Blue Jay Blast

Entire Month of September - Let's celebrate our wonderful grandparents!

September 8th - Grandparent's Day

September 16th - All Member PTA Meeting 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

September 17th - PTA Spirit Night at Dairy Queen on 620 from 5-8 p.m.

September 26th - PTA Family Night - SEL 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

October 2nd - Fall Picture Day

October 3rd and 4th - No School

Is your child in need of immunizations? If so there will be a student immunization clinic this Saturday, September 7th from 8-1 p.m. Please see the flyer below for more details.

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/

Every school has a Site-Based Advisory Committee or Team that meets regularly to to support and discuss school-based initiatives and goals. This group is comprised of school administrators, teachers, non-teaching staff, parents, community/business representatives, and district staff. All meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend.

Our meetings are from 3:15 - 4:15 at Brushy Creek on the following dates:

• October 9th
• November 13th
• February 12th
• April 9th

We are in need of two parent volunteers and a non-parent representative from an area business or community organization. If you can help or if you have a referral for a business/community organization, please fill out the form below:

https://forms.gle/7uNNh3FHUtnUq49j8

At BCE we think our grandparents are EXTRA special and deserve more than just one day (September 8th) of recognition! So we would love to celebrate all our wonderful grandparents the entire month of September. Our grandparents are invited to bring their grandchild/grandchildren for lunch (during their assigned lunch time) in our Blue Jay cafe. The lunch schedule is listed below. If you chose to bring lunch to your grandchild/grandchildren for lunch, please make sure you bring in your license so we can scan you into our Raptor system and provide you with a visitor badge. We look forward to seeing you!

We are so excited to see more volunteers helping us out at recess too! I know the kids love having parents to play with on the playground and the teachers appreciate an extra set of eyes. Our common area expectations focus for this week is the playground (see below). Our grade level teachers teach and reinforce these expectations every day and students earn validations for showing safe, respectful, and responsible behavior. These validations help them earn class rewards, school-wide rewards, and new this year color team rewards. We would appreciate it if you could also reinforce these expectations at home with your child before they come to school each day. We appreciate your help!

McNeil's Homecoming game is quickly approaching, which means that it's almost time for the 2024 Homecoming Tunnel Stampede! As we have in years past, we invite all area students that attend a feeder school to McNeil to come out and run through the tunnel with the Mavericks varsity football team before the game. The school with the most registered participants will receive the 2024 Homecoming Tunnel Stampede trophy and bragging rights for the next year!

For our new to BCE families we wanted to share with you our weekly dress-up days. Throughout the year we may add additional dress up days for fun and to build a sense of community, however every Monday and Friday are the same (see below). We look forward to your student(s) joining in on the fun!

Mondays - Blue Jay T-Shirts

Fridays - Team Colors or College Gear

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!

Voters will consider propositions that provide upgrades and address needs throughout the district

Round Rock ISD trustees voted Aug. 15, 2024, for a $998 million bond election to provide upgrades and address needs throughout the district. This is the district’s first bond in six years and would allow the district to replace instructional technology, HVAC and other systems that are nearing the end of their useful lives.

By a vote of 5-2, the board called for four propositions to be added to the Nov. 5 Election ballot. More information about the four propositions can be found at this link. https://bond.roundrockisd.org/. The district is also hosting several information sessions if you would like to learn more. They will take place on:

• Thursday, Sept. 12, 6-7 p.m. Join Zoom meeting
• Thursday, Sept. 19, 12-1 p.m. Join Zoom meeting
• Thursday, Sept. 26, 6-7 p.m. Unirse a la reunión de Zoom
• Thursday, Oct. 3, 6-7 p.m. Join Zoom meeting
• Wednesday, Oct. 9, 6-7 p.m. at Stony Point High School – library

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!

Helping your child eat right may be easier than you think. Free and reduced-price school meals like breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided to students whose families meet certain income requirements. Apply today to ensure that your child has a healthy meal at school every day. It helps them perform better and saves you money.

Not sure of your child’s eligibility? Income eligibility guidelines are available online for each school year to help you determine eligibility based on your household size and income level. There are no restrictions based on immigration status.

Click on the link below for more information and how to fill out an application.

https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application

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