 |
 |
|
BROOKFIELD NEWS Dear Students, Parents/Guardians: Winter has descended! Thanks go to Patty and Andrew Owyoung for coordinating the purchasing and disseminating of Brookfield sweatshirts and fleece jackets. With the colder weather, the warm clothing is appreciated. Please make sure your child's name is on all outerwear so we can return any lost apparel. Thanks so much. For parents who are interested in having their child attend Brookfield's Pre-First class for the 2003-'04 school year, please request an application from the office. After applications are received, Mrs. Schumacher will call to arrange for an assessment. Siblings of current Brookfield students will have priority in being assessed. Testing will begin in January. The Girl Scout Troop 706 and the Brookfield Student Council appreciated the donations of old, used towels for the SPCA. The towels are used to dry animals and line cages. Due to our families' generosity, 272 towels were collected! All Brookfield students have earned a free dress day, which will be Tuesday, November 26. Although uniforms do not need to be worn, appropriate clothing is still required whenever there is a free dress day. Socks still must be visible, at least as high as the highest part of the shoe. Shorts and skirts must still be at least as long as the length of the fingertips when hands are at the side. Therefore, items such as baggy pants, wornout garments that have holes or are faded are not allowed. Your cooperation is appreciated. We had a great time seeing different costumes on Heritage Day, November 14. Thank you Mrs. Darwish for coordinating this event! Students changed into costumes at noon, and the student body tried to guess the heritage of the clothing that was worn. It was fabulous to see beautiful clothes that represent many different nations in the world. Appreciation goes to Mrs. Darwish and Mrs. Robin Wong for having their cameras to capture some great pictures for the yearbook. A big thank you goes to Mrs. Jeri Michelson who is in charge of the Scholastic Book Fair. She and our wonderful parent volunteers will be in the Social Hall November 20 - 22 assisting our students with their book selections. Mrs. Michelson and the Scholastic Book Fair team worked late November 19 setting up the displays. This is such a great opportunity for our students to be able to select books here at the school. Parents are also welcome to browse and purchase books. We have completed the second term and some students still need to have their school books covered. Please make sure all school texts have a cover on them. The covers will help keep the books in good condition and add to their value when we have the end of the year textbook sale. Thank you. After the winter break, Mrs. DeMarco will no longer be at Brookfield. Shortly after moving from Silicon Valley to Sacramento, her husband lost his job with a high tech firm. They will be moving to Chicago where there are more high tech industry firms than in Sacramento. They will also be living closer to both sets of parents. Interviews will be taking place to find a great teacher that will meet Brookfield students' needs. We wish Mrs. DeMarco the best. Our student council officers are spearheading spirit among our students! A mascot contest will be held November 18-25. We will still retain the "Lamp of Learning" as the school's logo. Students have the option to draw or create a mascot. However, everyone who submits a mascot idea must briefly describe why it would be a good mascot for our school. Student Council thought having students write the reason why a particular a mascot would be unique for Brookfield would be a way for students to show off their creative talents, as well as rouse up school spirit. All ideas must be submitted by Monday morning, November 25. Student Council will then put the top five entries on a voting ballot. Following the voting for a mascot on November 26, a creative school jingles activity will be held. Deadline to submit the jingle will be December 9. Students will be able to state their jingle to the student body on one of the next three days. In addition to these winter spirit activities, there will be the traditional "Operation Cratchit" project in which students may bring in non-perishable food items for Stanford Settlement Home. All students who contribute a canned food towards helping families who are in need will be able to participate in Brookfield's "Wild and Crazy" dress day on Friday, December 20. Students can come to school dressed in crazy, mixed-up clothing or dressed in a costume. This term's MegaSkill was Responsibility. Each week, one of our student council officers states his/her thoughts about the MegaSkill to the entire student body over the intercom system. Here are some writings by two of our student council officers: The MegaSkill for this month is responsibility. As
a Brookfield student, you are responsible for things such as coming
to school on time, turning in a completed homework assignment, and
showing respect to your school, teacher, and fellow classmates.
These are just some of the ways you can be responsible. Other ways
to show responsibility would be keeping a promise and following
through on a task. For example, at the end of lunch, everyone can
be responsible by picking up the litter around them and throwing
it away in the trash bins. By trying to be responsible now, it can
later become a part of our character. Responsibility is a very important skill. You can
be responsible by doing your assignments soon after they are assigned,
but not in class unless you are given permission. Then you will
have more free time and have more fun. You can also be responsible
by doing your chores without your parents asking you to do them.
A couple of weeks ago, on Monday Night Football, Terrell Owens of
the 49ers did not show responsibility when he pulled a Sharpy pen
out of his sock, and signed the football and gave it to somebody
in the stands after he scored a touchdown. That somebody happened
to be his financial advisor. So remember kids, be responsible and
don't be like Terrell Owens. We want to wish all our families a great Thanksgiving Holiday. We are so fortunate to be living in the United States. There are a myriad of things we have, just by living in America: freedom, a democratic election system, choices in vocations, inspected food, health care. This season, as we get together with loved ones and good friends, we are especially cognizant of what makes life meaningful. Here are some thoughts of our precious Pre-firsters on being thankful. I am thankful for my mom and dad and toys. I am thankful for my baby bear and my puppy, Buddy.
That's a real dog. I'm also thankful for God and for being an American.
I am thankful for the world and how God made us. I am thankful for God and the angels. I am thankful that I can shoot a basketball in the
high hoop. There are many December activities coming up. On Thursday, December 12 at 7:00 the string and band winter concert will be held in the social hall. It's been great to hear the progress of our talented instrumentalists! On Friday, December 13, at 1:15 in the multi, 6th and 7 th graders may participate in the Academic Talent Search Testing. More information and sign-up will be forthcoming. Dates to Remember: November 18 - 25: November 20 - 22: November 26: November 27 - 29: November 26 - December 9: December 4: December 4- 11: December 9: December 12: December 13: December 20: December 20: December 23 - January 3: January 6:
The Brookfield School Computer Lab Students and Staff © Brookfield School All Rights Reserved
|
Term
Newsletters