Playground Info -- Use the link to view proposed playground plan version 2. PTA, school leaders, and WCPSS facilities have met with https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dZqUBJVbKPKt2IUsh6crbftyQNE62WoU
Any feedback that you would like to give, please complete the feedback form.
Wellness Fair
We are excited to announce the return of our Wellness Fair on Friday April 5th. Wellness Fair Schedule- This is subject to change. A big shout out to Tracey Bates and Alexandria Judge-Lenkeit for the organization of this incredible event!
Wellness Fair descriptions/bios- This will be great to share with your students prior to the event so they know what they will be learning.
PTA socials this week-
Please join the PTA on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7:30pm at Lola's on Glenwood or on Wednesday April 3rd at 9:00 in our media center. Come enjoy a few hours out and meet your fellow Unicorns!!
Most of our PTA positions for next year are thankfully already filled with a few exceptions so come and enjoy a low key night or morning coffee with us!!
If you are interested in becoming more involved with PTA and would like to know what positions still need to be filled, please email me at alexvansta@yahoo.com.
NC Partnership for Child Nutrition (NCPCN) is a newly formed parent lead non-profit focused on supporting school nutrition efforts in Wake County and beyond. They are having a kick-off event and fundraiser at the Umstead Hotel on April 8th at noon. The event will feature several area chefs. Come out to meet the board, support this initiative, learn more about the organization's vision. Website with information on NCPCN and the event can be found here: ncpcn.org
Panorama Survey-
Last week, you should have received an email from the "Panorama Education Team." This email contains a family survey to learn more about you and your child's experience at Underwood. If you have children at multiple schools, the link will allow you to take surveys for each school. As a school, we utilize this information to ensure we are creating a great experience for all of our families. The survey should take about 15 minutes. If you need a paper form or did not receive the email, please reach out to Alexandria Judge-Lenkeit (ajudge-lenkeit@wcpss.net or 919-856-7663). If you missed the email, the Panorama team will continue to send an email weekly.
ArtsPleasure
Recap -- “Oh the Places You Will Go!”, our Artspleasure theme, was a tremendous success! Thank you to our Specialist Team, Daniel Levin, Julia Mastropaolo, Laura Urben, staff and parents for donating their talents and time to make this event such a success. Watching students perform and share their gifts and talents was a great reminder as to how fortunate we are to be part of the GT Magnet Model. Underwood truly is #smallschoolBIGtalent
Quarter 4 Electives began on Monday, March 25th. Be sure to ask your child about their new electives and future learning opportunities that support their gifts and talents!
Foundation Gala Items
Thank you to all that came to the Underwood Foundation Gala on March 1st and helped us raise money for supporting teacher salaries (amidst ongoing state and local budget cuts) so we can maintain our current staffing positions and instructional programming. We have a few silent auction items left that didn’t sell on the 1st so we are making them available to the highest bidder (see below). All bids are due by March 24th at noon and the winners will be notified on the 25th. Please notify Cara Phillips via email if you would like to make a bid. (caraphillips@nc.rr.com) If you aren’t interested in the items but still want to give to the Underwood Elementary Foundation to help us meet our goal of giving $90,000 to Underwood to support the 2019-2020 school year, you can do so at http://www.underwoodfoundation.org
Remaining Silent Auction Items:
Carpool
Starting on April 1st, there will be NO parking on Fairview Rd. from 3:30 - 4:00pm. This an effort to decrease congestion on Fairview road during Afternoon Carpool.
Letterland Day (Event for K-2 Students)
Letterland Day at Pullen Park will be on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. K-2 students have been utilizing this program daily. You are welcome to dress up as your favorite Letterland character! There will be games and activities to participate in as well. We hope to see you there!
EOG Dates-Mark your calendar!
EOG testing will being on May 29th! As we prepare for the EOG we will be sending out information about being a proctor and when proctor training will take place. Ms. Page will be leading those trainings. Please find the dates for EOG testing below. Thank you!
Any feedback that you would like to give, please complete the feedback form.
Wellness Fair
We are excited to announce the return of our Wellness Fair on Friday April 5th. Wellness Fair Schedule- This is subject to change. A big shout out to Tracey Bates and Alexandria Judge-Lenkeit for the organization of this incredible event!
Wellness Fair descriptions/bios- This will be great to share with your students prior to the event so they know what they will be learning.
PTA socials this week-
Please join the PTA on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7:30pm at Lola's on Glenwood or on Wednesday April 3rd at 9:00 in our media center. Come enjoy a few hours out and meet your fellow Unicorns!!
Most of our PTA positions for next year are thankfully already filled with a few exceptions so come and enjoy a low key night or morning coffee with us!!
If you are interested in becoming more involved with PTA and would like to know what positions still need to be filled, please email me at alexvansta@yahoo.com.
NC Partnership for Child Nutrition (NCPCN) is a newly formed parent lead non-profit focused on supporting school nutrition efforts in Wake County and beyond. They are having a kick-off event and fundraiser at the Umstead Hotel on April 8th at noon. The event will feature several area chefs. Come out to meet the board, support this initiative, learn more about the organization's vision. Website with information on NCPCN and the event can be found here: ncpcn.org
Panorama Survey-
Last week, you should have received an email from the "Panorama Education Team." This email contains a family survey to learn more about you and your child's experience at Underwood. If you have children at multiple schools, the link will allow you to take surveys for each school. As a school, we utilize this information to ensure we are creating a great experience for all of our families. The survey should take about 15 minutes. If you need a paper form or did not receive the email, please reach out to Alexandria Judge-Lenkeit (ajudge-lenkeit@wcpss.net or 919-856-7663). If you missed the email, the Panorama team will continue to send an email weekly.
ArtsPleasure
Recap -- “Oh the Places You Will Go!”, our Artspleasure theme, was a tremendous success! Thank you to our Specialist Team, Daniel Levin, Julia Mastropaolo, Laura Urben, staff and parents for donating their talents and time to make this event such a success. Watching students perform and share their gifts and talents was a great reminder as to how fortunate we are to be part of the GT Magnet Model. Underwood truly is #smallschoolBIGtalent
Quarter 4 Electives began on Monday, March 25th. Be sure to ask your child about their new electives and future learning opportunities that support their gifts and talents!
Foundation Gala Items
Thank you to all that came to the Underwood Foundation Gala on March 1st and helped us raise money for supporting teacher salaries (amidst ongoing state and local budget cuts) so we can maintain our current staffing positions and instructional programming. We have a few silent auction items left that didn’t sell on the 1st so we are making them available to the highest bidder (see below). All bids are due by March 24th at noon and the winners will be notified on the 25th. Please notify Cara Phillips via email if you would like to make a bid. (caraphillips@nc.rr.com) If you aren’t interested in the items but still want to give to the Underwood Elementary Foundation to help us meet our goal of giving $90,000 to Underwood to support the 2019-2020 school year, you can do so at http://www.underwoodfoundation.org
Remaining Silent Auction Items:
Carpool
Starting on April 1st, there will be NO parking on Fairview Rd. from 3:30 - 4:00pm. This an effort to decrease congestion on Fairview road during Afternoon Carpool.
Letterland Day (Event for K-2 Students)
Letterland Day at Pullen Park will be on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. K-2 students have been utilizing this program daily. You are welcome to dress up as your favorite Letterland character! There will be games and activities to participate in as well. We hope to see you there!
EOG Dates-Mark your calendar!
EOG testing will being on May 29th! As we prepare for the EOG we will be sending out information about being a proctor and when proctor training will take place. Ms. Page will be leading those trainings. Please find the dates for EOG testing below. Thank you!
- Wednesday May 29th- 3rd and 4th Grade ELA
- Thursday May 30th - 3rd and 4th Grade Math
- Friday May 31st- 5th grade Science , 3rd and 4th grade make ups
- Monday June 3rd- 5th grade ELA
- Tuesday June 4th- 5th grade Math
- Wednesday June 5th- 5th grade make ups
Updates: https://www.wcpss.net/underwoodes
- April 2nd-PTA Parent Social-7:30pm at Lola’s Beach Bar (1803 Glenwood Avenue)
- April 3rd-PTA Parent Social-9:00am in the Media Center
- April 5th-Wellness Fair
- April 5th-CAM Event-6:00-8:00pm; Come see our Docents in action!
- April 9th-Q3 Report Cards come home
- April 15-19th-Spring Break
- April 22nd-Workday
