The BRES PTA is looking for parents of fourth and fifth graders who are interested in helping to plan and organize this year's 5th Grade Promotion, which will be held on Tuesday, June 13. The committee involves 1-2 brief virtual planning meetings this spring and then dividing up activities to support a successful 5th-grade promotion, such as ordering decorations, as well as t-shirts and pizza for the students, to make it a special day. Fourth-grade parents are particularly needed to help on Promotion day. To join the committee, email fundraising@brespta.org by April 9.
We're Searching for the 2023-24 PTA Board!
The PTA Board is excited to welcome new members into leadership positions for the 2023-2024 school year!
Are you ready to help lead the incredible work of our BRES PTA?
The nominating committee is looking forward to hearing from you and learning about you as you consider a PTA Board position. Our BRES PTA must have the positions of President, Secretary, and Treasurer filled in order to operate. All terms are for 1 year, and can be held by the same person for a total of 2 consecutive terms.
Please complete the form below to share your interest. You'll be contacted by a member of the nominating committee ASAP after submitting your interest.
The nominating committee will, in accordance with PTA Bylaws, propose a board slate to be voted on at the May meeting. For more information about the elections and nominating process, please feel free to contact robins.rebecca@gmail.com.
You can read more about the detailed job description for our PTA Board positions here: https://www.brespta.org/boardpositions
We're so looking forward to hearing from you soon!
March 20: Bring a Snack for a Rainbow-Themed Staff Appreciation Table!
Help us celebrate our amazing BRES Staff on Monday, March 20 with a rainbow-themed snack bar (check out the photo for examples of snacks in all different colors)! Please sign up which color snack you will bring and indicate what kind of snack it is (fruits, sweet, salty, drink) so that we can have a full array of choices. We are looking for individually wrapped snacks, and at least 10 servings of each snack per slot.
Please sign up by Saturday, March 18. Drop off your snacks by 10am on March 20 at the front office.
DEADLINE EXTENDED to MARCH 9 to Sign Up for the Science Fair/STEAM Expo
To make sure all our Redfoxes have the chance to enter a project in our STEAM Fair and Expo, we’re extending the deadline to enter to Thursday, March 9! Trifold posterboards will be distributed for free to all entrants on Friday, March 10.
Learn more about STEAM Day here: https://www.brespta.org/steam-day
Sign up to enter here (all you need is a title and short description of your project!): https://forms.gle/8VQ7UhnZHyFdriwr6
PTA Meeting February 7 at 7pm! Lots of Updates PLUS a Fox Box Raffle!
Get Ready for our Winter PTA meeting!
This meeting will be held at 7pm on Zoom and all you have to do to join is click below. Closed captioning will be available in languages including Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and more. As always, you do *not* need to be a PTA member to attend the meeting.
As a meeting incentive we are entering each attending family into a raffle for the FOX BOX! Ask your students if they know what it is Names will be drawn on the morning announcements Wednesday February 8.
Join on Zoom by clicking here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82306669906
Along with our usual PTA updates, Principal West will be sharing updates about ELC roll-out at BRES, the Anti-Racist Audit and next steps, and more! We're also delighted to have special speaker Shaton Berry, National PTA Board Member and Healthy Minds Brand Ambassador.
The full agenda is below. We can't wait to see you there!
Welcome
Approval of last meeting’s minutes
Special speaker: Shaton Berry, National PTA Board Member and Healthy Minds Brand Ambassador
Principal’s Report
PTA Board Member Reports
President’s Report
Membership
Programming
Treasurer
Delegates
NAACP Parents Council
Adjourn (8pm)
Black History Month Assembly: Music of the African Diaspora
The BRES PTA is excited to sponsor Music of the African Diaspora, featuring Dante Pope, for our Black History Month Assembly for students on February 24th! This high-energy presentation will illustrate the sounds and songs of the African Diaspora using traditional African-based performance structures of: call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation.
Featured instruments will be the djembe of West Africa, rhythm bones most notably used in early American roots music, acoustic guitar, and the voice.
There will be two performances: one at 9:45am and one at 10:45am. BRES parents and guardians are welcome to attend! Just check in with ID at the front office.
We're READY for Our Kids to Enter the Science Fair and STEAM Expo!
BRES 2023 STEAM Fair and Expo: Enter a Science Fair Experiment or STEAM Project!
Get ready for a blast of science as the Bayard Rustin Elementary School (BRES) STEAM Fair returns on March 18! We have partnered with local scientists and STEM organizations to provide interactive and educational demonstrations.
We also invite students to share their own projects with us by entering our Science Fair or displaying a STEAM project at our expo. Both of these projects are fun, engaging, and noncompetitive ways for our growing learners to explore the world around them.
There is now LOTS of info on our website, including requirements and a form to enter the Science Fair or STEAM Expo, as well as resources that can give you and your child ideas on how to get started!
Questions? Please reach out to programs@brespta.org if there’s anything we haven’t covered here.
We are Now Accepting Book Donations for our Pop-Up Book Shop Fundraiser
Do you have gently used books for kids in grades PreK-6th? We’d love to have them for our PTA Used Book Fair, which will run from March 16-18 at the school. Look for the blue bins near the BRES entrance and add your books today!
Sign Up Genius Link here to volunteer at the Pop-Up Book Shop. We need you to make this a success!
January 31st: PTA Dine Out Night at Ledo's!
Join us at Ledos Pizza– 1319 H Rockville Pike–or order online for pickup. To make sure we get the credit, please enter promo code "FUNDRAISER" when ordering online or mention the fundraiser to staff when dining in.
Mark Your Calendars: March 18 is the BRES STEAM Fair and Expo!
We are SO EXCITED to announce the return of the Bayard Rustin Elementary School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Fair and Expo on Saturday March 18, from 10AM - 12PM. This in-person event will feature:
A Science Fair Experiment display presentation where our budding scientist students from grades K-5 will be invited to share discoveries from their own experiments; blank posters available for those in need.
A STEAM Project Exhibition for student artists and engineers to showcase original creations; and
An interactive STEAM Expo with hands-on demonstrations and experiments!
More details to come in time for our February 7 PTA meeting (including an official signup with more info for your kids to enter the Science Fair or STEAM Exhibition), but for now we need to hear from you.
RSVP if your family will attend and join the fun! We need to know how many of you will be there in order to plan a successful event.
Fill out this form if you have a science background and may be interested in being a Science Fair judge or planning a STEM demonstration.
Questions? Reach out to Danielle at programs@brespta.org for more information.