Collecting donations of canned and boxed food items which will be used to create Thanksgiving holiday boxes that will be presented to the custodial, cafeteria and crossing guard staff of Brentfield and Dobie Primary in appreciation for their dedication to our children.
Brentfield Auction 2009 Mark Your Calendars and Buy Your Tickets! February 14, 2009 -- Canyon Creek Country Club -- 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. $45/person Babysitting will be available at WOGA ($30/child, $25/child for siblings) Please contact Leigh Bennett (leighbennett@sbcglobal.net) or Avra Carr (socialbutterfly@sbcglobal.net) to donate items or purchase tickets.
The Auction Committee has extend the deadline to purchase tickets at $45/person until January 5, 2009. After that date tickets will go up to $50/person.
For your convenience, check out the Auction Reservation and Sponsorship Form. Once the form has been filled out, bring it by with your payment to either the Primary or Intermediate building and give it to Cindy or Linda to put it in the auction reservation box.
ATTENTION BRENTFIELD PARENTS…PTA and ROBIN FISHMAN NEED YOU!|
EXPERIENCE THE AWARENESS
Experience the Awareness, a program created by the mother of an Autistic child, allows students to "walk in another's shoes" to teach awareness of several different disabilities. The main portion of the program is an "obstacle course" containing 10 stations, highlighting 13 different disabilities. Participants wear simple equipment to simulate a disability or symptoms of a disability and then perform a simple everyday task "with the disability." This honest and unassuming program allows students to explore and understand disabilities through experience and teaches them to be accepting of diversity among human beings.
We need 25 Parent volunteers to assist students.
Volunteer Training is
Monday, December 8TH 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location TBA
The program will be on
Wednesday, December 17th, from 7:50 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
If kids know why, they can accept, they can adapt, and they can help. And they care.
DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS AWESOME OPPORTUNITY!
Book Fair Safari!
Mark your calendars so you don't miss the Scholastic Book Fair.
The Fair will run from Monday, November 17 - Friday, November 21.
Hours are as follows: Monday: 7:45 AM-3:45 PM Both Libraries Tuesday: 7:00 AM-3:45 PM Intermediate Library 8:15 AM-3:45 PM Primary Library Wednesday: 7:00 AM-3:45 PM Primary Library 8:15 AM-3:45 Intermediate Library Thursday: 7:45 AM-3:45 PM and 5:30 PM-7:00 PM Both Libraries Friday: 7:45 AM-10:00 AM Both Libraries
Make note of the special early shopping hours during the Dads Invasion breakfasts in both buildings, as well as the evening hours on Thursday, November 20.
Proceeds benefit our wonderful Brentfield Libraries. Do some early holiday or birthday shopping, as books make wonderful gifts!
Why Do We Fundraise? Our President Ginger Newberg has some insights and information... why-do-we-fundraise.pdf
Get a Media Cart for our Teachers!
All donations to the Brentfield Excellence in Education Fund and any extra money from our regular fundraising activities are going to the CART program for our teachers. Our goal - one cart for every teacher!
Brentfield’s Multicultural Event
Thursday, January 22nd 6:30 p.m.
The PTA invites all Brentfield families to share their cultural backgrounds with others and to learn and
appreciate our diversity. Our first planning meeting will be the last week of October.
If you are interested in helping plan or volunteer for this fun and worthwhile event, please contact
Cristie Schlosser at 214-546-6747 or email: schlosserdesign@sbcglobal.net.
GOT TALENT?
Need a little more time? Sign up sheets will be posted in both building lobbies beginning November 17
th (not November 11th as originally communicated). If your child is interested in performing in the Talent Show on either January 28th or 29th, please be sure to sign up.
There will be 50 acts in all, and they will be filled on a first-come first served basis. Questions? E-mail DianeLaner@tx.rr.com.
SCHOOL SUPPLY STORES ARE OPEN! Primary & Intermediate Buildings Tuesday and Thursday 7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the stores please contact me. I need volunteers from November to the end of the school year. Special thanks to our September and October volunteers: Melissa Aguayo, Cheryl Weitz, Julie Farrell, Mary Dettmer and Marni Meek!!!!!!
Box Tops For Education You can make a difference for Brentfield every time your shop for groceries! Just clip the Box Tops coupons from hundreds of your favorite products and send them to school in a zip top baggie with your child’s teachers name printed on the outside. What an easy way to make money for Brentfield and your child's classroom. The money ollected will be used by each classroom teacher. Box Tops do expire, so check the dates. For a more information and a list of participating items go to www.boxtops4education.com Thank you for supporting this easy fundraiser! Beverly Thoes