Make-Up Days (Saturday) 9:15-12:45 

Dec 7th Arrival (8:45-9:15)

Lost and Found

Lost and Found will be set out on tables outside of cafeteria Thursday, December 5 through Tuesday, December 10. Please come by and claim your lost and found. Any items not claimed will be donated to the Raleigh Rescue Mission.

Holiday Spirit Week (December 16-20)

Merry Monday- Dress yourself up like a present! (show Kindness by writing a nice note to someone) 

Tacky Tuesday - Ugly sweaters, elf socks, jingle bell accessories, light necklaces, santa hat, etc. (show Open Mindedness by complimenting others wacky choices!) Winter Wonderland Wednesday - Wear white and dress like a snowman, snow angel, polarbear, arctic animal, etc. (show Creativity by making a paper snowflake for someone) 

The Grinch Thursday: Dress like the Grinch (or characters from it) (show Love like the Grinch and give someone a hug) 

Festive Slumber Party Friday- Wear your holiday PJs! (show Humor and write someone a holiday joke!)

Brassfield Holiday Bears ♥️🎁🐻.
Track 2, 3, and 4 Bears are due Monday, December 9th.

BACKPACK BUDDIES

Backpack Buddies needs your help with food donations. Contributing is easy!  Here is a link to a sign up genius where you can sign up to bring in specific food items as often as you want throughout the year.  Just sign up for a week, for as many items as you'd prefer and have your child put them in the blue bin by the front doors of the school!  It's very easy!  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4ea9af2eabf58-brassfield3  

The Backpack Buddies Committee sincerely appreciates any and all help you can provide! 

IStation

Parents and Families of Students in Grades K-3

Look for more information this week in Wednesday folders and on our school site.

North Carolina has selected Istation as the state’s reading assessment beginning with the 2019-20 school year. Istation helps to identify students’ abilities in phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Wake County Public Schools will begin using this assessment for the middle of the year benchmarking period which occurs in December for year round schools and January for traditional calendar schools.

**Please Note: Teachers will not have data available until after the testing windows below**

Istation Testing Windows 2019-20 School Year

MOY: December- YR & EOY: April – YR

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Join us for upcoming meetings of the District 3 Board Advisory Council (BAC) and let your voice be heard!  The Board Advisory Council provides support to the Wake County Board of Education and the Wake County Public School System in their mission to educate each student to be a responsible and productive citizen who can effectively manage future challenges. 

This is a great opportunity for parents and school administrators/staff to hear what is happening in our district and share your concerns. ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend! 

Upcoming 2019-2020 BAC 3 Meetings (5:30-7:00):

February 10, 2020 (North Ridge Elementary School)

April 20, 2020 (Brassfield Elementary School)

Student Clubs

Lego Club

Lego Club will meets the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month from 8:00-8:45 in the Learning Commons.  Please email David at dwilson98@gmail.com to signup.

Chess Club

Chess Club meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 8:00-8:45 in the Learning Commons. Please contact William Booth at wm.g.booth@icloud.com for more information. 

Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad is underway! Please view this flier for more information. Contact Head Coach, Heather Pelletier at hpelletier@wcpss.net with questions. 

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