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Reminders |
*Today, Monday,
January 31
Board of Directors meeting
6:30 p.m.
at the school.
Parents welcome. *Wednesday, February 2 Class/Group
pictures
*Monday,
February 21 Students
DO ATTEND
Snow make-up day
*Friday, February 25 11:25 a.m. Dismissal Teacher 1/2 workday
*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, February 1
at 8:30 a.m.
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, February 14. February 11. |
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The Eagle's Nest Update
Newsletter of Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy A Charter School Serving Highly Gifted Students |
AND THE AWARD GOES TO...
SCIENCE FAIR - Middle School Division
Sunny Potharaju & Justin Yang - GRAND PRIZE
Nicholas Thomas & Charlotte Szentesi-Thomas - FIRST PRIZE OVERALL
Mary Catherine Van Buren - SECOND PRIZE OVERALL
Lakshmi Prakash (1), Sophia Hurr (2) - BIOLOGY
Ayo Onasanya & Pelumi Ogunro (1), Emma Barnes (2) - CHEMISTRY
Natalie Huffman (1), Kyle Mitchell (2) - ENGINEERING
Vivian Kirby (1), Charles Timm (2) - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Alex Harrison (1), Nick Firr (2) - BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES
Alice Liu (1), Bailey Lewis (2) - HEALTH SCIENCES
Auston Li (1), Michael Williams (2) - MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCES
Apolonaire Brown (1), Ian Watkins (2) - PHYSICS
Natalie Huffman (1), Ashley Katz (2) - INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
Ahhley Katz - ART and DESIGN AWARD
Ana Carolina Scott - MS. LANNON'S AWARD
Mayura Patwardhan - DR. PEINE'S AWARD
SCIENCE FAIR - Elementary School Division
Shruthi Anand GRAND PRIZE
Kaelan Amin - FIRST PRIZE
Gray Adams - SECOND PRIZE
Alex Nees - THIRD PRIZE
Jeffrey Vincent - FOURTH PRIZE
Grace Keel - FIFTH PRIZE
Ibrahim Kaouk - ART and DESIGN AWARD
Connor Yungbluth - MS. MILLER'S AWARD
GEOGRAPHY BEE
Nicholas Lowell - SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE
Rajan Tayal - RUNNER-UP
Grace Keel, Ryan Martin; Peter Huffman, Hannah DiBella; Sophia Hurr, Grier Vacek, Isabelle Thomas, Joshua Wayne, Nicholas Lowell, Rajan Tayal, Nicholas Firr, Daniel Wang - CLASSROOM REPRESENTATIVES
REGIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL SPELLING BEE
Alison Roeth, Scholars' Academy Winner, ADVANCED TO THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER SPELLING BEE
Sarah Chung, Ruta Petrikis, Ryan Martin, Jeffrey Vincent, Jivin Barve, Laura Scott Cary, Andrew Prevatte, Sidney Metcalf - CLASSROOM REPRESENTATIVES to Scholars' Academy Spelling Bee. Congratulations to all of these super scholars! OTHER SPECIAL NEWS:A special thank-you to:
- Piedmont Natural Gas and Chili's Restaurant on Westpark Drive
- Middle School Division Science Fair judges - Charlie Moschel, Stowe-Woodward; Dr. John Peine, USGS and University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Susan Hoppe, CMS, retired; Mary Anne Hitt, National Sierra Club; Nam Kang, Microsoft.
- Elementary School Division Science Fair Judges - Dr. Jennifer Collins, Queens University Science Education and NC Teaching Fellows; Steve Lamb, SCS Engineering; Jessica Hanley, UNCC Chemistry.
VOLUNTEER NEEDEDA Golf coach is needed for the Scholars' Academy athletic program. We have students in grades 5 - 8 who are interested in participating in golf as a spring sport. If you are interested in helping in the program by coaching, please contact our Athletic Director at nzagorski@scholarsacademy.org The scheduling meeting for spring sports is February 3. If we do not have a coach by February 2, we will be unable to schedule golf for the spring. A FINAL NOTE ABOUT TRAFFIC (I promise)This is a portion of a message I received this week from our neighbors at 5200 Seventy-seven Center Drive: "The traffic coming out of this school has become quite a nuisance. First it was just parents not yielding the right of way in the traffic circle or just plain turning left out of the circle instead of going right. I have been almost hit several times because of this activity. Many other people in my office have had the same problem. Please do something about it, the safety of everyone is more important than saving 5 seconds to hurry through this circle." For the earth,
Marie Peine, Ph.D., Director
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Snack Cart Schedule Reminder
Please remember to bring in individually wrapped snacks (home made or store bought, no nuts) for the snack cart in your designated month. Proceeds will go toward the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C.
The schedule is as follows: Febuary - Weeks, Bolick, Surrett & Smith March - Moschel & Miller April - Muse & Hinkleman May - Rhodes & Metcalf |
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Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Teacher Appreciation Week is quickly approaching. It will be February 14 - 18. We need your help! Thursday, February 17 the entire staff will be taken out to lunch, courtesy of the PTO. We will need three parents to cover each class that day from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. Please sign up with your room parent. Please note: younger siblings are not allowed as we need to make sure our volunteers have their attention focused on the class... but, it will be the end of the day, so you won't have to leave and come back for pick-up! |
Grandparents Day Volunteers NeededWe need your help with a great event that showcases our school to a very important audience -- GRANDPARENTS. This year's Grandparents Day will take place on Friday, April 8 and volunteers are needed to help with mailing, activity ideas, registration, refreshments, and more. Please contact Maura O'Sullivan at mauraosullivan@me.com or 704-969-5456 if you'd like to help. |
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Spanish Students Help Others In Need
Mrs. Castilla-Hobbs and Scholars Academy upper school students volunteered with the Ada Jenkins Center, a non-profit organization, on December 9, 2010. The students sponsored two Latino families with children whose ages ranged from four months to 10 years old. These families were experiencing financial difficulties and couldn't provide holiday presents for their children. Students made donations and with the money raised, gifts were purchased for the children in need. Scholars' Academy students went to Plaza Fiesta Mall, where they practiced their oral Spanish skills to purchase the gifts.
This is what Ada Jenkins and the families we helped said about our students:
"Every year, this program brings the meaning of Christmas closer to my heart, as I see so many people coming together to help others that they may not even know, so many unique stories of young kids giving of themselves to others, and grateful families happy to have HOPE and JOY brought to their lives. I share with you the thanks from two of our families:
 'Thank you all for making this a beautiful Christmas for my family. They loved their gifts and gift cards and their smiles were so big and bright. We had something to eat, a wonderful meal from people we don't even know. Thank you for touching our lives and making this a very Merry Christmas. We may not know your names but we know your hearts. Love all. Happy New Year.'
'Thank you for making this Christmas fantastic for my family. My family will continue praying for the people who truly step outside of themselves to make other people happy.'"
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Growing A Library
Did you donate books to the school library? Wondering why they are not in circulation yet? We have received approximately 1,500 books this year through donations, proceeds from the Scholastic Book Sale, and DonorsChoose projects. While this is wonderful for our students, it takes a lot of time to catalog that many books. Thanks for being patient as we continue to work with your donations!
Let's also give a big thank you to OrthoCarolina, who donated a used PC for our checkout station in the media center once we get it up and running.
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