• Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools: Feb. 18 and 21 are snow day makeup days.



• Bailey Middle: The school gears up for Take Your Family to School week Feb. 14 to 18. … The school offers tours for prospective families every Wednesday through April. Tours are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and no pre-registration is needed.



• Barnette Elementary: The PTA meets Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. … The next Family Involvement event is an art expo and second-grade musical performance Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. … The School Leadership Team meets Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in the media center. … The school hosts a father-daughter dance and “movies with mom” Feb. 24.



• Blythe Elementary: The school hosts a father-daughter dance Friday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m.



• Children’s Schoolhouse: The school hosts an open house Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon, and lottery drawing for enrollment will begin at noon. All completed applications received before noon will be considered. Applicants do not need to be present to participate.



• Cornelius Elementary: The school hosts a father-daughter dance Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.



• Countryside Montessori: The school hosts an admissions open house Feb. 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. at three campuses: the preschool, at 4755 Prosperity Church Road; the elementary school, at 9026 Mallard Creek Road; and the middle/high school, at 4125 Johnston Oehler Road. All prospective families are invited to attend.  Parents can tour classrooms, meet with teachers and administrators and learn about Montessori education at all ages. For more information please call 704-549-4253 or visit the website, www.countrysidemontessorischools.org



• Davidson Day School: Reenrollment contracts were mailed Feb. 1 and are due back with deposits by Tuesday, Feb. 15. Financial aid applications must be initiated online [School and Student Services] by Feb. 15. Contact Kate Smith, director of admission & financial aid, with any questions about reenrollment or financial aid at 704-237-5229 or ksmith@davidsonday.org.



• Davidson Elementary: The school offers tours Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m. through the end of April. The school is located at 635 South St. in Davidson, and tours begin in the front office. For more information, call 980-343-3900.



• Davidson IB Middle: The school leadership team meets Monday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. … Students travel to Washington, D.C., for the Future Cities national competition Feb. 18.



• Francis Bradley Middle: The school hosts a blood drive Thursday, Feb. 10, from 3 to 6 p.m. … The week of Feb. 14 is Random Acts of Kindness Week.



• Grace Covenant Academy: Registration for the 2011-12 school year is now open. Learn more about the school at www.gracecovenantacademy.org.



• Hopewell High School: The school hosts an open house Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. … The school hosts a “junior night” Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The College Foundation of North Carolina will speak to juniors about career and college readiness.



• Huntersville Elementary: The school hosts a father-daughter dance Friday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. … The school holds a Scholastic book fair the week of Feb. 23. … The school leadership team meets Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. … The PTA board meets Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m.



• J.M. Alexander Middle: The PTA is sponsoring a book fair through Friday, Feb. 11.



• J.V. Washam Elementary: The next coffee chat with Principal Raymond Giovanelli is Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7:45 a.m. … Fourth-graders take their dads/male role models to school Feb. 17.



• McKinney Academy: The upcoming open house dates are: Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m.; March 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Families with rising sixth-graders are encouraged to attend, as the school plans to add sixth grade next year. … The school’s performing arts group will perform an adaptation of Pete Seeger’s classic story/song “Abiyoyo” at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Birkdale on Feb. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free. … The school celebrates Black History Month with a special presentation by the student body Feb. 25 at 11 a.m.



• North Mecklenburg High: The school continues its after school tutoring and recovery sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. The detailed schedule is available on the school’s website.



• Ramah Christian Classical: The school hosts an open house Feb. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Feb. 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.



• Torrence Creek Elementary: The school’s Welcoming Committee offers a group tour Feb. 22 from 10 to 11 a.m. To sign up, contact the school office at 980-343-0695. … The school hosts a father-daughter dance for students in third through fifth grade Feb. 24 and for students in kindergarten through second grade Feb. 25. Both dances begin at 6:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, e-mail ncrussells@bellsouth.net or stop by the school office. Tickets purchased before Friday, Feb. 11, guarantee a party favor for the guests. Families may purchase tickets after Feb. 11, but the guests may not get favors. The school seeks volunteers to help with the event.



• W. A. Hough High: The school offers a “Race to Nowhere” documentary screening Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. For more information, visit www.racetonowhere.com/epostcard/4081 … The school hosts a second-semester open house Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Parents are invited to attend 15-minute class sessions and meet their children’s second semester teachers.

– Compiled by Christina Ritchie Rogers