Brimfield Elementary Newsletter
March 17, 2023
A Message From Dr. Flowers- Principal
Dear Families:
We had a fun St. Patrick’s Day Spirit Week! You can see pictures below in the newsletter or check out our Instagram page @brimfieldelementary. We were thrilled to have the Brimfield Police Officers join us for Cookies with the Cop! Our second graders were excited to have them read and bring them some delicious cookies.
Just a reminder that students should have an extra set of clothes in their bookbag. We don't have extra clothes in the office, so it's important for students to have something to change into if needed. Also, parents if you are coming to have lunch with your child they may pick one friend to sit with them at the visitor’s table. Thanks for your help with this!
Have a great weekend!
Barb Flowers
CLINIC NEWS
LAST DAY TO ORDER YEARBOOKS IS MARCH 24
Order Your Yearbook Today at
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Yearbook ID Code: 2479523
School Name: Brimfield & Suffield Elementary Schools
Deadline : March 24, 2023
Happy 75th Birthday Mr. Patch!
Cookies With A Cop
Leprechaun traps and Sheananigans!
Mrs. Porter's Class
Mrs. Milton's class had pies on Pi Day
Spirit week!
Roller Skating
COUNSELORS CORNER!
Hello Brimfield Families!
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
Michael Carreira, Legend Lenix, Grayson Dailey, Enzo Howard, Milah Larson, Kashae Stallings, Evelyn Xiong,
Class Compliment Parties
Congratulations to the following classes who earned their compliment parties:
Mrs. Hlad's class had a PJ party/movie/ stuffed animals.
Mr Pulice & Mrs. Eader's class had a movie and games party.
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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
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!
What's For Lunch!
Chicken Patty Sandwich/Baked Beans
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese/Salad with tomatoes
Assorted Fruit/Milk
Tuesday, March 21 , 2023
French Toast/TurkeySausage/Hash Browns
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese/Salad with tomatoes
Assorted Fruit/Milk
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Pizza Hut Pizza/Corn/Carrots w/Dip
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese
Dark Green Leafy Salad
Assorted fruit/Milk
Thursday, March 23 , 2023
Cheese Bosco Sticks/Steamed Broccoli
OR
PBJ Bar/Cheese/Salad with tomatoes
Assorted Fruit/Milk
Friday, March 24, 2023
Soft Pretzel/Cheese/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!)