Dear Parents and Guardians,

Happy May! We’re coming down the home stretch. A few more weeks to go and your students will be staying up late and sleeping in all morning during the summer! As you know, we are beginning our state testing this month. Please remember to support your student getting enough sleep, a healthy breakfast, and daily encouragement to persist and perform their best throughout the testing period.

8th grade parents, a reminder, promotion ceremony takes place on June 13th at Oak Grove High School football field, 2:30 pm. Class that day ends at 10:30 am for all Bernal students, so you’ll have plenty of time for you and your student to get ready for the ceremony. Please do not hold your child out of school that day to prepare for the ceremony.

Next week is teacher appreciation week. If you feel inclined, don’t forget to reach out to your student’s teachers and let them know how much you appreciate them for all of the ways they have supported your student this school year!

That’s it for now. As always, take care of yourselves and each other!

Dr. Splane

Principal

Before the Test Tips

1. Get a good night’s sleep and eat a high protein breakfast. Drink plenty of water.

2. Practice guided imagery, visualizations of succeeding on the test, mentally “going where the information is stored in your brain”, or breathing techniques.

3. Don’t study right before the test. Concentrate on being calm and mentally accessing the information you have already studied.

4. Eliminate negative thoughts or self-talk by replacing them with a positive affirmation, like “I am prepared for the test and I will do well” or “I've worked hard – I can do this.”

5. Ask your teacher if you can use a blank piece of scratch paper during the test (be sure to ask or it may look like you are cheating). Use the paper for “brain dumping” or “mind mapping” during the exam.

6. Make a decision to ignore students who finish the test before you. Research shows that students who finish early usually don’t score as well as those who take more time.

May 10- Slides Day

May 17- Rainbow Day

May 24- Sports Day

Bernal will host our LAST Super Saturday Academy Session on Saturday, May 11th from 8:15am - 12:30pm! Attending the Super Saturday will allow students to make up one absence from this school year. Permission slips will be sent home on Tuesday, April 30th. I've attached a blank permission slip below for your convenience as well.

Students need to turn in their permission slip by Tuesday, May 7th and attend the full session so they can:

• Earn 10 Bronco Bucks!

• Be entered into a raffle to earn a pizza party for them and 5 friends!

• Earn an In-n-Out certificate!

• Be entered into a raffle to win a mile pass for P.E.!

Please email Allison Crawford at acrawford@ogsd.net if you have any questions!

*Permission slips may be turned in late (by Thurs. 5/9), but students will NOT be able to order a lunch if it's turned in late. They will need to bring their own lunch.

Dear Parents & Guardians,

Bernal Intermediate will host the annual eighth grade activity on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Great America Park. This activity is considered to be one of the highlights of graduation festivities.

All students desiring to participate in this event should complete and return the permission slip with $50.00 (cash only—NO checks) to their Advisory teacher before Friday, May 24th. The $50.00 will cover the cost for admission to the park and bus transportation. Students with season passes need to complete a permission slip, indicate on the form that they have a pass, and return the form and $16.00 for transportation. (There will be no refunds to students who are absent on the day of the trip, miss the event due to disciplinary action, owe two or more hours of detention, or to students who are not eligible to graduate.)

Thank you for helping us ensure available bus space and group rates for tickets by submitting forms and money no later than Friday May 24th. Bus reservations and permission slips will NOT be accepted after Friday, May 24th.

Permission slips were sent home on Tuesday, April 30th during Advisory. Please see the copy of the permission slip attached below, if needed.

Hello Parents of 7th grade girls and 8th grade boys,

On Tuesday, May 7th and Wednesday, May 8th all seventh grade girls and eighth grade boys will be screened for Scoliosis. Attached is an information flyer about Scoliosis and the importance of having a screening. If you choose not to have your student screened please return the Opt Out School Letter (attached on post here) by Friday, May 3rd.

Thank you,

Heather Paolini

Health Office

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