Happy New Year! I hope that you were able to enjoy time with friends and family, travel, cook and eat special family meals or celebrate the holidays with your own traditions over the past week. There is something special about beginning a new year. Here at Banks Road Elementary we are starting the new year by welcoming back students on Tracks 1-3 and our teachers today. Students were smiling and excited to be back at school as I opened doors this morning at carpool. There was a good deal of chitter-chatter about travels and fun times over the holidays between students as they headed down the hall. Staff members were sharing photos, videos and stories about time spent with family today as well.
January brings about a busy month at BRES. This month we will host the General PTA Meeting on January 10th. This is a great time to hear about the support the PTA is providing to BRES along with an opportunity for you to join the PTA if you haven't already done so.
On the 12th we will be doing outreach to a local neighborhood. We have have partnered with the Kraft YMCA to collect books and distribute them to students and families. Our staff and students collected over 200 books for distribution. We are excited to be able to share the love of literacy and the importance of reading out in the community.
Our Title I team will host a Resource Fair Night for Title I students and their families on January 17th. This session will be offered in Spanish. Information about the school assignment choice process and programs offered to Hispanic Families and students in Wake County will also be shared.
The 17th also marks the first day of Round 1 to exercise School Choice. If you have any questions about how to access information or need support please call or come into the school and we will be able to assist you.
On January 30th the School Wide Title I Transition Team will meet again to continue our planning for the 2012-2013 school year.
I hope this month brings many wonderful things to you as begin the New Year. Here at BRES we will continue to blaze down the trail to success!