May 15th- Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon 1:00-2:00 pm

May 16th- Early Release Day 1:15 pm

Calling all our wonderful, approved volunteers. Please join us Thursday, May 15th for a light luncheon in the Media Center.

Dear Parents,

The Re-Enrollment information letter and Sign In/Sign Out Card are in your child's Thursday Folder. It is extremely important for this to be completed returned by May 16th. Your student can turn it in to their teacher or the front office.

Thank you for your immediate attention to the form.

Tiffani Lebron

Office Clerk

321-727-3090 ext 45005

Exciting news! The Office of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has transitioned to a new cafeteria online prepayment provider called MySchoolBucks!! MySchoolBucks takes the place of the Mypaymentplus system.

• Parents may create a MySchoolBucks account at www.myschoolbucks.com or on the MySchoolBucks app.

• The account can be used to make payments online, set up recurring payments, monitor your child’s cafeteria purchases, and set up low balance notifications.

• There is no fee for using MySchoolBucks.

• Please allow 24 hours for your payment to process.

  
  

• For assistance with MySchoolBucks, call 855-832-5226, Option 1.

Any balance of funds that you had prior on the MyPaymentPlus account has transferred over to the new MySchoolBucks account. Please take a moment this weekend and log in and create your new account and verify your balance. The MyPaymentPlus site is no longer active for Brevard Public Schools.

Parents,

If you would like to provide input into the classroom placement for your student next year please see the attached Parent Input Form PDF attached below. You can print it out and send it in with your student or you can drop it off in the front office. Please note, you may not ask for a specific teacher on the form.

Thank you.

Elementary Programs is pleased to share with you a link below to provide input in relation to the 2025-2026 materials for the English/Language Arts curriculum for next year.

This brief survey should take approximately five minutes to complete. Responses to this survey will inform the work of the ELA team to ensure that potential programs align with stakeholders' priorities.

K-6 English Language Arts Instructional Materials Pre-Survey (google.com)

"Summer Enrichment" - BPS Educator-led Programs

Pre-Registration open now!! https://bpssummerenrichment2025.sched.com/

1. You will need to create a student account for each child you want to attend a summer enrichment program.

2. The registration site will go live on May 5th at 6pm, and will be close on May 19th. It will be first come, first served so do not delay.

3. Create your student's accounts quickly so you avoid having issues on May 5!

4. Camps and locations will be posted by BPS soon.

Whether your child loves science, art, drama, sports, or something totally unique — our amazing BPS teachers are bringing their talents and passions to life in exciting camps designed just for students in grades K–11!

📍 Camps will be held at select schools across North, Central, and South Brevard. Here's what you need to know:

🗓️ Camp Dates:

• Week 1: June 2–5
• Week 2: June 9–12
• Week 3: June 16–19
• Week 4: June 23–26
• (Monday–Thursday only — no camps on Fridays!)

⏰ Camp Hours:

• Elementary (Grades K–6): 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• Secondary (Grades 7–11): 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

🌻For children who were in K-11th grade during the 2024–2025 school year

🍧 Cost: 100% FREE for all currently enrolled BPS students!**

🍎 Meals: Select locations will offer free breakfast & lunch. Others will be bring-your-own-meal — you’ll see this info when signing up.**

🚌 Transportation: Some sites will offer proximity busing with designated stops. Others will require drop-off/pick-up. (Sorry, no before/after care, but students can walk or bike if nearby!)**

Thank you,

Roger Cohen

5th Grade Science Teacher

West Melbourne School for Science

2255 Meadowlane Ave, West Melbourne, FL 32904

(321)956-5040

What an incredible year it has been! Serving as PTO President has been a true honor, and I’m so grateful for the amazing board members and event chairs who gave their time, talents, and resources to support our school and community. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, the PTO was able to contribute over $35,000 to benefit Gemini students, staff, and programs—including the new south playground swing set, new stage curtains, pebble Go and Typetastic learning programs, teacher reimbursements, and so much more. Together, we’ve helped create lasting improvements and joyful experiences throughout the year. With great excitement I introduce your new Gemini PTO Executive Board for the 2025–2026 school year:

President Melissa Vaughn, 1st Vice President Sara Russo, 2nd Vice President Ariel Spencer, Recording Secretary Amy Lucas, Corresponding Secretary Halley Pilger, Treasurer Lauren Parvin, Assistant Treasurer Amy Fuller and Communications Director Dana Meredith-

Congratulations to this fantastic team! Please help your new board know what you liked to see next year by filling out this parent survey: https://forms.gle/VYGoHX1E73YqFAoQA

Thank you for a wonderful year!

Lindsay Ishman, PTO president 24-25

Avoid the stores and get all your school supply shopping done online. EPI school supply packs contain all the items and brands our teachers require. Plus, these packs are delivered directly to your child's homeroom class before the first day of school. Not only is this convenient for you, but it is a fundraiser to help our school. Order now with our School ID of GEM002 at https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/"

Beginning Monday, August 26th, there will be one day a week that parents can sign up, in advance. Please include your child in the number of people you are signing up. • Parents must be on time for their child’s scheduled lunch time. • Parents must communicate with their child’s teacher that they will be coming to lunch on that day. • Parents must sign in at the front office and will be escorted to Center Court and supervised if they are not a registered volunteer. Registered volunteers do not need to be escorted or supervised during their lunch in Center Court. • Parents may only have lunch with their child. • We strongly suggest that younger siblings stay home as we will have limited seating available. • Please be mindful of time, your child will need to report back to the cafeteria before the end of their lunch period. Parents will sign out in the front office.

CLICK BELOW TO BE DIRECTED TO THE SIGN-UP WEBSITE TO RESERVE A SPOT.

The last day of Morning Mile is Thursday, May 22 - only 9 days left to reach your goal!

For the remainder of the school year Morning Mile will begin at 7:05 so kids have some extra time to get laps before the end of the year.

Use this link to check your miles
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1glW2xrGUCcy_HLoEb_6LlQVaI3l6Ur1GWoYkgCucXfY/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Everyone is welcome! Please join us on the south field anytime 7:05am until the first bell.

We would like to thank the following for advertising with Gemini. Your support of our school is greatly appreciated.

Allstate Insurance- Niki Jones

Brevard Ballet Academy

Brillian Smiles

Curri Properties- Cindy Rhoton

HealthFirst

Oceanside Pizza- Melbourne Beach

Roll Tite Shutters East, Inc.

Roof Experts

Schumacher Orthodontics

Sunnyside Cafe

Soak Spa at Bleu Beach Resort

Your Family Chiropractor

Banners are now being made of mesh materials to hold up to our beachside weather better.

If you would like to find out about advertising with us, please email me at austin.catherine@brevardschools.org.

Thank you,

Cathy Austin

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