PRINCIPAL MESSAGE
Thank you families for taking the time to honor and support your children by attending their student-led conferences! Family involvement in setting goals for the school year is an important component to student success!
I hope you had a chance to visit the Book Fair! Thanks to you, it was a huge success and we made lots of money for new books in the library!
What are you doing at 10:21 a.m. on 10-21-21? We’ll be participating in the Great Washington Shake-Out – a statewide earthquake drill. Students will practice drop, cover, and hold. For more information regarding the activity go to shakeout.org.
Have you had a chance to order your Bobcat apparel? There is a virtual store happening now. Just click this link - Brookdale Elementary - and follow the instructions. The store will be open through Wednesday, Oct. 12.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS WITH THESE IMPORTANT DATES
October 12 ~ EARLY RELEASE - 2:35
October 13 ~ Individual Picture Day
October 19 ~ EARLY RELEASE - 2:35
October 25 ~ Health Screening Day
October 26 ~ EARLY RELEASE - 2:35
November 2 ~ EARLY RELEASE - 2:35
November 11 ~ NO SCHOOL
KITCHEN STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
I’m not sure where we’d be without the hard work of Ms. Kondratyuk and Ms. Stoneham. They work hard every day to make sure that Brookdale students have a healthy breakfast and lunch. They serve hundreds of meals each week, taking care to make sure that students have everything they need to be nourished so they can do their best work in the classroom. We thank our kitchen staff for their important work at Brookdale.
PICTURE DAY ~ OCTOBER 13
PICTURE DAY – Individual pictures will be taken for all students on Thursday, October 13. Picture envelopes and pre-pay information was sent home with each student on Wednesday, September 28th. Please take the time to read the information and to select your picture package option.
Please remember these important picture day requirements.
- Each student will need their own picture envelope on picture day. All students will be photographed even if they are not buying a package.
- QSP Photography & Brookdale do not have change. Please send the correct amount in each of of your children’s envelopes. Make checks payable to QSP Photography.
- Portraits will be combined into the same envelope even if a student turns in multiple order envelopes. Please order direct from QSP if this is a foreseeable issue. If you call QSP at 1-877-697-6996, they will arrange shipping directly to your address.
- We have scheduled pictures for younger than school-age children, and students that are absent on picture day for November 15, which is our retake day.
- All portraits are printed on a prepayment system. Online ordering is available where credit cards will be accepted. Please go to www.qualityschoolportraits.com to order portraits online. You must type in the school code of BR0022 and order by 9pm prior to photo day.
- Please do not wear green
NEXT WEEK IS BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION WEEK
Our bus drivers safely and faithfully transport hundreds of students to and from school each day. Anyone who has driven a car full of children can appreciate how challenging it is to drive a school bus packed with energetic students. Please join us in thanking your child's bus driver this week for all of their hard work. We also want to thank the wonderful staff in the Transportation Dept. for working so hard to coordinate all the logistics getting students to and from school in a safe, timely manner.
BOBCAT PRIDE AWARD WINNERS
We are proud of our students who were recognized at our Bobcat Pride Assembly on Wednesday, September 28th. Way to Go!
K- 2 Winners ~ Maverick T, Emma S, Stevie B, Mateo A, Stacey N, Colin W, Analexa G, Cassius C, Jonathan E, Luna H, Rayme R, Bryson R, Amira S, Michelle L, Estella M, Nathan B, Christian J, Amelia R, Za'Riiah B, Zander T, Alleena R, Calvin, Avah, Athena D, Jesse B, Halle B, Alia C, Edward L, Naomi B, Annelise K.
Grades 3 - 5 Winners ~ Lola B, Mareli G, Isabella S, JeffreyLynn B, Grace A, Ha'aniskye H, Marlei P, Fernanda G, Oliver M, Camille A, Eleanor S, Bryson D, Brannan M, Ashlynn T, Sofia L, Ituaumalosi L, Karen M, Josue O, Raymond P, Murray M, Kendra A, Jose S, Ric'kya B, Anastasia P, Kendric H, Gabriella N, Shawn-JJ L, Ajax W, Leanora B, Nazar C, Layla L, Thalissa M, Alexander M.
- Zekiel Bougard, Payton Druss, Avah Camacho, Rosalie Beltran-Ruiz, Isaac Konneh and Anna Dao were our Principal Award t-shirt winners.
- September student attendance winners were Analexa G, Stacey N, Lillian N, Juliette D, Diego R, Isaac B, Lukkias H, Ha'aniskye H, Melanie A, Isaac K, Jose S and Jaymani D, they received a free ticket to the zoo from our district office.
- Colin Wilder, Amira Sok, Athena De Guzman, Lola Bernard, Josue Osorio and Anastasia Parker were our Pizza with the Principal Winners.
Brookdale Family Resource Handbook
This year the Brookdale Family Resource Handbook will only be available electronically. You can access it through our website or through this link – Family Resource Handbook. The handbook provides families with lots of important information about Brookdale - attendance policies, dress codes, handling behavior concerns, and volunteering, plus so much more! Once you have received the handbook, please complete the survey – Receipt of Family Resource Handbook – letting us know you received a copy.
BUS PROCEDURES
We have a very helpful transportation department; if you have any questions, issues about something that happened on the bus or at the bus stop, or concerns about a late bus, please call the transportation office directly at 253-298-3865. To cut down on the number of calls received in the office daily we are asking that if you wish for your child to ride a bus other than the one they normally ride, get off at a bus stop other than their normal stop, to be a parent pick-up, you must send a note. Without a note, we will not allow students to change their regular bus, bus stop, or end of the day routine.
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