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APRIL 25, 2016 TIGER TIDBITS
A Note from Principal Ahl Testing season is upon us! If you have a child in the 3rd, 4th or 5th grade please take another look at the dates of testing, posted on ParentSquare, for each grade level to help you plan.
Congratulations to our very own Tina Wang, who was recognized at Tuesday’s OPUSD Board Meeting as a Partner in Education! This award is representative of the extraordinary work Tina has done and continues to do as a parent on behalf of the children of Brookside. She has made an incredible impact on the programs and structures we are so lucky to have at Brookside through her roles as classroom volunteer, PTA Auditor, PTA President, and overall advocate for our 600+ students. Working side by side with administration, staff, parents, and community members, Tina has tirelessly made it her mission to provide the very best for our school. In turn, our students are benefitting each and every day and I feel incredibly fortunate to work with her! I know you will all agree that Tina is overwhelmingly deserving of this recent recognition. Congrats, once again, Tina!
4/27-Administrative Professionals Day Wednesday is Administrative Professionals’ Day. We here at
Brookside are fortunate to have an incredible administrative support
team to support the numerous needs of our school that serves over
600 students. Take a moment this week to show your appreciation to Office Manager, Virginia Standring, Student Services Assistants Maureen Winter and Michelle DiCamillo, and Nancy Nivon, our health technician. THANK YOU!
4/27-LAST PTA General Association Meeting 8:30 a.m. in the MPR Please join us for the last PTA meeting of the year. We will be approving
the preliminary budget for the upcoming school year and sharing results of the survey.
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5/2-Information & Q/A Session with OPUSD Superintendent, Dr. Tony Knight Re: Potential OPUSD Bond Measure Parents and community members are invited to an information session and Q/A
in the Brookside MPR at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2nd about a potential school bond
measure that may be placed on the November ballot by the school board. Your input and
feedback are desired!
5/2 and 5/3 - 5th Grade Parent Education - Preparing Your Student for Middle School with School Counselor, Holly Baxter
The Oak Park Unified School District is proud to offer a 5th Grade focused Parent Education
Event: Preparing Your Student for Middle School. The transition to middle school can be
exciting, and nerve-wracking! Together we’ll go over common fears and worries, how to
support kids during the transition, and what to expect from your middle-schooler. Although
this presentation is geared specifically towards parents of current 5th graders, all parents are
welcome. Please join this informative workshop presented by Holly Baxter, our Elementary
School Counselor, on Monday, 5/2 7:00 – 8:00 pm or for a repeat presentation on Tuesday,
5/3 8:30 – 9:30 am located at the Red Oak MultiPurpose Room 4857 Rockfield Street, Oak
Park. Click HERE for more information.
UPCOMING EVENTS… 4/27 Administrative Professional’s Day/PTA General Association Meeting 8:30 a.m. in the MPR 4/28 Medea Creek Middle School Open House 5/1 Big Sunday 5/2 Information & Q/A with Superintendent Tony Knight 8:30 a.m. in the MPR 5/4 Staff Appreciation Luncheon 5/5 Mrs. Moderhak’s Retirement Celebration 5/11 OPEN HOUSE! 5/14 PTA 80’s Parent/Daughter Skating Event at Skate Plus 5-7p.m. 5/15 PTA Parent/Son Field Day Event at Brookside! 3-5 p.m. 5/21 Brookside Annual Campout & Carnival 5/27 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/5th Grade Culmination
Mark Your Calendars: The first day of school is Tuesday, August 9th!
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5/5-Mrs. Moderhak’s Retirement Celebration A retirement celebration for Brookside alumni, honoring our beloved first
grade teacher, Mrs. Moderhak, will be held at Brookside on May 5th from
3pm-5pm in the staff lounge. We need your help! Please pass the word to former students that have culminated from Brookside. It would be a nice
surprise for Mrs. Moderhak to see these former students and their families at
her celebration on May 5th. This celebration is not for her current class, as
current Brookside students will have the opportunity to say their goodbyes at a later date. If
you have questions, please contact Virginia Standring, Office Manager. Thank you!
5/14-PTA Totally Awesome 80s Parent-Daughter Skating Party! May 14th is our totally awesome 80s & RAD Parent-Daughter Skating Party that you
TOTALLY don’t want to miss out on! Put it on
your calendar! Saturday, 5/14 from 5-7pm at Skating Plus in Ventura! Forms are available in ParentSquare at the post HERE!
5/15- PTA Parent-Son Field Day! Mark your calendars for May 15th for our
Parent-Son FIELD DAY at Brookside!
Sunday, 5/15 from 3pm-5pm at the Brookside field!
Forms are available in ParentSquare at the post HERE!
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5/2-5/6 Staff Appreciation Week! The Brookside PTA hosts an annual staff appreciation week to honor
all of the amazing people who work so hard on behalf of our children. Staff appreciation is May 2- May 6. We have many fun surprises and
treats planned for our staff. We need your help in order to make this a successful celebration. We are seeking monetary donations to
help cover the cost of expenses related to staff appreciation week. We know that many of
you already have generously given throughout the year; this is a direct contribution for this event. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. Please turn in donations to the office workroom in the box labeled “Staff Appreciation Week.” Please make checks out to “Brookside PTA.” If you are not comfortable giving a monetary donation please contact
Judie Berro at [email protected] or Sadiya Riaz at [email protected] for other ways
to make a contribution to staff appreciation week. Please be on the lookout for an email via ParentSquare with more information regarding staff appreciation week via your room parents. Thank you so much for your support.
2017 Brookside Parent & Staff Party Committee Forming Did you LOVE our 2016 Give to Grow Gala? We are looking to do it again! Let us know if
you are interested in being part of the team. Planning starts now! Contact Tina Wang at
5/21 Annual Brookside PTA Carnival & Campout! SAVE THE DATE and join us for our beloved annual year-end Brookside
tradition of fun carnival games & activities, inflatables, food trucks,
capped off by camping out with other Brookside families in Mae Boyar!
Look for more details in the coming week!
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Tiger Shout-Outs!
Earth Week, Recycled Book Fair, & Spirit Sticks Thank you to the OPUSD EEAC and Brookside’s EEAC Parent Representative, Rian Li, Brookside teachers, Mrs. Shaver, Office Manager Virginia Standring, Jennifer Burstein & Pam Norton for coordinating and helping with all the amazing activities for our students.
Thank you to all of our wonderful Brookside families who visited our Recycled Book Fair &
Spirit Stick sale last week! Thank you to Recycled Book Fair Chair, Stuart Forman, for
running this great event, and to his team of amazing awesome volunteers: Jennifer Burstein, Maria Cross, Karen Pemberton, Michele Abdulaziz, Helene Winston, Kim Moore, and Denise Helfstein. Thank you Sue Meskis for organizing our Spirit Sticks!
1st Grade Recycled Sculptures Brookside's awesome 1st grade classes participated in their annual Recycled Sculpture project where students were asked to create a “sculpture” using items from their recycle bin
at home. There were SO many wonderful projects created by our creative and resourceful
Tigers from Mrs. Morrow, Mrs. Moderhak, Mrs. Hirano, & Mrs. Grossman’s classes. Way to go 1st graders for showing your creativity in repurposing recycled materials into
creative and fun sculptures for us to enjoy on Earth Day! See photos below!
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Walk to School Wednesday Thank you to our Walk to School Wednesday chair Monica Chizzo and our awesome principal, Mrs. Ahl, and amazing teachers, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Thomas, Mr. Squire, Mrs. Farlow, Mrs. Gerin, Mrs. Morrow, & Mrs. Watson for meeting our students at the multiple stations. Special thank you to Pam Norton!
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Newsletter? Do you know of a local business that would like to
advertise with us? Send them our way! We are now accepting submissions for advertisements in our
Tidbits e-newsletter. Every ad helps to support your child’s favorite PTA program! Support local
businesses, support our school. Click HERE for more information.
OAK PARK COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Upcoming Events in Oak Park! Attached you will find flyers for all of the upcoming events in Oak Park. The District has some
wonderful events coming this Spring. Flyers attached in the links below include:
5/1- Dog Day
Click on the link to the right to see the schedule for Upcoming Movie Events in Oak Park!
Oak Park 50th Anniversary Game Board Pre-Sale Opportunity! Celebrate the last 50 Years of Oak Park by purchasing your very own Oak Park-Opoly Game
Board. Pre-sale orders are now available on our district website at: http://
www.oakparkusd.org/Page/7278 . Pre-sale price is only available through May 1st (Big
Sunday). Price goes up on May 2nd.
5/31-7/22-Oak Park-Agoura Sports Fitness Camp