NC State Fair Tickets

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 School 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.

Growing Forward with WCPSS: Information about the Bond Proposal

Growing Forward is the WCPSS campaign for the school bond proposal. If approved by voters on October 8, 2013, Wake County would issue bonds and provide funds totaling $983.7 million for WCPSS capital projects. Capital Improvement Program 2013 (CIP 2013) is the proposed new building program for Wake County to provide 16 new schools; 6 major renovations creating additional 1,343 seats; life cycle equipment replacement, technology, and security at most schools; and land acquisition for new schools. The 12 new schools include 11 elementary, three middle and two high schools. Green ES, Vandora Springs ES, Lincoln Heights ES, Brooks ES, Rolesville ES and Garner HS will undergo major renovations. Want to learn more about the bond? Find out more infomration by following this link: http://www.wcpss.net/growing-forward/index.html Thanks, Mrs. Graf

More Information on what students are learning.

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has partnered with UNC-TV to produce an hour-long program, North Carolina Schools and You: What Changes in Our Schools Mean for Parents and Students. This program will be broadcast twice on UNC-TV: once on Thursday, September 19, at 10 p.m., and again on Friday, September 27, at 4:30 p.m. Featured in the program are segments taped in local public and public charter schools and questions from a studio audience to State Superintendent June Atkinson, Chief Academic Officer Rebecca Garland and Deputy Academic Officer Angela Quick. North Carolina Schools and You offers information and discussion around recent important changes in public schools and how parents can be more productively engaged in their children’s success. Specific topics include: - Teaching and Learning: What Students Are Learning and How; - Measuring Performance: New Assessments and Accountability Model; and - Parent Engagement: How Parents Can Support Learning. To enrich viewer's understanding about these topics, NCDPI has prepared the attached Viewer's Guide with additional background information and helpful links to supplement the program. We hope these materials are helpful to you and your team as you work with parents and community members to support student learning.

Report Cards

Dear Parents, This letter is to inform you that first-quarter report cards will be delayed for all year-round elementary school students. Students in tracks 1, 2 and 3 will receive report cards on October 11. Track 4 students will receive report cards on October 25. Report cards are delayed because of required software modifications to our new student information system, Home Base. The new system uses software called PowerSchool to track attendance, grades and assignments. The new software requires a change to accommodate the report card format. This issue affects elementary report cards only. We are currently working with the vendor to resolve the issue, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Teachers remain committed to keeping you informed regarding your child’s progress. If at any time you have questions regarding your child’s progress, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher. Letters will be sent home informing parents of the change. Thank you for your continued support.

Good evening Trailblazers, 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 •Friday, 6th: School Spirit-Wear your BRES t-shirt or school colors of blue and green to show school spirit. •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! •Monday, 9th: Hat Day! •Tuesday, 10th: Dress to Impress (Sunday Best) •Wednesday, 11th: Patriot’s Day-Wear Red, White and Blue •Thursday, 12th: Wacky Tacky Day- you don’t have to match! •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!