January 29

Communication 

Carpool parents:  Please hang your carpool tag from your mirror during carpool to help us move the line efficiently. 

Elective Updates:  Quarter 3 electives began on Monday, January 29th.  Be sure to check the elective letter website found here to learn more about the electives your child is taking. 

First Friday Spirit Day - For our  First Friday Spirit day we are going to celebrate our 100 days of school with our Valentine: Underwood Elementary. So on Friday students can dress up like a 100 year old, Celebrate Valentines and/or wear Underwood Elementary shirts.  

Winter Carnival - Looking forwarded to seeing students and families at our Winter Carnival on February 10th from 11-3 at Underwood Elementary. Information can be found at http://underwoodpta.org/events/winter-carnival/. 

Collaboration

Volunteer Registration - 

This is a friendly reminder that any adult that would like to volunteer in our school or attend any field trips as a chaperone, are required to be a registered volunteer with Wake County Public Schools.  Volunteer registration must be filled out each school year.  It does not roll over.  Volunteer registration must be completed in a WCPSS school.  Volunteers list the schools they would like to volunteer at on the form.  If you have students at multiple schools make sure you list each school.  Thank you so much for helping support our students.   

Critical Thinking 

Foundation Gala -- Save the date our fifth annual Gala for March 23, 2018, 6:30pm - 9:00pm. More information to come soon. You can go to http://www.underwoodfoundation.org/?p=1095  for more information or to donate. 

Creativity

Lego Club-We will be having an after school K-2 LEGO Engineering club starting on Wednesday, February 21st from 3:45-5:15pm (running 8 Wednesday afternoons).  A flyer went home in Tuesday folders with more information.  In the spring, we will have a Grades 2-5 LEGO Engingeering club opportunity.

Student and Staff Awesomeness -- Check out what our team is doing in their classrooms -- via Twitter - @underwoodgtm -- #weareunderwood Keep up the great work! 

Celebrations!

• We were able to complete (and survive) a full week of school! 
• Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Frasier and Mrs. Fichter-Venners will be hosting a team of teachers from Fuquay-Varina ES to learn more about Conscious Discipline this week!
• Ms. Williams is going to be an Online Facilitator for NC State's MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) Foundations in Reading for people seeking continuing education credits!
• Mrs. Mbalia recently was a Panelist at the NETA conference for the breakfast for PBS on the importance of early childhood education and Moderator for Learning with PBS Kids "Exploring Arts and Creativity with Pinkalicious and Peterrific" Virtual PD!
• 4th and 5th grade completed the NC Check-Ins that were online! Way to go Mrs. Judge-Lenkeit for taking the lead on this process! 

Calendar:

January 29th - Q3 Electives begin
February 6th-Report Cards go home
February 9th-Early Release; 1:15pm dismissal
February 10th-Winter Carnival; 11-3pm
February 27th-Q3 Interims