December 6th – Reflections Award Ceremony

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December 6th – Reflections Award Ceremony

Dear Brookvale Families,

On behalf of the Brookvale PTA, we thank you for supporting the 2016-17 Reflections program!

It has been an honor to receive your entries. Your awesome efforts and continued interest is what makes this program so important and successful at our school!

We wish to recognize and appreciate the efforts of all the participants and their families. We sincerely hope that your shall continue to participate in the years going forward.

Please join us on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016,  from 6 to 7pm, at the Brookvale Elementary MPR for the felicitation ceremony for the Brookvale Elementary participants.

December 5th-11th – Hour of Code

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December 5th-11th – Hour of Code

Greetings Parents!

This year, Brookvale Elementary is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week, December 5 to 11. More than 100 Million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code.

Here’s what your students can expect during Computer Science Education Week:

  • Kick-off assembly on Monday, Dec 5th

  • Mr. Dave Larsen will lead his Computer Lab classes with coding activities (Grades 1-6)

  • Starting Dec 5th, teachers can “check-out” Ozobots or Learn Resources Code & Go Mice for their classes to use. Brookvale PTA donated these robots for all classrooms to use so teachers to can supplement their STEM teaching

    • Code & Go Mice (Qty: 6) have been allocated for Grades TK through 2nd.

    • Ozobots (Qty: 8) have been allocated for Grades 3rd through 6th

 

How can you continue your child’s computer science education? Check out free online resources at:

imageThe Hour of Code is here
The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students of all ages in 180+ countries and over 45 languages.

imageCode.org: Anybody can Learn
Every student in every school deserves the opportunity to study computer science.

Brookvale’s Annual Community Food Drive

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Brookvale’s Annual Community Food Drive

UPDATE: new deadline to bring in donations is Wednesday, December 7th.

Donations for the Alameda County Community Food Bank

Tuesday, November 15 to Friday, December 2

The Alameda County Community Food Bank serves 1 in 5 county residents. Their goal is to provide 11 million meals this holiday season. Brookvale Student Council has decided that to create a school-wide competition in order to encourage more donations to our annual food drive and help this great cause. Each class is asked to track and record the number of donations made to their classroom. On the last day of the drive, the class who has brought in the most donations between TK-3 and 4-6 will win playground balls from PTA. These classes will also be given a trophy to display in their class for the month of December to recognize the school and community spirit these classes displayed.

Please ensure all donations are taken directly to your class and counted before taking them to the donation barrels in the office. All donations will be appreciated, but some are more needed than others.

Please do not donate anything in glass jars, for safety reasons. 

The ACCFB has expressed that they are in most need of:

  • Canned meat (tuna and chicken)
  • Natural Peanut Butter
  • Nuts and Beans
  • Brown Rice
  • Quinoa
  • Canned Soup (low sodium)
  • Whole Grain Cereal
  • Oatmeal

Thank you!

 

Parent/Teacher Conferences

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Remember Parent/Teacher conferences are the week of November 14th through 18th. Talk to your teacher if you have not yet signed up for a conference time.

Being prepared and establishing good communication are the best ways to help your child. Here are some tips from the Harvard Family Research Project: parent-teacher-conferencetipsheet

Bell schedule:

Monday, November 14th – normal schedule
8:15 am school starts
2:45 pm school is dismissed

Tuesday, November 15th – minimum day schedule
8:30 am school starts
1:15 pm school is dismissed

Wednesday, November 16th – Wednesday schedule
8:15 am school starts
1:00 pm school is dismissed

Thursday, November 17th – minimum day schedule
8:30 am school starts
1:15 pm school is dismissed

Friday, November 18th – minimum day schedule
8:30 am school starts
1:15 pm school is dismissed