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Happy Spring Brinker! As the weather gets warmer, the days last longer, and the plants and trees begin to bloom, our PTA is in full swing bringing community events big and small to our students, staff and families. Spring is a season of community celebration. Please join us as we kick off the celebration with our 4th Annual Brinker Color Fun Runon Friday, March 29 as we catch the rainbow from 5-6pm! The Brinker Color Fun Run is a PTA-sponsored event for our Brinker students and families. It’s a GREAT way to spend a Spring evening cheering on our Brinker Bears as they have a blast running laps while being sprinkled with a rainbow of color! This event is promoting healthy lifestyles for our kids, building our community and supporting our PTA programs enriching and enhancing every student’s educational experience. Click here to sign up your student(s) for the Color Fun Run today! SAVE THE DATE! - March 8 – FIELD DAY
- March 19 – Class Pictures
- March 20 – Student Recognition Night & PTA General Meeting
- March 22- Kindergarten Round Up
- April 25 – Spring Family Picnic
Have a wonderful Spring Break! |
 | | VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: CAROLYN MEEHAN Congratulations to Carolyn Meehan, our PTA volunteer of the month for February. Carolyn, originally from Canada, relocated to Texas from New York a few years ago. She has 2 daughters at Brinker, Cameron in 5th grade and Caleigh in 3rd grade. She also has the sweetest Pomeranian dog that is outside the walker door with her every day when she picks up her kids! In her spare time, Carolyn enjoys reading and her book club, cooking healthy foods and entertaining. She enjoys watching her girls play softball and soccer and loves to see all the cute little faces when she volunteers at Brinker! Congrats again to Carolyn, thanks for all that you do for our school! |
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 | | TUESDAY TUNES: FEBRUARY PERFORMERS Thank you to our February Tuesday Tunes performers!!! 5th grader pianist Sitaara Zuckerman, 2nd grader pianist Saai Iyer and 3rd grader pianist Nawal Saqib. Your performances were awesome! Tuesday Tunes encourages participation of our young musicians to perform for their classmates and teachers in an informal setting. To qualify to participate in Tuesday Tunes, the student must have two years of formal training. All instruments are welcome including voice! Sign uphere via the PTA membership toolkit. Emailtuesdaytunes@brinkerpta.orgfor questions. |
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 | | WINNERS, WINNERS, EVERYWHERE What two states border Lake Champlain? Fremantle, Australia lies along what ocean? Is this the correct spelling for hyphen? How about hooligan? Our annual Spelling and Geography Bees were filled with excitement and competition. Round after round, amazing students competed for the title of champion. In the end there was only one student left standing in both contests. Congratulations to Rehan Buvvaji of 5th Grade, our Spelling Bee and Geography Bee winner. Well done! |
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 | | HIGH TOUCH HIGH TECH VISITS 5th GRADE High Touch High Tech scientists visited the 5th graders on Tuesday, February 19. They journeyed into the Galapagos and differentiated between inherited traits versus learned behaviors of plants and animals in their specific environments. They participated in experiments that simulated an underwater volcano and created species that would have evolved through adaptation and natural selection. Thank you for your support of the PTA, so we can continue to bring exciting STEM programs to our students! |
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 | | JUMP ROPE ASSEMBLY We kicked of our jump rope unit in PE with an amazing show performed by the Jump Master, Peter Nestler. Peter has been jump roping competitively for over 30 years and is a multi-Guniess Book of World Records holder and performs jump rope shows all over the world. We were so excited to have him here to teach the kids what you can achieve with hard work and determination. He even invited a few of our Brinker Bears up on stage to perform some tricks with him. A big THANKS to Mrs. Nestler for sharing his talent with us, and to our Brinker PTA for bringing his show to our school. If you want to check out some of Peter’s videos on how to perform some of the tricks he demonstrated, you can visit his youtube channel “Jump Rope Secrets†or visit any of his websites. https://www.jumprm.com
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 | | FIELD DAY - MARCH 8 Brinker's Annual Field Day will be held on Friday, March 8, with K-G2's activities from 8 - 11 am and G3-5's activities from 11 am - 2 pm. Students will be outside, so please dress your child in weather-appropriate clothing and apply sunscreen/bug spray before school. This is one of the kids' favorite events of the year. We need volunteers, so please click here to sign up. 
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BRINKER OPEN HOUSE Please mark your calendars for Open House on Thursday, March 7 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. This is a great event to come see your child's classroom work and enjoy seeing teachers and friends. The whole family is invited to this "come and go" event. | | 
KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP - MARCH 22
Enrollment for 2019-20 Kindergarten students will take place on March 22 from 9-11 am & 1-3 pm. Getting an accurate number of students is very important in helping us plan for the number of classes and teachers we will need. A child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2019 in order to attend Kindergarten. Each child will need immunization records signed by a doctor, certified birth certificate, child’s social security card, if available, proof of residency (current gas or electric bill AND lease agreement if applicable) and parent’s driver’s license in order to register. If you know children in your neighborhood who will be in kindergarten next year, please let them know about round-up! | | 
ELECT YOUR PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD Election is on March 20th! Be there to elect your 2019-20 PTA Executive Board!
PTA Nominating Committee:
•Amy Walker (Chair)
•Pattie Pearson
•Kara Gerbosi
•Kim Sams
•Jenifer Johnson
•Amy Matz (alternate)
•Jennifer Blice (alternate)
The following officers will be elected during the March 20th meeting:
•President
•1st VP – Communications
•2nd VP – Volunteers
•3rd VP – Ways & Means
•Secretary
•Treasurer
See you on the 20th! Please contact parliamentarian@brinkerpta.org with any questions. |
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 | | BRINKER COLOR FUN RUN-MARCH 29 REGISTER TODAY for the 4TH ANNUAL BRINKER COLOR FUN RUN! Clickhere to register for your spot at the starting line and clickhere to volunteer.
The Brinker Color Fun Run is an untimed run where Brinker students are dusted in different colors at stations around the lap course. The event is all about students running, walking or even skipping while family members and Brinker community cheer them on! Please note students will not be collecting donations for laps, but there is an option to sponsor your student's run through the Color Run Sponsor Collection field and by purchasing SHOUT OUT Megaphones below the Color Run Registration Fee if you choose to do so - this donation will go toward supporting Brinker PTA's Programs enriching and enhancing students' educational experience and their healthy lifestyles.
Mooyah and Jason's Deli on Parker and Preston will donate a portion of proceeds after our 2019 Color Run. Plan to dine out here afterward with family and friends! We hope you and your family can join us for this fun family event! Last day to register and purchase a t-shirt/megaphone (We will have different colored t-shirts for each grade this year!) is March 7th! Questions? Emailcolorrun@brinkerpta.org |
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YEARBOOKS SELLING FAST Be sure to purchase your student's copy of the 2018-2019 Brinker Yearbook. They are $30 ONLINE and will be full of fun photos and memories from the year. Click here to order your yearbook via the membership toolkit and it will be delivered to students in May 2019 for Yearbook Signing Day. Quantities are limited, so place your order before they are all gone. For questions, contact yearbook@brinkerpta.org. | | 
BRINKER PTA OFFERS $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP Do you have a 2019 graduating Senior who attended Brinker? Or maybe you know someone who does? Each year, the Brinker PTA offers a $1000 scholarship to a graduating PISD senior who attended Brinker Elementary for at least grades 3 through 5. Click here to access the scholarship requirements and application on the Membership Toolkit. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 29, 2019. Send questions to pastboardmember@brinkerpta.org. | | 
LOST & FOUND
Once again, there is a ton of stuff in our lost and found collection. Some of the things include jackets, gloves, hats, lunchboxes, water bottles, and more. Please check your closets and make sure all of your child's winter gear is there. If not, please have your child check the lost & found by the cafeteria. There are so many items and if they are not claimed soon we will be donating another large bulk to charity. |
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 | | PISD VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS
Have you completed your Volunteer Application for the 2018-19 school year? PISD requires all volunteers to complete this application EVERY school year. We encourage ALL parents to complete and submit an application for security clearance - if you are one of our volunteers or just planning to attend a classroom party. Please visit the PISD Volunteer Application page to access the online application - it takes about 5 minutes to complete. Click here to go to the PISD Volunteer Application page or here to go to directly to the application. If you have questions, contact volunteers@brinkerpta.org. Thanks for volunteering! |
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 | | CHESS ENRICHMENT The Brinker after-school chess enrichment program has been a big hit this year. We are now set to start the third and final session for this school year. The session starts on Thursday, March 21st. This 8 week program takes place on Thursdays from 4 PM-5:15 PM at the Brinker Library. All skill and grade levels are welcome! Registration is $180 per student. Click here to register via the Membership Toolkit. Please contact chess@brinkerpta.org with any questions. |
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 | | SPRING FAMILY PICNIC Join the PTA in celebrating our Brinker community and all our amazing families! Our signature community event has been moved more times than chess pieces on a chessboard, but we are going to make it happen. Thursday, April 25th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. There will be a DJ, bounce houses, climbing walls, cotton candy, snow cones and more! We cannot wait to celebrate comm"YOU"nity! |
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