DOUGLAS DRAGONEER

Upcoming Events

Jan. 17 Cultural arts performance: All Welcome!

Jan. 18 No school

Jan 21 No school

Jan. 25 Family BINGO night! 7pm in the gym

Student Reassignment Plan: Are you being moved?

Wake County Public School System has released a student reassignment plan for next year. 3 Douglas nodes (areas where Douglas students live) are slated to be moved to Green Year Round Elementary School. This means that approximately 47 students who now attend Douglas will be reassigned to attend Green next year. (Currently WCPSS must provide an "opt out" school should these families not want to attend a year round calendar school. The traditional calendar "opt out" school for the families in these 3 nodes will be Lynn Road.)

Please consult the list below to find out if your street has been affected by the student reassignment process. If you find that your family is being moved to Green Year Round and you have questions about the student reassignment process, how to respond to WCPSS, or questions about what options you may have for next year, please contact Gil Greggs, PTA Legislative Chair, 782-7801, or Alice Spickard, PTA President, 877-0490.

Streets affected by Student Reassignment Plan:

BURNLEE PL KELLWOOD CT

CATALPA CT KNOLLWOOD RD

CEDAR HILL LN LARCHWOOD DR

CEDARCREST CT MAPLERIDGE RD

CEDARVIEW CT MARAM CT

CEDARWOOD DR MYRTLEWOOD CT

CHERRYCREST CT NEWBERRY DR

CLIFFWOOD CT PINE RIDGE PL

CRANBERRY DR ROSEHAVEN DR

CRESCENT CT SIX FORKS RD

DAYWOOD CT SWEETBRIAR DR

DRIEWOOD CT TARRYWOOD CT

E MILLBROOK RD WESTERWOOD CT

FARLEY DR

WINTER CARNIVAL! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The Douglas Winter Carnival is Saturday, February 23, 10 am to 2 pm. Plan to come and play games, jump and slide, have lunch and bid at the Silent Auction.

We really need FACE PAINTERS and other volunteers!! Can you work a shift at a fun game or spin cotton candy?? Please let us know!

There is a short planning meeting Wednesday, January 23, at 9:45am in the Media Center. For information and to sign up to volunteer, contact Debbie Parnell 782-9260 DJPARNELL@BELLSOUTH.NET

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED

If you would like to donate something to the silent auction please contact

Carrie Johnson at 784-0548 or email at msccjohnson@earthlink.net .

All donations are tax deductible. Gift certificates or services donated are welcome!

CARNIVAL BOTTLE SHOP COLLECTION

We hope the Douglas Carnival Bottle Shop will be bursting at the seams with many kinds of bottles this year. We need your help!

DOUGLAS CARNIVAL BOTTLE SHOP COLLECTION begins this Wednesday, January 16th. Drop donations off in the main office, early arrival in gym, or take them to your classroom. Drop them off at carpool on Mondays and Wednesdays! Remember to donate bottles, jars, or containers filled with yummy, fun, and cool stuff that do NOT contain anything hazardous, poisonous, alcoholic or homemade. Please leave your bottles to recycle in your bin at home. Please show your support to Douglas and let’s meet out goal for 1000 bottles for this fun Carnival game!

Questions? Contact Tammy Clarke: 250-0146

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE FIRST ORDER OF OUR NEW DOUGLAS SPIRIT SHIRTS!!

Order forms are available in the main office and the PTA office. The new designs are available on white or gray t-shirts in short or long sleeve. Order through Jan 31. For information or with questions call Susan Steltenpohl at 788-0941 or

SSTELTENPOHL@NC.RR.COM

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION:

FEBRUARY 7th

If your child is five years old on or before October 16, 2008, then he/she may register for kindergarten. Kindergarten Registration will be February 7, from. 8:30-4 p.m. If you are unsure of the base school assignment, or have questions about registration, you may check on Wake County’s webpage, www.wcpss.net and click on the Parent Tab, or you may call the main office.

**If you are able to speak Spanish and would like to help Spanish speaking families during registration, please contact Trish Stutts: tstutts@gmail.com 676-5456

HATS OFF TO YOU!

PROJECT MITTENS – THANKS!

A personal thank you from the Project Mittens team to all those who helped shop, donated money or took a mitten (or two) off the board in December. We are so proud to have such a group of parents and staff - together you all provided for almost 100 children who needed something during this holiday season. The children who benefited from this effort remind us that giving truly can be better than receiving. Special thanks to Susan Steltenpohl and Kelli Williams who led this effort!

BOXTOPS COLLECTION – KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Thanks to everyone who clipped Box Tops!

So far we have raised over $557 for Douglas! Keep saving those Box Tops (General Mills, Kleenex, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Huggies, etc) Our next contest is starting soon! Before the holidays, Ms. Horner’s class celebrated with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

THE ARTS – AND SCIENCES

Donna Washington, storyteller

Please join the Douglas students in the gym on Thursday, Jan. 17, as they experience an amazing storyteller. Program begins at 1:30pm and again at 2:30pm. Families are invited!

DRAGON THEATRE AUDITIONS

Auditions for I Never Saw Another Butterfly will be January 16th & 17th from 4 pm to 5 pm. The play tells the story of one young woman's experience trying to teach the young children at Terezin, a Jewish prison camp during World War II. It is based on, and makes use of, the pictures and poetry created by these children.

SCIENCE NIGHT IS COMING - SAVE THE DATE!!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 24th from 5pm - 8pm for the annual Douglas Science Night. With activities designed by our own Douglas Faculty and by area science enthusiasts, you won't want to miss it!

REFLECTIONS THANK YOU

Thank you to Claudia Dickson, chair of our Reflections Arts Program this year. Claudia worked tirelessly to spread the word about Reflections, prepare artwork for official entry into the contest, and bring judges in from our community to evaluate our students' work. Thanks, also, to Tammy Clarke and Joanne Barlow for organizing a fabulous reception during our PTA meeting and Reflections Awards Night last week! Hats off to these awesome volunteers!

Week of January 14-January 18