DOUGLAS
DRAGONEER
Douglas A+
Creative Arts & Science Magnet Elementary School
Week of November 26 - 30
DOUGLAS
DRAGONEER
Douglas A+
Creative Arts & Science Magnet Elementary School
Upcoming
Events
Nov. 27 Picture Make-Up Day
Nov. 28 Drama Performance, 7:00 pm
Nov. 29 Meeting with Beverley Clark, School Board Member,
5:00 – 6:00 pm at Green Year Round
Nov. 30 Reflections
Deadline
Nov. 30 Drama Performance, 10:00 am & 2:00 pm
Magnet
Corner
“The
Essentials Behind Douglas”
We’ve finally reached the end of this ten-part series on
what makes Douglas such a unique place to teach and learn. With our Creative Arts and Science Magnet
theme in place, and the A+ Schools Network behind us, we continue to strive to
help the Douglas family to be all they can be.
Those eight essentials - arts, collaboration, curriculum, enriched
assessment, infrastructure, climate, multiple intelligences and experiential
learning - continue to guide our decisions as we grow, create and reflect. When you visit Douglas, we hope you will
continue to see teaching that is arts-infused and that nurtures each student’s
unique strengths and inspires them to soar beyond traditional
expectations. We hope you’ll join us in
supporting all the wonderful things that happen at Douglas, the things that
make us one of the most creative and exciting schools in Wake County!
If you still have questions about Douglas and our unique
program, or just want to stay connected, please feel free to contact Michelle
Burrows, Douglas’s Magnet Coordinator at mburrows2@wcpss.net or at 881-1425.
REFLECTIONS DEADLINE NOVEMBER 30
Deadline
for Reflections entries is this Friday,
November 30, at 3 PM. Please bring
your entry to the Media Center before the deadline. Questions: call Claudia Dickson at (919)
782-7801 or email her at: isaiah43a@gmail.com
IMPORTANT
NOTE TO PARENTS: You will need to submit
your child’s entry with the following: Literature:
place entry in manila file folder and staple entry form and participant’s requirements
checklist to the back; Visual Arts or
Photography: mount entry and place entry form and participant’s
requirements checklist in a sheet protector and tape to back of entry; Film/Video Production, Musical Composition
or Dance Choreography: pack CD, videotape, audiocassette, or DVD in a large
envelope, secure entry form and participant’s requirements checklist with
masking tape to back of envelope. You
can find these packing/mounting items at office supply stores. Kinko’s will shrink wrap Visual Arts and
Photography entries for a nominal fee.
Picture Make Up Day Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 27,
will be the make-up date for all students who missed having their picture taken
in October.
Please note
that all pictures must be PREPAID!!!!! Come to the
office to receive a picture envelope.
Project
Mittens
The Helping Hands Committee works throughout the year to help provide clothing, books, backpacks, field trips, etc. to children at Douglas who may not be able to have these essentials otherwise. The help we have provided in the past has been accepted with much thanks and appreciation. We are so happy to provide this service and give thanks to those who have supported the project in the past.
This
year we will continue to enhance our Helping Hands Committee work through our
Project Mittens Bulletin Board. The board, which will be in the main
hallway, will contain red mittens with a gift request from a child.
After choosing a mitten stop at the office to register your mitten
number. If shopping is not in your plans, you can consider a cash
donation. All donations will go directly to help students in need either this
holiday season or later in the year. Confidentiality is completely maintained
for all involved. Any questions? Contact Kelli Williams - school counselor
or Susan Steltenpohl at 788-0941. ssteltenpohl@nc.rr.com
Come Meet School
Board Member Beverley Clark
Beverley Clark, the School Board Member charged with
oversight of Douglas Elementary (and all other schools in District 6 of Wake
County) holds a public meeting every other month for all parents and principals
of schools within her district. The next three meetings and their topics
are listed below:
* Thursday, November 29 at Green Year Round – review of Facilities and Buildings in the district
* Thursday, February 28 at Lynn Road Elementary – discussion of School Uniforms proposal
* Thursday, April 24 at Millbrook Elementary-- topic to be announced.
All meetings are held from 5pm – 6pm and all parents are invited to attend. This is an excellent chance to discuss with a school board member all matters of policy, problems and prospects for Wake County Schools. If you cannot attend but would like to voice your opinion, particularly about whether or not school uniforms are a good idea, please contact Gil Greggs at ggreggs@sdsw.org
Dragon Theatre News
The
evening performance for CINDERELLA or It's Okay to be Different, our fall
production, will be on Wednesday, November 28th, at 7:00 p.m. and the school
matinees will be on Friday, November 30th, during the school day. The K-2
performance will be at 2:00 p.m. and the 3-5 performance will be at 10:00 a.m.
Are you on the PTA
Email Distribution List?
Periodically, the PTA sends out information and announcements via email. If you would like to receive email news from the PTA and stay up to date on news at Douglas, please send your email address to Alice Spickard, PTA President, at alicespickard@yahoo.com and indicate that you would like to be on the PTA distribution list.
(Some of the
email addresses we received at the beginning of the year have been bouncing
back and we would like to correct the problem! Please forward your email
address to Alice.)
Congratulations!
Beth Levine, our Douglas Preschool Teacher, has been selected by WCPSS as the Special Education Teacher of Excellence for 2007-2008.
Susan Zelasky has been named Douglas Teacher of the Year.
Trish Hagemann has been named Douglas Teacher Assistant of the Year.
Way to go Ms. Levine, Ms. Zelasky and Ms. Hagemann! Hats off to all of you!