Brantner Bulletin

08/05- Teacher assignment will be released in Infinite Campus for First through Fifth grades

08/05- Teachers Return to Brantner for the 24-25 school year

08/07- Back to School Night (open house) from 5:00-7:00 pm. Please bring your student's school supplies.

08/09- First day of school

• Breakfast starting at 7:25 (students may not arrive before 7:25)
• Soft start 7:35- 7:49
• Tardy Bell rings at 7:50
• Dismissal Bell rings at 3:30 pm

08/09- Kindergarten Green Carpet Ceremony

• After Kindergarten families drop off their student(s) on the preschool playground, please join us at the main entrance to welcome our Kindergartners to their first year as a student at Brantner

08/09- Boo-hoo Breakfast hosted by PTA at 8:15 am (See PTA Link below for their flyer and more information)

08/15- 4:00PM - PTA Meeting in the Brantner Library

08/16- Student assembly: P.A.W.S.

08/20- 3:45PM - Ice Cream Social (See PTA Link below for their flyer and more information)

08/21- First Day of Preschool (Teachers will be reaching out to schedule "Meet the Teacher" and inform you of your students class time.)

• AM Preschool 7:50-10:50
• PM Preschool 12:30-3:30

08/27- Robotics club begins

• See Flyer below for more information

08/28- 5:30PM - Top Golf Spirit Night (See PTA Link below for their flyer and more information)

09/03-09/06- September 3rd-6th - PAWS for a Cause Envelope Fundraiser (See PTA Link below for their flyer and more information)

09/03- Robotics Club

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! At Brantner, we value being a PAWSitive community of learners! We know together we can do anything! We are so excited to start a new school year with you and your family!

Our Values:

At Brantner we show/live our values through PAWS.

Positive Community - We work together and have integrity in our work.

Always Believe - We believe in ourselves and each other.

Wonder - We have a growth mindset and live the Thinking Classroom.

Safety - We work to stay safe in and out of the classroom.

How can you help?

• Read with your child. Reading with your child helps to build language, vocabulary and thinking skills. Make it a goal to read to your child 20 minutes per night. Even if your child can read at grade level, select a book above grade level and read to them. It’s also a great way to stay connected with your children as they grow up.

• Partner with your child’s teacher.

• Get involved! Join PTA. Volunteer in class or school events. We need great parents who want to make a difference!

• Want to make a difference in your community? Be a substitute teacher! You’ve never taught before and are worried about what subbing would look like? We can help answer questions. https://www.sd27j.org/departments/human-resources/substitutes

Our Work at Brantner:

Last year we implemented Standards Based Reporting. To continue this work, we are focusing on how we collect and use data in our classrooms to support student growth.

• How we create plans focused on the evidence of student learning.

• How we use that evidence to support instruction towards a student's needs.

• How we empower our students to have ownership of their learning.

• Can I know more? Yes, teachers will report out on grade level standards through our Standards Based Progress Reports. We have parent/teacher connections in October and again in March. At any time you can connect with your teacher regarding your students' performance towards grade level.

We value our partnership and look forward to another great year of learning and growing! Our staff is excited to see you soon! August 7th, 5:00-7:00 pm for our back to school night! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to myself or any member of the office staff.

Heather Garcia

Principal - Brantner Elementary School

hgarcia@sd27j.net

720-685-5051

Parking Lot: Please read through our NEW pick up/drop off procedures. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Please review the map and seek assistance if needed.

What’s New:

• Increased presence of cones that delineate the parking lot flow, please do not move them.

• Students will be identified with color ID tags on their backpacks based on how they will be getting home at the end of each day. Each car will have a pick up tag to display in their window.

• There will be increased staff presence to help this go smoothly and safely.

Drop off

• There will be 1 “Hug and Go” lane open for drop off on the school side curb.

• Please pull all the way forward to the drop off zone.

• If you are wanting to watch your student enter the building, please park and walk your student to the door.

• Students may enter the building through door 1, 2 or the west door.

• If you arrive after 7:50, please park and walk your student into the front of the building, the hug and go lane will be closed.

Pick Up

• There will be 2 lanes for pick up. Please use both lanes and come to a complete stop.

• If you want to meet your student to pick them up at the school, please park and walk up to the front doors (Door 1) and wait in the designated area.

• We will facilitate a controlled pick up system where students will load the cars before being able to pull out into the drive thru lane.

• Please pull all the way forward to the west end of the building in order to have as many cars as possible for picking up students. This is especially important if you arrive early to school.

Kinder Camp: 1st Day of School

• When: August 9th - Kinder teachers will meet students and families starting at 7:35.

• Where to Meet: In front of the PreSchool Playground. You will see a green, a blue and a red sign. Please line up at your assigned color.

• What will happen: Students will be assigned a team color prior to the first day of school. (This will be communicated by the Kinder team) Once students arrive at school they will be given a color bracelet and name tag to wear. Please wait in the assigned color zone for a Kinder teacher.

• During the day: Students will rotate with their color team. Please watch for more information from the Kinder team regarding the day’s schedule.

Blue Team- Darci Dougherty

Red Team- Glenna Waite

Green Team- Carter Smith

All Kinder parents must park and pick up in the color zone starting at 3:25.

What is the Green Carpet?: This is a longtime Brantner tradition. Our 5th graders welcome our Kindergarteners on our green carpet. Teachers will lead our Kinder students into the building. Feel free to stay and take pictures.

1st day Boo Hoo Breakfast: Kinder parents feel free to join our PTA down in the cafeteria for a moment of community while our students start their day! Parents will need to sign in prior to going to the cafeteria.

Call 720-685-5050

or visit: https://brantner.sd27j.org/our-school/report-an-absence

Laura Gold

*Our New Assistant Principal - Brantner Elementary School

lgold@sd27j.net

720-685-5052

Julie Martin

Principal’s Secretary - Brantner Elementary School

jmartin@sd27j.net

720-685-5055

Lupitah Medrano

Registrar - Brantner Elementary School

gmedranoperez@sd27j.net

720-655-2507

Contact Lupitah for registration and attendance questions

Esme Amparan

Health Aide - Brantner Elementary School

eamparan@sd27j.net

720-685-5049

Contact Esme for health related question (health forms, immunizations, sick students, etc.)

Please remember that all students being checked out early must be signed out in the front vestibule by someone with a valid ID. We will check ID every time a student is signed out of the building to ensure student safety. We cannot release a student to anyone who does not have their ID with them.

Student's may not be checked out early from 3:00 pm- 3:30 pm.

Our policy at Brantner Elementary is that school begins at 7:50am each morning. We have 2 bells at the start of school day. The first bell rings at 7:35 indicating the beginning of our soft start. At 7:50am the final bell rings and all exterior doors will be closed and locked. If your child misses coming into the school before the final bell, they are considered tardy and MUST be checked in by a parent the front office.

Student drop off starts at 7:35

Late Bell at 7:50

Dismissal Bell 3:30

Attendance Line: 720-685-5050