Eagle Email
March 19, 2019

A SPECIAL NOTE TO SELWYN PARENTS
FROM DR. HARRIS AND SELWYN STAFF

Selwyn staff members and I would like to thank students and parents for their thoughtfulness during Staff Appreciation Week! The kind notes, beautiful flowers, staff luncheon, school supplies, and gift cards were such a treat!
We are so grateful for your ongoing support! 
Mark Your Calendar
UPCOMING DATES

03/20 - STEM Day 3-5

03/22 (6:00 pm) - Selwyn Family Dance Party

04/04 (8:30 am) - Counselor's Coffee


Eagle Events
Selwyn STEM Day
Parents - Do you want to come help your child develop engineering and construction skills through building structures with everyday household items?

If so, please come join the fun by assisting students with their STEM challenges on Wednesday, March 20. Your child will be participating in 4 engaging and fun STEM challenges throughout the day.

We need your help to make this possible! 

Please come join the fun by assisting students with their STEM challenges on Wednesday, March 20. Please secure your spot here.

Additionally, more toilet paper and paper towel rolls are still needed for the day. Please sign up if you have some to donate. Items are needed on or before March 18.

Thank you for your support!
STEM Committee
Selwyn Family Dance Party
March Madness is coming to Selwyn! Bring your team spirit and fancy footwork to the SELWYN DANCE PARTY this Friday, March 22 from 6 to 8 pm in the Gym. Enjoy a DJ, treats, games and more! Feel free to wear your team’s colors or a jersey!

RSVP by TOMORROW, March 20 with the name of your oldest Selwyn student and the number of children and adults in your party. 

This event is limited to Selwyn students and their immediate family only. All children must be accompanied by an adult. See you there!
Selwyn 4th Grade Students To Make Blankets, Sort Socks, and Collect Needed Items for Baby Bundles
On Friday, March 22 the fourth grade students will be making fleece blankets and sorting socks as part of an outreach project in support of Baby Bundles . Baby Bundles of North Carolina was founded by three local mothers to honor their own baby “angels”, and the organization provides a full bag of necessities to mothers in need as they leave the hospital with their newborn to help them begin parenthood on the right foot.

To further support this project, fourth grade will be spearheading a school-wide Pop Up Donation Drop the week of March 18 - 22 and are asking for the following items to be donated:

NEW ITEMS: Clothes - newborn-12m onesies, sleepers, one-piece outfits and outfit sets; board books, developmental toys/ rattles/ teethers; socks, hats, blankets, bibs and burp cloths. Items are registered at Amazon under Baby Bundles. 

GENTLY USED ITEMS (no stains or major signs of wear): Clothes - newborn-12m onesies, sleepers, one-piece outfits and outfit sets; blankets.

Please pin together any outfit sets and please no reference to holidays or family members on items. ALL DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED. Baby Bundles bins will be placed in the Main Lobby as well as near the fourth grade classrooms.

Questions? Please contact: Meredeth Murr.
All Things Middle School with Michelle Icard
Go ahead. Ask anything.

Are you worried about your child's transition to middle school? Do you want to understand more about how to help your child navigate social media, peer pressure, sibling squabbling, or increased academic demands? And how much independence should you be giving your child during these years? Please join us on April 4 from 8:30-9:30 in the Media Center for coffee and a casual Q&A session with nationally recognized middle school expert, Michelle Icard, author of "Middle School Makeover: Improving the Way You and Your Child Experience the Middle School Years ."

The Alexander Graham Middle School Administration and PTO will also be present to share insights about the AGMS experience. Information about the new attendance boundaries and what AG is doing to support all students will also be shared.
 
All parents are welcome. Please use this link to submit anonymous questions in advance so Michelle can address specific concerns. She'll cover the first 10 questions received or the topics that come up most frequently. You can find out more about Michelle at her website . We hope to see you there!
CMS Community Sessions
CMS wants to hear from you! Community Sessions are scheduled with discussions about learning and teaching and to help choose the tools and resources that will help all students achieve their best.

Discussion will focus on:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS GRADES K – 8
MATH IN GRADES 6 – 8
NC MATH 1, 2 AND 3

See the attached flyer for more information and dates, times, and locations for the sessions.
Eagle News
The Lunch Project
CONGRATULATIONS to the Selwyn second graders for raising more than $1700 for The Lunch Project during their change exchange the week of March 4. This money will go toward providing lunches for African school children in Tanzania.

The second graders learned about Tanzanian food, culture and climate during this incredibly impactful outreach program. They also practiced their math skills counting the thousands of coins that were donated! Most importantly, they were taught invaluable lessons in empathy, generosity and how they can make a difference on a global level. Way to go, second graders!
Ball People Needed for JV Myers Park Girls' Home Soccer Games
The Myers Park JV girls’ soccer team is looking for ball people for their home games this season . The games begin at 4:30 pm so ball people are needed to report to the stadium by 4:20 pm. The games are over by 5:45 pm. We need 4 people per game and are looking for 3rd-5th graders. The ball people get a free Gatorade or water bottle at halftime. The dates of the remaining games are March 26, 28, April 9, and 10. You can volunteer for as many games as you would like.

If you are interested, please contact Betsy Parkhurst or call 704-564-0702.