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And the "APAWS" goes to... our PBIS team: Cheryl, Taylor & Karen for organizing and preparing our Pep Rally last week!  Great job!

  
(If you'd like to give some "APAWS" for next week's blog, please send me an email!)

Freddie is here this week 2:00-6:00 pm

1. Progress Reports:  Please put your progress reports into my mailbox to be signed.  They are due to go home this week.  Also, if you have started an AIP with parents for at-risk students, you will need to meet with them before the end of the trimester to review progress and document on the form.  

2. Internet Safety Night:  This Thurs. evening at 6:30 pm.  It's a very informative evening and worth hearing.  Scott Wittmier is presenting.  If you are sending a weekly parent email, please mention the evening and remind parents that it is Parents Only.  Thank you!

3. Staff Meeting Wed: Our monthly Staff Mtg is this Wed in Sarah's room, 408.  Please bring your charged chromebook. Thanks, Sarah, for offering your room! 

4. Brookhaven Spring Musical: The Spring Musical this year is The Lion King Jr! The students were VERY excited, as we all are!  Kathleen Switzer will direct again this year.  Auditions will be Jan 30th & Feb. 2nd.  There will be a parent information evening on Tues, 1/23/18 in the MPR at 6:30 pm.  Teachers in grades 3-6, if you can include this any parent communication this week and next that would be appreciated!

Have an amazing week!
Go Bears!

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And the "APAWS" goes to... Taylor, Jodi, Cheryl, Teresa and Jamie for putting up our "fish" in the MPR!  Take a look!! It looks amazing! :)
  
(If you'd like to give some "APAWS" for next week's blog, please send me an email!)

Freddie is here this week 6:30-10:30 pm

A HUGE thank you to our generous and always supportive PTA for this awesome addition to our school!  This is on the fence facing Brookhaven Ave.  It looks amazing and I've already been hearing such great feedback!  Please tell them thank you if you have the chance! 
Amy Sanchez, James & Eva Harman and their kids, Cat Rash & Patsy Lovell put this up over two days of hard work! #theyloveyouandourkids! #weareluckyandloved

Welcome back team! 
I hope you all had a fantastic vacation filled with good health, relaxation, family, friends and some of your favorite activities! I hope you are feeling recharged and ready to take on the rest of the school year! I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Monday!  

1. PBIS Pep Rally: We'll have our Pep Rally on Wed. at 9:45 am.  It is what was postponed last fall.  We'll meet at the lunch area.  Grades 4-6 will sit on the lunch tables, grade 1 in chairs next to Lisa's room, grades PK, K, 2 & 3 on the blacktop in front of the tables facing the playground.  Please be sure that EVERY student brings a Bear Hug to the assembly with their FIRST and LAST name on it.  We'll be doing some drawings during the assembly for prizes.  Recess will be directly after our assembly.  We anticipate a 15-20 min assembly.  Thank you for your flexibility!! 

2. Benchmark Training:   K-5 teachers, just a reminder: if you have not yet, be sure to sign up for the next Benchmark trainings being offered.  Coordinate with Karen regarding your chosen date and sub.  

3. Kindness Challenge: I realize I did not make the announcement formally for this.  Kim was our winner!!  Thank you to all who participated!  I hope you enjoyed it and more importantly, thank you for leading with and modeling kindness every day!  Our students live what they see as much or more than what they're told.   Thank you for continuing to make Brookhaven a great place for kids and adults!  #bemorebear #yourock

4. Wednesday DWI: our staff meeting on Wednesday will be with Kim Voge and she'll be sharing Hyperdocs.  Bring your charged chrome book to the meeting.  It's going to be a great training!  If you're willing to host this in your classroom, please let me know.  Thank you! :)

Welcome Back!!

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And the "APAWS" goes to... Jamie, Teresa, Mary & Lisa for coordinating our first Special Lunch!  Many of you have shared what a nice time spent together!

   
(If you'd like to give some "APAWS" for next week's blog, please send me an email!)

Freddie is here this week 2:00-6:00 pm

1. Proposed Before school play:  Thank you for your input on the survey.  Leadership Team will discuss this Monday at our meeting.


2. Benchmark Training:   K-5 teachers, just a reminder: if you have not yet, be sure to sign up for the next Benchmark trainings being offered.  Coordinate with Karen regarding your chosen date and sub.  


3. Student Council Toy Drive & Candy Grams: Toy Drive through 12/21 & Candy Grams are on sale on-line through 12/21.  Candy Grams will be sold out front before school 12/18-12/20.  

4. PTA Pj's & Popsicles: Wednesday, 12/20, students and staff are welcome to wear Pj's and all students will receive a popsicle during their lunch from PTA for our Membership drive.

5. Student Council Holiday Dress Day: Thursday, 12/21, is our holiday dress up day.  

6. Kindness Challenge: If you haven't but are planning to, please submit your Kindness Challenge sheet to my mailbox.  I will do a drawing on Friday morning!  #leadwithkindness

7. Holiday Class Parties: Please take a moment to let the office know what time your holiday party will be on Friday.  Please have your students do their best to clean up before they leave for the break! :)

8. Winter Break Shutdown: Please be sure that all computers and electronics are shutdown and turned off before the break.  Please unplug coffee pots, microwaves, etc for the break.  Thank you!

Looking forward to a great week together before the break!  

Please be sure to be consistent with expectations, acknowledge the positive behaviors and be on-time to duties.  If you could walk students to lunches, PE & music this week, it would likely be a wise choice.  Enjoy your students this week before we all get some much deserved time off with our own families!! 

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And the "APAWS" goes to... Social Committee, Teresa and Jamie, for coordinating our lovely Holiday Staff Party!  It was a great time and our game was a fun treat! :)

   
(If you'd like to give some "APAWS" for next week's blog, please send me an email!)

Freddie is here this week 2:00-6:00 pm.

1. In n Out Lunch for Step It Up:  This Wednesday, 12/13, is the reward lunch to In n Out for qualifying students.  PTA will be hosting this with the Step It Up team for approx. 40 of our students.  Permission slips have already gone home and should have been returned to you and the office.  An email with details and participating students will be coming soon.  Briefly, there will be 2 groups:  10 am departure is our PK-3 gr. group and 10:30 am departure is our 4-6 gr. group.  Students will ride a charter bus, have lunch and return to school before dismissal.  We anticipate the first group to return around 11:30 and the second group by 12:00. 

2. Proposed Before school play:   I will send a brief survey for you to complete for Leadership to discuss next Monday.  Thank you!


3. Special Lunch: This Thursday, 12/14, is Special Lunch.  Be sure to see the emails from Teresa.  Thank you Teresa and Leadership Team for coordinating this!

4. Remind App:   Just a reminder to log in to join this optional communication tool to get timely updates in the event of an emergency.  This may be the quickest and most effective tool in emergencies.  The code for our site is below.

Link: https://www.remind.com/join/96cf8d

5. Benchmark Training:   K-5 teachers, just a reminder: if you have not yet, be sure to sign up for the next Benchmark trainings being offered.  Coordinate with Karen regarding your chosen date and sub.  

6. Gift donation: If you would like to donate for a gift card for our wonderful "Copy King", Mr. Lussier, please do so by this Thursday.  Karen D is collecting money for a gift card.  Thank you! 

6. Student Council Toy Drive & Candy Grams: Toy Drive through 12/21 & Candy Grams are on sale on-line through 12/21.  Candy Grams will be sold out front before school 12/18-12/20.  

8. Tech Tip ~ Boomerang for gmail: Would you like to draft an email now, but send it sometime in the future?  Well, now you can using Boomerang!  Search Boomerang for Google and add it as an extension.  It's a great extension and very user friendly!  Thanks, Teresa, for sharing!  *If you have a tech tip you'd like to share, let me know and we'll include it next week!

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