Bobcat Bulletin Breen Elementary School May/June 2015 Principal’s Message Upcoming Events As the end of the school year grows near, it’s important to thank you, our parents, for your commitment to Breen. Contributions by our PTC and individual parents are simply amazing. The activities you plan and the money you raise create wonderful experiences and opportunities for the children and staff. While it’s impossible to name everything you do for us, here’s a partial list: fall carnival, tile nights, farmer’s markets, new stage curtains, Big Daddy Basketball, field trip transportation, Coats for Kids, $300 PTC class donations, cross country, 6th grade breakfast, jog for fun, Jr. Achievement, beautification days, box tops, restaurant nights, Bobcat Awards, popcorn Fridays, Bingo Extravaganza, movie nights, Bobcat bulletin board, Christmas Miracles, academic interventions, Chromebooks, Strategic Plan, A Touch of Understanding assembly, talent show, hospitality events, garden, Bobcat luncheons, Sly Park chaperones, Innisbrook fundraiser, field trip chaperones, art docents, Daddy Daughter Dance, and more. You greatly enhance the culture of Breen. Thank you! May 4 Volunteer Tea All adult volunteers are invited to attend a celebration at the annual Volunteer Tea on Wednesday, May 6, at 2:30 pm in the multipurpose room. Child care will be provided by adult aides. A yummy dessert, a song in your honor, a photo display, and visiting with fellow parents will be the highlights. May 5 May 6 May 7 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 18 May 19 May 22 May 25 May 26 Dunk-a-Principal You have done it again! Breen won the dunk contest at the Public Safety Fair by a 3:1 margin over the next participating school. Thanks to you, Breen will be awarded $381. May 27 May 28 May 29 June 1 Open House Please join us for Open House on Thursday, May 14. Classroom visitations will begin at 6:00 p.m. and continue through 7:00 p.m. The 4th grade students will begin their annual square dance performance on the playground at 5:30 p.m. The annual Art Docent Budding Breen Artists’ student exhibit and sale will take place from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room. This fundraising art exhibit of student work helps to sustain the Art Docent Program. June 2 June 3 June 4 Teacher Appreciation Week Gr. 5 Science Testing 8:00-10:15 Chinese School rm. 32 1:30-2:30 Intellibricks rm. 17 1:40-3:10 Gr. 5 Science Testing 8:00-10:15 KidzArt rm. 29 2:30-3:30 Loutensock to Bishop’s Farm 10-1:30 Volunteer Tea in multi 2:30 Bingo Night in multi 5:30 Loutensock/Parra to Johnson Springview Park 10:00-1:00 Breen’s Online Auction ends Ancient Artifacts gr. 6 8:00-11:00 Talent Showcase practice 1:30-3:00 Chinese School rm. 32 1:30-2:30 Intellibricks rm. 17 1:40-3:10 Gr. 6 Algebra Readiness testing 10:3012:00 KidzArt rm. 29 2:30-3:30 Breen PTC meeting in lib. 2:45-3:45 Breen Band Concert in multi 6:00-7:00 Loutensock to Spring View 10:00-1:00 Minimum day 7:50-12:20 Gr. 5 Sly Park Orientation 5:30-6:00 Open House 6:00-7:00 Minimum day 7:50-12:20 Talent Showcase practice 12:30-2:00 Chinese School rm. 32 12:30-1:30 Aragon/Dunn/Furlong to Bishop’s Ham burger Farm 9:00-1:20 Sgambati/Spainhour to IMAX 8:45-1 KidzArt rm. 29 2:30-3:30 Gr. 2 Movie Day 2:20-4:30 No school Gr. 2 Career Week No more charging of lunches Oxenham to IMAX 8:45-1:00 KidzArt rm. 29 2:30-3:30 Talent Showcase practice 2:30-4:00 Goin’ Buggy 8:00, 9:00, 7:00 p.m. Jog-a-thon/Breen BBQ Bobcat Awards 8:00-10:00 Gr. 2 Field Day 8:00-11:15 Gr. 5 to Breen Park 9:30-12:30 Gr. 6 to Rocklin High 9:00-1:15 Chinese School rm. 32 1:30-2:30 Talent Showcase 8:05, 9:15, 6:00 p.m. Spainhour to Breen Park 12:30-12:00 Bug Guy Dunn, Johnson 8:00-9:25 Loutensock/Parra to Chuck E. Cheese 10:00-1:00 Gr. 1 Celebration 8:50-11:15 Sgambati to Breen Park 10:30-12:00 Minimum day 7:50-12:20/last day Gr. 6 Breakfast in multi 7:00-7:40 Wild Things in multi 9:00-10:00 Reading Celebration 10:00-11:00 Not Returning? If your child(ren) will NOT be returning to Breen in the fall, please notify the office as soon as possible @ 632-1155. We need this information in order to have accurate class counts for next school year. Jog for Health and Fun & Schoolwide BBQ In conjunction with this year’s jog for health and fun event on May 29, a school-wide BBQ for students and families is scheduled. Pre-sale tickets for adults and younger siblings will be sold from May 20-27. Students can use their school accounts or cash. Last Day of School Schedule Please mark your calendars for June 4 as the last day of school. It is a minimum day. All students arrive at 7:50 a.m. and will be dismissed 12:20 p.m. Dress Requirements With spring here and summer-like weather close behind, it’s important that students dress safely and appropriately. Please be sure to review page 11 of the Breen Handbook for a description of expected dress and appearance. Proper shoes must be worn, shirt or blouse necklines cannot be too low, straps cannot be too narrow, undergarments cannot show, and skirts or shorts must rest below outstretched fingertips. Additionally, pants cannot have rips, tears, or holes. These guidelines will help maintain safety and keep the focus on learning. Reading Goal and Celebration Breen students have set a school-wide reading goal of 100,000,000 words for the 3rd trimester. They are well on their way to meet and of surpass this number. When they meet this goal, they will be treated to a music video on the last day of school at 10:00 am, highlighting students and staff. Please encourage your child to continue nightly reading to help us reach an extended goal of reading 120,000,000 words for the trimester. Talent Showcase The annual school Talent Showcase for 4th-6th grade students is scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, at 6:00 p.m. Registration forms for students wanting to participate in this year’s show are now available in the school office. Goin’ Buggy The annual presentation of Goin’ Buggy will be performed by our 3rd grade students on Thursday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Since March 16, 3rd-6th grade students have taken part in the first statewide administration of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). These computer-based tests have replaced the former paper-based, multiple-choice assessments in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and math. The tests are an academic check-up, designed to give teachers feedback they need to improve instruction and the tools to improve teaching and learning. The assessments will use computer adaptive technology to provide more accurate information about individual student performance. And because the tests are taken online, information will be available to teachers, schools and school districts on a timely basis so it can be used to help students learn. Like the new academic standards, the new tests are too fundamentally different from the old exams to make any reliable comparisons between old scores and new. In many cases, new textbooks and materials have only recently arrived at schools or haven’t arrived at all. That’s why this year’s test results will only establish a baseline for the progress we expect students to make over time. Based on trial runs of some test questions in California and other states, many if not most students will need to make significant progress to reach the standards set for math and ELA that accompany college and career readiness. No student, parent or teacher should be discouraged by scores, which will never be used to determine whether a student moves on to the next grade. Rather, the results will provide an opportunity to focus on the needs of students and support teachers and schools in their work. California’s new assessment system represents the next step in our comprehensive plan to promote high-quality teaching and learning and improve student outcomes. This plan recognizes that assessments can play a role in promoting high-quality instruction. Teachers in California support these changes because, unlike in other states, the primary purpose of testing here is to support learning, not to impose high-stakes consequences. This approach fits well with California’s new system for funding our schools, which recognizes that decisions about education dollars are best made by parents, teachers and communities themselves. In a state as diverse and complex as California, adjustments will always be needed to make lasting progress. Patience and persistence will be required to help our schools continue to succeed during this time of transition. Band Concert Fifth and sixth grade band students will be performing on Tuesday, May 12, at 6:00 pm. Our students will amaze you with their musical talents. Breen Cafeteria Breen PTC News A friendly reminder from the Bobcat Café: It is coming up on the end of the school year and we just wanted to remind all students and parents that starting May 26 there will no longer be the option of charging a lunch. So make sure you have lunch money on your account or with you to receive your lunch! For your convenience, please use our payment website, MySchoolBucks.comJ It is hard to believe this school year is coming to an end! We have had a very busy year and want to thank all of you that have donated time, money, and goods for our school this year. We still have a couple of really big events to finish off the year. Lisa Shaver-Neill Breen Kitchen Our Multicultural Bingo Family event is next Friday, May 8, at 6:30pm. Dinner, dessert, bingo, raffles, Disneyland raffle, silent and live auctions and more! $10/per person - get your tickets at breenptc.com under "events" or turn in your forms at the office. The event will sell out, so get them quickly! All proceeds from this event will go towards purchasing additional Chrome Books for our students to use! Our Jog-a-thon will be held on May 29, 2015. We have decided to have this be a “fun run” instead of a fundraiser. We really appreciate all the contributions our Breen families have made this year and thought it was best to not ask students to solicit for donations. We will be having a fun-filled day with each student being rewarded for participating. The top runners per class and grade will also be recognized after the event! Also, the class with the most laps per grade will receive a special reward for their participation! We will need MANY volunteers to make this a successful event. Volunteer forms will be going home soon. This will be a great day of encouraging physical fitness while also having FUN! Breen Library May Library Hours May Library Hours th th May 4th – 8th is the last May 4 – 8 is the last regular week to regular week to check out check out books books from the library. from the May 11 – 15 library. Check-outs th May 11 – per will be limited to one th 15 Checks outs student. will18be limited May – 22 Only theto one per student. paperback section is open th May for check 18 out. – nd 2222 Only thedaypaMay is the final th th th nd nd to return library books. May 26th – June 4th Closed Our next PTC meeting will be held on May 12, at 2:45p.m. in the library. We will be voting for the board for 2015-2016 and all are welcome to attend. We will be looking ahead to another successful year. The more individuals involved, the more successful we will become. Please email [email protected] if you have an interest in participating or being the head of a committee or event for next year. Jump Rope for Heart Breen Physical Education thanks all of our families who participated in Jump Rope for Heart. One hundred eighty five students participated in the event and raised over $7,300.00 for the American Heart Association. The Jump Rope for Heart representative said it was unprecedented for a school to raise this much money for the 1st year participating. We are grateful for our Breen families. The gifts from the American Heart Association will be coming in the next few weeks for all qualifying students. Thank you again, David Lacoste
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