Happy Tuesday! Yesterday we observed the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. I hope that you were able to celebrate the holiday in your own way. Many classrooms discussed the work of Dr. King last week. Students were able to communicate how Dr. King's vision for the human race impacts our lives today.
Today marks the beginning of Round 1 of School Choice with the new school assignment plan. The first round of the choice selection period runs until Friday, Feb. 24. During that time, if you are new or returning to the school system, the parent of a rising kindergartner, or a parent who wants to change schools for next year, you may log onto the student assignment website, assignment.wcpss.net, investigate your options and make your choices. If you have any questions about this, please contact the school. We would be more than happy to help you.
Our General PTA Meeting on the 10th was a great success. Attendance was great and we were able to move forward with important budget items such as the Shade Structure for the 3-5 playground. It was wonderful to see both teacher and parent participation at the meeting. A big thank you goes out to all of those who came out to the meeting.
Our first community outreach was a great success! BRES partnered with the Kraft YMCA to collect gently used books to distribute to students and families in a local neighborhood. Several BRES staff members along with Y representatives traveled out the neighborhood, set up shop in the office and distributed books to children of all ages. Together we gave away over 500 books from board books to toddlers to chapter books for primary grade student and novels to middle school students. We also shared comprehension materials to the families to support the use of reading strategies when reading at home. We made this information available in Spanish so that all families could access the information. The students and families were very appreciative. It was a wonderful way to support our local community and impact student achievement.
It's been a busy month thus far at BRES! I look forward to sharing more about the wonderful things we are doing here at school as we continue to blaze down the trail of success!