Good afternoon Bobcats,

I hope some of you will join us for the board of directors meeting this evening or at the PTO meeting next week to learn more about all of the ways that you can support our awesome staff and students!

Have a great week,

Kristin

ERA's Board of Directors will have their monthly meeting tonight Tuesday, January 21 starting at 5:30 p.m. The location has been updated to be virtual only at this link.  Public comments are welcome and can either be made in person, over Zoom, or submitted in advance (no later than 3 p.m. Jan 21) to board@enoriveracademy.org.  We hope to see you there.

Intent to Enroll for 2025-2026 School Year

For All Current Students:

Families MUST complete the ERA 2025-26 Intent to Enroll form providing information for each currently enrolled student. The deadline to complete this form is January 31, 2025. Reference the Intent to Return Parent Letter for full directions.

For Siblings of Current Students:

Families must complete a Lottery application for each sibling of a currently enrolled student that they would like to try to get a spot at ERA. The deadline to complete the lottery application is February 21, 2025. Reference the Intent to Return Parent Letter for full directions.

Updates:

Volunteers Needed: ERA is hosting the conference swim meet on Wednesday, January 22 at 7pm in the OC Sportsplex. Here is the link to sign up to volunteer. 

Blood Drive—Our next Blood Drive is Friday, January 31, 2025, from 9:30 to 2:00 in the high school gym. We would love to have 50+ people sign up!  

Here is the link to sign up...Blood Drive Link

CFNC summer enrichment postings- This is a good list of things that students could get involved with, if interested. Summer Enrichment

This week in Athletics:

• Monday

• Tuesday 

• Wednesday 

  • Basketball at Voyager, 4:30pm

  • Swimming at SportsPlex, 7pm

• Thursday 

  • Ultimate Frisbee, 4:15pm

• Friday

PTO Corner:

FIRST PTO MEETING!

Save the date for January 30th at 5:45 pm for our first all-school PTO meeting! More details to come, but we will share information about the future of our PTO,  how to get involved, upcoming events and plans for next year!

Job Fair

On March 27th, ERA will be hosting a Job Fair for the entire school! In order to make this a success, WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are looking for parents/community members to lead a brief session on what you do for your job and your industry. We want a broad representation so whether you are in the business field, an entrepreneur/business owner, construction/building field, administrative field, health industry, non-profit field, or education field  - we NEED  ANY AND EVERY profession represented! You can also help by volunteering during the Job Fair to help keep things running smoothly!  https://forms.gle/LNvyhffDBHFXPmV99 

Yearbook

Remember to purchase your 2025 yearbook before prices increase!! Click here to buy your yearbook!

Additionally, the very last day to purchase a senior ad for the yearbook is 12/31! Please purchase your senior ad as soon as possible as space is filling up fast! Click here to buy and design a senior ad. 

If you have a local business and would like to support the yearbook program and your business at the same time, you can click here to purchase a business ad!

If you would like to submit photos to be featured in the yearbook, please email them to yearbook@enoriveracademy.org or upload to our Yearbook + website by scanning the QR code below.

UPLOAD PHOTOS FOR THE YEARBOOK

What you might have missed:

Winter Recess Guidelines K-8: We will NOT have outdoor recess when the temperature is below 32 degrees F.  Instead, we will hold indoor recess.  If temperatures at recess times are below 45 degrees, please ensure that students have warm attire for outside.

Girls on the Run: Registration is open for Girls on the Run for 3rd- 5th graders! Practices will be Monday and Wednesdays after school until 4:30 starting Feb. 24th and end with a 5K on May 17th. No need to be athletic - everyone goes at their own pace and practices include encouraging social emotional curriculum. We are excited to have some awesome coaches including Ms. Sapp, Ms. Pattison, Ms. Patrick, and Ms. Shepard! Reach out with any questions (meganleerobertson@gmail.com). 

Early bird registration discount is valid until January 19th (use code SP25EARLYBIRD when registering). Registration closes Feb. 10th.

Upcoming Important Dates:

Click here to access all of ERA Important Dates for 24-25.

25-26 Academic Calendar:

Here is the board approved 25-26 Academic Calendar!

Donations: