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

April 2, 2026

Community News

Calendar Highlights

• Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6: School Closed for the religious holidays.

K-12 Spirit Week Themes for Monday, April 13-Friday, April 17

• Student Government is planning Spirit Week for the entire school! 

• Monday, April 13: USA Day

• Tuesday, April 14: Jersey Day

• Wednesday, April 15: Pink Out Day

• Thursday, April 16: Neon Day

• Friday, April 17: Pajama Day

Do You Have a Child with Dyslexia Who Has Attended a Traditional Public or Private School Before Enrolling at Fletcher? 

• Your experiences navigating educational systems matter—and understanding those experiences could help transform how schools support families like yours. 

• Laura Steinbach, the Head of School at Rawson Saunders in Austin, Texas, and a doctoral student at Texas State University, is conducting research to better understand the lived experiences of parents as they support their child or children with dyslexia through different educational settings. 

• If you choose to participate, you will complete a brief online survey (approximately 15 minutes) and an individual interview with Laura via Zoom (45-60 minutes). 

• All participation is completely voluntary and confidential. 

• If you are ready to participate or have any questions, contact Laura Steinbach by email at lsteinbach@rawsonsaunders.org or by phone 512-922-2811. 

2025 Payment Summary and NC Opportunity Scholarship & ESA+ Updates

• Be sure to scroll to the Business Office Section below:

  • If you require a payment summary for tax purposes.

  • To keep up with important updates and deadlines related to the NC Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+.

Parents' Council

Upcoming Committee Workshop Meeting - Wednesday, April 8

• Parents' Council has an upcoming Committee Workshop Meeting on Wednesday, April 8, at 8:15 a.m. in The Rankin Room. There are no presentations planned for this meeting. All Parents' Council Board Members are encouraged to attend and are asked to RSVP so we can set up the correct amount of seating.

Prom Volunteers Needed

• Believe it or not, Prom Season has arrived! Parents’ Council needs your help bringing our Upper School students' prom dreams to life on Saturday, April 18, 2026, by volunteering to help with decorating and breaking down the venue. Please sign up using the link, Prom Volunteers.

Fletcher & the Charlotte Knights - Sunday, April 26

• Fletcher families and their friends and neighbors are invited to Truist Field to cheer on the Charlotte Knights against the Nashville Sound on April 26 at 1:05 p.m. 

• Ticket prices are $31.76 each and can be purchased through the link,  The Fletcher School Spirit Night. We hope to see you there!

College Counseling News

College Conversations: A Parent Education Series

• April-May: College Conversations: Parent Education Series for Grades 6-12

College Counseling & Testing Calendar 

• View the 2025-2026 College Counseling and Testing Calendar  

EdTech News

Raising Robot-Proof Children

• When AI can answer almost any question, what skills actually matter for our children’s future? Neuroscientist Vivienne Ming argues that we need to move away from memorization and "teaching to the test." 

• Instead, she suggests three strategies to help kids thrive in a world of automation: Create a "Failure Resume," engineer serendipity, and be the "Chief AI Critic."

• Check out the full article for more details about these strategies and other practical tips on how to foster the creativity and resilience that no machine can replace.

Athletics News

Spring Schedule

Click here for the spring calendar. Make plans to join us for an upcoming home game!

Lower School News

Upcoming Field Trips

• Tuesday, April 14: Grade 3 will visit the Sullenberger Aviation Museum. 

• Tuesday, April 28: Grade 4 will take a day trip to Raleigh, NC. 

Warm Weather Reminder

• Please make sure your child is bringing a water bottle to school every day so they stay hydrated!

Middle School News

Upcoming Field Trip

• Wednesday, April 8: Grade 6 will shop at New Asia Market and stop for lunch at China Buffet.

Upper School News

Upcoming Field Trip

• Friday, April 10: The Civics and Economics Class is taking a field trip to Mecklenburg County Courthouse. 

• Monday, April 20: Grade 11 is going to visit the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

RSVP for Upper School Prom!

• Saturday, April 18, 8-10 p.m.

• Charlotte City Club

• Purchase tickets by filling out this form.

• Your FACTS account will be drafted for payment.

Business Office News

2025 Payment Summary

If you require a payment summary for tax purposes for 2025, please use the following instructions for FACTS:

• Log in to your FACTS Family Portal.

• Click on Financial on the left (may have to scroll down).

• Under Financial Links on the right, click on Financial Home.

• Click on View Details.

• Select View Payment Summary (blue box).

• Click on the drop-down box and select 2025.

• You can print to paper or PDF by clicking on Print in the upper right-hand corner.

• IMPORTANT: Please make sure to review the information on the Tax Summary to be sure that any payments made through the NC Opportunity and ESA+ Scholarship programs are excluded.

NC Opportunity Scholarship & ESA+

2026-2027 Awards:

• New Awards: The Opportunity Scholarship Program sent notifications to eligible new students on applications received during the priority application period (February 2-March 2, 2026) for a 2026-2027 award. These families have until April 17, 2026, to respond to their award offer in MyPortal. New student award offers will be canceled if they are not accepted by this deadline. Families can find more information about how to accept or decline an award on the Awarding Process page of the NCSEAA website.  

• Families who applied for the Education Student Accounts (ESA+) program will be notified by the end of April.

• The new student application remains open, and applications received after the priority period will be considered in the order applications were submitted as funds are available. 

• Award Renewals: Students who used scholarship funding the previous fall semester should have already received an offer to renew their scholarship. Families have until April 15 to respond to their renewal award offer. Be sure to check your notifications in MyPortal weekly and respond to required tasks by the deadline so as not to lose the scholarship funding.

• If your student received scholarship funding for the spring semester only, then you will receive an offer to renew your student’s scholarship later in the semester.