Greetings!

 

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weekend.

 

When you have the chance, please look over the Mid-Semester info available to you on the Achieve Portal and reach out if you have any questions.

 

REMIND:

 

MONDAY is Picture Day.  Individual and whole school pictures will be taken.  We anticipate gathering for the whole school picture around 11:45 AM. You will have the option to order photos of your student and the pictures taken will also be featured in the yearbook and the school holiday card. 

Note: Senior portraits, and make-up pictures, are taken in February.

 

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY features an ULTIMATE FRISBEE PREVIEW

- 3:30-5:30 PM

- Grades 6-8

 

FRIDAY IS A HALF DAY for Teacher Planning.

Dismissal is on this schedule:

-NatureStart, Kindergarten and 1st-5th grade - 12:00 PM

-6th-9th grade - 12:15 PM

-10th-12th grade 12:30 PM (Student drivers dismissed at NOON)

-No Lunch Service

-No After School Programs

 

 

ANNOUNCE:

Plans for our annual Fall Academic Fair (a required parent event) are coming together.  This important event allows Middle Grades and Upper Schools students to showcase the research they have been conducting since September, and MAPP students to entertain with music and skits they have been practicing! 

 

This event will take place this year at the W.G. Pearson Center located at 1200 Spaulding Street in Durham (NOTE: NEW LOCATION!).  For reference, it is close to the Hayti Center where we host Evening of the Arts. 

 

US Students need to arrive at 8:30am sharp and should plan to stay the whole morning, until 11:45/12:00.

 

Upper School parents should arrive sometime between 8:30 and 10 depending on when your student presents and your own interests.  Please plan to attend for at least 1.5-2 hours. Student presentation times as well as a preview and schedule of topics will be available Sunday, 11/16.

 

Middle Grades and MAPP students and parents should arrive at 9:45 and will stay until the conclusion of the event, around 11:45 AM.

 

The program includes the following:

8:30-10:00 - Upper School Conference-style Slides presentations in breakout rooms (think TED-Talks)

10:15-11:15 - Middle and Upper School Poster presentations in two shifts (MAPP-appropriate presentations highlighted)

11:20 - MAPP music and special entertainment

 

We will also celebrate Friendsgiving with a sharing of finger foods throughout the event.  If you would like to sign up for this Parent Service option - please use this link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CA4A622A1FA7-60254361-academic#/

 

I hope you have a great week!

 

Best,

Thelma

 

 

 

UPCOMING:

Monday, November 10 - Picture Day

 

Friday, November 14 - Early Dismissal

-NatureStart, Kindergarten and 1st-5th grade - 12:00 PM

-6th-9th grade - 12:15 PM

-10th-12th grade 12:30 PM (Student drivers dismissed at NOON)

-No Lunch service

-No after care programming

 

Friday, November 21- Academic Fair

-A whole school, parent-required event

-No classes

-All activities are in the morning

-See ABOVE for schedule details

 

Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28

School Closed for Fall Break