Student Assignment Update

The Board of Education asked Student Assignment staff Thursday to use 2011-12 base assignment maps to draft a new student assignment proposal for the 2013-14 school year. Click here to find out more information about this change: http://www.wcpss.net/announcements2/2012/10/wcpss-board-of-education-asks-staff-to-return-to-2011-12-base-assignment-maps-for-the-2013-14-school-year/

Don't forget...

Please join me this Tuesday at the Fuquay Varina Biscuitville from 5 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. and have breakfast for dinner!  It's our BRES PTA Spirit Night and it is sure to become a family favorite.

Calling on all green thumbs, well really calling on anyone who would like to come out to school on Saturday and help us spruce up our campus from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.  We will be here preparing our bushes and trees for winter weather, spreading mulch and planting some fall flowers.  We want our campus to look beautiful just in time for our Fall Carnival at the end of the month.

If you are interested in walking in the Autism Walk/Run with our staff in support of children with Autism, please call the school at 890-7333 and speak with Kelley Ryan. 

Book Fair is Coming!

This is definitely an early reminder, but we are so excited to let you know that Ms. McCool will be working with the Barnes and Nobles in Cary (760 Southeast Maynard Road) to host our annual BRES Barnes & Noble Book Fair Night.  This one night event is special, as our 4th adn 5th Grade Chorus will give a "sneak peek" performance into our Winter Program.  Ms. Stephenson will once again showcase many of the art pieces that our students have created over the first quarter and a half of school. Additionally, I will be reading a story.  You can participate in a scavenger hunt and there will be an opportunity to purchase books, games, cheesecakes and more!  Please join us on Thursday, November 15th at 6:00 p.m. for this annual showcase event. 

October is underway at BRES...

October is here and we have many educational and fun filled activities under way here at BRES.  Mark your calendars for the following dates and activities:

October 9th:  PTA Spirit Night at Biscuitville in Fuquay Varina 5:00-8:00 p.m.
October 11th:  PTA Board Meeting:  Everyone is welcome to join us in the Media Center at 6:30 p.m.
October 12th, 19th & 26th:  Spirit Day:  Wear your official BRES t-shirt or blue and green school colors
October 13th:  Beautification Day:  bring your gardening tools, wheelbarrows and green thumb to help spruce up our campus from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.  Great family fun!
October 26th:  Fall Festival 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fun and games at BRES!
October 27th:  Rain date for Fall Festival

Banks Road Elementary PTA wanted to send you the following message regarding the sign up: Volunteers for the Banks Road Fall Festival:

Good Evening Banks Road Families,

The First Annual Fall Festival is just 3 weeks from tomorrow! The committee is doing a fantastic job planning a fun filled festival. But, we still need many volunteers to make this evening a success! Please take a look at the available shifts and sign up for the one that works the best for you. If you have already signed up, thank you very much for your help!

Also, if you know of any student's groups that could help out, please contact the PTA at banksrdpta@gmail.com.

Thanks for all of your support!

To view the sign up, go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054CAAAF22A57-teacherstaff1/3466731

Awareness is Key at BRES...

October brings many, many things for us to be aware and knowledgeable about. Did you know that October is Autism Awareness Month?

Autism impacts 1 in 88 children and more specifically 1 in 54 boys (taken from the following website http://www.autismspeaks.org/.)  Many children with autism functional typically in schools across the world, in North Carolina, Wake County and right here in WCPSS.  Banks Road Elementary supports Autism Awareness and many of our staff members will be participating in the 2012 ASNC Triangle Run/Walk for Autism on October 13th.  If you are interested in participating with us in support of our students with autism, please contact Kelley Ryan at 919-890-7333 or sign up on line at http://www.trianglerunwalkforautism.org/ under the team "Marching for the M-Train."  To learn more about autism click here: http://www.autism-society.org/

Reflections Program coming to BRES!

Banks Road Elementary in conjunction with the PTA is excited to announce that we will be participating in the national Reflections Art Contest this year. This is a national program designed to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves through artistic endeavors.  The theme for the 2012-2013 contest is “The Magic of a Moment.” Every moment of every day is unique. Good or bad – no moment is the same. We all have that one moment that we can look back on and say, “I wish I could live that day over and over again.” Students may submit work related to this theme in the categories of Dance Choreography, Music Composition, Visual Arts, Literature, Photography, and Film Production. Students in preschool through 5^th grade are encouraged to flex their creative muscles and submit an entry. All artwork must be original, created specifically for this contest, and comply with the contest rules. You can find all the contest rules and the student entry form on the Banks Road website.  All artwork must be accompanied by an entry form and received in the school office by November 2 to be eligible for the contest. School winners in each category will advance to the county level of the contest. State and national winners are announced each spring. If you have any questions about the Reflections program, the contest rules, or the student entry form please contact Ms. Megan McCool at mmccool@wcpss.net or 919-890-7323.  Let’s blaze creative trails and explore the Magic of a Moment!

 Wake County Reflections Site:

https://sites.google.com/site/wakepta/programs/reflections-1

Spelling Bee is coming to BRES!

Banks Road Elementary is will participate again in the PAGE of Wake County Spelling Bee. Registration is currently open and ends October 15.  The champion of the 3rd Annual PAGE of Wake County Spelling Bee will win an all-expenses-paid trip to compete in the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Our PTA has graciously paid our entrance fee so that our students can compete in classroom bees, our school wide bee and the regional bee.  For more information about the PAGE Spelling Bee and its origins please follow this link http://www.spellingbee.com/about-the-bee.  The dates for our spelling bees are as follows:

• Classroom Bees: November 5-16th 
• School wide Bee in the Multipurpose Room: 2:00 p.m. November 28th
• Regional Bee:  NC State McKimmon Center February 23, 2013

Interested in learning more about the Spelling Bee at BRES?  Please call the school or email sfoxworth@wcpss.net.