The Bergeson BARK
Friday’s Weekly Newsletter
December 15, 2012
Marian Bergeson Elementary School
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
School Phone: (949) 643-1540
Call In Sick Line: (949)643-9938
Principal: Barbara Scholl (bscholl@capousd.org)
Bergeson Website: http://bgnes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/
Our thoughts & prayers go out to the families in Newtown, CT. This senseless and saddening event has been very distressing today for all. Parents may be interested in supportive information on how to discuss tragic events like these with their children. Such resources are available at the following website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/cp/tragedy.asp. Purposefully, we did not discuss this tragedy at school today so that children could discuss this with their families. A natural response to school tragedies is an increased concern for the safety of our community. You should know that the Capistrano Unified School District works collaboratively with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and other agencies, to protect our students, staff, and school communities. At Bergeson School, we are very strict about making sure that adults sign into the office when they come on campus. Please honor this policy by ALWAYS signing in at the office if you are coming onto campus during school hours. This saves our staff from running after you to ask you to come to the office. In addition, we do monthly emergency drills at school. A few times a year, these drills are “stranger on campus” drills and then other times they are fire or earthquake drills. Your child’s safety is of utmost importance to all of us. “It takes a village to raise a child”. We are thankful for our parents and the team of caring adults who care for our children at Bergeson School.
THURSDAY: Please make note that the school office will be closing at 1:45 pm on Thursday, December 20.
HOLIDAY MUSIC PERFORMANCES: ALL are welcome to help your season to be merry by hearing your children perform their music at the following times!
Tuesday, December 18, Holiday Show with Mr. Healy
8:00 A.M. – 2nd Grade
9:30 A.M. – Kindergarten
11:00 A.M. – 3rd Grade
1:15 P.M. – 1st Grade
5th Grade Band, Orchestra and Choir: 12/19, Wednesday at 8 AM (PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE AND TIME!)
CHICK-FIL-A ON THURSDAY: Chick Fil A Dine-out Dec. 20 from noon to 8 p.m. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays… take the night off. No cooking or cleaning. Come eat, see friends, and earn money for the school. Write your Teacher’s name on the receipt, turn it in and the class with the most participation will get a special treat! Lunch on Thursday afterschool or take-home some dinner on your way out of school so you don’t have to cook. Bergeson School receives 20% of your receipt amount back as a donation to our school so thank you for helping to support our school!
DONNA B’S ON TUESDAY: Donna B’s will be here with Delicious Holiday Treats on Tuesday, Dec. 18th. Come enjoy the Holiday music shows and pick up some delicious treats on your way home.
SCHOOL IS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS from December 24 and will resume on January 7.
LOST AND FOUND: From Tuesday through Friday next week, all of our items in the Lost and Found will be hanging over the Kindergarten fence. Teachers will walk their students by all of the jackets, sweatshirts and clothing to see if they can find their items. It would be great if parents could come and check it out, too. We had a parent last year who found 8 pieces of clothing from one child on that fence! We know that you spent lots of $$ on it and we’d like to get the items back to you. On Friday afternoon, these items will be donated to a local charity.
CHANGES TO DISTRICT ACE PROGRAM IN 2013: Be watching for good news about some of the after school, fee-based classes returning after the first of the year! Flyers from approved classes (so far Academic Chess and Engineering w/ Legos) will be going home next week.
1. KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP IS FEBRUARY 20: Can you believe that we’re already talking about the 2013-14 school year? Yes, we are! Kindergarten Round-Up will be held at 1 PM on February 20 which is where our new Kindergarten parents will get their registration packet. Children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2013, to begin kindergarten in September. Mark your calendar and spread the word to your neighbors.
IN LINE ~ ON TIME: If the class is In Line ~ On Time at the beginning of our day when the bell rings at 7:45 AM, the class receives a letter. Our goal is to spell out PERFECT ATTENDANCE. When we spell it out with those 17 days where all students are In Line ~ On Time, the whole class gets a popsicle party.
Congratulations to Mrs. Werner’s Early Birds and Late Birds for earning their PERFECT ATTENDANCE popsicle party this week!
BERGESON SHINING STARS are Bergeson kids who do something special to give back to their community in the form of service. If your child deserves a Shining Star, the applications are in the office so that you can fill it out. Our Shining Stars get a star in the MPR all year and a cool bracelet, too.
Natalie Ruckmick – Volunteered at a local Preschool Co-op carnival to help raise funds for the Preschool.
Yasmeen and Fatimah Dibas – Cleaned up every piece of trash on the Bergeson playground and collected clothes and lunchboxes to put them in the lost and found.
Benjamin Roebuck – Filled gift-wrapped shoe boxes with toys for needy kids who don’t get Christmas presents with Operation Christmas Child.
FOOTPRINT FRIDAY continues with the collection of plastic bottles and aluminum cans. All students will receive the Bergeson Best for bringing in a bag with our thanks for your donations! Please separate your bottles and cans. It saves our Green Team lots of time!
CELEBRATION BOOKS: Do you have a special event that you’d like to celebrate? Please consider donating a book to our library in honor of your child or an event. There is a form in the office, donate $20 and your child’s name will be in the book forever. You can even pick out the book from a pre-purchased supply in the library. There will be a plaque with your child’s name on the inside cover of the book forever!
MANDARIN CHINESE IMMERSION NEWS: If you are interested in fundraising efforts and social events, you can find information on this website: www.friendsofmip.com.
2013-2014 KINDERGARTEN MIP ENROLLMENT: Open Enrollment for the Mandarin Immersion Program at Bergeson will be from February 4 – 22, 2013 for the 2013-14 school year. Kindergarteners with siblings already in the MIP program have priority. You must still register. Tours & Information about the Mandarin Immersion Program (mandatory if applying):
12/18 – 8am (Multipurpose Room MPR)
1/15 – 8am (Multipurpose Room MPR)
1/22 – 8am (Multipurpose Room MPR)
1/31 – 8am (Multipurpose Room MPR)
2/12 – 8am Multipurpose Room MPR
Notification of acceptance into the program will be the week of March 4, 2013.
2ND ANNUAL CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FUNDRAISER: We are excited to announce that our 2013 Chinese New Year Celebration will be held on Saturday March 9th. Please mark your calendars and hold tight for information to come! We need volunteers to help. We need help to solicit donations for our silent and live auctions, procure event sponsors to ensure that all proceeds go towards the MIP program, work at the event, etc. If you are interested, please contact Audrey Shaw - audrey_shaw@friendsofmip.com. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN MIP TO VOLUNTEER.
MIP NEWSLETTER: We are creating a newsletter filled with information regarding the program, both here and internationally, as well as fundraising and cultural news! Subscribe to our monthly newsletter by clicking on this link, http://eepurl.com/sz4OT. You can also subscribe by going to the home page of http://www.friendsofmip.com and clicking on the SUBSCRIBE NOW button.
BERGESON YMCA NEWS!!
Winter Break Dec. 24th-Jan. 4th:
The YMCA will be open during the school holiday break! We will be open from 6:45am-1:00pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day; and open for the remainder of the break from 6:45am-6:00pm! If you are not currently enrolled, it’s not too late to sign up just for this! We have great activities planned EVERYDAY and well as a special weekly rate offer!
Please contact Michelle Phan, childcare director, for more info on prices, the detailed weekly schedule, and any other questions!
(949) 643-0721
Mandarin Kindergarten Plus Program:
The Bergeson YMCA has teamed up with the MIP program and the school to create a Mandarin Kindergarten Plus program (in addition to our regular Kindergarten Plus) that will allow students to continue the day fully immersed in the language, while reinforcing all kindergarten concepts. We also offer after school programming for our extended care Kindergarteners and our after school Mandarin first graders!
