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- Woods Silent Auction
- 3/21/2010
- Thanks to the PTSA, the Art Department at Woods, and our
extraordinary volunteers, the WCS Foundation held its first
silent auction in conjunction with Art in the Woods last
year. As usual, Art in the Woods was a huge success, and the
Silent Auction raised $5,000. This would not have been
possible without the generosity of faculty, parents,
relatives, and friends who donated items.
- Briar Chapel Sustainability Competition
- 3/21/2010
- Briar Chapel encourages you to enter the Sustainability in
Education Competition open to all students in grades 3
– 12. This competition is intended to encourage you to
think about, take ownership of, and encourage sustainability
in your homes and communities, and to feel empowered to
effect change. All entries are welcome and must be turned in
prior to or no later than noon on April 1st. One winner per
division (elem/middle/high school), each winner is eligible
for $250 and an additional $500 for their school – all
winners will be recognized in a special ceremony the
afternoon of April 18th at Briar Chapel. Full entry form and
competition rules can be obtained from your teacher. Get
started on your project today!
- Tents for Haiti
- 3/21/2010
- A Carrboro Elementary School teacher is going to Haiti over
spring break and is collecting tents to take along because
the rainy season is coming and bed sheets and cardboard
don't do a great job of sheltering people from the rain.
- National Geography Bee Update
- 3/21/2010
- Congratulations again to Matthew Kornberg, 8th grader at
Woods for qualifying for the State Level Geography Bee
Contest which takes place April 9th in Lenoir, NC. The
winner will advance to the US Final Competition in
Washington; all expenses paid for 2 days in May. Best of
luck Matt!
- Haiti Fundraiser Success
- 3/21/2010
- Congratulations to the middle school students, who
collaborated in a variety of grassroots projects to raise a
total of $1562.84 which was donated to the Red Cross for
Haiti Relief. A plaque from the Red Cross was presented to
the students by the new Chatham County Queen of Hearts - our
own Tori Webb. Adam Carpenter (Student Council President)
received the plaque on behalf of our students.
- After School Art on Tuesdays
- 3/21/2010
- Instructor: Cindy McWilliams
- Odyssey of the Mind
- 3/21/2010
- Last Saturday, Woods participated for the first time in the
North Carolina Eastern Regional Odyssey of the Mind
tournament.
- New NewsPage
- 3/21/2010
- At the next school board meeting on April 15, 2010, the
board will vote on the proposed Co-curricular Participation
Policy (attached).
- MS Volleyball
- 3/21/2010
- We are trying to start a MS volleyball group. This would be
open to girls currently in grades 6-8 and would take place
Saturday mornings from 9:00 am - noon. If your daughter is
interested, please email hgallagher@woodscharter.org. There
will be a fee involved but we are trying to keep it as low
as possible. This is also open to girls outside of Woods so
if any of their friends are interested, please pass along.
- Costa Rica Coffee & Donut Fund Raiser
- 3/21/2010
- The high school students going to Costa Rica are holding a
fundraiser in the mornings during drop-off in front of the
school. Get a cup of coffee and a doughnut for $2.00 or
just a doughnut for $ .50.
