The Brooklyn Buzz
October 19, 2018
IN THIS EDITION:
- Report Cards
- Spirit Wear
- Halloween Dance
- Drop Offs & School Start Time
- Tips on Talking to your Kids About Bullying
- PTA Fundraiser
- Box Tops
- RISE up - Cafeteria
- Birthday Club
- Brooklyn School District - FAQ - download the PDF
- Emergency Medical Forms/Contact Information
- Contacting Brooklyn School
- Important Dates
Report Cards
Good afternoon Brooklyn Families,
Next week report cards will be available electronically, October 25, 2018. We will not be printing paper copies of report cards and you will be able to access them through your parent portal in ProgressBook. If you do not have an account or are having difficulty accessing your account, please call our office 216-485-8176.
Kindergarten is the exception, 1st quarter they will receive a written report. Then starting at the end of the 2nd quarter they will have online report cards.
Please see the attached PDF to read how to log in, if you do not have your account information you will not be able to log in, however Mrs. Paul will be able to help you with that. Also attached is where to click to view your report card.
Again, thank you and if you have any questions, please let us know.
Spirit Wear - Due Date EXTENDED to Monday
Please click on this link to see the order form.
Please make checks payable to EmbroidMe.
Drop Offs and Start Times
Students need to be at school by 8:00 am. BREAKFAST WILL NOT be after 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 (GOLD LOT) and receive a pass to go to class.
Tips on Talking with Your Kids About Bullying
Bullying can take place everywhere: schools, playgrounds, dances, the work place and even church. Please take time to read the article below and perhaps strike up a conversation with your child. There is interesting information on peer intervention and advice to offer your child on how to keep from becoming a victim along with steering clear of becoming a bully themselves.
Here are some tips on how to talk to kids about bullying:
1. Forewarn your child.
Talk to your child about what bullying is, the signs of bullying, and whether or not it’s going on. Make sure she knows that if something happens, in school or online, he/she should tell you, and you will support them and together figure out how to work it out.
If something is happening online, it’s especially important that he/she NOT respond before telling you about it.
2. Practice appropriate responses.
If you’ve had conversations with your child before bullying starts, he'll/she’ll be more likely to come to you if they becomes a target. That gives you a chance to have a dialogue and role-play with them at home.
So-and-so said this; okay, what are a couple of lines he/she can say if it happens again? When a child is insulted or humiliated, he/she is likely to be stunned, and you want to help make sure he/she doesn’t react in a way that adds fuel to the fire. It helps to come up, in advance, with four lines they can say, that he/she feels comfortable with, to deflect what is going on. You can also think together about people or friends he/she can confide in, and hope for support from.
4. Find allies.
Encourage your child to make a deal with his friends: If you stick up for me, I’ll stick up for you. Data shows that the most effective way to combat bullying is for bystanders to step in and say, “Hey, that’s my friend; don’t do that.”
PTA Fundraiser
PTA supports our school in many ways. To name a few recent ways: breakfast items for kindergarten and special treats on the first day, breakfast items for dad's who walk their children to school (on way with your kid day), recess games and equipment, field trip contributions. There are many more ways they help support our students and staff. We greatly appreciate your support too!
Pick Up Orders - November 13th, 3 to 7 pm in the Brooklyn School Cafeteria.
BOX TOPS
We are having our first collection drive for Box Tops. Please send all Box Tops into school before October 26, 2018. The grade level that has the most Box Tops collected will win a pizza party from the PTA. Please make sure that you label the envelope or baggie with your child’s grade, so it can be counted correctly.
Thanks for Supporting Brooklyn Elementary School Please feel free to contact Cathie Flanagan at 216.218.4771 with questions.
Check out this link to read more about the Box Top program and ways you can cash in online.
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.
What does this look like in our cafeteria's...
- We ask that students get their lunches and find their seat.
- Go to their seat the quickest way
- Eat all of their lunch and wait to be dismissed to the garbage area (many of our kids like to get up and throw each piece of garbage away as they use it.
- If food or trash fall onto the floor, pick it up
- When sitting at their table, talk quietly to the kids beside you
- If a child needs an item, k-5 - has it on their table, 6-7 has a location to get it
- If a child needs to use the restroom or has a question, raise their hand and wait patiently.
- Sometimes the noise level gets to loud, we ask them to sit quietly
- When we stand in common areas for dismissal or lining up, we are at a level 0 for noise (no talking, facing forward)
- Keep hands and feet to self (not touching the people around you)
- Following directions - when an adult talks to a student, they need to be respectful and responsible.
During dinner or families, talk about how this is modeled at home and school.
We appreciate your support.
RISE
Responsibility
Integrity
Safety
Empathy
Birthday Club
The Brooklyn Media Center’s Birthday Book Club is a fun way to commemorate
your child’s birthday while helping our library collection continue to grow.
Participation in the program involves a $10-15 donation per child. During the month of your child’s birthday (summer birthdays will be celebrated in the spring) he/she will get to choose
a new book from our selection of new, hardcover books.
A decorative bookplate with your child’s name and birth date will be placed in
the book, and he or she will be the first to check it out! After that special checkout
period, the book will become a part of Brooklyn Media Center’s collection for all
students to enjoy!
Additionally, members of Birthday Book Club will have their name and picture
displayed on the library bulletin board.
Please fill out the form below and return or click this link to print.
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.Students will not be permitted to attend field trips without this completed. If you are having troubles, please call Brooklyn School Office at - 216-485-8176.
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
October - PTA Fundraiser
October 23 & 25th - 3rd grade Reading Test
October 25 - Report Cards will be available electronically through ProgressBook
October 29th - November 2 - Spirit week (details will be shared next week)
November 6 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-service Day and Election Day
November 13 - PTA Fundraiser Pick Up (3 to 7 pm) Brooklyn School Cafeteria
November 21 - 23 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
November 13 - Math Night - more information to come
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