The Bobcat Times

Last week the staff and students took time out to recognize and celebrate our schools amazing administrator, Mrs. Gerber during AP Appreciation Week. Her warmth and kindness have a huge positive impact on the students, staff and families of Brooker Creek Elementary each and every day. The school finished the week by singing for her, Take Me Out to The Ballgame during our Bobcat Celebration. Thank you, Mrs. Gerber, for all that you do.

As we enter the last 6 weeks of school, I would like to ask parents to please take a moment this week to review and discuss with your child's their current academic progress located in focus Gradebook and the school ROARS expectations. By allowing student to have the opportunity to monitor their personal academic progress and behavior expectations, we believe it allow them to grow as responsible young citizens and increase the number of students achieving success.

Finally. thank you once again to you our parents, for helping to support a positive academic and social environment here at Brooker Creek Elementary.

Thank you to all that sent in items for the “Stock the Lounge” activity. We are well on our way to having treats and refreshments our for teachers during testing. Believe it or not, we started testing last week and we still have 5 weeks remaining. If you are so inclined, I am still taking donations. Feel free to drop off any donations in the front office.

This past week we kicked off our PM3 Assessment cycle. All 4th and 5th grade students took a writing assessment. Our 5th grade students also took a MOCK Science assessment. This week we have our Kindergarten, 1st and second grade students taking STAR Early Literacy or STAR Reading. I don’t thank our teachers enough, but that have done a wonderful job getting our students prepared. I am confident that our students are ready, and I know that their scores will prove it.

Friday, we celebrated 3rd quarter academic and student success at the Honor Role and Principal List celebrations and at the school wide Bobcat Celebration. These events continue to warm my heart and allow everyone to see that our students are succeeding. There were 91 students with perfect attendance in the 3rd quarter, 114 student made Honor Roll and 63 students made Principal’s List. Brooker Creek is well on the path to 100% Student Success.

Finally, thank you to all of you that reached out during Assistant Principal week. Your kind words truly touched my heart.

Mrs. Gerber

• Monday March 14, 2025

  • Kindergarten & 1st Grade STAR Testing
  • 3:00 pm PSA Sports - Flag Football

  Tuesday April 15, 2025

  • 2nd Grade STAR Testing
  • Kindergarten & 1st Grade STAR Testing
  • 7:30am 3rd-5th Run Club
  • 3:00 pm PSA Sports - Basketball

  Wednesday April 16, 2025

  • Kindergarten & 1st Grade STAR Testing
  • 3:00 pm PSA Sports - Soccer

  Thursday April 17, 2025

  • 7:45am K-2nd Cub Run Club
  • 3:15 pm Art Club / Art Room

  Friday April 18, 2025

  • No School for Students

  Monday, April 21, 2025

  • No School for Students

Brooker Creek is looking to add a 2nd 3-year-old PreK classroom for the 2025-2026 school year. We are currently looking for children who will be three years old by August 1, 2025. If you know of any parents who may be interested in registering their children for the VPK 3 or the VPK programs at Brooker Creek Elementary or if you have any questions, please contact our school's Data Management Technician, Mrs. Mervat Khalil at 727-943-4600. PreK 3 weekly tuition for 2025-2026 will be $135.00. The late application period for PreK 3 opened March 13, 2025.

Thank you.

Brooker Creek has available seats for our Kindergarten and 1st grade classroom for the 2025-2026 school year. If you know of any parents who are looking for a great school or may be interested in registering their children for a K or 1st grade seat at Brooker Creek Elementary for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year or if you have any questions, please contact our school's Data Management Technician, Mrs. Mervat Khalil at 727-943-4600.

Thank you.

April 28 – May 2, 2025

Celebrating our Staff Through the Decades!

Monday: 60’s Flower Power—Wear tie dye and bring your teachers a flower.

Tuesday: 70’s Peace, Love, and Happiness—Give your teachers a high five or write them a handwritten note about how happy they make you.

Wednesday: 80’s I love the 80’s! Wear neon colors or your favorite 80’s look.

Thursday: 90’s Booyah! As, If—Bring your favorite 90’s snack to share with your teacher.

Friday: 00’s Y2K: Wear your favorite glow in the dark outfit or accessory.

The PTA has a busy few weeks ahead of us, all to support and benefit our students and staff! Our Run Club teams have been busy practicing for our upcoming events. This is a friendly reminder our Big Kids team (3rd-5th grade) will have their last practice on April 29th. The Little Kids (K-2nd) will have their last practice on May 1. There will be no more run club for the rest of the year after these dates!

Upcoming Events

· 4/17: Breakfast with the PTA Board 9am-10:30am—Join us in the teacher’s lounge to learn more about how you can join the PTA Board next year and stay for our board meeting as we put the final touches on Staff Appreciate Week. (Pssss...there will be muffins and scones too!)

· 4/25: Victory Martial Arts Parents Night Out 6-8:30pm—This is an event with one of our school business sponsors Victory Martial Arts! They are hosting a PNO for kids aged 4 and up. It is a glow/PJ theme and pizza will be served. You will need to pre-register for this event. They are generous enough to give back half of the profits, which we will use for our Character Kid Awards. Register here: https://cp.mystudio.io/e/?=7277874675/7520/695522//1744123771 c

· 5/1: Bobcat Achievement Night—PTA elections for next year will take place and 5K packet pick and sign-ups.

· 5/3: Bobcat Prowl 5K and 1-mile Fun Run—Join us for our first ever race and only fundraiser of the year. 5k starts at 8:30am and 1 mile at 8:45am. Register here: https://bcebobcatbash.givebacks.gives/2025bobcatprowl

· 5/17: Night at the Ballpark with the Clearwater Threshers—Join us at the game at 6:30pm. $20/ticket gets you into the game, all you can eat food and drink (Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Peanuts, Popcorn, Chips, Ice Cream Sandwiches, Soft Drinks & Bottled Water), and firework show after the game. Get your tickets here: https://brookercreekelementary.givebacks.com/store/items/1172262

PTA Board Positions and Elections

4/17: Breakfast with the PTA Board 9am-10:30am—Join us in the teacher’s lounge to learn more about how you can join the PTA Board next year and stay for our board meeting as we put the final touches on Staff Appreciate Week

As we look ahead to next year, I hope you will join us for breakfast and coffee to learn about our open PTA board positions. Here are some job descriptions for our upcoming needs:

Secretary: The role of the secretary includes attending monthly board meetings and help maintain the PTA procedure book. While at the board and general PTA meetings, the secretary should take accurate notes and attendance and maintain all PTA records including copies of all minutes, attendance logs, and budget reports. The secretary is also responsible for overseeing communication with volunteers for upcoming events.

Reflections: Coordinate Reflections Art Program (a state PTA program) including sending information to parents, identify judges, coordinating awards ceremony, keeping parents up-to-date of status of entries, provide information/updates for communication through the PTA and school newsletters.

Wonderland Gift Shoppe Coordinator: Determine dates of wonderland gift shoppe and arrange for delivery and pick-up of items. Coordinate volunteers to help with setup and break down of items. Available the week of the WGS at school to oversee and track expense and income with the treasurer. Next year, you would have the opportunity to shadow our current Gift Shoppe Coordinator.

Community Outreach: Contact community partners to coordinate/communicate school needs. Contact and coordinate groups for Giving Tree campaign. Coordinate process to assign, collect, and distribute gift for Giving Tree. Collaborate with NEHS and Student Council to support additional campaigns. Work with BCE guidance counselor for students of need at BCE and distribute funds/goods as needed.

Special Events Chair: Spearhead the planning and execution of fun and engaging events that support our school community and fundraising goals. You'll collaborate with the PTA executive board about brainstorming, organizing, and coordinating all aspects of events, from initial concept to successful completion.

Business Sponsors Liaison: Point of contact for PTA business sponsors. Keep accurate records of paid sponsorship and work with sponsors to get banner printed, as well as name and information updated on the school marquee, yearbook, and social media.

Fence Designer: Arrange messages and images on the fence using designated cups. Messages and images to coordinate with school events and holidays.

Social Media Manager: Create and manage social media posts to promote events, business sponsorships, and provide school-related resources and information.

If you are interested in any of these positions, whether you work full-time outside of the home, work from home, don’t work, we have a job you can do if you want to help! Please reach out to one of the PTA board members or email me at presidentbcepta@gmail.com

Thank you,

Jen Reyes

PRIDE AWARDS

Brooker Creek Elementary is pleased to highlight our 5th Grade Pride Award winners for the 2024-2025 Academic year. These students received the highest score in Math, Writing, Science or Social Studies and were honored at the Pride Awards Carmony this past Monday night.

Cooper Davis

Sophie Manning

Gwendolyn Gardner

Sophia Nguyen

March recipients for displaying Responsibility

Kinsley Marier-Ms. Henin, Ms. Ibrahim & Ms. Keiderling

Claire Hackl- Ms. Farah & Ms. Taylor

Conor Kruty- Ms. St.Onge & Ms. Vargas

Ella Broome- Mrs. Bailey

Mia Kouskoutis- Mrs. Crim

Hannah Andrews- Ms. Mangano

Pippa Polecritti- Mrs. Newsome

Liliana Schroeder- Mrs. Mieras

Emma Berry- Mrs. Schwabe

Miles Alexander- Mrs. Smekal

Hazel Smith- Mrs. TenBieg

Elizabeth Conway- Ms. McSunas

Sloane Grosso- Mrs. Price

Sabine Soulinthone- Mrs. Read

Mia Kontodiakos-Mrs. Skryd

Sterling O’Brien-Mrs. Fox

Alex Reilly-Mrs. Katsourinis

Kaylee Schindler-Ms. McMullen

Torsen Berrios- Mrs. Vinyard

Artem Vybryk- Ms. Browne

Mason Upchurch-Mrs. Ficca

Jackson Cooper- Mrs. Hite

Victoria Ewers- Mrs. Schuler

Gabe Shabo- Mrs. Hickman

Sophia Nguyen- Mrs. Miller

Sophie Manning-Mr. Rademacher

Addie Wright-Ms. Smith

Makenzie Matchette- Mrs. Livingston

Elaina Brotten- Mr. Ross

Ellie Spence- PE Department

Evan Prillhart-Ms. Iannello

Charlee Beauregard-Mrs. Harlan

Congratulations to Mrs. Livingston and the students who have been honored at County Art Shows for the months of February, March and April. A special thanks to Mrs. Livingston for taking the time to enter so many student pieces for consideration and always attending the recognition awards with the students and ther families.

Dominic Marzo

Gabriel Stone

Jaxon Farling

Eliana Vazquez

Cooper Davis

Lilliana Garcia

Dominic Stolar

Ivan Nemec

Joseph Girgis

Logan Medina

Xiara Rivera

Marek Brzoska

Ben Mandeville

In honor of our wonderful volunteers, I will be hosting an appreciation breakfast on Friday 4/25 at 9:00am in the school cafeteria for our volunteers. Please RSVP using the QR code on the invitation or using this link https://forms.office.com/r/CxhG5A5qV4. We hope you can make it and we look forward to celebrating all of you!

Mark your calendar for the following upcoming events at BCE

• May 1st Bobcat Achievement Night
• May 3rd PTA - Bobcat Fun Run

We will have one final round of parent lunches the week of April 28 – May 2, 2025. We will follow the schedule below. If should have to alter the schedule due to inclement weather, a message will go out via School Messenger.

Monday, April 28th – 3rd, 1st and VPK 4’s

Tuesday, April 29th – PreK-3, Kindergarten and 2nd

Wednesday, April 30th – 4th and 5th

District Vision: 100% Student Success

District Mission: Educate and prepare each student for college, career and life

Brooker Creek's Mission Statement: Brooker Creek Elementary, a community that encourages growth by valuing each other's differences, respecting everyone and creating life-long learners.

Brooker Creek Elementary

3130 Forelock Rd.,

Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-7286

Phone: 727-943-4600

Principal - Dr. Seymour Brown

Assistant Principal- Mrs. Kristie Gerber