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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!

1520 Cooper Street

Durham, NC 27703

Office: 919.560.3967

Fax: 919.560.3951

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Dance Mat Typing
“Come Type With Me!”
Online Keyboarding

Pre-K Teachers

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

Third Grade Teachers

Ms. Ruffin

Ms. Craig

Ms. Sigman

Fourth Grade Teachers

Mrs. Brown

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

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.

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.