these hours. Record your time on the sheet at the school or send your hours to mrscholarsacademy@
gmail.com. |
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The Eagle's Nest Update... | |
...is a bimonthly e-newsletter that relies on YOUR submissions.
The next newsletter will be distributed on Monday, December 6.
December 3.
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The Eagle's Nest Update
Newsletter of Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy A Charter School Serving Highly Gifted Students
November 22, 2010 |
Dialogue Report
Thank you to all of the parents who attended the dialogue with the director sessions last week. Each session was marked by spirited discussions about many topics. For those of you who were unable to attend, I am happy to provide this brief summary of the discussions.
In general, the one topic that was raised at every session was our foreign language program. Questions and comments ranged from expectations as students progress from year to year and how we assess that progress to the proposed study abroad that is being considered for the coming summer.
Other topics by level were:
- Discoverers - technology integration into the curriculum, sweets on the snack cart, more extra-curricular activities for our youngest students
- Investigators - measuring intellectual growth, rigor of the curriculum in Investigators II, teacher qualifications and evaluation, policy making
- Apprentice Scholars - methods of differentiation, health education program, structure of the middle school next year with an added teacher
We will be doing a second round of meetings for parents in January. The topic will be technology.
Some of our parents expressed an interest in discussing the individual testing results of their children. We are willing to meet with you about the topic of growth as demonstrated in the testing information we have. However, we request that you plan to do this at some point during the summer. We have more flexible time for these types of in-depth discussion when school is not in session.
Other News and Notes
- Please remember that the deadline for orders with the Rainforest Project in Mrs. Moschel's class is November 30. Please have your order forms and payment to the school by that date.
- Duke TIP for 4th/5th grades - application forms for the talent search are available at the front desk. You can also register online at www.tip.duke.edu/45enroll (preferred). If you registered your child as a 4th grader last year, you do not need to register again as a 5th grader.
- Thank you to Kim Nees who is spending time in our school introducing classrooms and staff to NC WiseOwl. Kim is doing this project as part of her work toward a Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies with School Media at UNC-Greenville.
For the earth,
Marie Peine, Ph.D., Director
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Athletics Update
Scholars' Academy has a brand new sport that is well  underway....BASKETBALL! We have three teams this year: varsity boys, junior varsity boys and junior varsity girls. We are very excited about our new program and the kids are doing a great job!
We would like to congratulate the following students who have made the basketball teams:
Varsity Boys - Justin Yang, Sunny Potharaju, Naveen Paul, Bailey Lewis, Apolonaire Brown, Ernison Saavedra, Robert Gleason, Sebastian Henderson, Avery Feagans, Joshua Martin, Nicholas Lowell and Daniel Wang.
Junior Varsity Boys - Michael Mushatt, Auston Li, Rajan Tayal, Ian Watkins, Cy Pair, Charles Timm, Artemas Brown, Andrew Prevatte, Pelumi Ogunro, and Kyle Mitchell.
Junior Varsity Girls - Sophie Behdani, Sita Tayal, Tanisha Paul, Anjeline Lynch, Maddie Campbell, Grace Molina, Nadia Ekezue, Alice Liu, Annelise Kempka, and Carmen Myrick.
Come on out and show your Eagles' spirit and cheer on our players at one of their games. You can access our sports calendars for each team via the athletics page on the Scholars' Academy website.
We would also like to give a shout out to the following students who made all-conference for the soccer and cross country season:
Kyle Mitchell
Devin McKillop
Tanisha Paul
Sita Tayal
Bailey Lewis
Ana Carolina Scott
Congratulations to these students for all of their hard work and dedication to their sport! We are very proud of you!
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Search And Shop For Scholars'
What if the Scholars' Academy earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our school? Well, it can!  GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half of their advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up! Goodshop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 30% of each purchase to your favorite cause (our school, of course)! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macys and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with Good Shop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting our school. If you download the Good Search - Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy toolbar, our school will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to Good Shop or Good Search first. Add the Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/metrolina-regional-scholars-academy.
Thank you and happy searching!
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Growing Up Gifted Panel Discussion
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Robinson Hall for  the Performing Arts will present "Growing Up Gifted: A Panel Discussion on the Development of the Exceptionally Gifted" at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 4. The discussion will be held in the Anne R. Belk Theater. Admission is free.
Panelists will include:
Francisco Jose (Paco) Montalvo (age 18), Virtuoso violinist from Cordoba, Spain; Chad Hoopes (age 16), winner of the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition and IMG artist; Julia Hwang (age 14), virtuoso violinist from Bristol, England; David Russell, internationally renowned violin pedagogue and Anne R. Belk Distinguished Professor of Music at UNC Charlotte; Rosemary Warren-Green, violin faculty, Royal College of Music; Francisco Montalvo, Sr., Father of Paco Montalvo and professor of violin at Conservatorio Superior de Musica, Cordoba, Spain; Brenda Hoopes, mother of Chad Hoopes; and Eun-Young Hwang, mother of Julia Hwang. Steven Brown, Charlotte Observer arts reporter and music critic will serve as moderator. |
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Scholars' Night At Chili's
Chili's proudly supports Scholars' Academy!
Visit Chili's on Tuesday, December 14 before Night of the Notables any time between 3:00 and 6:30 p.m. Chili's will donate 10% of revenue to Scholars' Academy PTO. See you there! |
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A Million Thanks
A special thanks to Tony and Angela Tsakanikas-Deason who brought their leaf blower to school on Saturday and cleared out the parking area/playground/outdoor space. It was reported to them that "we can't see to play four square." Even the inside of the school will be tidier now.
Thank you to Kim Nees who is spending time in our school introducing classrooms and staff to NC WiseOwl. Kim is doing this project as part of her work toward a Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies with School Media at UNC-Greenville. |
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Bravo, Scholars!
On November 6, Kyle Mitchell (7th grade, Ms. Lannon) and Katelyn Mitchell (3rd grade, Ms. Weeks) competed in the Dowd YMCA's annual 5K race. Kyle completed the 5K in a time of 22:33. Kyle finished 18th overall out of 491 competitors and placed 2nd in his age group (Boys 13 and under). Katelyn completed the 5K in a time of 36:47. She placed 418th overall out of 491 competitors. Katelyn was the youngest female competitor in the race.
Charlotte Szentesi-Thomas will be appearing as Beth Bradley (narrator) in The Old Courthouse Theatre's rendition of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The show will run the first three weekends in December with both matinee and evening performances. Please call the box office at 704-788-2405 or check the website www.oldcourthousetheatre.org for ticket prices and reservations.
Please submit news of successes in our school community to Renee Alsop at scholars.newsletter@gmail.com. |
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