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Happy May, Brinker Families! This is my last letter for the Brinker Bear Facts as I finish my 2-year term as President of the Brinker PTA and my 11th and last year as a Brinker parent. I look back over the past eleven years with gratitude to our Brinker teachers, staff and administration for all the support they have given me and our PTA. I feel blessed by all the new friends I have made and all the old friends that now feel like family. Finally, I am thankful to all of you in our Brinker Community for giving your financial support, donations and time volunteering at Brinker and our Brinker PTA activities, programs and events. Thank you! To my 2018-19 PTA Board and Chairs, please know that you have made such a difference at Brinker with your time, talents and service. You have made my job so much easier. Thank you!! It has been a pleasure to serve with you! Though I may not be at Brinker daily, I look forward to hearing about all the great things that Brinker PTA will do in 2019-20. Sarah Kissel, our incoming PTA President and the PTA Board are awesome! I wish you and your families a happy and healthy end of the school year and a fantastic summer! Warmest Regards,
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 | | BRINKER CORPORATE SPONSORS - THANK YOU! As we arrive at the end of our school year, we want to send a HUGE THANK YOU to our 2018-2019 Brinker Corporate Sponsors! Thanks to your generous support, the PTA is able to provide incredible student programming and events throughout the school year to add to classroom experiences. Your sponsorship is greatly appreciated by all our Brinker students and families. Platinum: Veritex Bank
Gold: Hawk & Sloane, McDonald's
Silver: Bader Facial Plastic Surgery, Body Machine Fitness, Frisco Kids' Dentistry, Gupta Orthodontics, Kumon Math and Reading Center, Orange Star/Kings Park, Quest Capital Management, Tevis Investment Management |
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 | | B.E.A.R.S SPONSORS: THANK YOU A HUGE thank you to our Platinum Level BEARS Campaign sponsors! Thanks to your generous support, the PTA donated 45 books to our library including a complete set of the 2019 Blue Bonnet books. Your gift will be appreciated by all our Brinker students.
Platinum Level Sponsors: The Adachi Famiily, The Bertino Family, The Chapman Family, The Cross Family, The Duggan Family, The Kovoor Family, The Mityas Family, The Reynolds Family and The Tamez Family. |
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 | | VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: ANGIE WALKER Congratulations to our April Volunteer of the Month, Angie Walker! Angie has been very busy this year photographing the students and events for coverage in the Brinker yearbook. She is the creative heart of the yearbook, doing everything from developing the theme and taking tons of pictures, to creating the amazing layout on each and every page. This is the perfect role for Angie since she was yearbook editor for Plano East during her senior year. Angie's family consists of Connor, a third grader, Brooklyn a first grader, Noah, a four year old who will attend Brinker in the fall of 2020, her corgi, Chloe, as well as husband Mike. In her spare time, her hobbies include photography and watching her kids play soccer. Congrats again to Angie and thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to our kids' school! |
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HIGH TOUCH HIGH TECH VISITS 4th GRADE High Touch High Tech brought "Globs, Goo and Guts" to the 4th Graders on April 11. The students had amazing hands-on lessons on the digestive processes and examined real animal organs (tongue, stomach, heart, kidney) up close! They also explored the circulatory system by using real stethoscopes to monitor their heart rates. It was an incredible experience for all! Thank you for supporting the PTA so we can continually bring exciting hands-on science programs like High Touch High Tech to our students! | | 
NTPA THEATRE PERFORMANCE
On April 16th, the PTA brought North Texas Performing Art's traveling theater troupe to Brinker for a performance of "Chicken Big", based on the popular children's book by Keith Graves. The Kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd graders thoroughly enjoyed the fully-staged theater performance about a coop of chickens learning to accept and embrace one's differences. The students had a brief Q&A after the performance and they learned a little about the actors and different aspects of theater production.
Your PTA membership allows us to bring exciting Arts in Education programs like these to our students. Thank you! | | 
TUESDAY TUNES: APRIL PERFORMERS Thank you Aarav Dasani, Jean Gan and Saanvi Agarwal for your wonderful music performed in April! You made our Tuesday mornings so special.
Benefits of Playing Musical Instruments: Improved Sense of Time and Time Management. In a way music is all about time. It is essential for musicians to have an acute feel for tempo, rhythm and meter. A steady beat is the first thing that captures an audience. Developing a sense of rhythm can have benefits that extend to other pursuits, like sports, academics and daily activities. A time sense is very important in taking time-based school tests. Young musicians also master time management skills while planning daily practice and concert preparation. |
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 | | TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK - APRIL 29 - MAY 3 Come join in the adventure as the amazing Brinker Staff goes "down the rabbit holeâ€. It will be a wonderful way to show our admiration and gratitude to those that teach our children every day! To show them our appreciation for all that they do, take part this week in "Brinker in Wonderlandâ€. Please click here to volunteer for the events. Thank you, parents and families, for helping the PTA recognize what makes Brinker so great-its dedicated teachers and staff. Also, a special thanks to our partners who either donated or offered discounts to make this week so special. |
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BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY MAY 8
National Bike to School Day is an event that connects communities across the country by biking to school on the same day. Schools all across America participate in this event every May. Bike to school with your Brinker Bear on Wednesday, May 8th and be a part of this movement that encourages year-round safe routes to school. Be sure to mark your calendars and participate in the fun! | | 
MOVIE NIGHT WITH DAD
MAY 17 Calling all Brinker dads and kids! Join us Friday May 17th at 6:30 for a movie night with dad. This event is a fun way for dads to get some quality time with their Brinker Bear while enjoying a family friendly movie. This year, movie night with dad will be held at the Cinemark Movies 10 Theater at 1818 Coit Rd. Tickets are $5 per family. Space is limited so buy your tickets today! Tickets will be on sale through May 10th. You can purchase them here. Note: Tickets will not be sold at the door. Please email questions to programs@brinkerpta.org. | | 
BRINKER BASH
MAY 23 On Thursday, May 23, our Brinker Bears will celebrate their last week of school with music, dancing, games and special frozen treats. Please join us in celebrating a fantastic school year and the official start of summer! We will need volunteers to assist with games and passing out frozen treats. Be on the lookout for details on how to sign up. (All volunteers must be security cleared, so please submit your application if you are not already approved.) Please contact our Brinker Bash co-chairs at brinkerbash@brinkerpta.org with questions. |
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 | | ATTENTION 5th GRADE PARENTS 5th Grade graduation ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd at 9AM in the Brinker gym. Further details will be sent out in the coming weeks. If you have any further questions please contact us at fifthgradeevents@brinkerpta.org. |
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 | | BRINKER 5th GRADE POOL PARTY - MAY 23 Thursday, May 23 6:30 – 8:30 p.m at Tom Muehlenbeck Outdoor Pool This event is for ALL Brinker 5th graders! We will have a DJ, photo booth, food, and other fun surprises!The pool party is NOT a PTA sponsored event and is funded ONLY by parent donations. Please watch for a donation and information flyer coming home with students in the coming weeks.If you have any questions please email fifthgradeevents@brinkerpta.org. |
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 | | 2019-2020 SCHOOL SUPPLIES ORDER ONLINE Brinker PTA provides parents the opportunity to pre-purchase school supply packs for students for the upcoming school year. These packs contain all of the items included on the teacher's supply list for your child's grade. Click here to order online via the membership toolkit. A detailed list of all supplies needed by grade is also available through the link. Please note that this year, these school supplies packages will only be available online for purchase from now - June 14 to ensure delivery of all school supplies before school starts in August. If purchased by June 14, you are guaranteed that your child(ren)'s supplies will be delivered to their classroom before Meet the Teacher. Save yourself time and the hassle of running around next August....get it done now! Prices go up June 15. |
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 | | 2019-2020 PTA MEMBERSHIP ORDER ONLINE PTA Membership is now open for the 2019-2020 school year online. Click here to purchase yours. We would love to have ALL of our parents join the PTA. Please remember that you do not need to volunteer your time to be a member of the PTA! We understand that some parents simply are unable to volunteer their time. 100% of the membership dues paid by parents are used to support programs for ALL of our Brinker students. Just a few of those programs and student benefits include:
â—¾Tuesday Tunes program
â—¾Teacher Appreciation Events
â—¾Curriculum-based Programs such as Rhythm Path, Drum Fit program and theater productions
â—¾Brinker Color Fun Run
â—¾Brinker Marathon Kids Program
â—¾Field Day
â—¾Fall Family Picnic
â—¾Class Field Trips
â—¾Author and Artist Visits
â—¾Mavs Man and more! Purchasing a membership is easy and your membership positively impacts every child at our school. By joining the Brinker PTA, you are able to vote in PTA meetings and have a voice in PTA matters that directly affect our students. The cost for annual membership is $21.00 for a two-parent family and $13.00 for a single-parent family. We hope you will join our membership and help grow our Brinker community! Please contact us at membership@brinkerpta.org with any questions. |
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 | | LOST & FOUND Once again, there is a ton of stuff in the lost and found. 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. The deadline to collect any lost items is May 17th, everything remaining after that will be donated. |
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