Greetings, this is Dr. Tracy Purvis, Principal of Banks Road, with the announcements for the coming weeks.
Week Events:
For the week of April 1st:
- Monday, April 1st: Garden Club at 8am
Monday, April 1st: Track 1 tracks in
- Tuesday, April 1st: World Autism Awareness Day – Wear Blue
- Tuesday, April 2nd: Boomers and Robotics at 8am
- Tuesday, April 2nd: Track 2 and Track 3 Spring Pictures and Class Pictures
- Thursday, April 4th: Boomers and Robotics at 8am
- Friday, April 5th: 5th Grade Track 1 and Track 2 Greensboro Science Center Field Trip
- Friday, April 5th: Book Club at 8am
For the week of April 8th:
- Monday, April 8th: Garden Club at 8am
- Tuesday, April 9th: Boomers at 8am
- Tuesday, April 9th: Kindergarten Track 1 and Track 3 Science is Fun for Everyone On-Campus Field Trip
- Thursday, April 11th: Boomers at 8am
- Friday, April 12th: First Grade Track 1 and Track 3 Marbles Field Trip
- Friday, April 12th: Second Grade Track 2 and Track 3 Historic Oak View Field Trip
NC HEROES:
Congratulations to Mrs. LaPlace and Mrs. Barnes. They have been nominated as NC School Heroes. Please follow the link below. You can vote once daily. Voting ends on Sunday, March 31st. Winners will be announced on or about May 6, 2019.
https://www.ncschoolheroes.com/?eid=2019272
WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY – Tuesday, April 2nd:
April is World Autism Month. Everyone is encouraged to go blue to increase global understanding and acceptance of people with autism on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. So, let’s wear blue to show our support!
BANKS ROAD TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS:
Talent Show auditions will be held on Tuesday, April 16th.
SAVE THE DATE:
Banks Road Arts’ Night and Talent Show will be held on Friday, May 10th.
LETTERLAND DAY – Saturday, April 27th:
Raleigh’s Pullen Park will be transformed into Letterland on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. to celebrate preschool and elementary school students in Wake County. Parking and admission to the park are FREE (rides are $1.50). Park in Pullen Park parking lots, with overflow parking at the Reynolds Parking Deck on Jenson Drive.
PTA SAVE THE DATE:
Please save the date for the next General PTA Meeting to be held on Friday, May 10, 2019. Additional information will be shared as soon as it is available from the PTA.
ANNUAL MUSIC IN SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE:
Our theme this year is “It’s Our World”. Students are studying multicultural music and how to take care of our earth. Performance dates and times are below.
Track 1 and Track 3 – April 18, 2019
Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Performance – 9:30am
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Performance – 10:45am
Track 2 and Track 4 – April 26, 2019
Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Performance – 9:30am
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Performance – 10:45am
TRANSPORTATION UPDATE:
As a point of clarification, if the school is notified there will be a bus delay it will be posted on the Banks Road Bus Twitter feed. The twitter feed is located on the left side of our school website under the title ‘Bus Information’. Parents may contact the school if they would like to change their child’s method of transportation based on the information.
PTA – 2019-2020:
Parents,
If you are interested in volunteering for the PTA next year, then please use the link below to indicate your interest. Thank you.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4ba5a72ea0fa7-nominations
2019-2020 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION and ORIENTATION:
Welcome Class of 2032! All kindergarten students and rising kindergartners can now register online!
Visit https://www.wcpss.net/Domain/56 for more information.
Banks Road Elementary School will have our 2019 -2020 Kindergarten Orientation for parents on Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm. We look forward to meeting all our New Trailblazer Families!
If you have any questions, please call the Front Desk at 919-890-7333.
Our Trailblazers continue to blaze their individual trails for success! Join us in celebrating their many accomplishments.
