October 9th

Communication 

Unicorn Trot Pep Rally- We will have our Unicorn Trot Pep Rally on Friday the 13th:

K-2 at 2:15 and 3-5 at 3:00. 

Spirit Days --- 

Monday 16th : Crazy Hair/Crazy Socks. 

Tuesday 17th: Favorite Sports Team Day

Wednesday 18th: Hat Day

Thursday 19th: Pajama Day

Friday 20th: Underwood Shirt day (All students and Staff will receive their Unicorn Trot Shirts) 

Collaboration 

Grounds Day is Saturday! Come out on Saturday anytime between 8:30-12:00 and help us spruce up the grounds! We will be picking up trash, debris, cutting limbs, etc. and working with a landscaper (parent) to remove shrubs, etc.

Conscious Discipline Podcasts-During your next commute to work or leisurely run around the neighborhood, subscribe to the podcast Real Talk for Real Teachers and listen to Dr. Becky Bailey and guests discuss the latest in social-emotional learning. For more information click here.

Critical Thinking

Readvolution - Wake County is partnering with the Carolina Hurricanes as part of the 20th anniversay for the Hurricanes and WCPSS 2020 Strategic Plan. In this Tuesday folder will be a letter detailing the tracking system, incentives and other items. For every book a student reads, they will write on a paper puck the title of the book as as their name, which will be added to the Hurricanes hockey banner located outside of the multipurpose room. 

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. 

Elective Letters - Check out our first quarter elective letters -- https://sites.google.com/a/wcpss.net/elective-communication/. Keep up the great work and think about how you would like your second quarter letter to look like as you look at others. 

Calendar:

October 13th - Unicorn Trot Pep Rally

October 14th - Grounds day (8:30-12:00)  

October 20th - Early Release 

October 20th - Unicorn Trot 

October 30th - End of Quarter 

October 31st - Workday

November 6th - Foundation Golf Event 

November 10th - Holiday 

November 22nd - 24th - Vacation Day and Holidays 

November 27th - Book Fair 

November 28th - Media By Moonlight