The Brooklyn Buzz
September 14, 2018
LATE START WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
This late starts provides staff opportunities to participate in professional development that meets the needs of our schools.
IN THIS EDITION:
- Brooklyn Buzz
- Reading is Fun
- Start TIme
- RISE Up - PBIS Focus
- School/Community Information
- School Finance Campaign kick off
- Voter registration information
- Emergency Medical Forms/Contact Information
- 7th Graders - Immunizations
- Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools
- Contacting Brooklyn School
- Important Dates
What is Brooklyn Buzz?
Some of the information may seem to repeated, that is because it is important and sometimes people miss it the first time.
Reading is Fun
- Nourishing the Meal Time Have your kids read recipes aloud to you while you’re cooking dinner. From ingredient lists to cooking directions, this kind of family reading will help build vocabulary, fluency…and dessert!
- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? While your family is eating together, discuss what your favorite characters would have for dinner – Harry Potter might like pumpkin juice and chocolate frogs while Geronomo Silton could crave some cheese! Incorporating characters of favorite stories into your eating routine is a delicious way to promote deep thinking about character traits and motivation.
- Story Charades Choose a story your family knows well — like a well-read book or fairytale — and act out the beginning, middle, and end of the story. If you have more family than characters, a few could do the acting and the others can be the audience or be the narrator. This activity helps readers reexamine and understand story lines and details.
- Who Am I? Choose one of your child’s favorite book characters, then describe his or her personality traits, problems, and physical descriptions until she guesses the character’s identity. This game is a fun way to pass time when you’re stuck in traffic or at a bus stop.
- Book Nooks Create “book nooks” with your child. Book nooks are comfy places to sit and read. They should have good lighting and containers filled with sticky notes, colorful pens, pencils, and a small dictionary. Book nooks will motivate your children not only to read, but to select favorite parts with sticky notes, or look up words they don’t know.
- Marking the Spot Making book marks together is a great, simple family reading activity. Just cut bookmark-sized cardboard from cereal or shoe boxes, then get crafty! Use brightly-colored markers to write titles, authors, and favorite quotes. Younger readers can draw or cut and paste pictures from old magazines.
- Reach Out and Read Boost family reading by involving loved-ones who live far away. Using Skype or another video conferencing program, have your child share a book with relatives. Make sure the book is one that your reader has read a few times already; repetition is a fantastic way to enhance reading skills. Younger readers love to show-off their fluency, and oral reading builds confidence. Grandma will be pretty thrilled as well.
- Kid Karaoke Download songs and their lyrics for a family karaoke night. Seeing words and singing them at the same time is a fun way to develop vocabulary…and practice your Elvis impersonations!
- Family Reading Web pages Using simple and free online programs, create a family reading Web page. Include sections for each family member’s book reviews, favorite book lists, “authors I’d like to lunch with” lists, pictures of famous authors, links to local libraries, kid-safe fan pages, and reading games.
Start Time
Students need to be at school by 8:00 am.
Arrival: (Begins at 7:30)
When students arrive, we have identified different locations for students to sit. All students have the option to eat breakfast.
Once breakfast is complete, students in grades...
- Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade go to designated areas in the field house.
- 3rd & 5th grades sit at the tables labeled with their homeroom names in the front of the cafeteria.
- 4th grade sits in the back of the cafeteria at table with homeroom.
- 6th and 7th go to the High School Cafeteria.
RISE up in Brooklyn School - Responsibility
Responsibility begins with “little things” like...
Taking care of your belongings
Working with a good attitude
Resolving conflicts peacefully
Owning up to mistakes
Taking responsibility in these “little things” prepares students for greater opportunities in the future!
To view our school expectations
Each month we will pick a focus and share in the weekly newsletters about what that looks like in the school.
RISE
Responsibility
Integrity
Safety
Empathy
Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon to Brooklyn School
Mark your calendar!
Book Fair dates: October 8-11th
Shopping hours: Classes will come down during the week.
Please remember we can only accept cash from students and Scholastic does charge sales tax.
Special activities: Open late for parent/teacher conferences on October 11th .
If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our Online Fair or www.scholastic.com/fair. Our Online Fair is available from September 30-October 13.
PTA
October 4th at 6:30 in room 173.
PTA does many great things for our students and staff and your support is always greatly appreciated. This is also a great way to be involved.
Picture Day is coming...
Picture Day is Fri., Sept. 21st (Preschool on Sept. 24th) at Brooklyn School.
Save time and preorder your photographs online by clicking on the Order Online Button below. You can also download the flyer, print it out and return it to the school on Picture Day enclosed in an envelope with your payment.
Thank you,
Ripcho Studio
Picture Day Flyer Click to open up the flyer.
School Finance Forum/Campaign Kick-Off
Are you registered to vote?
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
You must register or update your voter registration no later than 30 days prior to an election. Upcoming voter registration deadlines:- October 9, 2018 for the November 6, 2018 General Election
Click here to go to the Ohio page to register to vote online or go to your local DMV
ONLINE Emergency Medical Authorization/ Contact Forms
Emergency Medical Authorization Forms:
Brooklyn School is excited to announce our move to online registration and Emergency Medical/Contact forms. Please go to the Brooklyn Schools Home page. There is a big gold link in the middle of the homepage - Click Here to Update Medical Forms. This needs to be filled out for all students, as it includes information for student contact information and more. These forms have to be filled out on a computer or tablet. You will not be able to fill this form out on your phone.Current Brooklyn Families:
Go to the parent portal site: https://brooklyn.esvportal.com/
Create an account if you do not have one. How to create an account
Once you create an account, link your students to your account. (Note: Students can only be linked to one parent account. Please create only one account per household)
Linking students to your account
Once linked, you will be able to update your student(s) EMA and Demographic information and submit it to the district.
7th Grade Immunizations
If your child is entering 7th grade, please make sure all immunization requirements have been met before the first day of school and the form has been filled out and turned in.
Here is the information regarding the requirements and the form that needs to be filled out and returned to the school. Please contact Brooklyn School with any questions.
Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools
Contacting Brooklyn School Personnel
Attendance Line ~ (216) 485-8171
- When reporting your child off, please include: first and last name of the child, grade, reason for absence, who is reporting the child off and a number you can be reached.
(216) 485-8177
cristin.cicco@bcshurricanes.org
Ms. Lara Smith ~ Assistant Principal
(216) 485-8178
Mrs. Annie Bir ~ Guidance Counselor (Grades 4-7)
(216) 485-8128
Mrs. Denise Smith ~ Guidance Counselor (Grades PK-3)
(216) 485 - 8173
denise.smith@bcshurricanes.org
Mrs. Laura Paul ~ Brooklyn School Secretary
(216) 485-8176
Important Dates
September 19th ~
- Late Start (10 am)
September 21st
- Picture Day K-7
September 24th ~
- Picture Day Preschool (Candids /Retakes K-7)
Brooklyn School
Email: cristin.cicco@bcshurricanes.org
Website: http://www.brooklyn.k12.oh.us/2/Home
Location: 9200 Biddulph Avenue, Brooklyn, OH, USA
Phone: 216-485-8176