Cary Academy
Parent Teacher Administration Alliance (PTAA)

Welcome to School Year 2009-2010

The 2009-2010 school year is just beginning, and we would like to welcome back our returning families and brand new families.   We hope you will find ways to be involved at your student’s school.  Our PTAA officers and committee chairs will be asking you to share your time and talents as we move through the year to help “enhance the CA experience” for all of our students, employees and parents.   

 The 2009-2010 team of officers includes:          

• Karen Green, President
• Manju Karkare, Vice President
• Terri Burroughs, Secretary
• Mary Blondy, Treasurer
• Rose Hollinshead, MS Rep
• Lisa Duke, MS Rep
• Rekha Rao, US Rep
• Karen Carlisle, US Rep
• Naomi Lambert, Past President    

Learn more about our 2009-2010 team by reading their bios.    

PTAA enriches the student experience with...

Cultural Arts Committee partners CA Jazz Bands with reggae band

Caribbean rhythms filled the air as the reggae band Panyelo joined Cary Academy Middle and Upper School Jazz Band students for a rousing concert October 19 in the Fine Arts Theater. The professional musicians spent the day working with middle and upper school band students, one-on-one and in small groups, as jazz band members prepared for their first calypso performance. The day of instruction for middle and upper school students as well as the collaborative concert were funded by the Cary Academy PTAA’s Cultural Arts program.

 New Parent Book Discussion Blog

Join parents, students, and teachers sharing enjoyment of CA curriculum books.  Link to the site below to discuss any of the books from this year's PTAA book list at any time. 

Can't make it to the meetings?  Leave your questions or comments on the blog to foster onversation during the live discussion.

From the blog site, sign up for the RSS feeds to receive notices about upcoming book discussions and to make sure you are notified of everyone's comments.
 
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/PTAABookDiscussion/ 

The annual Middle School competition between the Blue and Gold Teams was held on Friday, September 18, 2009.  Team spirit filled the air as the students competed in games such as Frisbee Golf, H2O Handoff, Shoot The Moon and more.  In the end the Blue Team was awarded the Charger Cup Champion for the 2009-2010 school year, but everyone was first in having a fun afternoon with friends.