Brookfield School Newsletter

Sep 8,=20 2011

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Calendar:

Sept.=20 15th:=20 Back to School for Parents at TLC 3:00-4:30 PM=20

ALL SCHOOL FAMILY BBQ at MAIN = 5:00=20 PM

Sept.=20 21st:=20 Main Campus Picture Day - Wear dress = uniform

Sept.28th:=20 TLC Trike-A-Thon

Sept.=20 30th:=20 Main Campus=20 = Jog-A-Thon

After=20 School

Homework=20 Clubs At

Main=20 Campus:

P1st-1st=20 grade in Mrs. Dusek's Room #12 3:15-3:45 PM =

2nd-8th=20 grades in Ms. Brugman's Room #5 3:45-4:45 PM =

Before/After = School Clubs at=20
Main = Campus:=20

Mon: Choir in = the Great=20 Room
3:30-4:30 = PM

Tues:=20 Chinese=20 in=20 = Rm#6 =20
3:30-4:15 PM

Tae Kwon=20 Do
in the Great=20 = Room =20
3:40-4:40 PM

Fri:=20 Chess = in the=20 Great=20 = Room &nb= sp; =20
1st-8th 1:15-2:15 PM

Tumblebus in=20 the Back Parking Lot

Pre-1st-2nd 1:15-2:15 PM =

Lego=20 Lab in the Great=20 = Room &nb= sp; =20
2:30-3:30 PM

Mon-Thurs:=20

Violin in Rm=20 #2

8:30-9:00 AM

Spanish Immersion

P1st-1st in Mrs. Uithoven's = Rm #15=20 3:15-3:45=20 = PM =20 2nd-8th grades in Mrs. Menesini's Rm #14 = 3:45-4:45 PM=20

Before/After=20 School Clubs at = TLC =20

Tues:=20 Spanish Club

8:15-9:00=20 = AM = ; =20

Wed:=20 Tumblebus:

Session1 = 2:30-3:00PM =20

Session2 3:00-3:30PM =

Thurs:=20 Spanish Club

8:15-9:00=20 = AM = ; =20

Fri:=20 Spanish Club

2:45-3:30=20 = PM

= Special
Notice

Please note: The Brookfield newsletter will = be sent=20 electronically every week. After this = week, look=20 for the newsletter every Wednesday. If you = did not=20 receive the electronic copy of this newsletter = on=20 Thursday of this week and you would like to for = all=20 future newsletters, please complete the form = below and=20 return it in your child's folder. In our = effort to=20 conserve our natural resources, the hardcopy = newsletter=20 will soon = discontinue.

Campus: =20  Main Campus (Pre-1st -=20 8th) = =20 = TLC =20  Both

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E-mail=20 Address:=20 = ______________________________________________

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All=20 School News

Welcome=20 back to school! The summer flew by = quickly, but we=20 are excited to see familiar faces and to meet = new=20 friends.

We make every = effort=20 to be a nut-free campus. Please adhere to = our=20 request of no nuts of any kind for the safety of = our=20 children. Thank you for your = cooperation.

Please=20 join us at the weekly Friday=20 Assemblies. This is a = great way to=20 stay up to date on school activities and events, = as well=20 as to meet other parents.

Main=20 Campus: 8:30 am in the Great Room; TLC: 9:15 am = in the=20 Great Room.=20

We are=20 pleased to have N&M Vizion, Inc. (ZPizza) = return as=20 our Hot=20 Lunch Vendor. Menus are = available=20 in the front offices or our website http://www.brookfieldschool.com/. =20 Please submit your order form to either campus = office by=20 the Thursday prior to the week for which you are = ordering.

If=20 you would like your student to receive milk = during=20 lunch, please contact either campus = office. Milk=20 is $0.60 per day.=20

The WELCOME TO = BROOKFIELD BAR-B-QUE is next = Thursday,=20 September 15th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. All = students, parents, grandparents, and staff are=20 invited. Brookfield School is proud = to=20 provide everything, just bring your = smiles. This=20 is a great opportunity to meet the teachers, as = well as=20 the other students and families in your child's = class.=20

Main=20 Campus Summer=20 Book = Reviews are due to Mrs. Fyda = this=20 week!

Please=20 remember that Friday = School=20 Dismissal time is 1:00 PM. = Students who ordered Hot Lunch will be served at = 1:00=20 PM.

Important = Time=20 Change: Starting Monday, = September 12th,=20 Third=20 Grade classes will open at 8:15 = am with=20 their tardy bell ringing at 8:30 am. This = is for=20 both Mrs. Friedlander's and Mr. Trevino's=20 students. Thank you for your=20 cooperation.

The=20 5th-8th grades will visit Project=20 Discovery on Monday and Tuesday, = September 12th and 13th. We plan on = leaving campus=20 around 8:00 am both mornings. On Monday, = we will=20 be enjoying dinner together and returning at=20 approximately 10:00 pm. On Tuesday, we = will stay=20 until approximately 4:00 pm. The 4th Grade = class=20 will be visiting Project Discovery on Wednesday, = September 15th, leaving campus at 8:00 am and = return by=20 approximately 4:30 pm. Please return your=20 permission slips as soon as possible. = Don't forget=20 to pack a lunch and water bottle for each day = you attend=20 Project Discovery.

If you=20 signed up to help with Hands On=20 Science classes on Fridays, = please stay=20 after the Friday morning assembly to meet Mr. = Weinert=20 and let him know what times work best for = you! Mr.=20 Weinert will be in the Great Room. If any = other=20 parents are interested in helping, please join = us. =20 The more hands the better!

Wednesday,=20 September 21st is Picture=20 Day on Main Campus. More=20 information will be coming home soon. = Please=20 remember to wear your school uniform that = day.

Mark=20 your calendars! Thursday October 6th is = Back-To-School Night=20 for Parents! Meet your = student's=20 teacher, learn about homework, Accelerated = Reader (AR),=20 and classroom systems. This is for = parents, not=20 students. You will receive more = information as the=20 date approaches.

Please=20 be sure to SIGN OUT = YOUR=20 CHILD every day if you pick = him/her up=20 later than the regular release time. This = is for=20 the safety of your child and it assists the = After-School=20 staff as well. Thank you for your = cooperation.

Main=20 Campus Activities:

For = more=20 information or to sign up for the following = activities,=20 please come to the office to sign up or to learn = more=20 details:

We are=20 pleased to offer before-school Violin=20 Lessons for 1st and 2nd Grade=20 students. Mrs. Nelson will be teaching = Monday -=20 Thursday from 8:30 am - 9:00 am in Room #2.

Spanish=20 Immersion Classes started this = week and=20 will run Monday - Thursday. Mrs. = Keppelmann is=20 teaching Pre-1st and 1st students from 3:15 pm - = 3:45 pm=20 in Room #15 and 2nd - 6th students from 3:45 pm = - 4:15=20 pm in Room #14. Parents, please note the = minor=20 time change. There is currently a wait = list for=20 both classes but we are looking at ways to = expand the=20 program to include more=20 = students. =20

Pacific=20 Mist Music will be teaching Choir=20 again this year! Mr. Nolte will be leading = our=20 Choraliers on Mondays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm in = the=20 Great Room. This year, the Choraliers will = be=20 producing a Holiday CD! Mr. Nolte is also = looking=20 for students interested in playing a brass = instrument in=20 a Brass Ensemble.

Chinese=20 Lessons with Gigi are available = Tuesdays=20 from 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm in Room #6. Learn = the=20 language and culture with fun games and = singing!

Master=20 Wheatley will be teaching Tae Kwon=20 Do to all ages this year. = Join him=20 Tuesdays from 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm in the Great = Room.=20

Join=20 Chess=20 Club, offered by ChessKidz, and = learn=20 this age-old game! Classes include lessons = as well=20 as playing time. Chess meets on Fridays = from 1:30=20 pm - 2:30 pm starting September 16th in Room #6 = (by the=20 front office).

Back by=20 popular demand...Tumblebus=20 Gymnastics! The big yellow = school=20 bus will be here Friday, September 16th at 1:15 = pm to=20 offer a trial class to all interested students = in=20 Pre-1st through 2nd Grades. Please stop by = the=20 office to sign a Tumblebus form before September = 16th.

Come=20 join the Lego fun starting Friday, September = 16th. =20 Bricks 4 Kidz meets in the Great Room from 2:30 = - 3:30=20 pm. Register online at:=20 www.bricks4kidz.com/nevada-reno-sparks.=20

Mr.=20 Haufler will be leading a Math Club = and a=20 Robotics Club (2nd Grade and = up). =20 Days and times to be determined. Sign up = today if=20 you are interested. More information will=20 follow.

Private=20 Violin lessons with Mark Hull = are=20 available. Sign up now in the office.

Morning = Reading=20 Lab with Mrs. Bratt will be = starting=20 soon. Reading Lab will run Monday - = Thursday from=20 8:00 am - 8:45 am and Fridays from 8:00 am - = 8:30=20 am. We will send more details home soon.=20

The Little = Campus

Hot Lunch will be served at 12:00 pm for = Preschool=20 and at 12:15 pm for Junior K.

TLC Open=20 House will be Thursday, = September 15th=20 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm for all classes. What = a great=20 way to meet your teachers and new friends! = We hope=20 to see you there. After the = Open=20 House, please join us at the Main Campus for our = ALL = SCHOOLS WELCOME=20 TO BROOKFIELD BAR-B-QUE from = 5:00 pm -=20 7:00 pm! All students, parents, = grandparents, and=20 staff are invited.

TLC = Picture=20 Days will be Tuesday, October = 4th and=20 Wednesday, October 5th. More information = will be=20 coming home soon.

Tumblebus=20 started this week and will be here every=20 Wednesday. Preschool classes will hop and = twist=20 from 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm and Junior K will flip = and jump=20 from 3:00 - 3:30 pm. Stop by the office = for more=20 information and to sign up!

Spanish=20 Club now meets three times a = week=20 starting September 13th; you can come for one, = two, or=20 three sessions! Join Mrs. Keppelmann = Tuesdays and=20 Thursdays from 8:15 - 9:00 am and Fridays from = 2:45 -=20 3:30 pm. Sign up in the Great=20 Room.

PTA=20 News

Parents=20 who donated to our garden last Spring: Thank you = so=20 much! PTA Garden tax = receipts have=20 been placed in the PTA box in the office at Main = Campus=20 for pick-up. We received = several=20 donations from anonymous donors, so if you would = like a=20 tax receipt for your donation, please leave a = note for=20 Mrs. Kerr in the box. Please indicate your = name,=20 amount of donation, and date of donation. =

PTA=20 Membership gives you a say in = how the=20 PTA contributes to Brookfield. Support = your child=20 through PTA - please fill out a membership form = and=20 join = PTA=20 now!

Used uniform sales = are going=20 on during the month of September in the Great=20 Room. Each item is $5 and payment is based = on the=20 honor system. Please place your cash or = check=20 payable to Brookfield PTA in the PTA box in the = office=20 at Main Campus.

If you=20 would like to be included in the Brookfield School=20 Directory, the PTA will be = collecting=20 your information this month. Please turn = in your=20 information to the PTA box as soon as possible = to be=20 included for distribution in October.

Correction=20 to previous PTA forms: Questions regarding the = School=20 Directory should be directed to Ms. Kutler at=20 tracimk@me.com.

All are=20 welcome to come to our first PTA Meeting = Tuesday,=20 September 13th from 1:30- 2:30 pm at Main = Campus. =20 PTA = is already=20 in full swing! Come to the = office=20 to fill out forms to join the Brookfield PTA!=20

Looking for parent = artists! We need parent = volunteers=20 who have a skill or interest in art to = help create the = classroom=20 art auction pieces for the = Winter=20 Wonders event. Mrs. Blinde will be = working=20 with all of the classrooms but she needs your = help in=20 order to make sure every classroom gets the = chance to=20 create a piece. Please contact = Mrs. Blinde=20 at yblinde@gmail.com by Friday, September=20 16th if you can help.

The=20 TLC=20 Trike-A-Thon is scheduled for = Wednesday,=20 September 28th. The Main Campus = Jog-A-Thon=20 is scheduled for Friday, September 30th. = We will=20 send home more information soon! =20

Support Brookfield = and=20 promote your business! We = are=20 trying to support local businesses and help = Brookfield=20 reach its fundraising goal through our = Business Sponsor=20 Program! Participants get = the=20 unique opportunity to advertise their business = to our=20 parent community on every PTA flier, the = Directory and=20 Winter Wonders Auction Brochure. If you = would like=20 to be involved or help us reach other = businesses, please=20 contact Mrs. Mulvaney at = erin_mulvaney@me.com...or pick=20 up a Business Sponsor flier at either campus=20 = office.

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Main=20 Campus:

6800 S. McCarran=20 Blvd.

775-825-0257

775-825-3463 = (fax)

The Little = Campus=20 (TLC):

185 Redfield = Pkwy

775-825-3003

Email:

Brookfield@gbis.com

Web:

http://www.brookfieldschool.com/