Brentwood Bulletin
October 3, 2016
Brentwood Elementary Mission Statement
~Achievement~Actions~Attitudes~
A letter from our State Representative...
Spirit Week: October 3-7, 2016
This week is our United Way Spirit Week at Brentwood! Students may bring $1 per each day they wish to participate in below:
Monday, Oct. 3 - Wear Sunglasses
Tuesday, Oct. 4 - Wear a Hat
Wednesday, Oct. 5 - Wacky Wednesday - Wear clothing backwards, inside-out, mis-matched, etc...
Thursday, Oct 6 - Dress Like a Superhero
Friday, Oct. 7 - Extra Recess
Students of the Week ~ Sept. 26, 2016
5th Grade Overnight Field Trip ~ Jameson Camp
Breakfast in the Brentwood Cafeteria
Our cafeteria doesn't only offer a delicious and nutritious lunch, but also breakfast EVERY DAY. If your student wishes to purchase breakfast in the morning they can head straight to the cafeteria and make their food selections (just as they do at lunchtime) and enjoy it before school. Staff members monitor their breakfast time and ensure they make it to their homeroom on time!
School breakfast costs $1.30 per day and you can find our breakfast and lunch menus at http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/o/brentwood-elementary-school/dining.
4th Grade Science Fair
PCSC Elementary Math Bowl - 4th & 5th Grade Students
Brentwood is very excited to be participating in this year's Indiana M.A.T.H. (Math Academic Teams for Hoosiers) competition sponsored by Indiana State University. All 4th & 5th grade students have the opportunity to try out and be considered for Brentwood's MATH Bowl Team. Students who make the team will begin participating one time each week from January through February, and will participate in the MATH Bowl competition on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at an off-campus site (TBD).
If your child loves math and the spirit of competition, this team could be perfect for him/her. After discussing this fun and rewarding opportunity with your child, and he/she is interested in trying out for this team, please complete the form that went home and return it to Miss Landis, Mr. Osborne, or Mrs. Davis by Friday, September 30, 2016.
After-School Four Square Club
Mrs. Eakes is offering a "Four-Square Club" after-school for students in 4th & 5th grades. The purpose of the activity clubs is to give students an additional opportunity to participate in organized games, sports or physical fitness.
This club will take place on Wednesdays from 3:50 - 4:45 after school. Parents will need to part outside the gym doors (door #5) to pick children up promptly at 4:45 p.m. Students who are walkers may walk home with parent permission.
All permission slips are due by Friday, October 7, 2016 and only 45 students may participate in the event (filled on a first-come, first-serve basis).
Club Dates:
October 19th
October 26th
November 2nd
Parent-Teacher Conferences
It's that time of year families! Time to set up your Parent-Teacher Conference with your child's teacher. Teachers have emailed a link that you can follow to sing up through signupgenius.com online for your conference time.
Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 20th from 1 - 8 p.m. There is NO SCHOOL for students this day. Please contact your teacher for this link if you still need it and direct any questions to the office if you are having difficulty signing up.
PHS Octagon Club Coat Drive
The Plainfield High School Octagon Cub once again have a coat drive the first two weeks of October. If you have any gently used, laundered coats you would like to donate you can bring them into Brentwood and we will add these to their corporation-wide donation. The Octagon Club will take these coats directly to the neighborhoods that have been identified as having students in our district with the greatest need.
Their distribution date in Oct 29th. Any left over coats will be given that day to the Bundle Up Hendricks county event at the fairgrounds matching children/families with coats.
Brentwood plans to place a large box in our front foyer for these coats, but until that box is in position you may drop your coats off to the office.
National Essay Contest for 5th Grade Students
The Hendricks County Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring the "American History Essay Contest" for students in Grades 5-8.
The American History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation's great history and learn about history in a new light.
This contest is open to students in public, private, and parochial schools, and registered home-study programs. Students in grades five through eight are encouraged to participate. Each year, a selected topic for use during the academic year is announced, and contest instructions are published online and sent to schools by participating DAR chapters. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness.
Participating chapters send one winning essay from each of the four grades for judging on the state level. The state will send one winning essay from each of the four grades to be judged on a divisional level. The winning essay from each of the four grades will then be judged on the national level and the winners are announced.
Each student participant receives a certificate of participation from the chapter and the chapter winners receive bronze medals and certificates. State winners receive certificates and silver medals. National winners receive special certificates, medals, and a monetary award.
Value of the Month ~ August ~ Respect for Laws & Rules
Every Month our teachers nominate one student from their class who has exemplified our value of that month. August's value of the month was Respect for Laws & Rules. One student is then selected from that pool to be honored at the next month's PCSC Board Meeting by the Superintendent, the Board Members, Principals, Teachers, and community.
Brentwood's August Value of the Month Student is Chandler Suprano from Mrs. Scott's 2nd grade class. Mrs. Scott writes, "Chandler always follows the rules and has the expected behavior without being asked. He is not only always following the directions, he is also very respectful of the safety rules and cooperating with others. He has kept his hands to himself - even when others have not. I can always count on Chandler to respect the directions that are given and also help others when needed."
Major Saver Fundraiser
Major Saver is looking forward to another successful campaign and partnership with the Plainfield Community Schools and the Plainfield Community Schools Legacy Foundation. Students have the opportunity to sell Major Saver savings cards for $10. These cards give the purchaser coupons/savings at 20 local merchants/restaurants in the Plainfield area.
Students will bring home their sales packets November 2nd. This is an OPTIONAL fundraiser that you make the decision whether to participate in or not! A Major Saver staff member comes to the school each day (November 9-14) to collect any monies collected and leaves the cards THAT DAY to be sent home for disbursement. You do NOT need to wait to send in your orders!
November 15h: Follow Up Day
- ‘Late order’ collections
Incentives:
In addition to the classroom wide incentives, Major Saver will also be offering the following incentives for each building and teachers:
Incentive #1 (BUILDINGS): For each school who averages 1.0 CPS (Cards Per Student) or greater, Major Saver will contribute $250 back to that school.
Incentive #2 (TEACHERS): In each of the 4 elementary schools, the teacher whose class sells the most cards (regardless of building performance) will receive a $100 gift purchase to Teachers Pay Teachers (www.teacherspayteachers.com). In an environment of limited classroom budgets, we think $100 will help quite a bit for teachers to buy that little something extra they want for their classroom, whether it be books, supplies, etc.
Find our more information at: https://www.majorsaver.com/schools
Spanish Club meets on Wednesdays for 3rd grade through November 12th from 3:50 - 4:45 p.m.
Please direct questions to Mrs. Mayo at hmayo@plainfield.k12.in.us.
Robotics Club Meeting Dates
*Please note that these meetings are subject to change based on the need of the club. We may need to add an additional day throughout September and October to ensure that our Robot is built prior to competition.
Thursday, October 6th 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 18th 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 27th 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 3rd 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 10th 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 17th 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 19th 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Robot Competition @ Brentwood
Thursday, December 1st 3:50 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 8th 3:50 - 5:00 p.m. NATIONAL WEEK OF CODING
**A New schedule will be sent home in December for 2nd Semester**
Saturday, February 4th 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Robot Competition @ Brentwood
Kroger Community Rewards
Do you shop for groceries? Do you ever shop at Kroger?
Kroger is committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards.
Kroger Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy..all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card!
Enroll TODAY by using our PTO # 74295 by clicking HERE.
October -at-a-Glance
October 3 - 7, 2016
United Way Spirit Week
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
1st Art Club Meeting 4-5 p.m.
(Can bring registration tonight!)
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Spanish Club
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Robotics Club (3:50 - 5p.m.)
Friday, October 7, 2016
End of 1st Grading Period
October 10 - 14, 2016
Fall Break - NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 17, 2016
PTO Meeting in Cafeteria 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
1st Grade Field Trip
Art Club 4-5 p.m.
Robotics Club 3:50 - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
4th Grade Field Trip to Eagle Creek
Four Square Club in Gym
Spanish Club
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Parent-Teacher Conferences
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Friday, October 21, 2016
3rd Grade Field Trip to Conner Prairie
Excellence Convo
October 24 - 27, 2016
Fire Safety Week
Red Ribbon Week
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Art Club
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Four Square Club
Spanish Club
Thursday, October 27, 2016
2nd Grade Field Trip to Clowe's Hall
Robotics Club
Friday, October 28, 2016
PTO Fall Parties
POWERSCHOOL FOR PARENTS
Late last week your child should have brought home a PowerSchool Parent Portal letter with instructions on how you can sign up with PowerSchool. PowerSchool is Plainfield Community School district's electronic student management system where student information is collected and stored. The portal is the "doorway" into the system giving parents access to information about their children.
The PowerSchool Parent Portal gives parents and students access to real-time information that may included attendance, grades, lunch balances and detailed assignment descriptions and school bulletins. Everyone stays connected. Students can stay on top of assignments, parents are able to participate in their children's progress, and teachers can share information with parents and students.
Please find the PowerSchool Parent Portal by clicking on this link. Choose "Sign In" if you already have an existing account or "Create Account" if this is your first time.
CONVENIENT WAY TO FUND YOUR CHILD'S LUNCH ACCOUNT & PAY TEXT BOOK RENTAL
All students received information this week on how to fund their lunch accounts through eFunds for Schools. Under your child's name on this paper was their student ID number which you will need to set up your account for the first time. If you have multiple children in the Plainfield Community School Corporation you can link them to one account.
eFunds also lets you pay your text book rental payment online. Please note that eFunds does NOT tell you the amount of your text book rental fee so please know the exact amount before you sign on to pay it through eFunds.
You can find the link to eFunds (and our other option sendmoneytoschool.com on our website by clicking on our Food Services link.
SAFE VISITOR SOLUTIONS
At Plainfield Community School Corporation your children's safety is an extremely important priority. That is why this year we have implemented new security measures that you will notice upon entering our front office. You will now be required to present your driver's license or state issued ID card to the office staff. They will scan the barcode on your ID and take your photograph. An ID sticker will be printed that will be worn during your visit at Brentwood. All visitors will also sign-out by having the same sticker scanned upon exiting the office. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE BUILDING FROM ANY OTHER EXIT.
A driver's license or state issued ID card will be required every time you want to enter our school past the office area. This includes any adult visiting a student for lunch, having a meeting with a teacher, talking with the nurse, or helping in a classroom.
The ONLY exception this year for this procedure will be to walk your child to their class the very first day of school as we will have staff members present in the hallways as well as other security personnel present. AFTER the first morning ALL visitors will be required to check in through our Safe Visitor Solutions system.
We thank all our friends and family in advance for their help with this new procedure. We will see all your children on Tuesday!
Volunteer News & Information:
- Volunteer Background Agreement
- Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement (ask at front office the first time you come in to volunteer)
- All visitors must present photo ID in the office before entry
- Read & understand our Emergency Procedures Handout (ask for your copy at the front office)
- Read & understand our "Facts about Bullying" handout (ask for your copy at the front office)
Some guidelines to follow when volunteering at Brentwood (please refer to our handbook for more):
- You may only take photos of your own child. Photos may not be taken of friends or other students and should NEVER be posted on social media sources without the consent of the classroom teacher and the other parents.
- You should avoid taking or making phone calls while supervising students unless for an emergency or communication is needed on a field trip.
- You should not bring other children along on a field trip.
- You must immediately report incidents or suspected incidents of bullying, physical, and/or verbal aggression to a teacher.
"Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer." ~Author Unknown
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2016-2017 Brentwood PTO
The PTO looks forward to an exciting year ahead and welcome all teachers, staff, parents, and families to attend meetings and events. We are here to work and partner together to provide a unique, fun, and amazing environment for our students.
We always welcome ideas for new events, fundraising, or info of something going on in the community. Please don't be a strange to our events and we are always accessible.
PTO Officer List 2016-2017
Tanya King, President
Jessica Botts, Vice-President
Carrie Baker, Treasurer
Erika Bever, Secretary
Carol Mehl, Financial Secretary
PTO Email: brentwoodpto2016@gmail.com
Transportation Arrival & Dismissal Info
All car riders arriving in the morning should be dropped off in our car rider lane NOT in our Visitor Parking lot. This ensures they are not crossing over any traffic. New procedures starting August 15th (see below story).
Late Arrivals:
If you child is being dropped off late an adult must come into the office and sign them in.
Student Arrivals (bus riders):
If your child rides the bus to school and will be eating breakfast in the cafeteria please talk to them about going straight to the cafeteria to get their breakfast. This will give them the most time to eat as healthy of a breakfast as possible.Dismissal Changes:
- If you need to change your child's dismissal instructions the best way to do this is to send a signed note to your child's teacher.
- If this is impossible please call the office NO LATER THAN 3:00 p.m. to ensure the dismissal change gets to your child's teacher in a timely matter.
Transportation:
If you are permanently changing how your child goes home or if you move please notify our office at 317-839-4802, as well as Transportation at 317-838-3632, and submit a new Transportation Form to the office.
Email: rclark@plainfield.k12.in.us
Phone: 317-839-4802