DRAFT DRAFT Brookside Community
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March 22, 2024
March 22, 5-7, Book Fair in the evening and Author Read
April 18th 5:30-7:00 Leader In Me Leadership Family Event---Please RSVP by March 28th
Please consider joining our NEW Brookside Facebook Page! Lots of information and photos will be shared.
Community News You Can Use!
Attendance Matters!
Attendance Matters - Make Every Day Count
The Greece Central School District has made improving student attendance a priority for the 2023-24 school year. As the Greece Central School District strives for educational excellence, the district continues to follow the mission, vision, and priorities outlined in the REACH 2027 Strategic Plan. Each month, we will be sharing this Make Every Day Count newsletter with you. It includes information about why regular school attendance is important, as well as tips for promoting positive attendance habits at home. Our staff is here to help families overcome any obstacles to regular school attendance. Please reach out to your child's teacher, counselor, or social worker if you need help and we will develop a plan together. Our school community is always better when we are all together!
Elementary and Early Childhood Updates
Let’s celebrate Spring! WXXI has shared games, books, spring activities and crafts to build creativity and curiosity.
Interested in trying some new Spring Family Brunch recipes? Here are 5 fun recipes to try!
Teacher Residency Opportunity
Do you, or does someone you know, have a Bachelor’s degree? If so, read on…
Do you want to earn your Master’s degree and become a certified teacher? If so, read on…
Would you like to get paid, receive a $15,000 living stipend, gain on the job experience and receive a significant reduction in tuition while getting your Master’s degree and Teacher Certification completed in 15 months?
If so, click here to learn more about the Teacher Residency Program
Applications are being accepted at Nazareth University or The University of Rochester
(note: disregard the March 1st application deadline…it is NOT too late to apply)
IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION!
The Transportation Department is taking applications for Childcare for the 24-25 school year. Applications can be submitted by visiting here Applications are due April 1, 2024. Families had until July 1st in previous years to get us this information but it is now due April 1st, which is the due date identified by SED.
The calendar for the 24-25 school year is now available.
KidsCare
KidsCare will once again be offering a summer program for K-5 Greece Central students. This year’s theme is Back to the Future and we are very busy planning engaging activities based around time travel! Please review the 2024 Summer Program flier. Registration will open on March 18th for current KidsCare families and we will begin processing registrations from applicants across the district on April 1st.
Additionally, it is also time to start thinking about your before and after school needs for the 2024-2025 school year. Please review the new school year flier and note that registration for the fall will open on April 15th. All summer and fall registrations are processed through My School Bucks and require that you have your account set up first, and then, continue to register at msbactivities.com using your same username and password from My School Bucks.
If you need support in the registration process please reach out to heather.barton@greececsd.org or kellygiudice@greececsd.org. You can also contact our office by phone at 966-2456.
Did you know?
Did you know you can watch the Brookside Morning Show at home? The students do a wonderful job and if you haven't taken a look you are missing out!
Are you interested in shadowing a PTA board member to see if that is something you would want to take part in? Three of our five board members are leaving after this school year and the PTA is in need of more board members. The PTA is required to have at minimum a President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
We are Better Together!
We had another fun Spirit Week this week celebrating Music in Our Schools!!! Our students are quite impressive when it comes to putting their looks together and the staff went all out too! Another fun week of everyone coming together and showing our Bobcat Spirit! GO BOBCATS!