The Bergeson BARK
Friday’s Weekly Newsletter
September 27, 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/
EARLY DISMISSAL ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3:
Thursday, October 3, is an early dismissal day for our students. Students in grades 1-5 will have a modified lunch schedule. Food Services will be open for those students who plan to purchase a hot lunch. There are no afterschool classes on Thursday, October 3.
| EARLY DISMISSAL ON OCTOBER 3 |
| Grades 1 – 5 | 7:45 am – 11:50 am |
| Kindergarten EB & LB | 7:45 am – 10:45 am |
WALK TO SCHOOL DAY IS THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2: Walk to school day Wednesday, October 2nd. Meet with your walking groups at 7:15 at one of the following locations: Chick Fil A; Moulton and Rancho Niguel; Moulton and Nueva Vista. Stickers will be given to all the walkers on your way in to school. Keep the stickers on all day to receive a popsicle on the way home!
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD FROM 6PM-8PM:
6-6:45pm is for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade
7:15-8:00pm is for K, 1st, and 2nd grade
5 – 6 PM – MIP Workshop: Singapore Math with Dr. Valerie Henry, UCI
The YMCA will provide childcare for those that RSVP with them. Space is limited! We will accept siblings that are potty-trained, and upon reservation, please let us know exactly how many children and which time slot is needed. $10 per child, $5 per additional sibling. Child care is open to ALL Bergeson families but you must RSVP by Wednesday, October 2nd. The Y will not be open to non-YMCA families until 6pm due to licensing policies. To RSVP, please contact Michelle Phan or Juan Martinez at (949) -643-0721, mphan@ymcaoc.org, jmartinez@ymca.org
FUROUGH DAY/FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 All CUSD employees will be taking a furlough day on Friday, October 4. This is a non-school day for students. Certificated staff will be attending a Common Core training off-site. Classified staff, including office personnel will be taking a non-paid, non-work day. Hence, Friday, October 4 is a student holiday.
BOOK FAIR NEXT WEEK: The book fair will be open all week from Monday through Thursday for your purchases. The book fair will be located in the library. Every child received a coupon for the book fair so that they can use it for the purchase of a book. Thank you to Vanessa Leite, Cheryl Deacon and Janice Ruckmick who are chairpersons for the Book Fair.
BERGESON BEST TICKETS: Students who won a gift certificate today because their name was drawn in the Bergeson Best drawing, received a free meal at Mimi’s Café. If you look closely on the coupon, the date has already expired. Mimi’s Café has said that they will honor the gift certificate even though the date has passed.
GIFT WRAP AND MORE! The deadline for turning in the coupons has been extended to Monday. Students will continue to earn prizes through Monday with our thanks to you for a fantastically successful fundraiser. Thank you for helping us reach our goals of providing science lab, Art Masters and other fantastic programs! Due to a typographical error on the gift wrap parent letter, order forms will be accepted until Monday morning, September 30th at 9am. The orders have to be counted at that time in order to receive the merchandise before Thanksgiving Recess. The Monkey Table will be out one last time Monday, September 30th before school for all your weekend sales. Only one monkey key chain per coupon, not per item sold. Thank you for all your great support in this fund raiser.
If we sell $25,000, the students will be treated to an amazing magic show. Good luck!
K-1 SOCIAL: TONIGHT at 5:30! This year’s event will be held at “The Club” at Rancho Niguel (Moulton and Rancho Niguel Rd.)on Friday evening Sept 27th from 5:30-7:30pm. Please join us for complimentary dinner and drinks, games provided by the YMCA, and this year’s new addition of a mini Carnival and 50/50 Raffle. (Carnival and Raffle tickets will be available at event). Meet your child’s classmates and learn about BESF! Please RSVP on the tear-off portion of the invitation that went home last week.
PTA ONLINE STORE: Great news! The PTA Online store is up and running! Order Spirit Wear, Pay for Memberships, Make a Donation all online with your credit card via PayPal. Online purchases are subject to a small fee to cover the cost of using PayPal. https://bergesonptastore.myschoolcentral.com/
WHAT’S NEW AT BERGESON SCHOOL? We had a Coffee Talk about “What’s New at Bergeson School” this morning and have uploaded the Powerpoint to the Bergeson Website (link is above) in case you’d like to take a look at this information. If you have questions, feel free to contact Principal, Barbara Scholl.
REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST: Participate in PTA Reflections – create an original work! Theme: “Believe, Dream, Inspire”. Categories: Dance choreography, film production, literature, visual arts, photography and music composition. Deadline for entries: Monday, October 14. Information packets available in the office or visit: www.capta.org under “Programs,” click “Reflections.” For more information, contact Jessica Marucci at bergesonreflectionscontest@gmail.com. CREATION STATION: In light of the upcoming Reflections contest, we have created a Creation Station to promote awareness of fine arts and the contest. We invite all students to come out to try out art at the Creation Station — sponsored by the Bergeson PTA — held Tuesday, October 1 and Wednesday, October 2 during lunch hours (11:00 am – 12:40 pm) at the Dog House. There will be four stations to choose from: watercolor, collage, drawing and pastels. We will distribute entry forms and instructions to those children who would like to finish their art at home and have their parents help fill out an official entry form for the Reflections Contest.
4TH AND 5TH GRADE PARENTS: BESF has partnered with 2 music stores in the area: Tim’s Music and Soli Music. A flyer went home this week. If your child is renting or purchasing a musical instrument to be a part of the band or orchestra, please consider these two vendors because our school will receive a donation back to help pay for the music program. Thank you!
NEED A HOLIDAY PHOTO – JACK RANDALL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDRAISER Support Bergeson Elementary and gain beautiful family portraits! When you sign up for our fundraiser, 100% of your session fee and qualifying percentage of net studio profits are donated to BESF. Attached is the flyer. Turn in flyers to the front office or your child’s teacher with your $30 session fee, checks payable to BESF. October 11 is the deadline.
PTA MEMBERSHIP: We’re in the middle of our PTA membership drive and you’ve probably seen the class competition chart on the wall by the library. We’re hoping for 100% membership; it’s the best bargain in town! For your $10 membership, your children receive the Science Lab hands-on science experience, Imagination Celebration Writing Assemblies, Art Masters Visual Art Program and $200 of instructional supplies for their classroom, in addition to other things. Please join the PTA and help provide these special programs for all children. You don’t need to go to meetings, although we love seeing anyone who would like to attend. Mrs. Kathy Bennett’s class was the first place winner and is going to TGIFridays next week. Who will be 2nd and 3rd place?
180 CLUB – BERGESON FOUNDATION: Would you consider spending $1 per day for each day that your child is in school? For $180 per year, we can provide weekly music lessons for grades K – 3, Reading Instructional Aides to lower the class sizes during a 45 minute block of reading each day, computers for classrooms and the computer lab, professional development trainings for teachers, learning software for the computer labs and much more. Please consider making this donation by making a one-time donation or 9 monthly payments of $20. We appreciate your support of our children.
VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS and SCHOOL SAFETY:
All Visitors and Volunteers must enter through the front office where they are required to sign in and wear a visible Visitor badge or sticker during school hours. Thank you to those parents who bring and wear their CUSD Volunteer badges.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION – HELP US GET PLAYGROUND BALLS: It’s that time of year again — our kick-off for collecting Box Tops for Education! Last year Marian Bergeson earned just over $800 for turning in those little rectangles, and our goal this year is over $1000. That’s free money for our school programs! Each one is worth 10 cents, but there are many opportunities for bonus tops. It is an easy way to contribute from what you are already buying. Check out www.BTFE.com for a list of products, coupons, online shopping, discounts and more. You may also sign up as a Bergeson supporter (our preference) online, too. Start saving now! Box tops can be placed in the red cardboard schoolhouse in the front office. Beginning in October, each teacher will have a collection envelope or container. We will have a class competition later in the year, so keep clipping… Questions? Contact coordinator, Debbie James 714-931-5564.
GIFT CARDS/SCRIP: Do you plan on going grocery shopping, gift buying, filling your gas tank or out for coffee? BESF provides Script Gift Cards! By purchasing gift cards before you shop you help your school raise funds for your favorite programs. Our school receives a small percentage back from every gift card that you buy. Stop by the office today to pick up a form or CLICK HERE to print.
FRIDAYS: Fridays are special for 3 reasons:
- Friday is Spirit-Day. Wear your Bergeson shirt or red, white and blue. We will do a Bergeson Best Drawing at our flag assembly every Friday, too.
- Footprint Friday: Please donate your CRV plastic bottles and aluminum cans out in the Y lot on Friday mornings before school. Children receive a Bergeson Best for donating.
- Bergeson Foundation (BESF) will be selling Mike’s Ice every Friday starting September 27. $3, $4, $5 depending on the size. 20% of the proceeds go to BESF.
PARENT CONFERENCE DATES: Parent Conferences minimum days are Oct. 29-30. Oct. 31 & Nov. 1 are non-student days which are also reserved for parent-teacher conferences. There was a mistake in one of the original calendars that was disseminated.
RALPH’S REWARDS CARD: Each year, our Bergeson Foundation raises $7,000 – $8,000 by having families register their Ralph’s Rewards Card and use it at the checkout. You must register each year on or after September 1. Take your scan letter that you received in the first week package to the cashier and they will scan it with your Ralph’s card or phone number. You can also go to www.ralphs.com to sign up by going to the “Community Support” section.
CELEBRATION BOOKS: Would you like to donate a book to our Bergeson library in honor of your child? There will be a large sticker placed on the inside cover with your child’s dedication on it. There is a Celebration Book form in the office and for $20 you can pick out the book from some pre-purchased choices and your child will be honored at our flag assembly on their birthday or anyday. This week we honor: Hannah Ratanapratum – Mrs. Komine’s class – in honor of her 6th birthday! Jonathan Nadolski – Mrs. Terheggen’s class – in honor of his 8th birthday!
MANDARIN IMMERSION NEWS:
BiddingForGood Online Auction
Welcome back to school! It’s time to kick off our year with our online auction! The auction will go live on Friday 10/11 and end on Sunday 10/20. In the meantime we will be collecting donations for our auction event starting today! Some things that have auction off well are gift cards, services, and educational items. Please have donated items in by 10/4 to give ample time to prepare items for auction. For donation drop off please contact Tammy Studt at tammy_studt@friendsofmip.com
Welcome back to school! It’s time to kick off our year with our online auction! The auction will go live on Friday 10/11 and end on Sunday 10/20. In the meantime we will be collecting donations for our auction event starting today! Some things that have auction off well are gift cards, services, and educational items. Please have donated items in by 10/4 to give ample time to prepare items for auction. For donation drop off please contact Tammy Studt at tammy_studt@friendsofmip.com
NEW Mandarin Immersion Program Spiritwear
We are selling new MIP Spiritwear items including a newly designed youth t-shirt as well as adult t-shirts and polos. Last day to pre-order will be October 4th. Check out the designs at http://www.friendsofmip.com/friends-of-mip-store.html
Ranch 99 Gift Cards
We are selling Ranch 99 Gift cards again! Ranch 99 contributes 6% of all proceeds with every gift card purchased through Friends of MIP. Please contact Tammy Studt at tammy_studt@friendsofmip.com to purchase yours today!
We are selling Ranch 99 Gift cards again! Ranch 99 contributes 6% of all proceeds with every gift card purchased through Friends of MIP. Please contact Tammy Studt at tammy_studt@friendsofmip.com to purchase yours today!
Car Pool Sign-up
With so many MIP families coming from all over Orange County, many are asking about coordinating car pools. If you are interested in finding a car pool, please look for the sign up sheet outside the Bergeson office. There is a sheet for each city. Sign-up and then contact any other families that have put their information on your local sheet to connect. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Djavaherian at loridjava@cox.net
Jamba Juice Thursdays are back!
Every Thursday at pickup, Jamba Juice will be onsite and selling their delicious smoothies for only $2 (small) and $4 (medium). A variety of flavors will be on hand and proceeds will go to the Mandarin Immersion Program.
Every Thursday at pickup, Jamba Juice will be onsite and selling their delicious smoothies for only $2 (small) and $4 (medium). A variety of flavors will be on hand and proceeds will go to the Mandarin Immersion Program.
FREE DENTAL CLINIC FOR CHILDREN FROM GRADES 1 AND OLDER:
Saturday, November 23rd, 9 AM to Noon
Hidden Hills Elementary School, 25142 Hidden Hills Rd. You must have an appointment to receive service, so make your appointment by calling Lori, Diane or Gabi at the Hidden Hills front office 949-495-0050. Dental service is provided by AYUDA, a nonprofit organization in affiliation with the USC School of Dentistry, that was formed in 2006. AYUDA has been providing international dental care since 1967 through its core of volunteers. AYUDA provides comprehensive treatment including:
” Digital X-rays
” Cleanings
” Scaling & Root Planing
” Composite & Amalgam Fillings
” Dental Sealants
” Stainless Steel Crowns
” Pulpotomies
” Extractions
” Other Necessary Treatments
BESF & PTA would like to thank our corporate sponsors:
Kumon Learning Centers, Advanced Orthodontic Centers and Laguna Niguel Orthodontics.
