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Mr. Corey's Weekly Message - 4/12/25

 

 

CONNmunity!  Here is your weekly Principal Message.  

Thank Yous & Celebrations!

Welcome back families!  We are in the final stretch, the 4th Quarter.  Hold on to your seat, because these weeks usually seem to fly by. I encourage you to remain optimistic and reflect on the why and end result, when it gets tough.  Students may experience a little fatigue but continue to remind them that THEY CAN DO IT and THEY ARE RESILIENT!!!  

Our Community Partnerships are OUTSTANDING!  Please join me in thanking and appreciating the following:

  • Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina - donated soil, planters, and supplies (gloves, seeds, watering cans, etc) - valued around $2300

  • All Kids Bike Program - donated bikes for student classes, which will be taught by Mr. Lyons - valued around $9,500

  • 2 Roosters Competition - engaged over 300 submissions from Conn students - approximately 50% of our students

  • Compost Now - donated 200 pounds of compost (we compost our lunch trays)

Thank you to our many adult volunteers for your support with lunch duty and in classrooms—your presence makes a difference!

This week was National Assistant Principal Week.  We showed appreciation through gifts, cards, meals, and words of encouragement to our own, Mr. Michael Warholik.  He wrote: 

Thank you all for such a wonderful week of appreciation! I’ve truly felt the love through your thoughtful cards, generous gifts, and kind words. Your gestures mean so much to me, and I feel incredibly lucky to serve as the Assistant Principal at Conn. It’s an honor to work alongside such a dedicated and caring school community. I’m grateful every day to be part of this amazing team!

 

Upcoming Event - BIG IDEA WEEK - April 21st-25th

  • Big Idea Week is a week-long event that showcases our CONNtrepreneurs implementing innovation, ingenuity, creativity, marketing, sustainability and so much more  
  • This event is integrated into learning for K-5 students
  • All students will be creating prototypes and will pitch their projects to their classmates.
  • Class winners will pitch their prototypes to judges from NC State University to determine our grade-level winners and overall Conn Magnet Elementary School of Entrepreneurial Design winner!
  • The following supplies are needed for Big Idea Week
    • cardboard boxes (cereal, snack, sneaker, etc)
    • toilet paper rolls
    • paper towel rolls
    • these items need to be brought to school this week (April 14th - 17th)

 

Gentle Reminder

Please follow the expectations outlined in Volunteer Training. Volunteers support school-designated needs but are not WCPSS staff. You may come across confidential student information (e.g., identification, behavior). Sharing such information if you are not the legal guardian violates FERPA and may result in losing volunteer privileges.

We value your help—please stay in compliance. Any disciplinary concerns should be reported to administration, who will address them per district guidelines and best practices.

 

Conn PTA Updates

 

CONNival is rapidly approaching.  Please save the date for Thursday, May 1.  More information will be coming, so stay tuned!

 

Lunch Volunteer '25 Signup: Fill in for a teacher so they get a break during this time of teacher shortages! Shifts are only 30 min. Students need help opening their lunches, cleaning up, and filling their bellies! 

 

Announcement from PreK Regional Programs

Click here  or type this link [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Gq6zk9ix1I0ALiGXR_QdUUnvuedxWhV/view?usp=sharing] for more information concerning upcoming enrollment for Preschool (for typically or non-typically developing children)

 

Weekly Reminders

Parents, guardians, and community members of Conn Magnet Elementary School of Entrepreneurial Design, I would like to invite you to my second "Conn ES Principal & Parent Coffee Chat" where we will meet to chat about topics that are important to you.  Our first one was held today and it was a very invigorating, open, honest chat with members of our parent community.  Our next one will be held on April 25, from 9:15 am - 10:00 am in the Media Center. Feel free to bring your favorite morning Cup O' Joe (coffee) or hot tea or water.  In order to help me focus the conversation, please complete the form 7 days prior (by April 18).  Here is the link https://forms.gle/b2J9RJ7LLqTYYdiL6.

 

 

Illuminating Connections for Alignment,

 

Mr. John Corey

Proud Principal of Conn Magnet Elementary

 

Important Dates to Remember/Reminders 

  • April 16th to 17th - 5th Grade Trip to DC

  • April 17th - 4th Grade Field Trip

  • April 18th - [Holiday, No School]

  • April 21st thru April 25 - Administrative Assistant/Front Office Staff Appreciation Week (Ms. Manique Wright, Ms. Jenell Jones, Ms. Sarah Seward)

  • April 21st thru April 25 - Big Idea Week

  • April 25th - 2nd Conn Principal Coffee Chat

  • May 1st - Connival [Rain Date is May 9] - 4:15-6:15

  • May 7th - 1st Grade Field Trip to NC Zoo

  • May 16th - 3rd Conn Principal Coffee Chat

  • May 26th - Memorial Day [No School]

  • June 3 - EOG Math (3rd, 4th, & 5th)

  • June 4 - EOG Reading (3rd, 4th, 5th)

  • June 6 - EOG Science [5th only]

  • June 12th - 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony [10:00-10:45]

  • June 13th - Last Day of School