Mrs. Simmons 3rd Grade: August 2017

Good afternoon!

Calling all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students that enjoy running and would like to prepare for a race (1 mile, 2 mile, or 5k). You should join the Brassfield running club! During our weekly runs, we will work on building endurance and speed while fostering a love of running. The club will begin on Wednesday, September 6th and will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 3:45-4:45pm. Our last running club will be Wednesday, November 15th. Students are welcomed to attend running club over their track out if someone is available to drop them off and to take them home. The runners must be picked up promptly at 4:45 in the carpool parking loop. We expect that all students participating in our running club with exhibit PAWS behavior. If you have questions, feel free to contact Libby Lipetzky (elipetzky@wcpss.net).

We will be accepting sign ups until Tuesday, 9/5/17. Link to sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/wtBaoFE6BXHJ2JmS2.

*Reminder: This form must be completed each season. If your child participated in the spring, you must still complete this form in order for him/her to participate this fall.

Thank you! Happy Running!

The Running Club Coaches

Spanish permission slip link:

https://domino3.wcpss.net/mail/6/60413766.nsf/0/DBF17C9FA70DE9B5852581770075EFC2/$File/CONSENTIMIENTO%20DEL%20SISTEMA%20DE%20ESCUELAS%20P%C3%9ABLICAS%20DEL%20CONDADO%20DE%20WAKE%20w%20Letterhead.pdf?OpenElement&FileName=CONSENTIMIENTO%20DEL%20SISTEMA%20DE%20ESCUELAS%20P%C3%9ABLICAS%20DEL%20CONDADO%20DE%20WAKE%20w%20Letterhead.pdf

Please read and return the permission form with your child on Monday if you would like them to participate.

2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Monday, August 21st

Thanks to generous donations of Solar Eclipse viewing glasses from Brassfield families and community members, all of our students who are tracked in on August 21st will have the opportunity

to participate in the safe viewing of the historical Total Solar Eclipse.

Student Activity Waiver.pdf

Eclipse Learning Experience Information

The 2017 Eclipse across America will occur on Monday, August 21, 2017. In North Carolina, the partial eclipse will begin around 2:33pm and peak at approximately 2:44pm when the moon obscures 92.7% of the sun. Wake County residents will experience a partial view of the Total Eclipse. Skies will gradually begin to darken as the moon moves into the path of the Sun. Over time, the sky will become increasingly dark and then will gradually become filled with more light as the moon moves out of the path of the sun. After completing lessons on solar eclipses and safe viewing practices, Brassfield students and staff will have the opportunity to spend approximately an hour outside (2:15-3:15) observing the eclipse take place.

Please direct questions about how your child's class will prepare for the eclipse to your classroom teacher. Students without permission to participate in this learning experience will be assigned an alternate activity and will be required to stay indoors during our observation hour.

Eclipse Safety

The health and well-being of Brassfield students and employees is of the utmost importance during this experience. It is important to recognize that it is never safe to look directly at the sun’s rays, even when the sun is partially obscured. When watching a partial eclipse, individuals must wear approved eclipse glasses at all times if they are facing the sun.

Students & staff will be provided solar eclipse glasses from either Rainbow Symphony or

American Paper Optics. Both manufacturers meet ISO 12312-2 and CE standards of safety.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SOLAR ECLIPSE:

https://eclipse.aas.org/

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/resources

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/raleigh

https://www.ncdcr.gov/2017-solar-eclipse-north-carolina

http://www.carolinaparent.com/CP/Aug-21-Solar-Eclipse-Events-in-the-Triangle/

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ECLIPSE GLASSES:

https://www.eclipseglasses.com/collections/eclipse-glasses-stock/products/stock-eclipse-glasses

https://www.rainbowsymphony.com/eclipse-glasses/