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January 9, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We’ve had a great first week of school in 2009 and we’re hoping that your New Year brings you many blessings, health and happiness!

Attendance Congratulations!

During the months of November and December, the following classes received the award for best attendance. Congratulations! They will keep the roving trophy in their room for the month of January.

Kindergarten – Mrs. Garner’s class

1st Grade – Mrs. Terheggen’s class

2nd Grade – Mrs. Bell’s class

3rd Grade – Mrs. H. Thomas’ class

4th grade – (tie) Mrs. Duff and Mrs. W. Thomas’ class

5th grade – Mrs. Wiseman’s class

Claim Jumper Fundraiser

HEY PARTNER, SEE YA AT THE CLAIM JUMPER FOR GOOD GRUB! Come join us for our Family Dine Out at the Claim Jumper Restaurant off La Paz. Fun for kids and parents alike, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school’s foundation. Thursday, January 15th from 5 PM to 10 PM. Flyers will come home Monday, Jan. 12th, or visit the Bergeson website to print out a copy http://bgnes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/ . See you there!

Math and Reading Intervention Classes

The classes started this week for students who qualify to receive the reading or math after-school intervention classes. Hooray! Free tutoring! The qualification is decided with some of our assessments such as: STAR, CORE, PMAS and others. The schedule is as follows and our Bergeson teachers will be teaching the classes:

Reading, Grades 1 and 2 – Monday and Wednesday (Library)

Math, Grades 2 and 3 –Tuesday and Friday (P-28) (Please NOTE: This is a change!)

Reading, Grade 3 – Monday and Wednesday (F-16)

Math, Grade 4 and 5 – Tuesday and Wednesday (G-18)

Reading, Grade 4 and 5 – Monday and Thursday (G-17)

5th Grade Yearbook Dedications

A form went out this week for parents/relatives of 5th grade students who might want to put a dedication into our 2008-2009 Bergeson Yearbook as a fun way to reflect on the child’s experience and growth in elementary school and to tell them that you are proud of them and love them. Thank you to Mary Brown (busybrowns@cox.net) and Kathy Brevoort (DKBREV@aol.com) for volunteering to run this project.

5th Annual Marian Bergeson Foundation Golf Tournament

Flyers went home today for this wonderful community golf tournament and dinner party benefiting Bergeson Elementary School through our school Foundation on Monday, March 9 at the El Niguel Country Club. Shotgun start is at 12 noon within a first class, private golf course, with unique silent auction items, live entertainment and much more. $195 per person includes green fees, cart, range balls, lunch, refreshments, dinner, silent auction and prizes. The dinner is $50 per person from 4:30 – 9 PM. Raffle tickets for the Diamond Necklace valued at $7200 are $75 per ticket. Thank you to Tori DeGroote (481-4264) and Rob Gibson (285-7044) for chairing the tournament.

Thursday After-School Games

Parents of third through fifth grade students can now enroll their kiddos in Early Out Thursday after school games, taught by Ed Neely, former CUSD principal and teacher. Kickball, Dodge Ball, Capture the Flag and many more fun games are just some of the excitement (activities also planned for rainy days). Session two of this popular program begins February 5 and extends to April 2, from 12:55 to 2:00 PM each Thursday. Parents may enroll their children on-line at http://www.capousd.org/adult/ [Click on REGISTER HERE below arrow on left side of screen; Click on CHILDREN ATHELETIC ACTIVITIES, click on AFTER SCHOOL GAMES; Find course number 9233981]. Flyers will be sent home week of January 12 and will be available in the office.

Variety Show

The famous Bergeson Variety Show will be held on February 20 at Wood Canyon Elementary School. The forms went out for auditions and are currently comin’ back in. You can do it! You are a super-star performer!

Head Lice

We’ve had a few cases of head lice this week so I’d like to give a few reminders about what to look for. Lice are about the size of a sesame seed; they don’t like sunlight, and like to reside in hair. If your child has them, there is shampoo and a kit which will give instructions on treatment from our local drug store. In addition, here are some other things to think about:

Lice cannot live past 16 hours without feeding on blood.
Bag up all stuffed animals and put them away from humans/animals for about 2 weeks.
Wash all bed linens in hot water/dryer.
Vacuum furniture, carpeting and flooring.
Remove all nits (eggs in hair) with a special comb (sold in kits) or by hand.
The best way to check for lice is in the sunlight. Use a pencil or small stick to look through all of the hair.

January Birthdays

1/14, Evangelina Gonzalez (special education aide)

1/19, Stephanie Manneart (special education aide

1/24, Sue Jensen (special education aide)

The Marian Bergeson Elementary School staff and I look forward to working with you toward continuous academic and social growth of our amazing young people!

Barbara Scholl

Principal, Marian Bergeson Elementary School

25302 Rancho Niguel Rd., Laguna Niguel CA 92677

bscholl@capousd.org

949.643.1540

Community Education Classes held at Bergeson Elementary School

Enroll at www.capousd.org/adult

All Classes one hour unless otherwise noted.

COURSE #, TITLE, GRADE, DAY, TIME, BEG DATE, END DATE, COST

9211263, Academic Chess, K-5, M, 2:10, 2/2, 3/30, $99

9211286, Academic Chess, K-5, M, 2:10, 4/13, 6/1, $99

9261560, Basic Mandarin, 1-5, T, 2:10, 2/2, 4/20, $135

9212061, ST Math™ Enrichment, 1-5, T, 2:10, 2/3, 3/31, $105

9212076, ST Math™ Enrichment, 1-5, T, 2:10, 4/14, 6/2, $105

9231191, Cheerleading/Pom, K-4, W, 2:10, 2/11, 3/18, $65

9251079, Hip Hop, 1-4, W, 2:10, 4/15, 5/20, $65

9233981, After School Games with Ed Neely, 3-5, Th, 12:55, 2/5, 4/2, $99

9233984, After School Games with Ed Neely, 3-5, Th, 12:55, 4/16, 6/11, $99

9253765, Piano Keyboard with Musical Minds, 1-5, F, 2:10, 2/6, 4/3, $175

9253767, Piano Keyboard with Musical Minds, 1-5, F, 2:10, 4/17, 5/29, $175

2-Way Language Immersion Program Information

for San Juan Elementary School in San Juan Capistrano

CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

(for parents of children who will enter Kindergarten in September, 2009)

Help your child learn to think, read, write and speak naturally in two languages! Our District’s intensive 2-Way Language Immersion Program is designed for students to:

· Achieve proficiency in English and Spanish while developing high level academic skills

· Build strong thinking and reasoning for problem solving in math and science

· Provide them with the cutting edge for admission in colleges and universities that value and promote biliterate, multicultural and global learning

· Perform at or above grade level in academic areas

· Prepare them for a real world with positive opportunities and challenges

Tour Dates for San Juan Elementary School: January 15. and February 19

All tours will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the school’s multipurpose room. This is a very popular program. Space is limited and parents must attend a tour to be on the interest list.

For more information call: 2-Way Language Immersion Program at

(949) 493-4533 at San Juan Elementary School

or visit our website at http://sjes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/

Open Enrollment

If you are attending Bergeson and are outside of our attendance boundaries, please make sure to adhere to these timelines so that you can submit your application for attendance during the next school year.

· February 9, 2009 – Open Enrollment Applications and Brochures available

· February 11, 2009, 6:00pm, Board Room – Open Enrollment Parent Information Meeting

· February 11-12, 2009 – School Visitation Days for schools in the Limited Space and One-to-One Categories only

· February 17-20, 2009 – Open Enrollment Application Submission Period

· April 3, 2009 – Parent Notification begins

Celebration Book Club: Looking for a way to recognize your child’s birthday or other special event? Bergeson PTA Book Club is a great way to celebrate your student’s accomplishment while giving to the Bergeson library as well! Your child gets to choose a book from pre-selected “library bound” books. A personalized book label will be filled out with your child’s name and placed inside the front cover. The book is presented to your child at a Friday morning assembly after which they get to enjoy the book for a week. The book then goes into the library shelves to be benefit children for years to come! What a great way to celebrate your child and literacy at the same time! Forms may be picked up at the front office.

Bergeson Elementary School Foundation Fundraiser

ON-LINE SHOPPING AND SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL TOO: You and friends can shop on-line at over 500 stores and a portion of your purchases will be rebated to our Bergeson Elementary School Foundation. Visit http://www.goodshop.com and type in BESF in the box asking, “WHO DO YOU GOODSHOP FOR?”

YOUR NETTREKKER SUBSCRIPTION CONTINUES: Nettrekker is a wonderful resource for students of all ages; elementary, middle school and high school, and for their parents as well. This is a website which is similar to google.com but is screened to make sure that the content is kid-safe and educationally appropriate.

http://school.nettrekker.com/frontdoor/

username : capobergeson

password: bergeson

COMMENTS: bscholl@capousd.org

INTERNET LINKS:

MARIAN BERGESON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: http://bgnes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/

SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS: http://www.capousd.org/campus/

2008 – 09 SCHOOL CALENDAR: http://www.capousd.org/bgnes/08-09_calendar.htm

BERGESON PTA: http://www.bergesonpta.org

BERGESON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION: http://www.friendsofbergie.org

YOUR ELECTED FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS: http://www.capousd.org/fiscal/LegislativeList2007.pdf

UPCOMING EVENTS: