Brassfield Holiday Spirit Week - Click here to join in the fun!

Track 1 Envisions Learning Experience is Around the Corner

Click here to view the invite! 

4th and 5th AIG Spring Nomination Dates

If you would like to nominate your 4th or 5th grade scholar  to be considered for AIG testing.  Please contact their classroom teacher or me, skessler@wcpss.net.  Our School Base Committee  will review your child and you will receive written confirmation of what the team decided.  Here are the dates that your child can be nominated for "Spring" Testing.

Nomination Windows

Track 1 - Now - January 8th

Track 2 - Now - January 8th

Track 3 - Now - January 8th

Track 4 - Now - February 1st

South Topsail Elementary Hurricane Relief

Brassfield Community -
Please follow the link below to see how
you can help families in need! Every
little bit counts!

Hurricane Relief Link!

Running Club Update for 10/10/2018

Due to the rainy weather today, and the wet conditions of the track, field, and trail areas where we run, running club will be cancelled today. Please make arrangements for your student to get home after school at normal time. We will plan to have running club next Wednesday! 

**Don't forget to sign up for the Angus Barn 5k for this Sunday, October 14th. We are very excited about this awesome event! Sign up here (https://event.racereach.com/walk-for-hope/register) using Brassfield Running Club as the team name. We will all meet by the starting line at 7:45am for a group photo! Please wear either this year's running club shirt or a yellow/neon colored shirt so that we can all match and find each other. Please make sure you have someone available to run with your student as this is an off campus event. 

DUKE TiP Information has arrived on Campus!

Families,
I have the materials for DUKE TiP if you are interested.  If your child has qualified for AIG Services they are automatically allowed to participate.  If your child has not officially qualified they are welcomed to take the PSAT.  Please visit  this link..

Character Parade

Our character parade will be on October 31st again! Here is the letter for parents in both English and Spanish, please send home at your earliest convenience! A more detailed email will come out sooner to the date for teachers about how the day will go :) 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-cfp2PX1QYntOY748zpFxqdDdP6HVyx2s1_rU7mE-2Q/edit?usp=sharing

Help us keep BrainPOP at Brassfield!!

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/popping-our-continuous-curiosity-with-br/3439506/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=page&utm_campaign=ifproject&utm_term=teacher_431377&rf=page-dc-2018-08-ifproject-teacher_431377&challengeid=42287

Maker Space Update!!

Check out this link to see what your grade level and
classroom teacher have been assigned!
Thank you for your support!

                                     

Welcome to a New Year in AIG with Ms. Kessler

Please click here to read the 2018-2019 Welcome Letter

Thank you!
Stacy Kessler

Fall Running Club for the Fall of 2018!

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, 8/29/18 and will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 3:45-4:45.  Our last running club will be Wednesday, 11/7/18. Runners are welcomed to attend running club over their track out if someone is available to drop them off at the track, sign in with a coach, and pick them up at the carpool loop after practice as usual. 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 will exhibit PAWS behavior. Runners will receive one warning for poor behavior choices. After the one warning, runners who are continuing to make poor behavior choices will be asked to leave the club.  If you have questions, feel free to contact Libby Lipetzky (elipetzky@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.

Link to sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/3KnRu0F0WZc1sNwO2 

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Fall Nomination and Testing Windows for Grades 4 - 8

Track 1
Nomination Window - July 9, 2018 - August 10, 2018
Testing Window - August 20, 2018 - August 31, 2018

Track 2, Track 3, and Track 4
Nomination Window - July 9, 2018 - September 7, 2018
Testing Window - September 17, 2018 - September 28, 2018

If a child is nominated after the Nomination Window they will be considered for the Spring Testing.  If you have any questions please contact me at - skessler@wcpss.net.

Thank you!

Attention 3rd Grade Students and Families!

In Wake County 3rd Grade students all take the CogAT test.  This test is a series of 9 tests that are each 10 minutes long.  They take 3 tests a day for three days.  If your child has one score of 85% and above, with parental permission, we will then administer the IOWA test.  This test takes two days.  Your child will take Reading one day and Math the following.  Each test takes approximately one hour.
Any child that has TWO scores of 95% and above in BOTH areas of English Language Arts and Math will qualify for AIG services that begin quarter 4 of 3rd Grade.  If your child has one score of 95% and above in either qualifying area, additional tests are administered individually to try to get a second qualifying score.

The CogAT tests will be administered for Tracks 1 on Monday, August 27 - 29, 2018 and for Tracks 2, 3, 4 on Monday, September 17 - 19, 2018.  Tests will begin at 9:30am

The IOWA tests have been scheduled for Tracks 1&2 on Monday, November 5 - 6, 2018 and for Tracks 3&4 for Tuesday, November 27 - 28, 2018.  These tests will also begin promptly at 9:30 am.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me, Stacy Kesssler - skessler@wcpss.net

Spring Carnival at Brassfield!

Spring Carnival – Friday, June 1^st – Volunteers Needed

Brassfield’s first Spring Carnival is 2 weeks away! We hope you are planning to join us on Friday, June 1^st  in the Lower Field @ 5-8 PM.

Ticket sales are going great, but volunteers are desperately needed at to run game stations. If the sign-up does not increase, then we will have to eliminate a significant number of games. Please help!

Volunteers can sign-up here. Grab a friend and work a station together!

Envisions Learning Experience for Tracks 2, 3 &4!

You are invited to the

Fitness Pursuit

&

Career Aspirations

Wax Museum

WHEN: June 22nd @2:45 - 3:20

Who’s Class: Albert, Nolan, Koester, Sholar, Jones, Estrela

Where: Cafe at Brassfield

What to expect: Please casually come and visit our stations as we showcase our talents and share our projects that we have worked on this year.

4th&5th Grade Envisions Learning Experience

You are invited to the

Fitness Pursuit

&

Career Aspirations

Wax Museum

WHEN: June 5th @2:45 - 3:20

Who’s Class: Danahy, Topoll & Beyer

Where: Cafe at Brassfield

What to expect: Please casually come and visit our stations as we showcase our talents and share our projects that we have worked on this year.

Single Subject Acceleration 2018-2019

If you would like to nominate your student for Single Subject Acceleration please print the form below or stop in and see me to obtain one.  Please complete the form and turn in to me during the designated window.  If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.  Attached you will find updated information from the county and the permission slip.

Testing Windows and SSA Information

Agreement Form

Thank you,
Stacy Kessler

Running Club Update

Good afternoon!

Our first running club of the season was great! Read more about it on our running club blog: http://brassfieldesrunners.blogspot.com/ . Make sure to bring your shoes and water next week, we will be doing the 1 mile timed run at practice! 

Happy running!

- The Running Club Coaches

SSA Information for Math

Information regarding SSA Math - Click on the link

Placement Guide from Central Office

You will find a presentation slide show created by the county that explains placement guides for Acceleration within Wake County Public Schools.

Placement Guide Slide Show/Presentation

Interested in Running Club?

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, March 14th, and will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 3:45-4:45.  Our last running club will be Wednesday, May 23rd. Students are welcomed to attend running club over their track out if someone is available to drop them off at the track, sign in with a coach, and pick them up at the carpool loop after practice as usual. 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. Runners will receive one warning for poor behavior choices. After the one warning, runners who are continuing to make poor behavior choices will be asked to leave the club.  If you have questions, feel free to contact Libby Lipetzky (elipetzky@wcpss.net).  Happy Running!

*Reminder: This 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.

*Sign Ups will close on March 13th, 2018 at 3:30pm. We will not be able to accept any late sign ups this season.

*Please make sure to read all information about t-shirts in the sign up! We will not be able to accept any late payments this season.

*Link to sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/6o5j4GqcmSHWnQm92 

Join us for Literacy Night!

Books, books, books!  Come and join us for Brassfield Literacy Night on Thursday, February 8 from 5:30-6:30 PM in the Learning Commons!  There will be informational sessions for grades K-5 on Technology, Good Fit Books, and Comprehension & Writing.  We will be having a social book swap where you can leave a book and take a book!  Hope to see you there!

A Deal to Good to Miss Out On!!

🔥💥🔥The owner of the Raleigh Bookbar (my Mom 😜) is RETIRING in 2 months! They’re in the Falls River shopping center, in N. Raleigh.

You can stock up on your favorite books at HUGE savings! As of today, EVERYTHING is on sale!! All hardcover books are only $1; all DVDs are a $1; and paperback books are only $0.50!! 📕📗📘

If you have store credit, of course that will be honored!! And you’ll save even MORE!!

Also, if you've always wanted to own your own used bookstore, there's still time! But you'll want to contact us asap, while there's still plenty of inventory!

We hope to see you in the store soon, grabbing your favorites, while we still have a GREAT selection!! 📚

The store # is 919-780-7804 and website is www.raleighbookbar.com.

Future Authors! Check out this opportunity! I would love to see you challenge yourself to this creative opportunity!

SCOPE'S WRITE-A-STORY CONTEST VIDEO

I’m super-psyched to be judging Scholastic’s Scope Magazine Write-A-Story contest this year. For contest details, CLICK HERE. To help everybody get started, I recorded this video of SOME OF MY FAVORITE WRITING TIPS. CHECK IT OUT!