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October 20th – Bronco Gallop

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October 20th – Bronco Gallop

UPDATE: Due to the poor air quality, the Bronco Gallop has been postponed until Friday, October 20th.

Donate online or download a pledge sheet.

Schedule:

  • 8:20am – 9:10am – Ashford, Burchard, Huang, Divizich
  • 9:05am – 9:55am – Rodriguez, Schilling, Cheng, Santos, Kato
  • 9:50am – 10:40am – Strickland, Becker, Gow
  • 10:35am – 11:25am – Luo, Haller, Bi, Fulton
  • 11:20am – 12:10pm – Dillon, Bobosky, Munoz, Pearsall
  • 12:20pm – 1:10pm – Ynzunza, Hatfield, Garcia
  • 1:05pm – 1:55pm – Chug, Browning, Bloss, Maciel
  • 2:00pm – 2:50pm – Schumacher, Fang, Uyeda, Whiting

The Bronco Gallop, Brookvale’s only major fundraiser, is on Friday, October 13th. All money raised goes directly to support teachers, classrooms, school equipment, school-wide assemblies, STEM and cultural events, art and music enrichment, and more.

All students participate and all students bene t! We are asking for at-rate “sponsorships” at $5, $10, $20, and $100 levels, or any amount a sponsor is willing give. Students can ask family, friends, and neighbors to sponsor them.

Instead of a raffle, this year Brookvale PTA will treat the entire school to a just-for-fun special assembly (tbd) if we reach our school-wide goal of $35,000. And just think: If every student can raise $100 in sponsorships, we could double our goal and have over $70,000 to spend for our school!

Please look for details and pledge sheet coming home in your Thursday folder. Brookvale has always relied on and is extremely grateful to our wonderfully generous parent community. Thank you!

Brookvale School Spirit Wear Sale

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Brookvale School Spirit Wear Sale

The Brookvale School Spirit Wear Sale is officially underway, from September 25th to October 6th! This year you have two ways to order:

  1. Fill out and return to the office (with payment) the Brookvale Order Form form (look for a copy in your Thursday folder), or
  2. Order your Spirit wear online at brookvale.itemorder.com (note: there is a 10% fee for online orders)

Please share or forward this message to any family or friends you think would like to help support Brookvale Elementary and show their Brookvale Broncos Spirit!

 

September 28th & 29th – STEAM Museum Parent Assistance

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September 28th & 29th – STEAM Museum Parent Assistance

We are looking for a good number of parents to volunteer some of their time on Thursday (Sept 28th) and/or Friday (Sept. 29th) to help docent the STEAM Museum.

  • Assistance in unloading / loading equipment from truck
  • Exhibit Hosts

We need a minimum of 4 exhibit hosts at all times throughout the day. The sign-up slots are for one-hour increments. If you are able to stay for multiple sessions, that will be much appreciated!

The sign-up sheet has all of the details, including a link to the schedule so that you know when your kid(s) are attending their session.

Session Time Thursday – Sept 28 Friday – Sept 29
1 8:30 – 9:10 Bobosky, Dillon Bi, Luo
2 9:15 – 9:55 Browning, Munoz Fulton, Haller
3 10:00 – 10:40 Maciel, Pearsall Ashford, Divizich
4 10:45 – 11:25 Hatfield, Ynzunza Burchard, Huang
Lunch 11:30 – 12:30 —– —–
5 12:30 – 1:10 Santos, Schumacher, Uyeda Schilling, Strickland
6 1:15 – 1:55 Bloss, Chug Becker, Whiting
7 2:00 – 2:40 Fang, Garcia, Kato Cheng, Gow, Rodriguez

Notes:

  • Class sessions are 40-minutes long
  • 5-minute breaks in between sessions
  • Parent volunteering sessions are in 1-hour time slots that extend over the student start and end times

Thank you in advance for your time!

Middle School Conversion

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Middle School Conversion

Dear Brookvale Parents,

On behalf of the Brookvale PTA, here is a summary of what we know about the recent chatter regarding a possible new middle school to be built on the ‘Horse Property’, and what we encourage you to do as  parents living in the American Attendance Area.

What message is circulating? Rumors have circulated that the FUSD school board is leaning towards building a new high tech middle school on the ‘Horse Property’ for the Washington Attendance Area (a replacement to Centerville Junior High).

FACTS

FUSD Planning Considerations

Option 1

Build Future middle school (MS) on “Horse Property” for 2,400 students and become the new MS in the American High School Attendance Area
Convert current Thornton campus to specialized program campus (Grades K-5, 6-8, or K-8)
Build Centerville MS according to the LRFP (Long Range  Facilities Plan)

Option 2

Build Future MS on “Horse Property” for 2,400 students and become the new MS in the American High School Attendance Area
Move Centerville MS to current Thornton MS site
Convert current Centerville MS site to specialized program campus (Grades K-5, 6-8, or K-8)

Option 3

Build Future MS on “Horse Property” for 2,400 students and become the new MS in the American High School Attendance Area
Move Centerville MS to current Thornton MS site
Convert current Centerville MS site to a new elementary school (Grades K-5)

Option 4

Build smaller Future MS on “Horse Property
Build Thornton MS according to LRFP
Build Centerville MS according to LRFP

  • Archived video of the Board discussion from the June 7th meeting (Link to video: Discussion starts at approximately 18:00)

  • One of our Brookvale parents has allowed us to share with you her emailed response directly from Ann Crosbie (President of the School Board). This parent wrote to Ms. Crosbie with concerns about the Horse Property being used to develop a new Middle School for Centerville.

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  • FUSD board is aware of American Attendance Area parental concerns.

  • Will Middle School Conversion be added to the Board Meeting agendas?

    • September 27: Not confirmed. It is a possibility due to the recent increase of parental concerns circulating

    • October: Topic added to the meeting. (Source: Ivy Wu, Fremont Council PTA president)

Middle School Conversion Status (Source: FUSD website FAQs)

  • Anticipated schedule for Thornton to transition from grades 7-8 to 6-8 is: 2021-22

  • Visit the FUSD website for update-to-date information

Three things you can do as a parent in the American Attendance Area

  1. Become educated
  2. Attend Board Meetings
  3. Communicate with the Board  of Education
    • Website: Board of Education Members
      Ann Crosbie – President
      Yang Shao – Vice President
      Michele Berke – Clerk
      Desrie Campbell – Member
      Larry Sweeney – Member

Next Board Meeting:

September 27, 2017, Wednesday, 6pm to 10pm
Education Center – Board Room – District Office – 4210 Technology Drive

We understand that parents may be feeling confused and/or frustrated during this time of the unknown. If you are experiencing these feelings, then it shows that you care about your child’s well being and success at school. Just remember that Fremont Unified is a public school system; therefore, decision making discussions take place at board meetings, a public setting. We as parents of Fremont students have the opportunity to communicate with board members via email or by attending those board meetings.

Best Regards,

Jennifer Louie-Monzon
Brookvale PTA, President

Konstella

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Konstella

Brookvale PTA would like to introduce a new communication tool, Konstella. We will be using Konstella to communicate with PTA members and volunteers, organize committees, share information on PTA programs, and generally let parents connect directly with the PTA board and with each other. If you have not already received an email invitation from Konstella, please take a moment to create an account.

Note: This will be REPLACING the current Yahoo Group, which will be eventually retired as parents join us on Konstella. Thank you!