Bobcat Bulletin
Week of December 20th
From the Desk of Principal Schmid
Thank you to all of our families who donated to our Giftmart. Many of our families were able to benefit from this shopping experience, and that is thanks to many of you for your kind distributions! Thank you for helping make this holiday season special for so many!
As I reflect back on 2021, I thank you all for your support and grace. It has been a wild ride (one none of us want to do again!), but we would never be able to do what we do without each of you. Thank you for being our partners! I am proud to lead our Brookdale community and am looking forward to our continued growth and all the wonderful things to come in 2022!
I hope you and your family are looking forward to the upcoming days of enjoying winter break! Rest and rejuvenation are important, and we look forward to seeing the Bobcats back in action in 2022!
With a Proud Heart,
Mrs. Keeley Schmid
Brookdale's Proud Principal
UPDATES
Thank you, Brookdale Pack 125!
New Club for K-2nd Bobcats!
Please see the flyer. Sign-up below is due by January 8th.
COVID Vaccination
Carline Reminders
Here are a few areas we need to improve to keep everyone safe:
1. Follow the traffic control plans, which includes no parking directly across from the carline on Redfield.
2. Use the crosswalks. The crosswalks and crossing guards are there to help our students get across busy Redfield safely. Please use them.
3. Do not make u-turns in driveways. U-turns cause unneeded confusion and disrupt the traffic flow in an already congested area.
We appreciate your cooperation in this as we can all help in creating a safe environment for arrival/dismissal. We have asked our Naperville Police Department to help support us in these efforts as well.
REMINDERS
Emergency Days: E-Learning
If a situation occurs that requires Indian Prairie School District 204 to cancel in-person learning for a day, we will enact our e-Learning procedures. These procedures were put in place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic when we were trying to prepare for e-learning on severe weather days. Since these procedures were created in 2019, there have been many changes in our ability to provide learning opportunities remotely. The main changes have been the consistent use of Google classroom and technology availability for our youngest learners.
Whenever possible, notification regarding e-Learning Days will occur in the evening prior to the emergency day. Here is an FAQ regarding this type of day. Teachers will have the assigned work posted by the start of the school day for their given levels. For students who do not take their Chromebooks home each night (typically early childhood, kindergarten and first grade) teachers will have sent home a paper copy of a work packet for the students to complete. Teachers will be available to answer questions by email. If the emergency day is expected to be for one day only, the expectation will be for students to complete the work assigned independently. If, for some reason, the emergency situation is expected to be continued for an extended length of time, we will communicate additional plans to provide live instruction opportunities.
2022-2023 Calendar
On Monday night, the Board of Education approved a modified version of Calendar Option A which is the calendar version that received the most staff votes. We modified the calendar by adding two days onto Spring Break to accommodate Voting Day.
Please see this link to find the calendar for the 2022-2023 school year on the main page of the district website.
Reading is Sweet: Join the NPL Winter Reading Program
Reading is so sweet and the Naperville Public Library is ready to support student reading with their Winter Reading Program.
Click here to learn more.
The Winter and Recess
Submit a "Trophy High" to be Read on the Morning Announcements!
**We are in need of submissions!
We have incorporated into our morning announcements "Trophy High Tuesday" to celebrate the wonderful things our Bobcats are doing in our school and around our community! Please share a "Trophy High" with us. Depending the amount we receive, we cannot guarantee every "Trophy High" will make it on the announcements, but we appreciate you helping us celebrate the wonderful things our Bobcats are doing!
Student Pledge Leaders Needed
If your child is interested in being highlighted in our Friday video announcements, please complete the form here:
https://forms.gle/cneg5K9iszjUEC8CA
We look forward to getting more of our students featured on our Friday video announcements!
BROOKDALE PTA
Holiday Shopping? Earn Money for Brookdale!
Your online holiday shopping could earn donations for Brookdale, just by using Amazon Smile (it’s the same Amazon you know and love!). When customers shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to Brookdale PTA. Set Brookdale PTA as your charitable organization of choice!
Brookdale Spiritwear
The online spirit store for 2021-2022 is now “live”!
This is a new store format for Brookdale, and here are some of the exciting benefits:
• All items ship directly to your home
• ENDLESS customization options
• Many items can be personalized with names, classrooms, teams, etc.
• Spiritwear options for moms, dads, staff, siblings and more!
HOW IT WORKS:
1. CHOOSE IT: Select a style from the product catalog.
2. START DESIGNING: Add your favorite design to the product of your choice.
3. CUSTOMIZE DESIGN: Add your name, club, class – whatever the space allows!
4. PLACE ORDER: Your item will be produced and shipped directly to your door.
Free shipping all year long if your order is over $50!
Men of Brookdale
Men of Brookdale 2021-2022
Upcoming Dates:
Jan 14
Feb 4 and 18
Mar 18
Apr 8 and 22
May 6 and 20
SIGN UP HERE https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4FAAAA2EA5FB6-menofbrookdale1
Note: There are 2 sessions each day: 10:40 am-12:10 pm (Grades 2/3/1) and 12 pm-1:40pm (Grades 5/4/K). Volunteers can sign up for one or both sessions.
If you have any questions, email Tim Phelan at timphelan15@gmail.com.
UPCOMING DATES
Mark Your Calendar!
This week...
December 20
- IPSD Board Meeting @ 7:00pm
December 22
- Winter Class Parties
Coming up...
Dec. 23-January 9 No School: Winter Break
Jan. 10 Classes Resume
Jan. 14 Spirit Day
Jan. 21 Adult Trivia Night!
Jan. 28 Basketball Night
Feb. 25 STEAM Night