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Mar 11-Apr 12 Cub Club Mar 26-Apr 4 Boosterthon Apr 5 Boosterthon Fun Run Mar 4-8 Read Across America Spirit Week Spring Book Fair National School Breakfast Week 03/01 Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast in Café Odyssey of the Mind, 3:45pm 03/04 Odyssey of the Mind, 3:45pm SEP Classes, 3:45pm 03/05 Chorus Practice, 8:00am SEP Classes, 3:45pm Robotics, 3:45pm One Author, One School, 6:45pm 03/06 Patrol Meeting, 3:45pm SEP Classes, 3:45pm 03/07 SEP Classes, 3;45pm Advisory Meeting, 6:00pm 03/08 Odyssey of the Mind, 3:45pm 03/11 Odyssey of the Mind, 3:45pm SEP Classes, 3:45pm 03/12 Chorus Practice, 8:00am SCA Meeting, 3:45pm SEP Classes, 3:45pm Robotics, 3;45pm PTO Meeting, 6:30pm 03/13 SEP Classes, 3:45pm 03/14 Assembly, No Place for Hate SEP Classes, 3:45pm SOL Parent Info Night, 6:30pm 03/15 Spring Picture Day Odyssey of the Mind, 3:45pm 03/16 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament 03/18 SEP Classes, 3:45pm 03/19 Chorus Practice, 8:00am SEP Classes, 3:45pm Robotics, 3:45pm 03/20 SEP Classes, 3:45pm GVMS Parent Info Night @ GVMS, 6:30pm 03/21 SEP Classes, 3:45pm STEAM Night, 6:00pm 03/22 PTO Spirit Night @ 7-Eleven, 4:00-8:00pm 03/25 SEP Classes, 3:45pm 03/26 Chorus Practice, 8:00am SEP Classes, 3:45pm Robotics, 3;45pm Pyramid Strings Concert @ GVMS, 7:45pm 03/27 SEP Classes, 3;45pm 03/28 SEP Classes, 3:45pm

March 2019

Rhonda Jeck, Principal jeckrc@pwcs.edu

Lynn Ball, Assistant Principal ballal@pwcs.edu

Attention Parents of rising Kindergartners!

Bristow Run Kindergarten Registration for school year 2019-2020 is coming soon.

Thursday, April 4, 9:30am – 12:30pm and 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Thursday, April 11, 4:30pm - 7:30pm

What you need to bring:

Original Birth Certificate: (Child must be 5 years old by Sept. 30, 2019)

Three forms of proof of residency-One form MUST be your lease or deed/settlement

statement. Plus we need two additional forms (i.e. driver’s license, car registration,

voter registration, utility bill, etc..)

Physical examination and immunization record - Please note: You may still register

your student if you do not have their physical or immunization record on the above

registration dates. We will however, need to have the physical and immunization

record prior to the first day of school. It is important to register your child on one of

these registration dates so we have an idea of how many new kindergarteners we will

have and how big our classes will be.

Registration packets are available in the front office.

If you are unable to attend these registration dates, please call the office and ask to speak to

Susie Pierce at 703-753-7741 or email her at piercesc@pwcs.edu.

All rising Kindergarteners will be invited to participate in a screening this summer.

Dates of the screening will be provided at the April Registrations.

In conjunction with Boosterthon, we will celebrate

Parents! This year’s main fundraiser is the Panther Fun Run! It’s a two-week pro-gram that kicks off with a Pep Rally on March 26th. Families will then gather pledg-es for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps), and we’ll celebrate at the Fun Run on April 5th. With our big goal of raising $25,000 for technology and a playground re-fresh we asked the Fun Run experts at Boosterthon to power our Fun Run and make it easier, more profitable, and more fun.

Students will also experience an amazing character theme, MINDSPARK MYSTERY LAB! Boosterthon’s most exciting theme yet combines S.T.E.A.M skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) with character-building. While they're teaming up with the MindSpark Kids to solve mysteries, our students will learn five 21st-century character traits that will help strengthen themselves and our world.

Donations will go toward technology and a playground refresh and to the entire two-week experience. So please help our school by reaching out to sponsors. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer on your student at the Fun Run! Thank you for your support!

This year, parents will have the option to personalize an addi-

tional 4 pages at NO additional cost! Yay! The deadline to order is: APRIL 30.

Extra copies will not be ordered or sold at the school. Yearbooks must be ordered online, so

don't miss out and order yours today!!

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Panther pride class of the week

Each week on the announcements, we encourage students to bring their very best behavior to an area of focus in the building. One winning class is chosen in grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade

and one winning class in 3rd grade through 5th grade each Friday. The winning classes receive a Panther Pride Certificate and a visit from our plush panthers “Bristow” and “Run” to keep in their

classroom for a week. . Here are the winning classes for the month of February:

Cleanest Class as judged by our Custodians! February 8: Cook & Clayborn February 15: Blanco & Clayborn

Summer Art Enrichment

Guidance News

Heritage Night will be Thursday, April 25th at 7pm in the cafeteria/gym. First Grade students will be performing cultural dances with Ms. Brewer beginning at 7:15pm. In order to guarantee a successful Family Heritage Night, we are asking for the help of you, our BRES families. We are looking for par-ents, grandparents, relatives and friends to help showcase our diversity and promote unity. If you are able to bring food representing your culture, conduct a craft activity, teach kids a game, demon-strate cultural writing, display photo albums, artifacts or clothing, show a video of your country or origin, or if you can help in any other way, please contact Mrs. Leischner at leischma@pwcs.edu or 703.753.7741. Thank you for helping us to make Family Heritage Night a success!

YEARBOOK ORDERING TIME!!

Yearbooks can be ordered online at https://bres2018-19.picaboo.com/

The 2nd Grade Play “The Hat in Me”: Save the date: May 29 at 7pm. I will begin teaching 2nd

grade students this play in April. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn presenta-

tion skills, teamwork and public speaking all while learning about careers. Students are expected

to be at the school by 6:45pm on May 29 for this evening performance. All rehearsals will be done

during the school day. Students will need a costume (preferably with a hat but not required) to

showcase a career. Handmade hats or costumes are fine as well. More details to come when I

start teaching this, but if you are the parent of a 2nd grader and have questions, please contact me

at leischma@pwcs.edu.

Summer Art Enrichment is the Summer Art

Program which is an enriched art experience

designed for two full weeks for students who

have an interest in art. Students that have

completed second-grade through eighth-

grade by June of 2019 are welcome to apply.

Class groups are scheduled based on enroll-

ment. All instructors are PWCS art teachers

with Virginia licensure.

This year registration opens on March 1, and

runs until April 30, 2019.

First come first serve basis. Classes fill early!

The program will be held at Kyle Wilson

Elementary School from July 8 -19, 2019,

from 9am until NOON.

Tuition: $200.00 PWC residents, $250.00

for non-residents.

Registration materials are available from all

PWC Elementary and Middle School Art

Teachers and online at http://edu/arts.

Clipping for Cocoa!

A new Box Tops contest is

underway! Send in all the

Box Tops you’ve been collecting to your class-

room teacher! Be sure to label the baggie or

collection sheet with your child’s name and

teacher name. The winning class will get a hot

chocolate party!!

Contest runs through March 7th!

Gainesville Middle School Rising 6th Grade Parent/Student night is scheduled for March 20th at 6:30pm at Gainesville Middle School. School counseling representatives from Marstellar and Gainesville also visit us during the school day to discuss Middle School with students.

We recently worked with selected students in grades 1,2,3 and 5 on a skit for the Code of Behavior

Assembly about our new Buddy Benches! The Buddy Benches were funded by an SCA Fundraiser

and will be installed on our playground soon. The Buddy Bench helps to foster kindness and inclu-

sion on the playground. If students need a buddy, they sit on the bench and another student sits

with them and asks them to play or what they want to play. They then have a new buddy to play

with. We look forward to using these on the playground soon!

GUIDANCE CLASSES

We are currently working with grades 3,4,5 in the library through March 12. Students in grades 4,5

will be taking the VDOE School Climate Survey in the computer lab. We will also be focusing on

careers. We will teach grades K,1,2 March 13 until Spring Break and focus on careers. There is a

great website that parents can visit with their children that has lots of information about careers:

vaview.org

Our Healthy Classroom Challenge

From Mrs. Antonucci, RN

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This is a reminder that the State of

Virginia requires students entering

sixth grade in Prince William County

Public Schools to present proof that

they have had one booster shot of

the Tdap vaccine. This is the vaccine

for tetanus, diphtheria, and pertus-

sis (Tdap). If a Tdap has been admin-

istered after age 7, the requirement

is met. By state law, without proof

of this immunization or an exemp-

tion on file, children will not be able

to enroll in school for the 2019-20

school year.

If your child receives this vaccine

prior to the last day of 5 th grade,

please submit the paperwork to Mrs

Antonucci in the clinic. This infor-

mation will be entered into our com-

puter data base and becomes a per-

manent part of your child’s record.

If the vaccine is received during the

summer, the paperwork should be

submitted to the Middle School your

child will be attending.

In acknowledgement of Nutrition Month, all classrooms are being asked to create a large poster or

banner that represents the students’ collective ideas as to what makes a “Healthy Classroom.”

Nutritional information, healthy messages/tips and reminders about how to eat healthy and be active

will be used to create their display. Two grade levels will work together to judge each other’s posters

and choose the one that best represents the established guidelines. Judging will take place on

March 22nd and the winner from each grade level will be awarded the

“Golden Apple” trophy.

Winning posters/banners will be placed on display in the lobby.

Good nutrition is key to good health. Try a rainbow of fruits and

vegetables for better health:

Choosing in season fruits and vegetables with a variety of colors like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple will give you a variety of healthy nutrients. See the suggestions below:

Vary Your Veggies: Go dark green and orange such as spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, lettuce, carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash.

Fruit Focus: Fruits are great for mealtimes and snacks. Include fresh, frozen, canned or dried.

Red: strawberries, apples, cherries, grapes

Orange/yellow: oranges, clementines, peaches, pineapples, bananas

Green: apples, grapes, kiwi

Blue/purple: blueberries, plums, raisins, blackberries, purple grapes. Go easy on fruit juice.

Besides choosing fruits and vegetables, remember these healthy tips:

Grains: Make half your grains whole. Choose grains like whole wheat bread, brown rice, oatmeal, low fat popcorn.

Protein: Go Lean: Eat lean meat, chicken, turkey and fish. Try more dried beans and peas.

Calcium is important for strong bones: Serve low fat and fat free milk.

Oils: Get it from fish, nuts, and olive oil. Try coconut oil, it adds a great flavor and is super healthy. Sugar: Choose foods that don’t have sugar as one of first ingredients. Added sugar contributes calories with few nutrients. Other great choices include local honey and maple sugar.

Fats: Know your fats: Solid fats are higher in saturated and/or Trans fats. Try to limit these.

Attention 5th Grade Parents

Field Day

Save-The-Date

Field Day is May 31st

Music Class

Be sure to follow

"Miss Beth's Music Class" page on

Facebook to get see what we are

exploring in music!

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Congratulations to Luke Jahanian for being selected "Artist of

the Month" for February. Luke is a second grader and his fa-

vorite activity is Arts and Crafts. He wants to learn more about

spiders and he is special because he is nice and loves art! Luke

is an outstanding Art Student and always creates beautiful

well thought out artwork. He is a very talented Artist and a

respectful and kind student too.

Congratulations to LUKE!!

for February

Our Art Masterpiece of the Month is

“FRENCH PASTRIES” by Wayne

Theibaud. It was painted in 1963.

Wayne Thiebaud (TEE-boh; born Nov 15,

1920) is an American painter widely

known for his colorful works depicting

commonplace objects—pies, lipsticks,

paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and

hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes

and figure paintings. Thiebaud is associat-

ed with the pop art movement. Thiebaud

uses heavy pigment and exaggerated

colors to depict his subjects, and well-

defined shadows characteristic of

advertisements.

Congratulations to Olivia Kim and Marcus

Burleson for winning First and Second Place, respectively, for the State of Virgin-

ia Elementary Division of the Youth Art Month Flag Contest. Students were asked to design art which highlighted Virginia and the theme, "Your Art, Your Story". Winning entries will go on to compete at the Nation-al Level. The winning design will be made

into a flag and flown at the National Art Education Conference in the Fall of 2019.

Olivia and Marcus, and their art, will be featured in “The Bull Run Observer” news-

paper and on the Prince William County School Webpage in March in celebration of

Youth Art Month! Congratulations to Olivia and Marcus!

MARCH IS YOUTH ART MONTH!!

Youth Art Month is a month dedicated to promoting awareness and knowledge about the

importance of “THE ARTS” in a child’s education.

Consider these “ART EDUCATION FAST FACTS” and support “THE ARTS” in YOUR School!

A student involved in the arts is four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement.

Students who take four years of arts and music classes average 100 points higher on their SAT

scores than students who take only one-half year.

Low Income students who are highly engaged in the arts are twice as likely to graduate college as

their peers with no art education.

93 percent of Americans believe that the arts are vital to providing a well-rounded education.

The arts are recognized as a core academic subject under the Federal Elementary and Secondary

Education Act, and 48 States have adopted Standards for Learning in the Arts.

72 percent of business leaders say that “creativity” is the number one skill they are seeking when

hiring.

Two-Thirds of public school teachers believe that the arts are getting crowded out of the school

day.

97 percent of elementary schools nationwide don’t offer dance and 96 percent don’t offer theater.

Literacy Physical Education

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Pre-KG Play Date

Snow days and 2-hour delays…..OH MY!!! Our schedule has been really thrown off but looking

forward to getting back on track.

The 4th and 5th grade classes have just finished up with fitness/wellness testing for the second

time and we have seen a lot of improvement. Those students who have passed the tests will

not have to re-take in April. Those students needing more time to improve or are close to

passing will have another chance in April.

During our delays, we were able to play pillo polo hockey games with much success- watch out,

we have some future CAPS coming along. We also finished up with jump rope skills and we

were able to work on volleyball skills from mid- February to the end of February. We will start

basketball on March 4th.

Please remember to wear tennis shoes/sneakers on PE days. If your student needs to be ex-

cused from PE, please send in a note from home. The note is good for one week, which is 2 PE

classes. If your student is unable to participate after the 2 PE classes, then a doctor’s note is

required to excuse them. Students unable to participate in PE are also given an alternate

activity to do during recess.

Please remember to send in water bottles with students for PE and please put your students’

name on the water bottle.

Ask your student about finding their resting heart rate and what their max heart rate should be.

We’ve also discussed personal hygiene, hand washing and we have reviewed class expectations

and grading in PE.

We are excited to announce our books

for One Author, One School! This

year’s books are by Erica Perl and

she’ll be visiting Bristow Run later this

month! Grades K and 1 will be reading

The Great Louweezie and Grades 2-5

will read When Life Gives You OJ. Be

sure to save the date for our

One Author, One School Celebration

on

Tuesday, March 5th at 6:45pm.

Look for more information through-

out the month! Happy Reading!

Dear Parents,

We will be having our annual playdates for the integrated preschool class at Bristow Run Elementary School. The purpose of the playdates is to give families who live in the Bristow Run school zone an opportunity to have their preschool aged child(ren) (age 4 by September 30, 2019) be a part of our class. The integrated preschool class consists of six students with special needs and six typically developing students. The goal is that the six students will model age appropriate behavior, social skills, and communication skills to the students with special needs in a safe environment. If you are interested, please email me at mcginnsl@pwcs.edu to make an appointment to bring your child in for a playdate (the playdates will be conducted Monday – Friday from 12:30pm – 1:00pm). Once we have scheduled a playdate, you will sign into the building and let the office know that you are at the school for a playdate. I will come and take your child to the classroom for the playdate. We ask that you stay in the front lobby during the playdate. Please be aware that we only have six spaces available, and a lottery system will be used to select the students. Only students who meet the age and residency requirements will be considered. Please feel free to pass this information to other families who may be interest-ed. I look forward to meeting you and your child! Respectfully,

Sonya McGinnis

mcginnsl@pwcs.edu

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Your local Camp Invention site information:

REGISTER AT INVENT.ORG/CAMP OR 800-968-4332

Who: For children entering grades K–6

Location: Bristow Run Elementary School

8990 Worthington Drive, Bristow, VA 20136

Date & Time: June 24 - 28, 2019 from 9:00:00 AM - 3:30:00 PM

Price: $255 (before discount)

Director: Charlene Manning | mannincx@pwcs.edu | (703) 753-7741

These materials are neither sponsored nor endorsed by PWCS.

If these dates/times don’t work for you, please visit invent.org/camp for other locations near you.