Brentwood Bulletin
May 24, 2018
Brentwood Elementary Mission Statement
~Achievement~Actions~Attitudes~
Have a Great Summer
The Brentwood Team would like to thank all of our families for an amazing school year. You all should be so very proud of the growth and achievements your child has made this year. We work hard to make school standards driven, engaging, and fun! We hope that you have a summer filled with sunshine and memories. See you in July for the 2018-2019 school year!
Office Summer Hours
Art Shadow Drawing
Field Day Refreshments
Shark Convocation
5th Grade Breakfast
5th Grade Walk of Fame
Lost and Found
Online Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year Is Open
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD(REN):
New Science Adoption
Plainfield Community Schools: A Community of Values
Students of the Week
Help Your Teacher Become the Box Top Super Hero Next Month!
Every Month a New Box Top Winning Class Will Be Announced!!!
Don't forget to send your Box Tops in to your child's teacher! Congratulations Mrs. Napier's 1st Grade superstars. Mrs. Napier is the March "Box Top Hero of the Month".
Some Local Event Flyers
Camp Invention
Robots, smart homes, magnetic slime and more! Invent the Future today in Camp Invention’s new program, Fast Forward! We’re lucky enough to be hosting the program at Central Elementary during the week of June 18-22 for students entering grades 1-6. Sign up by visiting www.campinvention.org.
Plainfield Parks & Rec Day Camps
Children's Bureau, Inc
Camp Jameson
Attention 5th Grade Students Going Into 6th Grade
May Birthdays
June Birthdays
July Birthdays
2018-2019 Events
*dates/times are subject to change
Friday, July 27th
Kindergarten Supply Drop Off & Meet the Teacher
(A-M: 2 - 2:30) (N-Z: 3 - 3:30)
1st Grade Supply Drop Off & Parent Meeting
5 - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, July 31st
First Day of School for the 2018-19 School Year
Wednesday, August 1st
2nd Grade Back to School Night
5 - 5:30 pm
3rd Grade Back to School Night
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Thursday, August 2nd
4th Grade Back to School Night
5 - 5:30 pm
5th Grade Back to School Night
5:30 - 6:00 pm
5th Grade Jameson Camp Meeting
6:00 pm
Monday, August 6th
Kindergarten Parent Meeting
6:00 pm
Monday, August 20th
PTO Meeting
6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 22nd
School Picture Day
Thursday, August 23rd
Donuts with Dad (A-L)
7:30 - 8:30 am
Friday, August 24th
Donuts with Dad (M-Z)
7:30 - 8:30 am
Wednesday, August 29th
Parent Title I & III & Safety/Security Meeting
10:00 am OR 5:30 pm
Monday, September 3rd
Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
Brentwood Information
Doors Open: 8:30 a.m.
Tardy Bell Rings: 8:50 a.m.
Dismissal: 3:50 p.m.
Address: 1630 Oliver Avenue, Plainfield, IN 46168
Phone: 317-839-4802
Fax: 317-838-3991
Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Student Lunch Times:
2nd & 3rd Grades: 11:10 - 11:40
Kindergarten & 1st Grades: 11:45 - 12:15
4th & 5th Grades: 12:20 - 12:50
website: http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/o/brentwood-elementary-school
Has Your Address Changed?
Have you moved recently? If your child rides the bus, we want to make sure your child is picked up on schedule and dropped off safely to your home. If you have changed addresses since you did the online registration in PowerSchool, we will need to have you fill out a transportation form so we can pass the information to the transportation department so your child's bus route can be updated.
You can find this form on our website. From the main page, click MENU, and then DOCUMENTS. Please return this form to the main office as soon as you can, so the appropriate changes can be made. Call us if you have any questions!
Reporting Absences to the Nurse
If you need to report a student absence please call 317-838-3652 or email sgyorihelmuth@plainfield.k12.in.us. Please include the following information:
Your child's name and teacher
Your relationship to child
The reason your child will be out
The best way to reach you if the nurse has additional questions
Also, please direct any immunization questions you have to our nurse. She would love to answer your questions!
Student Health & Wellness Reminders
As part of our desire for a healthy 2018, here are a couple of basic reminders . . .
If your child is not feeling well, please keep them home until they are no longer ill. In order to kill infectious germs, remember to allow soap to remain on the skin for at least 20 seconds. Frequent hand washing is a great habit for you to reinforce at home.
Another measure you can take at home is to be vigilant for signs of head lice. We recommend checking your child’s head every week or two. Here are some tips:
Under bright light begin looking at the back of the head just above the neck area.
Part the hair section by section and look closely for crawling lice or nits (eggs).
You can tell the difference between nits and dandruff or fuzz by trying to remove the white speck. A nit is actually glued to the hair.
If you do see nits in your child's hair, make sure to look more carefully on the scalp behind the ears and at the nape of the neck for crawling lice.
Depending on the length and thickness of the hair, it should take between 5 and 15 minutes to properly inspect a child's head.
Let’s do what we can to keep these young ones healthy. Thank you for allowing us to work with your child. We are looking forward to many opportunities for learning this year!
Stop by the cafeteria between 8:30 and 8:50 to enjoy a breakfast with your friends!
5 Reasons to try our school breakfast
- Studies show that children who eat breakfast have better concentration and more energy.
- Children who skip breakfast are tired, irritable, or restless by mid-morning.
- A nutritious breakfast leads to higher test scores.
- Eating breakfast helps to establish a normal eating pattern.
- Children who eat breakfast are absent from school fewer days.
Become a Brentwood Volunteer
1. Every volunteer, field trip chaperone, or classroom party volunteer must have a background check completed through PCSC. Many of your completed these forms when you enrolled your children online this year as the forms were included. If you still need to fill one out for this year please contact the office well in advance of your first visit to do this.
2. Every volunteer must also complete a PCSC Confidentiality Volunteer Agreement in the office upon their first time volunteering each year.
3. Every visitor to our building during school hours must check-in at the reception desk and be entered into our Safe Visitor system. The very fist time you visit you must have your Driver's License or State Issued ID Card which will be scanned into the computer. Most likely you will NOT need it again upon subsequent visits because the system stores your information. (However, should a glich appear in the system and it is required of you it would be more convenient on you if you had your ID with you.) Every visitor is photographed at the same time they are checked in upon their first visit also.
Thank you for your flexibility as we continue to learn this software during our second year of its use. We know your first priority, as ours in the office, is the safety of all of our children.
(Lunch Room visitors will sit at a specially designated table with only their child and therefore will only be checked into our Safe Visitor system (#3) above.) They are not required to complete steps 1-2 above unless they want to volunteer in a classroom or small group setting, chaperone a field trip, or help out at PTO run classroom parties or events.)
Website: http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/o/Clarks%20Creek%20Elementary%20School/page/volunteer-at-our-school
Our Awesome PTO Board
President, Gina Grimes
Co-Presidents, Carol Mehl and Micki Stevens
Co-Treasurers, Carrie Baker and Roxanne Standeford
Secretary, Shelly Smith
Financial Secretary, Sara Frisch
Donations Director, Amanda Scott
Please email brentwoodpto2016@gmail.com with any questions!
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.