Daniel Pink- The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us

Jeremy Gilley: One Day of Peace!

Nothng's Impossible When You Love What You Do!

A 2012 National Magnet School of Excellence Award Winner!!!

2011 NC ABC's School of Distinction



2011 National Magnet School of Excellence

2010 National Magnet School of Excellence


2010 Nominee Panasonic School Change Award

2009 National Magnet School of Excellence

2008 National Magnet School of Distinction



Culture Eats Structure for Lunch!

Joyner's not just a school, it's a community. It's not a place to be for six years of your life, it's a place that will change the rest of your life.

Parent comment at Noodles and Nonsense


Monday, January 18, 2010

Joyner Kids Making a Difference in Haiti!


Paste the link below to see what Kitch Joyner and his friends are doing to make a difference in Haiti! What a wonderful thing it is to see our students stepping up and standing out as leaders in our community!

We're proud of all of you!
http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/haiti/video/6823991/


http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/haiti/video/6823991/

Character Ed. Night is Thursday!!!

Character Ed. Night is coming this Thursday!!! It is always a big night for JYJ and this year our 1st graders will be kicking things off with a Major Performance! Stay tuned for more information including a schedule of events!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

PLT's at Work






Just a few shots of our grade level teams hard at work as they review various forms of assessment data and plan engaging lessons for the upcoming week. Our teachers focus on every student, from those who have mastered concepts and content to those who are struggling. PLT's allow teachers to work collaboratively to meet the needs of their students.

Friday, January 8, 2010

WRAL Magnet Schools Story Featuring JYJ

Check out the WRAL story on Magnet Schools that features JYJ (linked below.)

http://www.wral.com/news/education/video/6764310/ (Copy and Paste Link)

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Tomorrow is a Wake Wednesday!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is a Wake Wednesday. We dismiss at 2:00 pm tomorrow.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

Welcome back Joyner Families! We hope everyone had a great break! Given the current deep freeze we are in, the penguins seemed appropriate. Please make sure you dress your children in lots of layers for the cold and stay tuned to local radio and TV stations should the threat of snow or ice develop.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

JDRF Fundraiser - Parents Night Out!!!

Dear Parents,

Friday, December 11th is Parents Night Out at Joyner.

For a $20 donation ($30 for two siblings, $40 for three siblings), the Joyner staff will be providing an exciting childcare activity for your students from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

Catch up on your holiday shopping, or just go out and enjoy dinner while contributing to a worthwhile cause.

Please contact Ann Truax at atruax@wcpss.net to RSVP. (Note: It is important that you RSVP as we may not be able to hold the event without enough parent interest)

Literacy Night - Thursday Dec. 11th!!!

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.

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.