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Brentwood Families,

 

Hope you had a great weekend! 

 

Please see information below for updates: 

 

Important Dates to Remember

                              

Week of Monday, Feb. 27 = Read Across America Spirit Week

 

Monday, Feb. 27 = 4th Grade Field Trip (Camp Flintlock)

      

 

IMPORTANT UPDATES

 

Thank you Brentwood Families

 

Thank you families for attending our Science and Engineering Night this past week. It was great to see so many families. We would also like to thank all the families that donated snacks to show staff appreciation. THANK YOU!

 

PTA Book Fair

 

Wow! We had a successful PTA Book Fair. Thank you students and families! The funds from PTA Book Fair will be able to support our school.

 

Shout out to all the volunteers who helped with the Book Fair. 

 

Also, a SPECIAL SHOUT OUT to PTA Board Members and Brentwood Parents Mary Ward, Cecelia Wall, and Kali Tunstall for their hard work with making sure the Book Fair went well, especially during Science and Engineering Night.

 

Read Across America Week

 

We are excited about Read Across America Week and the events that will take place this week. Students are invited to join staff in Read Across America Spirit Week. View the flyer below:

 

Read Across America Flyer

 

PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

DON’T FORGET: Join our Brentwood Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

 

We need your help in helping support our Brentwood students and staff. You can help us by joining the Brentwood PTA. Click the following link to join the PTA today! We are striving for 100% membership!

 

https://bmesepta.memberhub.com/

 

Reminder: Free and Reduced Lunch Forms 

 

If you have not already, please complete the Free and Reduced Lunch forms for your child(ren). These numbers are used in determining our Title I funding at Brentwood. Forms can be completed online or a hard copy that can be turned into the office. If you need a hard copy, contact (919)850-8720. Below is the link to complete the online form: https://www.wcpss.net/Page/1849

 

 

Reminder: Important COVID Procedures and Protocols

 

Please make sure to refer to the Safe to School Plan for Families for all Health and Safety Guidelines. 

 

IMPORTANT: Please know that parents will be contacted if their child experiences any of the following  symptoms while at school, and will need to be picked up. 

 

Symptoms: 

 

Fever or chills | Cough | Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing | Fatigue

Muscle or body aches | Headache | New loss of taste or smell | Sore throat

Congestion or runny nose | Nausea or vomiting | Diarrhea

 Please refer to the following link for more information: https://www.wcpss.net/WhenToReturn.

 

School Communication

 

Please make sure that you are receiving school communication from Ms. McKinley. There have been some families that have stated that they are not receiving the school communication. It is important that you are receiving this information as it contains important announcements. Please check out the following link for more information on school messenger: https://www.wcpss.net/schoolmessenger.

 

If you are not receiving school communication, contact our front office at (919)850-8720 so that we can verify what information you have in our system.

 

Please visit our website, www.wcpss.net/brentwoodes for more information about Brentwood Magnet Elementary. Ms. McKinley will send home a weekly School Messenger to all families every Sunday evening. These messages are located on the Brentwood website at the following link. 

 

REMINDER: Brentwood Afterschool Program

 

We will continue partnering with Raleigh Parks and Recreation for our After School program. The program will be held on the Brentwood campus on school days from 3:00 - 6:00 for a cost.

 

The program strives to make available a high-quality program at a low cost. The goal is to include a variety of curriculum-based programs such as arts & crafts, fitness & nutrition, and homework assistance.

 

Registration needs to be completed through Raleigh Parks and Rec. For more information and the registration process, please visit:

 

https://raleighnc.gov/SupportPages/after-school-x-press

 

REMINDER: Follow us on Social Media

 

Check out the wonderful things going on at Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering!

 

Twitter: @BrentwoodMESE

Facebook: BrentwoodMESE

 

Feel free to contact the school at (919)850-8720  if you have additional questions or contact your child’s teacher if you need any assistance. 

Sincerely,

 

Melissa McKinley, Principal