JYJ News Happenings

IB PYP Exhibition 2009

The 5th Grade students presented their IB Exhibition projects on Tuesday, June 3, 2009. The students chose the theme of sharing the planet. Students selected topics that were of interest to them and then they were grouped together based upon similar subjects. Groups of students worked together with a mentor to create a wide-range of exhibitions including skits, power point slides and a video. Some students even created websites to teach others about their topics. Way to go 5th Grade!

Odyssey of the Mind

The JYJ Earth Trek Team (Earth Trek Team Members: Brienna Kane, Amelia Flick, Kendall Stephenson, Noah Giroux, Alexandra Lopez-Vazquez, and Ann Cannon Hoover and Coaches Myra Kane and Lauren Rockwell) finished as the 6th best team in the World at the World Finals in Ames, Iowa!!!

Congratulations to all of the team members, parents, and coaches who worked with this team and thanks for those of you who made it possible for them to travel to Iowa!

Thanks to parents, coaches, and students like you, National, and now, World prominence has moved from a goal to an expectation at Joyner Elementary!

Great Job!!!

Odyssey of the Mind in News&Observer

Click below to read about Joyner students and the Odyssey of the Mind competition as featured in the News&Observer May 6, 2009.

A trip for young minds

First they need travel money

Information on Swine Flu

As is the case with any communicable disease, the Wake County Public School System is in close contact with Wake County Human Services regarding the current public health concern of Swine Flu. Click here for information about swine flu.

PTA T-Shirt Order Form now available!!

Click here for PTA’s new T-shirt order form.

Odyssey of the Mind

J.Y. Joyner Center for Spanish Language/IB Elementary’s Earth Trek Team won 1st place at the North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament at Wingate University in Wingate, NC on April 4th. They are now STATE CHAMPIONS and will move on the World Championships in Iowa in May.

(Joyner won the World Championship in 2001!)

CONGRATULATIONS to:

Earth Trek Team Members:

Brienna Kane

Amelia Flick

Kendall Stephenson

Noah Giroux

Alexandra Lopez-Vazquez

Ann Cannon Hoover

Coaches:

Myra Kane

Lauren Rockwell

Click here for more about Odyssey of the Mind

Joyner on the NEWS

Click here to see the NBC17 News story “Joyner Elementary Puts Technology to Work” featuring our Promethean Boards.

J.Y. Joyner Center for Spanish Language/International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program World Magnet Elementary School is a 2009 recipent of the Magnet Schools of America School of Excellence Award

The School of Excellence Award is the top category of awards given by Magnet Schools of America, and is based on a commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation/diversity efforts, and the consistent delivery of high quality education to students. There were only 50 schools in the entire United States given this award and Joyner is one of them. Way to go Joyner!!

Title I Annual Parent Notice Forms

Title I Annual Parent Notice/Right to Request Teacher Qualifications

Title I Derecho a conocer la preparacion profesional de los maestros

Promethean Update:

Joyner NOW has a PROMETHEAN interactive white board in EVERY classroom!! Thank you PTA!! Please read about Promethean boards at Joyner by clicking on this link:

Giving Students the World One Classroom at a Time

Magnet School of America 2008 School of Distinction

Joyner has been selected as Magnet School of America 2008 School of Distinction. Click on the link below and scroll down to see Joyner!!

UNC World View

Joyner is a proud partner of UNC World View. World View was established in 1998 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to help K-12 and college educators anticipate and respond to the challenges of a smaller, more interconnected world. It collaborates with other international programs on campus, other UNC campuses and private universities, and global businesses.

MSA Magnet Schools of Merit

Supply Lists for 2008-09:

Early Release Schedule -

In order to complete important school-wide staff development activities, school will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m. on the four dates indicated below. Please make sure that your carpool and/or after school care arrangements are adjusted to accommodate these early release days.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Thursday, March 5, 2009