Last week of November

Giving Tree - Underwood's Holiday Giving Tree is up!  If you would like to assist a family with their holiday gift needs, please come by Ms. Schnitzer's office and take a tag from the tree.  We are asking parents and staff to purchase gifts of a maximum of $30 per tag. Please wrap each gift and put the tag on the gift you are giving, so we can keep track of your purchases.  Please sign up to give gifts on a sign-up sheet in the counselor's office.

Gifts are due by Monday, December 10th.  All gifts can be brought to Ms. Schnitzer's office.  Thank you everyone in advance for your participation and for helping Underwood families!

Toy Drive - Underwood is collaborating with Two Men and a Mom morning show on WRAL FM, MIX 101.5 with their annual Toy Drive for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Triangle. For the week of November 26th - November 30th, you can help us by bring an unwrapped toy to our school and add it to the collection bin in the front office. On Friday the bins will be collected and the toys will go to students that are a part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Triangle. If you have questions please reach out to Ms. Schnitzer or Mr. Shillings at 919 856-7663.

Coats for students:

Underwood is still collecting coats for our Student Coat Drive.WE NEED 6 MORE!!  Here is the link to sign up to bring in one of the remaining coats to Ms. Schnitzer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D45A8A82CAA8-underwood

Media by Moonlight:

Our book fair will be open from 5:30 to 8:00 on Tuesday November 27th. We will have staff members that will be reading some of their favorite books and will have milk and cookies to cap off the night, so wear your PJs and come enjoy some great books.

Giving Tuesday through the Underwood Foundation:

Check out the Underwood Foundation Facebook #GivingTuesdayCampaign Page on November 27th to make your gift. When you give via our #GivingTuesday Facebook Event Page, Underwood Foundation will receive 100% of your donation, plus a match from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation! Individual gifts up to $1,000 are eligible for matching. You don't have to wait.  You can make a donation anytime via our website www.underwoodfoundation.org or by picking up a donor card at the school's front desk.

Make it an awesome week!

Thank you to all of the veterans that served our country! 

Please join us tomorrow, November 13 from 4 – 8pm at Lynnwood Brewing Concern for our pre-kickoff event.  You can order food from Wilson's Eatery and meet our board members and other Underwood families all while enjoying scratch made eats, tasty beverages and best of all no dishes to wash! Plus for each adult beverage purchased Lynnwood will donate $1 to the Foundation.  See more at http://www.underwoodfoundation.org/

 Early Release on Tuesday November 20th 

Broughton High School Prospective Students Open House and Tours: Are you interested in learning more about Broughton High School? Please join us for our Open House on Wednesday, November 14th from 5:30-7:30pm. We are also offering two additional evening tour opportunities and several morning tours. We encourage you to bring your student and your family with you to our Open House and tours! Even if your student is not a rising 9th grader, it's not too early to come visit Broughton. You can find more information on this flyer and our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our magnet coordinator, Mr. David Brooks, at 919-856-7810 ext 23279 or dbrooks@wcpss.net. Here is a link to our flyer with all information.

Connecting with our new staff members: Michelle Kurtz (ID MOD TA

Hello!  My name is Michelle Kurtz and I am thrilled to join the Underwood family this year.  

After graduating from the University of Maryland (many, many years ago!) I started my teaching career in the area where I was raised, the suburbs of Washington, D.C.,  before moving to Raleigh in 1991. I have been a special education teacher for 30 years, the last 25 at Wiley Elementary. After a year of retirement, I decided I wasn't finished spending my days helping children experience the joy of learning new academic skills as well as celebrating themselves as learners.  I feel lucky to be a teacher assistant in the ID-MOD I classroom with Mrs. Delaney and Mrs. Gracy. What great way to spend the day!I have two daughters, Rachel who lives in New York City and Lisa who lives in Wilmington, N.C.  They have 5 college degrees between them and I am proud of the intelligent and caring young ladies they have become -- products of the Wake County School System!I enjoy cooking, yoga, taking walks and have recently started learning to use power tools around the house for home "improvements".    I am very happy to be an Underwood Unicorn! Make it a great week!
November 13th - Foundation Pre-Giving Tuesday Celebration at Lynnwood Concern from 4-8 pm