Bobcat Bulletin
Week of August 26th
Hello Bobcat Families,
We had a great week in the Bobcat Den! Students returned excited to learn and grow during our few weeks together in 2024! During the last week of 2024, we will be "Popping into 2025" with various fun activities each day connected to our Positive Behavior System. Students unlcoked PAW 2 and got to see our next Masked Singer Video as part of our December Video Annoucements, which was a unicorn dancing to Wicked's "Defying Gravity". At our end-of-the-year assembly, each of our masked singers will perform and be revealed; we are all looking forward to it! We had a PAW Pull today as students are working towards unlocking PAW 3: Neon Lunch!
Our focus leading up to winter break has been expected hallway behavior to ensure we are respecting learning happening all around our building during different times of our day. Our students have been working hard as a class team to earn Golden Tickets for demonstrating good hallway expectations--they are rocking it! As we always say, we are on the lookout to catch them showing the Bobcat Way: Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Kindness! So many of our Bobcats model this each day, and we are so proud of them and appreciate the modeling they do for others!
Our Bobcats have thrived in 2024, and we can't wait to see the great things they do in 2025! As always, we thank you for sharing them with us. They are the best part of each day!
Respectfully,
Mrs. Keeley Schmid
Brookdale's Principal
At Broodkale, we understand that life can sometimes get in the way of maintaining regular school attendance. Whether it's unexpected challenges, health concerns, or family commitments, we know how hard it can be to juggle everything.
Attendance is essential to your child’s success, not only academically but also socially and emotionally. Each day at school provides opportunities for learning, connecting with friends, and exploring new ideas. Our team is here to help ensure that every child has the support they need to attend regularly and thrive.
If you’re facing barriers that make attendance difficult, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Whether you need assistance with transportation, navigating medical appointments, or other resources, we’re ready to work together to find solutions.
Your child’s success is our top priority, and we believe that by partnering with families, we can help every student succeed. Thank you for being an integral part of our school community. Let’s work together to make 2025 a great year for everyone!
Please dress your child to be outside during recess. District 204's practices are to go outside as long as the "feels like" temperature is 5 degrees or above. Fresh air and movement are good for our students, and we hope mother nature allows as many opportunities as possible this winter season! If you are in need of support to ensure your child has the proper clothing for the winter season, please don't hesitate to reach out to our main office.
Send your Bobcats in with spare change to shop this small collection of school supplies and fidgets. The Busy Bobcat store is run by Fifth Grade students who learn how to manage money, plan inventory and develop leadership skills while earning funds to benefit their end-of-year class party. This is an optional shop for kids to browse that appears in the LMC roughly once per month.
Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping while also supporting the Brookdale PTA. Consider stocking up for options for your Bobcat to wear on Spirit Fridays. Spirit wear makes great gifts for the entire family including options for Mom, Dad, Parent, Grandma, Grandpa, Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, Brother and Sister. Enjoy 20%, free shipping on $75 or over and guaranteed delivery before December 24!
Calling all enthusiastic and caring male role models (dads, grandfathers, uncles, etc)!
Ignite a positive impact in your child’s educational journey through our remarkable Men of Brookdale (MOB) program. Join in on the playground and in the lunchroom and help play games, open containers and have fun with your child and peers.
Please sign up at the link below and timing is flexible. There are two sessions each day and please note NEW lunch times: 11:00am-12:25pm (Grades 5/3/1) and 12:15pm-1:50pm (Grades 2/4/K). Volunteers can sign up for one or both sessions Men of Brookdale - Sign up.
Please make sure to fill out the updated volunteer application process before your first day. See details in the MOB sign up link. The dates are available a couple Friday’s each month – it’s fun, simple and rewarding! If you have any questions, email Ben Kalnicky at bkalnicky@uwalumni.com.
Brookdale PTA makes it easy to submit photos to the school yearbook. Simply email your favorite pictures from the Color Run (or from any other school event) to brookdaleyearbook@gmail.com. Please only send one picture of each memory to help us avoid duplicates.
We are thrilled to be able to once again sponsor and offer a searchable directory for Brookdale. As your PTA, we strongly believe in bolstering community with our Bobcat families and understand that a current directory is vital to unlocking new friendships and strengthening our connections. We're proud to have this opportunity to bring us together once again.
To access the Brookdale School Directory, you need to download the DirectorySpot app from your mobile device store. Once you create a password and login, you will be able to search by student name or family name for their contact information. Searching by teacher allows the user to see the students in that teacher's class. Please note: the information in this directory was what each family chose to share with the district during registration. There are some families who opted out of sharing their contact information and have been omitted from this directory. If you would like to be included in the directory please or having any issues contact the PTA at pta.brookdale.bobcat@gmail.com
