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Elizabeth Shugg N.C. Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort Proposes Changes to High School History Curriculum

Changes to North Carolina's history curriculum proposed by the state's Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE) would eliminate teaching American history prior to 1877 to high school students. The department says American history prior to 1877 will still be taught in the elementary and middle school grades, but would no longer be studied in its entirely in 11th grade.

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Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 9, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Deborah Bowen PRINCESS KATIE AND RACER STEVE SHOW AT THE DPAC

THANK YOU TRIANGLE-TRACKS, FOR THE TICKETS TO THE SHOW "PRINCESS KATIE AND RACER STEVE".

WE HAD 3 FAMILIES THAT WENT, WHICH INCLUDED A RACER AND 2 PRINCESSES.

THE KIDS JUMPED AND SANG. THEY LOVED THE BIG RED HEART THAT BOUNCED @ TO "SHARE THE LOVE". THEY ALSO HAD A GOOD TIME WITH THE INFLATABLE SOCCER BALLS. THE SHOW WAS FAST PACED AND KEPT THEIR ATTENTION. WE (adults) ENJOYED IT AND EVEN DANCED.

AGAIN, THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL FAMILY… Continue

Added by Deborah Bowen on February 8, 2010 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Text4Baby Program Offers Free Pregnancy Tips for Expectant Mothers

The N&O has published an article from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel offering information on the Text4Baby Program, which sends weekly tips to expectant moms via text message. Here are some excerpts from the article:

A nationwide effort by health experts and major telecom carriers leads to some unexpected and free help for expectant mothers and f… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 8, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Hosts Shark Illustration Contest for Kids


To help celebrate the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' newest special exhibit, “Megalodon: Largest Shark That Ever Lived,” the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is asking kids to illustrate their best and most realistic version of a shark in its natural surroundings. Judging will be based on artist… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 8, 2010 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Help for Haiti: Children’s Penny Call Honors Lincoln

From the N.C Department of Cultural Resources:

North Carolina is joining the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in making an appeal to the children of America for Lincoln pennies to help the children of Haiti. The year-long celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday ends Friday, Feb. 12.

“The call for children to

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Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 5, 2010 at 6:04pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Congratulations to the 30 Winners of Our 'Tweet, Post or Join for Tickets' Contest - and the Winner of "Cinderella" Tickets, Maureen Fulk!

Triangle TRACKS and the Durham Performing Arts Center would like to congratulate the following 30 Triangle TRACKS members who have each won a set of 4 tickets to Princess Katie and Racer Steve’s “Revved Up & Ready to… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 4, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Megaladon Exhibit Featuring Shark Illustration Contest for Kids Opens Feb. 13 at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences - See the Largest Shark That Ever Lived

From the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences: At 60 feet long and weighing more than 100 tons, Carcharodon megalodon was the most powerful fish that ever lived and a dominant marine predator. While the Megalodon vanished 2 million years ago, its fascinating story continues to inspire lessons for contemp… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 3, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Garner Polar Ice House Offers Free Lessons at National Skating Month Event

Hosts Q&A with Olympic Silver Medalist and Free Admission with Any Garner Program Sign-up GARNER, N.C. – The Polar Ice House location in Garner will host an open house in honor of National Skating Month this Saturday, February 6. The fun-filled afternoon includes free group skating lessons and free admission when you sign up for any Garner location program, including track-out camps, summer camps, learn-to-skate or birthday parties. Professional coaching staff will be on-site to con… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 3, 2010 at 4:57pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Marbles Kids Museum's Moneypalooza Exhibit Now Open

Step into a colorful world of money where kids play with smart ways to spend and save while having a wealth of fun learning to earn. Moneypalooza brings to life the importance of establishing healthy money habits through innovative and high-energy activities. This exhibit will be open for at least 5 years at Marbles Kids Museum. Learn more here. A partnership of Marbles and your North Carolina banks. Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 2, 2010 at 7:27pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Broadway Series South Offers Triangle TRACKS Readers DISCOUNTED Tickets to "Little House on the Prairie"

Broadway Series South and Triangle TRACKS have teamed up to offer Triangle TRACKS readers, subscribers, members and Facebook/Twitter followers DISCOUNTED tickets to special performances of Little House on the Prairie The Musical. These performances have seats reserved especially for Triangle TRACKS guests. By purchasing through… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 1, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Elizabeth Shugg No School Feb. 2 - Wake County Public Schools Posts Make-up Days for Feb. 1 and 2

Wake County Schools are closed tomorrow, Feb. 2. Makeup days for traditional schools are Feb. 15 and June 10; makeup days for year-round schools are Feb. 6 and May 1. Modified year-round makeup days are Feb. 15 and March 8. NO early release Wednesday - regular schedule (if school is not cancelled Wed). http://www.wcpss.net/ Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on February 1, 2010 at 5:31pm — No Comments

Tyler Wright Kids Eat Free at T.G.I.Friday's Sundays-Thursdays

I know this deal has been around for awhile now, but I just had to post. I took my family of six to lunch at Friday's today. The deal is you get one free kid's meal for each adult entree purchased. My oldest is 10 years old and has a big appetite so to fully take advantage of the deal, we let him get an adult meal so we get 3 kids meals free (an adult entree is about the price of two kid's meals so it evened out). My wife and I both got the Endless Lunch which is unlimited soup, salad, breadstic… Continue

Added by Tyler Wright on February 1, 2010 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Success4School, Jill Cassone Getting my child tuned in and paying attention

Attention is such a vague word. Often kids who struggle with it hear it about 500x a day! People in their life say to them, "pay attention", "focus", "listen", "are you listening?", "are you paying attention?". No one truly asks the child with attentional issues what it means to pay attention. No one asks them if they truly know what it feels like. Children who seem to be scattered but seriously smart are often those with attentional issues. Their brains focus on different things all at once and… Continue

Added by Success4School, Jill Cassone on February 1, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Special Feb. 2 BounceU Discount for Triangle TRACKS Readers Only: Admission is $6/Child Instead of $7.95

Since tomorrow, Feb. 2, is yet another snow day for public school kids in the Triangle, BounceU of Apex has a special offer for Triangle TRACKS readers: $6-per-child admission instead of $7.95-per-child admission. In order to get the discount, you must bring in a print out of this blog post. The offer cannot be combined with other coupons and is only good for Feb. 2 during one of BounceU's three open sessions: 10 a.m. to noon 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Reservations are… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on January 31, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg WANTED: Winter Storm Photos for a Triangle TRACKS Snow Slide Show

Do you have photos of your kids enjoying the Triangle's winter storm this weekend? Share them with us and we'll create a slideshow for our home page. Email them to epshugg@triangletracks.com or upload them to your personal profile and we'… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on January 31, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Reflections of Science's Impact in - and Out - of School

Writer Tom Poland shares his memories of how science has affected him as a child, and today. Breathing Helium & Smashing Roses By Tom Poland No, the title of this piece has nothing to do with punk rock groups. Quite by accident I stumbled across the Science Channel last night. There it was, a doomsday asteroid in high-definition hurling toward Earth, a catastrophe like no other. Far away in space, this menacing, pockma… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on January 30, 2010 at 12:26am — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Pre-registration is Open for Wake County School System's Year-Round Community Engagement Meetings - Fifth Meeting Just Added

UPDATE: a fifth community engagement meeting has been added. See below.
From the WCPSS Communications Department: Registration is open for persons interested in speaking at one of the four community engagement meetings where the Board of Education will seek input on the school calendar options currently used in the Wake County Public School System. “I want to encourage people to come to the meetings to help us with this issue,” said Ron Margio… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on January 28, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg Kids Can Win Their Teacher and Themselves a Shopping Spree in Crabtree Valley Mall and MIX 101.5's Essay Contest

We received this information from Crabtree Valley Mall: Does your child's teacher deserve a $1000 Shopping Spree, compliments of Crabtree Valley Mall? In an essay of 250 words or less, get your child to tell why your teacher deserves a shopping spree. The ten student finalists and their teachers will be selected and invited to Crabtree Valley Mall for the final judging on Sat Feb 6. The student who writes the winning essay as determined by a panel of judges will win a $500 Crabtree Valle… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on January 27, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg N&O Reports Wake's School Calendar Survey Got 30-Percent Response Rate

Quoted directly from this N&O article: "Parents of fewer than 30 percent of Wake County's students responded to a school district survey that could lead to schools changing calendars this fall. School administrators said they had received 41,073 responses by Monday's noon deadline, with 40,615 submitted online and 458 from paper forms.This is out of the 140,000 potential surveys that could hav… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on January 26, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Elizabeth Shugg WCPSS Sets Dates for Year-Round Community Engagement Meetings

UPDATE: a fifth community engagement meeting has been added. See blow.
From the School-Community Newsletter: The Wake County Board of Education will hold four community engagement meetings as the board discusses school calendar options currently used in the Wake County Public School System. The results of these community engagement meetings will assist the Board of Education in making decisions that may impact school calendar assignments as earl… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Shugg on January 26, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

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