Welcome from Your PTA Officers!

Hello! On behalf of the PTA, we would like to welcome you to Brushy Creek Elementary – an Exemplary-rated school with an excellent faculty and staff and great families!

As part of our community, we hope you will follow three easy steps to being involved at BCE:

1. Join the PTA. Our PTA administers a number of educational and community programs and provides funding for important academic initiatives. Nearly half of your membership dues will be used to fund programs right here at BCE. The more family members that join, the more our school benefits. Members also receive discounts! Find them at http://benefits.brushycreekpta.com.

2. Give Your Support. Our PTA spends more than $100 per student each year. To meet our goals, we will launch our Feather Our Nest direct donation drive on September 9th. We encourage you to consider how you can help fund the many programs and initiatives listed on the next page.

3. Volunteer. There are numerous ways to get involved at school or from home, depending on your availability. Fill out the enclosed Volunteer form to let us know what suits you and your schedule best. All help is appreciated!

We look forward to you joining us for another great year!

Your 2014-2015 PTA Officers,

Jaime Ferguson, President Leslie Quarnaccio, VP 1

Jill Verrico, VP 2 Donna Trevino, Secretary

Robert Kaltenbacher, Treasurer Stacey Lesieur, Historian

Suzanne Fell, Parliamentarian

Greetings from the Principal!

Dear Brushy Creek Families, The beginning of the school year is so exciting! There are new supplies, new clothes, new shoes, and new opportunities for friendships, new learning and new opportunities to get involved. The PTA is comprised of parents, family members, teachers and community member who have a vested interest in supporting Brushy Creek. The PTA is run by an executive board who are nominated and voted on and volunteer their time tirelessly. This organization is instrumental in raising funds to support teaching and learning and bring in educational programs and events. We are very grateful for their never-ending support. I encourage everyone to join PTA and find one opportunity to get involved. Be a Watch-Dog, help a teacher for a couple hours, volunteer at an event, support our “Feather Our Nest” fundraiser with a donation, or help out on Campus Beautification Day. We need everyone’s support because we truly are “Better Together”. Sincerely, Valerie Tidwell Principal .

August 2014

Get Involved

Three ways to make a difference through the PTA:

1. Join Become a PTA Member - Fill out the attached One-Stop Shop form & return it to your child’s teacher or purchase through the online store.

2. Support Look for the bright yellow “Feather Our Nest” envelope in the Tuesday folder on 9/9/14.

3. Volunteer Fill out the attached Volunteer form and return it to your child’s teacher.

Stay Informed

Five places to find out what’s happening at BCE:

1. www.brushycreekpta.com Your source for all PTA & school information

2. Tuesday E-Folder on BCE Homepage Important downloadable flyers and forms

3. PTA Weekly Email Updates Register & sign up to receive these through www.brushycreekpta.com

4. Facebook www.facebook.com/bcepta

5. PTA Meetings Dates on the back of this newsletter

2014-2015 School Info & Newsletter!

BCE’s Tweet – August 2014 Page 2 of 4

Brushy Creek PTA’s Tweet www.BrushyCreekPTA.com August 2014

PTA Programs and Priorities

Learn about all of our PTA’s programs and

sign up to volunteer at www.brushycreekpta.com!

Where Do

BCE PTA Funds

What exactly is the PTA?

Founded in 1897, The Parent Teacher Association is a national nonprofit organization with the mission of making every child’s potential a

reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate

for all children.

Parent Information Nights

Kinder – 2nd Grade: Monday, September 9th

3rd- 5th Grade: Tuesday, September 10th

Kinder and 3rd – 6:00 pm in Library 1st and 4th – 6:30 pm in Gym

2nd and 5th – 7:00 pm in Library

∗ Hear from your child’s teacher ∗ Buy school T-shirts ∗ Sign up for after-school clubs ∗ Learn more about PTA committees

Hey, Dads! Be a part of

your child’s day at BCE as

one of our WATCH D.O.G.S.

(Dads of Great Students)!

Come to the kick-off meeting

in the cafeteria on Monday, September 15th, at

6:30 pm to learn more about this great program

and sign up. Free pizza and drinks provided for

you and your Blue Jay! Please visit BCE’s

website and sign up to attend.

What Does BCE PTA Do?

BCE’s Tweet – August 2014 Page 3 of 4

Brushy Creek PTA’s Tweet www.BrushyCreekPTA.com August 2014

Parent to Parent:

Navigating Your Blue Jay’s Day at BCE

School begins at 7:45 a.m. sharp every day.

Students may begin arriving at 7:20. After 7:45

students are considered tardy. After 9:00 they

are considered absent unless they have a note

from a healthcare provider stating they were at

an appointment.

Students may be dropped off at the front

entrance or enter through the back. If you drop

off your child along Stonebridge Drive, please

follow traffic laws and make sure your child

crosses the street at a designated crosswalk.

Students arriving before 7:35 should go to the

following areas to wait with teacher supervision:

Cafeteria

Kinder, 1st, and 3rd Grades

Gymnasium

2nd, 4th and 5th Grades

Visiting and Volunteering

Brushy Creek welcomes parents to visit their children during lunch and to volunteer in one of the many capacities listed on the attached PTA Volunteer Form.

To ensure your child’s safety, all visitors are asked to present their driver’s license upon their first visit. Likewise, all on-campus volunteers in the Round Rock School District are required to fill out a short confidential background check every year. This form can be found on the BCE Website: http://brushycreek.roundrockisd.org

If your child is buying lunch, you can send cash

or a check or prepay online through

PayPams (www.paypams.com). The cost for

the basic lunch tray is $2.30; milk or juice is

$0.60. Hot breakfast is also available daily for

$1.35 from 7:20am-7:35am. Check the school

website for your child’s lunchtime.

Find more info such as HOW TO REPORT AN

ABSENCE and much more by visiting the BCE

Website at http://brushycreek.roundrockisd.org

There are multiple ways to pick up your child after school. You may select the one that works best for your family. If you need to change your child’s mode of transportation, send a note to your child’s teacher, click on the icon on the school website or call the front office by 2:00 p.m.

Kindergarten students will not be dismissed without someone to pick them up. If you are late, your child will be waiting for you in the office.

Bus Riders and Day Care Vans: To see bus routes and times, go to www.roundrockisd.org and use the School & Bus Route Locator. Some after-school day care programs also offer van transportation to their facilities. Students who ride buses and day care vans are escorted by their teacher from their classroom to their designated area in the rear of the building to wait for their transportation. This area is supervised by staff.

Car Riders: The car rider line forms in front of the school on Great Oaks Drive and starts moving around 2:50 p.m. As you enter the front driveway, a staff member will radio your child’s name to a “receiver” staff member. Have your child’s name and grade clearly visible on your windshield to expedite the process. (Ask your teacher for the form). Pull to the furthest point in the line. Your child will be escorted to the car by school staff and safety patrol students.

Front Walkers: Front walkers exit the front of the building directly from the Kindergarten wing area of the school on Great Oaks Drive and walk or ride their bikes home from there. If you will be meeting your child, be there by 2:45.

Back Walkers: Students are dismissed from their classrooms to proceed to the back of the building onto the blacktop. Parents who drive their back walkers home park along the west side of Stonebridge Drive or the church parking lot across the street and then meet their children on the blacktop.

Remember to obey school zone speed limit and cell phone laws and only cross the streets at designated crosswalks!

STAY SAFE!

Brushy Creek PTA’s Tweet www.BrushyCreekPTA.com August 2014

20 th – Welcome Walk

22 th – School Supply Drop-off

23 th – Campus Beautification

26 th – First Day of School

1st – Labor Day - No school

3rd – PTA Executive Meeting

5 th – Grandparents Day Lunch

8 th – Parent Info Night PreK-2nd

9 th – Parent info Night 3rd-5th

9 th – Feather Our Nest Starts

15 th – WATCH DOG Kickoff

17 th – PTA Planning

19 th –Football Friday

24 th – Early Release/Kona Ice

27 th – Hairy Man Festival

1st – PTA Executive Meeting

6 th – PTA General Meeting

7 th – Pet Clinic

9 th – Family Fitness Night

13 th –Student Holiday – No School

14 th – Fall Picture Day

22nd – Green Apple Deposit Day

22 nd – PTA Planning Meeting

24 th – Blue Jay Bash

29 th – Early Release/Kona Ice

30 th – 3rd grade Musical

3rd – Int’l Children’s Week Begins

5 th – PTA Executive Meeting

7 th – ICD Festival

11 th – 4th grade Veteran’s Day Musical

12th – Green Apple Deposit Day

18 th – Picture Retakes

19 th – PTA Planning Meeting

20 th –Thanksgiving Lunch

21 th – Turkey Trot

24-28 th Thanksgiving Break

2nd – Pet Clinic

3rd – Green Apple Deposit Day

3rd – PTA Executive Meeting

3rd – Early Release/Kona Ice

15 th – PTA General Meeting

18 th – DARE graduation for 5th grade

18 th – Class Winter Parties

19 th – Winter Break Begins

5 th – Student Holiday –No School

6 th – School Resumes

7th – Green Apple Deposit Day

7 th – PTA Planning Meeting

19 th – Student Holiday – No School

21 st - PTA Executive Meeting

22 nd – Science Night

28th – Green Apple Deposit Day

4 th – PTA Planning Meeting

4 th – Early Release/ Kona Ice

9 th – PTA General Meeting

10 th – Spring Picture Day

13 th – Class Valentines Parties

16 th – President’s Day Holiday –

No School

18th – Green Apple Deposit Day

25 th – PTA Executive Meeting

26 th - Volunteer Luncheon

** Pet Clinic Date This Month! **

11th – Green Apple Deposit Day

11 th – PTA Planning Meeting

11 th - Early Release/Kona Ice

13 th – Texas Day/ Kinder &

1st grade Hoedown

16-20 th - Spring Break

25 th – PTA Executive Meeting

26 th – Family Fitness Night

30 th – 4/2 - STAAR testing

4th & 5th grades

** Kinder Round Up Date

This Month! **

1st – Green Apple Deposit Day

3rd – Spring Holiday- No School

8 th – PTA Planning Meeting

9 th – 2nd grade Musical

10 th – Carnival/Silent Auction

13 th - PTA General Meeting

16 th – Family Art Night

21 st - 24 th – STARR testing 3rd. 4th

& 5th grades

29th – Green Apple Deposit Day

29 th – PTA Executive Meeting

4 th – Book Fair Week Begins

4-9 th Teacher Appreciation Week

6 th – Early Release/Kona Ice

7 th – 5th Grade Musical

12 th –13 th - STAAR Re-take days

13 th – PTA Executive Meeting

15 th – Field Day & Cookout

20th – Green Apple Deposit Day

25 th – School Holiday

26 th – PTA General Meeting

** Pet Clinic date this month **

Brushy Creek Elementary

3800 Stonebridge Drive

Round Rock, TX 78681

(512) 428-3000

www.brushycreekpta.com

http://brushycreek.roundrockisd.org

On Facebook – www.facebook.com/bcepta

Dates on calendar subject to change, please confirm dates via website

4 th – Last Day of School &

5th Grade Graduation