Good evening Trailblazers,
Happy Tuesday to you!
First things first, I have great news for you. I have shared all year how hard the Banks Boomers have worked on their audition for the Pieces of Gold. On Friday afternoon, we received news that we made the program. This is wonderful news for our Boomers and I want to congratulate them for their hard work and efforts. I also want to thank Ms. Loftin and all of you, our parents for bringing your child to rehearsals and supporting us every step of the way. Ms. Loftin will be sending home details regarding the upcoming rehearsals and information regarding the Pieces of Gold event.
Last week we conducted our school wide spelling bee. A big congratulations goes out to Mallory Ayers, our spelling bee winner and representative at the regional bee. A big congratulations also goes out to Cristal Delaguila, who is our runner up. Both of these students spelled extremely challenging words. I also want to thank all our student representatives who participated in the spelling bee. All of the children did a wonderful job. A special thank you goes out to Ms. Foxworth, who organized the event, our judges and our PTA who sponsors the event each year.
This week:
Thursday, December 12th: 1:00 PTA Meeting in the Conference Room & Annual Movie Night! This PTA sponsored event has become a favorite tradition here at BRES. Join us in the multipurpose room at 6:00 p.m. for our free movie and a bag of popcorn. You are welcome to bring snacks, drinks, blankets or sleeping bags. Students are permitted to wear school appropriate pajamas!
Student Council is collecting Winter Wear items (coats, gloves/mittens, scarves, and hats). All donations can be dropped off in the collection box outside of the front office. We will collect items from December 2 through the end of January 2014. Thank you!
Next week: Monday, December 16th: Track Out Academy begins. For students selected to attend, parent permission slips should be returned no later than this Friday.
Tuesday, December 17th: 4/5 Reindeer Games Rehearsal afterschool, Mural Club afterschool, Grades 2-5 Tracks 2-4 ELA Case Benchmark
Wednesday, December 18th: Grades 2-5 Math Case Benchmark Assessments, GOTR at 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, December 19th: Grade 5 Science Case Benchmark, Student Council Meeting at 8:00 a.m., Winter Performance begins at 6:30 in the Multipurpose Room
Friday, December 20th: Last of day of school before Winter Break!
Did you know we are TWEETING? It's true. :) Check out our updated website with the Bus Twitter account and my Twitter account. I am posting pictures of the learning and teaching process in action as I walk through classrooms, sending out information about events, sharing articles or research about education in general and even updating you with special moments here at BRES. You don't want to miss out on Ms. Livengood's bus posts either! She is posting when buses depart campus so you will know if a bus has been delayed or when to be at the bus stop to meet your child. Follow us at CarmenMonteroGraf@BanksRoadES and @BanksRoadBuses!
That's it Trailblazers. All of this information will be posted on the BRES school website and the Principal's Desk blog. Please call the school should you have any questions.
Always Trailblazer Proud, Mrs. Graf