Good afternoon Bobcats,

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!  Please see below for ERA’s latest updates and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Have a great week,

Kristin

LAST WEEK! 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:

2/3rd Grade 4-H: These grade levels will meet tomorrow until 5pm.

Middle School 4-H: DATE CHANGE! The next meeting has changed to Wednesday, February 5 until 5pm.

Board Game Club - open to 4-8 graders, after school - pick up 4:15 sharp!

Registration Required - parents must fill out google form.

Schedule: mostly Wednesdays, a few Tuesdays** 1/15, 1/29, 2/11**, 2/26, 3/11**, 3/26, 4/8**, 4/23

Bring a game to play/share and a snack if needed.

Board Game Club

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

Bobcat Bonanza

On April 26th from 10am - 2pm we will have our first annual Bobcat Bonanza. This will be a fun time for the entire family. There will be a silent auction, food, games, and fun from our whole school community. You definitely don’t want to miss this!  

This week in Athletics:

• Monday - Basketball - away at Henderson Collegiate. Girls @ 3:30, Boys to follow

• Tuesday 

• Wednesday - Ultimate at Orange Middle School @ 4:15

• Thursday - Basketball - away at Voyager. Girls @ 4:30, Boys to follow

• Friday - Basketball - Home Game vs. Excelsior. Girls @ 4:30, Boys to follow

PTO Corner:

FIRST PTO MEETING!

Save the date for January 30th at 5:45 pm in the High School Commons 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!

Career Fair

On March 27th, ERA will be hosting a Career 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 Career Fair to help keep things running smoothly!  https://forms.gle/LNvyhffDBHFXPmV99 

February’s Staff Appreciation Lunch  - Let’s Show them How Soup-er they are!

We will be having a soup and chili bar for the staff on Wednesday February 12th and need YOUR HELP! We are trying again to have a duty free lunch for the staff and need your help to provide coverage and food items! 

Please check out the sign up! The staff SO appreciates these events and your support !

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49A5AD2DA0FCC70-54612958-february

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: