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Apple Pie Day

G4/T2 Fall Learning Experience

WHEN: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 2:30pm

WHERE: Room 119

WHY: The scholars have been working hard in art class with Ms. Pakes creating Native American tapestry, these will be displayed with a written legend about them.  They will have a performance to show off their newly learned recording skills that they have been working so hard on in music class with Mr. Colon.

The kids would like to thank YOU and have you come in for a fall treat and taste the homemade apple pies that they will create that morning.  The kids will learn about  How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. By Marjorie Price man.  This centers around natural resources.

We look forward to seeing you Wednesday!

G4/T2

Calling all interested Drama Club kids...

Dear Parents,

                We are very excited to offer Drama Club again this year! For the Fall semester, it will be offered to students in grades 3 -5 on Tracks 2 & 3. We will be meeting on TUESDAYS from 3:45 -4:45pm.  The students will need to be picked up by car in the bus loop area at the back of the building promptly at 4:45pm; repeat tardiness will be asked to drop out of the club.  At 4:45pm, we will walk the students out to you at the bus loop!  YMCA students will go to the YMCA when drama club is over.  See meeting dates below. Return bottom portion to classroom teacher; it will be passed along to one of us!  Thank You!  J

Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Frick, and Mrs. Perrott

PLEASE ADD THESE DATES TO YOUR CALENDAR!!!

Tuesday, September 20, 2016---Initial Meeting (you must have returned signed permission form to participate). Receive expectations form & play/musical scripts. Choose top 3 choices for roles in play.

Tuesday, September 27—“audition” for roles in play.

Tuesday, October 4 – find out roles in play/ first read through

October 11 and 18- read through/rehearsal

October 25, November 1, 8 - Rehearsals with Track 2 only!  (Tr. 3 is tracked out but may come if can!)

November 15, 22, 29—Rehearsals with Track 3 only!  (Tr. 2 is tracked out but may come if can!)

December 6, 13, 20 – Rehearsals with both tracks

MONDAY, December 19—DRESS REHEARSAL!

Tuesday, December 20—SHOW!!  4:15 PM start time in multi-purpose room. Parents/family/friends may attend!  J

Wednesday, December 21- assembly performance

(Please tear off here and return to classroom teacher—DUE BY Tuesday, September 20th!

Name_________________________________________________________

Parent Signature_________________________________________________

Date_________________________

Parents:  Would you like to volunteer your time and/or talent? Sign here.

Class T-Shirts

WHAT: G4/T2 Class t-shirts have been ordered

COST: $10

PAY TO: Cash in an envelope with Angela Brown’s name on it.

WHEN: We will have them for the Walk-A-Thon on 9/23

Running Club Sign Up Information

Calling all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students that enjoy running and would like to prepare for a race (1 mile, 2 mile, or 5k). You should join the Brassfield running club!   During our weekly runs, we will work on building endurance and speed while fostering a love of running.  The club will begin on Wednesday, September 7th and will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 3:45-4:45.  Our last running club will be Wednesday, November 16th.  The runners must be picked up promptly at 4:45 in the carpool parking loop.  We expect that all students participating in our running club with exhibit PAWS behavior.  If you have questions, feel free to contact Libby Lipetzky (elipetzky@wcpss.net) or Annie Pakes (apakes@wcpss.net). Happy Running!

*Reminder: This form must be completed each season.  If your child participated in the spring, you must still complete this form in order for him/her to participate this fall.

Please fill out the following form for your student to participate in running club. Registration will be open until Tuesday, 9/6/16. https://goo.gl/forms/IXQyZMgfCNH9agZh2

Come See Us Shine like the Bright Stars we Are!

Your Invited to

G4/T2 Famous NC Wax Museum

In the Learning Commons

On

Thursday, August 18th@2:15-3:00.

Please feel free to drop in at anytime and see your scholar and other scholars perform as a famous North Carolinian.

G4/T2

Here is a great example of our Learning Experience that we will showcase on August 18th!

Wax Museum Video Examples!

An Important message from Senor Lipetzky

Hola padres!

The students in Mrs. Graf's and Ms. Kessler's class have been working very hard this quarter in Spanish class! They have been writing an All About Me paragraph in their Spanish notebooks that they will be bringing home to read to you this week for homework. I am very impressed with how far they have come and am extremely proud of them, as I am sure you will be too! Please allow your student to read their paragraph to you this week and please sign their paragraph in their Spanish journal. The students will be showing me these signatures next week during Spanish for a homework completion grade.

I encouraged the students to show you the rest of their journals as well, and to explain that they did not use any notes to help them wherever they wrote a "star" in their paragraph. I will be checking signatures for Group B on Wednesday, August 17 and Group A on Thursday August 18th. These will be the times the students are in Spanish! Thank you and enjoy! :)

Senora Lipetzky

A message from Mr. Colon our amazing Music Teacher

Recorder Letter Link - Please Read

Introducing Thrively!

New Students Added

• Your school has a unique URL for students to log in. Please share this URL with your students:
• http://www.thrively.com/login/school/21878
• Students logging in for the first time will use the registration code below as their temporary password.
• rju02a

                                                                         Link to Thrively

Coding Club! Interested?

Want to join Coding Club this year?  Applications are being accepted July 11 through July 22nd.  Visit our blog at http://brassfieldcodingclub.blogspot.com/ for more information or email us at brassfieldcodingclub@gmail.com.

Backpack Buddies Update!

The PTA website isn't up and running yet - if you have twitter or any other communication going out soon, please let your grade level families know what your grade level is recommended to donate! 

Kindergarten             Breakfast (cereal, oatmeal or grit packets, cereal bars)

1st Grade                  Fruit (plastic cups of fruit or applesauce)

2nd Grade                 Snacks (snack packs, fruit strips, cereal bars, crackers)

3rd Grade                  Boxes or bowls of MacNCheese, Ramen Noodles

4th Grade                  Meats (cans/pouches of Chicken or Tuna, Beef Ravioli or SpaghettiO's)

5th Grade                  Vegetables (low sodium preferred)

Thank you in advance if you are able to donate!

G4/T2

Brassfield Weekly

Open House for Tracks 1, 2, and 3 is on Tuesday, July 19th at 5:30 pm or 6:15 pm. We’ve set two start times to hopefully make parking a little easier, as well as give teachers the opportunity to give a brief presentation before engaging in questions and conversation.  If you have multiple children, please feel free to visit one class at 5:30 and the other at 6:15.  If you have more than 2 kids at Brassfield, we understand if you're jumping between sessions ;)  Track 4, we’ll have a separate open house for you on Tuesday August 9th.

Our Brassfield Backpack Buddies program needs your help in providing food for our school community! North Raleigh Ministries generously supports our school during the traditional calendar year, but we need some extra help over the summer months. When you come to Open House, please bring a few food items to help fill our shelves!

WCPSS elementary school breakfast and lunch prices have increased by $.25 this year. Breakfast is now $1.25 and lunch is $2.25.  If you believe your family may qualify for free or reduced price lunches, you may pick up an application in our front office, or send in a note requesting that we send an application home with your child.

Applications for this year's Coding Club are now being accepted for Tracks 1, 2 and 3 from July 11- July 22.  Please see our blog, which is hosted on the Brassfield website under Student Activities at for more information.

Mr. Turley would like to let all Safety Patrol students and their families know that the schedule is now on our website under the Quick Links section on the right hand side of the main page.

The Brassfield WALKATHONS will be here before we know it! Walkathon is sponsored by the PTA, and is the primary fundraiser for the year. This year, all money collected above what is needed to sustain PTA operations will be dedicated to refreshing classroom technology. Tracks 1 & 3 should have received information in their Wednesday folders this week; their Walkathon will be on Friday, September 2nd. Tracks 2 & 4 will receive information packets in Wednesday folders on 8/10 and their Walkathon will be Friday, September 23rd.

Families, please be aware that due to a network upgrade, Brassfield will be without internet this coming Monday, July 18th. Therefore, will not be able to register volunteers, and staff will not be able to access email. We should be back up and running on Tuesday.

Speaking of volunteers - are you one of our regulars??? Please remember that volunteers must re-register each year! Registration can only be done at the school, so the next time you're here (other than Monday), pop in to the Learning Commons to get signed up for the 2016-2017 school year.

Are you on Twitter? Now you can now keep up to date on Brassfield news, events, and announcements @BrassfieldElem!

Expand your mind and learn a new language! This is a fun App! Check it out!

DUO LINGO

Class Plays are coming up! We hope your able to attend our performance!

You are Invited….

G4/T2 Fractured Fairytale Plays

Where: Gym/ Multipurpose room

When: Friday 24 (6/24/16)

Time: 2:15pm – 3:15pm

Bearly TV Application - Submit to Ms. Hawley by Friday, June 10th!

Bearly TV Application

Class Picnic is coming up on June 11th at 11am - 1pm. We hope to see you all there!

G4T2 End of Year Picnic

Hello G4T2 Families!

I hope you have all had a wonderful track out and and are looking forward to a great final month of school!  It is hard to believe we only a few more weeks until the end of the year!

We have decided to host an end of year cookout for all of the G4T2 Families at the Honeycutt Rd.  Park.  This year's event will be held on Saturday, June 11th from 11am-1pm. We want to provide grilled hot dogs and hamburgers and are going to ask for a $5 donation per family if you are able.  The rest of the food will be pot luck style (e.g. salads, chips, sides, charcoal, deserts, etc.)  Please see the list below for the items needed.

***PLEASE PLAN TO BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS!***

***WHILE PICNIC TABLES ARE AVAILABLE YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO BRING A FOLDING CHAIR IN CASE WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE***

All of your support and assistance has made this a wonderful year for our kids!  Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all June 11th!  All parents, scholars and siblings are welcome to attend. Please be sure to RSVP to your teacher so we know how many people to expect and so that we can make sure we have enough food.

Thank you for your support.  We are looking forward to a fun afternoon!

Laurie, Karen, Natalie

Ms. Kessler and Mr. Jones

Date: 06/11/2016 (Sat.)

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Location: Honeycutt Park (1032 Clear Creek Farm Dr, Raleigh, NC 27615)

Sign Up for side dishes!

We hope you are enjoying your trackout! Check out this page of math games that you could play to keep your skills sharp!

4th Grade Math Review Games

Growth Mindset for Students Video - Can you change yours?

Growth Mindset Episode#1-5

Movie Night

Please come join us for 

PTA General Meeting

&

MOVIE NIGHT at BRASSFIELD

 Thursday, May 5^th at 5:30pm

Enjoy PIZZA and the MINIONS Movie!

 

 

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PIZZA:  Pizza and drinks will be served from 5:30pm – 6:00pm in the cafeteria.  

Cheese and pepperoni pizza will be available by the slice for $1.00/slice, and assorted drinks will be available for $1.00/each.  

 

Bringing the family for dinner?  You can order a whole pizza for just $10.00!  Whole pizzas will be available through pre-order only.  Please email Melinda Hemphill at jaymelinda@yahoo.com on or before May 3^rd and

let us know if you’d like cheese or pepperoni.  Or, if you prefer, Sergio’s Pizza will custom make a pizza just

for you!  Choose any two of the following toppings for an extra $2.00 (total cost of $12.00/pizza):

Sausage, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Onions, Meatballs, Green Peppers,
Broccoli, Spinach, Eggplant, Black Olives, Hot Peppers, Anchovies,
Garlic, Ham, Salami, Bacon, Pineapple

 

CANDY:  Assorted boxed candy/snacks will also be available in the cafeteria for $1.00/box.

    

MOVIE:  We will be showing the MINIONS movie in the Multi-Purpose room immediately after the quick General PTA meeting at 6:00pm.

 

Please remember that children are not to be left in the multi-purpose room unattended.  We respectfully ask that you supervise your children at all times. This is NOT a drop off event.  We appreciate your assistance and cooperation with this request!

 

You are welcome to bring blankets, pillows, chairs, etc!

Super Kids Day Update

Super Kids Day for tracks 2 and 4 has been postponed due to the high chance of thunderstorms tomorrow.  Super Kids Day will be held on our rain date of April 25th.  All timings will stay the same.  Monday looks like a gorgeous day but please remember to the dress your children for outside fun and don't forget the sunscreen!  If you are unable to attend, please update the sign up genius accordingly

Super Kids Day Information!

Hello room parents,

Super Kids Day for T2 and T4 will be Friday, April 22 with a rain out date of April 25 if needed. Please make sure each child brings a water bottle for that day. Also, many classes will celebrate with popsicles or snack afterward so please have a parent bring something in for your class if desired. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks for all you do for Brassfield!

Big Bang Theory Coming up at Brassfield!

Tuesday May 10th (Tracks 2 & 4)

Tuesday May 17th (Tracks 1 & 3)

11:15 - 12:30 4th & 5th grades

12:30 - 1:45 Kindergarten

1st 2:15 - 3:30 2nd & 3rd grades

What is a Big Bang Fair? BIG BANG​is the name of an annual event in the UK that aims to show young people the exciting and rewarding opportunities out there for them with the right experience and qualifications, by bringing classroom learning to life. Brassfield Big Bang is going with this idea and molding it to meet the needs of our students. The vision is for adults to lead sessions or stations igniting the curiosity of students on digital tools, S​cience T​echnology E​ngineering A​rts and M​ath ideas, and Maker Challenges! What will the Brassfield Big Bang Fair look like? Students will be have the opportunity to choose two sessions to attend, each 35 minutes long. It has been scheduled like an in-house field trip, carefully taking into account lunch and specials so that students attend at their normal time.
The Big Bang Fair will essentially take the time of recess and science for the day.

• Where? Most sessions will be in the Learning Commons. Weather permitting we hope to have Geocaching treasures hidden all over campus. Sessions will include​: 
• ● Robotics ● Jr. BTV ● Celebration Station ● Maker Challenge ● Music ● Legos Challenge ● Coding ● Sphero Golf ● Geocaching ● Art ● Digital Scavenger Hunt ● Flight Simulations ● Build a Roller Coaster Otherstations may be named later as parents and volunteersjoin in the effort! 
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• We need volunteers! No experience is needed, however if you know of any parents who work in STEAM fields, please pass along this information so we can recruit volunteers to help at stations that align with their career! 
• 
  
• Volunteers interested in being a part of the Big Bang Fair,​please contact Terri Hawley at thawley@wcpss.net

Here is a great way to shine up your Spanish speaking skills! Compliments of Senora Lipetzky!

Spanish Practice

A note from the amazing Ms. Pakes

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Art Room Supplies Needed:

- baby wipes

- tissues

- rolls of clear scotch tape

Thank you so much!!

Annie Pakes
Visual Art Teacher

One Week Extension for Running Club!

Good morning!

We will be opening registration for one more week. Running Club registration will officially close on Monday, April 4th at 3:30pm. All T-shirt money ($15) is due by Tuesday, April 5th. We will order t-shirts after running club that day. Please pass this information along to your class parents.

Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TX6DEP28iwFyAPyXewWwgjRlXE-dr29pk1TwWPeCRLU/viewform?usp=send_form

Thank you!

Libby Lipetzky

Time to get your running shoes out!

Good morning!

Spring Running Club will being on Tuesday, March 29 from 3:45-4:45. Registration will close on Monday, March 28th at 3:30pm. Registration will reopen on Wednesday, March 30 for late sign ups.

Please fill out this form to register your child:

http://goo.gl/forms/0Hfe0rq6xD

Thank you!

Libby Lipetzky

Did somebody say Superhero?

Dear Brassfield Families,

We hope you have cleared your calendars and plan on joining us this Tuesday,  March 22nd, from 5:30 - 8:00 for a Meet and Greet with your favorite Superheroes from The Excelsior League including Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, and Captain America to name a few.   We will have 10 Superheroes live at Brassfield for our amazing Superhero Book Fair!  We are sure you will not want to miss this one!  Bring your cameras!

We look forward to seeing you at The Book Fair!!!

A few important dates!

MARCH 2016
18th - Early Release at 1:15pm
21st- Spring Book Fair begins
22nd - Media by Moonnlight
22nd - Last day for Jump Rope for Heart money
23rd - Spring Pictures
24th - Last day for yearbook orders
25th - Good Friday - No school

April 2nd - Saturday school! 8:45am - 12:45pm

Running Club is beginning again!!

Calling all third, fourth and fifth grade boys and girls that enjoy running and would like to prepare for a race (1 mile, 2 mile, or 5k). You should join the Brassfield running club! During our weekly runs, we will work on building endurance and speed while fostering a love of running. The club will begin on Tuesday, March 29th and will meet weekly on TUESDAYS from 3:45-4:45. Our last running club will be Tuesday, May 31st. The runners must be picked up promptly at 4:45 in the carpool parking loop. We expect that all students participating in our running club with exhibit PAWS behavior. If you have questions, feel free to contact Libby Lipetzky (elipetzky@wcpss.net) or Emily Harkey (eharkey@wcpss.net). Happy Running!

The registration form must be completed each season. If your child participated in the fall you must still complete this form in order for him/her to participate this spring. Please submit registration forms by Tuesday, March 22.

http://goo.gl/forms/

ZiJ2FIaOKx

Wake County Math Resource

Families,
Wake County has designed a video for each math standard that demonstrates how the algorithm and area models correlate.  Here is the link Math Videos and I will also create a folder on the side of the blog and place the link there for future reference!

SEESAW Sign Up!

Dear Parents, 

This year we're going to use a new tool to share what we're learning in class called Seesaw. Your child will have his or her own learning journal, and you can get notified when your child adds new items. It's completely private -- only you can see your child's journal outside of class. Click on the link for your student's class  to sign up -- it takes just 30 seconds. Once you sign up, you can download the Seesaw Parent app for iPhone or Android, or access your child's journal on the web. Thanks!

Ms. Kessler's Class: https://app.seesaw.me/s/361-377-864

Mr. Jones' Class: https://app.seesaw.me/s/854-381-686

A video about our field trip coming up to Old Salem!

Old Salem Video

Scholars - Spirit Day Friday 2/ 5!

Calling all FOOTBALL FANS!!! Wear your favorite NFL jersey or shirt (Go Panthers ) on Friday, 2/5!

Saturday School Update

Saturday school for Tracks 1, 2, and 4 will run from 9:15-12:45 this Saturday, January 30th.  Teachers should be here at their normal time and expect to stay until approximately 1:15 (until all students you are responsible for have been picked up). 

As the district is only requiring students to come 3.5 hours, the expectation is that all time will be spent on instruction. This means: 

• No breakfast or lunch will be served (encourage students to bring a good snack!)
• There is no recess. 

Symphony Trip Preperation

Scholars - Be sure to practice America The Beautiful so you can sing along with other 4th grade Wake County scholars.
Follow link below!

America The Beautiful

A message from the Learning Commons

Hi All, 

I just wanted to make you aware of a resource that is available to us free in NC WiseOwl.  The eBook collection can be accessed by clicking on the menu on the left side of the main NC WiseOwl screen.  Students can even access these from home but will need to use the password wiseowl15.  The books range in skill level and interest level appropriate for grades K-8 but you can set specific search parameters for your target audience.  The books are full text and have the color illustrations or photographs exactly as they appear in the print version of a text.  The books can also be downloaded to a device and accessed offline.  I have found great Non-fiction texts for animal research here since we do not have enough copies in our physical collection.  

If you would like more information or need help with this resource please let me know! -

- Ms. Harkey

I-Dent-A-Kid

Look for the flyers coming home with your scholar.  I-Dent-A-Kid will be on campus on Wednesday, January 20th!

Are you missing any items? Be sure to check lost and found

 All of the jackets are now on the left side of the entrance into the cafeteria. ALL of the jackets that you see hanging up will be collected and sent to Goodwill next Friday, January 15th. Please have your class/child look at them as you enter the cafeteria next week.

Some of the scholars Spanish Voice Threads! Check out their hard work!

Vicky: https://voicethread.com/share/7386557/

Sola: https://voicethread.com/share/7386554/ (A few sentences describing himself!)

Sohail: https://voicethread.com/share/7386550/

Sean: https://voicethread.com/share/7386548/

Laura: https://voicethread.com/share/7386547/

Miley: https://voicethread.com/share/7386546/

Sam: https://voicethread.com/share/7386544/

Max: https://voicethread.com/share/7386541/

Anaza: https://voicethread.com/share/7386538/

Austin: https://voicethread.com/share/7386536/

Joshua: http://voicethread.com/share/7386535/

Zorah: http://voicethread.com/share/7386533/

Shanylah: http://voicethread.com/share/7386532/

Kira: http://voicethread.com/share/7386530/