The Bergeson BARK
Friday’s Weekly Newsletter
March 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/
Sunday is Daylight Savings: Remember to turn your clocks AHEAD one hour Saturday night at 2:00 am.
E-WASTE COLLECTION TOMORROW!! PLEASE bring your electronic waste to the Bergeson Parking Lot tomorrow on Saturday! 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. It’s only once per year and the time is HERE! 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. Share the information with your friends so that they can bring their old clunker computer monitors and electronics to our disposal day, too!
CUSD HONOR CONCERTS TOMORROW:
Congratulations to the following students who will be representing Bergeson at the CUSD Honor Concerts this weekend. These students have been selected by their music teachers through an audition process and will be performing with 4th – 12th grade students from throughout our school district.
5th Grade Orchestra: Emily Zhang, Louis Izawa. Delia and Anna Vera
4th Grade Orchestra: Alison King, Amanda Yun, Ethan Arpawong
5th Grade Band: Melissa McElroy, Ben McKenna, Aspen Labrador, DeVonta Stewart
5th Grade Choir: Avery Wight, Jessica Cornelius, Alyssa Hollister
The concerts will be at Crossline Community Church in Laguna Hills on Saturday, March 9th. Orchestra begins at 11:00am, Band starts at 3:00pm and Choir is at 7:30pm.
ARTWORK FOR EDUCATION: It is time for our annual Artwork for Education fundraiser. This is the time when you get to turn your kid’s artwork into a keepsake. You can order note cards, bags, and other items. Every year, before you actually order the artwork, we need to fill out a permission form. This year, to save paper, you can do everything on-line. Just click on the link below and follow the directions. You basically type in your name and your kid’s name and the teacher. Just follow the prompts. You can enter more than one child. Go to http://www.artwise.com/campaign-details?slug=marian-bergeson-elementary-school-spring-2013 to enroll your child into our artwork fundraiser. Enrolling your child does not obligate you to purchase anything, but they do need to be signed up by Friday, March 15th. Signing this online permission slip gives the teachers permission to submit your child’s artwork to be turned into greeting cards, mugs, bags, mouse pads, and other items if you choose to purchase them. 40% profit goes to the school to help fund our music program. These make great gifts for Mother’s Day, birthdays, Hannukah and Christmas. Once the artwork has been submitted, your child’s artwork will be available online for purchase. More details will be sent to you when the items are available for purchase. If you have any questions, please call or email Laura Darm at 949 573 0400 or ldarm@cox.net
WEAR GREEN ON MARCH 15: Our Student Council is encouraging all students to wear green to school on Friday, March 15, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Please remember that hair dyes are not permitted at school.
5TH GRADE AVMS REGISTRATION: AVMS will be having their 6th Grade Parent Night on Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 pm
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. The yearbook was not included on the PTA buffet form at the beginning of the year, so if you haven’t ordered it recently, then you haven’t ordered a yearbook. Hurry to get your order in and take advantage of this remarkably low price.
NEW STUDENTS REGISTER ONLINE STARTING MARCH 1: You can register your Kindergartener online by going to the district website at www.capousd.org and find the online registration. It’s takes about 15 minutes. Then bring the paperwork into the office and you’re done!
FUN RUN: The RUNNING of the BULL-DOGS is in full swing! All children received an envelope so that they can collect sponsors for the event. Students who collect $25 in sponsorships will get the official Fun Run t-shirt and a $50 donation will get you 2, yes TWO Fun Run T-shirts! The class who collects the most will have a free movie field trip at Regency Movie Theatre, 2nd place will get a free TGIF Friday’s lunch for the class and the 3rd place class will get a Pizza Party. ALL of the money from this event will be used to pay for our Science Lab with hopes that we will be able to save it for next year. Questions? Contact chairpersons Trina Jonas, trinajonas@gmail.com or Taryn Bentley, tarynbentley@gmail.com. The Deadline to turn in the envelopes is March 8 so keep up the good work!
CHICK-FIL-A FUNDRAISER ON MARCH 28: Our Student Council kids will be serving food at Chick-fil-A on March 28 for our next Dine-Out Night. The whole school is welcome to join in the fun and Bergeson School receives 20% of your bill as a donation back to the school. Come cheer on our student council and join us. You don’t have to cook or clean. You get to eat, see friends and help raise money for the school. See you there.
FOOTPRINT FRIDAY COMPETITION! BOYS VS. GIRLS! Would you like to raise another $1000 toward our K-3 music program without spending any money? Every bin we fill for Footprint Fridays is approximately $1000. In an effort to fill our bin before Spring Break, and earn another $1000, we are starting a new competition. GIRLS vs. BOYS!!!! Who can bring in more plastic CRV bottles and aluminum by March 29, will earn a crazy hair or crazy hat day on April 5th. Will the girls get to wear crazy hair or a crazy hat. or will it be the boys? Bring as many bags of recycling CRV as you can!!!!
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!
Aaron F. – Mrs. Loh’s Class – In honor of Aaron’s 7th Birthday
John O. – Mrs. Thompson’s Class – In honor of John’s 8th Birthday
SHINING STARS: Students who give of their time and talents to help those less fortunate in our community are recognized as Shining Stars. They receive a cool blue Shining Star bracelet and their Star on the wall in the MPR for the whole year!
MANDARIN CHINESE IMMERSION NEWS: If you are interested in fundraising efforts and social events, you can find information on this website: www.friendsofmip.com.
We are still accepting Open Enrollment Applications for the Mandarin Immersion Kindergarten classes for the 2013-14. If interested, families will need to make an appointment for an information session with Mrs. Scholl by calling the office (643-1540).
IMPORTANT DATES
May 4th Spring Rummage Sale
COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS: “Kids 2.0”, a hands on event exploring careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math at the UC Irvine Campus, Student Center Pacific Ballroom Sunday, March 10th from 12-4 pm. The event is FREE! For more information, go to www.ockid2point0.org
STATE FUNDED PRE-SCHOOL:
We will be conducting State Funded Preschool Round-Up at 7 sites throughout the district. English presentations will begin promptly at 8:30 and Spanish presentations at 9:30 in the Multipurpose Room (MPR Room). Information regarding state funded programs including application requirements and qualifications will be discussed. Round-Ups will be held at the following sites including dates:
RH Dana – March 25 Las Palmas – March 27 Concordia – March 28 (English at 10:30)
San Juan – March 29 Viejo – April 3 Don Juan Avila – April 1
Hidden Hills – April 2
Elementary school sites will not be able to answer questions regarding these programs so please contact the Early Childhood Programs at the District Office at (949) 234-5341.
SCHOOL OF CHOICE – Formerly known as Open Enrollment, the School of Choice process provides parents with the ability to apply to a school outside of their child’s attendance area on a space-available basis. There are 42 schools with space to accept School of Choice students. Click here for further information.
CAPISTRANO VIRTUAL SCHOOL & CAPISTRANO HOME SCHOOL – Parents are invited to attend one of five informational meetings to learn more about CUSD’s K-8 Capistrano Virtual School and Capistrano Home School. Dates of these informational meetings are May 24, May 31, June 7, August 21, and August 28. Click here for further information.
YMCA NEWS! Scooter's Jungle Fundraiser : Our wonderful PAC (parent advisory council) parent team has put together our 2nd annual Scooter's Jungle Fundraiser night - with all proceeds going straight back into Campaign. This will be held on THURSDAY, March 21st, 2013 from 5:30pm-8:30pm. *open to all Bergeson families* $10/per child; $5/per adult - $5 extra for a pizza dinner. Baked goods will also be sold at the night of the event. We highly encourage purchasing pre-sale tickets from any of the following moms before March 20th: Jenn Callirgos-Andrews 949-466-8275 (mom to Audrey and Jeremy) Janice Graves (mom to Brianna and Quinlan), Theresa Brandt (mom to Connor), Mimi Ramirez (mom to Maile) Or you can see me at the Y :) P.S. If you choose to, this can be a potential date night - our PAC parents will be there the entire time to supervise! This is a great event and our parents have worked hard to make it successful - please join us in this great night!
All-Site Overnighter: Wham! Bam! Pow! It’s time for our annual ALL SITE Overnighter! This is a great overnight event in which all Laguna Niguel & Aliso Viejo YMCAs will combine for a night of superhero action!
FRIDAY, March 15th from 7pm – March 16th at 8am
Ages: Kinder-8th grade and open to ALL kids! Drop your child off for a fun night of rock climbing, tackling the obstacle course bounce house, arts and crafts, watching movies, and having dance parties! They only need to bring a sleeping bag, pillow, and wear their pajamas! We are currently holding an “early bird” special, if you register by 3/6/13, it’s only $40 per child ($20 per additional sibling) so register early! If you register after 3/6/13, prices go up to $50 per child ($25 per additional sibling).
For more information, contact Director, Michelle Phan at mphan@ymcaoc.org
