Chip Popivicieu shares his experiences on Everest.

Chip Popivicieu, one of a very few men to have ever summited Mt. Everest came to speak to our 5th graders Friday about the climb. They are currently reading the book, PEAK by Roland Smith, which details a trek to summit Everest.

Mr. Popivicieu was born in the mountainous region of Transylvania and the Carpathian Mountains in Romania.

Joyner 3rd Graders Helping Refugees from Central African Republic

The family pictured above were guests of Ms. Scheffel and our third graders Monday. They are Refugees from the war in the Central African Republic. They fled to Chad after their villages were burned and soon came to the United States with the help of Lutheran Ministries. They live in Ms. Scheffel's apartment complex.

Our third graders have been studying communities and discussing what happens when things go wrong in a community. Our guests communicated through an interpreter and told the students of their time in the refugee camps and their trip to America.

JY Joyner Open House

Dear Joyner Parents,

We invite everyone to come out to our Open House on Thursday, Sept. 15th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.

Great Opening!!!

Thanks for another great opening of school! We have enjoyed meeting all of our new Kindergarteners and new to JYJ students. We're off to a good start!

Carpool Procedures Voicethread

Joyner Recognized by NC Dept. of Public Instruction

J.Y. Joyner Magnet Elementary has recently been recognized by NCDPI as a NC ABC's School of Distinction for our performance on the NC End of Grade Test.

Congratulations Teachers, Parents, and Students!!

Welcome Laura Sollazzo-Doran

Please join me in welcoming Laura Sollazzo-Doran to our JYJ staff.  Laura will be a half time CCR teacher at Joyner and will be working with our 3rd - 5th graders.  She has over 10 years experience as a behavior specialist and special education teacher.  She will also be working part time at Poe Elementary.

Before and After School Registration

Registration for the JYJ Before and Afterschool Program will run from August 1st to August 15th for parents who will be signing up for the full, 5 day per week program.

This is to give those who need these programs EVERY day a chance to register before seats become limited.

On August 16th, we will begin registration for students who will be participating on a less than full time basis.

Registration costs are $15 for each program.

The Monthly cost for the afterschool program is around $156 per month.

The cost for the beforeschool program is $55 per month.

You can find the registration forms on our school website and you can leave your registration forms and payments in the office with Ms. Mozingo.

Parent Volunteers

It's that time again!  Please stop by our office any day (M - F 9am to 3 pm) to register as a volunteer for the upcoming school year.

It is important for you to register if you plan on volunteering in your child's classroom or going on field trips as a chaperone.

Please remember that you must register at the beginning of EACH new school year.

Images from Haiti

A higher quality version of this slideshow can be accessed via the Youtube address linked below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oac8ZX_nCIs&feature=related

JY Joyner in Haiti- Slideshow 2

A higher quality slideshow can be accessed by clicking the YouTube link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6fYYq4Bz90

Welcome our New Assistant Principal, Leslie Taylor

We are very excited about our newest addition to our Joyner Family, our new Assistant Principal, Leslie Taylor!

Leslie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.(Go Heels!) where she was a NC Principals Fellow.  Most recently she served as Assistant Principal at Leesville Road Middle School.  She has taught 1st grade, 3rd grade, and 6th grade as well as serving as an Instructional Resource Teacher and a literacy coach.

She also served as project coordinator for a NC Health & Wellness Childhood Overweight & Obesity initiative coordinating efforts and providing staff development for school districts across North Carolina to promote physical activity and healthy living. 

She is from a family of educators and her husband is also an Assistant Principal at Timber Drive Elementary.

She enjoys being outside, traveling, reading, watching Carolina sports (Go Heels!!!), and playing with her two year old son.


On an International note, she enjoys keeping up with her"extended families" abroad in Ecuador, Mexico, and Brazil where her exchange student siblings live.