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Bradley Eagles Weekly Update
March 30th, 2015
IB Learner Attitude of the Week
Creativity: being original and imaginative in their thinking and in their approach to problems and dilemmas
Congratulations to our 5th grade team Awesome Weird Bradley Persons that placed 2nd in the Destination
Imagination Regional Tournament at George Washington High School this past Saturday. They will be competing in
the State DI Tournament on Saturday, April 25th at Auraria Campus.
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
March 30th – April 3rd SPRING BREAK/NO SCHOOL
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, April 6th PTO Meeting and Board Elections at 4pm in LMC (child care provided)
Wednesday, April 8th Miss Shulte and Mr. Hoffer’s Family Fitness Night
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Please join us on Wednesday, April 8th from 6:00pm-7:30pm for a fun-filled evening of
activities to inspire a healthy start to spring! This is our last family night of the school
year. Check your Friday Folders for additional information!
There will be Zumba, Drums Alive, Relay Races, Circuit Stations, Hula Hooping and
Jump Roping, and a special appearance by the Colorado Rapids Road Crew and Mascot!
Be sure to check out Whole Foods Market --Tamarac Trail Mix Snack Station! Raffle tickets
available to win Colorado Rockies tickets, fitness training sessions, and many more prizes!
Grab some popcorn and water on your way out as a healthy snack! Can’t wait to see you
there 
Parent volunteers needed! Please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c48abae2ba6fe3-family/
April 19th Bradley’s 4th Annual 5k and Fun
Run
Call for Volunteers! The Bradley Fun Run is just
4 weeks away and we need volunteers to help with
everything from setup and tear down to
registration and run course. It's easy to sign up Go to www.bradley5k.com and click volunteer at
the top and take the link to the sign up genius. You
can also sign up for the race as well! Thank you for
your help. We will need lots of parents to make this a great event!
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Come join us on April 19th at 9:30am for the 4th Annual Bradley 5K and Kid's Fun Run. We have the perfect
distance for every member of the family with a 5k, 1 mile or 1/2 mile run. We will have great age group awards
for 5K participants and Dinger from the Rockies will be handing the kids’ finisher ribbons for our 1 mile and 1/2
mile participants.
The 5K is a timed, flat, fast scenic course that runs along the beautiful Highline Canal. We will have free child
care for ages 3 and up for both parents that want to run. We also have a stroller division with the winner
receiving a very tasty gift certificate to a local eatery.
Register now at http://bradley5k.com/!
FROM THE PTO
Click here to see a complete list of current Bradley classroom projects! Donors Choose is
a not-for-profit organization that helps teachers find funding from donors for projects
that may go unfunded otherwise. Donors can give $1 to hundreds of dollars. As always thank you for supporting our
teachers and students!
Bradley’s Weekend Readers! Don't forget to stop by the Weekend Reader’s book cart. We
will be out every Friday after school.
Yearbook Sales & Specials: Books are $25 each, to pre-order online, visit www.schoolannual.com, click Buy Your
Student’s (at the top of the page) and select Bradley from the drop down list. It is as easy at that! Also, order forms
were sent home in Friday Folders, and extra copies are available in the main office.
Yearbook Photo Submission: Get your pictures in the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to
submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got great photos of school and community events or you and your friends
just having fun, we'd like to see them. Our photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible
to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.
Here is how you can submit photos online:
• Go to: https://images.schoolannualonline.com/401883436
• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 401883436
• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
• Click "Save Details". It's that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is March 27, 2015.
BRADLEY SPIRIT WEAR is on sale now! You can use a paper order form on our website http://bradleypto.com/ or order
online now at http://www.cheddarup.com/member/tabs/1412190962954.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Eisenhower Recreation Center/Denver Parks and Recreation
 Out of School Camps--Spring 2015
 Register or renew your MY Denver Card now at denvergov.org/mydenvercard and
enjoy expanded benefits with cultural partners including Denver Museum of Nature
and Science, Denver Zoo, and Denver Botanical Gardens (just to name a few!)
 My Denver Card offers FREE after school activities for all Denver kids ages 5-18:
My Denver Card Calendar March 2015
My Denver Card Spring Break Calendar
NEW! Art Adventures on Wednesdays (now FREE with My Denver Card)
4H Science on Tuesdays; 4H Cooking on Thursdays;
Rhythm Vision Foundations on Fridays
General admission to the Denver Art
Museum is NOW FREE to all youth ages
18 and under every day, granting more
kids access to art than ever before!
Click for a
complete list of
Cultural
Partners!
SCFD FREE DAYS CALENDAR
Bradley Website: Links to current emails, school calendar, breakfast and lunch menu, parent portal and school
events/activities. Go to bradley.dpsk12.org
Important Dates (so far!)
March 30th—April 3rd
SPRING BREAK—NO SCHOOL (Cesar Chavez Day – March 31st)
April 6th
PTO Meeting @ 4pm
April 9th
Mr. Howard’s Class Garden Show 6:30pm-7:00pm
April 8th
Family Fitness Night
April 13th
Teacher Planning Day—NO SCHOOL
April 14th
“Bradley Dines Out” at Chipotle
April 15th
Mr. Howard’s Class Garden Show 6:30pm-7:00pm
April 17th
ECE 3/4 ONLY—NO SCHOOL
April 19th
Bradley’s 5K and Fun Run
April 22nd
Mrs. Holmes’ Class Garden Show 6:30pm-7:00pm
April 23rd
Student Led Conferences 4:00pm—6:00pm (inquire with your child’s teacher)
April 24th
Shakespeare Festival
April 25th
Destination Imagination State Tournament @ Auraria Campus
April 28th
Music Performances 1st Grade @ 6:30pm-7:00pm; 3rd Grade @ 7:00pm-7:30pm
May 4th
PTO Meeting @ 4pm – Final Meeting of School Year
May 6th
Miss Humbargar’s Class Drama Performance 6:30pm-7:30pm
May 12th
Music Performances ECE @ 6:00pm-6:30pm; Kinder @ 6:30pm-7:00pm
May 13th
Ms. Firth’s Class Drama Performance 6:30pm-7:30pm
May 14th
“Bradley Dines Out” at Larkburger
May 25th
MEMORIAL DAY—NO SCHOOL
May 26th
Assessment Day—NO SCHOOL
May 27th—May 29th
Scholastic Book Fair in LMC
May 27th
3rd Grade Musical 5:30pm-7:30pm
May 28th
5th Grade Exhibition ALL DAY and 6:30pm
June 1st
Field Day for ½ Day ECE in AM/PM
June 2nd
Field Day for Full Day ECE & K – 5
AM: Grades 3rd—5th; Full Day ECE
PM: Kinder, 1st and 2nd
June 4th
All-School Picnic
ECE Graduation 10:00am
5th Grade Continuation 5:30pm-7:00pm
June 5th
Last Day of School—Half day
Kindergarten Bridging Ceremony 10:00am
SPRING BREAK “MATH MESSAGE” FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Spring Break “Math Minutes” – Parents, please play games that reinforce fact-based knowledge, or “automaticity”
with your child/children.
Bradley is excited to announce TenMarks, an online math program
that provides your child with opportunities for additional math
practice. Some classroom teachers have set up accounts for students
on the website https://www.tenmarks.com/login. If your child does not
have a classroom login, parents can register at https://www.tenmarks.com/signup/classroom_parent.
On TenMarks, your child can practice and master math concepts one topic at a time. They can work on assignments
teachers make, or choose to practice on their own, anytime. While they are practicing, your child will have access to
hints if they get stuck, as well as a short video tutorial if they need a more detailed explanation.
Automaticity is the ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low-level details required, allowing it to
become an automatic response pattern or habit. It is usually the result of learning, repetition, and practice.
Playing family games help solidify quick math skills and quick recognition skills. For example, dice or dominos are
recognizable and memorable patterns (What do the dots look like? What is the pattern for a 6 versus a 3). The same is
true of almost all family games.
Dice games like Yahtzee include the recognition of patterns coupled with the skills of quick
addition and strategy.
Board games with counting, spinners and strategy, from Candyland to Sorry to Strategocan help them count, move,
anticipate and use logic to win.
Card games from Top-It/War to Speed to Uno and Solitare are some great math games to reinforce skills and strategy!
Sports and scoring – nearly every sport has math as their basis. Time, measurement, points, angles, statistics, etc… talk
with your child about sports!
Everyday counting and mental math- mental math problems (single, double digit addition and
subtraction, fractions, money multiplication and division). *** Try writing numbers/letters/pictures
on your child’s back (facing away) with your finger to see if he/she can identify what the number is.
Any number/symbol or equation based on their age level can be used!
Finally, Everyday Math Games on the computer are back! Students know their passwords and
logins. The link is also back up on our Bradley website http://bradley.dpsk12.org. These games all reinforce
“automaticity” and the kids love them! http://em-ccss.everydaymathonline.com/g_login.html
Have a great Spring Break! Mathematically, Mr. Wera