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 Reminders 

*Monday, January 30
Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 p.m.
at the school.
All are welcome. 

*Tuesday, January 31
Scholars' Academy Application Deadline

*Tuesday, January 31
Tuesday Tours at Ten
for prospective parents
(10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)

*Tuesday, January 31
School Musical Auditions
after school.

*Wednesday, February 1
PTO Meeting
6:30 p.m.
in the PTO Room.
All are welcome.

*Tuesday, February 7
Class/Group Pictures

*February 13 - 17
Teacher Appreciation Week

*Monday, February 20
No School
(President's Day)

*Tuesday, February 21
Admissions Lottery
6:00 p.m.

*Teacher 1/2 Workday
Friday, February 24
11:25 a.m. dismissal
Contact: 

Swati Mehta

swati.mehta@wellsfargo.com


*Clip and send in
  
*Send in can tabs and drink pouches to be recycled. Contact:
Melissa Bernard
mbernard@
scholars
academy.org  
  
*We are a nut-free school for 2011-2012. Questions? Call the office.

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. 

The Eagle's Nest Update... 

...is a bimonthly e-newsletter that relies on YOUR submissions.

The next newsletter will be distributed on Monday, February 13.  

Send your submissions to: scholars.newsletter@
gmail.com by Friday, 
February 10.
  
Has your e-mail address or other information changed? Want to be included on our mailing list? E-mail communications@
scholarsacademy.org.
The Eagle's Nest Update 

Newsletter of Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy

A Charter School Serving Highly Gifted Students

 

January 30, 2012
Dr. Peine's Pen 
  Dr. Peine's Pen

Doing Science

  

The curriculum benchmarks for science at the Scholars' Academy outline a vigorous and accelerated curriculum. In the introduction, "doing science" is a featured component of what science looks like at our school. The annual Science Fair highlights the original science investigations completed by our students from Investigators II through Apprentice Scholars III. Congratulations to these award winning investigations from the 2011-2012 Science Fair:

  

Elementary Division

Grand prize - Olivia Wootton 

First Place - Kaelan Amin 

Second Place - William Trowbridge 

Third Place - Graydon Adams 

Fourth Place - Ruta Petrikis

Fifth Place - Emma Huneycutt 

Art/Design Award - Kaylee Schwanke 

Science Investigation Award - Nicholas Lombard

Science Investigation Award - Susanna Greiner

  

Middle School Division

Grand Prize - Alice Liu 

First Prize - Taylor Selembo

Second Prize - Rushil Shah 

Biology - Jackson Fuller, Ceyda Guley 

Chemistry - Joshua Wayne, Sita Tayal

Behavior Sciences - Sophia Hurr, Alex Harrison

Health Sciences - Nadia Ekezue, Jivin Barve

Engineering - Ronak Bhagia, Charlie Rodgers

Physics - JP Van Buren, Peter Huffman

Environmental Science - Rajan Tayal, Kyle Mitchell 

Information You can Use - Ian Watkins, Olivia Probst

Art/Design Award - Chris Deitch 

Dr. Peine's Award - Mary Steele 

Mrs. Pieper's Award - Saajan Patel 

Ms. Lannon's Award  - Caroline Greiner

  

Thank you to our Judges and Sponsors

Susan Hoppe - CMS science teacher (retired); 

Dr. John Peine - USGS (retired) and UT-Knoxville; Mary Anne Hitt - Director of the Beyond Coal Campaign for the National Sierra Club; Charlie Moschel - Director of Research and Development at Stowe-Woodward; Dr. Emelie Peine - Professor, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma WA; Mr. Nam Kang, Microsoft; Dr. Jennifer Collins - Science Education at Queens University; Steve Lamb - SCS Engineers; and our group of 6 students from UNC-Charlotte science department. 

 

The 2012 Scholars' Academy Science Fair 

was supported by contributions from 

Piedmont Natural Gas and Chili's restaurant.

   

For the earth,
Marie Peine, Ph.D., Director
Last Call for Help with Golf Team

 

Coach

The Athletic Dept. is still in need of an additional coach for our spring golf team. If we don't have a coach by Thursday, February 9, we will not be able to field a golf team this year.   

 

If you are interested in coaching, please contact Noelle Zagorski at nzagorski@scholarsacademy.org. 

 

Noelle Zagorski, BS/M.Ed/NBPTS

Athletic Director

FPS Teams Prepare for State Bowl

 

Once again, our Future Problem Solving teams join the "Ranks of Royalty" by earning gold and silverFPSPI for their work on the practice problem related to the topic "Coral Reefs." Students will now tackle the qualifying topic, "Human Rights," in preparation for the State Bowl, held this April in Banner Elk.

 

To help students better understand the topic, Mr. Yodice has graciously offered his time to discuss human rights as it pertains to culture, religion and politic traditions, globalization and migration, technology and privacy, the death penalty, and terrorism.

 

Teams now have only two more weeks to prepare for their human rights challenge problem before moving on to "Trade Barriers," the topic for this year's State Bowl.

 

At last year's State Bowl, our middle division team took second place, while our junior division teams took first and third place. Our first place team went on to participate in the International Tournament, competing against teams from all over the world including Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Singapore, and China.

 

To learn more about the Future Problem Solving Program, visit www.nc-fps.org.

Fencing Begins This Week
 

Our second session of fencing begins Wednesday, February 1. This session, which is open to 3rd and 4th graders, will run for six weeks. Cost is $100.

Click here for registration forms, which are also on the website under Documents. 

 

We will hold a combined Beginner I class and a Beginner II class (for those students who were fencing with us this fall) from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. each Wednesday through March 7.

Attention 2nd - 4th Grade Students
 

Are you interested in playing soccer?  Are you interested in learning the skills used in soccer? 

Our athletics program is offering a junior soccer session for any student in grades 2 to 4. 

All levels of experience (or inexperience) are welcome. There is no cost for this session. Sneakers are the only equipment required to take part.

 

Led by our very own varsity head soccer coach, John Watkins, at Renaissance Park off of Tyvola Road, the one hour sessions will be held Thursdays after school (3:30 - 4:30 p.m.) from February 16 through March 22. We will need parents to volunteer to help with carpool and to help monitor the children on the field as well. 

 

If your child is interested, please email 

Athletic Director Noelle Zagorski at  nzagorski@scholarsacademy.org.  Please be sure to include your child's full name, grade and homeroom teacher within your email.

Labels for Education
 

Earn 50 Bonus Points for our school by "Liking" Labels for Education on Facebook. Click here to goLabels for Education to the Facebook page, 

click "Like", then follow the directions to credit 50 points to Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy.

February Staff Birthdays

 

Melonie Ervin - February 3 (1/2 birthday)

Rachel Weeks - February 12

Leigh Ann Smith - February 19

Christy Hinkelman - February 21 (1/2 birthday)

Nora Bolick - February 22 (1/2 birthday)

Kara Roberson - February 26

Snack Cart Schedule

 

Please remember to bring in individually wrapped snacks to Mr. Yodice's classroom (Room 220) in your designated month. Snacks can be home made or store bought, remember - no nuts. 

Proceeds will go toward the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C.

 

The schedule is as follows:

 

February - Surrett & Rhodes

March - Smith & Miller
Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy, 5225 Seventy-Seven Center Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 704-503-1112  Fax: 704-503-1183