Maureen Joy Charter

A K-8 tuition-free public charter school in Durham, NC

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In light of the upcoming storm, Maureen Joy will be CLOSED on Thursday and Friday this week. We will have a full day of school tomorrow, Wednesday, September 12.

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Maureen Joy Charter School is carefully monitoring the progress of Hurricane Florence. We’re preparing for the possibility that we will need to cancel days of school. We anticipate making those decisions by Tuesday afternoon.

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8th Grade Promotion! 🎉

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Students in Ms. McCoy’s class designed butterflies that are camouflaged all over the room!

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Kindergarten is finishing up the year with some fun. Kindergarten promotion is Friday!

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The 7th graders came to kindergarten to teach about healthy eating and share a healthy snack!

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Kindergarteners participated in an in-school field trip yesterday!

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The Spring Arts Showcase highlights a variety of artwork, including music. Our Spring Arts Showcase is Thursday, May 17th from 5:45-7:30 with our middle school music concert starting at 6:30 in the auditorium. See you there!

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Come check out the student & teacher Art Showcase next Thursday, May 17th from 5:45-7:30pm!

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1st grade ESL students had a tea party!

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Congratulations to Coach M, who ran the Boston Marathon this week!

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Enrichment teachers put together a fun day on the field where students could spend time with their classmates and enrichment teachers. Students were able to do various activities such as soccer, bubble painting, and have dance parties.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to support our Girls on the Run in their practice 5K to get ready for their 5K at the end of April!

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BIGG Club spent their time after school today beautifying the garden behind the school.

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3rd graders recently spent their paycheck money to bid on prizes. One prize was a race with Mr. Bailey.

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MJCS Step Team

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5th-8th Grade Parents, please join us March 19th.

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Check out the revised calendar for the remainder of the year.

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Kindergarten celebrated the birthday of Dr. Suess on Friday.

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Check out the paper 3D art made by the 5/6 art class!