The Bergeson BARK
Friday’s Weekly Newsletter
February 8, 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/
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! Come on down! Thank you to Mr. Paine for organizing this event.
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL AND ELAC (ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COUNCIL meeting will be held this Monday, February 11 at 2:30 PM in the library. Please feel free to join us to discuss goals for our school and for the English Learner students in our school.
CANDY GRAM ORDERS will be accepted until 2/13 and we will be selling them after school on Monday and Tuesday. Candy Grams are $1 each and will be delivered to your child, a friend or a teacher on Valentine’s Day! The purchase of Candy Grams supports our 4th graders to attend science camp next year.
REMEMBERING CHASE CHURCH: A big thank you to Patti Church for donating an additional bench to the front of the school and a beautiful soccer goal/nets to the field in memory of her son, Chase Church. Chase was a Bergeson alumni, graduated from Aliso Niguel HS and then served our country in the military where he was killed. Chase’s mother Patti said that some of his favorite years were here at Bergeson and she chose to generously donate these items to our school in his memory. Chase was also a soccer player so she wanted many children to enjoy playing soccer at Bergeson for years to come.
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!
BERGESON VARIETY SHOW IS COMING: Friday, February 22 at 6:30 is the date at Wood Canyon Elementary School so save the date!
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.
BIKE SAFETY FAIR ON 2/19 FROM 3:30 – 4:30: This is hosted by the PTA and run by the Laguna Niguel Police Department. This will be held on the blacktop. Bring your bike and your helmet and there might be some prizes for you!
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.
Nicholas S. has a basketball coach who emailed to say that he has shown exceptional leadership, hard work and sportsmanship with others on his team.
Skyler and Jared O. picked vegetables at the Incredible Edible Park to help feed the hungry in Orange County.
Anne and Ruth T. participated in Meals Ministry where they delivered and prepared food for a family who is in financial need.
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!
Jinji D. – Mrs. Loh’s Class – In honor of her 7th Birthday!
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! Friends of MIP had a Bake Sale after school today to celebrate the beginning of Chinese New Year.
Did you know?
Year of the SNAKE
The Chinese year 4711 begins on Feb. 10, 2013.
Those born in snake years are wise, charming, gregarious, introverted, generous, and smart.
Chinese New Year is celebrated over 15 days? It is the longest and most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.
All of our Bergeson children will experience Chinese New Year on Monday with a short assembly featuring our Mandarin Immersion students who will be singing 2 songs and some traditional Kung Fu and Chinese Lion Dancers. If your children are performing in the assembly, we will set up some chairs in the back of the MPR for adults so that children can sit in the front. Two assemblies will be held at 10 and 11 AM.
Fun Facts
New Year’s Eve Dinner is the most important meal for the Chinese.
Red Envelopes containing money are passed out during Chinese New Year’s celebrations.
Fireworks/Firecrackers are usually strung on a long fused string so it can be hung down. Once ignited, the firecracker explosions are thought to scare away evil spirits.
Clothing mainly featuring the color red or bright colors is commonly worn throughout the Chinese New Year because it was once believed that red could scare away evil spirits and bad fortune. In addition, people typically wear new clothes from head to toe to symbolize a new beginning in the new year. Wearing new clothes also symbolizes having more than enough things to use and wear in the new year. Red is a color of good luck.
Cleaning is a way to “get rid of the old and welcome the new”. Complete cleaning of the house is done a few days before the New Year.
Decorations are red in color and throughout the house to welcome the New Year. The most popular New Year decorations are upside down fu, lanterns, papercutting, Door God, etc.
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): 2/12 – 8am (Library). Notification of acceptance into the program will be the week of March 4, 2013.
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.
You can also print the reservation form by clicking HERE.
SAVE THE DATE:
February 14th 7:55 – 8:30 am MIP Parent Meeting
March 9th 6-10pm MIP Parent Meeting
May 4th Spring Rummage Sale
USED MUSIC INSTRUMENTS: A request from a Don Juan Avila Middle School student.
Help me continue to help our schools by contributing to my “LET THE BEAT GO ON” project. I am collecting your old instruments and donating them to the CUSD music programs to help them meet the goal of providing free instruments for any student who wants to play a wind or string instrument. This will allow our music programs to grow and stay strong. I will pick up your old instruments from your home and donate them to the CUSD school of your choice. Please contact Julia Moss at jdmoss@cox.net.
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.
FEBRUARY IS DENTAL AWARENESS MONTH: Thank you to Dr. Nooshin Majd, DMD Orthodontist for her sponsorship of the BESF and for giving us some fun facts about Dental Health: For school-age children, Make sure to brush and floss with your child each morning and evening. It is important to floss the back teeth where there are no gaps between them since this a common place for cavities. The first permanent molars erupt behind the baby molars around age 5 – 6. Normally, none of the baby molars have fallen out yet when the six-year-molars come in. It is important to brush these molars thoroughly especially on the chewing surface to prevent cavities. Young and erupting teeth have the fast-growing cavities that destroy tooth structure and reach the middle part (nerve) of the tooth where a root canal treatment is needed. When your child is in 4th and 5th grade, continue to make sure that they brush their teeth every evening and every morning. The older children get lax in their dental habits and then mom and dad end up paying for it later on.
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