October 29th - 3rd Grade Music Program at 6:30 pm. in the BCE cafeteria

Nov. 1st - No School/PD Day

Nov. 6th - K-2 Author Visit

Nov. 7th - 4th Grade Veteran's Day Program @ 6:30 in the BCE cafeteria

Nov. 11th - PTA General Meeting @ 6 p.m. in the BCE cafeteria

Nov. 13th - PTA Watchdog Kick-Off 5-7 p.m. in the BCE field (by new building)

Nov. 14th - Thanksgiving Lunch (during your child's lunchtime)

Nov. 19th - PTA Pet Clinic 5-7 p.m.

Nov. 25th - 29th - Thanksgiving Break

Watch Dogs Launch Event is coming soon!

Thank you all for your amazing support of our book fair this week! It was so exciting to see all the exciting new books (and other fun items) your students got all while supporting our school library for future author visits and new books to add to our collection. Didn't see something you wanted at the book fair (like the new Dog Man)? You can shop our online book fair until next Tuesday, October 29th, which will still support our library and books will ship directly to your house! Visit https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5659686"

Watch to learn more about the four Round Rock ISD bond propositions A, B, C & D. Election Day for Round Rock ISD’s bond proposal is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Early voting is happening NOW through Nov. 1. As a member of the Round Rock ISD community, your vote directly affects more than 47,000 students and 6,500 staff members. Learn more at bond.roundrockisd.org

Vea para obtener más información sobre las propuestas A, B, C y D del Bono 2024 de Round Rock ISD. El día de las elecciones para la propuesta del Bono de Round Rock ISD es el martes, 5 de noviembre. La votación anticipada se está llevando a cabo AHORA hasta el 1 de noviembre. Como miembro de la comunidad de Round Rock ISD, su voto afecta directamente a más de 47,000 estudiantes y 6,500 miembros del personal. Obtenga más información en bond.roundrockisd.org.

On Wednesday, October 30, at the McNeil High School Ag Farm, join the McNeil FFA and MHS Student Organizations to play games, trick-or-treat, and you can meet OUR Maverick ANIMALS! Come dressed in your best costume! Food, hot coco, and a s'mores station will be available. The Annual Halloween on the Farm is FREE. All ages are welcome! We can’t wait to see you there! Park in the BACK Parking Lot and walk to the Farm. Click HERE for a MAP.

Author Bridget Heos is coming to visit our Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders on Wednesday, November 6th! Want a signed copy (or two) of one of her hilarious Mustache Baby books? We've partnered with Book People to collect orders. Visit this link: https://www.bookpeople.com/schools/author-visits/fall-24/visit/rrisd/bridget-heos to select your book. Pick Brushy Creek for each copy you want to order. When checking out, in the order comments, add your student's homeroom teacher and any personalized note you want. These books will be delivered to our school and ready for your child on the day of our visit. Questions? Reach out to Hannah Marks at hannah_marks@roundrockisd.org

Brushy Creek is hosting a Thanksgiving Lunch for families on Thursday November 14th. You will need to fill out this Google Form by October 28th if you would like to receive a meal. The meal will include Turkey & Gravy w/ a Roll or Chana Masala w/ Rice & Roll (Vegetarian), Mashed potatoes, Green Beans, Side Salad, Orange Slices and a Pumpkin Muffin. Adults and guests will be charged $5 for the meal. Please bring exact change or Add Money to your Lunch Account/Students Account at least 1 day in advance.

Thanksgiving Lunch Google Form

Hi Blue Jays!

Reflections is a national PTA arts competition that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that extends beyond the classroom. This year's theme is "Accepting Imperfection" and submissions are open! The deadline for submission is October 31 and students can submit physical pieces of art in the school library, or submit digitally here. You can learn more about the Reflections program here and read the rules here. Entrants must be a PTA member (either themselves or a family member).

The categories for submission are:

• Visual Arts
• Dance Choreography
• Photography
• Film Production
• Musical Composition
• Literature

Please reach out if you have any questions about the competition. We're also looking for volunteers to help plan the awards ceremony next semester and would LOVE some more helping hands. If you have a heart for the arts in schools, this is the place for you!

Parents are always asking how they can help our school. Below is a wish list for our teacher workroom. If you would like to donate any items we would greatly appreciate it.

There are lots of ways parents and family members can get involved at our school! Visit the PTA Volunteering page here and check out what works for you: recess monitoring, cafeteria monitoring, library volunteering, helping your child's teacher as a homeroom representative, making copies in the teacher workroom, and more! If you want to volunteer in a particular area, please make sure to sign up via our Sign-Up Geniuses. This helps the front desk know who to expect on what day. Thank you!

Register to volunteer by completing the volunteer application form. Applicants must use their legal name as it appears on their driver’s license or passport. You MUST have a Social Security Number to complete the online form.

To improve student safety, any person wishing to volunteer in Round Rock ISD is required to complete a Volunteer Application.

• Application must be renewed each school year
• Application should be completed as early as possible
• Application takes approximately five minutes to complete
• You must hit SUBMIT (not just ‘save’) for the application to be processed
• Applications take 72 hours to process
• Once completed, present your photo ID at the campus to be scanned into Raptor
• Check the status of your application by contacting the front office at your child’s campus

Click on the link below to get started!

https://partners.roundrockisd.org/volunteer/

Click on the flier to learn more about this year's Brushy Creek Elementary Yearbook.

You can also go directly to the yearbook website here! Families are also encouraged to upload photos to help out our yearbook volunteer!

Purchasing - https://web.treering.com/create-account/1017192484712175?PassCode=1017192484712175
Uploading photos - https://web.treering.com/school/254191/2024/school-content/school-photos

Please help us alleviate the amount of items we have in Lost and Found by labeling your child's items such as jackets, sweatshirts, lunchboxes, and water bottles. This will help us immensely!! The Lost and Found has now been moved to the Blue Jay Cafe. Thank you for your help in this matter!

This letter is what we send home at the beginning of the year. It reviews our safety procedures as well as our mandatory safety drill protocols. We wanted to include it in the blast so if your child comes home and says they had a drill this week, you could pull this letter up to refer to.

To familiarize yourself with all things BCE, please refer to our parent handbook (see link below). Of course if you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the front office at 512-464-3000. We are looking forward to a great year!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Le1kmJxIddOp-yFnw25e-PJFbFp4K8GdoudppO7nlk/edit?usp=sharing

The PTA does so much for our school, students, and teachers! When you join the PTA, consider having more than one parent join as this helps benefit our school by showing a greater presence in our community and gives us an advantage in obtaining sponsorships and school discounts. Grandparents, relatives, friends, even your kids can be PTA members. Click here to join: https://bcebluejays.memberhub.com/

Brushy Creek Elementary T-shirts, Spirit Items, Yearbooks (pre-orders), Feather Our Nest Donations, And PTA Memberships Are Available Through Our Online Store. Click here to order now! https://bcebluejays.memberhub.com/

You can also follow the PTA on Twitter to stay up to date on what is happening on our campus and with PTA.

https://twitter.com/BCEPTABluejays

Website: brushycreek.roundrockisd.org
Location: 3800 Stonebridge Drive, Round Rock, TX, USA
Phone: 512-428-3000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rrisd.brushycreek
Twitter: @BCE_BlueJays