In preparing for next week, I opened up a piece of mail. To add to a wonderful week at BRES already, I hold in my hands a card from Our First Lady, Michelle Obama! (Ok, I set the card down so I can type this blog entry!) The card is a thank you note congratulating Banks Road Elementary for achieving the Silver Award in the Healthier US Schools Challenge. Let me share a few lines from the card:
"As a winner of the Silver Award, your school is among the very best of the best, going above and beyond the minimum requirements to help ensure your students live full and active lives. This is an extraordinary accomplishment, and you should all be incredibly proud of what you have achieved."
The Healthier US Schools Challenge is the cornerstone of the Let's Move campaign. It is an ambitious initiative to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. For more information on the Let's Move Campaign please visit http://www.letsmove.gov/ . Thank you to our wonderful and dedicated cafeteria Manager Ms. Moriarty and her staff who without their dedication to cooking healthy this award would not be possible.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Students Recognition for Character is coming!
Students will be recognized for demonstrating various character traits at our General PTA Meeting on April 10th at 6:30. Students will be nominated by their classroom teachers and will receive a certificate at the PTA meeting. This is a wonderful way to recognize and celebrate the achievements of our Banks Road Elementary students! Students who will be receiving an award will bring home an invitation to share with their families. If you have any questions, please call the front office.
PTA Officer Positions for Next School Year
The Banks PTA has formed a nominating committee for new officers
for the PTA for the 2012-13 school year. If you are interested in
running for the position of PTA President, Vice President, Secretary
or Treasurer, please contact any of our nominating committee. They
are Susan Naylor, Jenn Giancola and Kelly Pendergrass. You can
email them at banksrdpta@gmail.com if you have any questions or
need further information. PTA Officer election’s will be held at
the April 10, 2012 meeting. Thank you.
for the PTA for the 2012-13 school year. If you are interested in
running for the position of PTA President, Vice President, Secretary
or Treasurer, please contact any of our nominating committee. They
are Susan Naylor, Jenn Giancola and Kelly Pendergrass. You can
email them at banksrdpta@gmail.com if you have any questions or
need further information. PTA Officer election’s will be held at
the April 10, 2012 meeting. Thank you.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Common Core Parent Information Session
We will be holding Common Core Parent Information Sessions on April 4th at 8:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Each session will last about 25 minutes. I mentioned earlier in the blog, that the Common Core will be the new standard course of study for the 2012-2013 school year. This is a national movement with over 45 states adopting the new curriculum.
At our information session we will share common expectations in the new curriculum including higher order thinking skills, students demonstrating learning in a variety of ways and how students will utlilize 21st century skills.
Each session will take place in the Media Center. Please call the front office to reserve the a.m. or p.m. session at 890-7333.
At our information session we will share common expectations in the new curriculum including higher order thinking skills, students demonstrating learning in a variety of ways and how students will utlilize 21st century skills.
Each session will take place in the Media Center. Please call the front office to reserve the a.m. or p.m. session at 890-7333.
Celebrations
Celebrating success in school is something that should be done each and every day. This morning at our Staff Meeting, we celebrated several people and the contributions they make to our school everyday.
Ms. Brenda Morse, our school secretary does just about EVERYTHING to support a smooth operating front office and school building. We count on Ms. Morse to count supplies, do ordering, support with school procedures, etc.; not to mention support the front office by greeting students and parents, signing students in or out, and handling field trip funds. Ms. Morse will be recognized by Mr. Tata next Tuesday at the Board Meeting because she has been selected to receive the WCPSS Employee Excellence Award! We are proud of Ms. Morse and thrilled that she is representing Banks Road Elementary School as an Employee of Excellence!
Mr. Tart and Ms. Mathis were also celebrated for being flexible and for putting students first. We are extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated staff here at BRES! Banks Road Elementary School is truly a special place for staff and students.
Ms. Brenda Morse, our school secretary does just about EVERYTHING to support a smooth operating front office and school building. We count on Ms. Morse to count supplies, do ordering, support with school procedures, etc.; not to mention support the front office by greeting students and parents, signing students in or out, and handling field trip funds. Ms. Morse will be recognized by Mr. Tata next Tuesday at the Board Meeting because she has been selected to receive the WCPSS Employee Excellence Award! We are proud of Ms. Morse and thrilled that she is representing Banks Road Elementary School as an Employee of Excellence!
Mr. Tart and Ms. Mathis were also celebrated for being flexible and for putting students first. We are extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated staff here at BRES! Banks Road Elementary School is truly a special place for staff and students.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Jump Rope for Heart a Success!
Thank you to Ms. Williford, teachers and parent volunteers that came out on Thursday to support students in the Jump Rope for Heart activities. Ms. Williford organized stations on the front fields and students eagerly participated in each activity. The weather was absolutely amazing and the students could not have been more excited or pleased with the day! Ms. Williford will be announcing the grand total for the funds raised soon. Read below for information about Jump Rope for Heart and the cause this event supports. This information came from the following address: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Educator/SchoolPrograms/School-Programs_UCM_312838_SubHomePage.jsp
The American Heart Association and YOU-Working for Kids’ Health Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart are national education and fund-raising events sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). These events engage elementary and middle school students with jumping rope or playing basketball while empowering them to improve their own health and help other kids with heart health issues. And….both programs are great ways to satisfy the physical education standards as determined by NASPE (National Association for Sport and Physical Education) and AAHE (American Association for Health Education).
Dollars raised through Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart give back to children, communities and schools through American Heart Association programs, including:
• Ongoing discovery of new treatments through research
• Advocating at federal and state levels for physical education and nutrition wellness in schools
• Training courses for middle and high school students in CPR
The American Heart Association and YOU-Working for Kids’ Health Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart are national education and fund-raising events sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). These events engage elementary and middle school students with jumping rope or playing basketball while empowering them to improve their own health and help other kids with heart health issues. And….both programs are great ways to satisfy the physical education standards as determined by NASPE (National Association for Sport and Physical Education) and AAHE (American Association for Health Education).
Dollars raised through Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart give back to children, communities and schools through American Heart Association programs, including:
• Ongoing discovery of new treatments through research
• Advocating at federal and state levels for physical education and nutrition wellness in schools
• Training courses for middle and high school students in CPR
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
March Happenings!
February brought valentines, a delayed school day for potential inclement weather and 70 degree spring like weather! What will March bring? I can't forecast the weather but I share with you many wonderful things we have planned at Banks Road Elementary School.
Every Thursday evening in March is BRES Spirit Night at Jersey Mike's Subs (McCuller's Crossroads Location: Food Lion Plaza on the corner of TenTen and 401). Join us from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. to eat in at Jersey Mike's or take out. 15% of all sales between 5-8 p.m. will be donated to our school to help pay for a shade structure by the playground! I will be there each Thursday night with my family and I hope to see you!
We welcome back Ms. Goodson, our wonderful Assistant Principal on March 1st. Ms. Goodson has enjoyed her time with her new baby boy. Please be sure to stop by to welcome her back and I am certain she will have a baby picture or two to share with you!
March 5th-9th is Severe Weather Week. In preparing for potential severe weather that the Spring months may bring we will have a school wide practice Tornado Drill on Wednesday the 7th.
Our PTA Board Meeting is scheduled for March 13th at 6:30 p.m. Our meetings are open to anyone interested! We meet in the Media Center.
Lastly, the month of March also brings Round 2 of School Assignment. Round 2 begins on March 19th. Current parents and prospective WCPSS families can visit the school assignment website at http://www.assignment.wcpss.net/ to learn more about the school assignment plan and the process for exercising school choice.
I hope that you can join us for one of our Spirit Nights and I look forward to seeing you at school in March!
Every Thursday evening in March is BRES Spirit Night at Jersey Mike's Subs (McCuller's Crossroads Location: Food Lion Plaza on the corner of TenTen and 401). Join us from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. to eat in at Jersey Mike's or take out. 15% of all sales between 5-8 p.m. will be donated to our school to help pay for a shade structure by the playground! I will be there each Thursday night with my family and I hope to see you!
We welcome back Ms. Goodson, our wonderful Assistant Principal on March 1st. Ms. Goodson has enjoyed her time with her new baby boy. Please be sure to stop by to welcome her back and I am certain she will have a baby picture or two to share with you!
March 5th-9th is Severe Weather Week. In preparing for potential severe weather that the Spring months may bring we will have a school wide practice Tornado Drill on Wednesday the 7th.
Our PTA Board Meeting is scheduled for March 13th at 6:30 p.m. Our meetings are open to anyone interested! We meet in the Media Center.
Lastly, the month of March also brings Round 2 of School Assignment. Round 2 begins on March 19th. Current parents and prospective WCPSS families can visit the school assignment website at http://www.assignment.wcpss.net/ to learn more about the school assignment plan and the process for exercising school choice.
I hope that you can join us for one of our Spirit Nights and I look forward to seeing you at school in March!
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