Principal Message 12.4.17
December 3, 2017
Good Afternoon, this is Tracy Purvis, Principal of Banks Road, with the announcements for the coming weeks.
Week Events:
For the week of December 4th:
· Monday, December 4th – Track 2 tracks back in
· Tuesday, December 5th - Pieces of Gold Audition for Banks Boomers at River Bend Middle School at 5:00pm
· Wednesday, December 6th – Book Fair Family Night Grand Event 4pm-6pm – Meet the Principal, Enjoy cookies and juice, and then shop with your special Grand person!
· Friday, December 8th – Pre-K Family Partnership Day
· Friday, December 8th – Book Fair Closes at 12:00pm
· Girls on the Run Reindeer Romp at NC Museum of Art
For the week of December 11th:
· Great Learning and Teaching Continues
2018-2019 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND OPEN HOUSE:
Kindergarten Registration for the 2018-2019 school year begins on January 4, 2018. Your child must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2018 to attend kindergarten next year. Please register rising kindergarten siblings as soon as possible to assist us with our track assignment process. Visit https://www.wcpss.net/Domain/56 for more information.
Banks Road Elementary School will offer an Open House and tours on January 10th at 10:00AM and 6:00PM. Please share this date and times with any families who may be interested in learning more about our school. This information session is for families who are new to our school. Kindergarten orientation for parents will be scheduled for later in the spring. We look forward to meeting all of our New Trailblazers!
ART ROOM SUPPLIES NEEDED:
· Empty clean egg cartons
· Knitting yarn in all colors
· 24 Disposable Muffin tins (to use as paint palettes)
· Plastic quart yogurt containers or large plastic coffee containers
Readvolution:
This is a district wide reading initiative to support literacy in our students. How fortunate that Banks Road got a jump start on this with Read-a-thon. Please see the letter which explains WCPSS partnership with the Carolina Hurricanes. All students meeting the goal will receive complimentary Hurricanes tickets. Letters can also be located: · Instruction Flyer · Parent Letter · Carolina Hurricane’s Website and Videos
BYOD:
Please check your child’s Friday folder for the BYOD letter and contract that was sent home. We were a Bring Your Own Device pilot school last year and are moving to BYOD whole school this fall. Please check out our BYOD site: https://sites.google.com/a/wcpss.net/banks-road-byod/important-dates
If you have any questions please call the Front Desk at 919-890-7333.
Our trailblazers, both big and small, are blazing magnificent trails! Join us in celebrating their daily and weekly accomplishments. Hope you had a wonderful weekend!