R.N. Harris Integrated Arts/ Core Knowledge Magnet School
 
 
 
 
   November 2009
Nov. 4 Staff Meeting
Nov. 5 (K-5) Writing Assessment
Nov. 6 Edible Math Night 5:30-7:30
Nov. 10 Scoring of
Writing Assessment at 3:30
Nov. 11 Holiday (No School)
Nov. 18 PLC/Early Release
Nov. 25-27 Holiday: “Happy Thanksgiving”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Ticket To Read
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   TJ visits R.N. Harris
Ticket To Read is an exciting interactive web based program available for students 7 days a week, 24 hours a day!
Welcome Eagles!
 
1520 Cooper Street
Durham, NC 27703
 
Office: 919.560.3967
Fax: 919.560.3951
Dance Mat Typing “Come Type With Me!” Online Keyboarding
Pre-K Teachers
Ms. Boisvert
 
Kindergarten Teachers
Ms. White
Mrs. DuBose
 
First Grade Teachers
Ms. Harrell
Mrs. Grubbs
Mrs. Carpenter
 
Second Grade Teachers
Mrs. Landreth
Mrs. Gaisie
Ms. Jones
Ms. Rhodes/Ms. Fields
 
3-5 Teachers
Third Grade Teachers
Ms. Ruffin
Ms. Craig
Ms. Sigman
 
Fourth Grade Teachers
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Fruitg
Mrs. Mackey
 
Fifth Grade Teachers
Ms. Goodman
Mrs. O’Briant

 
EC Teachers
Mr. MacDonald
Mr. Best
 
ESL Teacher
Ms. Hill
 
AIG Teacher
Mrs. P. Williams
 
K-2 TEACHERS
Encore Specialist
Mrs. Suarez, Art
Miss Prescott, Music
Mrs. Chinfloo, Dance
Mrs. Bauer, Strings
Mrs. Camara, Media
Mr. Belton, Technology
Mr. Karim, PE
Welcome back to all of our Harris' families. To our new families, this is a warm and hearty welcome and an invitation to you to join us and to become involved in our school. The R. N. Harris faculty and staff look forward to another successful school year. We take pride in providing each of our students with the best possible education. The partnership that is shared between your home and our school is exceptional and we value it tremendously. Parent involvement is a critical component for student success in school. Please join our PTA and become an active member. As always, the PTA's focus remains on the students. Together we will create an environment where there is "Success for Every Child Every Day". I greatly anticipate another outstanding year together. Thank you for your continued involvement and support as we work together to provide a nurturing educational environment for our children. Hand in hand we can "Soar to New Height". 
PS. We are redesigning our website. We want to improve communication with parents & community members. Please contact the web-master if you have specific questions. Thank you for your patience. “ You Can Soar, No Matter What” R.N.Harris Teachers & Staff EOG 3rd,4th & 5th Grade Math Sample items REMINDER: You can reach any teacher or staff member via email by using :
firstname dot lastname at dpsnc.net Our Philosophy We provide a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment that promotes high academic and creative achievement, fosters the development of successful and independent students, and prepares them to be productive members of a worldwide community We believe students learn best when they create, have opportunities to explore a variety of topics in different settings, and are presented with content that sparks their imagination. The arts serve as a vehicle to bring curricular areas together in a cohesive universal language. All subjects are integrated with music, dance, drama, visual, and literary arts to bring learning to life. The integrated arts approach is an interdisciplinary collaboration that assumes all children are artists and that art can be used to strengthen all learning. We also use the Multiple Intelligence approach to learning recognizing that children have varying learning styles. We teach reading, writing, math, science, and history skills through exciting, comprehensive units based on the Core Knowledge curriculum developed by E.D. Hirsch and fused with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. The Core Knowledge curriculum offers students a broad base of shared knowledge through the study of Africa, Egypt, early civilization, the empires of the Mayan, Inca, Aztec, Greek and Roman people, The Middle Ages, the Renaissance, China, Japan, and India. Students examine masterpieces from literature, art, and music, bring the content areas to life. mailto:adriese.williams@dpsnc.net?subject=RN%20Harris%20websitehttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/mathshapeimage_10_link_0shapeimage_10_link_1
R.N. Harris aims to provide a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment that promotes high academic and creative achievement, fosters the development of successful and independent students, and prepares them to be productive members of a worldwide community.