Show your Red Fox Spirit!

UPDATE: Pre-orders are closed. Please visit our PTA booth or online store beginning in October to purchase spiritwear.

The Bayard Rustin PTA is offering a new tie-dye t-shirt design and first-ever adult and youth face mask designs for purchase.

In addition to showing your Red Fox spirit, your order will benefit the PTA and our work supporting academic needs, advocating for important issues and engaging our community. Learn more about the PTA at brespta.org.

Complete this form by Monday, September 13, to pre-order your t-shirts and masks. Then submit your payment (cash or check) or online via PayPal. Checks may be made payable to the Bayard Rustin Elementary School PTA. Payments must be received by September 15.

Pre-ordered t-shirts and masks will be distributed in October. Additionally, these items will be available at the PTA table at in-person family events beginning in October.

Questions? Email info@brespta.org.

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Generation Z Tutoring Available

Generation Z is an organization of students who all share the same goal of bettering the community by encouraging learning and offering extra help to younger students outside the classroom. All of their tutors are highly qualified Richard Montgomery High School students.

 Generation Z members are currently tutoring over 100 students individually online. They offer a variety of subjects free of cost, including math, grammar, reading, writing, science, social studies, and several foreign languages.

Learn more about this service and how to sign up here.


Get Involved with the BRES PTA in 2021-2022

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Hello Bayard Rustin Elementary Community!

I hope you have had a relaxing and fulfilling summer. As your PTA president for the 2021-2022 school year, I’m thrilled to welcome you to the Bayard Rustin Elementary School PTA.

Our PTA's mission is to “make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.” Our focus this year will be on creating connections: among students, parents and guardians, and educators and staff.

The pandemic brought us many challenges, including social distancing. Our PTA is dedicated to helping you, your child, and their teachers and staff have a successful school year as we reconnect in person.

Our job is to provide our school with programs and resources to enrich the educational experience of every child. We must all work together to ensure the best for our children. But we can’t do it without YOU. Here’s what you can do to support the PTA and our great Bayard Rustin Elementary School: 

  • BE A MEMBER: Membership dues are $20 per individual per year or $40 per family per year. Follow the link to enter/update your information, pay your dues, and make a donation.  https://bres.ptboard.com/membership

  • VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER: The PTA is nothing without volunteers and we appreciate you all! Check out the volunteer sign-up online and talk to board members and find something that interests you! Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, older brothers and sisters—everyone is welcome to get involved. And we offer SSL opportunities. https://www.brespta.org/volunteer

  • ATTEND PTA MEETINGS & EVENTS: Participate! Check out the calendar of PTA meetings and events. We add new events regularly.

PAINLESS FUNDRAISING:  In addition to our fundraising events during the year (information will follow) we have many ways to participate in what we call “painless fundraising:” raising funds just by doing what you do every day!!   Here is a list of fundraising opportunities:

  • Amazon Smile- Visit smile.amazon.com and select Bayard Rustin Elementary School as your designated charitable organization. AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to BRES. Click here for more instructions.

  • Harris Teeter - link your VIC card using account # 5051. 5% goes to PTA. Starts 8/1

  • Box Tops - Use the Box Tops app to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add cash to your school's earnings online.

  • Mable’s Labels- Order your personalized labels online and the PTA receives 20% on every purchase.

  • In addition, please feel free to just donate here: https://www.brespta.org/donate-now

As part of our ongoing communication, please visit our website (www.brespta.org) and Facebook page (search for “Bayard Rustin Elementary School PTA”) where we will post about school activities, events, dine-outs, and e-newsletters! Let’s challenge ourselves to continue to make Bayard Rustin Elementary School the best school around! Feel free to share your thoughts/questions/concerns with your 2021-2022 PTA Board.

I am looking forward to a fox-tab-u-lous year! See you at the first PTA meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Strohm

PTA President, 2021-2022

BRES PTA Elects 2021-2022 Board

On Tuesday, May 4, the BRES PTA elected its 2021-2022 Board of Directors. The Board has already begun planning for an exciting 2021-2022 school year. Congratulations to the new officers below.

President – Jennifer Strohm

Treasurer – Peyman Khalichi

Secretary - Julia Elam

VP Membership – Mindy Chong

VP Fundraising – Weirong Zhu

VP Programs – Patti Westenberg

VP Communications – Amanda Innes

Delegates – Calandra Moore, Chau Nguyen

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week (May 3-7) Photos

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week was a huge success! Thank you to the many adults and children who supported the week’s appreciation activities including a snack table for teachers and staff, a teacher and staff luncheon, chalking the walk, and personalized notes and class gifts. As a PTA, we raised over $650 for the Teacher Appreciation luncheon. A special thank you to everyone who contributed!

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Support Teacher Appreciation Week May 3-7

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week (May 3-7) is approaching and the BRES PTA has lots of activities planned. Let’s show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate all of the extra effort they have made this year to help our students grow. There are many ways to get involved.

Donate to support a BRES teacher and staff luncheon on Wednesday, May 5. All donations received by the PTA between April 16 and May 7, will go toward this event.

Sign-up to contribute a pre-packaged snack box or case of drinks for our PTA-hosted Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Snack Table. The deadline to contribute is Friday, April 30.

Contribute to a class gift or give your own gift. Be inspired by the Teachers’ Favorite Things list.

Have your child complete our free printable thank you note or write their own thank you.

Have your child draw or bring their teacher a flower.

Be creative! There are myriad ways to say thank you to your child’s teachers. Please remember to also thank their specials teachers and other staff who make their days a success.

Weather permitting, the PTA is looking for a small group of parents and kids to gather in the school parking lot on Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m. to put together a special surprise. If you are interested in participating in this easy and fun, socially distant activity, please email jenstrohm@gmail.com for details.