Celebrations
- Karen Fichter-Venners, Rachel Frasier and Ashley Cooper for leading the Conscious Discipline Staff Cohort!
- Megan Hill for leading the third grade EL Powerpoints to assist in teaching for third grade.
- Star Davis and Heather Burton met with an incoming K family to provide information as parents are looking for the best placement for their child next year.
- The PTA, staff, parent and student effort to make the Unicorn Trot a success, raising over $22,000 for our school!
- Alexandria Judge-Lenekit for leading the staff development to help deepen our understanding of Unpacking the Standards.
- The PTA (and hospitality chair Melissa Hayes) for providing a delicious lunch for staff on our ER day!
- Dawn Vinson for successful renewing her National Boards!
Elective Updates: Electives end Wednesday, November 1st. Report Cards go home Tuesday, November 7th. 2nd quarter electives begin Monday, November 6th.
Unicorn Trot: Thank you to all of the volunteers and parents that came out to cheer on our students during the Unicorn Trot. It was a very successful event!
Schools and Here Comes the Bus - Here comes the Bus App is up and running at Underwood Elementary. Parents will need the school district code 67500 and a student’s WCPSS identification number. Follow the bus in the morning and afternoon as it picks up and drops off the student.
Elective letters are posted on the Underwood website: https://sites.google.com/a/wcpss.net/elective-communication/
Collaboration
Grounds Day - Thank you to parents, students and staff members for helping with our grounds day last weekend. We were able to spread mulch, clean up many shrubbery and debris. We will be looking for assistance at our next clean up day to clean up our playground. We also need your help to reduce the number of dogs that are on our campus. We were made aware of a dog group that comes to our school on some Saturdays. While we appreciate our neighborhood and being a part of the community, our playground is being impacted by the increase traffic.
It's a Readvolution!
In recognition of the 20th Anniversary of the Carolina Hurricanes and the WCPSS Strategic Plan of Vision 2020, we are teaming up to bring Readvolution to all all of our elementary schools. The partnership will support a community wide literacy campaign around daily reading outside of the school. Information has been sent home in Tuesday folders. If your student needs assistance, please contact his/her teacher or Andrea (atrowell@wcpss.net.)
For media and tech updates, please check out the new Media Center website - https://ugtmmediacenter.blogspot.com/ Here you will find our Twitter feed (for an insider’s view into media tech), our Procedures and Policies, links to Wake ID and Destiny (library collection search), media center and lab schedules, and more!
Critical Thinking
It is time again for the popular PTA Reflections Art Contest! This year the theme is "Within Reach" and students may enter in dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. All participants will be recognized in an awards ceremony at school and will be eligible to advance to the county competition and beyond. What a great opportunity for students to challenge themselves and to receive positive recognition for their original works of art. Students of all grade levels and abilities are encouraged to participate and may enter as many times as they wish. For more information, including official rules and entry forms, please visit http://www.wakepta.org/reflections.
Questions? Email Gail VanMatre (PTA Reflections coordinator) or speak to Ms. Mann (art teacher) at school. Entries are due to the front office by 3:45 pm on Thursday, October 26th, 2017!
Broughton High School -- From Principal Ashburn: It is never too early to start thinking about your child's high school experience! Broughton Global Studies Magnet High School, which is an International Baccalaureate World School, will be hosting several events for prospective Broughton base and magnet students and their families. On November 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, there will be an Open House that will include guided tours of the building and opportunities to meet with staff members, parents, and students. Also, please visit the Broughton website to find more information about upcoming school tours during the school day as well as about the Broughton Global Showcase that will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 on January 17. If you have any questions, please call us at 919-856-7810.
Broughton High School -- From Principal Ashburn: It is never too early to start thinking about your child's high school experience! Broughton Global Studies Magnet High School, which is an International Baccalaureate World School, will be hosting several events for prospective Broughton base and magnet students and their families. On November 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, there will be an Open House that will include guided tours of the building and opportunities to meet with staff members, parents, and students. Also, please visit the Broughton website to find more information about upcoming school tours during the school day as well as about the Broughton Global Showcase that will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 on January 17. If you have any questions, please call us at 919-856-7810.
Creativity
Elective Share: Elective Share is coming up on Thursday, November 2. The performance for K-2 audience will be at 9:30 and last about 30 minutes. The performance for 3-5 will be at 10:30 and last about 45 minutes. Performances will take place in the multipurpose room. Kellie will send out a form via email, please indicate if your elective will be sharing on the second.
Calendar:
October 30th - End of Quarter
October 31st - Workday - No School
November 2nd- Elective Share (9:30am for K-2 and 10:30am for 3-5)
November 2nd- Elective Share (9:30am for K-2 and 10:30am for 3-5)
November 6th - Foundation Golf Event
November 7th-Report Cards go home
November 7th-Report Cards go home
November 10th - Holiday
November 17th-School Family Assembly 9:30
November 17th-School Family Assembly 9:30
November 22nd - 24th - Vacation Day and Holidays
November 27th - Book Fair
November 28th - Media By Moonlight
*Staff attended events listed here
