Thank You Corner
The Back-To-School Block Party was such a fun night! Thank you
to everyone who attended, and thank you all for your flexibility with the
change of location and adapting to the weather.
At Brickton, the fun cannot be stopped by a little rain. The event would
not have been possible without the efforts of the Ivana Drazic-Cunningham,
Block Party Committee Chairperson and the many volunteers who worked the event
and donated supplies. John Joyce and his band, Poochamungus, provided fantastic
music. Elissa Sarkiss conducted a Tae Kwon Do class and demonstration for the
students, including breaking wooden blocks. The Wieland family provided a photo
shoot with fun accessories and a guest appearance by the Brickton frog. It was a lovely night all around. Enjoy a slide show of the event and the photo
shoot below! Thanks again to everyone who provided a helping hand.
Mixed Bag Winners
Congratulations to the following Brickton parents who won a
Mixed Bag item of their choice for completing the Parent Volunteer form:
Michelle Doll, mother of Luca in Toddlers and Erin Kreger, mother of Sydney in
Toddlers. If you haven't completed your
Parent Volunteer Form yet, it's not too late! Access the form here and return to Kelly McDermott in the
office.
Manna
Winners
The Coleman-Iannantuoni family is the winner of the $25 Manna
Gift Card drawing from the Block Party. Congratulations! Why buy Gift Cards? A
portion of the profits come back to you in a credit on your last tuition
payment of the school year. For example, an Amazon $100 gift card has a 4%
discount rate (this is shown on the order form). Half of this is shared with
you and the other half helps pay for the Middle School Field trips. It's a
win-win for everybody!
Extracurricular Activities Begin
Our line-up of amazing extracurricular activities begins next
week (September 22nd). This session’s rotation includes: Future Hits
Enrichment, Art Club, Kinderdance, Chess Club and Sports Fun. Click
here for more
details. Contact Kelly McDermott at kelly.mcdermott@brickton.org to register.
Picture Day
Wednesday, September 24th, is Picture Day at
Brickton. All students will have their picture taken on this day both
individually and as a class, so bring your best smile.Eighth grade graduation
photos will also be taken. Children who do not ordinarily attend on
Wednesday are encouraged to come in the morning to have their picture taken and
to be part of the class picture, and then head home after photos are finished.Unfortunately, the photographer is unable
to accommodate the request for sibling
pictures this year. Proofs
will arrive at school in about two weeks and all ordering can be done
online. If you have any question, call or stop in the office.
Introducing the new Music Library
Thank you to John Joyce, father of
Malina (Room 105) and Stefan (Room 101) for suggesting a music library and
donating around 70 CDs to get the library started. The music library is located across from the
frog tank, on the bottom shelf under the parent resource library. Please feel free to borrow, enjoy the music
and return for others to try, as often as you like. The library ranges in genres from simple
tunes to power pop, folk and punk, all with family friendly lyrics. John is a musician with Poochamungus, a local
children’s oriented band. John says the
music represents the work of independent artists who self-finance recording and
distribution of their music. If you
enjoy the music, please support the artist through purchasing their music,
attending a concert or recommending the artist to a friend. Please borrow, enjoy and return – again and
again!
Brickton Reads
Brickton Readers are Library Card Lovers! Be sure to renew
yours and sign up your children during this September, Library Card Month.
All Bricktonstudents will receive a book mark in celebration of
International Reading Association Lift Off to Literacy.
Thanks to Cindy Degand for replenishing our supply of bookmarks with a
myriad of designs!
We are accepting donations of Disney Frozen Readers.
This is not standard reading here at Brickton, but our copy has gone
missing and we are planning a special event. If your children have
outgrown their books, we will be happy to accept them as a donation and give
them a second life in our Little Free Library, Read Aloud or Book Buddies
programs.
Upper Elementary Literature Circles have formed and are
reading: Mudshark (Paulsen); The Library Card
(Spinelli); Mockingbird (Erskine); and Chasing Vermeer (Helquest).
Parents have told us how much they enjoy reading these selections with
their students and use them as great conversation startersfor the less
talkative pre-teen! Check them out from the library so you don't have to
borrow your student’s copy!
One parent Kevin Brosnan is enjoying reading and putting his own
spin on, Dragons Love Tacos. Son Ian enjoyed the book at his
classroom Listening Station and again at home. Ian likes the original
version.
Luke Wilcek, Jaeden Rivera and James Degand were seen
reading Are You Quite Polite?. Lower Elementary Directresses placed
this title on the Grace and Courtesy book display to reinforce this theme at
the beginning of the year.
The second Book Buddies session of the year featured a Sweet
Read and Feed. All buddies got a Rice Krispie Treat tagged with the cover
of a favorite children's book. Each student did a brief book talk on
his/her title. All had a snap, crackle, poppin' good time.
New Family Information Packet
Created by the Parent Alliance for new Brickton
families, the New Family Information Packet is a valuable resource. Access it here on the Brickton website.
Upcoming Events
Extracurriculars Begin, Week of September 22nd
Cross Country Meet, Monday, September 22nd, Gator Run,
3:30pm, Schiller Woods
Middle School Midcycle Meeting, Tuesday, September 23rd,
5:30-7:30
Picture Day, Wednesday, September 24th
Club Day – Fall Conferences, Friday, September 26th
Cross Country Meet, Saturday, September 27th, Time
& Location TBD
Lower Elementary: Taste of Montessori, Thursday, October 2nd,
5:00-7:00pm
Cross Country Meet, Saturday, October 4th, Possible
Pat Savage. Time & Location TBD
Cross Country Meet, Wednesday, October 8th, Notre Dame,
3:30pm Check-in
Room 101: Taste of Montessori, Thursday, October 9th,
5:00-7:00pm
Manna Orders Due, Friday, October 10th
Pizza Lunch, Friday, October 10th
Cross Country Sectionals, Saturday, October 11th, Time &
Location TBD
School Closed – In-service Day, Monday, October 13th
Room 107: Taste of Montessori, Tuesday, October 14th,
5:00-7:00pm
Board Meeting, Thursday, October 16th,
7:00-9:00pm
Cross Country State Finals, Saturday, October 18th, Time &
Location TBD
Operation Child Find, Monday, October 20th –
Tuesday, October 21st
Cross Country Meet, Monday, October 20th,
4:00 pm Winnemac Park
Upper Elementary: Taste of Montessori, Tuesday, October 21st,
5:00-7:00pm
Toddler: Taste of Montessori, Thursday, October 23rd,
5:00-6:00pm
Manna Orders Due, Friday, October 24th
Hot Dog Lunch, Friday, October 24th
Room 103: Taste of Montessori, Tuesday, October 28th,
5:00-7:00pm
Club
Day,
Friday, November 7th
Open
House,
Sunday, November 9th, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Board
Meeting,
Thursday, November 13th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Pizza
Lunch,
Friday, November 14th
Club
Day,
Friday, November 21st
Manna
Orders Due,
Friday, November 21st
School
Closed – Thanksgiving,
Thursday, November 27th – Friday, November 28th
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