January 28, 2019
Exploris Grade 8
Dear Parents,
ELECTIVE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Do you have a talent you’d like to share with our middle school students? We are looking for volunteers to help offer a wide range of electives. Electives will be offered from 1:30-3:10 on the following Fridays in March: 3/1, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29. If you have an idea, are willing to lead, and/or help out, please email Michelle P. at mparkerson@exploris.org.
Winter Portfolio Signups – Winter Portfolios are right around the corner! Please sign up for a time slot with your child’s crew teacher.
Philip’s Question of the Week:
“Pretty busy week huh? In fact, it was so busy that no one bothered answering my Question of the Week! So instead of typing up Question of the Week #11, I want to give people more time to answer Question of the Week #10. If you could spread the word on Monday, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!” – Philip Philip’s Question of the Week #10: “For what in your life do you feel most grateful?” Results Week #9: “What is your favorite animal?”
Show Your Love for Exploris – Capital Campaign 2019
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Capital Campaign last week! We had several classes increase their participation percentages.
We have a mini-challenge for this week – let’s see if we can get Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 6th Grade up to the school average of 67%. That will require 12 Kindergarten families, 4 1st grade families, and 10 6th grade families to pledge or contribute! Will you be one of them?
Challenge for the rest of you – if you’ve already donated, reach out to one another family in your grade and introduce yourself, tell them why you donated, and invite them to donate if they haven’t already! To donate, click on the Capital Campaign button at www.exploris.org.
Kindergarten = 42% (up 2%)
1st Grade = 60%
2nd Grade = 67%
3rd Grade = 79%
4th Grade = 87%
5th Grade = 92% (up 2%)
6th Grade = 53%
7th Grade = 74%
8th Grade = 64% (up 2%)
Club Info:
Model UN Model United Nations practice will be every Friday in 8 North from 3:20 to 4:20 pm. Make sure you bring a writing utensil and an electronic device. Students will be dismissed promptly at 4:20.
High School Corner:
Yearbooks for Sale – Click here to purchase your 2018-2019 yearbook. The price is $35. It increases on February 22 to $40.
REPLAY IT APP
Parents and students, can you please download the replay it app to your phones or use the website to submit pictures for yearbook! Thank you!
THIS WEEK
| Trimester 2 SNAPSHOT “Strength in Divergence” Draft Expedition Plan | |
| Monday 1/28 |
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| Tuesday 1/29 |
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| Wednesday 1/30 |
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| Thursday 1/31 |
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| Friday 2/1 |
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| Next Week |
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Important Dates (Exploris CALENDAR):
Portfolio Week Feb 11-15
Friday, February 15 – Early Dismissal/Portfolio Conferences
Monday, Feb 18 – Teacher Workday
Friday March 8 – End of Second Trimester, Teacher Workday
Monday, March 11 – Teacher Workday
Spring Break – Friday, April 12 (3:15pm) – Tuesday, April 23 (8am)
Outward Bound – April 22 – 26 (please note we will depart at 7AM the Monday after Spring Break)
Thursday, May 23 – Passage Portfolio (No school 8th grade; make-up teacher workday.)
Friday, May 24 – Passage Portfolio – Teacher Workday
Monday, May 27- Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday, May 28 – EOGs
Wednesday, May 29 EOGs
Friday, May 31 – Math 8 EOG, Math I EOC, Math II NCFE
Monday, June 3 – Passage Portfolio (No school 8th grade.)
Friday, June 7 – Graduation (10:30 am), early dismissal
Friday, June 8 – End of Third Trimester, last day of school
8th Grade Contacts
Sharon Cuffe, scuffe@exploris.org
Jessie Francese, Jfrancese@exploris.org
Cori Greer-Banks, cori@exploris.org
Shannon Hardy, shardy@exploris.org
Paula Mancini, Pmancini@exploris.org
Adrian Findlay, adrian@exploris.org
Eugene Wheeler, ewheeler@exploris.org
Who’s Who?
Cori Greer-Banks – Crew, Humanities, Expedition
Jamie Butler – Art
Sharon Cuffe – Exceptional Children’s Teacher
Tara Delgado – Communities in Schools Success Coach
Michelle Duncan – School Counselor
Adrian Findlay – Crew, Math, Expedition
Jessie Francese – Crew, Humanities, Expedition
Shannon Hardy – Crew, Math, Expedition
Jill Hemingway – Interventionist
Paula Mancini – Exceptional Children – Teaching Partner
Mary Margaret Moffitt – Development Coordinator, but mostly just about anything you need!
Lori Mauro – Guidance, Second Step Curriculum
Carolee McLinnahan – Administrative Assistant – Attendance
Michelle Parkerson – Associate Director of the Middle School (6-8)
Ellie Schollmeyer- Executive Director
Oliver Smith – Health and Wellness
Eugene Wheeler – World Language
Parent and Teacher Organization
President – Contact Kimberly Harris at kimberlyannharris@yahoo.com
Communications – Contact Dana at explorisptonews@gmail.com
- The link to the PTO website is https://explorispto.wordpress.com/
- Please follow the PTO on Facebook, too: https://www.facebook.com/explorispto/
- If you have any questions,
- 2018-2019 Carpool Form ; 2018-2019 Carpool MAP (Password: 1997*)
- Lunch Orders – LINK
Clubs and Extended Care Program:
- Allies – Mary McWay
- Cross Country (Aug-Oct) – Adrian Findlay & Sharon Cuffe
- Crossfit for Kids – Chenelle Miller info@raleigh-crossfit.com
- Contemporary Art Museum docents – Shawna Scipione
- Dungeons & Dragons – Cris Preble
- Science Olympiad – Helene and Emily
- Fossil Club –Juliana Thomas
- Green Team – Devon Rose
- Model U.N. – Cori Greer-Banks
- Junior Tarheels History Club – Cori Greer-Banks
- Improv (Nov-Jan) – Jeri Donovan Livengood
- Soccer (Jan-Mar) – Shannon Hardy
- Yearbook – Jessie
- Student Ambassadors – Paula Mancini
- Battle of the Books – Devon and Loren
- Japanese Exchange (August Visit) – Cori Greer-Banks, Lisa Ferrando
- Ultimate Frisbee – Sandi Mayo & Prakash Bhave
- German Exchange (Spring Visit) – Maggie Gargan & Emily Felker
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