In this Issue
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November Volunteer of the Month
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GOoooooooo
WOLVES!!
Congratulations to the Plano West football team for making school history by winning regionals! Good luck this weekend in the Quarter Playoffs!
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 Where's Your
Brinker here. Brinker there. Brinker, Brinker everywhere! Fridays are Spirit Day, so lets see your Brinker pride. Always available online at the Membership Toolkit.
Can you guess where Jack and Bo Jouette wore their Brinker spirit wear?
 Send us your photos of Where's Your Brinker Been to spiritwear@brinkerpta.org and you may be our next feature!
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 Yes! You can still purchase a 2012-2013 yearbook! Click here to order online!
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Plano West
Winter Wonderlax
Lacrosse Camp!
Plano West Lacrosse's Winter Wonderlax Lacrosse Camp is an easy way for beginners to try lacrosse for the first time. Rental equipment from NJS Sports is available for campers without lacrosse gear. Facilities are indoor for camp rain or shine. Try lacrosse, in only three days you'll love it! When: Jan 2nd - 4th Where: Plano West Indoor Facility Who: Boys K - 8th Grade Click here for details!
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Shop Tom Thumb and Earn $$ for Brinker!
It's easy to earn money for the Brinker PTA by shopping at your local Tom Thumb. Just stop by Customer Service and ask them to link your Rewards card with Charity #4857 and a portion of all of your purchases will come back to your school! Click here for a form that you can complete and drop off. | |
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2012-2013 Exec Board and Chair Members
Click here to see a full listing of the names and contact info of the 2012-2013 Executive Board and Chair Members. | |
Questions regarding the Bear Facts Newsletter?
If so, please contact:
Julie Wax
1st VP Communications
Brinker Elementary PTA
communication@brinkerpta.org
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Quick Links
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Mark Your Calendar!
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Dec 7
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Spirit Wear Day!
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Dec 21
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Winter Classroom Parties!
Early Release at Noon
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Dec 24-Jan 7
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Winter Break
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Jan 21
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Student/Teacher Holiday
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Jan 24
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Cultural Diversity Evening Event
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Feb 1
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Feb 8
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Feb 12
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Feb 14
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Valentine's Classroom Parties
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Feb 18
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Student Holiday
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Feb 19
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Feb 20
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Early Release at Noon
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Colonial Day Photos
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Thanks to all the volunteers that helped to make Colonial Day a great experience for the 5th Graders!
Click on the photo to enlarge
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Box Tops Results
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Box Tops Results!
Thanks to the many families who dropped off Box Tops this fall, we raised another $400 for our PTA. These funds will continue to help us fund programs such as field trips and arts enrichment, just to name a few.
AND, drum roll please ... bragging rights are awarded to our top 3 families who contributed HALF of our total Box Tops!
Carlson - 1200 Rae - 422 Pate - 400 Thank you to everyone who clipped - remember, each Box Top is worth 10 cents - they add up quickly. We will have another collection in the spring, so keep those scissors handy!
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We Need YOU!!
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PTA Volunteer Opportunities
Please help out! 
Please consider volunteering some of your time to help out the school! The following areas are currently in need of volunteers:
1. VIP (Very Important Partner) Tutors
With the end of the 1st semester coming to a close soon, teachers are requesting additional help from you to help our Brinker students with one-on-one (or possible two at a time) tutoring in Math or Reading. These are students who could use a little extra time and attention during the school day. We help these teachers and students through one of our most crucial and successful programs, VIP.
Please consider joining our VIP team of caring mentors beginning in January to provide opportunities for these children to maximize their learning potential. The commitment is once a week for 30 minutes during the school day, with you choosing the day and time most convenient for you. No experience is necessary, just a caring heart. For more information, please contact Tamara Tool at ttool@brinkerpta.org or Julie Barnard at julie.barnard@pisd.edu.
2. Greeter Desk
THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped out with greeter desk this fall! We need you once again to help out this spring. The spring schedule is posted on the Membership Toolkit so please look at your calendars and sign up now as it fills up quickly. We need one volunteer who is security cleared for each day of the week from 7:45-9:30am. It is a great way to be involved in the school and super easy to do! Contact Amy Young with any questions at ayoung@brinkerpta.org.
3. Brinker Workroom
If you can count to 28, staple & cut, then the Brinker Workroom needs YOU! We need 4-5 volunteers each week to help our teachers prepare assignments for the following week. All instructions and supplies are provided.
The Brinker Workroom is located in the back of the school office and is open Tuesday through Thursday, between 7:30am and 2:45pm. This is a great opportunity for you to see what your children are working on and give a helping hand to our amazing & wonderful teachers! Please be sure you have cleared security, you may sign up online at Membership Toolkit. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Nikki Moulinet at nmoulinet@brinkerpta.org.
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Music speaks when there are no words 
Musicians practice, practice, practice so that they can perfect and perform. TUESDAY TUNES allows Brinker student-musicians the opportunity to showcase their talent (and hard work) in a unique setting! Unlike recitals and stage productions, TUESDAY TUNES takes place in a casual, relaxed environment.
Every Tuesday morning a Brinker student performs in the lobby for students and teachers as they enter the building to start the school day. The student plays his/her instrument continuously from 7:30 am to 7:45 am. Immediately following, the student is introduced as the musician of the day on the "Good Morning Brinker" broadcast!
TUESDAY TUNES...because every performance counts!
If you have any questions regarding Tuesday Tunes, please contact
Katrina Parker at kparker@brinkerpta.org.
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Bluebonnet and 2x2 Reading
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The 2x2 list is for K-2nd grade, and the Texas Bluebonnet reading list is for 3rd-5th grade. The reading lists can be found online at Texas Library Association Reading Lists. The books are all available both at the Brinker and public libraries.
 As a reward, when your child reads a certain number of books by the specified deadline, they will be invited to attend a pizza/ice cream party after school! (Due to the upcoming school construction, we will not be having two parties for each age range as in years past). To participate, each child must read at least lucky number 13 books. Extra reading logs to track progress are available in the Brinker library. If you need a reading log, just ask the librarian, Kelly Palmer. They are due back to her by the deadlines below. K-2nd Grade Party (2x2 Reading List) - Tues, Feb 12th Deadline to turn in reading log - Fri, Feb 1st 3rd-5th Grade Party (Bluebonnet Reading List) - Tues, Feb 19th Deadline to turn in reading log - Fri, Feb 8th More details to follow as we get closer to the party dates. If you have any questions, please contact Heather Burchett, Literary Enrichment Chair, at hburchett@brinkerpta.org.
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