Brentwood Bulletin
Friday, February 26, 2016
Brentwood Elementary Mission Statement
~Achievement~Actions~Attitudes~
A Note from the Principal...
Greetings Parents,
Finally, some typical weather for February! Next week begins our first round of ISTEP testing. Students will be testing on various days through the entire week. This is the applied skills portion of the ISTEP and students will be doing lots of writing. We do try to keep the amount of testing each day to a minimum but one day will require 85 minutes of uninterrupted testing in language arts.
Please help us with this important week for our school and our students. Attendance is important for our students this week. Since most of our tests will begin between 8:50 and 9:00 a.m. we need to have students in their chairs and ready at 8:40. Teachers typically do some warm-up exercises and brain engagement activities to get the students ready for the testing challenges. It is important that our students be in class for these.
A good night’s rest is just as important this week as in every other week. There should be no homework for students in grades three, four and five during testing weeks. Even though there is no assigned homework, students are always expected to read.
We understand that everyone has a different view of the testing that the State requires. It is important, however, that we help children to do their best on these required assessments. We try not to place a significant level of stress on the students but we do let them know the tests are important and want them to do their best. After all their best is all that we ever expect. Thank you for your support.
Mr. Underwood
Time is Running Out to Order your Yearbook!!!
Orders for yearbooks must be turned in with payment by Monday, February 29th. Please fill out the envelope (it is your order form) and return it to school with payment.
Please make checks payable to "Brentwood Elementary".
Yearbook $15 each
Class Composite $10 each
Combo Pack (1 Yearbook + 1 Composite) $22
Is Your Child Ready for ISTEP?
2016-2017 Kindergarten Parents!!!
Cake Walk Items for Spring Carnival
Sign up via one of the methods below:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0449AFAD28A7F85-carnival OR
www.signupgenius.com and choose “Find a Sign Up” in the upper right hand corner & enter: cabaker1029@hotmail in the “Search by E-mail” function.
The treats must be returned to school by Friday March 11 (one day prior to the Carnival).
THANKS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL!!!
Volleyball Development Program
Who Polluted White Lick?
All pollutants can be given to Hendricks County Waste Management on a Tox-Away day. See their website for details at https://www.hendrickssolidwaste.com/programs/tox-away-days/tox-away-dates-guidelines/.
Annual Jump Rope for Heart Event
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016
Time: After-school 3:45 - 4:45 (Parents will need to park and pick up students inside the gym for student safety)
Where: Brentwood Gym/Cafeteria
Who: Any Brentwood Student (K-5) who returns their permission form by Friday, February 26th
5th Grade Parents: YOU Have a Meeting at the Middle School
Summer Reading Skills Program
Tuitions vary by program level and there is a family discount available.
Please refer to the flyer that went home or to their website for more information.
Kids NEED Breakfast
Kids need breakfast to refuel their brains and bodies. By recharging the brain and body, kids will be more efficient in just about everything they do. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Short on time in the mornings? Have your child eat breakfast at school.
Breakfast is offered from 8:20 - 8:40 a.m. every morning in the school cafeteria. Breakfast is $1.30 (.30 for eligible students). Please discuss with your child if they are to eat breakfast at school.
If you have any questions regarding breakfast please contact our Food Service Director at 317-838-3662.
PTO - Upcoming Needs
PTO Carnival - Our annual Spring Carnival is just around the corner! This event takes a lot of time to plan and a lot of help to pull off! If you would like to help the night of the event in any way please contact the Brentwood PTO at brentwoodpto@att.net.
If you would like to donate items to our Cake Walk for that night please contact Carrie Baker at cabaker1029@hotmail.com.
If you would like to donate items to any of our Carnival Baskets the themes are listed below for this year (these baskets are part of our silent auction that night and each grade puts their own basket together):
Kindergarten Basket Theme " Summer Fun" ~ Contact Micki Stevens - Kindergarten PTO Rep - mickistevens24@yahoo.com
1st Grade Basket Theme "A Night at the Movies" ~ Contact Amy Paul - 1st Grade Rep - amypaul212@gmail.com
2nd Grade Basket Theme "All Things Sports" ~ Contact Michelle Becker - 2nd Grade Rep - mlbecker2006@gmail.com
3rd Grade Basket Theme "All Things Sweet" ~ Contact Libby Snider - 3rd Grade Rep - lsnider1@aol.com
4th Grade Basket Theme "Red Pride Basket" ~ Contact Suzette Zablon - 4th Grade Rep - suzettebradley@hotmail.com
5th Grade Basket Theme "Gift Card Extravaganza" ~ Contact Rochelle Clark - 5th Grade Rep - rclark@plainfield.k12.in.us
Little Quakers Academy Fall 2016 Enrollment
What: Little Quakers Academy Open Enrollment
When: Open Enrollment begins February 1st
Where: Clarks Creek Elementary - Door #1
How: Enrollment packets for full-day and half-day preschool can be downloaded from the PCSC website.
Registration:
(2) Half Day Application
(3) Half Day Application
Full Time Application
Preschool Brochure
Little Quakers Academy is a community preschool program available for families who reside in Guilford Township. We are committed to your child's academic, social, developmental, and physical growth. It is our goal to provide a variety of exciting and stimulating activities each day so that your child can progress toward self-respect, concern for others, and a natural desire to learn.
If you have questions, please contact Little Quakers Academy at 317-754-2375.
February-at-a-Glance
Monday, February 22nd
PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesday, February 24th
After-School Running Program 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, February 24th
PTO Restaurant Night at Piezano's Pizza
Youth Sports
Plainfield Optimist Soccer League
Registration NOW open!!! Be one of the first 150 to register and receive a free Plainfield Optimist drawstring gear bag.
Season Dates: April 4, 2016 – May 21, 2016
Academy Skills Program: Ages U4, U5 and U6
League Play: Ages U8, U10, U12, U14 and U19
Online Registration can be found at: http://www.plainfieldoptimistclub.com/soccer
Contact Jim Eckroth for more information: 317-268-4709
Plainfield Soccer Academy
Infantry Indoor Baseball Camp
Spring Optimist Baseball League
Parents: Earn Money for Brentwood Just by Shopping!
Brentwood is Enrolled in Amazon Smile Program & Kroger Rewards!
1. Amazon Smile
- Shop at the Amazon Smile website (different link than regular amazon.com)
- Search for "Brentwood Elementary PTO" to designate us as your Non-Profit
- Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases to us
1. Kroger Community Rewards Website
- NPO Number 74295
2. Shoparoo Website
- Sign up using code: cror5868
Please have your Kroger Card handy before starting enrollment! If you don't have a Kroger Card you can pick one up for free at the customer service desk.
Important Policy Information for Change to Transportation
PCSC Transportation Department wants all parents to know that IF you need to change bus transportation in any way they need written notice 24 hours in advance of the change. These changes could be because you have moved permanently, need your child to ride a different bus with a friend, or any other change. If the change will take place on Monday please notify Transportation at 838-3632 no later than the previous Friday at 2:30 p.m.
There are NO exceptions to this policy.
Brentwood on Social Media
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.
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 2:30 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
Volunteer News & Information:
- Volunteer Background Agreement
- Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement (ask at front office the first time you come in to volunteer)
- 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