NewsFlash | 5K Race Results, T-Shirts for Sale, and Original Artworks

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Thank you to all our Joyner families who came out to support our annual Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A! Proceeds help fund the important programs of our PTA. Thanks, Joyner! 

Race Results and JYJ 5K T-Shirts

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the 2018 JYJ 5K on Sunday! Our own Ms. Westarp took a ton of amazing pictures at the finish line — check them out on MemberHub. We love to see the smiling faces after such a great accomplishment. Click here to see your family’s race times and beam with pride over all that hard work.

Please congratulate the 5K winners. They each received a prize from our friends at Omega Sports North Hills:

  • Overall girl winner — Penny Choy
  • Overall boy winner — Sellars Compton
  • 5th grade girl —  Dixon Widmayer
  • 5th grade boy — Broder Swenson
  • 4th grade girl — Louisa Betz
  • 4th grade boy — Jim Ryan
  • 3rd grade girl — Maddie Rosen
  • 3rd grade boy — William Snider
  • 2nd grade girl — Tilley Sedaca and Lindsay Compton
  • 2nd grade boy — Nolan Wolitski
  • 1st grade girl — Kamila Graham
  • 1st grade boy — Evan Choy
  • Kindergarten girl — Hazel Robin and Kennedy Becker
  • Kindergarten boy — Julian Rosen
  • Faculty — Mrs. Wilcox

The JYJ PTA thanks all our volunteers who made this a great event for JYJ students, families, teachers and friends. We’ve had lots of positive comments, and we appreciate your role in making it a fun experience for everyone!

We did end up with extra t-shirts in all sizes (Youth Small-Adult XXL) except Adult Small. T-shirts are $5 each. Place your order by emailing Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com.

The 5K could not happen without the support of our sponsors and friends. Their contributions are so important to our school. Thank you!

Congratulations to Joyner Odyssey of the Mind Teams

In the regional competition last Saturday, our Division 1 teams brought home 3rd, 5th and 7th place finishes for their respective problems! Each team competed in crowded fields and finished in the highest-performing group of elementary schools for each problem.
Although the Primary Division doesn’t score teams for their problem-solving, the JYJ Primary team was fantastic at their event on Feb. 17.
Special thanks to our OM co-chairs, Andrew Jones and Jenny Harper, our parent volunteers who helped at the tournament, and our volunteer coaches. OM coaches spend anywhere from 50 to 100 hours from November to March working with their teams. It’s a huge (and very rewarding!) volunteer commitment, and there would be no program for our kids without these parent coaches.
Division 1, Problem 4 – Animal House
Coaches: Jeff Pare, Emily Plumb, and Ryan Ball
Students: Holden Ball, Sergio Becom, Caleb Bullock, Jane Fitzpatrick, Ainsley Hernandez, Tori Pare, Brooke Reynard
 
Division 1, Problem 3 – Mockumentary! Seriously? 
Coaches: Andrew Jones and Will Roberts
Students: Sofia Brinkley, Bowen Caba, Claire Fullam, Jackie Jones, Finn Roberts, Kailyn Robison, Olivia Robison
Division 1, Problem 5 – A Stellar Hangout
Coaches: Amy Circosta and Sue Mann

Students: Sam Circosta, Ryder Cloninger, Arlie Harper, Avery Mann, Rachel Percenti, Noah Swindell, Quincy Swindell

Primary Team – We’re Cooking Now
Coaches: Carroll Vuncannon and Katie Catlin

Students: Nova Alexander-Smith, Marcus Cadet, Savannah Catlin, Leah Circosta, Sam Harper, McLain Jones, Louella Vuncannon

Barre 3 Foundation Donation Class THIS Thursday, March 8

A big thank you to all who signed up for the Barre 3 class this week! As of today the class is full, but there are a few waitlist spots available if you still want to add your name to the list. For those participating, please plan to arrive at the studio no later than 6:45 pm since the class will start promptly at 7 p.m. And don’t forget to bring your $20 class donation which will go directly to the Foundation. Many thanks for your support!

Yearbook Club Pictures and Class Pictures Coming Up

On Monday, March 12, the yearbook team will be taking club pictures, class pictures and any missing student pictures from the fall. Consider this your notification in case you need to schedule a haircut (or not) before Monday.

Time to Order Yearbooks – through March 20

Capture those precious memories and order your child’s JYJ yearbook today! Flyers came home in the Wednesday folders or you can order online at www.ybpay.lifetouch.com. Joyner’s yearbook ID code is 10746718. No extra yearbooks will be purchased, so please order yours now through March 20. Questions? Contact Claren Englebreth at clarenwarenda@yahoo.com.

Create a family heirloom (or just make your child happy)

Choose personalized gifts with your child’s artwork! Check your child’s backpack or Wednesday folder for artwork and ordering instructions for this year’s Original Works school fundraiser. Choose among lots of great products featuring your child’s very own artwork. Completed forms should be turned into your child’s teacher no later than Wednesday, March 21. Contact Meredith Swindell at mlswindel@aol.com or Catherine Otto at catherineeotto@gmail.com with questions.

Save the Date for Night of Nonsense

Mark your calendars now for the Night of Nonsense on Thursday, May 17. You won’t want to miss the hilarious teacher skits and the Food Truck Frenzy! (Note: If you were seriously planning ahead earlier in the year, you’ll need to update your calendar with the new date.)

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Calendar Items

  • Mar. 8: Barre 3 class fundraiser for the JYJ Foundation, 7:00 pm
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12: Club and class photos for yearbook
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)
  • Mar. 29: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 30: Holiday
  • Apr. 2-6: Spring Break
  • Apr. 12: Spring pictures and class photos from LifeTouch
  • Apr. 26: PTA general membership meeting, 6:15 pm, and Spring performance, 6:45 pm
  • May 3: JYJ Foundation Fiesta
  • May 5: Science Olympiad division tournament
  • May 8: Teacher appreciation luncheon
  • May 17: Night of Nonsense
  • TBD: Kindergarten orientation
  • TBD: Field Day
  • May 28: Holiday
  • June 7: 5th grade graduation
  • June 11: Last day of school and kickball game

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night Tomorrow, Early Release on Friday, and JYJ 5K on Sunday

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night Tomorrow

Come join us for our annual Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night tomorrow, March 1, from 4-8 p.m. at North Hills. This event follows our final JYJ Run Club practice. Why not skip the dishes and head straight to Chick-Fil-A North Hills to celebrate with friends? Proceeds from the night benefit our Joyner PTA. Questions? Contact Leigh Wolitski at (919) 606-5219.

 

Early Release and Teacher/Staff Appreciation on Friday

This Friday, March 2, is an early release. Help students tell their teachers and staff “We DONUT know what we would do without you!” by bringing gift cards for their favorite sweet treats – think Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Duck Donuts, Krispy Kreme, etc.

 

Joyner 5K on Sunday – Volunteers Needed!

You can still register through Friday for the JYJ 5K! Register online at https://joynerpta.com/5k-running-club/ or https://www.facebook.com/jyJoyner5K/. We have ordered extra t-shirts so hopefully we’ll be able to accommodate those who didn’t register by the t-shirt deadline. Check out the t-shirts here.

We need volunteers for the JYJ 5K this weekend (no running required)! From handing out water to runners to organizing race bibs and t-shirts, volunteers make this event happen. Sign up to help with packet pick-up on Saturday or during the event on Sunday.

Have fun on Sunday! The 5K is this Sunday, March 4, at 2:00 p.m. at JYJ. The PTA is hosting a 5K Fun Fair from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m., complete with family activities, a photo booth, music, Locopops food truck and much more. Come out and make an afternoon of it!

 

Volunteer Help Needed

Ms. Truax and Ms. Orr have requested help for a couple of hours to laminate, copy and cut some materials. Please email dorr@wcpss.net if you’re available to help.

 

It’s the Final Week of the Healthy Choice Marathon!

As you get ready for the 5K next Sunday, don’t forget all the other activities leading up to the big day. Congratulations on all the Healthy Choices you’ve made these last few weeks!

  • The theme for everyone in week 4: Read, read, read! Read as many pages as you can.
  • Weekly Staff Wellness Challenge: Keep encouraging your teachers and staff! Who checked off the most books from the reading challenge list?
  • And speaking of books, do you have your costume ready for Friday? Students are invited to dress as their favorite book character on March 2 in celebration of collecting more than 2,600 books! Keep bringing in gently used books through Friday for the WAKE Up and Read annual book drive.

 

Classroom Challenge Winners

The Classroom Challenge is over and we had some serious competition going on. The PTA thanks you all for your contributions. These funds will allow us to install touchless water bottle filling stations at the water foundations on campus! 

Grade Level Winners get a frozen yogurt party at school!

  • Kindergarten — Johnson
  • 1st grade — McCallum
  • 2nd grade — Douglas
  • 3rd grade — Wilson/ Kelly/ Rogers
  • 4th grade — Wallace
  • 5th grade — Del

Our overall class winner is Mrs. Millsaps’ class! They brought in the most money and win a Defy Gravity jump party AND they get to line up FIRST at the 5K on Sunday.

Yearbook Club Pictures and Class Pictures Coming Up

The yearbook team will be taking club pictures, class pictures and any missing student pictures from the fall on Monday, March 12.

Time to Order Yearbooks – through March 20

Capture those precious memories and order your child’s JYJ yearbook today! Flyers came home in the Wednesday folders or you can order online at www.ybpay.lifetouch.com. Joyner’s yearbook ID code is 10746718. No extra yearbooks will be purchased, so please order yours now through March 20. Questions? Contact Claren Englebreth at clarenwarenda@yahoo.com.

 

Send in Yearbook Pics!

And speaking of yearbooks, don’t forget to share your pictures of school events with Tracy Robinson at joyneryearbook@gmail.com for inclusion in the yearbook. Click “actual size” when you send via your smartphone.

 

Summer Camps with Joyner Teachers

Ms. Cameron, Mr. Fotta and Mr. Poyer can’t wait to see YOU at camp this summer!

  • Join Ms. Cameron as she goes full STEAM ahead, diving into hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and math activities.
  • Create priceless one-of-a-kind 2D and 3D masterpieces with Mr. Fotta.
  • Team up with Mr. Poyer and play all of your favorite P.E. games, along with a few new ones he has up his sleeve.

Camps are open to any rising kindergartners through 5th grade and run from 9-noon and 1-4 pm. Supervised before care (8-9am), lunch (12-1pm) and after care (4-5pm) included at no extra cost. Camp dates are July 23-27, July 30-Aug 3, and Aug 6-10. To download registration form, click here.

 

Kindergarten Readiness and First Grade Refresher Camp

Ms. Johnson and Ms. Forbes are offering their rising kindergarten readiness camp again this year and adding a special week for rising first graders, too!

Camps are half-day (9-noon) and run June 25-29, July 23-27, and Aug 6-10 for rising Kinders. July 30-Aug. 3 is First Grade Refresher week. Click here to learn more and click here to download the registration form.

Barre 3 Class for the JYJ Foundation on March 8

If you are a Barre 3 regular, or have always wanted to try a class, now is your chance! On Thursday, March 8, at 7 pm, the Barre 3 studio in Five Points will be hosting a donation class for the JYJ Foundation. Space for the class is limited, so click here to register — just scroll to the March 8 date and click on Donation Class Benefitting the Joyner Foundation. If you have taken classes at Barre3 before, you can use your member log in. If not, you will need to create a log in, but just takes a second. Suggested donation is $20 (cost of the class) when you come to the event.

 

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Calendar Items

  • Mar. 1: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night at North Hills, 4-8 pm
  • Mar. 2: Early release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Mar. 3: Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Wake Tech
  • Mar. 4: JYJ 5k
  • Mar. 8: Barre 3 class fundraiser for the JYJ Foundation, 7:00 pm
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)
  • Mar. 24: Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament @ Wingate University
  • Mar. 29: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 30: Holiday
  • Apr. 2-6: Spring Break
  • Apr. 12: Spring pictures and class photos
  • Apr. 26: PTA general membership meeting, 6:15 pm, and Spring performance, 6:45 pm
  • May 5: Science Olympiad division tournament

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Classroom Challenge, Principal’s Coffee Thursday and Yearbook Orders

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Looking for resources about how to talk about last week’s tragedy with your children? Check out these suggestions from the National Association of School Psychologists. 

 

Support Joyner through 5K and Classroom Challenge!

Remember the JYJ 5K and the Classroom Challenge are our spring fundraisers! The PTA uses the money we bring in from these events in two ways:

1. To fund existing programs like Science Go Round, classroom Promethean boards, Writers in Residence, Backpack Buddies, and more that are annually budgeted, and

2. To pay for a facility improvement project on campus.

 This year that facility improvement is to install touchless water bottle filling stations on campus! These new stations fall right in line with the 5K’s platform of encouraging kids to make healthy choices every day. Bottle fillers not only promote drinking water, limit the spread of germs and reduce our green footprint, but they also improve learning conditions for students and working conditions for staff.

Donate to your child’s class for the Classroom Challenge by having them bring in change, bills (or checks!) to their teacher or you can give online here. The class that brings in the most money wins a jump party at Defy Gravity generously donated by our awesome friends at HTR Capital Group Real Estate! The Challenge ends on Monday, Feb. 26.

Interested in sponsoring the 5K? Please click here for more info. Contact Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com with questions.

 

Come to the Principal’s Coffee Tomorrow

Anxiety among adolescents has risen in recent years, but there are things parents can do to help. Tomorrow (2/22) at 8:30 a.m., Ms. Zezza will host a discussion with our school counselor Andrea Burston and our school psychologist Erin Nasto. Join us in the media center to discuss ways to support your child when nervousness and anxiety may arise in a school setting. PTA will provide coffee and no RSVP needed.

 

Healthy Choice Marathon: Three weeks of healthy choices down, one more to go!

As you get ready for the 5K, don’t forget all the other activities leading up to the big day. We’re now into week 3 of the Healthy Choice Marathon!

  • The theme for EVERYONE week 3: Try a NEW exercise or activity each day. Be creative!
  • Weekly Staff Wellness Challenge: Keep encouraging your teachers and staff! This week we’ll see who can post a healthy choice(s) using our #JYJ175K hashtag on social media.
  • Up next for teachers and staff: Next week wraps up the month-long bookworm challenge. Who can check off the most books from the reading challenge list?
  • Reading books is part of a healthy life. Don’t forget to help gets books to kids who need them by donating gently used books at school as part of the WAKE Up and Read annual book drive. If Joyner collects 2,600 books by this Friday, students get to dress up as their favorite book character on Friday, March 2.
  • If you haven’t yet, you can register for the 5K Run/Walk on March 4 at 2 p.m. at https://app.racereach.com/event/jyj-5k

 

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night Next Week

Come join us for our annual Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night on Thursday, March 1, from 3:30-8 p.m. at North Hills! This event follows our final JYJ Run Club practice. Why not skip the dishes and head straight to Chick-Fil-A North Hills to celebrate with friends? Proceeds from the night benefit our Joyner PTA. Questions? Contact Leigh Wolitski at (919)-606-5219.

 

NCGA Passes Changes to Class Size Legislation

The NC General Assembly passed a class size reduction compromise last week. The new plan phases in the new class size requirements over several years, adds funding for program enhancement teachers (arts, music, world language, and physical education), and adds funding for more pre-kindergarten classes. This compromise still leaves challenges, as local school districts like Wake County still must find ways to accommodate the hundreds of new classrooms that will be needed by the time the class size limits will take effect in 2021.

The school board has already voted to “cap” enrollment at a dozen elementary schools for this school year, and 15 schools next year. Families can expect that number to grow in future years. Other choices may include reassigning transfer, magnet, and calendar-choice students back to their base schools, capping enrollment at more schools, and making specific changes to assignment zones. Click here to read more from WakeEd Partnership.

 

Time to Order Yearbooks

Capture those precious memories and order your child’s JYJ yearbook today! Flyers will be coming home in the Wednesday folders or go ahead and order online at www.ybpay.lifetouch.com. Joyner’s yearbook ID code is 10746718. There will be no extra yearbooks purchased, so please order yours, now through March 20. Questions? Contact Claren Englebreth at clarenwarenda@yahoo.com.

 

Send in Yearbook Pics!

And speaking of yearbooks, don’t forget to share your pictures of school events with Tracy Robinson at joyneryearbook@gmail.com for inclusion in the yearbook. Click “actual size” when you send via your smartphone.

 

Early Release NEXT Friday and Teacher/Staff Appreciation

Next Friday, March 2, is an early release. Help students tell their teachers and staff “We DONUT know what we would do without you!” by bringing gift cards for their favorite sweet treats – think Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Duck Donuts, Krispy Kreme, etc.

 

Dig In on March 10 to Learn about School Gardens

Join Advocates for Health in Action (AHA) and partner Marbles Kids Museum for Dig In! on March 10 to explore how urban agriculture, community gardens, and edible gardens in schools and child care settings grow a healthier Wake County.The theme for Dig In! this year is Nourishing Community: How Community Gardens and Urban Ag Support a Healthy Wake County. Learn how and commit to how you will contribute to healthier communities in Wake County through edible gardens and urban ag.

Registration: $25 Register here!

 

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Calendar Items

  • Feb. 21: Beverly Botsford’s Dancing Drums performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 2: Early release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Mar. 3: Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Wake Tech
  • Mar. 4: JYJ 5k
  • Mar. 8: Barre 3 class fundraiser for the JYJ Foundation, 7:00 pm
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)
  • Mar. 24: Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament @ Wingate University
  • Mar. 29: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 30: Holiday
  • Apr. 2-6: Spring Break

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Bus Driver Appreciation Week, Turn in Box Tops, and Healthy Choice Marathon Week 2

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Pictures are needed for the yearbook! Please send pictures — especially Dance-a-thon and Joyner Jamboree pictures — to Tracy Robinson at joyneryearbook@gmail.com. Click “actual size.”

 

Thank Your Child’s Bus Driver This Week

February Is Love the Bus Month, and this week (Feb. 12-16) is School Bus Driver Appreciation Week. Our drivers ensure that our children get to school safely and on time every day. Please take a moment this week to thank your child’s bus driver. Click here for some resources you can use!

Did you know?

  • Students nationwide are about 70 times more likely to get to school safely if they take the school bus instead of traveling by car, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  • School buses reduce traffic by keeping more than 17 million cars off roads each year, the American School Bus Council says, while also saving approximately 2.6 billion gallons of fuel.

 

Turn in Box Tops This Week to Win a Pizza Party

Please turn in your clipped Box Tops to your child’s teacher in sealable bags THIS WEEK. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents to the JYJ PTA. The class that collects the most Box Tops will win a pizza party!

 

Healthy Choice Marathon Week 2: Keep Up the Great Work

As you get ready for the 5K, don’t forget all the other activities leading up to the big day. We’re now into week 2 of the Healthy Choice Marathon!

  • The theme for week 2: Be fit with friends! Exercise with a friend or family member each day.
  • Weekly Staff Wellness Challenge: Keep encouraging your teachers and staff! This week we’ll see who can complete the most (different) exercise activities in a week.
  • Up next for teachers & staff: Next week is the hashtag challenge — who can post a healthy choice(s) using our #JYJ185K hashtag on social media?
  • Reading books is part of a healthy life. You can help get books to kids who need them by donating gently used books at school as part of the WAKE Up and Read annual book drive. If Joyner collects 2,600 books, students get to dress up as their favorite book character on Friday, March 2.

 

Register for the 5K

Registration is now open for the 7th Annual JYJ 5K Run/Walk on March 4 at 2 p.m.  Visit https://app.racereach.com/event/jyj-5k to register yourself, your children and all your friends who want in on the action! Questions? Contact Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com.

Become a JYJ 5K Sponsor

Promotional materials, race T-shirts and online marketing come with sponsorship opportunities for advertising your business! All sponsorships 100% tax deductible. Opportunities available at many levels. Please contact Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com or check out https://joynerpta.com/5k-running-club/.

Summer Camps Offered by JYJ Teachers

Sign up now for art, PE and STEAM summer camp fun! Mr. Fotta, Mr. Poyer and Ms. Cameron are offering JYJ summer camps for three weeks this summer (July 23 – August 10) — camps are open to any rising K through 5th students (not just Joyner kids). Choose from half-day art, PE or STEAM camps, or put two together to make a full day. Click here for the updated registration form. Questions? Contact Mr. Fotta at rpfotta@gmail.com.

 

NCPTA Lunch and Learn Series: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Sleep!

From babies to high schoolers, sleep is an ever-changing challenge to parents. Join Dr. Jesse Hart of WakeMed Pediatric Practices to talk about all things sleep and sleep hygiene from babies to teens.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-sleep-tickets-41314964170 Ticket sales end on March 6.

 

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Calendar Items

  • Feb. 17: Odyssey of the Mind Primary Tournament at Wake Tech
  • Feb. 19: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Feb. 21: Beverly Botsford’s Dancing Drums performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 2: Early release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Mar. 3: Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Wake Tech
  • Mar. 4: JYJ 5k
  • Mar. 8: Barre 3 class fundraiser for the JYJ Foundation, 7:00 pm
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)
  • Mar. 24: Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament @ Wingate University
  • Mar. 29: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 30: Holiday
  • Apr. 2-6: Spring Break

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Teacher Appreciation, Healthy Choice Marathon Week 1, and Let’s Celebrate Ms. Burston!

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Pictures are needed for the yearbook! Please send pictures — especially Dance-a-thon and Joyner Jamboree pictures — to Tracy Robinson at joyneryearbook@gmail.com. Click “actual size.”

 

Teacher Appreciation and Early Release on Friday

It’s an Early Release on Friday — school ends at 12:30 — and that means Teacher Appreciation! The theme this time is “Our teachers are the queens and kings of our hearts!” Students tell their teachers why they are the queens/kings of their hearts or bring their teachers something that makes them feel like queens and kings for the day.

 

A Big THANK YOU to Ms. Burston!

And speaking of appreciation, it’s National Counseling Week this week. Take a moment to let our School Counselor, Ms. Burston, know how much you appreciate all that she does! Anyone who has seen the line of kids in the morning waiting to get their hug from Ms. Burston cannot help but appreciate the love and joy she brings to our Joyner family. Please give her a shout-out for her contribution to student achievement and success at Joyner.

 

Clothing Donations Still Needed for JYJ Students

Our JYJ health room is in desperate need of new girls and boys underwear along with girls leggings, or boys sweatpants in neutral colors (black or grey). All sizes needed. For boys, boxer shorts preferred. Please bring items to Elizabeth Ferriter in the front office.

Happy Birthday to Mr. Charles

Please take a moment this FRIDAY to wish our school crossing guard Mr. Charles a happy birthday as he walks you across the street on your way into and out of school.

 

Healthy Choice Marathon Week 1: What You Need To Know

Want to know more about what’s happening with the Healthy Choice Marathon this week?

  • Theme for Week 1: Try a new food!
  • Weekly Staff Wellness Challenge: We need your help encouraging your teachers and staff!
    • This week is the Step Master Challenge to see who can take the most steps in a work week.
    • Next week we’ll see who can complete the most (different) exercise activities in a week.
  • Collections for the Classroom Challenge are happening every morning in the front lobby and the carpool loop. Bring your spare change (or bills) and contribute! Check out details about 5K sponsorships and the Classroom Challenge on the PTA website. Remember, there will be one winning class for each grade level, and each grade level winner will get a frozen yogurt party for the entire class!  The class who raises the most in the whole school will win: 1) a JUMP party at Skyzone and 2) starting at the FRONT of the crowd on 5K race day! Questions? Contact Shawn Winstead at shawnwinstead@gmail.com.
  • Reading books is part of a healthy life — you can help gets books to kids who need them by donating gently used books at school as part of the WAKE Up and Read annual book drive. If Joyner collects 2,600 books, students get to dress up as their favorite book character on Friday, March 3.

 

Joyner 5K Registration Open – Register Now and Save

Registration is now open for the 7th Annual JYJ 5K Run/Walk on March 4 at 2 p.m.

Visit https://app.racereach.com/event/jyj-5k to register yourself, your children and all your friends who want in on the action! Get the early bird price ($15) by registering between now and Feb. 11. Regular registration ($18) will run between Feb. 12 and race day. Questions? Contact Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com.

Become a JYJ 5K Sponsor

Promotional materials, race T-shirts and online marketing come with sponsorship opportunities for advertising your business! All sponsorships 100% tax deductible. Opportunities available at many levels. Please contact Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com or check out https://joynerpta.com/5k-running-club/.

TEK Clubs and Run Club Start This Week

TEK Clubs start TODAY. Remind your child this morning about club, send an extra snack, and plan to pick them up at 4:45 at the front of the school.

Run Club starts THURSDAY. Run Club has become an annual Healthy Choice Marathon tradition, and is FREE for all Joyner students! The club meets after school for four Thursdays during the Healthy Choice Marathon: 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, and 3/1 from 3-4 p.m. Each week, volunteers collect kids from their classrooms and GET MOVING together down at the baseball field and on the greenway adjacent to Joyner. The Run Club is volunteer-driven, so parent participation and advance enrollment are essential. Register your child at Run Club Registration. Contact Shanna Schroeder at shannas@us.ibm.com with questions.

For both clubs, participating students enrolled in JYJ afterschool will be taken to afterschool when club time ends.

Summer Camps Offered by JYJ Teachers

Sign up now for art, PE and STEAM summer camp fun! Mr. Fotta, Mr. Poyer and Ms. Cameron are offering JYJ summer camps for three weeks this summer (July 23 – August 10) — camps are open to any rising K through 5th students (not just Joyner kids). Choose from half-day art, PE or STEAM camps, or put two together to make a full day. Click here for the updated registration form. Questions? Contact Mr. Fotta at rpfotta@gmail.com.

 

Resilience Film Screenings: Feb 9 and other dates available

Sign up to attend a free film screening of the 60-minute documentary Resilience, all about Adverse Childhood Experiences  (ACEs) and their significant impact on health—and learning. Marbles Kids Museum is presenting multiple FREE community screenings at the IMAX, but two screenings this Friday (an early release day), may be of particular interest. For details, click here.

 

NCPTA Lunch and Learn Series: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Sleep!

From babies to high schoolers, sleep is an ever-changing challenge to parents. Join Dr. Jesse Hart of WakeMed Pediatric Practices to talk about all things sleep and sleep hygiene from babies to teens.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-sleep-tickets-41314964170 Ticket sales end on March 6.

 

Quick Links

 

Calendar Items

  • Feb. 9: Early Release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Feb. 12-13: Beverly Botsford’s Dancing Drums performances (whole school)
  • Feb. 17: Odyssey of the Mind Primary Tournament at Wake Tech
  • Feb. 19: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 2: Early release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Mar. 3: Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Wake Tech
  • Mar. 4: JYJ 5k
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)
  • Mar. 24: Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament @ Wingate University
  • Mar. 29: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 30: Holiday
  • Apr. 2-6: Spring Break

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Launching Pad Tonight, Healthy Choice Marathon Kick Off, and JYJ 5K Info

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Pictures are needed for the yearbook! Please send pictures – especially Dance-a-thon and Joyner Jamboree pictures – to Tracy Robinson at joyneryearbook@gmail.com. Click “actual size.”

 

Launching Pad Spirit Night Tonight!

After the spelling bee this afternoon, come on out to bounce, dunk, flip, play, and show your Joyner spirit at Launching Pad Trampoline Park from 5-8 pm! Please sign the online waiver so your child can bounce the night away: https://launchingpadraleigh.centeredgeonline.com/waivers. Invite your friends, too! Get $5 off jump times and packages with 15% of proceeds going back to our Joyner PTA. The class with the most attendees will ride the XD Motion Simulator at the end of the night! Questions? Contact Leigh Wolitski at leigh@etelli.com or 919-606-5219.

 

Clothing Donations Needed for JYJ Students

Our JYJ health room is in desperate need of new girls and boys underwear along with girls leggings, or boys sweatpants in neutral colors (black or grey). All sizes needed. For boys, boxer shorts preferred. Please bring items to Elizabeth Ferriter in the front office.

Teacher Appreciation Next Friday, 2/9

It’s an Early Release next Friday, and that means Teacher Appreciation! The theme this time is “Our teachers are the queens and kings of our hearts!” Students tell their teachers why they are the queens/kings of their hearts or bring their teachers something that makes them feel like queens and kings for the day.

Healthy Choice Marathon kicks off this Friday

The 2018 Healthy Choice Marathon launches with a kickoff assembly this Friday during school! Here’s everything you need to know to get started:

  • Get those videos in!! Video submissions to be eligible for the Healthy Choice Marathon video contest will be accepted by email through tonight, and will be aired on the JYJ news. **Videos submitted by Feb. 14 will be shared on the news, but won’t be eligible for the contest that ends end-of-day TODAY! Winners announced Friday!!** Send your child’s 30-second videos to HCM Chair Ele Roberts ele_wells@yahoo.com — please include children’s names, teacher and grade level in the email message.
  • Encourage your child to wear red on Friday (Feb. 2) for the kickoff as part of National Wear Red Day for heart healthy awareness month.
  • Get ready to cheer on your teachers and staff in the weekly staff wellness challenges. Next week is the Step Master Challenge to see who can take the most steps in a work week.
  • Collections for the Classroom Challenge are happening every morning in the front lobby and the carpool loop. Bring your spare change (or bills) and contribute! (See below for more details on the Classroom Challenge.)
  • Register for the JYJ 5K! See below for details and registration link.

 

The Joyner 5K is Coming March 4!

Students, parents, teachers, friends and families all join in for a day of wellness right in Joyner’s backyard! This year’s 5K will be held on Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome at this awesome event, so invite your friends and neighbors. Online registration opens on Friday — look for an email with the registration link coming soon. Get the early bird price ($15) by registering between Friday, 2/2 and Sunday, 2/4. Regular registration ($18) will run between 2/5 and race day. Questions? Contact Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com.

Become a JYJ 5K Sponsor

Promotional materials, race T-shirts and online marketing come with sponsorship opportunities for advertising your business! All sponsorships 100% tax deductible. Opportunities available at many levels. Please contact Arinn Widmayer at arinnwidmayer@gmail.com or check out https://joynerpta.com/5k-running-club/.

Run Club Starts Next Week

Run Club has become an annual Healthy Choice Marathon tradition, and is FREE for all Joyner students! The club meets after school for four Thursdays during the Healthy Choice Marathon: 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, and 3/1 from 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Each week, volunteers collect kids from their classrooms, and GET MOVING together down at the baseball field and on the greenway adjacent to Joyner. The Run Club is volunteer-driven, so parent participation and advance enrollment are essential. Register your child at Run Club Registration. Contact Shanna Schroeder at shannas@us.ibm.com with questions.

 

Are You Ready for the 2018 Classroom Challenge?

The Classroom Challenge is back, and it’s going to be bigger and better this year! PTA volunteers with money collection jars will greet kids each morning in Joyner’s lobby and at carpool from 2/12 through 2/26. Send in your change, bills, and even checks to help your child’s class raise the MOST in their grade level. There will be one winning class for each grade level, and each grade level winner will get a frozen yogurt party for the entire class!  The class who raises the most in the whole school will win: 1) a JUMP party at Skyzone and 2) starting at the FRONT of the crowd on 5K race day! Questions? Contact Shawn Winstead at shawnwinstead@gmail.com.

Summer Camps Offered by JYJ Teachers

Sign up now for art, PE and STEAM summer camp fun! Mr. Fotta, Mr. Poyer and Ms. Cameron are offering JYJ summer camps for three weeks this summer (July 23 – August 10). Choose from half-day art, PE or STEAM camps, or put two together to make a full day. Click here for the registration form. Questions? Contact Mr. Fotta at rpfotta@gmail.com.

 

Slots Available in Winter TEK Clubs

We do have a few spots in some of the Winter TEK Clubs. Clubs begin Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 3:30-4:45 and run for 6 consecutive Wednesdays. Club listings may be found at www.teachingenrichmentkids.com. Please contact Duval Fisher if you’re interested in joining a club:

NCPTA Lunch and Learn Series: What Every Parent Needs to Know about…

…Transitioning to Middle School 

Who isn’t a little apprehensive about the transition from elementary to middle school? Dr. MariaRosa Rangel will address the most common parent and child concerns about the big move from elementary to middle school and set parents up for success in supporting their student.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-transitioning-to-middle-school-tickets-39920877419. There is limited seating for the Lunch and Learn series, so register today. Ticket sales end on Feb. 6.

…Sleep!

From babies to high schoolers, sleep is an ever-changing challenge to parents. Join Dr. Jesse Hart of WakeMed Pediatric Practices to talk about all things sleep and sleep hygiene from babies to teens.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-sleep-tickets-41314964170 Ticket sales end on March 6.

 

Quick Links

 

Calendar Items

  • Jan. 31: PTA Spirit Night at Launching Pad Trampoline Park, 5-8 pm.
  • Jan. 31: Spelling Bee, 3:30-6 pm.
  • Feb. 1: Stella and Dot Shopping Spree to benefit JYJ Foundation
  • Feb. 2: Healthy Choice Marathon kick-off assembly
  • Feb. 6: Dinner at Piola at North Hills to benefit JYJ Foundation
  • Feb. 9: Early Release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Feb. 12-13: Beverly Botsford’s Dancing Drums performances (whole school)
  • Feb. 17: Odyssey of the Mind Primary Tournament at Wake Tech
  • Feb. 19: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 2: Early release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Mar. 3: Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Wake Tech
  • Mar. 4: JYJ 5k
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)
  • Mar. 24: Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament @ Wingate University
  • Mar. 29: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 30: Holiday
  • Apr. 2-6: Spring Break

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Snow Make-up Days, Clothing Donations Needed, and Spelling Bee Rescheduled

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Yearbook Pictures – We Need Your Snaps!

Our dedicated PTA yearbook committee is starting to put together this year’s yearbook and they need more pictures! Deadlines are approaching, and they are particularly short on Dance-a-thon and Joyner Jamboree pictures. Please email “actual size” photos from these and other school events to Tracy Robinson at joyneryearbook@gmail.com.

Snow Make-Up Days Announced

The make-up days for last week’s snow days will be Thursday, March 29 and Monday, June 11. Friday’s snow day is a “freebie” and will not be made up. The WCPSS traditional school calendar has the snow make-up days listed at the bottom.

Joyner Spelling Bee Rescheduled for January 31

The Joyner School Bee has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, January 31. Twenty-eight spellers from 3rd-5th grades will demonstrate their memory, recall and spelling skills as former national speller Loretta Bohn calls out the words. Come cheer them on starting at 3:30 in the gym! Good luck, Joyner spellers!

Launching Pad Spirit Night 

After the spelling bee, come on out to bounce, dunk, flip, play, and show your Joyner spirit at Launching Pad Trampoline Park! Spirit night is next Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 5-8 p.m. Invite your friends, too! Get $5 off jump times and packages with 15% of proceeds going back to our Joyner PTA. The class with the most attendees will ride the XD Motion Simulator at the end of the night! Questions? Contact Leigh Wolitski at leigh@etelli.com or 919-606-5219.

Clothing Donations Needed for JYJ Students

Our JYJ health room is in desperate need of new girls and boys underwear along with girls leggings, or boys sweatpants in neutral colors (black or grey). All sizes needed. For boys, boxer shorts preferred. Please bring items to Elizabeth Ferriter in the front office.
Also, please grab a bag of lost and found items to be washed and donated to Note in the Pocket.  Please return clean clothes to Andrea Burston. Thanks JYJ family!

Show Us Your Healthy Moves

We’re gearing up for the 2018 Healthy Choice Marathon! Encourage your students to create a 30-second video showcasing their favorite healthy activity on their own or with JYJ friends. Dancing, playing sports, running, jumping, stretching… show us what you love to do to stay healthy! All videos meeting the above criteria will appear on the JYJ News, and all who submit videos will be entered into a drawing. Two students’ names will be drawn from each grade level to receive a prize, plus these 10 lucky winners will be asked to appear onstage during the Healthy Choice Marathon kickoff assembly on Friday, Feb. 2!

Videos submissions will be accepted through next Wednesday, January 31st and will continue to be aired on the JYJ News. Send 30-second videos to HCM Chair Ele Roberts at ele_wells@yahoo.com. Please include children’s names, teacher and grade level in the email message. Submitting a video of your child means you are giving permission for the video to be shown at school. Please do not submit videos that show other children without a parent’s permission.

Speaking of the Healthy Choice Marathon kickoff, get your red outfits ready! Friday, Feb. 2nd, is also National Wear Red Day for heart healthy month, so we’re asking everyone to wear red to help rev up the Healthy Choice Marathon!

Run Club Starts in Two Weeks

Run Club has become an annual Healthy Choice Marathon tradition, and is FREE for all Joyner students! The club meets after school for four Thursdays during the Healthy Choice Marathon: 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, and 3/1 from 3pm-4pm. Each week, volunteers collect kids from their classrooms, and GET MOVING together down at the baseball field and on the greenway adjacent to Joyner. The Run Club is volunteer-driven, so parent participation and advance enrollment are essential. Register your child at Run Club Registration. Contact Shanna Schroeder at shannas@us.ibm.com with questions.

Conscious Discipline Course Offered for Parents

A parenting class on Conscious Discipline® and book study on Becky Bailey’s Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline will be held at White Plains United Methodist Church in Cary. The 8-session class will be moderated by Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor Ashley Cooper. The deadline to signup is Feb. 1, and the class starts Feb. 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuition for the 8-session class is $175 for one adult or $260 per parenting couple (similar to class fees at Project Enlightenment). To sign up: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zCOf4zl1YJUow-Itj6jG5GYsoToRmTVJ/view

Quick Links

Calendar Items

  • Jan. 31: PTA Spirit Night at Launching Pad Trampoline Park, 5-8 pm.
  • Jan. 31: Spelling Bee, 3:30-6 pm.
  • Feb. 1: Stella and Dot Shopping Spree to benefit JYJ Foundation
  • Feb. 2: Healthy Choice Marathon kick-off assembly
  • Feb. 6: Dinner at Piola at North Hills to benefit JYJ Foundation
  • Feb. 9: Early Release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Feb. 12-13: Beverly Botsford’s Dancing Drums performances (whole school)
  • Feb. 17: Odyssey of the Mind Primary Tournament at Wake Tech
  • Feb. 19: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 2: Early release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Mar. 3: Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Wake Tech
  • Mar. 4: JYJ 5k
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)
  • Mar. 24: Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament @ Wingate University
  • Mar. 29: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 30: Holiday
  • Apr. 2-6: Spring Break

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Spelling Bee, TEK Club Sign-ups, and Healthy Choice Marathon Video Showcase

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

SCHOOL IS CANCELLED TODAY 

Wondering what the next weather make-up day(s) will be? Check the bottom of the WCPSS traditional school calendar.

 

Joyner Spelling Bee is Tomorrow (Weather Permitting)

The Joyner School Bee is happening tomorrow (Thursday)! Twenty-eight spellers from 3rd-5th grades will demonstrate their memory, recall and spelling skills as former national speller Loretta Bohn calls out the words. Come cheer them on starting at 3:30 in the gym! Good luck, Joyner spellers!

 

Register Next Tuesday for TEK Clubs

TEK Club registration forms should have gone home in folders last week. Clubs will run Wednesdays, Feb. 7- March 14, from 3:30-4:45 (TEK supervises students prior to clubs starting), with weather make-up days on March 21 and March 28. Registration has been postponed due to the weather, and forms will now be accepted next Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the JYJ Media Center.

Club Offerings:

  • STEMtastic Scientists, Stefanie Piner, Grades K-2
  • Art of Food, Amy Forbes, Grades K-2
  • STEAMtastic Adventures with Dr. Seuss!, Lauren McCallum, Grades K-3
  • Ultimate Team Sports, Tim Poyer, Grades 2-5
  • Claymation, Dominique Orr, Grades 2-5
  • Machines on the Move Engineering Club, Jakala Wilson, Grades 2-5
  • Fabulous Foodies – Winter Fun!, Fran Cameron, Grades 2-5
  • Sparked by Science – STEM Challenges, Robotics, Circuitry, and More!, Ellyse Hampshire, Grades 3-5
  • Game On! Logic & Programming Games – Chess and Coding, Stefan Harroo, Grades 3-5

For more information, please contact duval@teachingenrichmentkids.com or visit http://www.teachingenrichmentkids.com (full club descriptions found under JYJ tab).

 

Enter now for your 30 seconds of fame

We’re gearing up for the 2018 Healthy Choice Marathon — the 26 days of making healthy choices leading up to the Joyner 5K on March 4!

Encourage your students to create a 30-second video showcasing their favorite healthy activity on their own or with JYJ friends. Dancing, playing sports, running, jumping, stretching… show us what you love to do to stay healthy!  All videos meeting the above criteria will appear on the JYJ News, and all who submit videos will be entered into a drawing. Two students’ names will be drawn from each grade level to receive a prize, plus these 10 lucky winners will be asked to appear onstage during the Healthy Choice Marathon kickoff assembly on Friday, Feb. 2!

Videos submissions will be accepted by e-mail any time starting today, Wednesday Jan. 17, through Wednesday, Jan. 31, and will be aired beginning Jan. 22. Send 30-second videos to HCM Chair Ele Roberts at ele_wells@yahoo.com, and please include children’s names, teacher and grade level in the email message. Submitting a video of your child means you are giving permission for the video to be shown at school. Please do not submit videos that show other children without a parent’s permission.

 

Launching Pad Spirit Night 

Come bounce, dunk, flip, play, and show your Joyner spirit at Launching Pad Trampoline Park on Jan. 31 from 5-8 p.m. — and invite your friends, too! Get $5 off jump times and packages with 15% of proceeds going back to our Joyner PTA. The class with the most attendees will ride the XD Motion Simulator at the end of the night! Questions? Contact Leigh Wolitski at leigh@etelli.com or 919-606-5219.

 

Joyner Teachers Win PTA-Funded Mini-Grants

Congratulations to the Joyner teachers and specialists who won mini grants in the fall. All items requested in the grant proposals have now been purchased! The JY Joyner PTA-funded Mini-Grants Program helps to fund great ideas that might not otherwise be part of the classroom environment. Click here to see the full list of fantastic projects that were funded in 2017.

 

NCPTA Lunch and Learn: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Transitioning to Middle School 

Who isn’t a little apprehensive about the transition from elementary to middle school? Dr. MariaRosa Rangel will address the most common parent and child concerns about the big move from elementary to middle school and set parents up for success in supporting their student.

  • When: February 8, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Where: NCPTA Headquarters, 3501 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27612
  • Cost: $20 per Lunch and Learn. Lunch will be provided.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-transitioning-to-middle-school-tickets-39920877419. There is limited seating for the Lunch and Learn series, so register today!

 

Conscious Discipline Course Offered for Parents

A parenting class on Conscious Discipline® and book study on Becky Bailey’s Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline will be held at White Plains United Methodist Church in Cary. The 8-session class will be moderated by Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor Ashley Cooper. The deadline to signup is Feb. 1, and the class starts Feb. 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuition for the 8-session class is $175 for one adult or $260 per parenting couple (similar to class fees at Project Enlightenment). To sign up: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zCOf4zl1YJUow-Itj6jG5GYsoToRmTVJ/view

 

Community 5K Opportunity on March 17

Want to help bring gardens to Wake County elementary schools? Join Broughton Food Ark for the second annual Garden Gallop 5K to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Growing School Gardens program. Community members of every age are welcome to run, walk, or even gallop to help high-need schools start thriving gardens and teach kids about the power of healthy eating. The race will be held at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh on March 17 at 8 a.m. To register, donate, or volunteer, visit the Garden Gallop Facebook page or tinyurl.com/gardengallop2018.

 

Quick Links

Calendar Items

  • Jan. 18: School spelling bee, 3:30-6 p.m.
  • Jan. 22: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Jan. 31: PTA Spirit Night at Launching Pad Trampoline Park, 5-8 p.m.
  • Feb. 2: Healthy Choice Marathon kick-off assembly
  • Feb. 9: Early Release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Feb. 12-13: Beverly Botsford’s Dancing Drums performances (whole school)
  • Feb. 17: Odyssey of the Mind Primary Tournament at Wake Tech
  • Feb. 19: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Mar. 2: Early release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Mar. 3: Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament @ Wake Tech
  • Mar. 4: JYJ 5k
  • Mar. 9: Black Box Dance performances (whole school)
  • Mar. 12-16: Tony Peacock, writer-in-residence (4th graders)

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Snow Make-Up Days, Winter TEK Clubs, and Launching Pad Spirit Night

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

As you take pictures on field trips, while visiting your child at lunch and attending school events, please take a minute to send those pictures to Tracy Robinson at joyneryearbook@gmail.com. If you’re sending from a phone, make sure to choose “actual size.” Your kids love seeing themselves in the yearbook and you can make that happen! 

Snow Make-Up Days Scheduled

Make-up days for the two days missed last week for snow are Monday, Jan. 22, and Monday, Feb. 19. These dates were teacher workdays but will now be normal school days. Wondering what the next make-up days would be if we get more snow? Check the bottom of the WCPSS traditional school calendar.

 

Winter 2018 Joyner TEK Clubs Coming Soon

Check your child’s Wednesday folder for TEK Club registration forms. Clubs will run Wednesdays, Feb. 7- March 14, from 3:30-4:45 (TEK supervises students prior to clubs starting), with weather make-up days on March 21 and March 28. Registration forms will be accepted on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the JYJ Media Center.

Club Offerings:

  • STEMtastic Scientists, Stefanie Piner, Grades K-2
  • Art of Food, Amy Forbes, Grades K-2
  • STEAMtastic Adventures with Dr. Seuss!, Lauren McCallum, Grades K-3
  • Ultimate Team Sports, Tim Poyer, Grades 2-5
  • Claymation, Dominique Orr, Grades 2-5
  • Machines on the Move Engineering Club, Jakala Wilson, Grades 2-5
  • Fabulous Foodies – Winter Fun!, Fran Cameron, Grades 2-5
  • Sparked by Science – STEM Challenges, Robotics, Circuitry, and More!, Ellyse Hampshire, Grades 3-5
  • Game On! Logic & Programming Games – Chess and Coding, Stefan Harrow, Grades 3-5

For more information, please contact duval@teachingenrichmentkids.com or visit http://www.teachingenrichmentkids.com (full club descriptions found under JYJ tab).

 

Launching Pad Spirit Night 

Come bounce, dunk, flip, play, and show your Joyner spirit at Launching Pad Trampoline Park on Jan. 31 from 5-8 p.m. — and invite your friends too! Get $5 off jump times and packages with 15% of proceeds going back to our Joyner PTA. The class with the most attendees will ride the XD Motion Simulator at the end of the night! Questions? Contact Leigh Wolitski at leigh@etelli.com or 919-606-5219.

Quick Links

Calendar Items

  • Jan. 15: Holiday – No School
  • Jan. 18: School spelling bee, 3:30-6 p.m.
  • Jan. 22: Snow make-up day. School is in session.
  • Jan. 31: PTA Spirit Night at Launching Pad Trampoline Park, 5-8 p.m.
  • Feb. 9: Early Release and Teacher Appreciation
  • Feb. 12-13: Beverly Botsford’s Dancing Drums performances (whole school)
  • Feb. 17: Odyssey of the Mind Primary Tournament at Wake Tech
  • Feb. 19: Snow make-up day. School is in session.

The NewsFlash is produced (almost) every week by the Joyner PTA communications chair. Have an announcement to include in a future edition of the NewsFlash? Submit your article via this form. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @pta_joyner.

NewsFlash | Spirit Week, Backpack Buddies, and Marbles Spooktacular

Posted on by Cyndi O'Neil

Calling all fifth-grade parents! Have questions about middle school magnets? Find magnet school options for your address here and check out the Magnet and Early College Schools Fair to explore all the magnet options throughout Wake County:  Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School (2600 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh 27610).

 

Joyner Spirit Week

The Joyner faculty and staff invite all students to join in Spirit Week this week! Here’s the schedule for today and the rest of the week:

  • Wacky Tacky Wednesday: Mismatch, outrageous, different patterns, etc.
  • Pajama Party Thursday: Wear pjs, robe, slippers, etc.
  • Joyner Pride Friday: Wear your Joyner t-shirt or school colors
  • Halloween Monday (10/30): Wear Halloween colors

 

Joyner Spirit Wear Coming Home Friday

And speaking of Joyner Spirit… Jagwear will be coming home by Friday. Please check your items to make sure you have everything you ordered and the correct sizes. If there is any problem with your order, please let Ameshia Turlington know by Monday, Oct. 30 at aturlington@att.net.

 

Access to 3D Printer Needed

The kindergarten teachers are looking for a parent who has access to a 3D printer and filament to create a few items for an upcoming class project. If you are able to connect them to a 3D printer, please email Stefanie Piner at spiner@wcpss.net.

 

Backpack Buddies Meets Fundraising Goal

Joyner’s Backpack Buddies program has met its fundraising goal for the year with the help of many generous Joyner families — and one determined third grader. A big shout-out to Lily Johnson in Ms. Hampshire’s class, who brought in $283 for the program selling her homemade cupcakes as part of the third graders’ Joyner Community Service Project. Her donation tipped us over! Thanks to ALL who contributed and to our fabulous Backpack Buddies PTA Committee. Volunteers are now working hard to get backpacks packed and sent home with 25 Joyner children each Friday.

Backpack Buddies, administered through the Interfaith Food Shuttle, provides nutritious food on the weekends to Joyner students in need. Providing students with better nutrition means they are better able to focus at school, with improved learning and behavior. Contact our Joyner volunteers Ele Roberts at (919) 649-6600 or Lynn Ashby at (919) 815-3085 if you’re interested in helping with the program.

 

Study Buddy Volunteers Needed

Do you have 15-30 minutes a week to share with a student who will benefit greatly from a little extra help with school work? If you are looking for a wonderful volunteer opportunity at Joyner, Study Buddies needs you! Join us for an informational meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 8 a.m. in the media center to learn more. Time slots will be varied between early morning, lunch and afternoon. Instead of sitting in carpool waiting for school to get out, come inside and read with a student in need of a little more academic encouragement! The goal is to match adults and students for the remainder of the year. Parents, grandparents and friends are welcome, just please be sure to register as a WCPSS volunteer. No prior teaching experience needed. You can sign up on the 8th for a time slot that works for your schedule. Study Buddies is not only a great way to help support academic growth at Joyner, but to help our kids reach their full potential as learners. If you are interested, please email Kate Parke at kparke24@gmail.com.

 

Marbles Family Fun Night Spooktacular!

Get in the Halloween spirit at Marbles for Family Fun Night “Spooktacular” — a special night for special needs students TONIGHT, Oct. 25, 5:30-8:00. Celebrate Halloween with boo bubbles, splotch monster art, ooey-gooey pumpkin science and bat bungees. Come to Marbles for this after-hours event for children with special needs that offers the opportunity to experience the museum in a calmer, quieter environment. This event is free and exclusively for kids with special needs and their families. Event Partners will have information booths set up and include WCPSS Office of Early Learning, Advocates for Inclusive Education (AFIE), Autism Society of NC (ASNC), Triangle Down Syndrome Network, Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC), Duke Center for Autism, and others.

During October, Wake County Public Schools acknowledges Disability History and Awareness Month. We will be sharing links and resources to promote awareness and acceptance of unique abilities each week of October. Click here to join JY Joyner’s new special education hub.  

 

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Calendar Items

  • Oct. 31: Teacher workday (no school)
  • Nov. 6: Special Education Open House, 5:30-8 pm, Martin Middle School
  • Nov. 9: Science-Go-Round
  • Nov. 10: Holiday (no school)
  • Nov. 16: JY Joyner Foundation Dance-a-Thon
  • Nov. 21: Early release
  • Nov. 22: Teacher workday (no school)
  • Nov. 23-24: Holiday (no school)
  • Dec. 1: Classroom spelling bees
  • Dec. 4-8: Book Fair and Hour of Code
  • Dec. 5: Kendra Scott Gives Back Event, 4:30-7:30 pm, North Hills Shopping Center
  • Dec. 7: Picture re-takes
  • Dec. 7: Holiday concert and PTA general membership meeting
  • Dec 13: Holiday event for staff provided by PTA
  • Dec. 21: Early release
  • Dec. 22: Winter holiday begins

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