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Cary Elementary
Traditional
Calendar: Traditional

Information for the: 2011 - 2012 school year.

If you are planning to visit this school to enroll your child for the 2012-2013 school year, please visit their Website or contact them using the information below for their enrollment schedule. School staff will have times set up to receive your forms and walk you through the process.

Principal, Grades & Calendar

Principal - Rodney Stanton

Grades - k - 5

2011-12 Bell Schedule - 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Instructional Calendar

Cary Elementary runs on the Traditional calendar. Currently, the following Traditional calendars are available for download:

2011 - 2012 Traditional Calendar (Adobe Reader File)
2012 - 2013 Traditional Calendar (Adobe Reader File)

Before School: WCPSS

After School: WCPSS

Contact the Cary Elementary directly for full information about its before- and after-school care programs. For general information about before- and after-school care programs across WCPSS, go here.

Contact

Phone - (919) 460-3455

Fax - (919) 460-3550

Website - http://caryes.wcpss.net

Location

Address - 400 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC 27511

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Description

Cary Elementary School is a learning community focused on the success of every child. Commitment to academic excellence and personal growth for all children is a source of pride for students, parents and staff. Through collaboration and teamwork, we support and challenge our diverse population, engaging students with learning tools and opportunities that enable them to become 21st century learners and responsible citizens. Approximately 90% of Cary Elementary students consistently score at or above grade level.

Cary Elementary is located in the heart of downtown Cary neighboring the new Cary Cultural Arts Center, which we have the privilege of using twice each month. As the site of the first public school in North Carolina, we are rich in history and embrace and value our longstanding place in the Cary community. Those who visit Cary Elementary often comment on our warm and welcoming atmosphere, which we are proud to maintain for the benefit of our students, parents, visitors, and volunteers.

The Cary Elementary School family currently consists of about 510 K-5 students and 70 staff members. Class size averages are 20 students for primary classes and 24 students for 3rd -5th classes. Our students attend weekly “specials” that include Music, PE, Art, Technology, Media, and Discovery on a rotational basis. Field trips provide real life application of the curriculum as grade levels attend 2-3 trips each year that include 4th and 5th grade charter bus trips to Old Salem and Wilmington’s aquarium and battleship.

At Cary Elementary we believe in setting expectations high for all students, while giving each child the individual support to meet their potential. We achieve this through leveling instruction and offering classroom groups and activities that provide extra support for struggling students and enrichment opportunities for students who need additional challenges. Integrating technology into instruction is a current focus. While budgets continue to be tight, we are proud that over the past 3 years we have added 25 interactive white boards (Promethean Boards) so every classroom has access. In addition to school wide wireless access and 4-6 desktop computers per classroom, each grade level team also has a technology cart that includes a document camera, digital camera, and Flip video camera. Teachers and students use this technology to make learning more fun, interactive, and applicable to the world around them.

Curriculum: Traditional

Traditional curriculum schools offer students high quality instruction, opportunities for advanced studies, creative exploration and extra-curricular activities in a nurturing educational setting. Some of the highest-performing schools in Wake County are traditional curriculum schools.

400 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC 27511 (919 ) 460-3455

Important: Bus Routes are subject to change, based on actual student distribution, parent appeals and other factors. The information here will be updated regularly, but updates may lag changes by several days.

Route Information Last Updated: 8:20 AM, Mon, Dec 5, 2011