The Bergeson BARK
Friday’s Weekly Newsletter
February 1, 2013
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/
HALF WAY! Can you believe it? We’re at the halfway mark in the school year. Congratulations! Now is the time that we continue to reach and grow. These young scholars are in their learning groove and we take advantage of this by continually raising the bar. They always rise to what is expected of them and we look forward to seeing how high we can fly!
CONGRATULATIONS TO BERGESON TEACHER OF THE YEAR—-CELESTE GRAY! Mrs. Gray has been teaching at Bergeson for 22 years and is beloved by so many. She has taught in grades Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and is now a 3rd grade teacher. Mrs. Gray is also an Elementary Teaching Assistant Principal and handles a variety of special duties including all textbook orders, assigning the parking lot and recess assignment schedules for teachers and other tasks in addition to her teaching duties. The Teacher of the Year is very special because she was voted to this position by her teacher colleagues here at Bergeson. She will be honored at a Capistrano Unified School District ceremony a little later in the spring. Congratulations Mrs. Gray!
FATHER DAUGHTER BREAKFAST ON FEBRUARY 9 AT MIMI’S RESTAURANT: Bring your daughter to one of our favorite events of the year – the Father Daughter Breakfast at Mimi’s Restaurant (27430 La Paz Rd. next to In and Out), February 9 at 8 AM. The flyer went home today with the registration form. $20 for dads and $15 for daughters which includes a full breakfast, a photo with dads and daughters and a flower for dad to give his daughter. You are welcome to include grandpa, uncles or guardians, too. Deadline for reservation is 2/6.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART ON 2/14: Children took home an envelope to acquire sponsorships for the Jump Rope for Heart program which will be held on 2/14 from 8:30 – 9:30 AM on the playground. All donations go directly to the American Heart Association to help with research and treatment of heart disease. Parents are welcome to join us for the Jump Rope Day and we especially need adults to help tally the jump-ropers and help with accounting. It’s a blast!
PARKING LOT: A few important parking lot reminders:
1. For BOTH parking lots, only a right turn is allowed before and after school. If you are leaving the Y lot, you must turn right and are not allowed to go into the condo complex across the street. This has been a problem with children crossing the street at the condo complex and also with cars that hold up the line in the Y lot to wait for time to cross the street into the condos. Again, only the right turn is allowed.
2. In the Y lot, children are to wait at the bus bench with the teacher supervisor. Children will wait for the car to come around the drive-through before getting in the car. We have several children who are walking across the parking lot to get into their parents car. Please help us to teach children to wait for their car to get around so that children are safe.
3. Never, ever, ever get out of your car when you are parked in the drive-thru lanes. If you need to get out of your car, park in the parking stall.
Thank you for your help in keeping our parking lot safe for all!
KIDS RUN THE OC MARATHON: Mr. Paine will be our staff advisor for students who would like to join this program. He will hold a mandatory parent meeting on Friday, Feb. 8th at the lunch tables at 2:05. This program will be open to any of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Parents can visit the website (kidsruntheoc@ocmarathon.com) to get more information. This will be an after-school program from 2:10-2:45, mainly on Fridays, where kids will be running and moving as we have fun and “Inspire Kids to Fitness”! Our final activity will be a one-mile run on Saturday, May 4th, 2013 at the OC Fair and Events Center, where we join thousands of elementary students to run our “Final Mile!” and receive our KROC medals. Our own Bergeson marathon team!
YEARBOOK: The 2012-13 Bergeson Yearbook is on sale now for the early-bird price of $15 until March 15. After March 15, the price goes up to $25 so get your order in now. In addition, you could write a Love Line to your child or 5th Grade Parents could create a Dedication Page which is due on March 1. If you didn’t get a form, there are extras in the office.
FUN RUN: It’s almost FUN RUN time! This year our Fun Run is going to be held March 22. This fun event helps raise important funds for all of our PTA programs and primarily our Science Lab! We are currently looking for corporate sponsors for this event. If your company would like to be on our event Tshirt, support a great cause, and get a tax write off, please contact our Fun Run Co-Chair, Trina Jonas, trinajonas@gmail.com, (949)633-8150. We have sponsorship levels of $100, $250, and $500. All sponsors have to be in by the end of January!
RALPH’S CONTRIBUTIONS: $1,891.38 was donated to Bergeson School because 154 school families have shopped at Ralph’s supermarket between September and November and their Ralph’s card is attached to our school! You can do this very easily by getting a scan sheet in the office. Take it to the cash register at Ralph’s and they will scan the sheet and attach it to your Ralph’s card. If you haven’t attached our school to your Ralph’s card, this is a super easy way for our school to raise money and we would truly appreciate it if you did. Any questions? Email Tammy Orrill at torrill24@gmail.com.
BERGESON VARIETY SHOW IS COMING: Auditions are scheduled for this Mon & Tues, Feb. 4 & 5, from 2:00-4:30 p.m. in the MPR. The Variety Show event will be held at Wood Canyon Elementary School on February 22.
FUN RUN THEME IS The Running of the BULL-Dogs and the winners that came up with the theme are Mrs. Brewer’s class! They went to a free luncheon at TGI Friday’s with thanks to TGI Friday’s for donating this luncheon to our school!
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP IS FEBRUARY 20: Kindergarten Round-Up will be held at 1 PM on February 20 which is where our new Kindergarten parents will get their registration materials and information. 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.
E-WASTE COLLECTION ON MARCH 9: Did you get a new TV for Christmas? Make sure to save all of your electronic waste for our E-Waste Disposal day on the morning of Saturday, March 9. Our school is paid for all of your waste by the pound and last year’s collection made about $500 for our school. Mark your calendar and bring the old DVDs, Video Players, TV’s, Microwaves and all of it right here to the Bergeson parking lot.
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.
Brian F. donated his toys to an orphanage center in Las Vegas during winter break.
Megan L. spent Christmas Eve morning working at a donation center where she helped to organize and pass out donated gifts to many needy families.
Sophie W. and Kyndle W. arrive early every Friday morning so that they can help hand out Bergeson Bests for all of our families who donate their bottles and cans during Footprint Friday.
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! Our children are the recipients of your donation with our thanks to you…
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.
CURRENT MIP PARENTS: We will have a meeting on February 14 from 7:55 – 8:30 AM to discuss the current state of the MIP Program and our progressive planning for next year. (Please note the time change due to the Jump Rope for Heart!) We are excited to share good news with you in addition to some details about the addition of the 2nd grade, recruitment for our 2 new Kindergarten classes, a report from the Friends of MIP, some new CUSD supports and time for question/answer. See you there!
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 do the Open Enrollment Application and then you must still register online after you are accepted! Tours & Information about the Mandarin Immersion Program (mandatory if applying): 1/31 or 2/12 – 8am (Library). Notification of acceptance into the program will be the week of March 4, 2013.
CHINESE NEW YEAR – THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE – BAKE SALE:
Friday, February 8th from 11am-2:30pm
Stop by our table at the end of school to pick up some sweets and savories representing Chinese New Year Celebrations!
2ND ANNUAL CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FUNDRAISER:
Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm at Bowers Museum, Santa Ana
Event includes Dinner, Casino Night, Live and Silent Auction
Cash Bar • Cocktail Attire • Adults only
Tickets Must purchase by March 3rd
Early Bird: $60 per person After February 15: $65 per person. Tickets include dinner and casino chips
Visit http://www.friendsofmip.com/chinese-new-year-fundraiser.html for more information and to purchase tickets online.
Tickets will be on sale at the Chinese New Year Bake Sale Feb 8th!
SAVE THE DATE:
February 8th Chinese New Year Bake Sale
February 10th Chinese New Year – Year of the Snake
February 14th 8-9am MIP Parent Meeting
March 9th 6-10pm MIP Parent Meeting
May 4th Spring Rummage Sale
SOME INTERESTING ARTICLES ABOUT IMMERSION PROGRAMS:
http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/past/immersion2012/handouts/Genesee_At-risklearners_HO.pdf
http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/past/immersion2012/handouts/Genesee_At-risklearners_PPT.pdf
Also, here is a link to a recently released report and video by Southern California Public Radio:
http://www.scpr.org/video/121/multilingual-mind/
TK (Transitional Kindergarten) INTENT TO REGISTER FORM AND INFORMATION NIGHTS: Children who turn five between October 2 and December 2, 2013 will be eligible for TK beginning in September. The Transitional Kindergarten Informational Meetings will be held on Thursday, February 7, 2013, and Monday, February 25, 2013. Both will be held from 7 – 8 p.m. in the Board Room at the Education Center, 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano. The information shared regarding transitional kindergarten will include: age requirements for transitional kindergarten, intent and purpose of TK, differences between TK and kindergarten, educational goals, a description of the curriculum, and the registration process.
MANDARIN IMMERSION PRESCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT: On February 21, from 6:30 – 7:30 PM at the Capistrano Unified School District Office, Staff Development Room 3 (33122 Valle Rd., San Juan Capistrano). Parents will learn about the curriculum, educational goals, age requirements and the registration process.
BERGESON PTA NEEDS YOU: Is your New Year’s Resolution to make a difference is a child’s life? The Bergeson PTA can help you keep that promise! The PTA nominating committee is currently working on a slate of candidates who will be voted in at the March 2013 meeting. Please consider one of the following rewarding and fun positions with your PTA. Listed below are the elected officer positions that make up your executive board. Please take a moment to read and consider an opportunity that would interest you and make a difference.
· President: Presides over the Executive Board and Association meetings Attends monthly council meetings. Coordinates the work of all officers and chairmen.
· 1st Vice President- Administration: Assists and stands in for President when needed, works on special assignments.
· 2nd Vice President- Fundraising: Assists and stands in for President when needed, works on fundraising programs.
· Recording Secretary: Responsible for recording all PTA meeting minutes.
· Treasurer: Keeps an accounting record of all monies paid and received. Pays all bills, maintains budget, delivers records to CPA.
· Financial Secretary: Assists and shadows Treasurer as needed. Makes bank deposits.
· Historian: Assembles and records activities, achievements, volunteer hours, membership numbers, etc. of the PTA.
· Auditor: Examines financial records and minutes twice a year. Presents semi-annual reports to the Executive Board and Association in addition to preparing tax reports for the CPA.
For further questions, contact president, Vanessa Leite at Vanessa@leite.com.
