YOUR WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

THIS WEEK (DIBELS, Summative Testing & Hygiene Drive)

Monday, 4/29 Ms. Foster & Mrs. Calabretti’s

walking field trip to Sunset Library

Tuesday, 4/30 “Peace Pole Project” Fundraiser

at Barro’s Pizza from 6-8 PM

Wednesday, 5/1 Jamba Juice after school today!

Thursday, 5/2 1st grade’s field trip to the

Arizona Science Center

End-of-the Year Kindergarten

Music Performance at 6:30 PM

Friday, 5/3 NEHS Meeting at 7:15 AM

Student Store today – Last Time

2nd

grade see Roping Reynosa’s

NEXT WEEK (DIBELS and PE Summative Testing)

Monday, 5/6 -

Tuesday, 5/7 Teacher Appreciation Day

Wednesday, 5/8 Student Council Mtg at 7:15 AM

Jamba Juice after school today!

Thursday, 5/9 -

Friday, 5/10 -

THE GECKO

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STUDENT-SPONSORED HYGIENE DRIVE Our Student Council is having a hygiene drive this

coming week, April 29 – May 3. Collection bins will

be located in the main hallway. All items will be

donated to the Kyrene Family Resource Center.

Students decided that each grade level will be

responsible for certain items; these are as follows:

Kindergarten Toothbrushes

1st Grade Combs

2nd

Grade Toothpaste

3rd

Grade Soap

4th

Grade Towels/Washcloths

5th

Grade Shampoo

2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR We are currently staffing for the 2013-2014 school

year. Soon we will begin the class placement

process. It is important that we know of any students

not returning to Brisas for the 2013 – 2014 school

year. If you child will not be returning to Brisas next

year, please notify the front office ASAP. You can

call 480-541-2000 or e-mail cpinku@kyrene.org.

LUNCH MONEY Any student who withdraws and needs to receive a

refund check for the remaining school lunch account

balance must notify the Kyrene School District

within 30 day of the withdrawal date. If you are

using MyLunchMoney.com be sure you turn off

SmartPay before the end of the year and contact us

for a refund of your balance. For refund assistance,

please call 480-541-1660.

LAST STUDENT STORE ON FRIDAY This coming Friday will be the last Student Store of the year. It will also be the last chance students have to use

any PBIS and/or Read- A- Thon coupons that they have earned during the 2012-2013 school year.

Brisas Art Walk Our annual Art Walk this past Thursday celebrated the artistic achievements of

all our Brisas students. What a wonderful family event to showcase students’

artwork done throughout the school year in art class and during our Art

Masterpiece program. We are so grateful to Nicole and John Quillan, Art

Masterpiece Coordinators, who orchestrated this event. Thank you to all our Art

Masterpiece Volunteers (see below) and Art Teachers (Ms. Yazzi, Mrs. Laine,

and Mrs. Saverino) for their time, dedication and talents. Thank you to Mallet Masters, led by Karen Monks, who

entertained us in the MPR. Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped out in so many ways. You’re amazing!

Suzie Manchester Dana Alexander Jennifer Mitchell Whitney Barnes Nicole Gunning

Andrea Guiney Robert Whetstine Liz Taylor Tanya Drewry Clive Van Rensburg

Dina Brown John Quillan Mark Chepelsky Elaine Gust Deletha Boyd

Sarah Roberson Nicole Quillan LaTonya Maye Omar Moreno Chris Pelletier

Sonja Blanco Britt Hunter Linda Scoloro Dana Moreno Jen Gloria

Laurel Chipman Idalia Meadows Janell Mealer Laura Popova Katie Hinkley

Carisa Ennis Rose Placencio Christy Summers Meghan Taylor Cara Shearer

Rebecca Vasey Alisa Vanorder Holly Barwick Penny Bernier Tommy Ashton

Amber Boles Serenity Petersen Anna Prakash-Ashton

POWER LINES NEAR BRISAS…WHAT?!?! Have you heard that SRP is considering placement of power lines along Desert

Breeze Blvd. from McClintock to Desert Breeze Park and then south through the

park to Chandler Blvd. To learn more about this project that could directly affect

our school and neighborhood, please go to this link:

http://www.azpower.org/priceroadcorridor/

In addition, this link shows a map with some of the route alternatives - including

the one near our school:

http://www.azpower.org/priceroadcorridor/pdf/AerialMapAlt.pdf

This is a Facebook page opposing the lines passing through our neighborhood:

https://www.facebook.com/saveourstreetschandler

BRISAS SHOWS APPRECIATION FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS At Brisas, we greatly appreciate all our volunteers. We could not have such a

successful school without you! Our special thanks go to all our dedicated room

parents, Junior Achievement volunteers, Art Masterpiece volunteers, copy room

team, PTSO and Site Council members – all of whom we appreciate for giving

their time and support all year long. We hope you like the special notepad and pen

that everyone received last week. It is just a small token of our sincere

appreciation! Below is a list of our room parents, copy room team, PTSO executive

board, Site Council members, to name just a few of the hundreds of volunteers we have at Brisas. Thank you, all!

2012-2013 Room Parent ~ Volunteers

Nicole Anaradian Meredith Cope Freddie Sanchez Marcie Lake Lucia Salazar

Michelle Nunes Stephanie Tammaro Dulce Sanchez Alissa DeFoe Holly Neil

Lisa Sine Meghan Taylor Layden Puig-Ivonnet Britt Hunter Sue Anderson

Marykay Mobley Christina Wombacher Corina Hakkarainen Kerri Whitington Chris Garcia

Meiko Adame Sarah Roberson Nicole Gunning Sadiya Daudi Shirley Steimer

Kelly Hicks Rebecca Vasey Candace VanRensburg Liz Johnson Mayra Ruiz

Joyce Espy Christina Waters Laura Venegas Linda Scolaro Laurie Lunsford

Amy Burgess Srilu Viene Nicole Gunning Tara Fuller Lidia Orellana

Wendy Farrington Marguerite Kunze Christine Hightower Sadiya Daudi Kammie Swearingen

Stephanie Tammaro

2012-2013 Copy Room Team ~ Volunteers

Deletha Boyd Laurel Chipman Christina Madriles-Licona Sue Ewing Nicole Quillan

Sindy Ledermann Michelle Lopez Shirley Steimer-Pesavento Elias Valdez Mayra Ruiz

2012-2013 PTSO Executive Board ~ Volunteers

Christine Hightower Dan Helt Stephanie Tammaro Monica Flanagan Linda Moon

Rebecca Vasey Nicole Quillan Shirley Steimer John Quillan Srilu Viene

Serenity Petersen

2012-2013 Site Council ~ Volunteers

Karen Millerwise Nicole Gunning Elijah Nielson Jennifer Jarrell Raymond Egen

Brisas Teachers at Summer Academy Join some of your favorite Brisas teachers are Kyrene Summer Academy. Summer

Academy provides a diverse array of enrichment opportunities that stimulate and nurture

intellectual and social growth with enjoyment. This program offers a wide variety of classes

to meet every student’s interests.

Ms. Burt: Art Your Day (2-3), Messy Art (1-2), Drama (1-2), Drama (3-4)

Ms. Leos: Math Refresher (5), Sports Math (5), Extreme Math (4)

Ms. Carrillo: Dodgeball (3-5), Scooter Games (3-5), Yoga (2-5), Board Games Blitz (2-3)

Ms. Pancratz: Beginning Lego Robotics (3-4), Advanced Lego Robotics (3-4)

Ms. Frampton: Ooey Gooey Science (2), Things That Fly (2), Sea Fly Explorer (2), Planet Hunters (2)

Ms. Foster: Getting Ready for Kindergarten (K)

Ms. Boergers: Computer Keyboarding (2-4), Fun with Computers (1-2), Digital Storytelling (2-4)

For registration information, please call 480-541-1500 or register on-line at www.kyrene.org/eservices

Girls on the Run ~ 5K Success! On Saturday, twenty-five girls completed a 5K for Girls on the Run. These girls have worked hard all season long

training for this big event. Along the way they learned how to be positive towards themselves, friends, and the

community. These girls represented Brisas with smiles and determination. Afterwards, we celebrated the girls and

all of their accomplishments over the season. The GOTR coaches are so proud of all of our Brisas Girls! A special

thank you goes to our GOTR coaches: Beth Dibble, Kristina Foster, Stephanie Calabretti, Nicole Burt, Jen Gloria,

Michaela Gibbs, Katie Solomon, and Donna Rugg. These ladies volunteered their time and inspired our girls to be

joyful, healthy, and confident! Thank you and congratulations!

Stop

Summer Acacemy

Basketball Championship This past week, we held our 5

th grade basketball

championship game on 4/24. Below is a picture of the

tip off…congratulations to all our basketball stars!

This lunchtime intramural program was made possible

by parents’ generous tax credit donations and the

support of our Site Council. Thank you to Mr. Ray and

Mr. Dan for making recess a memorable experience!

The Lifeskill of “Appreciations” This past week, Ms. Pancratz 1

st grade class came on

morning announcement to share their appreciation for

their family members, teachers, volunteers and aides.

These students put their words of appreciation in

writing, as well as to song! What better of an

opportunity than Volunteer Appreciation Week and

Secretaries Day to talk about this important Lifeskill.