Brimfield Elementary Newsletter
March 10, 2023
A Message From Dr. Flowers- Principal
Dear Families:
Tonight is the PTA’s Shamrock Shuffle. Pre-order tickets went home earlier this week. You can purchase tickets at the door if you did not pre-order them. Next week, we are having a spirit week. Look below in the newsletter to see the theme of each day.
Check out our new Brimfield Elementary Instagram page, @brimfieldelementary. You can also follow our Field Local School District Facebook page. You can find pictures of kids and updates on things happening in the building.
Have a great weekend!
Barb Flowers
LAST DAY TO ORDER YEARBOOKS IS MARCH 24
Order Your Yearbook Today at
ybpay.com
Yearbook ID Code: 2479523
School Name: Brimfield & Suffield Elementary Schools
Deadline : March 24, 2023
Remembering 47
EASTER CANDY FUNDRAISER LAST DAY TO ORDER MARCH 13
LAST DAY TO PLACE ORDERS IS MONDAY MARCH 13!
All orders must be placed online. We will NOT be accepting paper order forms.
To participate, start by creating your personal online fundraising store at www.myfundraisingshop.com
Your school ID is DMBRIMFIELD
Kindergarten Working on Math Skills
COUNSELORS CORNER!
Helping Children Cope with Emotions
Children can feel the same strong emotions as adults. These emotions may present differently in a child than they would in an adult. Feelings come and go but when children experience strong feelings of anxiety, anger, fear, or sadness they may need help coping with these feelings. Below are some strategies to help support your child when they are experiencing strong emotions. Recognizing and identifying emotions will be the counseling lesson theme for the month of October.
• Teaching children to name the feelings with feelings posters/cards, and reading different books about emotions can help your child identify and articulate what they are feeling.
Try some of these kid-friendly books that may touch on the issues you see your child struggling with:
Books about identifying and experiencing different emotions for children
The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Book Box Set (Books 1-8: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion by Diane Alber
What To Do When You Worry Too Much by Don Huebner & Bonnie Mathews
The Hog Mollies and the Visit with Victoria by The 2nd and 7 foundation
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst & Geoff Stevenson
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker
Hey Jack Series: The Worry Monsters- by Sally Rippin
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
* Many of these books have a read-aloud available to watch/listen to on YouTube for free!
• Acknowledge and normalize your child's feelings. Acknowledging your child’s feelings can be simply stating something like, “I can see that you are crying and upset right now.” Explain to your child that everyone experiences different feelings and we all have to learn to manage them.
• Provide a calming area/calming tools at home. A calming area is simply a designated area where your child can take a break and reset. A calming kit can include items of comfort to help your child when they are feeling upset. This kit could include calming items such as; coloring supplies, play dough, stress balls, stuffed animals, fidgets, etc. Keeping your calming tools together in a place easy to access takes away the hassle of trying to locate them when they are needed most.
Please reach out if you think I could be a support to your student!
~Mrs. Kuzas
PBIS CORNER
What is PBIS?
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports is an important part of the school environment to encourage positive behavior. There are clear expectations throughout the school that are taught consistently throughout the year. The four expectations promoted at Field Local Schools are:
Safe
Outstanding
Accountable
Respectful
When students do not respond to teaching of the building or classroom expectations, we will view it as an opportunity for re-teaching, not just negative consequences. Students still receive consequences for negative behavior. The goal of the consequence is to teach students so they will not repeat the negative behavior.
Principal's Good News Call
Chris Horvath, Grayson Dailey, Jax Helmling, Dallas Cheatham
Class Compliment Parties
Congratulations to the following classes who earned their compliment parties:
Miss Bellian's class had a movie party
Mrs. Scalise's class had a game party
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Engineering at its Finest!
Spring Testing Dates
Grades 3-5 ELA test on April 19 & April 20
Grades 3-5 MATH test on May 4 & May 5
Grade 5 SCIENCE test on April 25 & April 26
CALENDAR
Friday, March 10, 2023
SHAMROCK SHUFFLE 6-8pm
Friday, March 10, 2023
Spirit Day
Monday, March 13, 2023
Last day for online orders for Spring Fundraiser
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Cookies With a Cop
Friday, March 17, 2023
Wear Green or dress like a leprechaun!
Monday, March 20, 2023
PTA Meeting @ 6pm in the library
Friday, March 24, 2023
Last Day to Order Yearbooks
Friday, March 24, 2023
Spirit Day
Friday, March 31, 2023
End of third grading period!
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK
Also, A BIG THANK YOU to our AMAZING cafeteria ladies for always taking care of our students and serving them with a smile!
683 breakfasts were served this week!
Amelia Bowery, Hunter Hahlen, Leah Flowers, Liam Fisher, Danger Langham, Swinton Doan
What's For Lunch!
Mini Corn Dogs/Baked Beans
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese/Salad with tomatoes
Assorted Fruit/Milk
Tuesday, March 14 , 2023
Chicken Nuggets/Smiley Fries
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese/Salad with tomatoes
Assorted Fruit/Milk
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Pizza Hut Pizza/Corn/Carrots w/Dip
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese
Dark Green Leafy Salad
Assorted fruit/Milk
Thursday, March 16 , 2023
Macaroni & Cheese/Peas
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese/Salad with tomatoes
Assorted Fruit/Milk
Friday, March 17, 2023
Cheesy Bread Bites/Marinara/Green Beans
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese/Salad with tomatoes
Assorted Fruit/Milk
PTA NEWS
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https://brimfieldelementarypta.memberhub.com
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Text @brimpta to 81010 OR join in the app using the same code @brimpta
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BRIDGE BIBLE CHURCH INFO
bible da camp coming soon
Currently our dates are June 12-15 from 6pm-8pm. Please go to https://bridgebiblechurch.com/events (details to come!)