The Brooklyn Buzz
September 7, 2018
IN THIS EDITION:
- Brooklyn Buzz
- Pep Rally & Safety Drill
- 10 Tips - Reading at home
- Arrival Procedures
- Dismissal Procedures
- RISE Up - PBIS Focus
- 7th Graders - Immunizations
- Emergency Medical Forms/Contact Information
- Expectations at Football games
- Community Information
- Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools
- Contacting Brooklyn School
- Important Dates
What is Brooklyn Buzz?
Some of the information may seem to repeated, that is because it is important and sometimes people miss it the first time.
Pep Rally and Safety Drill
Our students did a great job walking to the stadium and back. We worked on using the cross walks and staying with our teachers.
When we arrived to the stadium, our band performed and our junior hurricettes joined them on the field. Seniors were also honored.
10 tips to get the most out of your reading time
1. Read every day, even if you only have a few minutes. This models that daily reading is an important part of each day. Children also love a pleasant routine. They will look forward to this special time.
2. Create a cozy place to read together. It can be a special chair, or even a pile of pillows.
3. Let your child help you choose what book to read. This will help you keep the child’s interest, and it makes him feel important. Visiting a library regularly makes choosing books easy and fun.
4. Talk about the cover. Have your child guess what the book is about. Who are the characters? What is the title? Who is the author? Have you read books by this author before? Have you seen this illustrator before?
5. Change your voice to go with the characters and the action. You don’t have to be an actor, but you can at least change your inflection for a livelier storytelling experience. Make sure you don’t read too quickly, too. You don’t want to sound like you’re rushing to finish.
6. Show the pictures as you read. Not only do the pictures help a child understand and connect to the book, the illustrations often add humor and whimsy to fiction.
7. After you read the book, talk about the story. Go back and look at the pictures again and talk about what happened. Point out any hard words to see if your child can figure out what they mean by looking at the surrounding words and pictures.
8. Try to make connections to something in the story and your life or the child’s life.
9. Be sure to prompt your child to critique the book. Ask questions such as, What did you like? What did you dislike? What made you laugh? What did you learn?
10. Vary the genres that you read. Mix fiction and nonfiction. A child’s future favorite book might be in a genre he or she has not yet experienced!
Arrival Procedures
Ms. Smith (assistant principal) and myself are new and we are trying to find best ways for students to be successful from the moment they arrive.
Students need to be at school by 8:00 am. If you arrive after that and the doors are closed, please report to the gold lot and enter through the double doors.
Arrival: (Begins at 7:30)
When students arrive, we have identified different locations for students to sit. All students have the option to eat breakfast.
Once breakfast is complete, students in grades...
- Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade go to designated areas in the field house.
- 3rd & 5th grades sit at the tables labeled with their homeroom names in the front of the cafeteria.
- 4th grade sits in the back of the cafeteria at table with homeroom.
- 6th and 7th go to the High School Cafeteria.
Parents in vehicles arriving in the blue lot,
- Use the whole street by school sidewalk and have students walk on the sidewalk to the school, this will help us with drop offs.
- If you are walking your child from the parking lot or another street, please use the cross walks.
- We want to ensure the safety of all our families.
- I also ask that you stop at the stop signs on campus and keep an extra eye out for our children.
- If your child has excited your car and you are pulling away/around other vehicles, please be cautious and courteous to families parked or in line and watch out for children.
Parents are not able to enter the school with their child, this a safety concern. If you want to ask the administrators a question, please enter through the gold lot doors and report to the office or if you see us outside, feel free to ask us then.
Dismissal Procedures
Dismissal:
This is another busy time in our day and we want make sure all our kids are arriving safely.
Parents are not able to enter the school with their child, this a safety concern. If you want to ask the administrators a question, please enter through the gold lot doors and report to the office or if you see us outside, feel free to ask us then, or email/call us.
Loading and unloading children on the curb side is a good safety tip.
3 Lots - Blue, Gold & White
Procedures for each lot:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blue Lot:
Typically kids (k-3 with no older siblings).
Grades K - 3 ~ BLUE LOT drop off and pick up
If your oldest child is in grades K-3, use the BLUE LOT off of Behrwald Avenue to drop off and pick up all children in your family.
- Please understand we can only dismiss kids so quickly and we are trying our hardest. Please don't crowd the door and continue to be patient. Dismissal isn't until 3:11 so we won't get started right at 3:11.
- If you are parking your car and walking up to the school or coming from a street, please use the cross walks.
- If you are picking your child up in a vehicle, lets try to utilize the whole sidewalk, once your name has been collected, pull forward, we will send them out to you.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
White Lot: (PK students at 3:20 by families) (Families with students in older grades)
- If your oldest child is in grades 8-12, use the WHITE LOT in the back of the HS to drop off and pick up all children in your family.
>>>>>NEW>>>>>
Grades 4 -7 - walking towards Behrwald - see attached map.
- Walk on the side walk towards the blue lot and then walk out to Behrwald via the sidewalk by the playground. Using all cross walks.
- If you have a younger sibling you can pick them up and walk with them out the white lot doors.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gold Lot:
Grades 4-7 ~ GOLD LOT drop off an pick up
If your oldest child is in grades 4-7, use the GOLD LOT at the main entrance of the PK-7 building to drop off and pick up all children in your family.
- This lot is where our loving cup bus will pick students up at. We will have signs for that bus, please don't block that spot.
- Students walking home via Biddulph can exit out this door, using the cross walks - see attached map.
- Older students (4th - 7th grade) will meet their younger student in the hallway near the office.
- For safety reasons we are not going to let younger children just walk out. Please be patient and understanding we want all our kids to locate their families quickly and with little hassle.
- If you have an older child absent and your younger child is here, we have procedures in place to ensure safety. We can't just let them walk out. Report to the office or ask the monitor at the door.
If you have any solutions, please feel free to email me or call to discuss.
RISE up in Brooklyn School - Responsibility
What does responsibility look like at Brooklyn School in the classroom.
Student responsibility occurs when students take an active role in their learning by recognizing they are accountable for their academic success.
Student responsibility is demonstrated when students make choices and take actions which lead them toward their educational goals.
Student responsibility occurs when students are prepared to learn, including having all materials.
Student responsibility is demonstrated when they are good listeners and actively participating.
I have included our expectations for you to have a copy at home. Please click on this link.
Each month we will pick a focus and share in the weekly newsletters about what that looks like in the school.
RISE
Responsibility
Integrity
Safety
Empathy
7th Grade Immunizations
If your child is entering 7th grade, please make sure all immunization requirements have been met before the first day of school and the form has been filled out and turned in.
Here is the information regarding the requirements and the form that needs to be filled out and returned to the school. Please contact Brooklyn School with any questions.
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.
Football Season is in the air - please read to see our expectations of students at the games.
- Students will sit in the student section unless they are sitting with a guardian.
- Students will not run behind the stadium.
- There is no playing football or other sports in the grassy areas.
- No backpacks are allowed at the games.
- No profanity allowed at the games.
- Don't walk on the track.
- Brooklyn students are not allowed on the visitor's side.
- If you leave the game you can't come back in.
- Make sure that your ride picks you up on time.
Junior Hurricette's
Junior Hurricette Football Game Performance!-
Friday, September 7 at 7PM at the stadium.
Our girls got to practice today during the Pep Rally.
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.
Picture Day is coming...
- Picture Day K-7
September 24th ~
- Picture Day Preschool (Candids /Retakes K-7)
Watch for flyers to come home with students.
Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools
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 19th ~
- Late Start (10 am)
September 21st
- Picture Day K-7
September 24th ~
- Picture Day Preschool (Candids /Retakes K-7)
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