Broncos Bulletin
January 2019 - Bernal Intermediate
Bernal Intermediate School
Mr. Garner, Assistant Principal
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Happy New Year! I hope you all spent the holiday season with family and friends that lifted your hearts and spirits. As we begin the New Year, we are reminded that it rains in California! Tell me it ain’t so! With that in mind, please plan accordingly in the morning when bringing your students to school. Leave a bit earlier to allow for the slower and increased traffic. Keep safety first and obey all traffic laws and be considerate of our teachers that are on duty, as well as students that are walking through the cross walks near school.
Our second round of benchmark assessments will be wrapping up this week. As a reminder, due to costs, we will not send benchmark results home to families. However, if you would like to make an individual request for your child’s scores, please send me an email with your request.
As always, take care of yourselves and each other.
Jamal Splane, Principal
Panda Express - Dining for Dollars
Friday, Jan. 18th, 10am-10pm
5720 Cottle Road
San Jose, CA
Please present THIS FLYER when purchasing your meal so Bernal's HSA can earn 20% from your purchase.
Bernal's Run, Hide, Defend Drill 1/15/19
In our continued efforts to maintain safety in our schools, students recently participated in our annual Run, Hide, Defend drill here at Bernal. Students will be provided lessons that involve a protocol for responding during an emergency situation and practice opportunities to build barricades. The instruction that students will receive will focus on three options (Run, Hide, Defend) that students and teachers have in the event of an active shooter emergency. The Run, Hide, Defend protocol is recommended by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, the International Chiefs of Police, the Santa Clara County Police, and others.
Preparing our students for real and present dangers (including fire and earthquake) is part of a fundamental education in the 21st century. Different times, different circumstances, and different dangers require that we prepare students in different ways. It can be difficult to contemplate something bad happening in our schools, but through responsible planning and training, we will be able to respond to a crisis in order to better protect ourselves and those around us. Safety depends on our ability, our determination, and our commitment to make emergency preparedness a top priority.
We encourage you to engage in discussions with your child about school and community safety in an effort to be prepared to act in the event of an emergency. To learn more about the shift from "Code Red" training to "Run Hide Defend" training, Santa Clara County Police chiefs have put together a video describing the purpose and rationale behind the drill.
*Warning: due to the very nature and purpose of the RHD drill, this video contains a stimulation of a weapon being used and is not appropriate for small children to view.
Parent Information Night - January 31, 6:30 - 8:00
Bernal is working hard to keep our campus clean! Here's how students can help and earn rewards by meeting the goal!

Sign up to participate in a 10-week Basketball and Soccer lunchtime program!

Boys Basketball Games
Season Dates: 11/26 - 2/7
Boys "A" Basketball Games
1/9 Bernal at Britton 3:45/5:00
1/10 Solorsano at Bernal 3:30/3:45
1/15 Bernal at Brownell 3:45/5:00
1/16 South Valley at Bernal 3:30/4:45
1/17 Davis at Bernal 3:30/4:45
1/23 Herman at Bernal 3:30/4:45
1/29 Bernal at Murphy 3:45/5:00
1/30 Bernal at Valley Christian 3:30/4:45
2/5-2/7 Playoffs TBD
Boys "B" Basketball Games
1/15 Davis @ Bernal
1/17 Bernal @ Davis
1/24 Bernal @ Herman
1/30 Herman @ Bernal
California Healthy Kids Survey
Attention 7th grade parents:
All 7th grade students will be participating in the California Healthy Kids Survey on Friday, January 18th in their science class. For more information about the survey please visit: http://chks.wested.org/. If you would prefer that your student NOT participate in the survey, please complete the form linked below (this will also sent home with all students during the first week of December) and have your student turn it in to his/her science teacher.
OGSD's Annual Cultural Arts Expo
We are happy to announce that the annual Oak Grove School District Cultural Arts Expo is just around the corner. Be sure to mark Friday, February 1, 2019, 4:00-7:00 pm on your calendar. It will take place at the Edenvale Community Center, 330 Branham Lane East, San Jose CA 95111.
We are excited to see what our talented artists from Oak Grove School District have created this year. There will be a display of visual and performing arts including singing, dancing, and musical performances by Oak Grove students. Food trucks will be present for you to enjoy! The event is free, but a $5 donation per family to support the arts, is greatly appreciated. Please be sure to attend!
Parent Volunteers needed!
We would like the parent community to support the district in putting together this fantastic show. Please give us 2 hours of your time between 10 am and 4 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2019. We need help with mounting artwork on to display boards before the show and take down after the show on Friday, Feb. 1.
Please contact:
Raji Musinipally at rmusinipally@ogsd.net or call 408-227-8300, ext. 100263 or
Denise Cook at dcook@ogsd.net or call 408-227-8300, ext. 100279
Free Healthy Food for your Family

Top 10 Bronco Buck Earners in December!
1) Carina J. - 210 pts
2) Carlos D. - 156 pts
3) Miguel R. - 136 pts
4) Alice N. - 93 pts
5) Walter T. - 90 pts
6) Rodolfo A. - 81 pts
7) Dayna L. - 80 pts
8) Callie S. - 79 pts
9) Sofia M. - 79 pts
10) Brenda D. - 78 pts
