Want to volunteer at BRES? Here's what you need to do...

• New volunteers will need to bring their drivers license or official ID with them to complete the volunteer application. 
• All continuing volunteers approved for the 2011-2012 school year MUST reactivate as a volunteer no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 31, 2012. Volunteers may go to any WCPSS site and register through the intranet.  Access to the volunteer system is:  WCPSS Intranet – Business Applications – Volunteer Registration.       
• After October 31, 2012, individuals previously approved may not volunteer without a new criminal record check.  
•          The volunteer system will be open daily for reactivation/registration from July 2, 2012, through October 31, 2012 for 24 hours a day.
•          From November 5, 2012, through May 20, 2013, the volunteer system will be open on Mondays only, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.  However, during this time period, the volunteer system will be closed on the following Mondays:  December 24, 2012, December 31, 2012, and January 21, 2013.

Please call the front office at 919-890-7333 if you have any questions.  We would be more than happy to assist you with the volunteer process.

Ms. Brown's Class Celebrates A Year of Learning

Today the Kindergarten students in Ms. Brown's class celebrated learning with songs and of course ice cream!  Thank you to all of the parents who came out and joined their children to celebrate a year of personal and academic growth.  Below is a glimpse of the action today during the celebration.

Parent Input Requested on Student Assignment Process

The Wake County Board of Education would like parents of all current and incoming students to complete a survey about the choice selection process for 2012-13 school assignments. The questions will take you only five to 10 minutes to complete, and the results will help the board and district to make decisions and better serve our families.

You can take the survey online by following the links at (school website) or www.wcpss.net/feedback/surveys. We also have paper copies of the survey in our office. Whether you participated in choice process or choose to keep your pre-assignment for next year, we want your input. Please take the survey! 

Budding authors celebrate writing

Yesterday Ms. Talley's class celebrated the writing process in their classroom.  Students worked to make invitations, publish writing pieces from non-fiction research reports to plays with scenes and acts.  Families and friends were invited to come in and browse through writing pieces and make comments on each piece.  The students were extremely proud of their work for the year.  Thank you to all of the families who came out to support the writing celebration.  Look at the great pictures below! 

Yearbooks are going fast...

You can't put a price on memories...or can you? Yes, you can...it's $15.00 to buy a yearbook!  You need a yearbook to help you remember your BFF in 3rd grade or your very special teacher this year.  We only have a few yearbooks left for sale!  The yearbook was done in color this year and it is beautiful.  Please call the front desk to reserve your copy for $15.00. 

This week...

This week brings the last day of school for students on Track 1.  It's hard to believe that the school year is coming to an end, but it's true.  All of our students have worked extremely hard this year to learn and master numerous concepts and skills.  It's time for a break and time to celebrate the learning and teaching process.  Congratulations to our track 1 students and families for all of the learning you have accomplished this year.  Thank you parents and families for all of the support you have give your children and the school to make this year successful and memorable.  Enjoy your track out!

Just a reminder about our 5th Grade Celebration for Track 1.  We will hold the celebration this Friday at 10:00 in the multipurpose room.  We have a special morning planned.  Please call the school if you have any questions. 

Book Drive Promotes Literacy in America's Youth

Have you noticed the two large boxes in our foyer filled with books?  BRES has been participating in the book drive sponsored by Johna Edmonds 2012 Miss Garner.  Ms. Edmonds is a contestant in the Miss North Carolina Pagent and she is running on a literacy platform.  Her mission is to raise literacy rates in youth and to collect 10,000 books to donate to the UNC Chapel Hill and Duke Children's Hospital. 

I'm pleased to announce that Ms. Blackmon's 5th Grade Class collected 1,216 books and Ms. Tremblay's class collected 481 books!  Congratulations to these classes and every class who participated in the book drive. Thank you to Ms. Bishop for being the point of contact for this book drive.  You really kept the staff updated and informed. 

 I took a couple pictures of the books as they were being collected.  The two boxes were emptied and filled many times over the past month.  Thank you to everyone who cleaned out bookshelves and made donations.  We appreciate it!