We have a Big Night Planned for Literacy Night on Thursday Dec. 11th!!!
Everything kicks off at 6:00 pm in the Gym with our Kindergarten students performing a Spanish Dance to kick off our general PTA Meeting.
At 6:30 pm, the book fair begins and students will follow a schedule to visit two magnificent story tellers, as well as our Book Fair.
I will post the schedule and more details tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Helping our Needy Children
Dear Friends,
In the history of my time at Joyner, we have been recognized by many
organizations as one of the most charitable and caring schools in Wake County.
Over the past 4 and 1/2 years, our children and families have raised over
$20,000 for relief efforts in our school, our community, our state, our nation
and our world.
As the Holiday season draws near, we have two projects planned to help our
Homeless and Less Fortunate Children.
The first of these is our Snow Angel Snowman. The Snowman is in the main office
and on him you will find Snow Angel tags. Each tag contains a number and the
gender and age of a needy child as well as that child's shirt and pants sizes as
well as shoe size and a favorite toy. This was a huge success last year and we
are hoping for even more success this year. We are hoping to have our Snow
Angels on the Snowman by the end of this week.
Also, as we have done for many years, we will be collecting grocery and discount
store gift cards (Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, K-Mart,
etc.) for our needy families this holiday season. This has been one of my "pet"
projects over the years and I will match the donation total dollar for dollar up
to $600.
You can bring gift cards to the office.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Early Release Day-Wednesday Dec. 2nd
Wednesday Dec. 2nd is an Early Release Date. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm.
Must See Video-CNN's 2009 Hero of the Year
This link is a video from CNN's 2009 Heroes Tribute. The winner, Efren Pena Florida, sat out single handedly to eradicate gangs and bring education to the slums of the Phillipines. His story is a testament to the power of one person. I hope you enjoy his story.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Congratulations to Heather Pelletier, our 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Ms. Pelletier for being selected by her peers as the 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year for JYJ. Ms. Pelletier is Nationally Board Certified and is a demonstration teacher for the Project Bright IDEA Program, a program that is designed to increase the number of students, particularly from underrepresented groups, to be placed into gifted and higher level programs. Ms. Pelletier currently teaches our 1st/2nd Grade split class and serves as the second grade chairperson. Ms. Pelletier is known for her curiosity and for developing curiosity in her students as well. This is Ms. Pelletier's third year at Joyner. Join me in congratulating one of our finest!!!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Not on the Test!!!
Click the link below, then click play to view "Not on The Test", by Tom Chapin. This is a hilarious, yet sad song about Standardized Testing.
Catching Up or Leading the Way!!!
Click the link below, then click the play button to view Dr. Yong Zhao's commentary on the "global competitiveness movement", America, and China.
I presented after Dr. Zhao at Worldview and got to spend some time with him and I left very impressed.
A Must Read Important Book!!!
Greg Mortenson's new book, Stones into Schools, will be released in bookstores, Dec. 1st. It is the second book by Mr. Mortenson, the first, Three Cups of Tea, was a #1 Best Seller.
This is such a compelling story of how education is changing the lives of women and their children in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Below I have linked a recent story about Greg and his mission to bring education to girls in Pakistan and Afghanstan.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
International Education Week a BIG SUCCESS!!!
International Education Week at Joyner was a BIG SUCCESS!!!
We had some really great presenters, tremendous activities, and a wonderful parade to tip off the week.
Thanks to all of our presenters for making this a great week.
We had some really great presenters, tremendous activities, and a wonderful parade to tip off the week.
Thanks to all of our presenters for making this a great week.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wake PTA 5K Run/Walk is Sunday!
Come on out and represent JYJ at the Wake County PTA 5K Run/Walk on Sunday November 22nd at 3:30 pm on the Centennial Campus of NC State University.
It is a Run/Walk 5K so you can move at your own pace.
You can register online at http://www.pta5k.org/ or on the day of the race at the venue. Make sure to note that you are a Joyner Parent.
It is a Run/Walk 5K so you can move at your own pace.
You can register online at http://www.pta5k.org/ or on the day of the race at the venue. Make sure to note that you are a Joyner Parent.
Monday, November 16, 2009
It's International Education Week!!!
November 16th - 20th is International Education Week and we have some exciting presenters and performances lined up this week!!!
On Monday and Thursday, our 3rd Graders will hear a presentation on Tibet from Karma Tashi.
On Tuesday, we will have a performance by the African American Dance Ensemble from Durham.
On Wednesday, our Kindergarteners will go to China!!! We have presenters from the Triangle Area Chinese American Society and the Raleigh Chinese Language School presenting Lion Masks, Chinese Culture, Chinese Caligraphy, and Chinese Art!
On Thursday Night, we will welcome the Inis Cairde School of Irish Dance from Raleigh and our Spanish Classes will be performing (4th grade will perform the Mexican Hat Dance and 1st Grade will perform "Chiapanecas"). It all starts at 6:30 pm Thursday Night!
On Friday, we will have our International Parade at 9 am.
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