[BrownsvilleOnline] May 4, 2009

[Sally Cushing]

BrownsvilleOnline    May 4, 2009



ACPS COMMUNITY AND PARENT SURVEYS

To:                  Albemarle County Parents

From:                  Pam Moran, Division Superintendent

Re:                  Community/Parent Survey



During the week of May 4, a survey has been put online for all  
community members and parents.  The purpose of this survey is to  
determine how well our schools are meeting Albemarle County students'  
needs for quality education.  Your assistance in completing this  
survey is deeply appreciated, as the data we receive will be used to  
help Albemarle County Schools continue to improve.

The survey is available on the Albemarle County Public Schools home  
webpage, http://www.k12albemarle.org



COMMUNITY AND PARENT SURVEYS
I did want to assure you, however, that a hard copy of the survey will  
be available at each school office and in room 329, the Support  
Services office at the County Office Building.  You may also request a  
copy to be sent to you by calling 296-5877.  Your assistance in  
completing this survey is deeply appreciated, as the data we receive  
will be used to help Albemarle County Schools continue to improve.
Thanks again for your time and support and I hope that you and your  
children enjoy a rewarding ending to the school year.


IS MUSIC IMPORTANT IN OUR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION?  SIGN THE PETITION!   
PASS IT ON!

Did you know that both the choir and band directors at Henley are  
retiring this year?  Did you know that only one person might be hired  
to handle all bands and choirs at Henley, as has been the practice at  
WAHS in recent years?  In a blink, your children will be heading to  
Henley and WAHS.  A group of concerned citizens has started a  
grassroots advocacy group, Music Matters, that supports and campaigns  
for outstanding programs for band, choir, and orchestra in our  
schools.  Please see this petition and consider signing and passing it  
on to others:
http://www.gopetition.com/online/27032.html
To receive updates on Music Matters' activities, please contact:  musicmatters.westernalbemarle at gmail.com

PTO MEETING NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT:  MAY 12 AT 6:30PM

Please join us in the library for our May meeting and find out about  
our upcoming activities and events. Babysitting is provided.



DON’T MAKE US BEG!  ONLY FOUR PTO COMMITTEE SPOTS LEFT TO FILL!

Stretch those leadership skills and flex your people power!  We need  
leaders!  Will you do it?

Evening Event:  Will likely happen in February.  A big spring  
fundraiser.  Will be held off-site, requires coordination of food/ 
drink/a few large raffle items, karaoke?, ticket selling, promotion,  
etc.  Good for an event planner personality.

Family Game Night:  Usually held in February, same night as the Chili  
Supper.  Format is up to the planner, but can include games from  
Teacher’s Edition and Bingo is fun too!  This is a fun, well-attended,  
low stress event.

Fun Fair:  Happens end of May/early June.  A big spring fundraiser.   
There’s lots of documentation of past events, which helps in the next  
year’s planning.  Involves gathering sponsorships and coordination of  
volunteers and games.  Can be run by one highly motivated individual  
or by a small team of friends.

Science Day:  Help coordinate the school wide Science Day, usually in  
the spring.  Each grade highlights their curriculum’s science  
projects, and presentations are made within classrooms.  Involves  
collaborating with Brownsville teacher and organizing volunteers.  No  
science experience/knowledge needed to coordinate this event.

Two other ways you can help:

Our Welcome Back Picnic!  Johannah Dottori and Kelly Gobble are  
already planning a fun school wide welcome back picnic for Friday,  
August 28.  Help them plan the event this summer and carry out this  
terrific way to start the school year!
Are you computer savvy and detail oriented?  Every fall the PTO needs  
help entering information into our system for the BEE Program and for  
the School Directory.  You can do this work at home on your computer.
If you are willing to help, please contact Joanne Meier at jmeier at ericmeier.net


FUN FAIR SLATED FOR FRIDAY, MAY 29!

This year’s theme is It’s Tike Time.  We need many people to make this  
year’s event a success.  PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FLYER RECENTLY SENT  
HOME VIA BACKPACK EXPRESS!

A BIG THANK YOU to Charlottesville Oral Surgery & Dental Implant  
Center, for being a Fun Fair sponsor!



FREE RECYCLING ON SATURDAYS IN MAY!

Spring-cleaning?  You can properly recycle items from household  
appliances, hazardous household waste to old tires FREE during Amnesty  
Days at Ivy Materials Utilization Center!  http://avenue.org/rswa/materialuctr.htm

May 9                  Furniture and Mattresses
May 16                  Appliances (Refrigerators, Freezers, Washers,  
Dryers, Stoves, Furnaces, Water Heaters)
May 23                  Tires (on & off rim, truck or car).  Limit 25  
Tires per vehicle.  No oversized tires will be accepted.
As a service to Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville  
residents, there will be no charge to bring these Bulky Waste Items to  
the Ivy Materials Utilization Center.  Questions?  Contact Mark  
Brownlee, Operations Manager Rivanna Solid Waste Authority at mbrownlee at rivanna.org


Submission prepared by Brownsville parent and list moderator Sally  
Cushing.

Brownsville Elementary School website:  http://www.k12albemarle.org/Brownsville

ACPS Parent Council website: http://www.acpsparentcouncil.org/

School Division website:  http://www.k12albemarle.org/

**Click here for a PDF version of Albemarle County's 2008-09 school  
year calendar**

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