Principal's Update
Brent Elementary Weekly Newsletter
January 6 - 10
Happy New Year! I look forward to the second half of the school year...it's hard to believe that we're halfway through already! I hope that everyone's break was restful, relaxing and rejuvenating. Soak up the last hours of break, we will see you soon enough! As always, if you need anything, please let me know.
Thanks,
Ms. Baker
Breakfast & Lunch Menus
We have a new online website for school food services. On this website, you can view nutritional information, link to pay online, learn about an app, and choose to have breakfast and lunch menus emailed to you each month. Thanks for helping us go green! Check it out by clicking the link below!
World Culture Night
For the past seven years, World Culture Night has been an annual event for Brent & Whitaker where we come together to celebration Finneytown's diversity. The event has traditionally been held at Brent. We are now expanding to include all of FLSD as well as moving the event to Secondary Campus to give us additional space for the event.
Date: Thursday, February 20th, 2020, 6:30 pm
Location: Secondary Campus, specific location(s) on campus TBD
PTA Outstanding Educator
Every other year Elementary PTA gets to select a Finneytown PTA Outstanding Educator. This needs to be a certified staff person (teacher, administrator, therapist, counselor). We need nominations to select from. Anyone can nominate (students, family members or staff)
Please read below and pass on to anyone involved with our schools.
Looking for Nominations for Finneytown Outstanding Educator!
If you would like to nominate an Elementary teacher or administrator please email Elise Fessler by January 15th.
- Include why you are nominating this Educator. (Remember this is a PTA award and PTA involvement should be a part of the nomination. This does include events PTA coordinates like carnival.). The more detail the better.
- Anyone can nominate, but the nominee must be a certified staff person.
- Put “Outstanding Educator “ in the subject line and email me at bfsing@cinci.rr.com
- Send questions to the same email.
Counselor Corner - Mrs. Rouse
Welcome to 2020 and the second half of the school year! This week students will review school-wide expectations and what it means to be respectful, responsible, safe, problem solvers. Several years ago, Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Geis created PBIS videos of Brent students in the hallway, bathroom, cafeteria, and bus line. These videos are used to teach and remind students what positive behavior looks like. As always, staff will be handing out Brent Bucks for positive reinforcement!
I encourage you to mark your calendars for the annual World Culture Night on February 20th! It has been a joy to watch this event blossom over the years. We have officially outgrown Brent and Whitaker spaces. This year, it will take place at the Secondary Campus in celebration of Finneytown's diversity district-wide!
Fernside, a local non-profit grief organization, partners with Brent Elementary each year to support children and families who have experienced loss. Grief can be loss of any kind, including the loss of communication or time spent with a loved one. A qualified and trained grief counselor from Fernside will be coming to Brent to lead small groups for 6 weeks (exact dates TBD). I will also participate in group sessions and have seen the grief group experience benefit more than 30 students and families. Signed permission is needed to participate. If you are interested in more information please contact me as soon as possible.
Upcoming Events
January
6 - School Resumes
8 - PTA (7 pm) in Brent Media Center
9 - PTA Buffalo Wings and Rings Night
16 - Second Quarter Report Cards sent home
17 - Staff Inservice - No School
20 - No School
24 - Movie Night (6:30 pm)
February
6 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30-7:30 pm)
13 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30-7:30 pm) & PTA Buffalo Wings and Rings Night
14 - No School
17 - No School
20 - World Culture Night (6:30-8:30 pm)
Transportation
Questions regarding your child's busing should be referred to:
Supervisor - Steve Swanson- stuart.swanson@nationalexpresstransit.com
Office Manager - Da’Nell Bell - dbell@petermannbus.com
Office number: (513) 728-7220
Safety Update
The Finneytown School District Safety Meeting was held on Tuesday, December 10th which included representatives from Springfield Township Police and Fire Departments and the Finneytown School Board.
Student Handbook
About Us!
Brent Elementary is an elementary school in Finneytown, Ohio serving students in kindergarten and first grades.
Principal: Meredith Baker
School Secretary: Leslie Falhaber
School Counselor: Nancy Rouse
Email: lfalhaber@finneytown.org
Website: https://finneytown.org/brent-elementary/
Location: 8791 Brent Drive, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: (513) 728-3720
Facebook: facebook.com/BrentFLSD