The Brooklyn Buzz
September 21, 2018
IN THIS EDITION:
- Reading Tips at Home
- Start TIme
- RISE Up - PBIS Focus
- Brooklyn Fall Festival
- School/Community Information
- School Finance Campaign kick off
- Voter registration information
- Emergency Medical Forms/Contact Information
- Contacting Brooklyn School
- Important Dates
Reading Tips at Home
Read about it, talk about it, and think about it! Find ways for your child to build understanding, the ultimate goal of learning how to read.
- Make books special.
Turn books and reading into something special by taking your kids to the library, helping them get their own library card, reading with them, and buying them books as gifts. Have a favorite place for books in your home, or even better, put books everywhere. - Get them to read another one.
Find ways to encourage your child to keep picking up another book. You could, for example, introduce him or her to a book series like The Boxcar Children or Harry Potter or to a second book by a favorite author. Ask teachers, librarians, and others for recommendations that match your child's interests and reading level, or look for suggestions on www.readingrockets.org. You could even buy a subscription in your child's name to a magazine that comes regularly in the mail. - "Are we there yet?"
Use the time spent in the car or bus for wordplay. You can talk about how jam means something you put on toast as well as cars stuck in traffic. How many other homonyms can your child think of? When kids are highly familiar with the meaning of a word, they have less difficulty reading it. - Crack open the dictionary.
Let your child see you using a dictionary. Say something like, "Hmm, I'm not sure what that word means... I think I'll look it up." - First drafts are rough.
Give your child encouragement when he or she is doing homework or a writing assignment. Remind your child that writing involves several steps like planning, composing an initial draft, revising, and final editing. No one does it perfectly the first time. - Different strokes for different folks.
Read different types of books to expose your child to different types of writing. Stories, for example, are often organized around characters, a setting, and a plot, while nonfiction books are usually organized around main ideas followed by details. Some kids, especially boys, prefer nonfiction books. - Talk about what you see and do.
Talking about everyday activities helps build your child's background knowledge, which is crucial to listening and reading comprehension. Keep up a running patter, for example, while cooking together; take your child someplace new and talk about what you see; or discuss the movie or television show you've just watched together. - Teach your child some "mind tricks."
You can give your child tips for figuring out the meaning of what he or she reads. Show your child how to summarize a story in a few sentences, for example, or how to make predictions about what might happen next. Both strategies help a child comprehend and remember. After reading a story together, think out loud so your child can see how you summarize and predict. Say something like, "I bet D.W. would have eaten some more if she hadn't known that it was spinach."
Start Time
Students need to be at school by 8:00 am.
It is important to be at school on time. If students arrive after 8:00 am they need to report to the main entrance and receive a pass to go to class.
RISE up in Brooklyn School -Cafeteria
Our Focus over the next month will be how to RISE up in the cafeteria.
Our goal in the cafeteria is for students to feel safe and to learn how to be responsible in this environment. We have given students assigned seats to help with self-control and set students up for success by making good choices. We have had silent lunches a few days, because the noise was so loud, students were overwhelmed and felt anxious. We appreciate your support and reminding your children that using an inside quiet voice at the table is proper manners.
In the cafeteria, students will ...
- stay in their seats
- clean up their space and garbage
- use polite, quiet voice when talking.
During dinner or families, talk about how this is modeled at home and school.
RISE
Responsibility
Integrity
Safety
Empathy
Brooklyn Fall Festival
Next weekend is Brooklyn's Fall Festival
5K Fun Run/1 mile walk
-Saturday, September 29, 2018
- Brooklyn Veteran's Memorial Park
-Check in - 8:30 am
-Walk/Run - 9:00 am
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.
MAKE UPS and PK
Preschool and Make ups are MONDAY, Septmeber 24th
Picture Day Flyer Click to open up the flyer.
Retakes will be later this fall.
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.
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 24th ~
- Picture Day Preschool (Candids /Retakes K-7)
October 11th ~
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 12th ~
- No School
October 17th ~
- Late Start (School starts at 10 am)
October 19th ~
- Early Release (Students are dismissed at 1:30)
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