The Brooklyn Buzz
October 12, 2018
LATE START - Wednesday, October 17, 2018
EARLY RELEASE - Friday, October 19, 2018
THANK YOU to all that participated in conferences.
IN THIS EDITION:
- Patient for Pennies -
- Drop Offs & School Start Time
- Combating Bullying
- PTA Fundraiser
- Box Tops
- RISE up - Cafeteria
- Birthday Club
- Voter registration information
- Brooklyn School District - FAQ - download the PDF
- Emergency Medical Forms/Contact Information
- Contacting Brooklyn School
- Important Dates
Pennies for Patients
THANK YOU for all your support.
Our school collected over $4000 which will be donated to the Leukemia Research.
Our top winners will receive a luncheon.
Pk-3 - Mrs. Hopkins (kindergarten)
4-7 - Mr. Karl's Homeroom (6th grade)
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.
Combatting 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.
End of Bullying Begins with YOU!
Kindness is one of the most significant contributors to a positive school climate.
Talk with your children about what kindness looks like at school and within the community. Together we can make a difference.
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!
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.
Are you registered to vote?
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
You must register or update your voter registration no later than 30 days prior to an election. Upcoming voter registration deadlines:- October 9, 2018 for the November 6, 2018 General Election
Click here to go to the Ohio page to register to vote online or go to your local DMV
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 17th ~
- Late Start (School starts at 10 am)
October 19th ~
- Early Release (Students are dismissed at 1:30)
November - 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