Welcome to ENOTES, The Fletcher School's weekly newsletter for families.

February 6, 2025

Community News

2025-2026 Calendar at a Glance

• Click here for the 2025-2026 Calendar at a Glance.

Re-Enroll for the 2025-2026 School Year by Thursday, February 20

• Last week, families received this message with important information about the re-enrollment process. 

• Directions for online re-enrollment were sent in a subsequent email from Ruth Waters, Registrar/Enrollment Systems Manager, on Monday, February 3. Click here for brief instructions to access re-enrollment.  

• Re-enrollment closes at noon on Thursday, February 20.  

New Financial Aid Process - Apply by Sunday, February 9, 2025

• Earlier this month, we sent out important information about:

  • The Fletcher School's move to Clarity, a new financial aid application system designed to better serve our families

  • Step-by-step instructions to apply for financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year by Sunday, February 9, 2025

  • Please click here to review this important communication for families.  

NC Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ Award Updates and Applications

• The NC scholarship awards for the Fall and Spring semesters of 2024-2025 have been disbursed to the School, and we have applied these funds to families’ FACTS Financial accounts. If you are due a refund, those will be processed over the next week. Please review your FACTS account and reach out to Tracy Grocott at tgrocott@thefletcherschool.org if you have any questions.

• Renewals for the 2025-2026 school year for CURRENT NC Scholarship recipient families have begun. You should have received a notification from NCSEAA, and you will have until Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to renew your scholarship(s).

• The NC Scholarship Programs application for the 2025-2026 school year FOR NEW APPLICANT FAMILIES will open on Thursday, February 6, 2025, and run through Thursday, March 6, 2025. All Fletcher Families are strongly encouraged to apply. Please use the links below for more information on the programs and how to apply:

  • Opportunity Scholarship: How to Apply

  • ESA+ Scholarship: How to Apply

• Families should contact OpportunityScholarships@ncseaa.edu or ESA@ncseaa.edu directly if they have questions about their application or renewal.

Beta Club's Third Annual Red Cross Blood Drive - Sign up for Thursday, February 27

• The Beta Club is sponsoring the Third Annual Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, February 27, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Gym for students 16 years and older and their parents as well as faculty and staff.

• Severe winter weather and wildfires have forced thousands of blood donations to go uncollected. There is an emergency shortage for types O negative and B negative blood. However, all blood types are needed! 

• Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. One blood donation can save up to three lives. Blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer.

• Together, the Fletcher School has donated 63 units of blood over the past two years, which has the potential to save 189 lives. We hope you will join us to increase that number this year! 

• We still need 11 donors to reach our goal--please sign up today! Please email Natalie Mays at nmays@thefletcherschool.org or use this link to sign up.

Parents' Council News

Parents' Council Meeting 

• • Wednesday, February 12: There will be a Working Parents' Council Meeting at 8:15 a.m. in the Dining Hall. Although there will not be any presentations, parents are welcome to attend. 

Events Calendar 

• • Remember to check out the Parents' Council's Events Calendar. So many opportunities for fun get-togethers! 

Educational Technology News

Activities at the Library 

• • Learn, Connect, Play: Breakout EDU (Virtual)  

    • Matthews Branch Library, Wednesday, February 26, from 4:30–5:15 p.m.

    • Team up with other teens to solve puzzles in a digital game from Breakout EDU. This program promotes teamwork, problem-solving, and learning. Theme: Black History Month. Open to students ages 10-18.

  • Visit the library website to find upcoming activities for students of all ages at other Charlotte area libraries. As a reminder, your Fletcher ID serves as a library card! 

College Counseling News

Congratulations on Your College Acceptance

• Zane D.: Accepted into the six-year Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program at Saint Louis University

Upcoming Event

• ACT: Saturday, February 8, and Sunday, February 9, at 8:30  a.m.

Lower School News
Congratulations, Service Leaders!

• Congratulations to the following fifth grade students who have been selected as Service Leaders - Group 2: Tyler C., Alec K., Hattie L., Madison R., and Joyce S.

Information for Upcoming Conferences

• Be on the lookout for an email on Monday, February 10, with information about your upcoming conference date and time.

Fast Fingers February - Computer Keyboarding Contest

• Who: Students in Grades 3-5

• What: Computer Keyboarding Contest

• When: Feburary 10-28

• Where: Learning.com

• Students will have the month of February to practice and improve their computer keyboarding skills on Learning.com.

• The top typer from each grade level will join EdTech for a pizza party!  

• Click here for directions for logging on to the keyboarding practice.   

Grades K-5 Parents Virtual Lunch & Learn with Trina O’Connor

Understanding Our New Reports & Preparing For Your Conference 

• Wednesday, February 19, from 12-12:45 p.m., via Zoom

• RSVP today.

• Join Trina O’Connor, Lower & Intermediate Schools Division Head, for a convenient virtual session about Fletcher’s updated approach for assessing, evaluating, and reporting student progress in grades K-5. 

• This session is designed to help you prepare for Parent Conferences and build a home-school partnership that fosters collaboration through understanding along your student's learning journey.

• During this gathering, Lower School parents and guardians will learn how to:

  • Interpret Progress Reports. 

  • Understand the academic skills we measure in reading, written expression, and math—and why.

  • Interpret the Levels of Independence (LOI), which evaluate your student’s Executive Skills in an academic setting.

  • Utilize the Skills Report to support your student’s learning at home.

Middle School News

Connecting Stories & Legacies Webinar

• Tuesday, February 11: Join ADL Education, Echoes & Reflections, renowned author Gordon Korman, and Rachelle Goldstein of the Hidden Child Foundation for the Connecting Stories & Legacies Webinar that delves into the role of storytelling in understanding antisemitism—past and present. Gordon Korman, author of over 100 books for children and young adults, will read from Linked, his middle-grade novel (available to our students as an audiobook in Learning Ally). 

  • Linked follows the story of a middle school rocked by the appearance of swastikas—and the students’ efforts to turn division into unity through a school project. Rachelle Goldstein, a hidden child during the Holocaust, will share excerpts from the narratives of the youngest Holocaust survivors, bringing to light the resilience found in their stories. Discover how these narratives connect in surprising and meaningful ways during the discussion, as Gordon and Rachelle illuminate the power of storytelling to confront hate and foster understanding. 

Upper School News

Senior Exit Class Field Trip

• Wednesday, February 19: Senior Exit Class Field Trip to Winthrop University

Save the Date for Prom

• Saturday, April 26, at the City Club, from 8-10 p.m.