No Yearbook Club 9/12

Yearbook Club will not meet this Thursday morning. The club will convene on the 2nd Thursday of October at 8:00 a.m.  

Time to Plan for our Holiday Performances: Ms. Loftin Needs Your Help!

Ms. Loftin planned and executed great performances last year for the Banks Boomers and our Holiday Show. This year she has been preparing students in the Boomers, during her classes and before school for our new programs. Please take a moment to follow this link and sign up to help out at one of our performances. It's a great way to see how the show comes together from behind the scences! Mrs. Graf http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044DA4AE2CA75-thereindeer

School Messenger September 4, 2013

Good evening Trailblazers, Happy Wednesday to you! I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. Here is a reminder about upcoming events at BRES: • September 5th: Student Council Meeting Media Center 8:00 a.m. • September 6th-13th is Spirit Week o Friday, 6th: School Spirit-Wear your BRES t-shirt or school colors of blue and green to show school spirit. o Saturday, September 7th: Beautification Day-Come on out and help us spruce up our campus from 9-12. It’s a great way to show school spirit! o Monday, 9th: Hat Day! o Tuesday, 10th: Dress to Impress (Sunday Best) o Wednesday, 11th: Patriot’s Day-Wear Red, White and Blue o Thursday, 12th: Wacky Tacky Day- you don’t have to match! o Friday, 13th: School Spirit –Wear your BRES t-shirt or school colors of blue and green. • During Spirit Week bring in all of your loose change. All monies donated will go into Grade Level Fund to help offset the costs of field trips, specific classroom supplies such as subscriptions, etc. The class that raises the most money will win a Pizza Party, 2nd and 3rd Place will get Popcorn Parties. Looking on further into September here are three “Save the Dates”: • September 12th is School Spirit at McDonald’s from 5-8 p.m. • September 19th: Student Council Meeting 8:00 a.m. • September 27th is Early Release: 1:15 p.m. dismissal • September 27th is Fall Festival: Join us in celebrating the five year anniversary at BRES beginning at 5:00 p.m. There will be games, the dunk tank, face painting, silent auction and more! That’s it Trailblazers! I have posted this information on the school website and on the Principal's Desk blog. Please call the school if you have any questions. Have a great evening! My Banks Best, Mrs. Graf

Volunteer Information--Reminder

Just a reminder if you plan to volunteer, attend a field trip or supoprt us with Field Day you must be a "cleared" volunteer with WCPSS. Please read below for information regarding this process. The following information describes the procedures for reactivation for continuing volunteers, the process for new volunteers to obtain clearance, and a summary of the appeal procedures. Reactivation for Continuing Volunteers • All continuing volunteers approved for the 2012-2013 school year MUST reactivate as a volunteer no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 31, 2013. 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, 2013, individuals previously approved may not volunteer without a new criminal record check. To avoid unnecessary costs to the school system, principals and their staff should encourage continuing volunteers to reactivate early in the school year – and no later than October 31, 2013. • The volunteer system will be open daily for reactivation/registration from July 1, 2013, through October 31, 2013 for 24 hours a day. • From November 4, 2013, through May 19, 2014, 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: November 11, 2013, December 23, 2013, December 30, 2013, and January 20, 2014.

Easy Fundraiser from the NC State Fair!

Here's an excellent way for you to get your advance gate tickets to the NC State Fair (Oct. 17-27) and help Banks Road Elementary raise money. For every $7.00 adult advance ticket sold, two dollars will be returned to the school. For every children's advance ticket ($3.00), one dollar will be returned to the school. Please feel free to forward this email to relatives, neighbors, and friends. The more tickets sold from Banks Road Elementary supporters, the more money is returned to the school. To be sure the money goes back to us, you will need to enter our school code number, which is (325) and is also available from the advance ticket online site: http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1742475&cobrand=ncstatefair13-wakecounty Don't wait too late: Once the fair starts, the ticket price increases, and no money comes back to us.

Did you know...?

Mural Club and Jogging Club are coming to BRES! I can't wait for these great student opportunities to begin. :) Mrs. Graf 

Week of September 1-5, 2013

Happy Labor Day!

Mark your calendar for these upcoming events and dates: 

• September 2nd: Labor Day Holiday-No School

*Banks Boomers will have chorus practice  on Tuesday, September 3rd at 8:00 a.m.
*September 5th: Student Council 8:00 a.m. Media Center
• September 6th-13th is Spirit Week 
Friday, 6th: School Spirit-Wear your BRES t-shirt or school colors of blue and green to show school spirit.
o Saturday, September 7th: Beautification Day-Come on out and help us spruce up our campus from 9-12. It’s a great way to show school spirit!
o Monday, 9th: Hat Day!
o Tuesday, 10th: Dress to Impress (Sunday Best)
o Wednesday, 11th: Patriot’s Day-Wear Red, White and Blue
o Thursday, 12th: Wacky Tacky Day- you don’t have to match!
o Friday, 13th: School Spirit –Wear your BRES t-shirt or school colors of blue and green.

• During Spirit Week bring in all of your loose change. All monies donated will go into Grade Level Fund to help offset the costs of field trips, specific classroom supplies such as subscriptions, etc. The class that raises the most money will win a Pizza Party, 2nd and 3rd Place will get Popcorn Parties. 

Looking on further into September here are three “Save the Dates”:
• September 12th is School Spirit at McDonald’s from 5-8 p.m.
* September 19th: Student Council 8:00 a.m. Media Center
• September 27th is Early Release: 1:15 p.m. dismissal & Fall Festival: Join us in celebrating the five year anniversary at BRES beginning at 5:00 p.m. There will be games, the dunk tank, face painting, silent auction and more! 

That's it Trailblazers! See you at school on Tuesday! Mrs. Graf